Scrubs Season 8 Episode 3 – My Saving Grace

January 13, 2009

Synopsis:

Desperate times call for desperate measures when lifelong adversaries Drs. Kelso and Cox ally to oust Dr. Maddox (guest starring Courteney Cox) from Sacred Heart, while Carla makes it her mission to take a self-centered, incompetent intern down a notch.

My Thoughts:

While my wife disagreed, I liked this episode of Scrubs. Dr. Maddox’s part was played well enough to really make it and I really dug the way Carla was giving advice while an actual version of her warning were seen coming to a point. My only complaint was there wasn’t enough Ted. Also I see why they call Neil Flynn the “go to guy” on Scrubs, he is absolutely hilarious. I also thought there might be a funny gag with the doctor that kept dressing like Elliot but it kind of just stopped early in the episode, maybe it will come back later. Trivia time, notice any Turk in this episode?

My Great Moments:

• The Janitor’s character he created for when he is snooping.
• Turks shopping list: Sausage, sausage and more sausage.
• Janitor’s random ideas for getting rid of Maddox like a reindeer stampede
• Carla playing the hospital mom…err. I mean lioness, sorry.
• Elliot and Jordon’s “dirty talk” to get free candy.

My Music:

The Basics – Lookin’Over My Shoulder

Ending song: Matt Ryd – Healed

Ending Song (feel free to correct me here): Young Love – Underneath the Night Sky I was corrected. =)

My Quotes:

JD: You destroyed my scooter, Sasha.
Janitor: You know I hate Wednesdays.

JD: I love you (this was his way to get rid of Dr. Maddox…actually any woman)

JD: If you come with me to Dr. Kelso then I won’t talk to you.
Dr. Cox: There it is.

Dr. Cox: “How are we going to get rid of Maddox? Would you [Janitor] like to go first to get your ridiculous ideas out of the way?”

My Inside Scoop:

It seems that the new Chief of Medicine Dr. Maddox is everywhere. And what’s more is that because of this the doctors aren’t able to “work the system” any more to help patients. Dr. Cox seems to think he can get around Dr. Maddox because he is a better doctor and starts bragging. Katie, one of the new interns, is kissing up like crazy to Elliot and other docs, but offering little respect to others. Carla, however, who is the “lioness” of the hospital notices that Katie has been screwing up a lot and taking credit where it is not due. Not to be misses also, Dr. Kelso and the Janitor are both hanging in the coffee shop and there seems to be another female doctor that always seems to be dressed like Elliot.

JD and Elliot have a patient, Mr. Rozell, that seems to have MS but notice something weird when he takes his pills. Even the great and mighty Dr. Cox can’t sneak one past Dr. Maddox as she bounces his patient who had head trauma because he was too old for the clinical trials. This infuriates Dr. Cox who proposes to the others that they get rid of Dr. Maddox.

Meanwhile, Carla has decided to confront Katie in the cafeteria. She tries to give her advice but Katie says that she doesn’t care. Carla then lets her know she is annoying and won’t have any friends eventually. The whole show keeps flashing back and forth between Carla’s advice to Katie and how Dr. Maddox acts now. JD and Elliot confront their M.S. patient only to discover his daughter is the one with M.S. symptoms. It seem that he had insurance and she didn’t, so Elliot & JD decide to help them out and not say anything.

In other areas of the hospital, the Janitor and Dr. Cox are digging up dirt on Dr. Maddox. The Janitor seems scared, but then tells Dr. Cox he does this so much that he created a character to have more fun with it. Dr. Maddox bounces Mr. Rozell and then Dr. Cox confronts her with the dirt. Everyone seems upset with her and she simply lets them know that she does not care. The scenes are a virtual mirror image of Carla’s advice to Katie.

JD, Elliot, Dr. Cox and the Janitor discuss ways to get rid of Dr. Maddox. The Janitor has some very creative ideas that are good for quite a few laughs. You really must see how his ‘photo shop’ idea works out. JD’s only idea is to say ‘I love you’ because it will run off most women. They go to Jordan for help but she is no longer on the board but says Kelso has dirt on everyone. The janitor tries to help Carla with Katie, also in very colorful ways. Kelso says he will help but only if Dr. Cox tells him he misses him as Chief. Dr. Cox digs deep and actually says something nice to Kelso, thus winning his support.

Katie tries to lay on the sob story about why she is who she is, but Carla has heard it all (nice music gag by the way), what matters is now and not your past. Dr. Kelso uses his dirt and Dr. Maddox does get fired. She give a bitter parting speech to the staff about how nothing will change and the next person will be the same. JD summarizes by hoping thy proved her wrong in the next weeks. JD & Elliot help their M.S. patient, Cox and Kelso seem to develop a friendship and even Katie admits her faults and asks Elliot for help.

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