Actually I think he'd never lost a patient up until this point. He called himself the exception that proves the rule. That rule being "you'll eventually kill someone."
@@ianmcpherson2171 20 years as a doctor and you never lost a patient? I don't believe that. No matter how good you are, thing do go wrong and you can't do anything about it. Also, you can talk to any senior doctor to ask how likely it is that doctors lose their patients.
Been a soldier for 18 years, I tell my lads the same thing.........absolutely understand where Dr Cox is coming from. He is a good leader. First rule of leadership. Give a fuck.
I love the subtle signs of respect Dr. Cox has for JD throughout the series. Caring that he would have made the same call. Stopping walking away to hear JD out when JD yells that stern "hey" to him
@@abrahamkim1078 i normally hate the character Carla but tbh that reaction and the way she acted was awesome. btw.. crazy that you answer a post 12 years later haha. :D
I remember that I was a kid watching this episode. It hit me emotionally pretty hard. Since then I've never disrespected any doctor. Especially those who like Perry Cox here, put so much care into helping people. John McGinley deserves every tv/acting award there is for role of Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox. Outstanding
That s not what I get from Scrubs. There are good doctors and bad ones... like in aver job ever. What i got from Cox is that everyone deals with death, suffering in different ways. That life can be cruel and you can t help every single one. That you can t let emotion get the better of you. Sad truth about working in healthcare.
people always say that Dr. Cox is amazing in this episode, but look at the awkward look on Carla's face! that's the exact face anyone else would have accros from him in that moment!
They are all pretty amazing actors, it’s so easy for a scene like this to fall flat but everything from performances to musical score really makes it hit home
@@karlmathewrose888 I don't think she's is acting in this scene. Looks genuine from both of them. Obviously the script is written, but John's personal feelings and Judy's reaction to them led to such a great moment captured.
Some days, Scrub was a silly gag-fest but there were other days.... days when Scrubs was bar none the best show on television. Season 5, episodes 20 and 21 were an incredible, heart-wrenching story that made frauds of any other series out there. I re-watch the series regularly and it still brings me to tears. I can't believe this amazing show was considered a sit-com.
"I can't believe this amazing show was considered a sit-com." So was MASH, the fault's not in the classification, it's in letting ourselves think that just because something got a certain moniker that it can't be more than what most of the shows like that are.
I've always kind of considered Brooklyn Nine-Nine to be a spiritual successor to Scrubs, because they both share similar traits as comedies. The cutaways and the flashbacks mainly, but also that when they did serious, they did it HARD, and still entwined it perfectly with the comedy.
I will never understand how 2:10 isn't an absolutely award-winning performance moment. Absolutely heartbreaking for the character of Cox, and you can just feel it through the screen. Outstanding actor.
0:57 look at his mouth and his lips being pressed together out of pure nervousness and fear because he has to defuse a fucking nuclear bomb and risks to get blown away by a savage, extremely emotional Dr. Cox. And how his facial expressions get smoother after he sees that Cox isn't going to explode and seem to feel better when he learned that JD would have done the same as he did. Great acting by Zach. And, you can clearly see how Cox's brain is working and realizing that JDs arguments are actually very valid and how a lot of guilt falls off of him
I always aappreciated the songs in this shot. They were not the stereotypical sad/happy songs. They made you think about what's happening and lead you into a mood where you feel the characters pain and other feelings. I love thst show. It teached me so much while becoming the man I am today. It teached me that it's ok to ask for help ... Thst it's ok not to be perfect ... That even when you do everything right you can fall. And it's ok as long as you stand up and try again
The way he raged at the machine shows a split second idea from him to go full rage, and ofcause carla reaction seemed real from the most part not act. Show a grate sceen by both and pure chemistry from both
1:30 is so sad because he was really going to pull him back from the abyss. Cox was genuinely sparked by J.D. confirming he would have done the same thing, because he had already begun to respect J.D.s judgment as a doctor way before this episode
I believe this story arc was J.D's redemption. After he got Elliot and dumped her, J.D was a character who barely progressed. He was an immature child who was almost sociopathic at dealing with people. Cox having a full on tragic breakdown was needed.
In this particular scene the actor remembered the moment when he received the news that his son had been born with Down syndrome That is why his emotions do not only seem fictitious because they refer to this moment.
Scrubs was a roller coaster of emotions and I loved every bit of it……..this little piece of absolutely outstanding tv is made that little more special by the music and for all those involved in gifting us ‘Scrubs’ I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🥰🥰🥰
What hits closest to home for me is the empty loneliness when everyone leaves after the code is called. Sometimes it's you and the pt. Then you bag em up ship em to the morgue and it's just an empty bed where some husband/father/son/grandfather used to be.
My favourite episode! Johnny C, the music, JD desperately trying to help Cox and then he uses Cox's on words but gets a different result. It's ready writing I Fucking love this show
The point this scene drives home is that you're never too veteran to be above humanity. This scene had more cutting realism than any other doctor's show I've seen, and it's horrific to see a character as tough as Dr. Cox take such a beating. I love how they portrayed his respect/trust in JD, the younger doctor who he's so invested in that the roles were almost momentarily reversed. But in happens in life too, we've seen older war veterans put their faith in the advise of younger soldiers because they've got that pep that we lose a lot of the older we get. It's why in life old and young people need each-other to exist. Absolutely love how thought-provoking this scene is. And props to Judy Reyes (Carla) who's a bit of an unsung hero in the flatlining sequence, because she does an amazing job selling for McGinley's acting, and elevating what is already a brilliant performance.
What an episode; I remember seeing it at the time and thinking about it for ages just waiting for the next episode to come on. I miss that impact from shows
This show can be so funny one minute and it can make you cry the next and the hospital is such a perfect place for that kind of transition. So much is going on there and you can either laugh or cry. I just wish real life doctors could take themselves as seriously as they do on Scrubs sometimes.
I met John C McGinley at Lansdowne Road at half time of an Ireland game and he was a proper legend. Signed for everybody, had a lot of banter with the group that gathered around him and used my back to lean on to sign autographs for people. Such a legend, lots of fun and he loves Ireland too, a great man!
It's something that's done so well in these scenes, something as simple as lighting to add a whole new mood to these scenes. And you can tell, even before you look, that it's gonna be a bad moment simply because the lighting can be associated with something bad. That's the genius of this show, being able to make something hit that much harder by lowering the lighting and giving an amber atmosphere, with light filtering through the windows to only capture their face. Absolutely splendid I'd say, a show like no other.
this show has more truth to it than any other medical show in my opinion... having worked in the medical field for 16 years you see a lot of the personalities and situations.
I was a kid when Scrubs started airing. And during that time as a kid, I only ever thought of Scrubs as this "Medical Sitcom about a Goofy Doctor and his Surgeon Buddy." I only ever thought it was a comedy... Then around the time I was in middle/high school, I started catching reruns of Scrubs on...whatever channel I could find it. I still enjoyed it for the humor, but I began to realize something else. Scrubs had such good writing, that it actually made me care a lot more about these characters than i had in most any other sitcom I had watched... And then I found _this_ episode. And I realized two things... 1; that this was the beginning of my Love for the Fray's "How to Save a Life." And 2; that this show was _far more_ than a simple comedy about a Goofy Doctor. This show was capable of hard-hitting drama. This show was capable of making you _feel something genuine_ for people who didn't really exist. Because the writing, the acting, the direction, all of it...was just _that good._ This remains my all-time favorite moment from Scrubs.
JD didn't seem to see that he told him that not as a caution but as a revelation. He'd already been blaming himself and there was no way for him to stop seeing himself as responsible. Eventually, JD would cross that threshold.
Yeah, but that's what makes it such a good show. There are very few places other than a hospital where you need to keep your sense of humor otherwise, you're f'ed. Scrubs reminds us that while a hospital is a serious and harsh place to be, doctors and nurses need to keep their sense of humor to keep doing their jobs.
I feel this show did not get the acclaim it deserved. It was amazingly deep at times for a comedy and most if not all of the episodes were well written. After seeing this clip I think its time to watch the entire series again. Disclaimer * *This does not include the 9th season. I don't know what coke fueled exec greenlighted that season and I didn't understand wtf the writers were thinking but dear lord. As far as I am concerned there were only 8 seasons and episode 19 titled " My Finale" was the perfect end to a great show. I mean there is even Finale in the title to drive home the point that its over. FU season 19
One of the best tv shows (since shows went full color) ever.. It is second only to M.A.S.H., and for the same reasons. The comedy, tragedy of these two shows is just unparalleled.
People do not see the symbolism here. Carla sees Dr. Cox as almost a God. He saves where others can't. In this scene she sees him as human and being vulnerable same as she.
It is an unrealistic scene. A doctor can question his mistakes and should question his mistakes, but when he starts questioning freak accidents, he will no longer be able to do his job. This kind of doctor would burn out within a year.
He does kind of move on once JD explains that it was a freak accident..but the issue is the kidney transplant patient had far more time to wait, there was no reason not to do the extra tests to make sure. Now whether this accurate in medicine, I don't know (although scrubs is often cited as being one of the most medically accurate shows), but within the fiction of the story, that's the reason why Cox is upset. He doesn't feel it was a freak accident for that third death.
@@arandombard1197 according to a doctor that reviewed this episode they test for rabies cause there are so few cases a year it would be a waste of money and resources
How John C. McGinley never won an Emmy, much less never being nominated, is a G.D. travesty.
Facts!
He should have won the emmy every year Scrubs was on
Much respect to you for not using His name in vain.
However, I'm not in your field of theology.
This scene, and your comment, is precious.
Peace love.
You could say a J.D. travesty, I’ll show myself out
Damn unreal how he didn't. This episode (and many others) got me. This is by far the best show ever created.
"The second you start blaming yourself for peoples' deaths, there's no coming back."
It was a warning...Cox had been doing it since the beginning.
"Yea..... you're right.."
Actually I think he'd never lost a patient up until this point. He called himself the exception that proves the rule. That rule being "you'll eventually kill someone."
@@ianmcpherson2171 20 years as a doctor and you never lost a patient? I don't believe that. No matter how good you are, thing do go wrong and you can't do anything about it. Also, you can talk to any senior doctor to ask how likely it is that doctors lose their patients.
Been a soldier for 18 years, I tell my lads the same thing.........absolutely understand where Dr Cox is coming from. He is a good leader. First rule of leadership. Give a fuck.
@@vahurjoa210 not never lost a patient. He meant he'd never caused a death by messing up. Or so he claimed
I love the subtle signs of respect Dr. Cox has for JD throughout the series. Caring that he would have made the same call. Stopping walking away to hear JD out when JD yells that stern "hey" to him
It started in one of the very first episodes, when Dr. Cox was telling the board that JD was an excellent intern.
this and bens funeral made me cry. scrubs is the best show on tv.
Wow, 14 years ago.... How are ya?
Shame, beautiful scenes, you nailed it!
If alive, stay safe.
Agreed Bens funeral....*holding back the man tears*
14 years...god. Hope you are well.
Still is.
It's a shame that season 9 had absolute zero moments half as powerful.
One of the few shows out there that will always be one of the best.
the actor playing cox is incredible.
How about Carla’s reaction and her stoic facial expressions during cox’s meltdown. What an underrated show and plethora of talented actors/actress’.
John c. Mcgenly
@@batman-gu7pm - John C. McGinley - just to be accurate. Such an amazing actor, we should spell his name right.
@@freddybeer agreed
@@abrahamkim1078 i normally hate the character Carla but tbh that reaction and the way she acted was awesome. btw.. crazy that you answer a post 12 years later haha. :D
I remember that I was a kid watching this episode. It hit me emotionally pretty hard. Since then I've never disrespected any doctor. Especially those who like Perry Cox here, put so much care into helping people.
John McGinley deserves every tv/acting award there is for role of Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox. Outstanding
In my country there's a doctor who was recently judged for amputating the wrong leg
That s not what I get from Scrubs. There are good doctors and bad ones... like in aver job ever. What i got from Cox is that everyone deals with death, suffering in different ways. That life can be cruel and you can t help every single one. That you can t let emotion get the better of you. Sad truth about working in healthcare.
people always say that Dr. Cox is amazing in this episode, but look at the awkward look on Carla's face! that's the exact face anyone else would have accros from him in that moment!
Completely agree. Amazing acting by Judy Reyes.
They are all pretty amazing actors, it’s so easy for a scene like this to fall flat but everything from performances to musical score really makes it hit home
Yes, I noticed that too.
I always thought the same thing. Like it's a look of dread with zero hope and how she conveyed that was great. This was such a great cast of actors.
@@karlmathewrose888 I don't think she's is acting in this scene. Looks genuine from both of them. Obviously the script is written, but John's personal feelings and Judy's reaction to them led to such a great moment captured.
he once said "I never killed, but I happen to be a spectacular exception" and that is why it hit him like this.
Some days, Scrub was a silly gag-fest but there were other days.... days when Scrubs was bar none the best show on television. Season 5, episodes 20 and 21 were an incredible, heart-wrenching story that made frauds of any other series out there. I re-watch the series regularly and it still brings me to tears. I can't believe this amazing show was considered a sit-com.
"I can't believe this amazing show was considered a sit-com."
So was MASH, the fault's not in the classification, it's in letting ourselves think that just because something got a certain moniker that it can't be more than what most of the shows like that are.
I've always kind of considered Brooklyn Nine-Nine to be a spiritual successor to Scrubs, because they both share similar traits as comedies. The cutaways and the flashbacks mainly, but also that when they did serious, they did it HARD, and still entwined it perfectly with the comedy.
I will never understand how 2:10 isn't an absolutely award-winning performance moment. Absolutely heartbreaking for the character of Cox, and you can just feel it through the screen. Outstanding actor.
0:57 look at his mouth and his lips being pressed together out of pure nervousness and fear because he has to defuse a fucking nuclear bomb and risks to get blown away by a savage, extremely emotional Dr. Cox. And how his facial expressions get smoother after he sees that Cox isn't going to explode and seem to feel better when he learned that JD would have done the same as he did. Great acting by Zach.
And, you can clearly see how Cox's brain is working and realizing that JDs arguments are actually very valid and how a lot of guilt falls off of him
I always aappreciated the songs in this shot. They were not the stereotypical sad/happy songs. They made you think about what's happening and lead you into a mood where you feel the characters pain and other feelings.
I love thst show. It teached me so much while becoming the man I am today.
It teached me that it's ok to ask for help ... Thst it's ok not to be perfect ... That even when you do everything right you can fall. And it's ok as long as you stand up and try again
what is the song called?
@@ChocolateAppleSplit "How to save a life" by The Fray
@@DarkWolper thanks!
The way he raged at the machine shows a split second idea from him to go full rage, and ofcause carla reaction seemed real from the most part not act. Show a grate sceen by both and pure chemistry from both
Man, I've seen this and Ben's funeral so many times since it first aired years ago, and its still a sledghammer to the feels every time.
1:30 is so sad because he was really going to pull him back from the abyss. Cox was genuinely sparked by J.D. confirming he would have done the same thing, because he had already begun to respect J.D.s judgment as a doctor way before this episode
I believe this story arc was J.D's redemption.
After he got Elliot and dumped her, J.D was a character who barely progressed. He was an immature child who was almost sociopathic at dealing with people.
Cox having a full on tragic breakdown was needed.
Well said.
This scene was and still is so powerful, i just really felt his pain blasting through the tv
In this particular scene the actor remembered the moment when he received the news that his son had been born with Down syndrome
That is why his emotions do not only seem fictitious because they refer to this moment.
Scrubs was a roller coaster of emotions and I loved every bit of it……..this little piece of absolutely outstanding tv is made that little more special by the music and for all those involved in gifting us ‘Scrubs’ I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🥰🥰🥰
Couldn't agree more! Scrubs will always be one of the best shows ever!
Being a doctor.... This is so relatable... Even though we don't act so dramatic, the burnout is real.... 😔
What hits closest to home for me is the empty loneliness when everyone leaves after the code is called. Sometimes it's you and the pt. Then you bag em up ship em to the morgue and it's just an empty bed where some husband/father/son/grandfather used to be.
My favourite episode! Johnny C, the music, JD desperately trying to help Cox and then he uses Cox's on words but gets a different result.
It's ready writing I Fucking love this show
The "Oh God" at 1:48 breaks me. Everytime.
This is one of the BEST Scrubs episodes...
Damn old comment
This scen still brings tears to my eyes all these years later
This show proving that it was ahead of it's time! Amazing actor John C. McGinley is!
"Yeah.... you're right" Those 3 words are hard to swallow...what an actor
in my opinion this was da best episode scrubs ever had
good opinion
This was the best drama episode, but My Musical was one of the best fun ones.
The point this scene drives home is that you're never too veteran to be above humanity. This scene had more cutting realism than any other doctor's show I've seen, and it's horrific to see a character as tough as Dr. Cox take such a beating. I love how they portrayed his respect/trust in JD, the younger doctor who he's so invested in that the roles were almost momentarily reversed. But in happens in life too, we've seen older war veterans put their faith in the advise of younger soldiers because they've got that pep that we lose a lot of the older we get. It's why in life old and young people need each-other to exist.
Absolutely love how thought-provoking this scene is. And props to Judy Reyes (Carla) who's a bit of an unsung hero in the flatlining sequence, because she does an amazing job selling for McGinley's acting, and elevating what is already a brilliant performance.
i cry every time i see this...
scrubs is the best ever
I think after Ben dying this the most emotional ending to an episode solely based on how dr.cox reacted.
What an episode; I remember seeing it at the time and thinking about it for ages just waiting for the next episode to come on. I miss that impact from shows
2022 still my go to show!!!!!! They seriously need to reboot
I really dnt wanna live in the past but dam those tv shows are worth watching again and again classic 👍👍👍🔥🔥💯💯
John C is friggin awesome
This show can be so funny one minute and it can make you cry the next and the hospital is such a perfect place for that kind of transition. So much is going on there and you can either laugh or cry. I just wish real life doctors could take themselves as seriously as they do on Scrubs sometimes.
that's what set it apart, brilliant show that married laughs and tears so crisply
I met John C McGinley at Lansdowne Road at half time of an Ireland game and he was a proper legend. Signed for everybody, had a lot of banter with the group that gathered around him and used my back to lean on to sign autographs for people. Such a legend, lots of fun and he loves Ireland too, a great man!
It's something that's done so well in these scenes, something as simple as lighting to add a whole new mood to these scenes. And you can tell, even before you look, that it's gonna be a bad moment simply because the lighting can be associated with something bad. That's the genius of this show, being able to make something hit that much harder by lowering the lighting and giving an amber atmosphere, with light filtering through the windows to only capture their face. Absolutely splendid I'd say, a show like no other.
thats interesting, love this episode and this scene so sad but so powerful
this show has more truth to it than any other medical show in my opinion... having worked in the medical field for 16 years you see a lot of the personalities and situations.
It's objectively the most medically accurate fictional TV show.
how to save a life by the fray
wow... a very powerful scene...the song really makes it 2!!!
This episode was the most unexpected and sad.
John c mcginley as dr cox is some of the greatest casting ever , perfection
Scrubs is a 30 minute TV show that went so hard.
one of my favourites episodes
this is one of my fav episodes
The episode with Dr. Cox's brother straight up made me cry. The way they revealed it just made it hit so much harder.
I was a kid when Scrubs started airing. And during that time as a kid, I only ever thought of Scrubs as this "Medical Sitcom about a Goofy Doctor and his Surgeon Buddy." I only ever thought it was a comedy...
Then around the time I was in middle/high school, I started catching reruns of Scrubs on...whatever channel I could find it. I still enjoyed it for the humor, but I began to realize something else. Scrubs had such good writing, that it actually made me care a lot more about these characters than i had in most any other sitcom I had watched...
And then I found _this_ episode. And I realized two things...
1; that this was the beginning of my Love for the Fray's "How to Save a Life."
And 2; that this show was _far more_ than a simple comedy about a Goofy Doctor. This show was capable of hard-hitting drama. This show was capable of making you _feel something genuine_ for people who didn't really exist. Because the writing, the acting, the direction, all of it...was just _that good._
This remains my all-time favorite moment from Scrubs.
After losing papa I watched this video so many times ...
;~; this makes me want to cry.
I love Dr Cox
...sweet. That´s just why I like this show.
Fun fact, this video was uploaded the same year that this episode aired
🤩💝🍸💜
I am so very grateful for your work.
Thank you. 😍😘🍸💜
one of the best scenes
I love this screen because even a man as amazing as cox can make mistakes and manages to improve from it
best best best best best best best tv show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! scrubs rocks''''''
JD didn't seem to see that he told him that not as a caution but as a revelation. He'd already been blaming himself and there was no way for him to stop seeing himself as responsible. Eventually, JD would cross that threshold.
This is one of the hardest episodes to watch.
i always feel so sad when i watch this ='(
Sadly this show could not have been made today.
Everytime he hits that machine my heart breaks that is amazing acting
i love this song t-t
Cox may be a jerk, but you can't help but love how much he cares about his patients.
Damn how I love this episode...
After ben, this made me cry
Best show ever
Best TV show ever.
very moving scene.
made me sad
Saddest thing - it's based on a true story.
This show was so damned good
wat episode is this called?
Dr. Cox had the hardest time with these deaths. It was truly award winning.
best actor of the century
The fray song sounded the best in here
Yeah, but that's what makes it such a good show.
There are very few places other than a hospital where you need to keep your sense of humor otherwise, you're f'ed. Scrubs reminds us that while a hospital is a serious and harsh place to be, doctors and nurses need to keep their sense of humor to keep doing their jobs.
Scrubs is so goosepimples. :(
I feel this show did not get the acclaim it deserved. It was amazingly deep at times for a comedy and most if not all of the episodes were well written. After seeing this clip I think its time to watch the entire series again. Disclaimer *
*This does not include the 9th season. I don't know what coke fueled exec greenlighted that season and I didn't understand wtf the writers were thinking but dear lord. As far as I am concerned there were only 8 seasons and episode 19 titled " My Finale" was the perfect end to a great show. I mean there is even Finale in the title to drive home the point that its over.
FU season 19
I hate how this makes me feel sad
One of the best tv shows (since shows went full color) ever.. It is second only to M.A.S.H., and for the same reasons. The comedy, tragedy of these two shows is just unparalleled.
I agree 100%. No TV airing will ever touch the M.A.S.H finale.
Oh, by the way, what episode is this?
"My Lunch"
I'll take any of the first 7 seasons of Scrubs over any of the 18 seasons of Grey's Anatomy.
G.A is trash
Dr Hedrick would been perfect this one
This show was funny as hell but sometimes was real and scary.
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Nevermind, lol. I need to read descriptions more closely
Womp womp.
Transplant patients are so lucky to be gone
But the decision on th the song truely made the sceen
People do not see the symbolism here. Carla sees Dr. Cox as almost a God. He saves where others can't. In this scene she sees him as human and being vulnerable same as she.
I wrote "several" and not "seven".
Who's the jackass now, hu?
Dr House is a Dr Cox wannabe
More like scrubs is leaving Zach Braff
I lold
It is an unrealistic scene. A doctor can question his mistakes and should question his mistakes, but when he starts questioning freak accidents, he will no longer be able to do his job. This kind of doctor would burn out within a year.
He does kind of move on once JD explains that it was a freak accident..but the issue is the kidney transplant patient had far more time to wait, there was no reason not to do the extra tests to make sure. Now whether this accurate in medicine, I don't know (although scrubs is often cited as being one of the most medically accurate shows), but within the fiction of the story, that's the reason why Cox is upset. He doesn't feel it was a freak accident for that third death.
@@arandombard1197 according to a doctor that reviewed this episode they test for rabies cause there are so few cases a year it would be a waste of money and resources
They ruined the series with the premiere of JD's baby mama.
No