Scrubs’ Best Guest Stars, Ranked – Looper

Another “Felicity” alum, Scott Foley, plays an important guest role in the early and final seasons of “Scrubs.” In Season 1 Episode 20 (“My Way or the High Way”), Sean Kelly is introduced as a nervous (but incredibly handsome) patient at Sacred Heart. Elliot is immediately smitten and the two date through the next episode, where Elliot realizes that she doesn’t have the capacity for a romantic relationship and a medical internship. It’s sad to see Elliot miss out on so much happiness, and it feels right that Sean returns to the show in Season 3 when he once again dates Elliot. This time, though, Sean is a long-term guest star, and as such, he has opportunities to interact with Turk and Carla, as well as clash with J.D. over Elliot.

Sean seems too good to be true a lot of the time and even though that can be annoying in a character, it’s necessary for the audience to understand just how much Elliot gives up when she breaks up with Sean to be with J.D., who almost immediately realizes he doesn’t want to be in a relationship with her. Sean comes full circle when he starts dating Dr. Kim Briggs (Elizabeth Banks) — the mother of J.D.’s son — in Season 8, cementing his irksome presence in J.D.’s life for a long time.