The Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(314 votes)

   #1 - Game On

   S3:E13/28/2011

   In the Season 3 premiere, Jackie's marriage is strained, as is her relationship with O'Hara after the intervention; Akalitus warns the staff that nearby hospitals have closed down, straining the staff and resources; Zoey publicly confesses her affair with Lenny.

   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Steve Buscemi

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   7.5/10(290 votes)

   #2 - Enough Rope

   S3:E24/4/2011

   Eddie tells Jackie that he now considers Kevin a real friend and can no longer lie to him; Jackie is remorseful when she learns that O'Hara is looking for a new employer; Akalitus announces that All Saints may get a visit from the First Lady.

   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Liz Brixius

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   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Liz Brixius
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   7.5/10(293 votes)

   #3 - Play Me

   S3:E34/11/2011

   Kevin's younger sister Tunie visits after a breakup with her boyfriend; Lenny prepares a surprise romantic picnic for Zoey; two street vendors are brought in after a turf war turns violent; Akalitus fights Catholic bureaucrats over the hospital's chapel.

   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Linda Wallem

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   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Linda Wallem
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   7.6/10(286 votes)

   #4 - Mitten

   S3:E44/18/2011

   Jackie finds a new hiding place for her pills and buries the hatchet with O'Hara, who becomes ER chief; Zoey works her first double shift; Kevin invites Eddie to a backyard barbecue; Jackie must tell more lies to retrieve her misplaced stash.

   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.6/10(282 votes)

   #5 - Rat Falls

   S3:E54/25/2011

   Jackie runs out of drugs and Dr. Cooper decides to compete with Dr. O'Hara for the E.R. chief position.

   Director:Tristram Shapeero

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tristram Shapeero

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   7.4/10(282 votes)

   #6 - When the Saints Go

   S3:E65/2/2011

   Mrs. Akalitus is in a holy uproar as workers from the archdiocese remove her religious statues. Meanwhile, a new temp nurse makes his presence known in the ER, and some people don't appreciate it; Coop deals with personal, professional and podiatric problems; and Jackie tries to deal with Kevin playing matchmaker between Eddie and his sister.

   Director:Tristram Shapeero

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tristram Shapeero

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   7.6/10(272 votes)

   #7 - Orchids and Salami

   S3:E75/9/2011

   Kelly wins over the All Saints staff; Kevin finds pills in a dental floss dispenser; a patient soothes Coop's depression; Jackie pockets drugs.

   Director:Bob Balaban

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bob Balaban

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   7.6/10(279 votes)

   #8 - The Astonishing

   S3:E85/16/2011

   Jackie accuses Kelly of being inappropriate with two flirty high school girls; Coop begins to let go of childish things; Thor counsels Akalitus on her new phone system and some deeper matters; Jackie is unexpectedly delayed getting to Grace's pageant.

   Director:Bob Balaban

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bob Balaban

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   7.6/10(273 votes)

   #9 - Have You Met Ms. Jones?

   S3:E95/23/2011

   Just when Jackie has run out of pills, she runs into a confrontation about the drugs from Oncology that disappeared. Coop tracks down an old girlfriend on Facebook when he decides to start his own family. Heart problems make Zoey revisit her relationship with Lenny.

   Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

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    7.6/10(274 votes)

    #10 - Fuck the Lemurs

    S3:E106/6/2011

    Following HR's inquiry of the missing drugs, Mrs. Akalitus puts Jackie on probation. Meanwhile, Coop plans his wedding and Jackie's daughter Grace wants to be put on medication for her anxiety disorder.

    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

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    7.6/10(266 votes)

    #11 - Batting Practice

    S3:E116/13/2011

    Jackie tries to stay sober and get through probation until Dr. O'Hara has a tempting offer for her. Meanwhile Eddie believes Kevin found out about the affair and Zoey throws a party for her colleagues.

    Director:Linda Wallem

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Linda Wallem

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12. 

    8.1/10(287 votes)

    #12 - ...Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test

    S3:E126/20/2011

    When HR demands urine samples from all the nurses, Jackie tries to avoid it as long as possible as well as her husband, who seems to have found out about her affair with Eddie.

    Director:Linda Wallem

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Linda Wallem

    Writer:Unknown