SKTV – Scrubs and CSI

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Man, CSI is killing me with this Miniature Killer stuff. Tonight was very much a placeholding episode, establishing another couple of suspects and then revealing that they’re both red herrings (although Rotten Son wasn’t explicitly cleared at any point) and then giving us another 13 or more suspects to chase down. Luckily that sort of thing is exactly the kind of stuff Grissom enjoys doing on weekends, along with studying bugs, so it’s good to see him get a challenge again since Paul Milander offed himself years ago. Actually, it would be pretty awesome if it WAS Milander, somehow back from the dead, but then that would be venturing into soap opera territory, even moreso than it already is at times. Anyway, it was good to see them focusing on one case tonight instead of the usual bouncing between smaller light-hearted cases, because god knows the whole thing was creepy enough on its own. I mean, the little tiny lungs? WEIRD. Obviously this is all leading to a showdown in the season finale, or at least during sweeps, but I kinda wish they’d pick up the pace a bit. Still, a good return to form tonight.

Speaking of returning to form, HOT DAMN Scrubs is back. Ted’s “Girlfriend is gon’ get PAID” nearly made me choke on my drink, and the callbacks were tremendous (“I’m sleeping with my best friend, but I don’t think I love her…”) plus we learn that the Delivery Guy is Colonel Doctor’s son?!? JD’s dorkiness was great, as we’re finally getting back to wackiness instead of moping around about departed girlfriendiness. And apparently everyone is going for TheToddTime.com, because it’s impossible to get to right now. However, JD’s Frankenstein sidebar (“OK, you know I have a problem with fire…”) and the Janitor setting him up with the classic Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario (Yeah, you could see the payoff coming, but still so very evil) both make this one a home run.