My Long Goodbye
| "My Long Goodbye" | |
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Victor Nelli, Jr. | |
| Written by | Dave Tennant |
| Featured music | "A Bad Dream" by Keane "Driving Down the Darkness" by DevilDriver |
| Production code | 615 |
| Original air date | April 5, 2007 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"My Long Goodbye" is the 15th episode of season six of the
A direct sequel to "
The episode was well-received, with critics praising Reyes's performance and the emotional drama of the story. The episode won the Humanitas Prize, for the second time in the series history.
Plot
Sacred Heart's staff starts saying goodbye to Laverne, who suffered terminal injuries after getting into a car accident. However, Carla Espinosa tells everyone that Laverne could still pull through. In deep denial, Carla hallucinates that she sees Laverne's spirit following her around and talking to her.
The whole staff is heart-broken when Laverne's latest
Meanwhile,
Cox, Elliot, Turk, Carla, Kelso, and the Janitor go to the bar to toast Laverne's memory. Elliot congratulates Cox on the new baby and ponders that the room must be a madhouse, only for Cox to remember and reveal that the only people who know are at the bar with him. He brushes it off, thinking nothing bad will come of it, unaware of what Jordan did.
Reception
"My Long Goodbye" received very positive reviews from critics. IGN gave the episode a score of 8.5 out of 10, and praising Laverne's death scene, mainly for Judy Reyes performance and for Carla's final goodbye, stating that is "a moment both emotional and funny, but always honest", and that "Reyes hits it out of the park with her performance". However, he regretted that Wright "doesn't get anything as juicy for herself", although admitting "this choice doesn't lessen the impact any as the show says goodbye to a familiar face"[1]
AOL TV's reviewer gave "My Long Goodbye" a positive review. He praised the character's farewells, especially from Elliot, Carla and the Janitor, and also J.D's inner monologues. He stated "All and all, a good, solid episode and a nice good-bye to Laverne, one of the unsung players on this program."[2]
Aftermath
Although this is
References
- ^ Fickett, Travis (2007-04-09). "Scrubs: 'My Long Goodbye' Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Keller, Richard (2007-04-05). "Scrubs: My Long Goodbye". AOL TV. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "'Scrubs' Actress Back from Dead" Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Zap2it. June 15, 2007
External links
- "My Long Goodbye" at IMDb
