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Last week, Scrubs finally had an episode in which all the principle cast members were involved. Sadly, it was a disappointment. The whole episode was a half hearted excuse to have everyone outside in the Caribbean sun in bathing suits. The plot, such as it was, was that all three couples had their conflicts while trying to spend a romantic vacation together.

Picking up from last week’s non-cliffhanger, the Janitor is upset that everyone came to the wedding as it was really just a scheme to get presents. There are a few good gags with the Janitor, the brain trust and his soon to be phony-wife “Lady”. Generally though the show was about the couples and the breakdown of their relationships. It was short on gags just like last week.

Turk is upset that Carla is unable to be intimate while on their romantic vacation. Elliot is angry that JD hasn’t given her a grand enough pronouncement of their love. Most ridiculously, Dr. Cox is taunting Jordan because he wants to be more loving with the ice  queen. As you can tell form the descriptions, its truly uninspired writing. Scrubs isn’t exactly well crafted comedy, but this seemed particularly clumsy.

Not surprisingly, it ends with good feelings, a fake wedding, romance and a bizarre cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya” sung by Ted the lawyer to finish. I think this may be the last time Scrubs may ever been intern-free. It would not surprise me if this where the last episode featuring every member of the original cast. That would be a shame. Let’s hope I’m wrong.