I can remember watching Scrubs in it’s first season and really liking it. For some reason I stopped watching it. Dealing with my kidney problems last month, one of the effects was that I was often tired with no energy to speak of. I took a lot of time off and just stayed on the couch. One of the things I’d often found myself doing is watching old re-runs of Scrubs on Comedy Central.

It reminded me what a sharp and funny comedy it is. But one of the things I like most about it are the serious moments.  Set in a hospital, they often deal with serious issues that you would expect to encounter in such a setting. Even then, they tend to apply their own unique spin on things.

Tonight I caught an episode from Season 2 called My Philosophy. One of the patients in this episode is a woman named Elaine who is waiting for a heart transplant. At one point in the episode, JD (one of the main characters, a doctor) and Elaine have a conversation about the nature of death.  Elaine’s hope is that death is like a broadway musical, and that you go out with a flourish.

As you might imagine, this is a foreshadowing of events to come.  The result is an ending that I found incredibly touching. Scrubs is a show that emphasizes music a great deal and this is one of the best moments I’ve seen so far.  Fortunately I was able to track down a video of the ending to share with you.