The title “Enough Rope” may refer to the old adage “Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves”, which aptly describes Jackie and her situation. Ropes frequently come into play during the course of the episode. Outside the school, the Peyton’s youngest daughter, Fiona, watches transfixed as the older girls jump rope while chanting a sing-song rhyme. Taking a break from her quest to get Michelle Obama to visit the hospital (All Saints is in competition with Bellvue to be awarded the coveted First Lady visit), Akalitus jumps rope in her office but is shown up by Zoey, who is much more proficient at the game. The rope symbolism is everywhere, not letting us forget Jackie's plight for a moment.
Through it all, Jackie’s drug habit has not abated and she makes no effort to get herself the help she needs, She has stashes everywhere. The pill she has taped to the underside of the hospital restroom sink will assure her a stress free afternoon in the emergency ward. Her first love and best pal, even over O’Hara, is her fix. Jackie’s main concern while untangling herself from her various messes, is to make sure her pills are where she can find them.
Give her enough rope, indeed.
Nurse Jackie airs on Mondays at 10PM ET on SHOWTIME.
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Article comments
1 - Jerome Wetzel
Love the review, and the show! Def one of my top five favorites on right now. I did not make the connection between the jump ropes and the episode title. Very cool!
2 - Mindy Peterman
Thanks, Jerome. I learned to look for double meanings in episode titles from watching HOUSE. I think Jackie's writers went to the same school as Shore's scribes when it comes to that.
3 - Boeke
I watched a couple episodes because Jennifer Stone recommended it, and I have a lot of respect for Jennifer, but I'm suspending judgement until I see more.
4 - Lettybits
She's a manipulative, cuning pathological liar and I can't wait until she is so caught that she can't lie her way out of it. She has sunk so low that she's stealing drugs from her daughter, Fiona, who really needs them. Kevin should dump this loser ASAP!