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After last week’s seemingly out-of-order interlude with J.D. and Elliot, we’re back to the purity of following the med students around, and I have to say, this was the best of those episodes to date.
Given the proper elbow room, you can see even some of the more one-note characters, like Lucy and Drew Cole, grow and change. And, given the fact that even Bill Lawrence thinks it’s a 70/30 shot against renewal, it’s a bit of a shame; episodes like this make me want to get to know these characters a little more and follow them through their med school trials and tribulations.
Again, the pacing of the episode was slower, and we didn’t see as many flashbacks and fantasy sequences. Which is fine with me; I want to get to know these characters with regards to how they interact with each other, not how they fantasize.
So the cheating scenario, where Cox keeps everyone from that med student study group in the same room until one of them admits to cheating on the exam, was very helpful in that regard. Nothing like having all the main characters in the same room for an extended period to see how everyone bounces off each other. It’s why there always seems to be one bank robbing / hostage scenario episode on every show.
Here’s what we learned: Lucy is overwhelmed, and she chews her hair when she lies, among other things. Drew Cole is actually noble, willing to take the hit for Lucy, especially because everyone expected him to be the cheater, anyway. Hottie Maya really, really has the hots for brainiac Tran (“You’re smothering me” might be the funniest line in the episode).
Finally, all the students are going to pull for each other because med school is tough enough and they all feel overwhelmed — and Drew is the king of second chances. So they’ll take Cox’s wet re-exam that probably asks who won the 1952 World Series, mainly because they all know they could have been the ones cheating.
I’m really liking Drew and Denise as a couple. Interesting how it was Lucy, horse lover and Denise’s polar opposite, that finally convinced Denise to reciprocate Drew’s “I love you.” Though even Cox is afraid of Denise’s “murder eyes,” people are starting to see the normal, vulnerable person underneath. Yes, it’s a shocker that Denise is capable of love, but if she can match up with anyone, a guy like Drew, whose parents are convinced is dead, seems to be perfect.
Even the Cox-Turk story was fun, because it’s interesting to see the peer dynamic develop between the two, especially their deal involving lunchtime pages and hip-hop handshakes. Oh, and it was fun to see Nadine Velasquez in any role, even if it’s in a hospital bed. And, good to get some extended face time with The Todd. You knew that with lesbians in the area, it would have been criminal for him to have the day off.
I still don’t know what they’re doing with Ken Jenkins. Kelso is just randomly hanging around the hospital now, talking about the “good old days” when doctors used to talk to their patients? I seem to recall Chief of Medicine Kelso hated talking to patients. Maybe he was more of a conversationalist in those heady, sexual harassment filled days of the sixties and seventies.
Like I said, this one was fun to watch. Hopefully, the last three episodes will build on this.
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Six episodes in and we’re still trying our best to get used to the new cast of ABC’s Scrubs. But to make that transition easier, the casting department has brought in Dave Franco, whose co-stars believe he’s better suited to a teen drama instead of this.
Still, he’s making his mark on the comedy series as Cole Aaronson, an entitled and cocky med student. He’s had his share of films in the past, but this is his biggest project yet. What’s interesting is that he believes his personality’s nowhere near his character’s, even though he’s able to portray him so convincingly.
According to the North Bay Nugget, Dave Franco explains how Cole has put up a façade to keep others from finding him vulnerable. “As the season progresses, you learn about his relationship with his parents, which a lot of his attitude stems from,” the Scrubs star said.
“At the same time, you see that he is a vulnerable kid. With all that said, he puts on an arrogant front, but at the same time, it’s obvious that he’s not really this guy. He is harmless, when it’s all said and done.”
But despite the character’s positive traits, Dave Franco asserts that he and Cole are no similar. “I like to believe that I’m nothing like this character. I don’t know why it comes easily to me. I like to believe I’m a pretty friendly, gracious person, and maybe it’s just my desire to be an a– that I never am.”
Who Dave Franco is, exactly, is more than actor James Franco’s kid brother. The two of them have worked together in the past, sharing experiences and lessons in the industry.
“He’s let me figure out things for myself, learn from my own mistakes. But at the same time, if there is anything I ever do need to know about acting, if I have any questions, he’s always there to answer them,” Dave Franco admitted.
“But I love that he doesn’t interfere with my path. I want to have my own career. I don’t want to be James Franco’s little brother for the rest of my life.”
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WITH THEIR WIVES OUT OF TOWN, J.D. AND TURK THROW THEMSELVES A ‘BRO-A-PALOOZA,’ ON ABC’S “SCRUBS“
“Our Histories” — J.D. and Turk show up in costume at a med student’s party. Meanwhile, Kelso bids a fond farewell to Ted and Gooch, on “Scrubs,” TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (9:00-9:30p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
“Scrubs” stars Zach Braff as J.D., Donald Faison as Chris Turk, John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox, Eliza Coupe as Denise, Kerry Bishe as Lucy, Michael Mosley as Drew and Dave Franco as Cole.
Guest starring are Ken Jenkins as Dr. Kelso, Sam Lloyd as Ted, Kate Micucci as Gooch, Windell D. Middlebrooks as Captain Duncook, Steven Cragg as Lt. Underhill, Nicky Whelan as Maya and Paul Dooley as Paul. Other guest cast TBD.
The episode was written by Corey Nickerson and directed by Ken Whittingham.
