Scrubs fans are celebrating the return of the beloved medical sitcom, complete with original characters.
Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke are reprising their characters — JD, Turk, and Elliot, respectively — on the hit show, which debuted in 2001 on NBC before moving to ABC from 2008 to 2010.
*Spoilers for the Scrubs reboot follow!*
The reboot’s official summary reads: “JD (Braff) & Turk (Faison) scrub in together for the first time in a long time – medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.”
Fans were eager to tune in Wednesday night to watch the trio in action — especially the dynamic between on-again, off-again lovers JD and Elliot. But they were dismayed to learn that, in the years since the original series ended, the couple got married and divorced.
“Noooo, their marriage didn’t make it?” one fan questioned on X, while another said, “LOVE IS DEAD.”
“Noooo not JD and Elliott being divorced!,” another wrote while a fourth wrote, “*turns on Scrubs to find out what happened with JD and Elliot*.”
“Don’t love what they’ve done to JD and Elliot though,” someone else chimed in as another agreed, “I can’t believe they did that. I preferred the way the originally ended it.”
Still, others were overjoyed to see Braff’s JD and Faison’s Turk back on their screens.
“The classic JD and Turk 7th sense- whenever the other is near!! I have was missed these codependent besties!! And we even got an Eeeeaaggggllleeee!! Welcome back #Scrubs, welcome back,” one fan wrote on X.
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