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rionaleonhart) wrote2006-03-23 06:09 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2006-03-23 06:09 pm
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I'm No Superman.
I think it’s time for me to make a Why You Should Watch Scrubs Right Now So I Can Ramble At You About It post. Hooray! If you haven’t seen it, Baco, this is particularly directed at you, because I really think you might like it.
Basically, Scrubs is a sitcom set in a hospital, and it’s mainly about the work and personal lives of the people who work there. While it is in essence light and fun, it is set in a hospital, and so people die and there is angst – often the tone of an episode will change completely by the end. It’s handled beautifully, though – my only problem with end-of-episode angst is the too-upbeat and insanely irritating ending theme coming right after it. In the episode I just saw there was hilarity, then angsty suspense, then relief, then angst, then the entire cast singing a musical number that was both tragic and hilarious (JD’s expression when the Janitor addressed him as ‘my love’ while singing? Absolutely priceless) in one of JD’s fantasy sequences (about which I’ll mention more later), and then angst again. I think that being able to switch moods that often and have it work is pretty impressive. You’re going to have to get used to a lot of minor characters appearing, being very likeable, and then dying before the episode is out.
And now I’m going to ramble about my three favourite characters, because I can! Hoorah!
JD is the protagonist, a medical intern, and absolutely dorktacular. As we’re watching most of the programme from JD’s point of view we get to see his slightly bizarre daydreams, which is always fun (and has often led my brother to say ‘...he is insane, isn’t he?’) – one of my favourites is when he has a secret that he cannot let his best friend, Turk, discover:
JD: (locks the door and closes the window) This never leaves the room!
Elliot: ...why did you close my window?
JD: ...
(commence fantasy sequence!)
Monkey, With Notepad: (scribble scribble)
Elliot: Oh no, she wrote the secret on the paper and she’s going to tell Turk!
Carla: No! Stop her!
JD: (heroic) Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve closed the window!
(The monkey batters helplessly on the window, thwarted by the glass.)
In another of his fantasy sequences, the medical and surgical interns dance threateningly at each other, followed by JD and Turk singing a somewhat Romeo and Juliet-esque duet about sticking together despite being from different departments. There is no way in which that could not be awesome. I think that life in general isn’t enough like a musical. Spontaneous dance numbers and conversations in song would make the world a much happier place.
Dr. Cox is JD’s mentor. JD loves and worships Dr. Cox; Cox, in return, insults him and calls him girls’ names. While outwardly he scorns JD, secretly he cares a lot about him, and a lot of his mockery is to get him to improve as a doctor (although quite a bit of it is because he just likes mocking people). The two of them have, quite frankly, bucketloads of slash potential. When Cox is under a lot of stress, he has been known to show up unexpectedly at JD’s door, kidnap him and drag him out drinking. And seriously, isn’t that what love is?
Cox may act as if he doesn’t care about anyone, but he really does care about his patients a lot – he is a doctor because he wants to save lives. There are little things that he does to show that side of him – like when the patient he’s trying to revive dies, and he throws the defibrillators at the wall before quietly asking JD whether he’s okay – that really, really make me love him. Also he is marvellously sarcastic and goes off on long, bizarre rants when he’s angry or frustrated or bored or cheerful or sees someone who could potentially be ranted at. I heartily approve.
The Janitor is JD’s mortal enemy and, although he’s relatively minor, an episode without him would have no right to call itself an episode of Scrubs. Their questionable relationship begins when the Janitor becomes convinced that JD has maliciously jammed a sliding door on his first day, and from there it only gets worse. If JD tries to be nice to the Janitor, he’s bound to offend him; if he offers something as a peace offering, it’s going to somehow go hideously wrong; if he does something absentmindedly, the Janitor is going to suffer the consequences and hate him even more. For the Janitor’s part, he spends his time mopping the corridors and making JD’s life a misery, and he is very, very good at it. Quite understandably, JD becomes very, very unnerved by him extremely quickly, and I find it more amusing than I should when he suddenly notices the Janitor standing behind him and gives a start of utter terror. The Janitor is in many ways the true hero of Scrubs. I can’t think of any of the ways right now, but this is undoubtedly true.
If you watch it, I will love you. If you watch it and write fanfiction for it, I will love you ten thousand times more, because there is practically no Scrubs fanfiction out there and the world (and by ‘the world’ I mean myself) needs it so much.
Basically, Scrubs is a sitcom set in a hospital, and it’s mainly about the work and personal lives of the people who work there. While it is in essence light and fun, it is set in a hospital, and so people die and there is angst – often the tone of an episode will change completely by the end. It’s handled beautifully, though – my only problem with end-of-episode angst is the too-upbeat and insanely irritating ending theme coming right after it. In the episode I just saw there was hilarity, then angsty suspense, then relief, then angst, then the entire cast singing a musical number that was both tragic and hilarious (JD’s expression when the Janitor addressed him as ‘my love’ while singing? Absolutely priceless) in one of JD’s fantasy sequences (about which I’ll mention more later), and then angst again. I think that being able to switch moods that often and have it work is pretty impressive. You’re going to have to get used to a lot of minor characters appearing, being very likeable, and then dying before the episode is out.
And now I’m going to ramble about my three favourite characters, because I can! Hoorah!
JD is the protagonist, a medical intern, and absolutely dorktacular. As we’re watching most of the programme from JD’s point of view we get to see his slightly bizarre daydreams, which is always fun (and has often led my brother to say ‘...he is insane, isn’t he?’) – one of my favourites is when he has a secret that he cannot let his best friend, Turk, discover:
JD: (locks the door and closes the window) This never leaves the room!
Elliot: ...why did you close my window?
JD: ...
(commence fantasy sequence!)
Monkey, With Notepad: (scribble scribble)
Elliot: Oh no, she wrote the secret on the paper and she’s going to tell Turk!
Carla: No! Stop her!
JD: (heroic) Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve closed the window!
(The monkey batters helplessly on the window, thwarted by the glass.)
In another of his fantasy sequences, the medical and surgical interns dance threateningly at each other, followed by JD and Turk singing a somewhat Romeo and Juliet-esque duet about sticking together despite being from different departments. There is no way in which that could not be awesome. I think that life in general isn’t enough like a musical. Spontaneous dance numbers and conversations in song would make the world a much happier place.
Dr. Cox is JD’s mentor. JD loves and worships Dr. Cox; Cox, in return, insults him and calls him girls’ names. While outwardly he scorns JD, secretly he cares a lot about him, and a lot of his mockery is to get him to improve as a doctor (although quite a bit of it is because he just likes mocking people). The two of them have, quite frankly, bucketloads of slash potential. When Cox is under a lot of stress, he has been known to show up unexpectedly at JD’s door, kidnap him and drag him out drinking. And seriously, isn’t that what love is?
Cox may act as if he doesn’t care about anyone, but he really does care about his patients a lot – he is a doctor because he wants to save lives. There are little things that he does to show that side of him – like when the patient he’s trying to revive dies, and he throws the defibrillators at the wall before quietly asking JD whether he’s okay – that really, really make me love him. Also he is marvellously sarcastic and goes off on long, bizarre rants when he’s angry or frustrated or bored or cheerful or sees someone who could potentially be ranted at. I heartily approve.
The Janitor is JD’s mortal enemy and, although he’s relatively minor, an episode without him would have no right to call itself an episode of Scrubs. Their questionable relationship begins when the Janitor becomes convinced that JD has maliciously jammed a sliding door on his first day, and from there it only gets worse. If JD tries to be nice to the Janitor, he’s bound to offend him; if he offers something as a peace offering, it’s going to somehow go hideously wrong; if he does something absentmindedly, the Janitor is going to suffer the consequences and hate him even more. For the Janitor’s part, he spends his time mopping the corridors and making JD’s life a misery, and he is very, very good at it. Quite understandably, JD becomes very, very unnerved by him extremely quickly, and I find it more amusing than I should when he suddenly notices the Janitor standing behind him and gives a start of utter terror. The Janitor is in many ways the true hero of Scrubs. I can’t think of any of the ways right now, but this is undoubtedly true.
If you watch it, I will love you. If you watch it and write fanfiction for it, I will love you ten thousand times more, because there is practically no Scrubs fanfiction out there and the world (and by ‘the world’ I mean myself) needs it so much.
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Basically the Janitor is my hero for LIFE, and I feel there is not enough Janitor/Elliot love in the world. This has nothing to do with your post, but there are only maybe three people on my flist (including you now ♥) who actually watch the show, so.
GLEE.
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I... don't think I've actually seen the Janitor and Elliot interacting at all. I will keep an eye out for Janitor/Elliot in the future!
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*fine, will shell out for the box-set. Happy?*
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There needs to be more Scrubs on TV, as it is now gone.
I think Dr Cox is the most awesome character on the whole show, but only really when paired with JD. 'Cos he needs someone to bounce off, and they're both so... perfect for each other, in a non-slashy way.
This articulates what I love about the show. *grins* There totally ought to be fic. Have you read the Yuletide stuff? There were two stories in that I liked lots.
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