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Nurse Jackie: Season 6

12 episodes Premiered Apr 12, 2014 Updated Oct 13, 2026
Previously on Nurse Jackie

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Nurse Jackie Season 5.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Sink or Swim

Apr 13, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie's back to using again, but she's doing it differently this time: maintaining a clean and sober cover, going to 12-step meetings - even finding herself a sponsor - all the wh

S6·E2 Core

Pillgrimage

Apr 20, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie steals Dr. Roman's DEA number. Coop is recruited by a 'sperm scout.'

S6·E3 Core

Super Greens

Apr 27, 2014 · 30 min

Coop learns his sperm count is too low for donation; Carrie gets a lucky break; Akalitus' poker habit pays off; Grace drops a bomb on Jackie.

S6·E4 Core

Love Jungle

May 4, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie goes off the deep end; Frank discloses a secret about his past.

S6·E5 Core

Rag and Bone

May 11, 2014 · 30 min

Frank searches Jackie's house for drugs, but she removes them in time and hides her stash in a ladies room at the hospital. Later, Jackie bonds with a homeless, alcoholic nun; and

S6·E6 Core

Nancy Wood

May 18, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie's fake identity is compromised when it's learned that Carrie's DEA number has been stolen by a woman named Nancy Wood. Meanwhile, Jackie worries about her dwindling bank acc

S6·E7 Core

Rat on a Cheeto

May 25, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie is ambushed by Antoinette. Coop's dream finally comes true.

S6·E8 Core

The Lady with the Lamp

Jun 1, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie detoxes at home - with help. Frank raises an objection about Grace.

S6·E9 Core

Candyman

Jun 8, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie learns about a DEA investigation at the hospital that will require her to take a urine test, so she plots to get around it. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mia plan their wedding; the

S6·E10 Core

Sidecars and Spermicide

Jun 15, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie breaks up with Frank and tries to separate herself from the people closest to her so she can keep using drugs. Meanwhile, Carrie forgets Coop's 40th birthday; the DEA invest

S6·E11 Mytharc

Sisterhood

Jun 22, 2014 · 30 min

Jackie reluctantly attends Kevin's wedding. Carrie makes demands on Coop.

S6·E12 Mytharc

Flight

Jun 29, 2014 · 30 min

Coop gets a surprise. Jackie hits the road.

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