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icepixie- My one complaint about "Aliens in a Spaceship" was the lack of hug tiemz at the end for B&B. But they rectified this by having not just one, but two hug tiemz in the next two episodes! Yay!
- Speaking of that and the other titles, can I say how pleased I am that they started varying their subjects from Man/Woman/Girl/Boy? If they insist on sticking to that particular arrangement, I'm glad we at least have more interesting descriptors.
- AiaS is still my favorite episode, despite the all-star lineup on this disc. McGuyver science for the win! (Though...did they ever work on finding the Gravedigger? Or did that one fall through the cracks for the fanfic writers to play with?)
- Sooooo...was "The Headless Witch in the Woods" written by refugees from the X-Files? Who perhaps had seen The Blair Witch Project a few too many times? Sure looked like it. (And I see David Duchovny directed the next episode. Hmmm.) Too bad about Will; I liked him before we found out he was crazy/a murderer. Although, Booth? You know none of that confession can be used in court, right? Because you didn't Mirandize him before he said it? Oy. (Still, there was Angela/Hodgins goodness! Although, when she was analyzing the video, could she not, I don't know, just turn off the sound on her computer? Plot holes abound on this show.)
- I think Booth/Cam might be the dullest relationship in TV. The actors were obviously sleepwalking through their romance scenes, and the writers were definitely thinking of it purely as a means to manufacture tension between B&B. (I will give them some credit for having the foresight to make it all lead up to the thinly-veiled "line" convo, obvious as it was, rather than just as a means to make Brennan jealous.) On the other hand, I adore the completely platonic relationship between Cam and Zack. They're great together.
- Despite issues with couples, the focus on YAAAAY TEAM! worked fairly well in these episodes. (Although there is still the GIANT LOGIC HOLE that's been bugging me since the pilot called "In what world does Brennan get to leave the lab and do investigative work and interrogations and all that without some police background?", but I'll let my disbelief keep hanging there.)
- ZACK GOT HIS DOCTORATE, YAY! And a makeover! Booo. I know he needed it, but I miss the floppy hair and the college student wardrobe. (Although when I realized he was defending his dissertation in jeans and sneakers, I wanted to throttle him. Time and a place, yo. Also, preemptive nightmares about defending my own thesis. Eeep. The room I'll have to do it in will not be as nice as that one, though, I'm sure.)
- Could they have found a worse cover of "Running Up That Hill" than the one used in "Judas on a Pole"? Could they? That was execrable.
- Daddy Brennan! Um, don't they now have to report Russ to his parole officer for aiding and abetting a wanted felon? Or is he on the lam now as well?
- Finally Brennan got her own gun. I was thinking DC might not have concealed carry permits and that was why she was trying to go through the FBI, but apparently it was just a running gag. *rolls eyes*
- Too bad aboutLuther Lee Boggs Howard Epps. He was a good reocurring character to have. Although had he been on too many times, we might have to start questioning the combined competencies of our prison guards and police forces...
- Speaking of that and the other titles, can I say how pleased I am that they started varying their subjects from Man/Woman/Girl/Boy? If they insist on sticking to that particular arrangement, I'm glad we at least have more interesting descriptors.
- AiaS is still my favorite episode, despite the all-star lineup on this disc. McGuyver science for the win! (Though...did they ever work on finding the Gravedigger? Or did that one fall through the cracks for the fanfic writers to play with?)
- Sooooo...was "The Headless Witch in the Woods" written by refugees from the X-Files? Who perhaps had seen The Blair Witch Project a few too many times? Sure looked like it. (And I see David Duchovny directed the next episode. Hmmm.) Too bad about Will; I liked him before we found out he was crazy/a murderer. Although, Booth? You know none of that confession can be used in court, right? Because you didn't Mirandize him before he said it? Oy. (Still, there was Angela/Hodgins goodness! Although, when she was analyzing the video, could she not, I don't know, just turn off the sound on her computer? Plot holes abound on this show.)
- I think Booth/Cam might be the dullest relationship in TV. The actors were obviously sleepwalking through their romance scenes, and the writers were definitely thinking of it purely as a means to manufacture tension between B&B. (I will give them some credit for having the foresight to make it all lead up to the thinly-veiled "line" convo, obvious as it was, rather than just as a means to make Brennan jealous.) On the other hand, I adore the completely platonic relationship between Cam and Zack. They're great together.
- Despite issues with couples, the focus on YAAAAY TEAM! worked fairly well in these episodes. (Although there is still the GIANT LOGIC HOLE that's been bugging me since the pilot called "In what world does Brennan get to leave the lab and do investigative work and interrogations and all that without some police background?", but I'll let my disbelief keep hanging there.)
- ZACK GOT HIS DOCTORATE, YAY! And a makeover! Booo. I know he needed it, but I miss the floppy hair and the college student wardrobe. (Although when I realized he was defending his dissertation in jeans and sneakers, I wanted to throttle him. Time and a place, yo. Also, preemptive nightmares about defending my own thesis. Eeep. The room I'll have to do it in will not be as nice as that one, though, I'm sure.)
- Could they have found a worse cover of "Running Up That Hill" than the one used in "Judas on a Pole"? Could they? That was execrable.
- Daddy Brennan! Um, don't they now have to report Russ to his parole officer for aiding and abetting a wanted felon? Or is he on the lam now as well?
- Finally Brennan got her own gun. I was thinking DC might not have concealed carry permits and that was why she was trying to go through the FBI, but apparently it was just a running gag. *rolls eyes*
- Too bad about
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Date: 2008-12-15 11:33 pm (UTC)It helps.
Like bugs and slime!
Mmmmm, maggots.