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Current mood:  indescribable
Episode 3: "My Best Friend's Mistake"
Writer: Eric Weinberg
Director: Adam Bernstein
Plot: JD misses a chance to kiss Elliot, and now has 48 hours to kiss her again or he'll wind up in the Friend Zone. At the same time JD feels his best friend Turk is spending less time with him and more time with Carla. JD also suspects that Turk may have messed up a surgical procedure involving a diabetes patient. Elliot gets mad at Dr. Kelso for calling him sweetheart, so she tries to get advice from the usually disgruntled Dr. Cox.
Characters:
JD- A bit of insecurity in JD is surfacing. Already he is showing how he doesn't like change. Some good acting is shown by Zach Braff in this episode, and in the next episode.
Elliot- Her old snobbish self has disappeared. This is the fully functioned neurotic Elliot we know. She is also establishing JD has her best friend to confide in. Again, some good acting by Sarah is present in this episode, especially at the end.
Turk- Doesn't really do a lot here. Mostly just in this episode for jokes. Only has one serious moment near the end. It is mentioned though that him and Carla are dating now.
Kelso- Does more in this episode than in the previous one. There is a clear-cut balance beam between his nice side, and his dark side. This is one of few episodes where Kelso says something that has meaning, and can be taken into consideration. See, he isn't always a mean ass.
Cox- Doesn't do a lot in this episode besides laying around in the hospital lounge and shooing off JD and Elliot. But still a few funny lines here and there.
Carla- She is also absent in action (mostly) in this episode. Only appears in two brief scenes. First scene she only makes fun of JD. Her scene near the end she helps JD out during a check-up. Not much else.
Supporting Characters:
We see Todd play basketball! I wonder if Rob Machio is really that good? Ted's back as well! Good thing the writers were smart enough to bring back a funny character. Laverne is first showing her no-it-all religious personality. This is a rare episode in which we don't see the Janitor do much. There's a funny scene where he locks JD out of the hospital, but we don't see him do much else.
Comments and Observations:
· The first episode of Scrubs to not be written by the show's creator, Bill Lawrence.
· Well, what do you know? The JD/Elliot romance thing is starting to kick up. I should point out that Bill Lawrence has said in interviews that he never intended for JD and Elliot to ever be boyfriend/girlfriend. I find it interesting though, that the JD/Elliot romance begins in an episode that was NOT written by Lawrence. Coincidence?
· Ken Jenkins (Dr. Kelso) does a REALLY bad impression of Anne Robinson. Was that unintentional, or part of the script?
· First episode where John C. McGinley and Sarah Chalke (Elliot) have a scene together.
· Ted the Lawyer (Sam Lloyd) returns whom we haven't seen since the pilot.
· First time we hear Laverne singing. For that matter, first time we hear any of the characters singing.
· That shot from the pilot where JD is walking to the hospital is re-used AGAIN for this episode!
· Here, Turk operates on a patient who has diabetes. And, Turk gets diabetes in Season 4! GASP!
· Dr. Wen (played by Charles Chun) makes his first appearance.
Fav. Lines:
JD: "So… nothing happened between me and Elliot last night."
Cox: "Good. That means you still have your flower!"
Janitor: "You seem unhappy. I like that."
Kelso: "Okay, it's time for rounds! Let's see who's The Weakest Link!"
(old patient stands in front of Elliot naked)
Elliot: "Uhh… well you excuse I have to check on another penis… er… PATIENT! Um.. well, he's a penis patient."
Carla: "Bambi? Are you giving me an attitude? You have to be a minority sidekick in a bad movie to pull that off!"
Overall: A good episode. Not really as good as the first two. There is A LOT of character growth here. Unfortunately, this episode doesn't fully flow like the ensemble that it is. The episode primarily focuses on just JD and Elliot, and the others are just sort of there. This may have to do with a different writer tackling the show, and adding his own form of writing. Personally I prefer it when all of the characters are involved in a storyline. I give this a C+
6:01 PM
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