The Night Shift kicks off season 3 with some resolution to TC’s marriage-proposal cliffhanger and a notable introduction in Afghanistan: Jennifer Beals. The actress, who previously starred inFlashdance and The L Word, is guest-starring on six episodes of the NBC medical drama as Dr. Syd Jennings, an Army major at the tail end of a six-month tour in the war-torn country with Dr. Drew Alister (Brendan Fehr).