TV-Reviewed

As we’re heading towards the end of the season, I really thought there wouldn’t be too many big things to look forward too, but boy was I wrong. Not only did we get a surprising new coupling, but one big revelation at the end of the episode.

We should probably start off with the revelation that Elliot’s ex Sean is now dating J.D.’s ex Kim. This was an interesting revelation, but also a bit weird since we haven’t seen Sean in a couple of seasons. It’s actually a bit weird to see him come back out of nowhere. I did like the animosity from both J.D. and Sean who both picked up from where they last left off. Since they’re not doomed to see each other for the rest of their lives, it was funny watching the pair try to work out their differences. The girls seemed to have an easy time with everything with Elliot and Kim bonding how they each thought about killing each other and then talking about which guy was better in bed.

The men took a bit of time to hash out their problems and I was thankful that even by the end of the episode, there was still a little animosity between the two because it would have been a bit unbelievable if they were just best friends at the end of this episode. They did seem to bond on the fact that they were weiner cousins (It’s when two people have sex with the same girl at the same time or not). It was funny how the whole handshake thing seemed to catch on around the hospital and I thought it was also mean to have beardy doctor and another be cousins over Nurse Roberts.

Donald Faison as Dr. Christopher Turk

We also had Turk trying to get the Chief of Surgeon position. This was one of those unnecessary plotlines because I think we knew instantly that Turk would get the job since there’s really nobody else who could possibly deserve it over him. It also didn’t make much sense to me why Dr. Cox didn’t want to give him the job when the two seemed to be talking a couple of episodes ago. The two have never had the best relationship, but it seemed silly that Dr. Cox would act like this. It was also predictable that Carla, who looked beautiful, would interfere.

I did like Kelso checking himself in and doing his own diagnoses. It really showed just how lonely he possibly is. For a minute I thought that he might be pondering suicide though of some sort because really Kelso hasn’t had anyone since he retired. I would like to see a resolution to Kelso’s situation before the end of the season because I don’t want to end this show thinking that Kelso continued to hang out at the hospital.

I thought the biggest revelation was J.D. feeling like he’s missing out on Sam’s life. We have to admit J.D. does the best he can being split apart from the mother of his child, but it was heartfelt to see him still feeling left out and wanting to be the best father he can be. It’s a side of J.D. that we’re really not used to seeing and just another sign of how far he’s come along and grown. If this is for real, this is going to have big repercussions on the whole cast. Will Elliot move with him and what will Turk do when his best friend is thirty minutes away?

Everything is moving along so fast and it feels like we’re getting so close to a finale where all the characters are going to break off on their own. Every episode is starting to get more sad as I start to realize that this show is coming towards an end.  This was a better episode then the previous episode and the first episode that’s showing signs that these characters have went as far as they can go.

Rating: 8.0