kay4today
Since: Jan, 2011
06/06/2013 00:00:00
It's a brainless comedy sometimes, but the drama generally succeeds in my opinion. The Seasonal Rot and the Flanderization of the characters later on is a pity.
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Actually, the drama is what makes it great
Judging from the other two reviews here, and reactions of other (more casual) watchers this troper knows, people don't seem to appreciate Scrubs' dips into the more dramatic. Fair enough. But I disagree.
Scrubs is a phenomenally funny show, and yes, it's easy to just watch clips of the funny bits on You Tube and skip the emotional moments, but that's not what the show is about. Scrubs never sought to deceive any viewers into thinking it was brainless comedy. What makes the laughter all the more real and worthwhile is that it's balanced by the darker moments, and what makes the tragedy bearable is the comedy. For all the show's surreality, it strives more than anything to be realistic in its portrayal of the relationships between doctors and patients, and the relationships between people.
This show is brilliant. Admitting its genius comedy while dismissing the drama only cheapens that.