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Brennan (Emily Deschanel, second from R) and Booth (David Boreanaz, R) investigate a local chicken factory when the body of of a chicken farmer is found mutilated on a river bank
[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Greg Gayne/FOX]
Bones fans, let’s talk about last night’s episode. We finally got to see what the argument between Angela & Brennan was all about and it had nothing to do with a man! Angela was the one interested in animal rights and Brennan took the totally logical point of view. I thought that was a brilliant twist, since Emily Deschanel is the real-life animal rights person.
And now we know that all the fans that guessed that Angela would end her run of celibacy with intern Wendell were right! [Hey, he’s a cutie. Who could blame her?]
This was also the episode where David Boreanaz threatened to not show up for the filming because he has a fear of chickens. So we saw the chickens projected on “green screens” behind them. Thank goodness he was there for the filming! There were no actual shots of them with the chickens. Very cleverly done!
Emily’s message of the horrible treatment of chickens was definitely highlighted in the episode too. I am a vegetarian as well and was happy to see the truth about commercial chicken farming shown. Bravo! to Hart Hanson and the rest of the folks who bring us Bones!
The episode was not convoluted, though. The usual banter between Booth & Brennan was there, along with plenty of humor:
Cam: “I do not twirl the interns.”
Thankfully, the half-chicken/half-man was not as crazy looking as we had been led to believe. I think I’ve actually seen a guy that looked like that guy once. (Poor guy…)
Overall, I think this was the most fun and interesting episode so far this season. What were your thoughts about it? Did it hit a homerun for you? [Obvious baseball reference because of the recently ended World Series.] Or did it miss the mark? Leave a message and let’s discuss!
297 days ago
Loved the episode, not one of my best but still enjoyable.
Top moments? Needless to say, Booth & Brennan holding hands and Booth kicking Sweets in the shins from under the table.
I usually love Angela but I have to say she really got on my nerves in this episode. Brennan is known for being a rational “I don’t show my emotions” kind of person, and yet Angela has never attacked her so vehemently and has never threatened their friendship (not even in Season 2, when Hodgins told her he would have spent forever with Angela and Brennan matter-of-factly told him “You won’t live forever”). To freak out on her like that over an animal when she has shrugged off many similar reasonings about human beings and human emotions is tuned out for me. I don’t mean Angela does not have a point in wanting to save the piglet (though, like Wendel, I am a meat eater and not apologetic about it). I can see her point, part of me shares it and I probably would have contributed to her cause; but I am not Brennan and I (luckly) don’t have her past history and traumas, and a true best friend should know better than break a friendship for this.
There is one thing I found wierd: Sweets is ready to jump in and contribute “insightful” comments on Booth and Brennan’s feeling for each other even when they merely talk to each other: he sees them holding hands, prolonging the hold on each other, exchange those looks, and pat and squeeze their hands and he says NOTHING about it? Not even to Booth? The best he could come up with was “You dated twins”? I thought it was weird…
I also have one question: when will Booth be through with questioning himself and his “bad” brain? I am kinda of getting tired of this, especially if Hart plans on using this topic to keep them apart. It’s old, boring and I for one could do without it.
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296 days ago
This is really, really random … but did anyone notice that the diner in How I Met Your Mother’s latest episode (The Rough Patch) looks EXACTLY like the one they use in Bones??
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295 days ago
I think Sweets doesn’t say anything about his observations because he knows just how much Booth “thinks” he is (or really is) in love with Brennan. No need to dig into that when he already knows.
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295 days ago
i liked this episode.. it wasnt one of my favorites but i thought it was good… the scene in the diner when booth grabs brennans hand i wish that sweets would have made a comment because i love those moments when he does and bones and booth look at each other and then look away real fast then change the subject its so cute!!!
but there were a lot of cute B/B moments in there
I AM SO MAD AT ANGELA!!! she belongs with hodgins i mean really we need cindi lauper to go in there and straighten her out just like she did with booth angela and hodgins were so awesome and i almost cried when they broke up…. that was bad writing on hart hansons part but then angela and wendell.. thats just plain weird…. i mean that boy looks like he’s what 2 years old…
WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cant wait for tonights episode… and then the episode with booth’s grandpaw… YAY its says that hes gonna get involved in booths personal life… maybe he’ll try and push both and brennan together.
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294 days ago
I like a lot, all the jokes and of course, the truth about the chicken food industry.
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294 days ago
Oooh, I hope he does! That would make for a pretty interesting episode! I keep dreaming up new scenarios in my head for the Christmas one as well: they’re trapped together in some snow-covered cabin, reminiscing about when they first met. Cheesy, I know, but I am sort of craving the whole trapped-together-forced-to-face-feelings thing.
By the way, LOVED the epi last night. Gordon Gordon and Sweets were just so fun to watch, and I LOVE that Booth had to face up to his feelings for Brennan again. Can’t wait for next week!!!
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290 days ago
I loved this episode :-)
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274 days ago
I’m going to be hated for this comment, but I don’t care, because it must be said. As a Bones afficionado, since season 1, I have to say, this was the WORST episode of Bones EVER. It contained moments that I think most will concede were great to watch, as the evolution of Booth and Brennan’s relationship has progressed tremendously, but overall the episode was extremely lacking. The case wasn’t as ridiculous as promos led us to believe, but it certainly was not interesting. There was no attachment to the victim, a lack of strong motivation for the killer and overall a sense of rush in wrapping the case up. Also, Booth & Brennan’s “moments” overshadowed the entire episode, being unnecessarily prolonged and too blatant. I think many will agree that the subtlety of their tension is what makes them interesting. Don’t even get me started on the premise or resolution what could have been a lovely twist in the plot between Brennan and Angela. Furthermore, Hodgins was completely underused in this episode, Sweets was out of character and Angela’s behavior (which I’m sure people will say is due to the celibacy kick) was totally unmotivated and over the top. I have no desire to re-watch this episode (and I’ve seen ALL of them at LEAST twice).
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