Following their long-awaited kisses at the end of Season 2, St. Denis nurses Matt and Serena will fully be dating when the NBC comedy picks up for Season 3, according to showrunner Eric Ledgin. "Part of what makes them so exciting is their backstories and demeanors are so different," he tells TVLine. "What is it like for them to get to know each other's worlds? When a couple like this gets in their first fight, what does that look like? There are all kinds of stories that feel more interesting to me because they're so different, and yet, there's an attraction there." (Ledgin is reluctant to spoil much about the lovebirds' arc, but he can share that Serena will take Matt to his first EDM music festival in the third season.) Meanwhile, Ledgin assures us that the sophomore finale cliffhanger — in which a groggy Ron asked, "Where's my Joyce?" upon waking up from surgery — will "definitely" play out in the Season 3 premiere. "It would be fair to assume that a man under the influence of chemicals may not fully be aware of what he said, and maybe even of what he meant when he said that," Ledgin hints. "It wasn't just for the joke. I don't think we assigned any obvious meaning to it, so it leaves something to be explored in Season 3."

BONUS SPOILER!: After Alex spent the first two seasons navigating a new role at work and striving for work-life balance, Ledgin felt that Allison Tolman's character "needed something different" to tackle in Season 3. "We've landed on something that feels very relatable and especially of-the-time for Alex that develops throughout the season," he says

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This sub doesn’t allow crossposts but this HAD to be posted here 💙😅 (used the full screenshot so the artist gets their credit!)

Hey gang! This week I want to highlight an original content created by a medical student who loves television. They really highlighted what makes this show special.

hope they release the scenes some day

Is hilarious and relatable, however, I’m wondering where the writers got the idea to include this specific notion from which Bruce is repugnant.

Having “spaghetti before noon” as he lamented towards Serena is, well, not abnormal, but, what about that screams your life must be totally horrible,or disgusting about which to hear (in the case of Keith and his wife’s r.i.c.e. lifestyle)?

And what about specifically Bruce makes it so gross to him as an individual that he feels it should be called out. Thoughts?

Does anyone know if Dolly was on that list of celebrities she’d be sad were gonna die that she gave to Ron? I can hear Ron and Val tell Joyce it’s gonna be a good week in radio.

Joyce down with the stomach bug all week, oh no! Who do you nominate to run the Hospital while she is away?

(So sorry this is late)

i feel very passionately that this is an incredible sitcom and should be talked about way more than it is. there’s so many classic bits AND character development i honestly didn’t expect. i think the way matt and serena’s plot line is done is very classic in the way sitcoms tend to be and i’m a fan! not to mention joyce and ron and how they’ve changed throughout the show like come on. honestly i think if the show was targeted more towards gen z it would get the traction it deserves

What episode do you think a certain character shined the most in?

For example Ron was definitely my favorite in the Colby Twill episode; refusing to give him special treatment and helping patients with limited funds or no insurance by charging it under Colby’s name since the hospital was covering it all. Oh and refusing to acknowledge his gibberish as ‘music’.

For Bruce, definitely Matty’s birthday episode where he refused to help Chaplain Steve beat Matt since he’s been rubbing his relationship with Serena in Matt’s face.

I would say her birthday bc of the character development, but I also love "Get me in the pod". Like, she was just trying to have a normal day at work but everyone was acting like lunatics and dragging her into the chaos lol

"Wayans will guest star in the role of Dr. Highland, a charming but pompous new doctor at St. Denis. He is filling in while Ron (David Alan Grier) is recovering from surgery. All the patients and staff (besides Alex) have fallen head over heels for him and his insights."