Next Week On Nurse Jackie Episode 4 "Mitten"

Air Date—18 April 2011
Jackie's back in the swing of things, having re-hidden her stash of pills in the basement and mended fences with O'Hara. Zoey's working her first double and Jackie worries about her burning out. Lou, an out-of-work salesman, comes into the hospital and wins everyone over. O'Hara accepts the title of ER chief, which sparks a competitive streak in Coop. Kevin invites Eddie to a backyard barbecue to celebrate his new job. When Jackie gets home, she sees empty closets and drawers and panics-did Kevin leave her? She finds out he went to an Al-Anon meeting and the drawers are emptied because of a clothing drive at the school. Jackie asks Kevin to walk to the parish with her; she thinks they mistakenly gave away some sentimental items. She digs through the box of Grace's baby clothes to find what she was looking for-tiny mittens with bags of pills stashed inside.

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Nurse Jackie Review: "Play Me"

As played by Jaimie Alexander, the debut of Kevin's sister on "Play Me" came across like a breath of fresh, entertaining, care-free air. Everyone immediately surrounding Edie Falco's title character is just so serious these days - Eddie, O'Hara, Kevin - that it was fun to see someone refer to interventions as "rude."

I'm getting the most enjoyment on season three overall from everyone not named Jackie. It's just too much of the same with her: lying, denying, using. Are there people like this in real life? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean it's a hoot to watch.
Fortunately, Coop and Zoey are a source of non-stop laughter.
Granted, their scenes feel unrelated anything else on the show these days, coming across like a blatant humor break from the seriousness of Jackie's situation. But who cares? I still find them funny.
Who didn't crack up.
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'Nurse Jackie' recap: God, The Devil & Zoey

Kevin's hot sister is pretty annoying but we'll see how that goes. She'll be staying with the Peytons for a few weeks, so I guess most of this season? She's a trainwreck, and possibly will be dating Eddie. Nothing else of note is really happening with home life this week.


What is going on, though, is: Everything is super weird. If this were the new tone of the show I think that would be a great move, because this episode managed to be both funnier and more acidic than usual, while still maintaining a sort of grace that generally doesn't happen on this show. And lots and lots of weirdness. Like, God steals a piano off the street and hauls it into All Saints so that he can counsel Zoey about her Lenny love life... While playing the piano. That kind of thing. Sort of a Northern Exposure cuteness to everything. Akalitus getting into it with this priest who is going to be removing all the statues from the chapel, because it turns out the chapel hasn't been consecrated since the '70s, which seems like a major thematic move for this show, is treated about equally lightly as the guy with a shishkebab skewer through his face, or Thor taking over Coop's fantasy football team.

One of the more enjoyable episodes, I would say, of the series. Which is funny because there weren't really any jokes or anything, just this pervading sense of lightness in a show usually quite happy to simmer in its own filth. And what's weirdest is that it was written by Linda Wallem, who is one of the creators of the show, so the intent behind all this is even stranger and harder to pin down. Here's hoping some of this magic sticks around.
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'Nurse Jackie' exec proud of gay characters

Liz Brixius exec producer on Nurse Jackie

The executive producer of Nurse Jackie has revealed that she is pleased with the gay characters on the show. Speaking to TV Guide at the GLAAD Awards, Liz Brixius explained that she is happy that the characters' sexuality is not a big issue in the series. "It doesn't feel like we're soldiers for anything anymore," she said. "We're just here telling stories that incorporate gay people in organic ways, and that's all I ever wanted. "I didn't want to break ground, I just wanted to be able to coexist with the rest of the world. And a show like this and a group like GLAAD allows (more)

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Last Week Nurse Jackie TV Rating

Mondays @ 10 pm only on Showtime

Nurse Jackie TV rating for for last week episode "Enough Rope"
0.490 million viewers
0.3/0 HH
0.2/0 Age 18 to 49 range
Rating is a bit down from last week 0.611 million viewers.
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Article from WSBT.com

Doctors talk about recent scenarios involving addiction, a curious kid and a book-crushing victim.

Marc SiegelThe Unreal World

April 11, 2011

The premise          

Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) is having trouble managing her growing addiction to painkillers. Nevertheless, she continues to snort an opiate in the supply room and pop pills in the bathroom during shifts at the hospital. Jackie works in the busy emergency room, where she helps take care of a boy who wedged a dentalmirror up his nose because he was trying to see his brain. Later, another young man is brought in after being found crushed under 2 tons of books (he and his father were part of a moving team that were clearing a library that was closing). By the time his father discovered him, his son was going into shock, with toxins being released into his bloodstream. In the hospital he goes into kidney failure, respiratory failure and then cardiac arrest. He cannot be saved. The father grieves and blames himself.
The medical questionsDo addictions to painkillers worsen with time, requiring larger doses and different kinds of medications? What are the potential complications from an object wedged into the nasal passage? How does being trapped under a heavy pile of books lead to organ failure and death?

The reality

Addictions to opioid painkillers, such as morphine and Percocet (Jackie's main drug), do get worse over time, says Jim Adams, associate professor of pharmacology at USC. As the addict builds up tolerance, he or she must take larger doses to get the same euphoria, or "brain reward," a process involving the neurotransmitter dopamine. The brain's own opioids — endorphins and enkephalins — shut down, making the addict more dependent on a drug-delivered "fix." Addicts frequently combine their opioids with other drugs and with alcohol, says Dr. Ben Honigman, chair of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora.

Foreign objects wedged in the nose can cause significant bleeding, infections, pain and possibly penetrate the maxillary sinus, Honigman says. If the hard object goes far enough, it can pass through the base of the skull and into the lower brain compartments, producing neurological deficits. Young children commonly stick beads, beans, erasers, even batteries up their noses and then are embarrassed to tell their parents, adds Dr. MarkMorocco, assistant professor of emergency medicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. The leak of caustic chemicals from batteries can cause significant inflammation.

People who are trapped under something very heavy for more than a few minutes can become victims of "crush syndrome," in which muscle cells are squeezed hard enough to cut off their blood supply, Morocco says. Muscle enzymes, electrolytes and acid are released into the blood, leading to kidney failure, heart arrhythmias and possibly death. The direct pressure of the books may also damage the heart and lungs and lead to significant bleeding, Honigman adds. Aggressive treatment with intravenous fluids and dialysis in an intensive care unit may sometimes save these gravely ill patients.

Siegel is an associate professor of medicine and medical director of Doctor Radio at New York UniversityLangone Medical Center.

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Season 3, Episode 3: Play Me

Jamie Alexander as Kevin's sister Tunie

Original Air Date—11 April 2011
Much to Jackie's surprise, Kevin's younger sister, Tunie, shows up in the girls' bedroom, freshly hungover and tragically heartbroken after being dumped by her pilot boyfriend. On their way to work, Jackie tells Eddie she thinks Kevin installed Tunie to monitor her in the wake of his intervention. Lenny prepares Zoey a romantic picnic lunch only to crack her tooth when she bites into a sandwich where he's hidden his house key. Zoey talks things over with God, who's set up a makeshift piano bar in the ambulance bay. At the hospital, a Jewish Orthodox husband fights with his in-laws to have his critically injured wife moved to Beth Israel for a necessary operation. Later, bedlam ensues in the ER when two street meat vendors are brought in after a comically brutal turf war.

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Nurse Jackie Season Three Interview: Eve Best

Eve Best

Up fourth and final is Eve Best, who plays British doctor and Jackie's best friend Eleanor O'Hara, whose droll humor and disdain for stupidity is matched only by her respect and affection for Jackie herself.

How does Nurse Jackie get back into the business of popping pills?  

Eve Best - There’s a lot of burring that goes on.  It’s very good that it’s quite like real life that it’s not the Disney World version where everyone has a huge fight, and says exactly what they think of one another.  And actually it doesn’t happen at all and, like Dominic said, it goes back to business. With a lot of extracurricular subtext going on and it’s good to really have this happen.  Never have that confrontation, and everything gets buried as everyone walks around with this huge Kryptonite on their chest, as everyone does.

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Nurse Jackie Season Three Interview: Dominic Fumusa

Dominic Fumusa

Emmy-winning personal drama Nurse Jackie's third season is already underway, but you don't have to wait until next week to get your next prescription fix!

Ugo recently had a chance to sit down with the stars of the series to get a detailed look into what's to come for All Saint's Hospital in season three, and what life is like behind the cameras.

Up third is Dominic Fumusa, who plays Jackie's husband Kevin Peyton, who owns a bar and begins more aggressively questioning his wife about her drug use in the coming season

Check it out below, read our chat with fellow stars Merritt Wever and Stephen Wallem, and don't forget to check back tomorrow for the next interview!

How does Nurse Jackie get back into the business of popping pills?

Dominic Fumusa – Well, the pill stuff never stopped.  She’s got stashes everywhere.  Her sources change in season three.                                                                                                            See full article at UGO TV »

"Nurse Jackie" Episode 3 Play Me (2011)

"Nurse Jackie" Episode 3 Play Me Air Date—11 April 2011
Much to Jackie's surprise, Kevin's younger sister, Tunie, shows up in the girls' bedroom, freshly hungover and tragically heartbroken after being dumped by her pilot boyfriend. On their way to work, Jackie tells Eddie she thinks Kevin installed Tunie to monitor her in the wake of his intervention. Lenny prepares Zoey a romantic picnic lunch only to crack her tooth when she bites into a sandwich where he's hidden his house key. Zoey talks things over with God, who's set up a makeshift piano bar in the ambulance bay. At the hospital, a Jewish Orthodox husband fights with his in-laws to have his critically injured wife moved to Beth Israel for a necessary operation. Later, bedlam ensues in the ER when two street meat vendors are brought in after a comically brutal turf war.

NURSE JACKIE: Wow, talk about a comedown!

After riding high in the ratings for its first two seasons, Showtime’s black medical comedy came back down to earth with this week’s Season 3 premiere, down sharply from last year’s equivalent show.
Jackie scored a mere 0.2 18-49 share and 611,000 total viewers – whereas last year the show managed a 0.6 youth rating. So what happened? Did Showtime not promote the series enough? Were viewers frustrated by the season 2 cliff-hanger? My theory – Jackie’s double life has gone on a tad too long now and its time for husband Kevin to find out about Jackie’s affair with Eddie… Let the fireworks begin!
"Remote Patrolled" rating roundup for April 2

Nurse Jackie Review: "Enough Rope"

The latest episode of Nurse Jackie played right into my biggest pet peeve when it comes to medical shows: cases that directly reflect what a character is going through.

This was one of the main reasons why I stopped watching Grey's Anatomy, as it's just lazy to have a patient with a unique ailment come in and - what do you know?!? - his/her disease/struggle/diagnosis just happens to be a perfect complement to whatever life issue is affecting the professional treating him.

It's even a bit insulting. On "Enough Rope," for example, did we really need Jackie to go off about the Dnr dude and how some people just want to be left alone? Hey... wait! That's just how Jackie feels about Kevin and O'Hara butting into her life. Amazing!

Sarcasm aside, I was left with a similar feeling here as I had after the third season premiere.

- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)

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Nurse Jackie Season Three Interview: Stephen Wallem

Emmy-winning personal drama Nurse Jackie's third season is already underway, but you don't have to wait until next week to get your next prescription fix!

Ugo recently had a chance to sit down with the stars of the series to get a detailed look into what's to come for All Saint's Hospital in season three, and what life is like behind the cameras.

Up second is Stephen Wallem, who plays the aptly named Thor, friend and confidant to Edie Falco's Jackie Peyton, and is himself brother to series creator Linda Wallem

Check it out below, read our chat with fellow star Merritt Wever, and don't forget to check back tomorrow for the next interview!
Will we see Thor get a love interest at some point?
Stephen Wallem: Y’know, there might be a hint of it a little later on.  I of course, would welcome the writers

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Boy! Am I Sorry!

Blindsided

Nurse Jackie titled " Enough Rope" Episode 2 airs tonight

Tonight Nurse Jackie is called "Enough Rope" airs April 4, 2011 Tonight at 10pm on Showtime.Below is the is the show plot.

"Nurse Jackie" Enough Rope (2011)

Eddie tells Jackie he can't keep lying to Kevin, whom he now considers a real friend. Akalitus announces that All Saints is vying for a visit from Michelle Obama and confides to Jackie that O'Hara is looking for work at another hospital. Coop tries to bury the hatchet with Sam. The rift between Jackie and O'Hara softens when Jackie tells her that she'll follow her to any hospital just to be near her. Kevin tells Jackie his buddy Eddie called and is out of a job and asks if she can put in a good word for him at All Saints.Written by Showtime Publicity

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Nurse Jackie Season Three Interview: Merritt Wever

Merritt Wever as Zoey

Emmy-winning personal drama Nurse Jackie's third season is already underway, but you don't have to wait until next week to get your next prescription fix!

Ugo recently had a chance to sit down with the stars of the series to get a detailed look into what's to come for All Saint's Hospital in season three, and what life is like behind the cameras.

First up is Merritt Wever, who plays young nursing student Zoey Barkow, as she opens up about her own experiences preparing for the role, and where her character's new relationship might take her.

What’s in store for the new season?

Merritt Wever: Everything gets more complicated.  I’ve filmed and read through the whole season, but I’ve only seen and therefore have a refresher course in the first 6 episodes. 

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