We learn from Kevin's sister Tuni(?) that he attends al-anon. The following season O'Hara shared with Jackie's divorce attorney that Kevin works at a bar, but Jackie didn't want to go down that road. To me this is more evidence that Jackie has saintly characteristics which overshadow her junkie nature (another example is when she demanded an ambulance for a nonresponsive patient at a pain management clinic, jeopardizing Eddie's sale to the pill mill and thus her nursing license).

I just think Kevin's addiction is interesting in the sense it was only mentioned once as a throwaway line?? Season 8 should feature Kevin going to al-anon meetings, and should also show Jackie (and Eddie) as having overcome addiction..redeem our queen!

He is so nice!

I’m on my third watch of Nurse Jackie, and as much as this show pisses me off, I still can’t stop watching it. That alone says how well-written and addictive the series really is.

As a recovering drug addict myself, I’ve done some shady things in my past. Addiction makes you lie, manipulate, hide things, and become someone you barely recognize. But Nurse Jackie takes it to another level. The lengths she goes to are absolutely insane. She is smart, calculated, manipulative, and honestly diabolical at times. What makes the show so hard to watch is how believable she is. She can save someone’s life one minute and completely destroy another person’s life the next without even blinking.

What really gets me is how addiction doesn’t just hurt the addict — it destroys everyone around them. Her husband, her kids, her coworkers, her friends… nobody is safe from the chaos she creates. And yet somehow, the show still makes you feel sorry for her at times, which is probably the most frustrating part of all. You want to hate her, but then you see the pain, the desperation, and the constant battle happening inside her.

Edie Falco absolutely killed this role. She made Jackie feel so real that sometimes it’s uncomfortable to watch. The show doesn’t glamorize addiction; it shows how ugly, selfish, exhausting, and destructive it can become. As someone in recovery, there were moments that honestly hit a little too close to home.

Nurse Jackie is one of those rare shows where the main character can be completely infuriating, toxic, and self-destructive, yet you still can’t look away. Even on my third watch, I’m still yelling at the TV while immediately clicking “next episode.”

Also, Merritt Wever is absolutely amazing in this show. Zoey could have easily just been comic relief or the overly eager side character, but Merritt brings so much heart, warmth, and humanity to the role that she becomes one of the emotional anchors of the entire series.

My next post will be about Eddie 😝

IYKYK. GenX.

i’m watching nurse Jackie right now the last season and… Y’all. The part where Dr. Prince is looking at his own MRI and he comments about the size of the tumor, and shortly after Jackie realizes that that is his own MRI and not the patients’ that they just had…

you guys. i cried so freaking hard.
dr prince was my favorite out of all the doctors. he was my absolute favorite. he was in that profession for all the right reasons.

That scene was like a gut punch, man…

Hey everyone, I just finished this show recently, and agree with most people here, it's outstanding both on the main topic and the overall performances.

The one thing I wish the show had analyzed more was Jackie's backstory. We barely know anything about her family, what happened when she was growing up, etc. I think this is a key puzzle piece that would explain her behavior, not to excuse it but to understand it. Jackie did pleeeenty of evil things because of her addiction, but saying she was just "a monster" doesn't do anything to dissect addiction nor to prevent it. What are your thoughts about this?

Have yall heard about the movie coming out with Robert Pattinson about the show "To Catch a Predator"? Looks pretty good! Went to Wiki to read up on it and the actress who plays Zoey (Merritt Wever) is listed as part of the cast! Went back to rewatch trailer and you can catch a quick glimpse of her. So happy to see her doing more! We'll see how her character plays out...movie should be out in September

I just finished Nurse Jackie. I binged it over a month. I love watching medical shows but this one was obviously different to the rest (like Grey’s Anatomy, Chicago Med, etc). I went into this thinking it would be like House - main character is brilliant at their job but also has a drug problem.

Jackie is an absolute mess. The things she got away with, the lengths she went to to get her next buzz. How fantastic she is at lying to those around her (until the last few seasons where no one believed what she said). And she KEPT DOING IT. She kept relapsing until the very end. I don’t know anyone who is an addict, but is it safe to assume that this series is an accurate representation of what they go through (and those who are close to them?)?

I also liked that it was funny. A lot of medical series are dramas. I love Zoey, I loved her character development (the Ike relationship threw me, but after thinking about it I feel as though he really helped her become confident, a leader). Also kind of got the weirdest crush on Eddie halfway through?

I got a little happy when Eddie and Jackie became engaged, I thought both of them having that little slice of happiness was sweet. But I also think the ending scene was great. I like a bit of ambiguity, it fitted the entire series well. I liked rewatching that part and seeing the little Easter eggs from her fantasy scene.

I found my new background series.

Also not that it matters but what happened to Sam the nurse? I don’t remember if he said he was leaving or he just disappeared. And also Mo from season 1.

As the show progresses and Jackie’s addiction gets worse…she actually looks more healthy and younger. I’m not even talking about the longer hair I mean her makeup, her skin, just everything. She’s literally glowing by the end.

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did anyone else do this? i am like addicted - no pun intended to the wit and quickness of this show

There is a Liongate "Weeds / Nurse Jackie" free channel on Sling, and on the free streaming channels on a Visio TV, Plex, and some other places. You can look up the channel guide online. Tonight (May22) Nurse Jackie S4 E1 starts at 8:15PM EST and the channel runs S4 episodes E1 through E10 until 1:45am May 23. The channel alternates Jackie and Weeds shows. Just thought I'd mention this, in case people are trying to watch it for free, like I am.

https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/72b9c7df5b324745b583835eb272d62e/browse

The writers gave Eve Best some banger lines

Also Akalitus too, dang I love this show

He's childlike. He doesn't seem to have any instincts for self preservation whatsoever when it involves Jackie. He has mommy issues or something. He keeps trying to win her adoration, but just comes across as weak and needy to me. Jackie is a whole carload of red flags, but Eddie keeps trying to please her. Jackie is abusive to him but that just makes him try harder. I never found the Eddie character the least bit attractive.

So, at the point when Nurse Jackie emerges from the meeting room, where her fate as a nurse was determined, but not yet revealed to viewers, she walks down a hallway, turns right and mashes an elevator button.

This occurs on minute 25:00 of season 7:Episode 10 Jackie and the Wolfe - for those of you who prefer scrubbing to the scene.

I’ve viewed this scene several times, and every time, I get a nagging “Something about this isn’t right” feeling. Then it finally occurred to me: Jackie is trying to summon an elevator at a door. The doorknob is right there by the button panel. 🙂

Perhaps the set crew needed an elevator nearby - to capture Jackie walking a few steps from the meeting room to the elevator - so they slapped an elevator panel on a threshold of a door, and called it a day.

Maybe they intended to remove the knob, but forgot; and there was no time left to remove it before shooting the scene. So they said, “Y’know what? Nobody’s gonna notice!” Had they removed the doorknob and smoothed it over - or even slapped a public awareness sticker over the knobhole - the door might’ve gone undetected.

Catching these little anomalies on shows and movies fascinates me! I’m just a bit frustrated that it took me so long to discover this one. 🤣

Did anyone else think she OD'd on purpose? That's what I thought, but I haven't seen anyone else mention it. I thought so because she is standing apart from everyone else at the ER party, watching them like she was satisfied with how everyone was doing. As much as she lied to and manipulated everyone she knew, I know she still cared for everyone. When she went into the bathroom to use, was it her first time trying heroin ? I don't know anything about it, but it seemed like she snorted an awful lot for someone who didn't regularly use it. And then when she was (hallucinating) doing yoga on the street I thought I saw Charlie...and also nuns which I think represented Nancy Wood. On the other hand, I guess she wouldn't OD on purpose because she wouldn't want to leave her girls.

I'm definitely going to watch the series again because I think there are other things I missed or misinterpreted!

Well, my mom was more outright about being an asshole. My mom didn’t hide her shit very well. My mom had a pill problem and tried to go through nursing school and couldn’t finish. My parents divorced and she went off the handle.

Now that my mom is gone, I watched the show to sort of get some closure and boy did I. I also came to terms with my own problem with alcohol and weed.

My takeaway is that, man I wish I had a friend like Zoey. Though, I wouldn’t want to put her through all of that.

First time watching, just started episode 3. Wondering why she takes off her ring. Do her coworkers, especially the pharmacist, not know she's married? Is it so she doesn't feel guilty about screwing the pharmacist?

I just finished the show and immediately started rewatching but with my sister (who's never seen it). In episode four, when they meet graces' teachers, Kevin and the pretty red head are giving googly eyes LIKE CRAZYYY. If that was intentional directing this show is actually peak

I just finished rewatching Nurse Jackie and I feel so bad for Grace especially in the later seasons. She really needs her mom but Jackie just isn’t there for her the way she needs. Especially after Kevin and Mia get married and he starts a new family with her. I just feel so bad for her because you can clearly tell she knows about Jackie’s addiction and how badly it effects her mother, you see this especially in the last season when she tells Fiona they can’t rely on her anymore and that’s Grace will always be there for her. Ugh it’s just so heartbreaking. I don’t understand why people don’t like Grace she is such a great character.

Got this news notification and IMMEDIATELY thought of God

I love this show and just got my friend into it. I don't know what it is about Eddie but dang he just does something to me.

Was watching Orange is the new black and there was a scene with the character larry at a bar and i swear it’s kevin’s bar before they like remodeled or moved. does anyone know if it actually is or a bar that just looks oddly similar?