A direct sequel to "My No Good Reason", it depicts each cast member saying their goodbyes to coworker Laverne, who is in a non-responsive coma due to injuries she sustained in a car accident, and whose life support will soon be turned off by her family. The title of the episode refers to Carla Espinosa's (Judy Reyes) difficulty in saying goodbye to Laverne, ghostly visions of whom appear to Carla to encourage her in this endeavor.
The episode was well-received, with critics praising Reyes's performance and the emotional drama of the story. The episode won the Humanitas Prize, for the second time in the series history.
Sacred Heart's staff starts saying goodbye to Laverne, who suffered terminal injuries after getting into a car accident. However, Carla Espinosa tells everyone that Laverne could still pull through. In deep denial, Carla hallucinates that she sees Laverne's spirit following her around and talking to her.
The whole staff is heart-broken when Laverne's latest CT scans arrive; she's brain dead. Laverne's family decides to take her off life support, and one by one the main characters say their own goodbyes to Laverne. Carla, in the end, learns from Laverne's spirit that she must say goodbye to the people she cares for before she loses her chance, and says her own tearful goodbye to Laverne. As Carla walks out of the room and collapses in tears in Turk's arms, Laverne finally dies and her spirit passes away.
Meanwhile, Dr. Cox confides in J.D. that he doesn't want people to know of his daughter's birth because it will be associated with Laverne's death, but still tells Jordan that he has told others. Jordan becomes suspicious because no one has come to congratulate her other than J.D. Even when Laverne passes away, Jordan still does not get admirers, and in desperation she declares an ecstatic J.D. the child's godfather and agrees to name her baby Jennifer Dylan (J.D.).
Cox, Elliot, Turk, Carla, Kelso, and the Janitor go to the bar to toast Laverne's memory. Elliot congrats Cox on the new baby and ponders that the room must by a madhouse, only for Cox to remember and reveal that the only people who know are at the bar with him. He brushes it off, thinking nothing bad will come of it, unaware of what Jordan did.
Reception
"My Long Goodbye" received very positive reviews from critics. IGN gave the episode a score of 8.5 out of 10, and praising Laverne's death scene, mainly for Judy Reyes performance and for Carla's final goodbye, stating that is "a moment both emotional and funny, but always honest", and that "Reyes hits it out of the park with her performance". However, he regretted that Wright "doesn't get anything as juicy for herself", although admitting "this choice doesn't lessen the impact any as the show says goodbye to a familiar face"[1]
AOL TV's reviewer gave "My Long Goodbye" a positive review. He praised the character's farewells, especially from Elliot, Carla and the Janitor, and also J.D's inner monologues. He stated "All and all, a good, solid episode and a nice good-bye to Laverne, one of the unsung players on this program."[2]
Aftermath
Although this is Aloma Wright's last regular appearance as Laverne Roberts, she returned in the Season 7 episode "My Hard Labor" as Nurse Shirley, whose similarities to Laverne go unnoticed by all except J.D. Early reports stated that Aloma Wright would return as Laverne's alcoholic twin sister.[3] Wright would reprise her role as Laverne in a flashback in the season 8 episode "My Comedy Show" and in the season eight finale, "My Finale".
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My Long Goodbye is the 15th episode of season six of the American comedy drama Scrubs It aired on April 5 2007 on NBC It was written by Dave Tennant and directed by Victor Nelli Jr It is noteworthy for being the last regular episode featuring Aloma Wright as Laverne Roberts a regular recurring character since the pilot episode My Long Goodbye Scrubs episodeEpisode no Season 6Episode 15Directed byVictor Nelli Jr Written byDave TennantFeatured music A Bad Dream by Keane Driving Down the Darkness by DevilDriverProduction code615Original air dateApril 5 2007 2007 04 05 Guest appearancesAloma Wright as Laverne Roberts Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan Sam Lloyd as Ted Buckland Robert Maschio as Todd Quinlan Keeshan Giles as Lester Roberts Michael Bullard as Man Nicole Sullivan as Jill Tracy Mike Schwartz as LloydEpisode chronology Previous My No Good Reason Next My Words of Wisdom Scrubs season 6 List of episodesA direct sequel to My No Good Reason it depicts each cast member saying their goodbyes to coworker Laverne who is in a non responsive coma due to injuries she sustained in a car accident and whose life support will soon be turned off by her family The title of the episode refers to Carla Espinosa s Judy Reyes difficulty in saying goodbye to Laverne ghostly visions of whom appear to Carla to encourage her in this endeavor The episode was well received with critics praising Reyes s performance and the emotional drama of the story The episode won the Humanitas Prize for the second time in the series history Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditSacred Heart s staff starts saying goodbye to Laverne who suffered terminal injuries after getting into a car accident However Carla Espinosa tells everyone that Laverne could still pull through In deep denial Carla hallucinates that she sees Laverne s spirit following her around and talking to her The whole staff is heart broken when Laverne s latest CT scans arrive she s brain dead Laverne s family decides to take her off life support and one by one the main characters say their own goodbyes to Laverne Carla in the end learns from Laverne s spirit that she must say goodbye to the people she cares for before she loses her chance and says her own tearful goodbye to Laverne As Carla walks out of the room and collapses in tears in Turk s arms Laverne finally dies and her spirit passes away Meanwhile Dr Cox confides in J D that he doesn t want people to know of his daughter s birth because it will be associated with Laverne s death but still tells Jordan that he has told others Jordan becomes suspicious because no one has come to congratulate her other than J D Even when Laverne passes away Jordan still does not get admirers and in desperation she declares an ecstatic J D the child s godfather and agrees to name her baby Jennifer Dylan J D Cox Elliot Turk Carla Kelso and the Janitor go to the bar to toast Laverne s memory Elliot congrats Cox on the new baby and ponders that the room must by a madhouse only for Cox to remember and reveal that the only people who know are at the bar with him He brushes it off thinking nothing bad will come of it unaware of what Jordan did Reception Edit My Long Goodbye received very positive reviews from critics IGN gave the episode a score of 8 5 out of 10 and praising Laverne s death scene mainly for Judy Reyes performance and for Carla s final goodbye stating that is a moment both emotional and funny but always honest and that Reyes hits it out of the park with her performance However he regretted that Wright doesn t get anything as juicy for herself although admitting this choice doesn t lessen the impact any as the show says goodbye to a familiar face 1 AOL TV s reviewer gave My Long Goodbye a positive review He praised the character s farewells especially from Elliot Carla and the Janitor and also J D s inner monologues He stated All and all a good solid episode and a nice good bye to Laverne one of the unsung players on this program 2 Aftermath EditAlthough this is Aloma Wright s last regular appearance as Laverne Roberts she returned in the Season 7 episode My Hard Labor as Nurse Shirley whose similarities to Laverne go unnoticed by all except J D Early reports stated that Aloma Wright would return as Laverne s alcoholic twin sister 3 Wright would reprise her role as Laverne in a flashback in the season 8 episode My Comedy Show and in the season eight finale My Finale References Edit Fickett Travis 2007 04 09 Scrubs My Long Goodbye Review IGN Retrieved 2011 10 31 Keller Richard 2007 04 05 Scrubs My Long Goodbye AOL TV Retrieved 2011 10 31 Scrubs Actress Back from Dead Archived 2007 06 17 at the Wayback Machine Zap2it June 15 2007External links Edit My Long Goodbye at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title My Long Goodbye amp oldid 1100438969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
