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| + | '''"My Lunch"''' is the twentieth episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' fifth season. [[J.D.]] and [[Dr. Cox]] run into [[Jill Tracy]] ([[Nicole Sullivan]]) at the supermarket at lunchtime. Jill dies, and J.D feels bad that he didn't help a person who clearly needed help, Dr. Cox takes J.D out on lunch and comforts him. Jill's organs are donated to three transplant patients, but something goes terribly wrong. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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| + | [[File:5x20-Jill.jpg|thumb|left|Jill sees Dr. Cox and J.D. while shopping]] |
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| + | ===Jill Tracy=== |
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A few days later, Jill dies with all signs pointing to drug overdose. J.D. feels guilty that he, as a doctor, was unable to see the signs she was depressed. Jill's tragedy appears to be good news, however, for three of Dr. Cox's patients in need of organ transplants, one of whom he has grown quite close to. Dr. Cox takes J.D. out to lunch and reminds him that he is not responsible for Jill's death, as she did not come to the hospital looking for help. Dr. Cox tells J.D. that he cannot blame himself for patients' deaths that are not his fault; once he starts, there's no coming back. |
A few days later, Jill dies with all signs pointing to drug overdose. J.D. feels guilty that he, as a doctor, was unable to see the signs she was depressed. Jill's tragedy appears to be good news, however, for three of Dr. Cox's patients in need of organ transplants, one of whom he has grown quite close to. Dr. Cox takes J.D. out to lunch and reminds him that he is not responsible for Jill's death, as she did not come to the hospital looking for help. Dr. Cox tells J.D. that he cannot blame himself for patients' deaths that are not his fault; once he starts, there's no coming back. |
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| + | ===Carla, Elliot & Todd=== |
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| + | [[File:5x20-Gay Todd.jpg|thumb|Todd recommends he and Turk have sex some time]] |
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| ⚫ | [[Carla Espinosa|Carla]] and [[Elliot Reid|Elliot]] speculate [[Todd Quinlan|the Todd]]'s raucous and inappropriate behavior may be a cover up for homosexuality. They help him come to terms with his sexuality, in an attempt to stop his inappropriate innuendo, but their efforts prove to be futile as he begins directing his inappropriate comments towards men. Elliot and Carla talk to the Todd about his behavior, and it turns out the Todd was scamming the girls with the idea that "chicks dig gay dudes." The Todd walks down the hallway, hitting on at both men and women. The Janitor stops the Todd and asks "What the hell are you?", to which he replies, "I'm The Todd". |
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| + | ===Dr. Cox's breakdown=== |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile, Jill's autopsy reveals she did not die of an overdose; she died of rabies, meaning all three of Dr. Cox's transplant patients are now infected. Despite their best efforts, the staff is unable to save the first two patients. Dr Cox sits in the break room, trying to cope with his mistake. J.D. offers him lunch, telling him that he too shouldn't blame himself for |
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| + | [[File:5x20-Rabies.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Cox discovers the organs he used were infected with rabies]] |
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| − | ====Plot Points==== |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile, Jill's autopsy reveals she did not die of an overdose; she died of rabies, meaning all three of Dr. Cox's transplant patients are now infected. Despite their best efforts, the staff is unable to save the first two patients. Dr Cox sits in the break room, trying to cope with his mistake. J.D. offers him lunch, telling him that he too shouldn't blame himself for the patients' deaths. They were in critical condition and would have died in a matter of hours, the odds of Jill having rabies were so slim that testing for it would have been irresponsible in the time frame available, and Dr. Cox had to make a decision. J.D. says he would have made the same call, which seems to make Dr. Cox feel better. |
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| − | *J.D. and Dr. Cox run into Jill Tracy at the supermarket at lunchtime. |
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| − | *Jill dies, and J.D feels bad that he didn't help a person who clearly needed help, Dr. Cox takes J.D out on lunch and comforts him. |
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| + | They are then about to eat their lunch when Dr. Cox is paged for another emergency. Despite resuscitation attempts, the third patient (the one Dr. Cox was close to) dies, which causes Dr. Cox to have an emotional breakdown. He despondently tells J.D. that the patient wasn't in critical need of a kidney, and his transplant could have waited for another month. J.D. reminds Dr. Cox that "the second you start blaming yourself for people's deaths, there's no coming back", but Dr. Cox says "Yeah, you're right", and leaves the hospital. |
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| − | *Jill's organs are donated to three transplant patients, but something goes terribly wrong. |
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==Recurring Themes== |
==Recurring Themes== |
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+ | === Fantasies === |
| + | [[File:5x20-Dr. Cox, Dave with J.D.'s kidneys.jpg|thumb|Dr. Cox harvests J.D.'s kidneys]] |
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*Dr. Cox and Dave cut out J.D.'s kidneys while he is in a bath tub full of ice. |
*Dr. Cox and Dave cut out J.D.'s kidneys while he is in a bath tub full of ice. |
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| − | ====Flashbacks==== |
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+ | === Flashbacks === |
| + | [[File:5x20-Chiropractor.jpg|thumb|The Janitor practices his chiropractor skills on Turk]] |
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| + | * J.D. gets "dropped off" by Dr. Cox by riding on his roof. |
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| + | === Janitor story === |
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| + | [[File:5x20-J.D. and muscly guy.jpg|thumb|Janitor walks in on J.D. painting a muscly guy's abs with oil]] |
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+ | === J.D.'s Girl Names === |
| − | '''Paula''' |
+ | * '''Paula''' |
| − | {{quote|Hey, Dr. Cox. What are you doing for lunch?|J.D.}} |
+ | {{quote|Hey, Dr. Cox. What are you doing for lunch?|J.D.}} |
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+ | {{quotes|Not having it with you, Paula.|Dr. Cox}} |
==Guest Stars== |
==Guest Stars== |
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| − | *[[Nicole Sullivan]] as [[Jill Tracy |
+ | *[[Nicole Sullivan]] as [[Jill Tracy]] |
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*[[David Warshofsky]] as Dave Bredford |
*[[David Warshofsky]] as Dave Bredford |
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*[[Kattia Ortiz]] as Nurse Bernice |
*[[Kattia Ortiz]] as Nurse Bernice |
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*[[Frank Encarnacao]] as [[Walter Mickhead|Dr. Mickhead]] |
*[[Frank Encarnacao]] as [[Walter Mickhead|Dr. Mickhead]] |
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*[[Rene Hall]] as Renee (If a nurse, merge with [[Rita|Nurse Rita]]) |
*[[Rene Hall]] as Renee (If a nurse, merge with [[Rita|Nurse Rita]]) |
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*[[Christina Miles]] as [[Gloria]] |
*[[Christina Miles]] as [[Gloria]] |
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| − | *Beans Morocco as Katie |
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| − | *Pat Mulderrig as Man |
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| − | *Brent Weber as Larry |
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*[[Randall Keenan Winston]] as [[Leonard]] |
*[[Randall Keenan Winston]] as [[Leonard]] |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606030/ Beans Morocco] as Katie |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2258196/ Pat Mulderrig] as Man |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2072987/ Brent Weber] as Larry |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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* "How to Save a Life" by The Fray |
* "How to Save a Life" by The Fray |
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==Quotes== |
==Quotes== |
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| + | [[File:5x20-I'm the Todd.jpg|thumb|''"I'm the Todd."'']] |
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| − | + | {{quote|What the hell are you?|[[Janitor]]}} |
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| − | + | {{quotes|I'm the Todd!|[[Todd Quinlan|The Todd]]}} |
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| + | {{Quote|He wasn't about to die, was he, newbie? Could have waited for another month for a kidney.|[[Perry Cox|Dr. Cox]]}} |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | [[File:5x20-Todd sniffs Elliot, Carla.jpg|thumb|Todd motorboats Elliot and Carla despite claiming he is gay]] |
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| ⚫ | *The plot is based on the true story of three patients who died in June 2004, due to rabies contracted by organ transplants. However, as the commentary on the [[Season Five]] DVD mentions that the episode took some dramatic license, as the organs from one donor do not usually all go to the same hospital. |
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| ⚫ | *This episode is tied |
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| ⚫ | *The plot is based on the true story of three patients who [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5326a6.htm died in June 2004], due to rabies contracted by organ transplants. However, as the commentary on the [[Season Five]] DVD mentions that the episode took some dramatic license, as the organs from one donor do not usually all go to the same hospital. |
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| − | *It's likely that Mr. Bradford, (who unlike the other patients, could have waited much more than a few hours for an organ) was the first patient to die due to a mistake made by Dr. Cox, as it was revealed in "[[My First Kill]]" that Dr. Cox had never killed a patient. This was undoubtedly a contributing factor in why Dr Cox took the death so hard. |
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| ⚫ | *This episode is tied with "[[My Screw Up]]" as the highest-rated episode of ''Scrubs'' on [http://www.tv.com/scrubs/show/3613/top.html?tag=subtabs;top TV.com] (9.8 out of 10). However, the episode was criticized for the unlikelihood that Jill's organs matched all three patients, although the critic later acknowledged that he was unaware that the episode was based upon a real case. |
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| + | * Dr. Cox tells J.D. that "the second you start blaming yourself for people's deaths, there's no coming back". Towards the end of the episode, J.D. uses this on Dr. Cox, who then replies with "You're right". This foreshadows Dr. Cox's despair in the coming episode. |
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*At the beginning of the episode, when Dr. Cox is giving his lengthy pep talk to the interns, Turk jokingly tells him that 4 people just died, foreshadowing the 4 people who would die over the course of this episode. |
*At the beginning of the episode, when Dr. Cox is giving his lengthy pep talk to the interns, Turk jokingly tells him that 4 people just died, foreshadowing the 4 people who would die over the course of this episode. |
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| + | *Turk is visibly trying not to laugh when he's screaming after Janitor nearly snaps his neck. |
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==Images== |
==Images== |
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| − | <gallery captionalign="left"> |
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5x20 Eagle.png|J.D. getting "dropped off" by Dr. Cox |
5x20 Eagle.png|J.D. getting "dropped off" by Dr. Cox |
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+ | 5x20-Dying Jill.jpg|Jill is hospitalized for the final time. |
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+ | 5x20-J.D. brings lunch.jpg|J.D. tries to comfort Cox after losing two of his patients by bringing him lunch |
| + | 5x20-Third patient dies.jpg|Dr. Cox and Carla unsuccessfully try to save the third and final patient - Dave. |
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| + | 5x20 Dammit.png|Dr. Cox loses the third final patient - the one he was closest to. |
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| + | 5x20 Wasn't gonna die newbie.png|Dr. Cox blames himself for the death of Dave, especially as he wasn't needing a kidney immediately |
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</gallery> |
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[[Category:Season 5 Episodes|Lunch, My]] |
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Revision as of 04:46, 19 April 2018
"My Lunch" is the twentieth episode of Scrubs fifth season. J.D. and Dr. Cox run into Jill Tracy (Nicole Sullivan) at the supermarket at lunchtime. Jill dies, and J.D feels bad that he didn't help a person who clearly needed help, Dr. Cox takes J.D out on lunch and comforts him. Jill's organs are donated to three transplant patients, but something goes terribly wrong.
Synopsis
Jill sees Dr. Cox and J.D. while shopping
Jill Tracy
J.D.'s latest goal is to have lunch with Dr. Cox who, in typical fashion, rejects him and heads to the grocery store. J.D. follows him where they encounter a former patient, Jill Tracy, who has been stood up for a date.
A few days later, Jill dies with all signs pointing to drug overdose. J.D. feels guilty that he, as a doctor, was unable to see the signs she was depressed. Jill's tragedy appears to be good news, however, for three of Dr. Cox's patients in need of organ transplants, one of whom he has grown quite close to. Dr. Cox takes J.D. out to lunch and reminds him that he is not responsible for Jill's death, as she did not come to the hospital looking for help. Dr. Cox tells J.D. that he cannot blame himself for patients' deaths that are not his fault; once he starts, there's no coming back.
Carla, Elliot & Todd
Todd recommends he and Turk have sex some time
Carla and Elliot speculate the Todd's raucous and inappropriate behavior may be a cover up for homosexuality. They help him come to terms with his sexuality, in an attempt to stop his inappropriate innuendo, but their efforts prove to be futile as he begins directing his inappropriate comments towards men. Elliot and Carla talk to the Todd about his behavior, and it turns out the Todd was scamming the girls with the idea that "chicks dig gay dudes." The Todd walks down the hallway, hitting on at both men and women. The Janitor stops the Todd and asks "What the hell are you?", to which he replies, "I'm The Todd".
Dr. Cox's breakdown
Dr. Cox discovers the organs he used were infected with rabies
Meanwhile, Jill's autopsy reveals she did not die of an overdose; she died of rabies, meaning all three of Dr. Cox's transplant patients are now infected. Despite their best efforts, the staff is unable to save the first two patients. Dr Cox sits in the break room, trying to cope with his mistake. J.D. offers him lunch, telling him that he too shouldn't blame himself for the patients' deaths. They were in critical condition and would have died in a matter of hours, the odds of Jill having rabies were so slim that testing for it would have been irresponsible in the time frame available, and Dr. Cox had to make a decision. J.D. says he would have made the same call, which seems to make Dr. Cox feel better.
They are then about to eat their lunch when Dr. Cox is paged for another emergency. Despite resuscitation attempts, the third patient (the one Dr. Cox was close to) dies, which causes Dr. Cox to have an emotional breakdown. He despondently tells J.D. that the patient wasn't in critical need of a kidney, and his transplant could have waited for another month. J.D. reminds Dr. Cox that "the second you start blaming yourself for people's deaths, there's no coming back", but Dr. Cox says "Yeah, you're right", and leaves the hospital.
Recurring Themes
More: Fantasies • Flashbacks • J.D.'s girl names • Janitor's pranks and lies
Fantasies
Dr. Cox harvests J.D.'s kidneys
- Dr. Cox and Dave cut out J.D.'s kidneys while he is in a bath tub full of ice.
Flashbacks
The Janitor practices his chiropractor skills on Turk
- J.D. gets "dropped off" by Dr. Cox by riding on his roof.
- After apparently being encouraged by Carla and Elliot to become a chiropractor, the Janitor snaps Turk's neck
Janitor story
Janitor walks in on J.D. painting a muscly guy's abs with oil
- Janitor makes a claim that J.D. was gay, which was a reference to the episode My Malpractical Decision, during a discussion between Carla and Elliot while they were discussing Todd's sexuality.
J.D.'s Girl Names
- Paula
- “Hey, Dr. Cox. What are you doing for lunch?”— J.D.
- “Not having it with you, Paula.”— Dr. Cox
- “Not having it with you, Paula.”— Dr. Cox
Guest Stars
- Nicole Sullivan as Jill Tracy
- David Warshofsky as Dave Bredford
- Kattia Ortiz as Nurse Bernice
- Frank Encarnacao as Dr. Mickhead
- Rene Hall as Renee (If a nurse, merge with Nurse Rita)
- Christina Miles as Gloria
- Meredith Roberts as Kathy
- Jordan Zucker as Lisa
- Randall Keenan Winston as Leonard
- Rachel Winfree as Jill's mother
- Lynn A. Henderson as Rebecca
- Beans Morocco as Katie
- Pat Mulderrig as Man
- Brent Weber as Larry
Music
♫ List of music featured in Scrubs
- "How to Save a Life" by The Fray
Quotes
"I'm the Todd."
- “I'm the Todd!”— The Todd
- “I'm the Todd!”— The Todd
- “He wasn't about to die, was he, newbie? Could have waited for another month for a kidney.”— Dr. Cox
Trivia
Todd motorboats Elliot and Carla despite claiming he is gay
- The plot is based on the true story of three patients who died in June 2004, due to rabies contracted by organ transplants. However, as the commentary on the Season Five DVD mentions that the episode took some dramatic license, as the organs from one donor do not usually all go to the same hospital.
- This episode is tied with "My Screw Up" as the highest-rated episode of Scrubs on TV.com (9.8 out of 10). However, the episode was criticized for the unlikelihood that Jill's organs matched all three patients, although the critic later acknowledged that he was unaware that the episode was based upon a real case.
- Dr. Cox tells J.D. that "the second you start blaming yourself for people's deaths, there's no coming back". Towards the end of the episode, J.D. uses this on Dr. Cox, who then replies with "You're right". This foreshadows Dr. Cox's despair in the coming episode.
- At the beginning of the episode, when Dr. Cox is giving his lengthy pep talk to the interns, Turk jokingly tells him that 4 people just died, foreshadowing the 4 people who would die over the course of this episode.
- Turk is visibly trying not to laugh when he's screaming after Janitor nearly snaps his neck.
Images
J.D. getting "dropped off" by Dr. Cox
Jill is hospitalized for the final time.
J.D. tries to comfort Cox after losing two of his patients by bringing him lunch
Dr. Cox and Carla unsuccessfully try to save the third and final patient - Dave.
Dr. Cox loses the third final patient - the one he was closest to.
Dr. Cox blames himself for the death of Dave, especially as he wasn't needing a kidney immediately