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From Zap2it By Liz Pardue
Tonight's season premiere of "Bones" on FOX really gave Booth and Brennan fans something to squee about. Could it be that they're sucking up to us after that ridiculous season finale? If so, I'll happily take it.
Fair readers, I'm going to begin with a warning: I may or may not turn into a gushing thirteen-year-old fangirl in the course of this recap. Perhaps I resemble a jaded recapper, but I'm secretly a romantic at heart. Shhhh. I'll try my best to keep it in check for the sake of those of you who are made of stone.
The Case:
Let's keep it brief, since the case was hardly the point of this episode. Angela's psychic, played by the fabulous Cyndi Lauper, divines that there are bodies buried under a fountain. She's right - the bodies were dumped down a construction shaft ten years ago during a renovation. Turns out they're all members of a cult led by a man who took their money in exchange for a promised life in an underwater paradise.
Cyndi's sister is one of the victims, but Cyndi was kicked out of the cult for seeing an outside doctor, probably because the cult doctor and leader were poisoning the members with sweet, undetectable antifreeze. See, people? This is why we need to add a bittering agent!
When Cyndi warns Booth that Brennan is in danger, he finds her just in time to shoot the cult doctor, who was shredding medical files when Brennan arrived to question him, and attacked her with a scalpel. Angela locates the former cult leader, who's moved on to preying on the elderly. Though they aren't able to prove murder, Caroline arrests him for his many other lesser offenses, which add up to a lifetime behind bars. Huzzah, and on to the juicy stuff.
Booth and Brennan, in necessarily exhaustive detail:
Brennan is back after six weeks on a dig in Guatemala, and hasn't seen Booth since he got out of the hospital. In fact, she accidentally sits on him while he dozes on the couch in her office, eagerly awaiting her return (note: this is the first of many "awww" moments). Booth, happily, is back to normal -aside from his boring socks- and freshly cleared for duty. He's amnesia-free and everything! (Phew.)
Apparently, the alternate reality in his coma (and our unfortunate season finale) resulted from Brennan reading Booth her now-deleted book while he was out. When he woke up, he had trouble distinguishing the two realities and thought they were married in real life. I demand a flashback of this in a future episode, because it sounds like it has much potential for hilarity.
When Cyndi reads Booth's tarot cards, she tells him he didn't lose anything while in his coma, as he fears - rather, he gained something. And we're treated to a small smile. Hmmmm. And yet only a tantalizing taste of what's to come...
Booth takes Cam, whom he can "trust with certain things," out for a drink to talk to her about his coma dream - not to confess brain damage, as Cam guesses. Instead, he confesses that in the dream, his relationship with Bones was so real, and- "You're in love with Dr. Brennan," Cam interrupts. And there it is, folks. All out in the open and everything.
He doesn't deny it, even smiling a little, but wonders if he's the same guy. Cam suggests that he forget the brain injury and go with his heart. They agree that he should tell Brennan how he feels, but she has some words of caution: "Be sure about your feelings, because if you crack that shell and you change your mind, she'll die of loneliness before she'll ever trust anyone ever again." Truth, and Booth hears her. But dang, no pressure or anything...
Before Booth can screw up his courage for the big talk, Sweets confronts him on his post-coma feelings of love, pointing out that the areas of his brain that deal with love have been lit up like a Christmas tree since his operation, but not before - thus, the feelings aren't real. Shut up, Sweets! He also gives Booth the same warning Cam did. So...we're all operating here under the presumption that Booth didn't have any feelings for Brennan before the operation? I don't care what the brain scan says...I'm not buying it. (And neither does Cyndi, so THERE.)
Brennan, meanwhile, goes to see Cyndi because apparently she just can't get enough of visiting murder suspects alone late at night. But it's all good, Cyndi just psychoanalyzes her using the cards - apparently the one riddle Brennan can't solve is how somebody could love her. Brennan, hilariously, points out that she's very beautiful and intelligent, but Cyndi has another answer, one she claims Brennan is afraid to say out loud: "Yes, he knows the truth of [her], and he's dazzled by that truth." Brennan has a quick look of realization, and smiles slightly. You know, Brennan may not be as oblivious as I thought.
And OMG you guys, here it is. (Yes, OMG. Shut up. I'm excited.) As he's walking Brennan home, Booth says he's got something to say to her from inside his heart. Brennan, of course, points out that the heart is pretty much just good for pumping blood. Still, he insists that he's been wanting to say it since he got out of the coma, but wanted to make sure he was really back first.
Before he can say anything, though, a random clown comes up and squirts him in the face. Um...okay. Bones rightfully warns him against murder, given his violent history with clowns. Instead, he laughs and honks the clown's nose. So...maybe not so much with the being back, but Brennan says that he'll probably be back to his clown-hating self in a few weeks. Okay, I've just gotta quote now:
"What did you want to tell me?" -Bones
"That I love you." -Booth [sound of a million shippers squeeing] Bones looks at him wonderingly, but Booth can't wait for her to respond and cautiously continues, "...in a professional and 'attagirl' kind of way." [sound of a million shippers crying]
"...Attagirl kind of way?" -Brennan, not understanding. Booth nods. Brennan pauses, considers, and smiles. "Right back at you, Booth. I love you too! Attaboy." She playfully punches his arm, they smile, and are interrupted by Caroline.
Well...hmm. On the one hand, he had the courage to say the words out loud, which was unexpected. On the other hand, he didn't have the courage to wait for her to process and respond. I blame Sweets. But hey, all the fun is in wishing for them to hook up, right? Those little shared moments become way less special when they're just everyday occurrences in a romantic relationship. Still, my heart (when it's not busy pumping blood, of course) is a bit disappointed.
And to confirm that the status quo will stay as-is for now, Cyndi enlightens our heroes that they'll just keep doing things as usual. Booth is resigned to settle for second-best, but Cyndi says that it all works out eventually. Booth absorbs her prediction, and is surprised. Brennan, of course, has no clue what all works out eventually, but Booth smiles knowingly.
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but that's why I post these
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ep 2
from Zap2it By Liz Pardue
"Bones" dabbled in international intrigue tonight with an appropriately convoluted plot, but didn't leave Booth and Brennan fans completely out in the cold...although compared to last week, I suppose they weren't in front of a blazing fire, either.
Friends, I have a confession to make: I've never seen a James Bond movie. Not even one. I know, I know. But I've watched the Austin Powers movies enough times that I feel confident I'll pick up on most of the references. And I was a big "Alias" fan, so I'm used to following plots with so many twists they'll tie you in knots. Speaking of which...
The Case:
One man shoots another man in a parking garage, and steals the suitcase handcuffed to his arm. Yeesh. Having your hand cut off with your own knife is a total bummer, even if you're dead. And then having your decomposing corpse eaten by a bunch of cats? Rough day at the office. Said cats staring hungrily at Booth and Brennan, however = hilarious. (And terrifying. Every time I think I want a dog or cat, I see something like this and decide I'd rather have an herbivore.)
Our victim is a Russian diamond courier who mysteriously made his way through a diplomatic checkpoint, despite not being a diplomat. And the car that ran over the body? An Aston Martin - evidently James Bond's car. All signs point to spy, especially when the find the car with a dead CIA analyst (sans briefcase) in the trunk. The analyst's body shows signs of torture, even though he wasn't even supposed to be out in the field, and had a surveillance bug on it.
The bug, it turns out, was planted by a jealous coworker/girlfriend, who overheard him talking to a CIA assistant director about diamonds. The girlfriend also received a photo containing a coded message from the analyst. The CIA honcho claims he created the security hole for the dead Russian to smuggle additional diamonds into the U.S., to be traded for political prisoners in Pakistan. He professes his innocence in the analyst's murder while taking over the FBI's investigation.
In a last-minute effort, however, the squints figure out that the murderer was a representative from the diamond company, who was trying to recover the briefcase the analyst stole from her operative. Apparently he didn't talk, no matter how much she tortured him, and so the CIA is able to recover the briefcase from the hiding place mapped out in the coded message. Inside the briefcase? A USB drive. Yup. No hint as to what's on the drive, just the important lesson that information is more valuable than diamonds in these crazy times we're living in. Um, okay.
The Squint Squad:
The trust that funds Wendell's scholarship has run dry, so his internship is in jeopardy. Which is a shame, because he's one of the few (the only?) NotZacks I can happily tolerate. Brennan is extremely cold about letting him go - or rather, extremely "unsentimental," as she puts it. Oh, Brennan. She's come so far in the past few years, and yet still has so far to go (see also: charging Booth for the plumbing book).
As it turns out, though, Wendell isn't packing his bags after all. After he steps up and solves the case right before the buzzer, a donation is made anonymously to fund his scholarship. Yay! In fact, enough anonymous donations were made for three scholarships. Aww. I love how the squints take care of their own.
"Bones" dabbled in international intrigue tonight with an appropriately convoluted plot, but didn't leave Booth and Brennan fans completely out in the cold...although compared to last week, I suppose they weren't in front of a blazing fire, either.
Friends, I have a confession to make: I've never seen a James Bond movie. Not even one. I know, I know. But I've watched the Austin Powers movies enough times that I feel confident I'll pick up on most of the references. And I was a big "Alias" fan, so I'm used to following plots with so many twists they'll tie you in knots. Speaking of which...
The Case:
One man shoots another man in a parking garage, and steals the suitcase handcuffed to his arm. Yeesh. Having your hand cut off with your own knife is a total bummer, even if you're dead. And then having your decomposing corpse eaten by a bunch of cats? Rough day at the office. Said cats staring hungrily at Booth and Brennan, however = hilarious. (And terrifying. Every time I think I want a dog or cat, I see something like this and decide I'd rather have an herbivore.)
Our victim is a Russian diamond courier who mysteriously made his way through a diplomatic checkpoint, despite not being a diplomat. And the car that ran over the body? An Aston Martin - evidently James Bond's car. All signs point to spy, especially when the find the car with a dead CIA analyst (sans briefcase) in the trunk. The analyst's body shows signs of torture, even though he wasn't even supposed to be out in the field, and had a surveillance bug on it.
The bug, it turns out, was planted by a jealous coworker/girlfriend, who overheard him talking to a CIA assistant director about diamonds. The girlfriend also received a photo containing a coded message from the analyst. The CIA honcho claims he created the security hole for the dead Russian to smuggle additional diamonds into the U.S., to be traded for political prisoners in Pakistan. He professes his innocence in the analyst's murder while taking over the FBI's investigation.
In a last-minute effort, however, the squints figure out that the murderer was a representative from the diamond company, who was trying to recover the briefcase the analyst stole from her operative. Apparently he didn't talk, no matter how much she tortured him, and so the CIA is able to recover the briefcase from the hiding place mapped out in the coded message. Inside the briefcase? A USB drive. Yup. No hint as to what's on the drive, just the important lesson that information is more valuable than diamonds in these crazy times we're living in. Um, okay.
The Squint Squad:
The trust that funds Wendell's scholarship has run dry, so his internship is in jeopardy. Which is a shame, because he's one of the few (the only?) NotZacks I can happily tolerate. Brennan is extremely cold about letting him go - or rather, extremely "unsentimental," as she puts it. Oh, Brennan. She's come so far in the past few years, and yet still has so far to go (see also: charging Booth for the plumbing book).
As it turns out, though, Wendell isn't packing his bags after all. After he steps up and solves the case right before the buzzer, a donation is made anonymously to fund his scholarship. Yay! In fact, enough anonymous donations were made for three scholarships. Aww. I love how the squints take care of their own.
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odd I don't read through every article maybe I should
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Ep. 3
By Liz Pardue
"Bones" gave us an intriguing juxtaposition of Amish life and teenage hormones tonight, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the case's out-of-nowhere conclusion.
The Case:
Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate bones found by a train track, belonging to a teenage boy who died about two months ago and grew up in the early 1800's. Or, you know, he was Amish. Levi was in DC on his rumspringa, a time when Amish teens are encouraged to sample the outside world before deciding to return back to the fold (or, more rarely, not).
But wait! They discover that Levi had a secret passion for music, which is forbidden in Amish culture. Man, take away my laptop and TV if you must, but if I couldn't even hum to amuse myself I'm pretty sure I'd go crazy within a week. Levi was actually a piano playing prodigy (say that three times fast) planning on auditioning for the National Conservatory and staying with Karen, a fellow musician, in the meantime.
But wait! Levi's second passion was apparently an Amish girl named Sarah, who secretly travels (by bus, gasp!) to the FBI to tell Booth and Brennan about her relationship with Levi, and her fear that he was going to leave her in favor of music. She communicated said fear to her brother Amos, who paid Levi a little visit. ...A visit in which he was lulled into passivity by Levi's rendition of Clair de Lune, much like Orpheus and his lyre. So much for that suspect.
But wait! Not only did Levi fall to his death from Karen's balcony, he had fractures on his hand from the keyboard lid of a piano, indicating that someone sabotaged him before his audition. And whaddya know? Karen and Levi were competing for the same spot at the Conservatory. Except, um, that turns out to not be true at all, and Levi wasn't even at the apartment before the audition - he had left all his stuff, but his money was gone.
But wait! Levi actually broke his own hand, presumably to remove all temptation from music so he could go back home and be with Sarah. So cross the murderous music student angle off the list. Just like we've crossed off Levi's father, Amos, Karen, and Karen's boyfriend Tony. So...it's 8:58 and we've got nothin', basically.
But wait! Turns out the actual murderer was just some petty thief who was robbing the apartment building. Wow, okay. Levi fell over the railing in a struggle to keep a fake gold medal from a music competition that Karen had given him. How symbolic? So...yeah. That was pretty much out of nowhere. Which makes sense, I guess - lots of cases must have surprise endings in real life, obviously. It's just a little unusual when it comes to crime shows, so it threw me off. I demand a slow trickle of evidence so I can piece together the facts faster than the characters and feel superior!
Okay, where were we? Ah, right, we were learning the valuable lesson that while Amish life is safer than city life, it doesn't allow you to watch a DVD of your dead son playing the forbidden piano beautifully. Got it? Good. Let's move on to the sex.
The Squint Squad:
tamarataylor_bones_s5_290.jpgHey, Cam's still a mom! Michelle wants to spend the night of the formal dance with her boyfriend, Perry. The entire night. Cam is understandably worried they're sexing it up, to the point where she actually reads "Talking to Your Teen about Sex." And yet she STILL blows the sex talk, even mentioning that "some people" think God might smite them. Whaaat? Wow, if that came from the book I'd ask for a refund. Michelle, of course, does the whole "You're not my mother!" bit, and leaves.
Happily, though, she cools off and finds Cam at the diner for a much-needed Sex Talk Take II, admitting that she's not actually having sex, and that she's scared to do it...but also scared she'll lose Perry if she doesn't. And Cam says the exact right thing the second time around: that if Perry doesn't understand how Michelle feels, he doesn't deserve her.
It's really great to see Cam in a mother role - her character has grown a lot in the past year. And just in case Cam's advice to Michelle didn't stick, Booth runs into Perry at the lab and just happens to mention that Michelle is like family to him, that he's a trained sniper, and that Michelle deserves Perry's gentlemanly respect...or else.
Booth and Brennan:
After a couple weeks of Booth and Brennan paradise, we're back on Earth tonight with some funny banter, but nothing too deep. I did, however, enjoy the telling conversation about losing their virginity. And maybe Booth did change in that coma, because he seems way less uncomfortable talking about sex than usual. For the record, Booth lost it when he was 16 to a girl that "parts of him" loved. Brennan waited until she was 22 and had "found a man who could provide [her] a skillful introduction" to sex. Figures, and figures.
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From zap2it By Liz Pardue
"Bones" combined two of my favorite things tonight: bashing the suburbs and Parker Booth. And true, the whole "perfect neighborhood willing to kill in order to keep it that way" thing has been done before, but I thought tonight's episode had a couple nice twists to it.
It takes a village:
At a luau-themed block party in the 'burbs, the happy homeowners discover a barbequing person in place of the pig. Hmm. As a vegan, I'd say both are pretty gross. (And I'm not even going to touch the whole pig-hunting thing that comes up later.) Our victim is Kurt, another happy homeowner who balances out his philandering tendencies with a strong commitment to environmentalism. (But apparently not animal welfare...or at least dog welfare.)
The suspects are many, since Kurt wasn't exactly neighbor of the year. He was sleeping with half the neighborhood, including his neighbor's wife and 18-year-old daughter (actually, neighbor and partner in internet sex toy sales). He poisoned another neighbor's dog for peeing on his unsightly windmill. He purchased said windmill with the $5,000 he charged another neighbor for a second phone line.
So who finally snapped and killed him? Well...pretty much all of 'em. His neighbor's wife, one of the dog's owners, and the phone line buyer each struck Kurt after collectively being driven over the edge not by his unneighborly behavior, but by his ugly, noisy windmill. His wife was slipping him salt peter thinking it would, well, keep his peter in bed with her - unfortunately, it instead just caused him to bleed out much more easily. I hope he learned a valuable lesson about caring for the environment.
The Squint Squad:
Arastoo, it seems, has been faking the Iranian accent (and pretty much the entire personality as well) - a fact that emerges when he snaps at Cam for pushily trying to respect his religion. Huh. I find it really hard to concentrate on anything he's saying now. Apparently he was trying to avoid explaining his devout religion. I guess that makes sense...especially given the good-natured (but bordering on obnoxious, Hodgins) jabbing and questioning he gets from the squints.
Booth and Brennan:
Rebecca and her BF are out of town, so Parker (a.k.a. the world's most adorable child) is hanging with Booth. Yay! He thinks Booth really, really needs a girlfriend. You know, for sexing up. After Parker strikes out with Angela and Cam, Sweets suggests that Booth show Parker that he can, in fact, interact with women. Which means faking it with Brennan by having dinner together at the diner. Aww.
Parker suggests that Brennan could be Booth's girlfriend (Booth: "Buddy, you really gotta quit that."), but Brennan tells him it would be inappropriate. Both Parker and Booth look equally interested in her answer, which - after a pause - is that they work together. Parker thinks (and I agree) that it's a stupid reason.
In the end, though, Brennan just comes out and asks Parker why he wants his dad to have a girlfriend so much, and it turns out that he thinks he'll get a pool out of the bargain. And hey, it turns out Brennan has a pool in her building that they're welcome to use! The three of them agree that Brennan is awesome (and really good with Parker, which can't be lost on Booth, right?).
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