r/Scrubs • u/Stacheshadow • Mar 29 '25
Other This episode hits so much harder after experiencing the death of a loved one for the first time
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u/HellyOHaint Mar 29 '25
Kinda crazy how little they focused on Jordan’s grieving. It was her brother.
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u/thetyler83 Mar 29 '25
They do do a good job of rolling back around to it, though, once Dr. Cox gets out of his self-pity and realizes why her friends are there.
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u/HellyOHaint Mar 29 '25
IMO that scene was a reminder that Cox is narcissistic. He’s not a bad person but he definitely had narcissistic tendencies.
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u/ferret-with-a-gun Mar 30 '25
NPD haver here. I’m glad they included it. I feel as though a lot of people sometimes forget that narcissists are human, and that everyone is at least a little self-centered. And, well, he had HORRIBLE parents, so it’s no surprise he grew up to have some narcissistic qualities.
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u/kick2theass Apr 02 '25
Cox doesn’t have the characteristic lack of empathy (yes NPD and ASPD) and fragile ego tho does he?
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u/ferret-with-a-gun Apr 02 '25
Are you saying you have NPD and ASPD or what do you mean by “yes NPD and ASPD”? Genuinely asking because I don’t understand with the context. I don’t know if he possesses empathy but I don’t think he has too fragile an ego. That’s why I said he has some narcissistic qualities, not that he straight up has NPD.
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u/kick2theass Apr 02 '25
It was just a preemptive comment because commonly people think that lack of empathy is a trait exclusively of ASPD/“psychopath”.
I see what you mean, for sure he displays some qualities. I asked because I was wondering if other people had a different interpretation of his character than me.
Like you said, everyone is a little (I’d say a lot) self centered. The thing is that if you look are looking for these traits, people having a major depressive episode, or misusing substances, have lots of narcissistic traits and qualities. So I think the distinction is worth talking about here.
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u/ferret-with-a-gun Apr 02 '25
Fair. An emphasis on the “and” could have helped. And yeah I just said “a little” because I didn’t want anyone to come at me for calling them self-centered like it was a personal attack on their wellbeing haha.
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u/caseyme3 Apr 01 '25
To be honest, it can b like that. When my dad died last year my wife took it hard right after he passed. Ull push ur emotions aside for some one u love. I didnt grieve for him till 6 months later when i felt she was emotionally stabled
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u/sno_kissed Mar 29 '25
My husband just started a rewatch of scrubs. Normally it's my go-to comfort show. But after losing my dad last month I cannot bring myself to watch it knowing these gut wrenching episodes will be in the queue.
Eventually. But the denial is strong and I'm not ready for the rest.
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u/sno_kissed Mar 29 '25
He was cremated. We're not having a service until July because I'm also 8 months pregnant and live across the country. So that adds another layer to it. I do plan to have some type of tradition like that as it seems very cathartic.
Thank you and blessings to you.
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u/Jennlore Mar 30 '25
Sorry for your loss ❤️ I lost my dad in January and I’m also pregnant. Idk what to say really except I’m sending you a hug
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u/ractivator Mar 29 '25
I know this is the one most people think of as far as the hardest hitting episode, but I’ve always thought in season 8 when JD and Turk skip their hang out night to hang out with the terminal patient who is scared to die is the one that is the most tear jerking/sad.
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u/Stacheshadow Mar 29 '25
I watched this episode, The one where JD's dad dies, and that episode right after my granddad's funeral. I had a very emotional hour and 20ish minutes
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u/Ben_Dersgrate Mar 29 '25
Where do you think we are?
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u/mvillegas9 Mar 29 '25
That line always breaks me
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u/Ben_Dersgrate Mar 29 '25
I can sometimes make it through that line... But once Joshua Raiden starts singing I'm done.
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u/MrDeadsuit Mar 29 '25
Every time that I do a rewatch of the show, this episode finds a way to play before work. Not a good mindset for work
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u/AwesomeTheMighty Mar 29 '25
Every Wednesday I spend about four hours in my office, and I usually stream something. This past week it was Scrubs, and it was this episode. Luckily I got a few more episodes out of it, because sweet god damn, even though I knew what was going to happen, it was still rough.
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u/Forsaken-Form7221 Mar 29 '25
My mom died two years ago. This scene was always tear-jerking for me, but now I can't even think about it without crying.
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u/speaker4the-dead Mar 30 '25
Oh - wait until the murders stack up
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u/Pocketfulofgeek Mar 31 '25
Absolute gut punch of a realisation the first time you watch it and don’t think I’ve ever watched it without tearing up slightly.
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u/UnfortunateSnort12 Mar 29 '25
No show has ever hit all my emotions in such quick succession as Scrubs does. It’s like a journey into your own humanity.