Nurse Jackie Season 3 is officially here, and viewers have a lot to look forward to in the 12-episode season.
Season 3 picks up right on the same scene where Season 2 left off –
Jackie (Edie Falco) staring into the bathroom mirror after Dr. O’Hara (Eve Best) and Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) confronted her for abusing drugs. As
co-creator Linda Wallem stated, this season will not be the season of “
Jackie goes to rehab.”
Instead, viewers can look forward to more drugs, lies and relationship mishaps. The 12 episodes will delve further into Jackie’s drug addiction, while
simultaneously opening up the show to the supporting cast. We’ll see drug dealers of the past show up to stake their claim in Jackie’s downward spiral of a life. Yet, she still keeps All Saints working like clockwork.
Thor (Stephen Wallem) steps up in a major way, easily grabbing laughs and empathetic smiles as his bond with Dr. Cooper (
Peter Facinelli) goes through a subtle metamorphosis. We’ll also see Stephen’s singing chops displayed in the last two episodes of the season.
In Season 2 we saw the beginnings of
Zoey’s (Merritt Wever) relationship with Lenny (Lenny Jacobson). We’ll see how their
relationship progresses in the third season, however don’t expect anything too deep. The creative team has given Wever just enough room to flex some different qualities in Zoey’s character. For starters, we start to see Zoey take on some more Jackie-like qualities. You’ll have to tune in to see what happens.
Dr. Cooper antics once again come in abundance. His relationship with
Eddie (Paul Schulze) will take a subtle turn, and we’ll see just how strong or weak their friendship is by the finale. Also, Dr. Cooper’s two moms will make an appearance, which may shake things up and add an overdose of family laughs. Don’t worry. Coop is still as childish as ever. Although there will be more drama, it doesn’t come at the cost of any of the dark humor.....