One of TV’s most fascinatingly complex antiheroes, Jackie Peyton is a dedicated nurse, a pill-filching drug addict, a loving wife and mom, an inveterate adulteress. As Season 2 of this bleakly comic series begins, her carefully compartmentalized life is crumbling, even though she’s stopped fooling around and has recommitted herself to family. Edie Falco does a bravura job embracing her character’s contradictions; her supporting cast mates include the very funny Anna Deavere Smith. Monday, March 22, at 10 p.m., Showtime
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