The main plot centering around a suicidal veteran is sad and relatable to many people. The Janitor and fish subplot provides nice comic relief away from the main plot. The humor is done well enough to take the edge off a serious subject. The main and secondary characters don't go through any major growth in this episode, so it is moderately inconsequential from a story perspective.
3 Reviews
A great episode!
DirectorsCut1910 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I saw this episode about 4 times after it aired, and also downloaded the episode on my SanDisk.
This episode was hilarious. Ted was a crack-up, the Stacy flashbacks were laugh out loud funny, especially Turk's. The subplot with the Janitor and the fish is classic surreal comedy. When the fish talked and hit the high note, I lost it. Along with Turk's super fart and JDs out-loud thought after-wards.
It also seems like when they get a veteran "Scrubs" director back to direct, things get back on track. Don't get me wrong, I am one of the few who have enjoyed this season so far. Chris Koch (the "My Screw Up" and "My Female Trouble" episodes) did a great job with directing, especially the Janitor/Roger scenes. He gives them a great feel of weirdness that sells it (the angles, extreme close-ups and low shots of the Janitor) and makes it funnier than what it could have been. All in all, along with "My Musical", it's one of the best episodes of the season.
This episode was hilarious. Ted was a crack-up, the Stacy flashbacks were laugh out loud funny, especially Turk's. The subplot with the Janitor and the fish is classic surreal comedy. When the fish talked and hit the high note, I lost it. Along with Turk's super fart and JDs out-loud thought after-wards.
It also seems like when they get a veteran "Scrubs" director back to direct, things get back on track. Don't get me wrong, I am one of the few who have enjoyed this season so far. Chris Koch (the "My Screw Up" and "My Female Trouble" episodes) did a great job with directing, especially the Janitor/Roger scenes. He gives them a great feel of weirdness that sells it (the angles, extreme close-ups and low shots of the Janitor) and makes it funnier than what it could have been. All in all, along with "My Musical", it's one of the best episodes of the season.
Scrubs falling apart?
zykovia15 March 2007
As a follow up to the flash back we were treated to another awful episode. I am a die hard scrubs fan, and that is what is making this season so painful. The season had some high points, but this episode underscored that they are just grasping at straws. The episode seemed slapped together. There was absolutely no cohesion to the story, the janitor story-line was about 8 minutes too long out of probably about 9. The jokes were weak, the Stacy storyline was very overdone. It was very much just 5 minutes of material stretched out to cover the 21 or 22 minutes of time they had to fill. Scrubs has gone from one of the best comedies on TV to just a brand they are trying to squeeze the last few dollars out of, viewers be d***ed.
Just terrible, Scrubs needs to pull back together or just call it what it is and wrap the show up.
Just terrible, Scrubs needs to pull back together or just call it what it is and wrap the show up.
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