TV-Reviewed

Wow this was definitely one of the best episodes of the season if not out of the whole series so far. The theme in this episode is change and we get to see how everyone reacts to these changes; a perfect episode and one that will possibly make you teary-eyed.

Not only is J.D. moving, but it’s not that far into this episode that he ends up with a new job at Kim’s hospital. I think what was surprising from me and a lot of long-time friends of the show are that J.D. actually making decisions fairly quickly, not even thinking about the outcome that this would have on his relationship with Turk. This is actually a good thing because it means he actually has his priorities in order and is acting like more of an adult then he ever has in this whole series.  It’s a catch-22 because it’s great to see J.D. grow, but as he grows, we start to see all the good things that are going to be slipping away.

The biggest relationship affected by J.D. moving out was obviously going to be Turk and J.D.’s. At first it didn’t seem like it would be a big deal, but slowly we start to see them disagreeing. First with J.D. mocking Turk’s use of the word stat and then Turk using his Chief of Surgery title to override J.D.’s diagnoses.  I don’t believe in the history of the show other than once that we’ve seen these too fight and it was still a mild fight, because it was figured out by the end of the episode.

The Janitor took J.D.’s leaving pretty hard as well in his own way. J.D. leaving prompted him to try and stop everybody else from changing, even going as far to try to stop Ted from moving in with Gooch, who we got to hear sing another one of her goofy, but lovable songs. It was a silent cheer from me to see Ted move ahead with moving in with Gooch despite Janitor forbidding it.

John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox

I think out of everyone it was Dr. Cox who took it the worst though. I think we know Dr. Cox well enough to know that every emotion he shows isn’t really the emotion he is portraying inside, so while doing a back flip to celebrate J.D’s leaving is funny, I think we all knew that Dr. Cox seemed to be giving Denise a hard time. But to be honest, it didn’t seem like it was more than usual. The only thing that was inconsistent was the fact that he said he liked her before and then seemed to hate her after. So it slowly started to be revealed that Dr. Cox doesn’t believe in helping the interns anymore, because he’s afraid that they’ll just run off like J.D. is doing. John C. McGinley really is perfect for this role and he does a great job playing this emotionless, but emotional character.

I know this episode seems like it was sad, but it was quite funny also. There were plenty of the great Scrubs jokes that we’re used to. The only non-funny segment I have to say is Todd and his association with that new couple. I guess Todd will never change, but his lack of growing up really does affect the show a little. At this point of the show’s run, I think that these Todd segments are really unneeded.

The ending of this episode was probably the saddest moment, as we see that J.D. and Turk’s close relationship is definitely not going to be like it was. J.D. now has a kid and a new job somewhere else and Turk has a wife and two kids. It’s very sad, but rewarding to see how this relationship is ending up and I can’t wait to see how this finale will go to end it all.

There’s only one more episode left until the end of the season/series? I’m not sure how you would describe this since the show is going to continue as Scrubs next season, but I’ll just say that there is only one more episode left until the Scrubs that we know and love is over.  I’m eagerly awaiting the finale, but have a little sadness, because I bet you there will be tears, sadness, but a lot of laughter. This was a very good episode and now it’s on to the finale.

Rating: 9.7