![]() ![]() Jackie bottoms out, losing her family, children and almost her job the thing that is more important to her than anything but her drugs. ![]() Some of the doctors grow and become good while others don't, but it is part of the humor. Bad doctors accidentally killing people or being prevented from killing them through the nurses help. The show has a lot of plot lines that take us through a well written story of her life and the supporting cast mostly her co-workers at a city hospital's ER (which throws in its own set of funny and gross situations). She has herself convinced that she does a better job when high, not an unusual self perception for an addict. I think they go a little light on the severity of detox the few times she does. Challenge is that this makes her an addict which comes with all the character flaws of an addict lying, stealing, etc., doing anything to prevent running out of drugs. She chews and snorts them to get the maximum effect from the dosage. She chomps down 80-100 mg oxy pills like a kid does gummy bears. Pain killers seem to be the drug of choice but she isn't super particular just has the tolerance of a horse. She treats herself like crap while her patients get her best. Jackie is a great nurse who is not open to personal relationships even though she has the compassion of 100 people (making her a great nurse). Nurse Jackie is a good comedy because it is based on real life and nothing is more funny, horrible, tragic, than real life. So big thumbs up for this smart, outspoken, and visually raw and emotionally affecting new series. This is one drama that shows the pains and drama stress of real life and it shows how it's connected with work life something that many can relate to. As always Falco shines and the supporting cast blends in well, it looks like Showtime has found another winner for a TV series. So that sounds like some interesting stuff for the goings and happenings of a New York city hospital and it shows that this is one nurse with a complex and mixed up life. And to top all that off she has her marriage to manage with hubby(Dominic Fumusa)and plus raise her two daughters. Plus juggling a friendship with a gay nurse and fellow co worker Mo-Mo(Haaz Sleiman)as with most jobs she also puts up with a wicked witch of a supervisor who's watches her every move and turn while she trains up and coming nurses. Cooper(Peter Facinelli)who's a cocky young hotshot who thinks he knows it all. Also the drama is always at an interesting and tense pacing while she deals with Dr. Also she's having a bump and grind love affair with the hospital pharmacist(Paul Schulze)who's also her pill provider. This problem has lead her to become a pill popping and snorting addict which the scenes vividly display. Yet she's hardly a saint her life and work doesn't come without problems for one she's trying to cope with a bad back that gives her chronic pain. ![]() Jackie is tough and outspoken and tells the doctors like it is in the ER she certainly has a caring heart for all patients. Edie is Jackie Peyton a nurse who charms and lights it up in this dark natured and raw funny comedy series one of the better made for TV in a long time. Unlike Edie's award winning days as Carmela Soprano the elegant and naive mob housewife on HBO's "The Sopranos" this time her character is more blue collar yet she still has a dark nature to her no matter how caring she is. I must say give a big thumbs up for the new hit Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" which features one of the best and most hard working TV actresses around Edie Falco. ![]()
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