When Nurse Jackie first premiered, fans wondered how Eddie Falco - best remembered for her role of Carmella in the Sopranos - the question many had was whether or not the role of Jackie Peyton would suit her. Multiple emmy and award nominations later, there is little doubt that Eddie Falco made the role of Jackie Peyton into something special.
The question for season six of Showtime's drama is simple: can the show make the transition to a Jackie on the mend, or will it slide back into the same storylines?
Studio: Lionsgate
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA
Subtitles: English, English SDH
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 48 Min per Episode
Package Includes: Blu-ray
Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region:
Release Date: 02/10/2015
MSRP: $29.97
The Production Rating: 4.5/5
Still, as with all good things most fans of the show recognized this kind of change simply couldn't last. Season 6 begins with Jackie working the program to stay clean.. and quickly falling back into old habits. The show presents some of the same problems that Jackie ran through in prior seasons. The premiere episode "Sink or Swim" seems to reach the point a bit too quick for my taste, and the entire season moves at a breakneck pace as Jackie falls back into the same beats that have followed her in previous seasons.
The season as a whole felt too much "been there, done that" but Eddie Falco continues to sell her role in a series that has become far more dramatic than comedic as time has gone on.
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Testing using a Oppo 105 on my Sony VPL-600ES, I found no noticeable flaws. I also tested using a 55" Panasonic Plasma and a PS4 and found the output to be solid.
The only reason for the 4.5 rather than a five is that the series simply isn't setup for as something I'd call a display reference.
Audio Rating: 4.5/5
The wider mix may be overkill, but I'd prefer series go overboard with a high quality mix rather than play it safe, and there is nothing wrong with the 7.1 mix provided in this release.
Special Features Rating: 2/5
There are a few shorts:
Deleted Scenes (1080p, MPEG4; 10:32) - Deleted scenes. There are none that stand out as anything special.
Deceit, Descent, Destruction: Jackie's Fall (1080p; MPEG4, 11:57) If you want to get a quick synopsis of the entire season without watching the season, you can watch this short and get a good idea of everything that happens.
Growing Up Peyton (1080p; MPEG4, 8:32) we profile some of the most annoying characters on TV. Considering how much I dislike the children, it's good seeing how hard they work to make them.. undesirable.
Overall Rating: 4/5
Reviewed By: MattCR
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