15 Best Scrubs Episodes
5. My No Good Reason/My Long Goodbye (Season 6, Episode 14/15)
"If I quit believing that there was a bigger plan behind all this, well, I would just not be able to show up tomorrow..."
Scrubs proved more than once to be just as good at the dramatic side of things than the comedic. With the emotional two-parter My No Good Reason and My Long Goodbye, that couldn't be more clear, as in the first episode Laverne confronts Dr Cox about her religious beliefs after the doctor questions the existence of God, and in the second episode Laverne lies in a coma after an accident.
My No Good Reason ends with Cox having a new lease on life following his discussion with Laverne, only for him to come into work with the news that might not wake up. My Long Goodbye, meanwhile, sees the residents say their goodbyes to the lovable nurse, with only Carla holding out because she can't bring herself to admit Laverne is going to die.
It's a funny, sweet, affecting and cleverly optimistic couplet, and still hurts to watch even after all this time.