Scrubs Season 5 ongoing thread (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

I wonder how many episodes J.D. is going to be bald for? The hair is a signature part of the character.

Watching Tuesday's episode, it's sort of inexplicable how uneven the season started. You'd never know there was a hiccup at this point. Great role reversal, as you guys mentioned.

I also loved Carla's little pre-sex declarations, and the Janitor's epic story about the human head.

 

[Darren Conroy]

Probably until it'd logically grow back. I can imagine this being Scrubs' version of Buster's hand. Hats, wigs... with JD, the possibilities are endless.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

If the previews for next week are any indication, the bald thing was this episode only. All the shots with JD showed him with his regular hair style (or lack thereof).

 

[Darren Conroy]

Yep. Alright, the hair thing angered me, but this was a little stumbling block of an episode anyway. It seems like the writers wanted to focus on too many other things besides Carla getting pregnant, and nothing really got clearly focused. Which was a shame, because the Janitor backstory was set up and spiked perfectly. And the "abort the babies" line? I was laughing until halfway through the commercial break.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Well, I loved the episode. Maybe because I never expected J.D. to be bald for half the season, but the episode — and the end scene in particular — was genuinely moving. The perfect portrait of a key moment in these character's lives. For once, it's a baby storyline that doesn't feel like a desperate ploy.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

Loved last night's episode From Beginning to End. Great ending scene,everyone embracing, cool song and use of slo mo.
Why NBC keeps jerking this show around while giving all this press to new and dreadful comedies every few months is beyond me.

 

[Marty M]

It seems NBC is counting on Scrubs to be there go to show, that is ready at a moment's notice and a faithful, patient audience that will follow them where every they go.

 

[Jeff Pounds]

Speaking of this week's episode, how great was the Janitor's flash back "hurtles" scene?

Particularly, him smoking, running hurtles, and then being handed a cigarette at the end of the race...

 

[Kevin Hewell]

Was that a Prefontaine reference?

 

[Darren Conroy]

I was wondering the same thing, actually.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Not just a cigarette - the same cigarette!

 

[Marty M]

What does that mean? Please let me know what I am missing here. If you are referring to Steve Prefontaine, he was a long distance runner, not a hurdler.

 

[Darren Conroy]

Pretty much, but they also made a biopic about him, starring Jared Leto. And the Janitor looked just like him there.

 

[Cal S]

"Best conversation ever."

 

[Cal S]

Am I the only one who watched last week?

 

[MikeMO]

No, I watched last week, too. I also thought the whole bowling alley scene with J.D and people using the pencil to recognize him was hilarious.

 

[Darren Conroy]

For some reason, posting slipped my mind. It wasn't too bad. The scene with the dermatologist was definitely one of the hardest I've laughed just because of the sheer wrongness of it.

(Also, anyone else notice they crop out Rex's finger now?)

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Double post.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

The Kelso/Cox storyline was very revealing about the rules of their dynamic. Their last scene in Kelso's office was the first to make my stomach lurch with sheer emotion in a while. Considering what we've learned about his son thus far, that revelation may have been the high point of his character in the entire series.
The rest of the episode was good but more standard. I wasn't really fond of the almost-breaking of the fourth wall.

 

[Kevin Hewell]

I really enjoyed it but I enjoy all the episodes with Tom Cavanaugh in them as J.D.'s brother.