Scrubs: Season 5

[Burky]

I've only watched the first episode so far but the second one is nearly ready so I'll have seen that soon.

I didn't think so much of this first one, but I'm hoping it was just because it was just wearing into the new situation. I didn't find it that funny compared to the first three seasons. I hope it gets better or I'm won't be happy. Usually this show makes me laugh out loud but not this time.
I thought the janitor joke wasn't that funny/wasn't taken far enough, and the older jokes were way better, and Elliotts story and Cox's and JD's story weren't that great either.

What did you all think?

[TobalRox]

Loved it, really... I've been waiting for it to come back, and didn't want it to be midseason, but at least we get 2 a night now. I laughed a lot during both episodes, and as I mentioned in the Arrested thread, for me to laugh out loud at a show is rare.

[Burky]

The second was good, I laughed a lot in that. It was much better than episode 1.

[D_N_G]

Tumor, threemor, lolz all around

[Drewbacca]

After watching season 1 and 2 on DVD this past week my interest in Scrubs was at an all-time high, and I'm sadden to have to say that these two new episodes really disappointed me.

Now don't get me wrong, Scrubsfans, some of the jokes here made me laugh aloud and were genuinely funny. But these two new episodes also seemed a little bit too cartoony. For instance, many of Dr. Dorian's fantasy sequences weren't even fantasies at all. Turk carrying J.D. in to the movie theaters in his back pack (which was far too small to hold his mass) blurred the line between fantasy and reality a show like Scrubs walks so finely, and depends on too.

The hard hitting dramatic undertones of Scrubs is also something that wasn't present. Usually there's something to be learned amidst all of the chaos, and it really makes you stop and think a little bit. Okay, maybe not, but the drama was one of the key devices that kept the series from seeming too cartoony and off the wall. The way Dr. Cox's nice gesture towards Jordan, or her acceptance in to the hospital was handled was uncharacteristically weak for such a strong series and a lot of the focus of fitting in to a new situation was thrown to the wayside.

I also have to mention how progressively more dorky every cast character seems to be behaving. Carla was never really like that in season 1 and 2, because the series needed her to play the straightman to J.D. and Turk's antics. Even Turk was far more subdued in this department. The worst of the bunch was Sarah Chalke hamming up the screen as Dr. Read. Every scene she was in was squeaky and completely off the wall silly. A more nerotic Elliot would have probably yeilded a more "Scrubs" feel to these episodes instead of the complete spazzed out doctor. It's too early to tell, but if she gets rehired at Sacred Heart the entire story arch of her branching out and leaving was a throwaway season 4 closer (EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL!!!). I'm not quick to judge this just yet because by episode 10 an entirely different story arch will probably reveal itself and make all right once more (they switch gears a lot in this show).

The good stuff about Scrubs was that some of the banter between Dr. Cox, J.D. and Kelso was top notch and the moment when J.D. became an official "man" by owning up to his patients lack of treatment in order to get him further up the transplant list was good. One of the biggest laughs I had out of this episode was him feigning drinking coffee during his big moment to "appear non-shalont". Still, in such a big moment for J.D. as a new practicing medical doctor it seemed kind of out of place.

Anyway, enough ranting. Awesome jokes, felt a little different (some area's weaker), The Janitors story with the cardboard cutouts of J.D. deserved more time. For those of you who missed it, The Janitor would use J.D.'s cutout to lear in to women patients rooms and yell harrassments at them so they'd complain.

Scrubs is awesome, and I'm going to wait more than two shows to see where they've headed before making my final judgement call. Of course it doesn't matter, because the only person that matters to is me and I'm hooked enough to watch every Tuesday night anyway.

His tumor was so big it should have been called a threemor.

[Burky]

Originally posted by Andrew
The hard hitting dramatic undertones of Scrubs is also something that wasn't present. Usually there's something to be learned amidst all of the chaos, and it really makes you stop and think a little bit.

I actually agree with this. Usually there is some sort of a moral to each episode, like the one with the psychiatrist Molly, who shows that there is good in everyone, or the numerous ones where it's been Dr. Cox Vs Kelso in a moral battle of whether a hospital is a business or not.

Season 5 has so far shown very little moral lessons, except for the fact that JD took Cox's blame for that heart patient, showing that he is a good doctor, but the story with Jordan that episode was just weak.

I hope it'll get better, but I think they're focussing too much on the story of the characters and their lives than the comedy of it. I think this started to happen when JD first started dating Kylie half way through season 4, and now with Turk and Carla going for a baby I think it could get worse.

[Drewbacca]

We'll see, it's far far too early to judge. The baby story could actually be really awesome, and I found Turk's method of slipping Carla the birth control pill in her sleep hilarious. Turk becomming interested in a child when it was described to him by Carla (from Dr. Cox) as a dog who slowly learns to speak was also funny. Does J.D. even have his own place yet?

This season may have also been a good time to add a new member to the cast as the intern to J.D. Instead of shepparding a flock of faceless interns, he could just teach one specific intern and help him through his struggles in a more personal way the way Cox did for him through the first four seasons.

[Rocca]

Just saw the first episode (big Scrubs fan from the beginning) and I'm lovin' it.

Favorite part

Turc: Dude, you're still eating those brownies!
J.D.: I don't wanna get pregnant, shoot.

[Burky]

Originally posted by Andrew
Does J.D. even have his own place yet?

I dunno, they didn't deal with that at all in episode 2. I assume Turk and Carla just let him stay.

This season may have also been a good time to add a new member to the cast as the intern to J.D. Instead of shepparding a flock of faceless interns, he could just teach one specific intern and help him through his struggles in a more personal way the way Cox did for him through the first four seasons.

Maybe that Keith guy, but do you think that would be entertaining enough?
The only reason that Cox teaching JD was good because Cox has to be one of the best characters I've ever seen on TV.

I think it could work out, but like you say it's too soon to tell. We'll see how it develops.

[nixhex311]

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Now don't get me wrong, Scrubsfans, some of the jokes here made me laugh aloud and were genuinely funny. But these two new episodes also seemed a little bit too cartoony. For instance, many of Dr. Dorian's fantasy sequences weren't even fantasies at all. Turk carrying J.D. in to the movie theaters in his back pack (which was far too small to hold his mass) blurred the line between fantasy and reality a show like Scrubs walks so finely, and depends on too.

That was probably the only thing that really bugged me, the whole J.D. in the backpack thing. But that was a minor point in the episode. Both episodes were good, the 2nd one was much funnier. I laughed pretty good at Dr. Cox with the Man Cards