SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 108 of ABC’s Scrubs, “My Odds.”
A Scrubs fan favorite, Dr. Cox (John McGinley), made his long-awaited return tonight. It marked McGinley’s first episode of the revival since Dr. Cox announced his retirement in the premiere, appointing J.D. (Zach Braff) as new Chief of Medicine.
Dr. Cox did not come back to Sacred Heart to check in on his successor. By the end of the episode, written by the revival’s showrunner Aseem Batra, he was a patient at the hospital, diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis, an incurable autoimmune disease.
The revelation triggered an emotional response from the typically cynical Dr. Cox who made amends with Elliot (Sarah Chalke) and had a heart-to-heart with J.D., reluctantly agreeing for his former pupil to be his doctor.
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