Ben Sullivan is introduced late in the first season of Scrubs, and is played by Brendan Fraser in arguably one of his best roles. Ben is the brother of Dr. Cox's ex-wife Jordan, and the two get on like a house on fire. Unfortunately, Cox has to face the fact that Ben ends up being diagnosed with leukemia, and ultimately ends giving Ben the support he needs as he begins chemotherapy. This plot thread is presumed tied up until mid-way through season three, when the episode My Screw-Up gives Scrubs quite possibly its most emotionally gripping and well-written moment. Fraser appears as Ben once again, returning to have a routine test for his leukemia. J.D. later tells Cox that a patient has died after going into cardiac arrest, which causes Cox to become incredibly angry. Ben later tells Dr. Cox to forgive himself for the patient's death, at which point Ben disappears, and we realise that Cox and J.D. are not at Cox's son's birthday as first believed, but at Ben's funeral: he is the one who died. The episode requires a certain manipulation writing-wise, but given how well implemented the plot twist was, and how affecting it ended up being, it's hard not to get on board with it. Scrubs frequently tries to tug at the heart strings, but this is one of those moments that unquestionably earned its tears.
Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of Martin Scorsese as possible (against the missus' wishes).
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