This week J.D and Elliott discover that Kim is now dating Sean, Elliot’s ex much to the disappointment of J.D who has never been a Sean fan. The tw couples decide to air their differences, J.D and Sean agree that they are weiner cousinsa strange tag that follows multiple characters throughout the ep and is actually a really funny inside joke. Meanwhile Dr. Cox reveals that he has to appoint a Cheif of Surgery but doesn’t know who to pick. Turk runs for the job but Cox is letting his personal views get in the way of giving him the job even though he is the best erson for the job. Turk recieves dozens of character references to try and force Cox to give him the job. But it takes a talking to by Kelso to make him see that Turk is the right choice.
Speaking of Kelso, he is admitted into hospital for an intestinal virus that is causing him to vomit non-stop. Carla appoints the interns to treat him but Kelso keeps finding ways to treat himself. This ep was full of laughs and has an ending that shows that the season is winding down and building to J.D calling it a day at Sacred Heart. Keep uned for the last 3 eps.
There’s a reason why you don’t see too many sitcoms do two-parters or one-hour episodes more than once every couple of years; the comedy momentum set in the first half-hour usually doesn’t continue during the second. Although the second part of Scrubs‘ Bahamas adventure was still pretty good, it definitely wasn’t as funny as last week’s first part.
But two interesting things came out of this episode, one character-based and the other actor-based. And, even though I had an inkling the latter was coming, it still surprised me when I saw it. More after the jump.
For some reason, until I saw Bill Lawrence show up on screen as the officiant the Braintrust had selected to conduct Janitor’s wedding, I had completely forgot that he mentioned to critics last summer that he was going to act in this episode. He did a nice job in playing the worst minister ever. “Marriage… is a dead institution. Hasn’t worked for me, it hasn’t worked for anyone in my family.” My favorite part of the wedding was when Janitor forced everyone to stand while he and Lady sat through the ceremony. But his vows to Lady were actually very sweet, as he managed to both be sincere and lie about his mother aging backwards all in the same sentence.
The second thing that happened is that J.D. actually admitted that — hold on to your stethoscopes — that he loved Elliot even more than he loved Turk. Yeah, you read that correctly. Talk about a spoiler… anyway, despite the trumped up drama an obviously very woozy (and pregnant, perhaps?) Elliot subjected J.D. to during this trip, it seems like he made it through like a champ. Of course, the other two couples with issues — Cox and Jordan and Turk and Carla — resolved their difficulties, as well. I mean, man, who knew the same Carla that was biting her tonenails one day would look so smokin’ hot the next?
More fun stuff:
Ted’s amazingly good acoustic version of “Hey Ya” at the wedding. That Sam Lloyd’s got some musical talent, I tell ya.
Turk really thinks that hotel employee was a mermaid? I guess when your wife is too busy worrying about your kid to be sexy, a man can think of anything…
I swear I’ve seen the “Cox wants more with Jordan than just hate-love” storyline before. But it’s still good to see that dynamic rear its head again.
I know Elliot’s revulsion towards redheads — “God’s mistakes” — comes out of nowhere, but it’s still funny, especially when Lady tells her that she’s a natural ginger person.
Oops, the eel joke I mentioned last week happened in this episode. Oy. That’s what happens when you watch screeners ahead of time; sometimes the episodes blur together a bit.
Janitor dragging J.D. to to the top of a lighthouse, taping dead fish to his hands, and letting the seagulls have their way with him. It was definitely the appropriate Janitorial punishment for J.D. actually inviting people to the wedding.
We still don’t know Janitor’s name, do we? We thought we might hear it at the ceremony, but lots of interruptions, including The Todd’s high-tide five with his mentor.
Lady is short for Ladania! Never knew that before.
Ted’s skin drinks in the sunscreen for a reason; he burns like a tiny turkey in a huge oven.
Kelso spends the entire episode at the bar sucking down Bahama Mamas. When the bartender encourages him to see the islands, he does so… and walks into another bar. Well, at least we know where Bobbo’s priorities lie.
We’re coming down the home stretch, folks. Hopefully the remaining episodes will be as funny as this sojurn to the islands.
As Homer Simpson might say, “The Scrubs are going to the Bahamas!”
For eight years, Scrubs hasn’t ventured all that much away from Sacred Heart and it’s surrounding environs. There was an RV-based road trip to Washington so J.D. can see Kim, and J.D. somehow ended up in Las Vegas during an extended fantasy/reality sequence. But other than that, the gang’s lives have been confined to the claustrophobic world of the hospital.
But Bill Lawrence must have figured, what the heck, it’s the last season, so he shipped everyone down to the Bahamas for a well-deserved location shoot in paradise. And, I’ve got to tell you, part one is the funniest episode of the season (I’ve seen part two, and it ain’t bad either). I’ll tell you why after the jump.
This one is funny because it’s pure old-school Scrubs, only in a tropical setting: there are no interns, and the entire cast is on hand to interact with each other and just be goofy. We get Elliot’s sudden revulsion to redheads, J.D. buying tikis from a middle-aged and bitter Greg Brady, Jordan asking her plastic surgeon to hook her up to the “fat vac,” and Kelso doing nothing but drinking Bahama Mamas at the hotel bar.
The plot device to get everyone down there — Janitor and Lady invite the entire hospital to a non-wedding, just to get 800 gifts — fits right in with Janitor’s personality. And J.D. wrangling everyone to take the trip (including The Todd, even though he didn’t mean to include his table in his request) makes sense for him, too.
It’s odd, though, to see J.D. be the mature one in the Jelliot relationship. We’ve seen signs from earlier this year that Elliot will want to see “grand gestures” from J.D. every so often, but she seems to be putting on the super-crazy hat in this one. It was sweet, though, to see the two of them talk about how much they love each other in an adult manner before she went off the reservation.
More fun stuff:
Christa Miller and Sarah Chalke in bikinis. Then watching Chalke wolf down conch fritters when her task (being hot in a bikini) is done. It was fun with the contrast of Carla in her hideous beach-mom gear (”It doesn’t look any better walking away,” said Cox).
I was wondering where Lloyd — and Murphy for that matter — had gone to. Braintrust stories have always been iffy for me, but I liked how Janitor is now offering seminars for Braintrust members in his garage, which are mandatory… and for a fee.
I really thought the tiki joke would be more developed. But maybe that’s the joke; they’re just souveniers, not cursed idols. Damn those Bradys…
J.D.:”Look, an eel.” Turk: “No, that’s me, I’m naked.” At least J.D. knows his limits; the guy who insists on doing a “downstairs” bump with Turk was creeped out by that eel.
Ted soaks up sunscreen like sponge. And he’s still Kelso’s toady, even though Kelso can’t do anything to him anymore. Maybe he’s stressed out by his relationship with his mother…
Who knew that Turk actually chooses to pee in the pool, even when there’s a bathroom nearby?
A combination of a full moon and some bad luck causes Sacred Heart’s new crop of interns to receive their toughest case load yet, while Elliot makes an important decision regarding her future as a doctor.
