Scrubs: My Best Friend’s Birthday [S2:E5] – TV Review

TL;DR – An odd episode with big moments and some awkward encounters.  

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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

JD, Turk, and Elliot look in shock.

Scrubs Review Introduction

Today we are looking at an episode that has become quite contentious in my friend circles. I have heard quite negative things about it before I sat down, and now I have watched it; well, it was fine.

So, to set the scene, it is one of those rare days where JD (Zach Braff) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) have the day off, but the hospital is a difficult third person in any relationship. Just when you think you are free, it pulls you back in, and that is a hard sell on any relationship. Even Turk (Donald Faison) is feeling the pain when he can’t get one night by himself. But in many ways the hospital is a grand trial, some with thrive, and others will fail. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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