BONES: ‘The Babe in the Bar’
November 19, 2010 by Sarah Curtis
Hello BONES pals! After Brennan’s edict in “The Bones that Weren’t,” several of us went out and bought new toothbrushes, and after this episode, some of us may be swearing off chocolate for awhile. Why’s that? Well, let’s discuss, of course! Starting with…
THE CASE:
The episode begins with Willy Wonka-esque Jimmy Walpert III (played by Wayne Knight, aka “Newman”), enticing a crowd over the love of chocolate. His company, Walpert Chocolate, is unveiling the world’s largest chocolate bar. As his assistants saw open the bar, they encounter a blockage. But it’s not a creamy caramel center; it’s human remains. Delish!
Cam, Brennan and Booth investigate the crime scene. Brennan identifies the victim as female, late 20s. Booth suggests an Oompa Loompa; of course Brennan has no idea what that means. Booth is approached by Walpert and his chief chocolate engineer, Scott Kimper. They both swear they are surprised about the body being in the candy bar.
Back at the lab, Brennan, Cam, Hodgins and Vincent Nigel Murray try to determine the best way to remove the skeleton from the chocolate without tampering with evidence. Angela comes up with a picture of what the victim may look like, and Booth and Brennan take the photo to the chocolate factory. Walpert identifies the victim as Harriet Soloway, a woman from their Research and Development group.
Harriet was murdered when someone forced her into a vat of chocolate, suffocating her until she drowned. But when Hodgins and VNM are bickering about how they’ll melt the chocolate around her skeleton, Cam interrupts with something even better — there are two air bubbles in the chocolate, and if they can get to them, they will be able to learn more about Harriet’s murder.
Meanwhile, Booth interrogates Geneva, Harriet’s sister and she tells him that Harriet’s resume is full of lies. When Booth does more research, he finds out that Harriet has an entire portfolio of fake resumes and a history of seducing men she worked with.
Geneva’s hateful attitude toward Harriet makes her a suspect as does the romantic past she shared with Harriet’s former boyfriend, Mr. Belomo of Belomo’s Sparkling Wines. Booth interrogates him, but doesn’t get much closer to finding the killer until Hodgins discovers a bug in Harriet’s remains. The bug was lodged in a bone fracture she received while in Indonesia.
When B&B figure out that a rival chocolate company, Ambrosia Chocolate, sent its employees to Indonesia for training, they know they are on the right track. Booth questions the president of the company who informs him that Walpert is likely the murderer, as he has a temper and the most to lose. Booth and Brennan return to the chocolate factory where Walpert is angry, but when they grill him at the FBI building, he reveals that Harriet had a close relationship with Scott. Cam gets the information from Harriet’s last breath and finds it contains traces of Scott’s blood, making him the killer. And once again, our murderer acted out of a delusional love, leaving Booth and Brennan to question their own feelings on the matter.
THE SQUINTS:
Vincent Nigel Murray scores as always with some Pope trivia, lots of facts about chocolate, rock and roll, and just about everything else, citing his Jeopardy appearance as proof. I love him; I really, really do. He completely made this episode for me.
Cam spends most of the episode stressing about Michelle’s college application process, freaking out when Michelle wants to attend Central Maine State University because there is a great general studies program, and you guessed it, her boyfriend Derek is going to be there. What did you think about Cam forging Michelle’s application to Johns Hopkins? I am thinking Sweets would not approve. Speaking of him…
Sweets is mainly in his office in this episode, which works for me. He refuses to stop eating chocolate because of the case and he also gives Cam some good advice about Michelle. His toast to “The Hodgins Family” kind of made me tear up a bit. You?
For Hodgins and Angela, when they weren’t working on the case, they were “planning” the big “reveal” of their pregnancy announcement. I loved how excited Hodgins was about it. Part of me wishes Angela had just told him that everyone knew, but then again, I loved the end scene where the entire team faked their surprise.
BOOTH & BRENNAN:
Well, I guess I shouldn’t say the ENTIRE team, as Booth begged off when Hannah returned home. Thoughts on that scene? To me, it sort of felt like biting into a human and bug filled chocolate bar. In other words…ew. Then again, I can’t help but feel as if we’re SUPPOSED to feel icky about it. This wasn’t a “They deserve the kindness of a lie” situation; this was, as Brennan said, him wanting to go home to have sex with his girlfriend. Nothing wrong with that, but I think that this scene, in the context of the B&B discussion about how “love is an idiot” and that a man could fall in love with an illusion was very interesting.
But enough of that, because there were plenty of fun B&B moments too. I always love when Booth is annoyed, and it was fun to see him try to be Booth-y while wearing a hairnet. Brennan running the “Yowza” joke into the ground was cute and very in-character, I thought, and I loved how she tried to lie at the end about not knowing Angela was pregnant. I was very fascinated by the idea that she would willingly lie for Angela and Booth. Thoughts from you on that?
Brennan brought the scientific facts in this episode as well, something I will never complain about. My favorite moment of the episode was when Cam threatened VNM with death if he suggested Michelle attend a school in England. VNM replies that Georgetown is nice, and Brennan offers up the obvious, “It’s closer.” Hahaha!
But now it’s time to put on your sad face, BONES fans. Because of the U.S. holiday Thanksgiving, there is not a new episode next week. That means we have to get all of our thankfulness in here. What are you thankful for on Bones? I’ll start. First of all…I’m thankful for all the BONES friends I’ve made. And secondly, I’m thankful for this.
How about you? And while you’re telling me all the things you love about the show, go ahead and let me know what you thought of this episode too! Make it count!
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I’m thankful for scientific names, random facts, a break from my own stress, empathy for victims on a show where empathy should be difficult to find, characters being embraced for who they are, history and science meshing, a pseudo-Smithsonian, stories that break my heart and make me laugh, the murder weapon lionfish named Bob (because my fish is named after him), fun catchphrases, great music, and the fact that the show brought my friends and I closer together after an extremely difficult semester.
I’m not sure about what to think of this episode (I’ll rewatch tomorrow). I enjoyed it, and it fit my criteria for a good episode (I even went “aw!” in the sweatshirt scene with Cam and Michelle… probably because my sister is Michelle’s age… and made the exact same decision about college (except she’s not following a boy, and she’ll be close)). And Hodgins is totally king of the lab… every episode. With his moral lessons, discoveries, and experiments, he just /is/.
Theme time! Totally a theme of falseness. The victim lied about her background on her resume. Walpert wasn’t really the guy in charge of the chocolate. Cam wrote a fake application essay for Johns Hopkins. And everyone had to fake that they didn’t know that Angela was pregnant.
Loved VNM’s “don’t look at me” at the end. He bugged me most of the episode because I already knew most of his random facts. And Hodgins’ thing about the FDA and rat hairs and bug parts in chocolate (which is completely true, btw. They used to have to print a report on it.) was something I already knew. Then again, my brain is like VNM’s… I store random facts and can’t forget them, and I do tell them to everyone (oops). Brennan and VNM’s Georgetown thing was cute, too.
Didn’t like Booth’s leaving, but it’s interesting that Brennan would life for him (and refused to lie to Hodgins about Angela telling her… she just didn’t say anything). In retrospect, I can’t tell if I would have been more bothered if Hannah was there (and I like Hannah, I just don’t think it would be appropriate) than what actually happened in the episode. Like Hodgins said, it felt like people were missing (but then again, the rest of the interns were missing, too). It made me wonder something: is Sweets a squint, or just a member of the “family,” because I’m having difficulty placing the interns in the “family” category at the moment? I mean, I understand where they’re coming from… but I don’t know if they’ve… “earned it” yet. I feel horrible for saying that. I just don’t think that they’re there yet (the interns… not the rest).
Did I laugh? Yep. Did I cry? No. Went “aw” a couple times, though. Did I want to swear off chocolate? For an hour. Then I ate some, in defiance to their attempt to gross me out. Overall, a job well done.
I am thankful for a show that comes around every Thursday night and my kids and I veg in front of the TV and spend family time. I am thankful for my five year old being excited by the grossness of the bodies and telling me I don’t like Hannah, Bones is way better. I am thankful for Hodgins reminding me that poop and bugs are sexy (I have 3 boys so those are standards in our house) and that some of the best things come in nerdy packages. I am thankful that I am not alone in my complete unlike of Hannah, mostly because I don’t want to feel like an over invested fool. I am really thankful I have found something that makes me feel like I belong (watching Bones and all the awesome fans and blog sites) even if it is across the vassness of the web and totally crazy to be this obsessed with a TV – it’s just nice to have a niche. I am thankful that smart is sexy and my girls can look at that first and body imagine and looks second by quoting Brennan or saying things like Brennan would say or think… Even though I HATE, HATE, HATE this story line and I am really not enjoying season 6 (so far) at all, I am thankful for Bones!
This episode was a mixed bag for me, I always hate how one or two scenes can ruin the rest. I absolutely fell in love with VNM! He was so cute and his fantisizing about Cam – priceless. There is just something about him that always makes me smile when it is his rotation. He is so cute and that sexy little accent just knocks it out of the park for me. I think the best line of the night was Hodgins, and the corpses burb – gross but awesome! My 10 year old was totally loving this! I loved the end scene in the FF with the incomplete group. Again VNM covering his face and them all doing shots was priceless. The best part was being able to tell how much they all love each other. I keep thinking dang I really want to work with them! Booth leaving “his people” to rush home to get some was so awful. I just don’t get it, at all. I know that is probably what they want for us, but it is seriously harming Booth as a character. I was so disappointed in him in that moment that it eclipsed the rest of the episode and left me not thinking about the whole but about this moment and going WTF?! Why are they doing this and how are they going to convince me that I can trust and love him again?! Then the scenes for the next episode air and I was even more blown away by what they are going to do. I mean Booth is supposed to be this amazing Dad, Parker is the center of his life. he came back to the states for him, and Hannah knew that. She is living with Booth and they are so in love, and yet she hasn’t even met Parker? Seriously? So he has not seen his son or had him over since he has been back and Hannah has moved in? My 10 year old it the nail on the head for me when he turned to me and said, “really? I thought Booth was different, I thought he was the kind of Dad every kid dreams about. Turns out he’s not. He is just like all the other jerk Dads out there that put their kids last and act like they don’t matter when it comes to their life. I don’t like him very much, they have been lying about who he really is.” I thought that is it! I feel like the writers have been lying to us all along about who this guy is, make us fall head over heels and then swoop pull the rug right out from under us. That is why I have been so angry at Booth and don’t feel much hope for his character in this season. So, overall it was a good episode for the most part. The case was good and the pacing felt better. I definitely think the writers need to keep the supporting cast involved as much as possible while they are doing the whole love triangle (calling a spade a spade) to keep some balance and lightness to the show. I wanted to love it, I really did, but it is hard to love it when it makes me so upset.
I was really disappointed in Booth this episode and it is a reminder to me of one of the reasons I dislike the Hannah storyline. I agree with Gerrytart5 – he is not the Booth we have come to know and love. He may not always have loved Brennan’s squint-talk but this episode he was rolling his eyes and making it clear that he found her annoying. He is distant – and not just from Brennan. Old Booth would never have missed the baby announcement, even if he already knew.
I have loved this show and watched it religiously but this season, I am less excited for each new episode, especially the ones with Hannah. I DVR them instead of watching them so I can fast-forward through her scenes. I miss the dynamic between Booth and Brennan – they are not the same and it saddens me. Does anyone else feel the way I do?
Booth id dead!
Didn’t watch it. I have decided that I don’t want to subject myself to all the angst and character assasination occuring now. I wasn’t even upset about missing it. I guess this feeling of apathy I now have about what they are showing has killed my love for this show.
To start, I am thankful for my beautiful daughter, my brother NOT being in Iraq or Afghanistan, my family, my job, all of my friends new & old, being part of an awesome fan base!
I got home late yesterday and caught the last 5 minutes of the episode (of course I watched it on DVR after I saw the end) to say that I was disappointed in Booth would be an understatement. To me, it shows that the relationship between Hannah & Booth is purely physical. Like Sarah said, Old Booth would have never missed the announcement, we could see the geniune happiness for Angela when he found out, why wouldn’t he want to be there for his “friend” Hodgins when they told everyone.
I laughed when VNM covered his face when Hodgins & Angela were telling everyone, loved Sweets taking shots, Cam & Brennan’s over excitement. It felt odd without Booth there & I really do hope that Cam calls him out on his behavior, its unBoothy.
The case itself was different, will make me look at creme filled chocolates differently 🙁
I was very annoyed with Booth this episode. He rolled his eyes way too much and I really thought it was childish to run home to have sex when he was needed at a party to back up Angela. I don’t know what the writers are playing at; but, this was the worst episode ever. Booth is so unBoothy in this episode. He is acting like a teenager instead of a standup guy.
Gerrytart5 – we have seen Parker since Booth’s return and he has talked about him. I don’t think he is not seeing Parker. You do have to wonder why if Hannah is so special he hasn’t presented her to Parker yet.
This was probably my least favorite episode this season.
The good stuff: Hodgins pure excitement and joy about being a dad and VNM. I loved both of them in this episode. VNM facts were awesome as always as well as his description on how he burned through his million dollar winnings. I loved Cam’s line about choking VNM on his own facts if he even suggests an overseas school to Michelle. Loved Sweets knocking back shot after shot in the end scene. I liked the Yowza high five between B&B. It was cute and the only seemingly nice moment between the two of them.
The bad: The pacing seemed off and disjointed. They seemed to be jumping from scene to scene with not much meshing going on. Maybe too many storylines going at once? I know much has been said about Brennan’s regression of her character. I’m struggling to understand why the directors or Powers that be are making her seem so strange. I miss subtle Brennan from seasons 1-3. I don’t like her overexplaining things. No wonder Booth is rolling his eyes at her. I understand that they are trying to get her to relate to people but I don’t need to her to do that outloud. Think some of those things in your head. I actually cringed several times with some of her lines.
And Booth. Oh Booth. I never thought that I would yell, “you suck” at the screen but I did when you abandoned your friends to go home and have sex with Hannah. That truly sucked that you wouldn’t even stay for five minutes for Hodgins/Angela announcement. I was so upset with you. You seem very miserable to be working with Brennan on this episode.
I understand that B&B can’t have their UST ending scenes together right now. That would be wrong of Booth to look adoringly at Brennan again. Not while he has a girlfriend. But I would just like a nice calm scene where they talk to each other like normal people. Just enjoying each other’s company. I miss that interaction so much.
I’m hoping beyond hope that it will redeem itself with some of the episodes coming up. They sound like they have the potential to be good, very good. Here’s to hoping.
I’ll be thankful the day writers stop making us hate Booth. Seriously, if a repeat of last night’s snarkiness is all they have planned for him this season, count me out. I feel bad but I have to say I’m leaning towards stop watching the show; I might watch the Brennan-centric episode but really, I feel like this, this… AGH, crap they’re trying to sell just isn’t “Bones” anymore. Done.
@Gerrytart5 Your 10-year-old is a genius. GENIUS, I say! I totally agree.
I’m thankful that it’s Friday.
Today I discussed with @mellybee101 if Booth follwed a “booty call” from Hannah. My take: Of course not.
One year ago Brennan asked him, “Can we still work together?” That was the only thing he heard, and he tries to give her that much. She is the standard, he is drawn to her like a moth to the flame. That has never changed. His only chances are denial and distance. Hannah is the strongest remedy he knows right now. With her gone and some time alone with Brennan, he gets too close to the flame, he might burn again. That may not happen. That’s why we hardly see him with the squints anymore. I don’t think he’s aware of that on a consciousness level, but whenever he feels himself drawn to Brennan too much, he has to fight it. Her. He doesn’t know she has changed. She told him she couldn’t. And when did he ever not believe her?
Hannah is his safe haven. It is fun and easiness with her, she heals his pain. It’s nothing weighty, nothing able to shatter him. Brennan is the ocean. You don’t know how deep it actually is, but you know it can swallow you whole. You don’t know if it’ll be sunny or stormy – all you know is that sailing it consummates you wholly. That it is the most incredible thing ever. At the moment this ship is to wrecked to sail. But how long can someone like Booth stay in the haven, when the wide ocean is calling?
To sum it up: I don’t like Booth at the moment. But I don’t blame him either. He has to protect himself to give Brennan the only thing she asked him for: working with her.
Oh Ann, thank you for those comments.
I did not like this episode very well – but mostly because it just didn’t seem as interesting . . . nothing really grabbed me. Owl’s ID. of the theme of lying is spot on for the whole episode – and that helps me with the last scene.
For the first time this season, I was disappointed in Booth, and I confess to feeling awful about that. But for me, the reason that I didn’t like that last scene was not really just that I didn’t like Booth’s decision, but that it came out of the blue. Usually I can feel various things in the episode that match that end feel. Some think Booth was “snarkier” (that is so funny that this can be a valid word, now) than usual, but I really didn’t see that. He was his usual.
Booth has been everything I would expect this season and painful though it was to see, that last scene with him, when examined as a whole, fits and makes sense. And, I agree with Ann – it wasn’t a booty call. Cut a guy a break for missing his girlfriend.
I can see why some might have issues with the late meeting of Parker, but I look at that as simply a TV thing – doesn’t faze me. They are trying to do so much at once, it is a really hard balancing act.
AND,
I am thankful for the clarity of thought that helps me recognize how truly blessed I have been in my life and continue to be.
I would like to start by saying I am thankful for my wonderful son, great family and friends, and a fulfilling career. I am also thankful for having a great show like Bones to look forward to every week and will miss it next week when it is not on.
Now I am going to get to my two pints I would like to make. First, can we please all stop withnthe crucification of Booth! For God’s sake, it seams like people are just looking for excuses to condemn him without any attempt to be objective or to understand his motivations. The ending scene tonight, he was not being a jerk, he missed his girlfriend who had been put of town and was excited she was home and he was also feeling uncomfortable about going to the sham announcement, Brennan is the one who brought up sex and offered to cover for him so he could leave, he just took her up on the offer. All you people condemning him for leaving would have been burning him at the stake if he’d called her and asked her to come join them, accusing him of letting her invade their “family” time, when rationally either leaving tomsee her or inviting her to come would be what any normal person would do when the person they Re in a relationship came home after being away.
Also, I have more of an issue with Angela lying to Hodgins and asking all her friends to lie, may I also point out that she continued to lie even after Hodgins found out everyone knew, saying she didn’t tell anyone, they all just guessed. The only who guessed was Cam, she told everyone else. Don’t get me wrong, the end scene was cute, I just find it interesting that nobody seems to have a problem with it. I don’t think anyone was there “supporting” Hodgins, the were supporting Angela in her lie.
Now, back to the crucification of Booth, I cannot believe you are all calling Booth a jerk and a bad father because the previews revealed that Booth hadn’t introduced Parker to Hannah yet. In contrast them opinions being expressed her, I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t care about Parker and put Hannah first, I thinkmit is quite the opposite. I think he kept them separate to protect Parker in case Hannah wasn’t longterm, did you ever stop to think that perhaps Hannah stayed at a hotel when Parker came over, or remember that she seems to be out of town working quite a bit and he simply spends time with Parker when she is not around. As a single mother I have always followed the rule of not introducing my son to anyone unless I have been seeing him at least six months, and my son always comes first and anyone who doesn’t accept that is kicked to the curb, I think Booth is the same way. Yes, Hannah lives with Booth, but Parker doesn’t and it would have been easy to make arrangements for Hannah to be elsewhere when Parker was there to protectnhim, because Booth loves him and puts him first, not because he is a jerk who doesn’t care about his son. How about this for a novel idea, why don’t you wait and watch the episode and see what the real story is before condemning Booth based on a snippet of one scene,
My second point is, I think people should stop projecting their preconceived notions of what they think the show and characters should be doing and just enjoy the episodes for what they are, when you do that I think you will find they are all very good. I introduced friend to Bones this year with The Maggot in the Meathead and it was interesting and refreshing to watch the show with someone who was totally unbiased and just enjoyed the show for what it was, and she loved it. One interesting point though, she totally understood how Brennan could be in love with Booth, she thought he was hot, sexy, strong (all true), but couldn’t understand how Booth could possibly be in love with Brennan, she was pretty awkward in that episode, so I told her she needed to watch more episodes and she would understand.
Lastly, yer Booth was snippy last night, he always has been, just like Brennan has always been hyper-rational, they are both traits that I love in the characters and that they love in each other. They are also both traits thatnare amplified this season because they are the characters protective mechanisms. Brennan hides in her house of logic, Booth hides in his house of snarkiness (?word), anyway I still love both Booth and Brennan, still love Bones and can’t wait for the next episode. As for this episode, it may not go down in my top ten favorites but I still really liked it.
Sorry if I came across snarky, I have been getting really frustrated with all the negativity, especially the inordinate hate being thrown in Booth’s direction.
The end.
@Andrewsmom1996: AMEN.
I’m a guy and I don’t have a problem with Booth going home for a booty call with Hannah vice going to the ‘baby reveal party’. I think Booth didn’t want to go because, IMO, he’s been acting like a baby since S5 started and he didn’t want that revealed about himself. IRONY: Brennan wants a baby at the end of S4 and Booth has been acting like one ever since.
Booth is going further and further down the rabbit hole. I think the next episode with Parker is going to be a huge breaking point for the way he is acting and why they saved the introduction of Hannah/Parker for last.
Booth has been trying very hard with fitting Hannah and the team together. What happens when he tries to force a relationship between his son and his new girlfriend? How is he going to control this relationship so he can have his ‘happily ever after’? I think Brennan will step in with him trying to force Parker into a situation vice letting things progress at a speed Parker/Hannah are comfortable with.
I stated way back in July that Booth will start to gamble again because there is going to be alot of things that are getting out of control for him and, let’s face it, Booth loves to be in control. I think what happens in the next episode with Parker will be his breaking point and he will hit the tables again to feel like he is in control of something in his life.
I really didn’t mind this episode as much as I have hated others. HH/SN are trying to hard to force Hannah down our throats. I am one fan who does not blame Hannah for any of it nor should we look at her as a character because the story isn’t about her. It is about the main characters’ interactions with her that really matters. Hannah is a non-entity in the overall story so why even make a judgement call on her character? Like all other SO’s, B&B use them and lie to them constantly.
@Andrewsmom1996 I appreciate your thoughts and opinions. That being said I take offense at you saying because I choose to watch the show differently then you or because I express an opinion that is different then your thoughts or the way TPTB want us to think then I am complaining. I have a lot of things in my life that I can complain about, my Mother dying of cancer for example. This is not a complaint. It is my opinion based on my viewing habits and my personal reaction to the characters and the storyline. If you watch it differently or view the characters differently and that is what makes this show work for you then great. But that doesn’t make your reaction more valid. I am invested in this and the characters. I do watch with all of my senses and reacted differently to this show then any other I have watched or am currently watching. I have invested my time and energy, I am a loyal fan. I have followed it, bought the DVDs, bought the books, hooked friends, etc.. I have a right to feel the way I do. I like HH as a writer and think he does a good job, but I also don’t follow him blindly or believe only he can know what is right therefor I have to buy what he is selling and have to allow him to tell me how to feel and think about scenes I see. He is not fallable nor is his writing perfect. He is emotionally invested in these characters and the show (more so then any of us) and he can allow that to judge his ability to “see” what the average person, and invested fan, are seeing and feeling. He can be defense of off base also, after all he is human. I feel very strongly that not only is my right but my responsibility as a loyal, die hard fan to make this observations and opinions and to constantly question the direction and the writers. That to me is why this show is so well and why it is in it’s 6 season. We as fans want it to be good, we have high expectation and we push the writers adn keep them on their toes.
My issues with Booth are based on what I see, feel, and know about him as a character. They are not complaints or unfair. Do I think he has some reason or motivation for his action, on some levels yes. BUT just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Having the right to act like a jerk and acting like a jerk are two very different things. Would Booth let some suspect off because he knew and understood their motivations? No. We have a history with Booth. We know who this man is and all of his past actions speak to who we expect him to be. My opinion is based on those things coupled with his current behavior and actions. While you might happily give him a pass for his actions based on what you feel is his right. I on the other hand expect more based on what I feel is his obligation. So while we differ in our opinions, yours is not any less or more valid then mine. And I am not a complaining fan. I am a loyal fan who tunes in every week and who expects my show and the writers to produce a high level, CONSISTENT entertainment that I can not only enjoy but also analyze and debate.
I have a sincere question to those of you who don’t think Booth is to blame. Can you please explain why Booth is living with a woman, being…maybe not dishonest, but certainly not open with her about who he is (i.e. past with Brennan, sniper, gambling, childhood, etc.), he is claiming he is “in love” with this woman, and yet the idea of a proposal (Ep. 5) freaked them BOTH out. Booth is all about marriage, shouldn’t that have been on his mind as soon as he asked her to move in?
As for the Hannah meeting Parker thing, I think it will end up being Hannah who has been putting the breaks on the meeting. Although I can’t believe how conceited she is to think she is CAPABLE of coming between Booth and Parker. I really hope (but doubt) that Booth’s response to that comment is something along the lines of “You can’t come between us.”
@gerrytart5: AMEN!
I said I was annoyed with Booth for rolling his eyes too much. I don’t want any one to think that means that I hate Booth. I like Booth. Just in the past, when he would disagree with Brennan or want to make a point with her, he did it verbally, not with eye rolling. He and Brennan always bicker and I love that, it is what makes them such an interesting couple. I just don’t like teenage antics like eye rolling. It is not respectful and Booth has always been respectful of Brennan in the past. Maybe it is like some have said above, that Booth is just protecting himself. I can see that point of view. I don’t think he is a bad father either. I never thought about when you would present a child to a lover before (not happening in my experience) but I can definitely see that you would want to be very careful about that. I still don’t like last nights episode but I will rethink how Booth was acting. I hope no one gives up on this show just because they don’t see where the story is going. I didn’t start watching this show until last Christmas. I bought all of the episodes and watched them all in two weeks. This is a very good show and not all of the episodes can be gems.
I am thankful for the many blessing the Lord has given me, a wonderful family, great job and some down time this week.
However, I am not thankful for this episode. I really did not like Booth and I never thought I would say that. Sure he used to get annoyed with Brennan, but that was like 4 seasons ago. This episode he seemed very annoyed with her, and not in a way he used to. And what he did at the end was shameful. I mean, hello, you live with the woman!! It is not like you couldn’t have sex with her after the party where you showed support for your friends… am I wrong on that? I was just very disappointed in his behavior in this episode. Which does not make me happy! I know that is probably the plan of the writers, but is their plan also to drive fans to the brink of not watching? If so, I don’t think that is a good plan!
I also felt Brennan going all factual was a little out of place, especially in the interrogation room. She felt awkward to me.
I didn’t care for this episode. And I have a sinking feeling, I am not going to like Dec. 2nd’s either!
Happy Thanksgiving all 🙂
Amen to both @andrewsmom1996 AND @gerrytart5 for keeping it real, and mostly on the up and up with maturity. (And that sounded a bit patronizing from me just now, didn’t it? My apologies – I don’t mean it that way, please try to take it as a genuine sentiment.)
I easily see both of your viewpoints – both valid and making a lot of sense. I love that.
We all react and feel differently with this show based upon our diverse backgrounds, ages, experiences. Isn’t that a sign of great writing and acting? What a tribute to the BONES team.
@gerrytart5 I’m sorry if you felt I was attacking you, that wasn’t my intent. Of course you are entitled to your own opinion. I realize my comment was rather strongly worded at times and that was mostly due to my perception that people were pre- judging Booth without knowing the whole story especially concerning the Hannah/Parker situation in the next epsiode. Being a single parent myself who has been harshly and unfairly judged in the past I tend to get very defensive of other single parents (even fictional ones) who are, in my opinion, being unfairly judged by people who have no appreciation of what we face. Again, that is my perception and opinion and not meant as an attack on you or anyone else.
@ProfeJMarie – thank you! Don’t you love it when you can love the same show and see different angles and talk about it like adults. It is one of the draws for me as a fan. I love that we can engage in a mature manner (I totally get your post some of the posters and sites can be anything but out here in cyberspace)!
@Andrewsmom1996 absolutely love reading your point of view and feeling like I can respond and we can discuss! Don’t apologize, you were clear and not offensive. I want to discuss this story with other fans and feel connected and like we can love the show together but not agree on all the points. I need to hear how others take the scenes and how they feel about each episode. It makes it more enjoyable for me. I am a single Mom too and totally understand your perspective. I think I am probably basing my perceptions and takes off of my experience and my children’s in some part. Thanks for your thoughts and ideas, and your kindness! I hope that we can keep a lively, and civil debate going.
I agree with almost everything on here! I’m not liking Booth so much these days, but I can see that this personality change might ecentually lead him to realize that Hannah is not the one, because he is not himself when he is with her. I also think not introducing her to Parker is very significant. He is still not sure about her. Maybe Parker will point something out in his earnest way. We can only hope!
Also, I noticed something in last night’s episode that has been bugging me for the last two seasons. Booth no longer wears regular shoes with his suits. He wears these awful slip-on rubber soled grandpa shoes, and it drives me nuts! Especially with the suits, they look so awful! I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this, or if anyone knows why? Or maybe I am just too obsessed with this…:)
Where does the last picture come from ? (please tell me it’s a spoiler to a future episode … although it looks familiar to me)
@Nina. It comes from Season 3 episode 2 Soccer Mom in the Mini Van. Booth was drunk after drinking some scotch with another FBI agent after solving a case. He and Brennan end up talking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It is a really cute scene.
I’m with everybody – this season is TERRIBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE- i dvr it as well – most of the time i wind up deleting it before it finishes – i really miss the dynamics between booth and brennan and hannah is terrible – i can’t wait for this season to end – i can assure the writers they won’t have to worry about writing a season 7 becasue the ratings are going to kill you this year with this junkie season – you writer’s sure screwed up bad
Oh yeah, I remember that now … it was cute indeed ^^
Thanks anyway 😉
agreed it was childish to run home to have sex,thought he was an adult man/but maybe he found someone besides hannah,feel sorry for him/maybe this woked the writers up.
What has happened to our beloved Seeley Booth, he looks tired, he is distant ,cool, intolerant, no zest,bored, and what is with the eyerolling. My theory is that he has PTS, from the 100th epi when Bones rejected him and again when she gave up their partenership,and as well from going to war. Hannah is a lifeline that
he is desperate for. Booth is separating himself from his friends, a classic sign of
encroaching depression. I can see a major blowout of volcanic proportions between Booth and Bones happening. The episode to me was flat, the writing
poor. I have noted though that Bones tends to grab and touch Booth more often.
I am a major Bones addict, so I perservere and hope the Bones that was [s1,2,3]
will return. Jack and Cam saved the day.
Am I the only one who thinks that Booth wasn’t running home to have sex with Hannah* so much as running away from Brennan? I found him to be very uncomfortable (more than usual) when she brought up the “Love is Idiot” conversation. The first instinct might be to think that he was annoyed, but I saw a man falling a part and couldn’t take it anymore.
*I love how someone above reminded us that it was Brennan who brought up sex. For all we know, Booth just went with it.
At first, when that scene started, I thought we were seeing an old and welcoming familiar scene with Booth and Brennan. They were walking together, side by side, just after solving a case. They were going to FF, one of their hangouts. Usually, in those scenes we see something revealing and we see some bonding. But this scene didn’t end up playing like that. I think that was done intentionally to show how things ARE off kilter and things are wrong. Booth can’t be/act like the guy he was before and he has to put this wall between them, otherwise he’ll never survive. He’s barely surviving as it is now (which is another sign that Hannah isn’t quite serving the purpose that Booth isn’t doing what he was hoping she would do). If Booth were happy, he’d be happy all the time. If he had moved on, he would be able to bicker and argue the same old argument about whether or not “Love is an Idiot” and he would be fine. But the fact of the matter is, he’s miserable. (And don’t we all get a little cranky when we are miserable. 😉 )
I got a little off track there, but I don’t think I’m the only one that found that walk, that argument, that scene familiar. I think the Booth character did, too. And I think he had to get out of there, because he can’t continue to go down that same road with Brennan and I think he realized it. Hannah, conveniently, provided him a way out (again).
Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m not a little sad and a little disappointed that he didn’t suck it up, rise above the situation (for Hodgin and Angela’s sake) and go to FF. I kept (metaphorically, only because we couldn’t see it) watching that door, waiting for him to come to his senses and walk in to celebrate with his friends.
I am thankful for a great deal of things. I am thankful that my life is reasonably normal — hey, I have a roof over my head and food in my fridge, way too many people don’t. I’m thankful that there hasn’t been a zombie apocalypse. I’m thankful that for all that I’m having a pretty bad month, it could be worse, but it’s not. I’m also thankful for Bones, for the escape that older episodes provide through laughter, commiseration, empathy, that sort of thing. Oh! And I’m thankful for the awesome online Bones community, because nobody in my offline likes to argue or talk, and I do. So.
That being said, I’m going to go ahead and mark Booth offa the list of things I’m thankful for, right about now. I get it. I honestly do. He’s hurting. It sucks. You know what, though? That’s life. You deal with it. I’m just not okay with how he’s dealing with it. Hannah’s not a bad person; not specifically, from the evidence put forth so far. Booth could be doing WAY worse on the dealing with it front than Hannah. He’s…I’ve read things, and I understand WHY he’s dealing with the situation like he is. It makes sense. At least, it would make sense, if it wasn’t so UTTERLY different than the Booth that told Bones there was more than one kind of family.
Because, you know what? Family comes first. If I had to pick between my SO and my family, you had better BELIEVE that my SO would be eating frozen mac ‘n cheese while I attended to whatever I needed to. They would understand, too, because that’s what adults do. Missing your girlfriend for a few days — attending the announcement of a member of your family’s (by your OWN definition!) impending child. Yeah, he wasn’t supposed to know that. Yeah, that situation might be a little bit messed up as it is. However, the latter? Not gonna wait for I dunno, thirty, fourty five minutes it would take to stick around for a few minutes then go home. That sort of thing really only happens once, never mind that it was messed up. It was important.
And we’re back to the fact that I understand that he needed to get away. That maybe he ACTUALLY missed Hannah after a few days and thought that seeing her was actually worth missing something really important to Bones, to the others. That Bones can be a BIG FAT pain in the derier sometimes, at least if you’re Booth, apparently. That the whole wounded ego male thing deserves at least my acknowledgment, though perhaps I don’t understand it entirely because I’m not…a guy. That really, really, really doesn’t mean that I have to like it. That my opinion of Booth shouldn’t go sinking like ole’ concrete shoes into the briny deep. Because, really. Old Booth would probably break New Booth’s nose for walking out on his family. And I’d totally be with Old Booth.
Then again, maybe I’m being overprotective of the squints. Maybe I should be overprotective of Booth. It’s just…really hard. Mostly I want to hit him and send him to a corner without dinner or something. That could be because I’m cranky because looking at the pictures from the end of the ep made my head hurt like a beast.
Haaa. Okay. Now that I’ve rambled enough on that front. I always love Vincent. He deserves so much love. He and Cam have the most adorable relationship. Their combined awesome could power a small country, I’m serious. Dude, I wish they would film some sort of fake Jeopardy with him. Seeing him rock it would be EPIC. Then again, I might not be as awesome as…what was it, Vino Delectable?…at random trivia, but I get it. I own just about anybody at Trivial Pursuit, and think it would be fantaaaasmic to be on a team with him. We could win so much money.
…where was I? Oh. Right. Uh. Michelle! Bless her heart. I can sort of empathize with wanting to go to a college closer to somebody you love. It’s something I’d do. It would be really stupid, though, if my most-loved didn’t live in a great city for colleges. Hahahaa, Georgetown, it’s closer! That was awesome.
I refuse to be cowed by gooey human center chocolate. I’ve seen things way gross-er. Is that even a…no, you know, I don’t care if it’s a word. I ate Junior Mints today and ENJOYED THEM, by god! Mmm. Now I want some more. I already knew about the bug legs and stuff, too; but really, it all gets cooked! And, uh, sterilized and stuff. Plus, the actual ingredients in some of the foods are way worse for you than a couple’a itty bitty little buggy legs that you don’t notice. Though, I’m the type that will try just about anything once and it takes lots to gross me out. So. A couple bug legs in my delicious snack cake is totally not too worrisome.
So yeah. Sorry for rambling. Moving on.
woke up to the thought that as a fan of BONES,I THINK hannah is why BOOTH IS TAKING things out on Bones,and for BRENNAN I THINK BOOTH has cautioned her so much about the way she saids things,that she keeps her feelings for him to herself,and BOOTH IS NOT BEING HISSELF and hannah will just leave. PARKER will tell bones to help his dad,.
the character of booth has really been hurt with the hannnah storyline,and I WOULD LIKED to see BRENNAN be in a relationship with a new man and one fans would accept/dont see brennan and booth ever being that way now.for me this makes me not watch the reruns.
Sarah22 I noticed the shoes too. I think they are horrible with a suit. Maybe his feet hurt. It does not look very FBI though.
I felt a little “COME ON!!” when Booth decided to go home to see Hannah instead. It was weird seeing “the family” at the Founding Fathers without Booth. It felt off. I loved how the episode finally ended on a man falling in love with a delusion. I loved how they figured out Harriet was a corporate spy from a bug (that’s just kickass!!). The body this week was awesome! To be honest, I was slightly grossed out when all the decomposition fluid came rushing out of the chocolate. If it made me (someone who does not like chocolate) feel queasy…I can’t imagine how it would affect someone who loves chocolate.
I’m thankful because GMMR made me realise that I never saw the 100th episode. So I watched it.
And I realise that Booth’s attitude is justified after all. For those who don’t remember, in the 100th B&B told Sweet about their first case together, a year before the first episode’s case. They kissed, and they almost slept together at the time, but in the end they fought and never met again until the next year. After they told that to Sweet (who, like us, can’t believe it), he advises them to give it a try (he especially tells Booth to do it, because he’s the gambler). And Booth gives it a try. And Brennan rejects him, because she says she can’t open up. Booth tries, really hard, and they’re both hurt, but he tells her that he’s giving up. That he’s going to find someone ready to love him.
Back to season 6 now, I understand the fake “New Booth”, who’s all enthusiast about his blond girlfriend, who’s perfect for him, who abandonnes his friend just to see her. Of course he does ! He’s still hurt beyond mesure by Brennan’s decision to not give it a try. He doesn’t want to be confront to reality, that they belong together, eventually. So he acts all happy and everything, because he was hurt to much. And he’s right, its Brennan’s turn to make a move. He was the one to do them during last seasons.
Do you know why I love Bones, It is because it is not a perfect show. I could
not stand a show full of neverending blue skies,fluffy clouds,and happy ever.
I want clouds,rain, storms, I want angst, romance, jealousy,lies,deceit,
horror,mystery, surprises,twists and turns. I want a cast that evolves, and
the cast is the main and perfect part of this show. I am a B@B shipper and
I know they will be together,but I want the journey,even at times I despair,
for to me that is the joy of this show. Booth, a charactor that everyone
loved and admired to change into a charactor that we are all angry at is
a testament to DBs acting,well done Sir David. People support,discuss and rant
at this show, it will end one day,so immerse youself in an imperfect show.
Hey, Hey! Well, I’m thankful for you Sarah, and the cool friendship we’ve formed because of BONES!!! I’m also thankful for the series as a whole, and for the fact that I have all of the seasons on DVD to remind me of why I love it. Which brings me to the rest of how I’m feeling…
As you know, I’ve avoided sharing my feelings on here this season because I didn’t want to be a Negative Nelly. I keep thinking that things will get better and start looking up. Unfortunately, that just hasn’t really happened yet. Honestly, I can only say that I’ve enjoyed one or two episodes all season… and even that was bits and pieces. It’s not even because of Hannah… although I haven’t been a fan of that storyline from the beginning and I think they’re putting way too much emphasis on the relationship between her and Booth.
My problem is the ways in which they’ve changed Booth & Brennan – individually and as a unit. Although there are parts of it that I understand based on the characters… Booth is hurting and lashing out…. Brennan is hurting and confused so she’s retreating into her scientific safety zone… I feel like they have taken it way too far for way too long. The fans are so invested in this series, but more than anything, we’re invested in Booth & Brennan. I understand that HH & SN feel like they needed to introduce conflict, but I feel like they’re making a grave mistake in changing who these characters inherently ARE and what they mean to each other. To be honest, it just breaks my heart a little more every time I watch.
I mean, seriously??? Booth went home for a booty call instead of being there for Angela & Hodgins? Nope. Not happening. Not to mention all of the time he has spent being annoyed and semi-hateful to Brennan this season. Yes, she messed up… and she’s paying for it every time she’s with him. The Booth we know and love would never be knowingly hurtful the way he has been. Sigh… I don’t know… but I feel the excitement slipping away from me a little more every week, and I NEVER thought I would say that about this show :(.
Anyone know if Jackie Geary played both the Sister and the Ambrosia CEO?
Agree with Cecilia – Brennan is an extremely difficult character to write and play and extending her relationship with Booth season after season without resolution is a receipt for disaster; Yowza! is a case in point. Brennan’s reaction seems uncharacteristic, out of character, but it works (for me), especially the scene where they exclaim Yowza! simultaneously.
The flaws sometimes make the painting.
P.S. – Agree about the party scene, seemed strange that Booth skipped it but does make sense as a framing mechanism.
This is the most recent episode I’ve watched cause I’m still catching up… but to me, it’s obvious what they’re doing. They’re making Booth un-like-able and making Hannah seem like a permanent thing, because they want to make the viewer frustrated until they’ve almost given up on booth and brennan, and then something big is going to happen and the whole act that booth doesn’t know he’s been putting up will shatter. Bones isn’t a ruined show, and it hasn’t changed (much); this is like stretching a rubber band under it almost breaks, and then letting it spring back.
And booth isn’t a horrible person because he went home to see hannah, though it’s obviously supposed to be painful to the viewer… she’s his girlfriend, and he wants to see her. Maybe he’s even trying to hurt brennan a little, make her feel jealous, or at least prove that he’s ‘moved on’. I think this is necessary if she’s ever going to figure out that she’s in love with him.
I really think booth is going to come through for us. Worry not.
Anyway, this episode was pretty good. I really liked the case, and Harriet the spy… hilarious. I love Bones!
I’m joining the conversation a bit late here… but I think Booth going home instead of going to the “faux baby reveal” is a combination of things – the familiarity and the fear it brings and hence the distance he strikes, and that he simply missed his girlfriend. And the writers are trying to show his change in priority. We can discuss now, the psychology behind the change, as in, yay, we get to analyze the motivations of a fictional character by projecting our own beliefs on the character. Completely subjective, not at all accurate, totally fun. 🙂
I really liked what was said by the above commentators:
Ann (nelliesbones) on November 19th, 2010 11:24 am
BlueJeanBaby on November 19th, 2010 8:43 pm
They brought a good diversity and perspective to our conversation, which was a bit lacking. Obviously, most people were irked by the fact that Booth went home instead of joining his work family at Founding Fathers. I think that the people who are the most vociferous about their disappointment at Booth, are not realizing that this is done intentionally; to demonstrate the fact that Booth is different than before. He is actively trying to be different, and he is in fact, different. It isn’t a continuity error on someone’s character, but a character development. Humans are inconsistent even during a brief period of time. So imagine how people will be inconsistent before and after facing traumatic events, like war, or rejection from someone you’ve loved truly, madly, deeply for so long? People change and adapt. Please allow them to change. People change imperfectly. They cope. They form scar tissue. They remember with pain.
Booth is committed to moving on. He’s convinced that the glacier is never going to melt. Brennan has been reclassified as permafrost, despite seeing signs of thawing. He’s so convinced of that fact that people don’t change, that he thinks that quitting and moving on is the best solution for frustrating interpersonal relationships. He’s become gunshy and the opposite of a gambler, in regards to Brennan. He’s accepted that things will never change for him and Brennan, and he is determined to be happy without Brennan. He simply wants to be happy, to settle for something different. Can you blame him, after 5 seasons? Hey, if it were my brother, I would have told him to give up and move on way longer ago.
He’s so convinced moving on the right answer, that he’s even been telling Sweets to move on from Daisy. (I don’t blame him, I find the coupling annoying). I think that Booth is so committed to the concept of moving on that he is desensitizing himself from accurately sensing reality (we see clues to this – Sweets mentions that Booth and Hannah’s relationships was forged in a high adrenaline backdrop, and that now the environment is different – this is Sweets way of warning Booth – but Booth pushes that aside, stating that he’s being objective).
I think Booth will continue to be committed to his relationship with Hannah, because in actuality, he isn’t so much committed to Hannah, but to himself and his notions of an ideal romantic relationship. In a way, he just found what he sees as an ideal candidate to fill a job position he’s created for his life. It’s a “I have a glass slipper, and you’re quite nearly fitting it” mentality. And since he wants a committed relationship leading to marriage so much, if he’s found someone who “quite nearly fits it”, his imagination (or delusions) can get him the rest of the way. Sooner or later, Hannah will find out that the glass slipper isn’t hers, that she finds his love constricting, and leave, and Booth will be heartbroken again. But it won’t be Hannah who broke his heart, it will be he, himself who’s done it. I imagine that that is when Booth & Brennan, imperfect as they are, broken down, will have a chance at being together in rebuilding themselves and redeeming each other.
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