Scrubs: My Halloween [S2:E6] – TV Review

TL;DR – There were all the components of a good episode here, but they didn’t quite gel as a whole

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Disney+ service that aired this episode.

JD and Turk look on in horror.

Scrubs Review Introduction

Today is a bit of an odd one, because from a sheer composition perspective, it should work gangbusters. However, as I watched it, I just could not get into the episode the way I was expecting. Which, given it is one of the few episodes where nearly all the cast is there, is quite peculiar.

So, to set the scene, it is Halloween at Sacred Heart, which makes differentiation between the traumas and the costumes a lot more difficult than a regular day. JD (Zach Braff) is still pinning his single-era status; however, much of his day is taken up by the new concierge doctor, none other than Dr Cox (John C. McGinley). Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Scrubs: Season 10 – TV Review

TL;DR – It found its charm at times, but whether it was the short episode order or the passage of time, I just came away feeling a bit hollow about it all.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Disney+ service that aired this episode.

The Hospital entrance.

Scrubs Review –

I came into the first episode of this new spin-off, My Return, with a touch of trepidation. Could a show like Scrubs find that same formula among the cast that worked for almost all its runtime? Can a show both reinvent itself for a modern audience without losing that pull of nostalgia and vibe that made it good in the first place? These are the questions I asked myself this season.  


So, to set the scene, it has been a long time since JD (Zach Braff) worked at Sacred Heart hospital [which was not torn down, I do not know how that rumour got started]. However, while he spends his days being a concierge doctor for the wealthy, it is not exactly a stimulating profession. But as fate would have it, today he is back at his old stomping grounds, because one of his patients got admitted. It is a place of joy with old friends, Turk (Donald Faison) and Carla (Judy Reyes), old mentors, Dr Cox (John C. McGinley), and more recent ex-wives, Elliot (Sarah Chalke). But when JD gets an offer he can’t refuse, his life is about to do a complete U-turn. Now, from here, we will be looking at the season, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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