Last Bones ramblings for some time
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icepixieSo I was glad to see "The Passenger in the Oven," because it was the first episode of season four that hasn't SUCKED rather a lot (with partial exception for "Con Man in the Meth Lab"; see below). It had a case that made sense, a bit of humor as said case was worked on (old lady mystery buffs! librarian fantasy! Caroline in general!), no counseling session with Sweets, Sweets actually being useful in the interrogation, personal relationships/character moments that were genuine and--most importantly--kept between those whom they concerned...also, Booth got to be goofy without acting like a frat boy and Brennan was being literal and showing her lack of social skills without being a complete jerk.
Um. Yeah, I had issues with most of the characters and the episodes this season. Could you tell? (It made me so, so sad to realize that this was beating Pushing Daisies in the timeslot.) I'm putting down everything I hated to post-traumatic Zack syndrome--which actually could work for Brennan, I suppose; her surrogate little brother betrayed her, and now she's doubting her judgment of character, so she retreats to cold rationality (two men for different needs, etc.--although that's inconsistent with her stated reason for not jumping Ian, that Booth would object). That still doesn't excuse the jaw-dropping disrespect she showed in the congregation scenes in "The He in the She" (something I've disliked about her character since, oh, forever). Not that I can't see her unwittingly being disrespectful, but she's an anthropologist. I took Cultural Anthropology 101, and I learned in that class that one observes and does not comment on, much less disparage stuff like that when one witnesses it. Buy a clue, writers.
But anyway! I will cease to think about the sucktacular episodes and concentrate on the latest three, which I did enjoy.
(Well, one last thing. This is my proclamation: if Daisy Wick ever shows up on this show again, and it is not a.) purely in the capacity of Sweets's girlfriend [because that was funny], and b.) for less than five minutes, I will turn off the episode and just read a recap somewhere. I hate her THAT MUCH.)
- Thought the relationship between protective Booth and screwup Jared was very interesting in "Con Man in the Meth Lab," but didn't buy Brennan's "maybe Booth is Booth Lite" in response to one of the interventions. Lady, you've worked with the man for three years and are obviously very close, and you say this? Seriously? (Also, when she said, "I am comfortable with evidence," at the Cam&Sweets intervention, I wanted to reach through the computer screen, throttle her, and shout, "It's not ABOUT what you're comfortable with! THAT DOESN'T MATTER! You have truth STARING YOU IN THE FACE via Cam's experience and Sweets's insight (never thought I'd say that), and you are denying all of that, as well getting ready to hurt your beloved partner whom you've known for three years over a SYMMETRICAL FACE? You are too stupid to live." At least she wised up to the brother's jerkitude eventually. Again, I put down the irritating inability to listen to others, which she had been starting to grow out of, to post-Zack trauma.)
- Of course Booth had an abusive father. I figured as much practically from the pilot. (He's just the kind of character that would have that cliche following him around, you know?)
- Right, I was going to talk about what I liked. And here's something: CLARK CAME BACK! YAAAAAY! He is by far my favorite intern, although the older guy was good as well. He's the only one who seems to be on the same brain trusty level as the others, and I adore his desire to keep things professional. Dear god, do they need it. (Actually, he reminds me a tiny bit of Emerson Cod, with always being in the room when the conversations he wants to stay out of occur.) Oh, if only they would hire him full time.
- Brennan's speech at the end made me go WTF?, but in a good way. It totally sounded like the writers had taken "...forsaking all others, till death do you part" and rewritten it in anthropologist-speak. (Which fits rather a lot with the end of "The Bone That Blew," where Booth is all, "You and Max can teach my son science!" BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY MARRIED.)
- Again speaking of which: "Are you sleeping with my daughter? Why not?" Oh, Max. Keep harping on that, please? Maybe they'll get the point?
- I enjoyed this episode almost as much as the airplane one; I do like Max and his tempestuous relationship with Temperance. Max as a science teacher actually makes a ton of sense.
- Heh, Booth whined about Brennan always sniffing the evidence. Fraser and Ray Vecchio have officially been reincarnated as these two.
- Gina Torres! Zoe! So good to see her.
- Er, in the last episode set at a private school, Brennan said she had gone to one. Now she's a public school kid? Script supervisor, people! Hire one!
- You know, Booth used to be able to read the suspects' body language all on his own, without either Sweets or Angela there to do it for him. YET ANOTHER REASON I hate Sweets. (See, he served a purpose when he was interrogating with Caroline in PitO. Not so much here, at least with Old Booth. Apparently New Booth is less skilled and requires the help.)
- Um, that little girl is incredibly creepy. At least the boy murderer in the last episode tried to get drunk after he did his deed. She just didn't care. He didn't want to do her homework for her; she shot him. Whoa. (Are they building up to something by harping on kids whose parents/big brothers always get them out of trouble? Because that's three episodes in a row. Heading into anvil territory there.)
- I guess I should say something about Angela/Roxie, but...I don't wanna. We all know that relationship's going to be over in a few episodes anyway. (That isn't a spoiler, just...obvious.)
- Did I mention how much I loved the old lady mystery buffs? The one who was awake was truly wonderful. I would've loved to have had a scene with her and Brennan where they talked to each other in forensics-speak. Heh, they could be in the grad student rotation!
Um. Yeah, I had issues with most of the characters and the episodes this season. Could you tell? (It made me so, so sad to realize that this was beating Pushing Daisies in the timeslot.) I'm putting down everything I hated to post-traumatic Zack syndrome--which actually could work for Brennan, I suppose; her surrogate little brother betrayed her, and now she's doubting her judgment of character, so she retreats to cold rationality (two men for different needs, etc.--although that's inconsistent with her stated reason for not jumping Ian, that Booth would object). That still doesn't excuse the jaw-dropping disrespect she showed in the congregation scenes in "The He in the She" (something I've disliked about her character since, oh, forever). Not that I can't see her unwittingly being disrespectful, but she's an anthropologist. I took Cultural Anthropology 101, and I learned in that class that one observes and does not comment on, much less disparage stuff like that when one witnesses it. Buy a clue, writers.
But anyway! I will cease to think about the sucktacular episodes and concentrate on the latest three, which I did enjoy.
(Well, one last thing. This is my proclamation: if Daisy Wick ever shows up on this show again, and it is not a.) purely in the capacity of Sweets's girlfriend [because that was funny], and b.) for less than five minutes, I will turn off the episode and just read a recap somewhere. I hate her THAT MUCH.)
- Thought the relationship between protective Booth and screwup Jared was very interesting in "Con Man in the Meth Lab," but didn't buy Brennan's "maybe Booth is Booth Lite" in response to one of the interventions. Lady, you've worked with the man for three years and are obviously very close, and you say this? Seriously? (Also, when she said, "I am comfortable with evidence," at the Cam&Sweets intervention, I wanted to reach through the computer screen, throttle her, and shout, "It's not ABOUT what you're comfortable with! THAT DOESN'T MATTER! You have truth STARING YOU IN THE FACE via Cam's experience and Sweets's insight (never thought I'd say that), and you are denying all of that, as well getting ready to hurt your beloved partner whom you've known for three years over a SYMMETRICAL FACE? You are too stupid to live." At least she wised up to the brother's jerkitude eventually. Again, I put down the irritating inability to listen to others, which she had been starting to grow out of, to post-Zack trauma.)
- Of course Booth had an abusive father. I figured as much practically from the pilot. (He's just the kind of character that would have that cliche following him around, you know?)
- Right, I was going to talk about what I liked. And here's something: CLARK CAME BACK! YAAAAAY! He is by far my favorite intern, although the older guy was good as well. He's the only one who seems to be on the same brain trusty level as the others, and I adore his desire to keep things professional. Dear god, do they need it. (Actually, he reminds me a tiny bit of Emerson Cod, with always being in the room when the conversations he wants to stay out of occur.) Oh, if only they would hire him full time.
- Brennan's speech at the end made me go WTF?, but in a good way. It totally sounded like the writers had taken "...forsaking all others, till death do you part" and rewritten it in anthropologist-speak. (Which fits rather a lot with the end of "The Bone That Blew," where Booth is all, "You and Max can teach my son science!" BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY MARRIED.)
- Again speaking of which: "Are you sleeping with my daughter? Why not?" Oh, Max. Keep harping on that, please? Maybe they'll get the point?
- I enjoyed this episode almost as much as the airplane one; I do like Max and his tempestuous relationship with Temperance. Max as a science teacher actually makes a ton of sense.
- Heh, Booth whined about Brennan always sniffing the evidence. Fraser and Ray Vecchio have officially been reincarnated as these two.
- Gina Torres! Zoe! So good to see her.
- Er, in the last episode set at a private school, Brennan said she had gone to one. Now she's a public school kid? Script supervisor, people! Hire one!
- You know, Booth used to be able to read the suspects' body language all on his own, without either Sweets or Angela there to do it for him. YET ANOTHER REASON I hate Sweets. (See, he served a purpose when he was interrogating with Caroline in PitO. Not so much here, at least with Old Booth. Apparently New Booth is less skilled and requires the help.)
- Um, that little girl is incredibly creepy. At least the boy murderer in the last episode tried to get drunk after he did his deed. She just didn't care. He didn't want to do her homework for her; she shot him. Whoa. (Are they building up to something by harping on kids whose parents/big brothers always get them out of trouble? Because that's three episodes in a row. Heading into anvil territory there.)
- I guess I should say something about Angela/Roxie, but...I don't wanna. We all know that relationship's going to be over in a few episodes anyway. (That isn't a spoiler, just...obvious.)
- Did I mention how much I loved the old lady mystery buffs? The one who was awake was truly wonderful. I would've loved to have had a scene with her and Brennan where they talked to each other in forensics-speak. Heh, they could be in the grad student rotation!
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Date: 2009-01-16 03:15 pm (UTC)Funny, the teenagery vocabulary is one of the many, many reasons I hate him.
Only because she got distracted by a bright shiny murder weapon. Unless I'm thinking of a different Brennen-is-annoying-about-religion episode.
I'm thinking of the end of the Gravedigger episode in S2, where they're both alone in this big ornate church and he's giving thanks that she made it through alive. I seem to recall her eventually shutting up.
True, but it's completely in-character for both of them. It would be strange if Angela broke up with him for a logical reason, or if Hodgins didn't just quietly deal with it.
Second point I agree, first point no. That breakup was too out there even for her, IMO. I would be willing to accept that Angela used an illogical reason to cover up a more logical one for some silly reason, though.