NURSE JACKIE

SEASON 1 EPISODE 11

“PILL-O-MATIX”

With one episode left, it’s hard to believe season 1 of Nurse Jackie is almost over!!

What a great season it has been to this point, and it shows no signs of slowing down. For those of you who have yet to see this episode, be warned:

IT CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

In this episode, Pill-O-Matix, which is the name of the machine that will be replacing Eddie in the pharmacy, we learn that it’s not the machine they were expecting, but a cheaper version.

During mother and daughter tap class, Jackie has a run-in with her old school mate and her daughter, prompting her to take herself and Grace out of the class altogether. So whatever progress Grace was making, this incident just set her back, oh, probably to episode 1!

Kevin wants to surprise Jackie with a replacement wedding ring, but the surprise is almost ruined by Fiona, who almost spilled the beans on Kevin’s plans.

Dr. Cooper, after being kissed by Jackie in the previous episode, decides to call it quits with his current girlfriend, Melissa. He tells her he kissed another woman and he is having feelings that he never felt before. Makes one wonder if  ”Coop” has really ever had much luck with women in the first place. He develops a crush on Jackie, plying her with flowers and coffee and gum, because he asked Zoey what things Jackie liked. Jackie does not like this unwanted attention.

During a lunch-time shopping spree with Jackie and O’hara, we learn that O’Hara’s mother is in a coma, for which she blames her step-father.

Elsewhere, a popular television movie critic (guest star Victor Garber) is admitted to the ER with a broken elbow incurred by walking and using his laptop at the same time.  Mrs. Akalitus introduces herself to the movie critic, and they seem to have a lot in common career-wise, and the fact that he is divorced even seems to light up her day. I’m thinking we won’t be seeing the last of this blossoming storyline. When interviewed by Zoey, he tells her he hates cats, which doesn’t sit well with her. Then the very next minute administers the wrong dosage of a pain killer which puts him into a coma.  Jackie has her removed from the floor and limited to desk duty.

For a going away gift from Eddie, he shows Jackie how to override the pill machine so she can still get her fix now that he will no longer be around. He still wants to keep seeing Jackie, and now they wouldn’t have to sneak around at work. He wants them to move their relationship to the next level by meeting her kid, too! He sets her up with some Oxycontin for the meantime, and they have one last fling (for now) right on the machine itself. Now how’s that for irony??

After work, Zoey, Mo-mo and Thor go out for pizza and the boys try to reassure Zoey that what happend was only a mistake and they too have made their fare share as well. And Zoey finally figures out that nurse Thor is an openly gay man!!

In the final scene, we see Jackie plucking two flowers from an arrangement she threw in the trash earlier from Dr. Cooper, heads to Kevin’s bar and presents them to Fiona and Grace, who rejects mom’s offer. I have noticed that every time Jackie and Eddie get it on, her guilt gets the best of her and she presents her girls with little tokens of her love. As the camera pulls away from the happy family gathering, we see that Eddie had followed Jackie home, and we see him looking through the window of the bar to find out that not only does Jackie have a kid, but another kid and Husband to boot!!

I cannot wait until the season finale next week to see what goes down, and I’m sure you’re all with me on that one!

So, as always, your comments are always welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for reading, and…

Until Next Time…

Happy Viewing!

Michael Queenstown

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