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(S06E07) Let's see, over the past five seasons J.D. has given his special narrating powers to Turk, Elliot, Carla, and even Janitor. So, it was logical that he would pass on his abilities to one of the two remaining bigwigs of the show. And he did so this week, as the inner monologue was passed on to Bob Kelso.
Its been awhile since we've seen Bob strut his stuff on the show. Yes, he had some significant singing parts during the musical episode, but he's been in the shadows recently. He certainly isn't the powerhouse that he was in the earlier seasons. That was actually the plot of this week's episode: the staff are no longer afraid of Kelso's tirades since he barely shows up anymore.
All in all it was a good episode and had the rhythm of earlier seasons. There were tons of fantasy sequences, many from Bob Kelso. One of the more amusing ones was his thoughts on what his life would be like if he was still in the Navy. Flash to a scene reminiscent of the ending from An Officer and a Gentleman. Except this time it's Kelso in the Navy dress whites rescuing his love from a Far East sweatshop while an Asian version of Joe Cocker's 'Love Lifts us up Where we Belong' plays in the background. The same scene is repeated a few minutes later, except it is the Asian woman rescuing Kelso from the hospital.
The subplot was a play on the continuing debate over the war on Iraq. After a war veteran with a head wound is brought into the hospital arguments break out amongst the staff about the good and bad of the campaign, which cause the patient to be neglected. Laverne and Elliot are on the pro side, while Turk and (not surprisingly) Cox are on the anti side of things. Meanwhile, Kelso decides to befriend the veteran. At the end of the show it is that man who convinces Kelso that sometimes people expect you to be an asshat (not his words) in order to motivate them. It marks a turnaround in Bob's attitude towards the staff as well as his position.
Not much else to talk about this week. There were some funny Ted scenes (the human Magic 8 Ball), J.D. was looking for an apartment (and didn't know anything about Iraq) and we got to see the continued fascination Janitor has with taxidermy and how he utilizes the animals he stuffs. Actually, what I like about Scrubs is that it remembers its history. This week alone we revisited the Janitor's hobby with stuffing rodents, Kelso's tushy tattoo, which says Johnny (and Johnny has one with Bobby), and a few quotes that Elliot had said in previous seasons. Those were predominately displayed on the Coffee Bucks cups.
That's all this time around. I won't be here next week, but brother Joel has graciously stepped in to substitute. See you in a few.
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