Tonight was the Scrubs finale on NBC. The network was careful not to specify 'season' or 'series,' so I'll do the same. But, just before the episode because, I could have sworn the promo voiceover was something like, 'it's time to say goodbye to Scrubs' -- although I could be wrong.

I hear that it'll be back for 18 episodes next season on ABC -- the studio that produces the show -- but no official statement has been released.

Anyway, this episode was a wonderful homage to The Princess Bride, one of my favorite movies. Dr. Cox comes home from a rough day at Sacred Heart, and his son wants him to tell a bedtime story. So, he does it in terms Jack can understand -- as a fairy tale. Cox is the knight, Elliot is the princess, her patient is the maiden being pursued by the monster, Janitor is the giant, Keith is the prince, Ted is the humpback, Shirley is the wench, Doug is the medieval version of the guy who rounds up the dead people, Kelso is the dark lord Oslek, Turk and Carla are joined as the two-headed witch named Turla, and JD is the village idiot.

My favorite line is the knight to the monster: "My name is Percival Cox. You're killing my friend. Prepare to die."

Other than that, it was just a lot of fun to see what they were going to do next. This was the season's "big episode," and I can see why NBC used it as the finale (even though, chronologically, it took place before Kelso resigns his post). However, I'm still a bit annoyed with the way NBC has treated this show. Hopefully, next year, ABC will give it a proper send-off -- because, really, it's time for it to go already -- dontcha think?