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The ultimate intern
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The title of this article may sound rather cynical, especially as it follows the wonderful new webisode made by the interns, but it is, in my opinion, true: The new interns that now roam the halls of Sacred Heart could never match up to the ones that were in the same position 8 years ago. This is allowing for both the fact that these new characters will grow and the fact that they will have an excellent scrubalicious production team behind them.
First I will explain why the interns of JD's year worked so well. They started off as these insecure and scared young doctors taken from med school and plunged into this hospital and expected to perform, feeling completely overwhelmed and full of self-doubt. This worked so well because the actors were feeling the same emotions, as were the writing team. As the hospital opened up to the interns, it opened up to the writers and the audience. It was like discovering a new world and going on a journey with our characters. This magical discovery could never be done with the new interns, as we already know the hospital better than our own homes, and to see someone else repeating the journey would feel intrusive and boring. Despite...
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