There was a big shakeup in the premiere of the Scrubs revival.
Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t watched it yet.
The opening episodes of the series revealed that Zach Braff‘s character Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian and Sarah Chalke‘s Dr. Elliot Reid had broken up off-screen.
John C. McGinley, who plays Dr. Perry Cox on the show, spoke to Us Weekly about the polarizing decision.
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“The objective of a pilot is a really, very difficult format for storytellers because you’re inviting people into an ecosystem and you’re introducing new characters in 21 minutes and 30 seconds. So if the objective of a pilot is to get you to come back for the next episode, the pilot achieves that,” he said.
The actor praised creator Bill Lawrence on the revival, saying he thinks he “nailed it.”
John continued, “There’s so many ‘wait until you see this moments’ in the pilot. It’s a home run.”
Judy Reyes, who plays Carla Espinosa, also added her two cents on the subject.
“Bill and Zach have been working together for years,” she told the outlet. “Zach directed this pilot so the commitment was real and they achieved that because they’re both so talented.”
The first two episodes of the series are now streaming on Hulu. Watch the trailer here!
