Scrubs
Summary
Like many sitcoms , Scrubshad a great many directors during its run , but Zach Braff is among one of its most big . As well as leading theScrubscastas the head - in - the - clouds Dr. John " JD " Dorian , Braff also stepped behind the camera to direct seven episodes . SinceScrubs , Braff has been in the director ’s death chair for other situation comedy likeTed LassoandShrinking , but also his own picture projects , such as 2023’sA Good Person . Braff’sScrubsepisodes sit well among the rest of the showdue to his understanding ofScrubs ' aesthetic .
Scrubsmarked the full point where Zach Braff ’s directorial calling started to take off . His first directing cite for the sitcom that made him came inScrubsseason 4 , which first publicise in 2004 . The same year , Braff ’s first characteristic film , Garden State , also received a theatrical tone ending . Zach Braff has continued to both work and lineal sinceScrubswas canceled after season 9 , although he did n’t place an episode beyondScrubsseason 8 . However , some of the episodes with Braff leading the production are amongScrubs ' most memorable .
The Scrubs musical episode stop several songs that have stood the trial run of prison term , but some of the routine are unavoidably better than others .
7My Growing Pains
Season 7, Episode 5
" My Growing strain " focuses on JD ’s attempt to become more mature due to the arrival of his son . While the episode itself is still entertaining , its want ofScrubs ' signature zaniness hurt its quality . The tale fall long into Braff ’s directorial political campaign onScrubsso the instalment ’s slickness is more defined than ever . The aesculapian situation comedy has never shied by from the excited challenges of life history in the medical field as well as just the day - to - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , but"My Growing Pains " leans too much into its melancholic elements .
Without sufficient sum of comedy , episodes ofScrubssuch as this lose their indistinguishability in a way that Braff ’s talent behind the television camera can only remedy so much . The more dramatic tone in the episode is arguably an disingenuous reflexion of JD ’s journeyto becoming the man he thinks his son needs him to be . no matter , while the writing twist should be applauded , the idea could have been perform better .
6My Princess
Season 7, Episode 11
surgical gown ' homage to 1987’sThe PrincessBrideis one of the sitcom ’s most visually spectacular achievement . The show ’s characters slot into their raw roles well , with the frame machine of Dr. Cox record his Word a bedtime news report allowing for the fantastical taradiddle to take office . The issue is that the literary genre - bending " My Princess " dominate itself at times with the feat it ’s take out off . While the wacky setting and over - the - top fictitious character design are a feast for the centre , they ’re also a little distracting in the context of a 20 - minute sitcom . It ’s a dandy episode , butBraff lead betterScrubsinstallments .
Braff has bring up on hisScrubsrewatch podcast , phony doc , existent Friends , that"My Princess " was never supposed to be theScrubsseason 7 finalethat it ended up being . The episode was publicise as the closing curtain due to the author ’s strike of 2007 - 2008 . Although there were othershows severely affected by 2007 ’s writers ' strike , it almost meant this was the last installment ofScrubs .
5My No Good Reason
Season 6, Episode 14
At a certain point , it becomes difficult to separate Braff’sScrubsdirectorial sweat . All of his episode are of a high character , so ranking them becomes a finespun task . " My No Good Reason " is brilliant in its own rightfield . It has a great portmanteau word of funniness and dramatic play , but that ’s true of a great manyScrubsepisodes . The master takeout from the sequence is that Laverne is let down by her own philosophyof " Bad thingshappen around here for a ground " when she terminate the episode in a comatoseness .
At the time , Laverne ’s accident is one of thesaddest moments inScrubs . However , the moment is compromised inScrubsseason 7 . Laverne passes off inScrubsseason 6 , episode 15 , " My Long Goodbye " as a resolution of her injury . Her death fundamentally does n’t last long , as Aloma Wright , who plays Laverne , is recast as another nurse by the name of Shirley . The casting quirk is played for gag , with only JD note the resemblance . So , the emotional psychic trauma of " My No Good Reason " is retroactively reduced due to belated event inScrubs .
JD commit Shirley the uninspired nickname of , " Laverneagain . "
4My Chief Concern
Season 8, Episode 17
" My Chief Concern " is the final episode ofScrubsdirected by Zach Braff , but it ’s also one of his best . Showrunner Bill Lawrence ’s designation of the important episode to Braff shows trust in his directing skills . The story takes billet at a key full point in the living of manyScrubscharacters . Braff beguile the comedic friction developing between JD and Turk as the duo prepare to become less involved in each other ’s lives . The instalment focuses minuscule on patient storylines , so Braff is give heap of space to treat how theScrubscharacters are treat their approaching respective milestones .
3My Best Laid Plans
Season 4, Episode 19
Acrossall nine time of year ofScrubs , the episodes are often at their good when a impregnable radical ties together all of its plot line . “My Best Laid plan " speak romantic kinship at various points in their timelines- even ones that do n’t quite exist . Turk and Carla ’s married couple feature of speech , as well as the Janitor ’s faux escort with Elliot . However , the principal event is what makes the installment so fascinating .
audience fell in making love with the friendly relationship between Turk and JD on Scrubs , but the real - life friendly relationship between their actors is even stronger .
JD is seldom show as anything but the show ’s lovable nerd , but " My Best Laid Plans " shows a more unlikeable version of the character . Despite already dating Kylie , he also attempts to explore his latent feeling for the returning Molly Clock . This installment ofScrubsis one of the uncommon episodes where it ’s well-heeled to root against JDrather than support his choices , and it make for very engaging viewing . " My expert Laid Plans " also makes great role of Heather Graham as Molly , one ofScrubs ' best guest stars .
2My Last Chance
Season 4, Episode 8
This episode is made even more telling when it ’s considered it was the first episode ofScrubsdirected by Zach Braff . " My Last Chance " is deceptively unretentive considering how much Braff cope to jibe into the 20 - min runtime . The B - story boast Dr. Cox ’s ambulance ride is a compelling narrative in itselfthat ’s more recognizable as aScrubsstory , but JD ’s quest to reach out Molly with Elliot ’s eminence is by far the most exciting and comical part of this iconic episode .
As with the otherScrubsepisodes he directed , Zach Braff still come out heavily in " My Last Chance,“but his dual duties do n’t trouble him from either labor . His directorialScrubsdebut is brilliant , and his acting as JD is n’t diminished by his increased province within the production . This episode comes very closely to being Braff ’s bestScrubsepisode with him in the director ’s electric chair , but it just about miss out .
1My Way Home
Season 5, Episode 7
While he may have commit it his best shot , Zach Braff was never capable to top his tribute episode to 1939’sThe Wizard of Oz . " My Way Home " brilliantly balances its endless references to the Judy Garland Hellenic with retaining its own identity as an instalment ofScrubs . This installment set out off making subtle references toThe Wizard of Ozand easy integrates them into the news report . By the end , it ’s impossible to ignore the homage to the 1930s classic , and the two have become so enlace that it almost feels as ifScrubshas always been that way .
All nine seasons ofScrubsare available to stream on Hulu .
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