Showtime's Nurse Jackie completed it's second season Monday night with "Years of Service", and it certainly shook things up. Jackie's (the brilliant Edie Falco, The Sopranos) carefully constructed world has come crashing down, and her personal and professional life, kept so stringently separate, are starting to merge.
The biggest event in the finale was Jackie's husband, Kevin (Dominic Fumusa, As the World Turns), and her best friend, Dr. O'Hara (Eve Best, doing an amazing job), finding out about Jackie's addiction to pain pills. It started when Kevin discovered that Jackie had taken money from O'Hara, even though she promised him she wouldn't, and through a few simple queries, he found a bill listing many pharmacies. Kevin then called O'Hara in, though they don't get along. O'Hara had already discovered Jackie's deception about her back injury, and was suspicious. Honestly, Kevin is disposable. Jackie can have Eddie (Paul Schulze) back at any time, and he's a much better fit for her. The only problem would be their daughters. However, Jackie cannot loose O'Hara. Sure, she has other friends, but she and O'Hara just go together so perfectly, it will be devastating if they have a falling out.
Speaking of Jackie's friends, she has a new one. She saved Sam's (Arjun Gupta) butt, and he has really grown on me. Similarly, with Thor's (Stephen Wallem) expanded role this season, he has proved he can hang with the rest of the extremely talented cast. Zoey (Merritt Wever, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip) has come into her own, and I very much like her and Lenny (Lenny Jacobson) together, as well as Zoey and O'Hara's budding friendship. I also have to mention that Dr. Cooper (Peter Facinelli, the Twilight saga), while still and idiot, has grown on me, and I think that Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith, The West Wing) may be my favorite person on the show.
Each member of the cast pulls their own, and that's the best part about this show. It's a medical show that doesn't concern itself with the case of the week. And there was plenty more left up in the air, such as what will happen to Jackie because she stole drugs from that creepy guy? Andill she be heading for rehab? Divorce? I can't wait for season three, which, according to imdb.com, will be arriving next February.
Pictured Below: Eddie, Zoey, Jackie, O'Hara, Akalitus, Cooper
The biggest event in the finale was Jackie's husband, Kevin (Dominic Fumusa, As the World Turns), and her best friend, Dr. O'Hara (Eve Best, doing an amazing job), finding out about Jackie's addiction to pain pills. It started when Kevin discovered that Jackie had taken money from O'Hara, even though she promised him she wouldn't, and through a few simple queries, he found a bill listing many pharmacies. Kevin then called O'Hara in, though they don't get along. O'Hara had already discovered Jackie's deception about her back injury, and was suspicious. Honestly, Kevin is disposable. Jackie can have Eddie (Paul Schulze) back at any time, and he's a much better fit for her. The only problem would be their daughters. However, Jackie cannot loose O'Hara. Sure, she has other friends, but she and O'Hara just go together so perfectly, it will be devastating if they have a falling out.
Speaking of Jackie's friends, she has a new one. She saved Sam's (Arjun Gupta) butt, and he has really grown on me. Similarly, with Thor's (Stephen Wallem) expanded role this season, he has proved he can hang with the rest of the extremely talented cast. Zoey (Merritt Wever, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip) has come into her own, and I very much like her and Lenny (Lenny Jacobson) together, as well as Zoey and O'Hara's budding friendship. I also have to mention that Dr. Cooper (Peter Facinelli, the Twilight saga), while still and idiot, has grown on me, and I think that Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith, The West Wing) may be my favorite person on the show.
Each member of the cast pulls their own, and that's the best part about this show. It's a medical show that doesn't concern itself with the case of the week. And there was plenty more left up in the air, such as what will happen to Jackie because she stole drugs from that creepy guy? Andill she be heading for rehab? Divorce? I can't wait for season three, which, according to imdb.com, will be arriving next February.
Pictured Below: Eddie, Zoey, Jackie, O'Hara, Akalitus, Cooper
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