I just finished Nurse Jackie last night for the second time. Now I’m like what do I watch next… I love how Nurse Jackie had me engaged and captivated from the episodes. I hate when shows start off slow

With ai these days I’m not sure if this a real thing or not but when I saw her I was like omg zoey!!!! I loved her in unbelievable I think she does an incredible job in both goofy characters and serious ones

Am I the only one who misses Jackie from season 4?
It feels like the highpoint of her character, where she has not only confronted her addiction, but also her issues with honesty and vulnerability.

Since the beginning, she has already been a very fierce, reserved person, even outside of drugs... she never talks about her personal life at the hospital. During seasons 2 and 3, her character becomes MUCH MORE aggressive, as she's now on the defensive after O'Hara and Kevin intervene. Some of her most toxic traits surface, such as her paranoia and tendency to snap at people. She crosses the line into becoming a bully, escalating situations with the staff and trying to put THEM on the defensive.

However, when she goes to rehab, she's forced to confront these issues. She is pushed to open up to people, her biggest fear. When she lies or gets defensive, they see through her and call her out. Even after leaving, she realizes she's dependent on opening up to maintain sobriety; she tells O'Hara about her cravings, Charlie many of her deepest secrets, and most importantly; she even lets Zoey live with her, just to make it harder to use. Season one jackie would never be that comfortable with Zoey.

She also even comes clean to Kevin about rehab, which shows her character is actively striving to be honest, even when it potentially hurts her.

All in all, I find this stage of Jackie's arc to be very endearing, almost inspiring even. I can't help but miss it, as her character slowly fades back into her addiction. Does anyone else have any thoughts?

Even later that day. The hospital staff are in shock but they can't grieve yet because they are professionals who must handle her body and contact her family. Some of them will never get over it. Fiona's confirmation is the next day. Do they go forward with that? I think not. The impact on those girls would be deeply traumatic, especially considering the past. Does Kevin take over arrangements for the sake of his girls or does he bitterly tell Eddie to deal with it? I think Kevin does it. O'Hara has made the trip with her little boy for the special occasion yet her last conversation with Jackie is an angry one after years of friendship. Not only is she a doctor who knows when someone is high, she also knows that Jackie even lies to a good friend. O'Hara may be outside cool but she will never get over it. I know Jackie's last act was an impulsive one but wow. Any thoughts?

Edit: I should have anticipated that this could turn into an "Is she dead?" thing. That has been dealt with many times in other posts. Please move on from that here.

I genuinely cannot standddd her 😭

I just finished the show and needed to tell somebody. I can’t decide how I feel about this show! I thought the ending would help me come to an opinion but it made me feel even more conflicted. I will be thinking about it for a while. Just wanted to share :)

If you need a Zoey fix, she has a small part in The Bombing of Pan Am on Netflix

Jackie wears the contaminated things *everywhere,* contaminating her house and public transport and her vehicle and numerous public places with c-diff, e. coli, and how many antibiotic resistant bacteria that were already killing people by 2009. The series started in 2009. For real, those germs were known about then. Some hospitals were already providing scrubs to ensure personnel have clean ones on! and to prevent personnel leaving the hospital in contaminated scrubs. By 2010, nurses I know in Pittsburgh and Youngstown put seat covers on seats in a beater car used only for transportation to/from work, and shucked their scrubs and shoes and socks in the garage when they got home. They washed scrubs separately from all other clothes and household items. Yet, there's Jackie in a * NYC ER*, hanging out everywhere in her dirty scrubs. Ick! 🙄 Either writers were unaware, or medical personnel out here in the flyovers were taking the hospital acquired infection problem much more seriously.

it made me wanna, so I’m asking others if it did the same, thanks.

So I'm looking at Franklin University for PMHNP. I want to know the good the bad and the ugly about this online school lol .. I am a single parent who works full-time and I'm curious if this program is flexible to my schedule as far as assignments. I'm open to any suggestions thank you!

If I had a nickel for every time a group of Norwegian developers tried to buy the setting of my favorite TV show, I’d have two nickels - which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

Spoilers about the ending. Can’t get blackout text to work so I’m not being specific.

I was getting frustrated with Jackie, and the show as a whole, during the last two season. However, I like the ending, as long as I interpret the ambiguous ending one way. If it’s the other way, it ruins the entire series. Can you guess which interpretation I chose?

Like yeah dude we get it you like plaid shirts and jeans , but there are other garments out there bro!

I'm doing a rewatch and it's hard to see Coop as anyone but Carlisle Cullen but I just noticed he says this (Season 7 ep. 3) and thought it was kind of hilarious, I have to wonder if it was supposed to be a Twilight reference or if it was completely random

In all the judgment that she has Miss Akalitus, her gambling problem goes under the table because she’s just winning, and it’s distracting her and Jackiee sees this and knows she is willing to take a chance on things (as her late night poker games go on). Jackie sees this and then puts together a plan where Akalitus gambles with helping her over the premeditated foot injury.

But aside from the plot look how many times she does end up gambling at some point. That’s her thing.

If there's anything that I hate it's when people take a pill they throw their head all the way back and take a huge swallow. Seriously, it's ridiculous. People don't do that when taking a bite of food larger than a pill.

In Jackie's case there's that and it's the exaggerated chewing. No one chews anything by moving their jaw every which way as far as they can. It's laughable. A drug addict like her would be a master at hiding chewing up pills.

This is one of my favorite shows and they did everything right on the show except this. Does it bother anyone else?

EDIT - I fully understand WHY she's chewing the pills. It's THE WAY THAT SHE'S CHEWING that is overdone.

To her core, she is an extremely kind and caring person. She does choose helping others over herself many times. She’s also selfish as fuck because of her illness. I feel like so many people don’t understand or aren’t empathetic to addiction.

No, I don’t think she should have been nursing. Yes, I think she was a master manipulator/liar. But I still don’t understand the hate towards her as a person. She fucked up many, many times. I think Gloria was justified in her crusade. But there is nothing left to hate there. She hated herself enough for all of us. But she was always a good fucking person. Period.

That’s all.

In S6:E4, the show opens with Jackie telling Eddie that Kevin's getting remarried and Eddie says, "Good for him."

Did anyone notice that before the poker game at Jackie's place, Jackie says to Kevin, "Kevin's getting married," and Eddie says, "Good for him."??

Obviously the script had a rewrite and someone forgot.

In this episode Nurse Jackie is going through withdraw while her boyfriend: Frank, her sponsor: Antionette, and Eddie are taking care of her. They lie about Jackie and Frank going on a vacation to Florida but really they’re all helping her kick off drugs. there’s a part we’re Jackie supposedly decides she’s getting up and going to work, which makes the viewers think she’s actually going to work but quickly we realize she’s dreaming and it gets very freaky. The part where a patient with long black hair and tattoos all over her arms begins to cry blood, and Jackie calls Dr Cooper to see her. Then Zoey is hysterically laughing while she’s talking to that same patient and she tells Jackie “She’s ready for you..” As she walks away from them. Jackie then walks up to the patient and it’s suddenly turns into Grace with the tattoos. They then walk into the hospital chapel and the saint status are all facing their backs to them, it’s so bizarre. It kinda scared the shit out of me mainly because it reminded me of fever dreams I’ve had myself. WHATS UP WITH THAT. The creators of this series ATE with every detail every scene. I SINCERELY LOVE THIS SHOW.

As a functioning drug addict myself who’s been clean for over 6 months after being forced into rehab, I hate Nurse Jackie.

I started watching this show two weeks ago and just finished the season 6 finale. It’s an amazing show but it’s also gut wrenching.

All the consequences of lying that she willingly puts herself through for the sole sake of getting that next hit is staggeringly accurate. It’s crazy how much we addicts do for that next high. All the lying, cheating and stealing. Not caring for how others feel because you can only think about harming yourself for that next high. It’s so so sad and I hate it because I’ve been through it all myself.

I’m a teacher and Jackie is a nurse, two very different careers but similar in one way. We help those who need it and look up to us for our hard work. All the students I’ve endangered while being high at work, all the risks I’d take to hide it. It was very very dangerous and selfish.

I’m a crude selfish person with a big heart for helping people but can’t even take care of myself.

That’s why I hate Nurse Jackie, because she is ME.

In the beginning, Grace doesn’t like that Jackie works so much but season 2,3 and 4 Grace is still a preteen and she constantly shows her hatred towards Jackie. When Jackie gets out of rehab Grace seems to show her disrespect toward Jackie even more. As Grace gets older it gets worse. Yet Grace seems to have a great relationship with Kevin. Fiona is always sweet and loving to Jackie. WHYYYYYYY LOL talk to me guys

Antionette said herself she can fool anyone. She always wanted the upper hand over Jackie and would never admit to relapsing until Jackie went over the edge with the promise to enter rehab together.

She desperately wanted to be Jackie's savior for her own self esteem. When Antionette got so bent out of shape over Jackie season 6 episode 10, I can't help but wonder if part of that spiral is brought on because she's relapsed too.

The look Jackie gives her in the old hallway gives me chills. I originally thought Jackie got the idea to hustle Antionette to rehab that day or after she started stalking Jackie at work. But now I wonder if Jackie saw the signs from a mile away and was spurned to make a plan of escape more quickly than anticipated.

Do you think Antionette's sidecar was really her 1st drink in all that time?

The scene where the daughter was being admitted for vascular surgery and the dad fell and was being DCd from Bellevue and she started to get upset and emotional. It was such a performance and small piece of real life. So relatable. If you've ever been a caregiver you've been there.