Spoilers forward for the penultimate episode of St. Denis Medical Season 1, referred to as “Bruce-ic and the Mus-ic” and obtainable streaming subsequent day with a Peacock subscription.
St. Denis Medical took a break from the emergency division within the second-to-last episode of Season 1 within the 2025 TV schedule, however the entire crew was nonetheless on board. They had been dressed to the nines for a fundraising gala, with Alex and husband Tim passive aggressively arguing about having one other child, Matt kinda sorta virtually taking a step ahead with Serena, and Dr. Bruce busting a transfer to “The Rockafeller Skank.” Josh Lawson went all-out for his character’s elaborate dance quantity, so I needed to ask co-showrunner/co-creator Eric Ledgin and star Allison Tolman in regards to the sequence.
Whereas Dr. Ron and Joyce roasted one another as co-hosts, Bruce was decided to win this 12 months’s fundraiser dance contest by going solo and never holding again. This concerned a wardrobe change from his gala swimsuit, chopping a board in half together with his hand, lighting results, and a giant end with confetti. He appeared like he would have gotten an ideal rating, if solely Serena was prepared to provide out 10s as a choose. Alas for Bruce, the win went to Dr. Katie Tenon and her retired dad, Dr. Henry Tenon, for his or her candy father/daughter dance whereas he was in a wheelchair.
Even Bruce was gained over by the Tenons by the tip, so apparently this simply wasn’t his 12 months to win St. Denis’ model of Dancing with the Stars, as proven in full mockumentary glory. After I spoke with co-showrunner and co-creator Eric Ledgin as a part of NBC’s St. Denis Medical junket forward of the April 29 finale, he shared the origin of Dr. Bruce’s dance:
The origin for that’s actually simply me desirous to normalize middle-aged males dancing. [laughs] It is one thing I really feel strongly about. I at all times noticed Bruce as somebody who can transfer and likes to bounce and likes the peacocking of it a little bit bit. After which we received some very humorous pitches within the writers room about how that might present itself, and what’s essentially the most Bruce-like approach to inform the story of him moving into that competitors. It simply type of – I wish to say wrote itself, however that simply means the room stuffed with folks that make the present occur did an important job, and I used to be very pleased with it.
Will Dr. Bruce’s routine encourage middle-aged males the world over to begin dancing extra commonly? Solely time will inform, however this episode did make me even happier that NBC renewed the comedy early on. Perhaps the 2026 gala shall be Bruce’s redemption on the dance ground! The present wasted no time in incomes awards recognition, so clearly the Season 1 strategy has been working.
In fact, the dance quantity may not have been practically as a lot enjoyable if not for the reactions of Dr. Bruce’s colleagues watching from the viewers. Everyone was genuinely impressed and excited to see his strikes, even Serena regardless of her unwillingness to provide him a ten. It was very candy and fairly humorous, so I requested for her ideas when chatting with Allison Tolman about the entire sequence:
It is so good. Candy Josh. He had all these particular dance rehearsals for that episode, and it is unimaginable to not have a variety of construct up every time you are going to be like, ‘It is the scene the place these folks kiss, or this individual dances, or they will sing!’ [laughs] It is actually laborious to not be a construct up, however he was a great sport about it, and we cheered him on as greatest we may.
Bruce received himself into some wild conditions within the first batch of St. Denis Medical episodes, however the penultimate episode was evidently the one one which required dance rehearsals and choreography! It is also the one one which concerned a shiny shirt as a substitute of scrubs, so I used to be definitely on board. And in line with Tolman, the remainder of the forged did not should faux their pleasure in regards to the efficiency:
You are just about simply capturing our precise reactions. [laughs] We’re all genuinely that excited. It will have been a lot more durable to should look unimpressed, I believe.
It is in all probability a secure wager that the upcoming Season 1 finale goes to be brief on dancing, however I am definitely extra excited for that episode now than I used to be earlier than the gala and Dr. Bruce’s choreography. “Bruce-ic and the Mus-ic” was additionally St. Denis. Medical‘s return from just a few weeks of reruns, so what’s to not be enthusiastic about? For now, try NBC’s description for the finale:
A storm causes chaos within the Emergency Division. Alex is torn between an obligation to her husband and her co-workers’ wants. Joyce goes on a spending spree with discovered cash.
The Season 1 finale of St. Denis Medical is named “This Place is Our Every thing” and airs on Tuesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. With Season 2 already assured because of the sitcom’s early renewal, followers needn’t fear in regards to the future even when Season 1 does finish on a cliffhanger. Over hiatus, you will even have the choice of watching and rewatching earlier episodes streaming on Peacock.