Scrubs is in an interesting place as a series. Its been kicked back and forth between NBC and ABC and while NBC was ready to bury it, ABC seems ready to give it a fair shake. ABC though has seen fit to try to push a new cast onto old fans of the series. The new interns have been a mixed bag. Some have fit right in, others seem to be stage props.

JD has now assumed the mantle of agitator that Dr Cox left behind when he became the new chief of medicine. Flush with his new sense of respect, JD proceeds to annoy and frustrate everyone around him. Elliot is tied up once again with Katie the intern who has no feelings. After Katie makes a wrong call on a biopsy test, she learns the reason why interns aren’t allowed to make those kinds of calls on their own. Sunny the overly positive intern comes into conflict with the Janitor. As usual, interactions with the Janitor are the comedic high point of the show.

Basically, other than JD getting his jollies being the new head man in the hospital, there was very little interaction with the traditional cast. ABC’s concerted effort to push the interns as possible replacements for Carla, Turk, JD and Elliot is pretty clear. I’m not sure if its a good idea. Though I think it makes a certain amount of sense, its really difficult to get an established audience to accept this many new cast members at once. If Scrubs isn’t careful, it could lose its built in audience without finding a new one to replace it.