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My Happy Place

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My Happy Place

Directed by Ken Whittingham
Written by Taii K. Austin
Air Date - January 13, 2009 on ABC
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Season Eight Episodes :
  1. My Jerks
  2. My Last Words
  3. My Saving Grace
  4. My Happy Place
  5. My ABC's
  6. My Cookie Pants
  7. My New Role
  8. My Lawyer's in Love
  9. My Absence
  10. My Comedy Show
  11. My Nah Nah Nah
  12. Their Story II
  13. My Full Moon
  14. My Soul on Fire, Part 1
  15. My Soul on Fire, Part 2
  16. My Cuz
  17. My Chief Concern
  18. My Finale
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“Who the hell cares what anybody else thinks? Just look into your heart and do whatever the hell makes you happy.”— Dr. Kelso

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[edit] Synopsis

J.D. enters Sacred Heart not having to be afraid of Janitor while turning around corners. After bumping into Todd, he and Elliot meet up. Recently, their friendship has gotten very strong and they have been seeing movies and dining out together. While at Coffee Bucks, they comment how Kelso is becoming quite the regular even though he is retired. Ted makes fun of Kelso, and Kelso responds that he actually has a lot to do and leaves. Later, J.D. and Elliot leave the hospital, and J.D. senses that Turk is upset. Turk is paged away, and the two leave for their movie. After the film, they head to a nearby Coffee Bucks franchise where they see Dr. Kelso. They confront him about lying about his busy schedule and Kelso states that he just doesn't have the money to travel like he originally planned. As he gets up to use the restroom, Kelso tells them that it's nice to see them dating again. Elliot and J.D. talk about their feelings, almost as if they were the only two in the entire room. Elliot is concerned that because J.D. has hurt her so many times in the past she can never be with him. J.D. tells her that he's still crazy about her. Kelso returns from the bathroom and announces that he doesn't care if people make fun of him for doing what he likes, and returns to Sacred Heart's Coffee Bucks. As J.D. and Elliot leave Sacred Heart later, J.D. reaches for Elliot's hand and the two hold hands and put their arms around each other as they leave the hospital that brought them together eight years ago.

Meanwhile, Dr. Cox is having trust issues with Turk. Dr. Cox never trusts surgeons because he believes they always try to convince patients that surgery is the best choice. Dr. Cox finds out that two couples, Tom and Darcy Halford, and the Brinkleys, both need new kidneys, and the only way both patients will get new couples is if the spouses swap kidneys. At first the Halfords are hesitant because they are not in as big of a rush as the Brinkleys. Soon, Turk convinces them to do the surgeries at the same time, eliminating trust. This gains Turk a little more of Dr. Cox's trust and he does not watch Turk examine the patients, from the room at least.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. and Elliot re-evaluate their relationship yet again.
  • Dr. Kelso decides to not let anybody's opinion bother him.
  • Dr. Cox slightly overcomes trust issues with Turk.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • Turk's hand reaches for J.D.'s hand on bedsheets. (Elliot suggested them making love.)
  • Elliot poses as a sexy cavewoman in Coffee Bucks.
  • J.D. hears trumpet noises when Elliot says "sex buddies."

[edit] Janitor story

Janitor returns to work, but because he has been gone for so long he complains that it hurts too much to mop. While Ted covers his mopping responsibilities, Janitor scams Whitney into giving him his job back, and fired Marvell (once again role-playing the Chief of Medicine).

[edit] Episode Running Gags

  • Elliot manipulates J.D.'s fantasies through suggestion, planting the aforementioned "making love with Turk" fantasy in his head, and later causing him to go off into an unseen fantasy of a "ping pong match between a ninja and Bigfoot."

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

One • Two • Three • Four
 Five • Six • Seven • Eight

  • "Friends" by Limbeck
  • "Close Your Eyes" by Young Love

[edit] Quotes

“I don't smile a whole lot and lately when I do it hurts.”— Ted


“So basically you two do everything a normal couple does except have sex?”— Dr. Kelso


“Who the hell cares what anybody else thinks? Just look into your heart, do whatever the hell makes you happy.”— Dr. Kelso


“So I guess the real answer is that there is no easy answer, You just have to go with it... or not.”— J.D.


“This seems like a good idea.”— Elliot
“Who cares?”— J.D.

[edit] Trivia

  • While J.D. and Elliot are talking about their relationship they mention a Friends marathon. Courteney Cox (Dr. Maddox) played Monica in Friends.

[edit] Images

J.D. fantasizes about Turk

Dr. Jan Itor fired Marvell

J.D. fantasizes about Elliot

J.D. and Elliot are in their own little world

Jimmy gives J.D. a massage

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