Episode 2 - My Hard Labor
29 March 2012
Synopsis: Sam is born to JD and Kim. Turk wants to complete a video game and so the Janitor and Carla help him out. Dr Cox doesn’t want his daughter to associate him with pain and so seeks out someone else to give her an injection.
The Good: The theme of parenthood ties the plots together nicely and the story takes place over one evening, giving it a good logical flow. JD learning lessons from other parents in order to make him go back to be there for his son is straightforward and sensible.
Dr Cox trying to avoid giving his daughter pain is a nice story for him. It isn’t the usual no-nonsense Perry and it is nice to see him caring for someone else for a change. As he lectures and shouts at people all the time, the sight of him asking for help is enough to make you interested in his story.
There are some passable jokes as well, such as the Janitor taking the computer game too seriously and JD trying to avoid saying emotional roller coaster. However Dr Kelso steals the show with his comments about Grand Theft Auto and his rather sweet drunken parenting.
The Bad: Kim comes across as whiny and pretty inconsistent. Although her impending delivery is a good excuse she is pretty mean to JD considering she deceived him for so long. Her claim to be in love with him doesn’t ring true once she starts treating him badly. Being angry at him for his lack of feelings is pretty unfair.
Turk and Carla’s story is a bit flimsy and she abandons her justifiable anger at him far too quickly. Why on earth is Laverne back under the guise of a different character? That cheapens whatever sentiment people might have felt when she died (615). Keith grimacing at the sight of Elliot is a stupid idea and the intern with an annoying voice is very cheap humour.
Comic Highlight: JD manages to avoid talking to Kim about his feelings for her because Dr Cox interrupted. But as he leaves JD thinks “Thank God. There’s no way Kim remembers what we were talking about. Hell I don’t even remember what we were talking about.” He of course asks her and walks right back into it.
Diagnosis: A passable effort as parenthood provides an easy context for JD to learn from. The jokes flow well from a story which is told in one evening. But Kim is inconsistent and nothing about this show will stick with you.
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