Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 21 – “The One with the Ball”
One of the show’s most pointless plots turns out to be a comedic salve for the incredibly uneven “The One with the Ball”.
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Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 21 – “My Sacrificial Clam”
A strong Elliot plot redeems an otherwise uneven Scrubs episode.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 20 – “The One with the Ride-Along”
A thoroughly mid episode of Friends is saved, for once, by the choices it doesn’t make.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 20 – “My Way or the Highway”
With the funny, focused “My Way or the Highway”, Scrubs is clearly starting to figure itself out.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 19 – “The One Where Ross Can’t Flirt”
A weightless bottle episode nonetheless provides a solid window to explore the fragile male egos of the Central Park Six.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 19 – “My Old Man”
Scrubs overstuffs an episode of good ideas with uninspired resolutions.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 18 – “The One Where Rachel Smokes”
Friends bides its time with a forgettable episode salvaged by another hilarious Chandler subplot.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 18 – “My Tuscaloosa Heart”
Scrubs fumbles its way through a pair of familiar stories – but recovers just in time to stick the landing.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 17 – “The One with Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss”
Friends twiddles its thumbs with a (mostly) listless mid-season entry.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 17 – “My Student”
Scrubs welcomes in med students for the first time, in a strong episode for Elliot (and nobody else).