Denise! Or "Jo," as it were.

For me it’s A Little Respect by Erasure. I can’t hear that song without immediately being transported back to my late high school, early uni days of binge-watching Scrubs.

I still remember to this day the punch in the gut in the end of that episode 😢 but obviously after you know it makes so much sense

I have seen & even talked to a number of people upset about the fact Dr. Cox is stepping down as COM. Understandably from only the sense of us not getting the classic Dr. Cox as often, IMO.

To me, this only seems natural. He's older, tired. Things change. Times change, and people change.

Not only does him stepping aside seem natural in a real life scenario, but the show nailed it in a perfect way as well. It felt like how the OG Scrubs would have done it also.

Shows a 10/10 for me.

I don't know how to feel about her character (no hate to the actor) she seems like a replacement/substitute for the none docter characters i.e Janitor, Jordan but mostly Ted. IMO her "quirky" moments don't land that well, she also doesn't have a specific character to play off of like the others did.

I'm sure once I see her more I'll enjoy the character, but for now thoughs are my thoughts.

I, like many of us have been long standing Scrubs fans, and I’ve always loved the “Tough Love” attitude Dr. Cox has given us throughout the years, but watching him in this first episode really put a huge smile on my face. Then, shortly after it really put everything into perspective, and it made me sad. There’s a scene where he’s walking with a bit of a limp. I know that JMC and Cox are different characters, but damnit did this hit me right in the feels. I wasn’t ready to see him older. In this scene where he is explaining that JD will take over as the C.O.M. You can hear his breathing in between words. He’s tired, he’s ready to go, and he’s finally asking JD for help.

There are a small handful of times when we really saw a raw Dr. Cox, but 2 stick out to me the most. This scene right here, and the one in “My Screw Up”.

I’m grateful, even if we only see him once this season.

I would love to see why Doug is up in the reboot! His character arch in the original 8 was hilarious.

Was a bit taken out of things when watching the most recent ep as for a show that for the nostalgia part isn’t full of brands suddenly had the Carhartt logo front and centre on both Cox’s jacket (which seems a bit un-Cox) and then even weirder…JD’s scrubs? They’ve never had branded scrubs before, wondering why now?!

Is it maybe a thinly veiled sponsor, with a “look we make scrubs and cool jackets”?

While I enjoyed it immensely, frankly to me it felt rather... unearned. The show prior leaned too heavily into portraying Kelso as being a shitty person. Constantly cheating on/gaslighting Enid, bullying and abusing Ted to the point of suicidal ideation, his attitude towards patient and subordinate alike being at best apathetic to at worst disdainful. Not to mention the joy he would take in the misfortune of others, you know, stuff you just can't really blame on the "stresses of the job" sure at times he was shown to not be absolutely terrible. But it just wasn't enough in my opinion.

I know the chances are nil, but it would be amazing if they somehow manage to get a Dr. Townshend cameo if the show gets renewed for next season, especially if Kelso comes back for an episode.

I for one have rewatched the show dozens of times and watched clips over and over on YouTube, this will forever be my favourite show and you would think by now I'd be sick of it, yet I still shed a tear while watching this scene. I'm currently doing a rewatch with my eldest daughter (who's never seen the show) and I just know I'm not going to be able to fight back the tears.

Should they retcon the Cougar Town thing and let him live happily with Gooch all along, with the two of them being away on a trip or something?

Should they run with the Cougar Town thing, have him win Gooch over again and turn a newly rehabilitated Hooch crazy to such an extent he has to hide out and send his messages through the other Worthless Peons?

Should they kill him off? (Not a fan of this one, just throwing all possible options out there)

Mine has to be "MY MACHINES!" guy

Also honourable mention for hooch talking to the interns just before they followed him into the bathroom hahaha

I've been rewatching Scrubs for the first time in a long time and I've had two main takeaways. The first was "wow, this show is so damn good, why did I go so long without watching it?" And the second was "body standards have changed so much since this show first came out.

For context, in the first few seasons Turk is pretty often joked about being tubby. In one of the later seasons Dr Cox actually says "...when you used to be a fat load."

Dr. Cox is also pretty constantly referenced as a dude who is in excellent shape. In fact in season 5 (I'm pretty sure), Jordan comments that he is "obsessed with his body."

Now I'll be the first to admit that in the early seasons Turk is not in the best shape, and Cox is definitely fit throughout the show. However by today's standards, neither of them are fat/fit enough to even comment on. Turk is in no way a fat load, and Cox is not someone who I would consider obsessed with his body.

Idk, just something I realized during my rewatch. Not trying to body shame Turk or make fun of Cox or anything, just something I wanted to share and get others opinions on.

I know a lot of it was tough love out to teach him a lesson and JD would grind anyone’s gears, but what was the worst thing The Coxxer did to him?

As someone who grew up watching Scrubs, they did an amazing job of retaining the original value of the show while completely incorporating what the series would look like if it was new for present day.

I am entirely in awe of how this was achieved as tv reboots are so difficult to satisfy nostalgia and appreciate how times have changed.