I was sitting back enjoying a recently obtained season of Scrubs before meeting up with Matt on a Skype call and something clicked. What is it with a**hole doctors on television that I find so fascinating? I am sure it is some combination of wit, sarcasm and their ability to still be the hero but it can't be just that. I am really referencing two characters specifically, Dr. Gregory House (House) and Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs).
These doctors have multiple things in common: both share a substance abuse problem (then again who doesn't), they constantly beat up on their underlings, there is a power struggle with their bosses, neither shows any belief in a higher power and each have some rather bizarre personal relationships. I know there are more but those seem to be the bigger ones. Of course there are drastic differences: children, limps, ability to work with patients, trips to rehab... you get the drill.
This was probably a poor choice to write about because I have no remarkable conclusion. All the doctors that I have encountered have been rather friendly. There have been no crazy long rants or intense metaphors. Maybe I like them because I have never seen anything quite like Dr. House or Dr. Cox before. Well, unless you look at the other one. Damn assholes...
Interestingly, those two characters' significant others are my favorites on each show: Jordan and Wilson.
ReplyDeleteInteresting... Wilson is solid but I am not sold on Jordan.
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly, my Wilson love surpasses my Jordan love. But she makes me laugh, especially in early seasons when she's meaner.
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