Scrubsseason 9 made some very questionable decisions that damaged the show’s legacy, and those missteps must be learned from when the sitcom comes back. TheScrubsrevivalwill account for the show’s softly rebootedMed Schoolepisodes, keeping everything together as part of the same canon. Although refusing to ignoreScrubs: Med Schoolhas ruffled the feathers of many devoted fans,it makes sense to keepScrubsseason 9 intact. However,Scrubsseason 10 needs to be careful not to follow too closely in its predecessor’s footsteps.
Scrubscurrently has three finales. The first came at the end ofScrubsseason 7, whenthe 2007-2008 writers' strike affected many shows, includingScrubs. The disruption meantScrubsseason 8 may not have been possible, but it ultimately was after a network switch from NBC to ABC.Scrubsseason 8’s “My Finale” two-parter is widely accepted as the most notable stopping point for the sitcom, as it feels brilliant and incredibly intentional.Scrubs: Med Schoolalso had a finale, but it can’t have been what showrunner Bill Lawrence had in mind.
Scrubs' Revival Must Have A Satisfying Finale After Season 9’s Abrupt Ending
“Our Thanks” felt like a mid-season episode
Scrubsseason 9, episode 13, “Our Thanks,” is forced into the position of being the show’s final episode. Although the installment concludes in a traditionally uplifting manner, it doesn’t feel anything like a big farewell. There’s a very simple explanation for that - it was never intended to be.Scrubs' viewing figures and general reception plummeted duringMed School, so ABC pulled the plug shortly after it ended. So,“Our Thanks” was left as a loose end and a thoroughly underwhelming way to see off the sitcom.
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Scrubs season 10 is on the way after a long time off the air, and there are several reasons why the medical sitcom’s return is so exciting.
Scrubsseason 10 now has a huge responsibility to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen again. Although the show never matched the popularity of some of its contemporaries, likeFriends,Scrubs' quality was evident throughout its golden era. It fell apart forMed School, but that was always a possibility given the show’s drastic overhaul. Creator Bill Lawrence has already admittedScrubsseason 10 will be a blend of new and old characters like season 9, but he has likely learned from previous mistakes. Hopefully, he’s able to give the revival a proper finale, unlikeMed School.
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“My Finale” would have been the perfect place the end Scrubs
The announcement ofScrubsseason 9 took pretty much everyone by surprise. The show had wrapped everything up in a neat little bow at the end ofScrubsseason 8. “My Finale” had everything from an emotional farewell to an open-ended promise of what was to come forZach Braff’s Dr. John “JD” Dorian.So, Lawrence had to pull off something incredibly special and worthwhile to justify moving on from season 8’s final moments. Sadly,Scrubs: Med Schoolcrashed and burned, and wasn’t even able to replace “My Finale” as a genuine stopping point.
Part of what made “My Finale” so great was the coy exchange between JD and the unnamed janitor at the end. The latter is actually played by Bill Lawrence, so it’s a meta farewell between the showrunner and his leading man.
Part of what made “My Finale” so great was the coy exchange between JD and the unnamed janitor at the end. The latter is actually played by Bill Lawrence, so it’s a meta farewell between the showrunner and his leading man. That was always going to be a tricky moment to beat, and so was JD’s fantasy montage. It was bold to even try, but season 9 fell short in every conceivable way, with another absence being the realization of JD’s wedding. Instead.Braff’s character getting married to Elliot (Sarah Chalke) was relegated to an offscreen occurrence.
How Scrubs Season 10 Can Avoid A Second Abrupt Ending In A Row
The Scrubs revival can’t plan too far into the future
Speaking withLad Biblebefore theScrubsrevival had been officially greenlit, Lawrence said his goal was to make “a couple more” seasons of the medical sitcom. While this may sound exciting, it’s also arguably a lofty ambition. Sitcom revivals can be a mixed bag, as proven byFrasier’s revival era being canceled after just two seasons, with there clearly being signs that the story wasn’t over. So,Scrubsseason 10 must be careful not to end on a cliffhanger, or it risks doubling down onMed School’s terrible conclusion.
Scrubs' Revival Can Bring Back A Hilarious Cameo Trend From The Original Show
Scrubs had a running gag during its original era that would have been easy to miss for many of its viewers, but the revival can do it again.
There is a relatively easy way theScrubsrevival can pull this off. Because a cliffhanger would be so risky, the best course of action is to makeScrubsseason 10 a self-contained narrative that focuses more on the show’s past and present rather than anything too far into the future. The run can still have a big finale, and even one that can be continued from, but said continuation needs to be optional rather than necessary. In other words,Scrubsseason 10 needs to avoid coming to a close too open-endedly.
