What I’m Watching: Scrubs

Scrubs: Season 9, Episode 9 “Our Stuff Gets Real” (C-)

I thought J.D was gone for good. I guess not. This is hardly the time for J.D. to be planning a babymoon with Elliot, especially not on the recommendation of two of the med students. It’s not worth harping on that any longer, though. Looking ahead to the new cast, things aren’t much brighter than they have been in the past few weeks. Lucy not being able to cut into the corpse of a man who she connected with makes sense, but the device of having him actually talk to her doesn’t really jive. The dynamic between Cole and Drew also isn’t working. Dr. Cox is good at putting people down because he doesn’t really need to try to be mean, but Drew is making an extra effort to be a jerk. Telling Cole that any comments from him will be met responded to with punching is funny, but constantly telling him that no one cares about his life is too much. The study group in last week’s episode was a lot more effective as a way of getting everyone together, and this episode categorically neglects both Denise and the Australian girl, and that’s a real shame. There is one plotline that didn’t completely suck, and that involves the return of Christa Miller as Jordan, on loan from her new starring role on “Cougar Town.” It’s not so much Jordan but rather what she brings out in Dr. Cox, which is a legitimate desire to connect with someone, a feeling terribly uncommon for him. Who knew that such a cantankerous old character could achieve some new depth after nine years?