(S08E15) There's a reason why you don't see too many sitcoms do two-parters or one-hour episodes more than once every couple of years; the comedy momentum set in the first half-hour usually doesn't continue during the second. Although the second part of Scrubs' Bahamas adventure was still pretty good, it definitely wasn't as funny as last week's first part.

But two interesting things came out of this episode, one character-based and the other actor-based. And, even though I had an inkling the latter was coming, it still surprised me when I saw it. More after the jump.

For some reason, until I saw Bill Lawrence show up on screen as the officiant the Braintrust had selected to conduct Janitor's wedding, I had completely forgot that he mentioned to critics last summer that he was going to act in this episode. He did a nice job in playing the worst minister ever. "Marriage... is a dead institution. Hasn't worked for me, it hasn't worked for anyone in my family." My favorite part of the wedding was when Janitor forced everyone to stand while he and Lady sat through the ceremony. But his vows to Lady were actually very sweet, as he managed to both be sincere and lie about his mother aging backwards all in the same sentence.

The second thing that happened is that J.D. actually admitted that -- hold on to your stethoscopes -- that he loved Elliot even more than he loved Turk. Yeah, you read that correctly. Talk about a spoiler... anyway, despite the trumped up drama an obviously very woozy (and pregnant, perhaps?) Elliot subjected J.D. to during this trip, it seems like he made it through like a champ. Of course, the other two couples with issues -- Cox and Jordan and Turk and Carla -- resolved their difficulties, as well. I mean, man, who knew the same Carla that was biting her tonenails one day would look so smokin' hot the next?

More fun stuff:

• Ted's amazingly good acoustic version of "Hey Ya" at the wedding. That Sam Lloyd's got some musical talent, I tell ya.
• Turk really thinks that hotel employee was a mermaid? I guess when your wife is too busy worrying about your kid to be sexy, a man can think of anything...
• I swear I've seen the "Cox wants more with Jordan than just hate-love" storyline before. But it's still good to see that dynamic rear its head again.
• I know Elliot's revulsion towards redheads -- "God's mistakes" -- comes out of nowhere, but it's still funny, especially when Lady tells her that she's a natural ginger person.
• Oops, the eel joke I mentioned last week happened in this episode. Oy. That's what happens when you watch screeners ahead of time; sometimes the episodes blur together a bit.
• Janitor dragging J.D. to to the top of a lighthouse, taping dead fish to his hands, and letting the seagulls have their way with him. It was definitely the appropriate Janitorial punishment for J.D. actually inviting people to the wedding.
• We still don't know Janitor's name, do we? We thought we might hear it at the ceremony, but lots of interruptions, including The Todd's high-tide five with his mentor.
• Lady is short for Ladania! Never knew that before.
• Ted's skin drinks in the sunscreen for a reason; he burns like a tiny turkey in a huge oven.
• Kelso spends the entire episode at the bar sucking down Bahama Mamas. When the bartender encourages him to see the islands, he does so... and walks into another bar. Well, at least we know where Bobbo's priorities lie.

We're coming down the home stretch, folks. Hopefully the remaining episodes will be as funny as this sojurn to the islands.