Bones needs to add Diedrich Bader to the cast

As someone rather, uh, strongly advocates the immediate coupling of Bones and Booth, I’m sure the title of this post is a bit surprising. Diedrich Bader was added as a recurring cast member in the fifth season as just another obstacle on the road to that goal. With Andrew Hacker and Temperance’s date tonight, you’d think I’d be all about seeing him off the show as quickly as possible. To the contrary, I think he’s been a great addition, more specifically based on his relationship with Booth.

I don’t like the idea, and haven’t for some time, of Seeley Booth as an FBI agent that seemingly reports to no one. Sure, Caroline Julian fills that role to an extent from time to time, and we’ve seen other senior FBI types that Booth has reported to off and on over the years, but nothing consistent. I’m not necessarily saying that he needs to be reigned in, but I like the dynamic that Hacker has developed with Seeley, and would like to see more of it.

As much as Booth eschews Hacker as a potential suitor for Bones, you can tell he likes him as a boss, even so much as clarifying that he thinks he’s a smart doofus to Bones. As a boss, Hacker showed concern for his employee, and the professional savvy that Angela pointed out to Bones. More Hacker is a good thing for Booth as an FBI agent, and as for us as an audience.

Notes & Quotes

• “You don’t get to be Deputy Director of the FBI by just dressing well and kissing ass … OK, yeah, that’s most of it but I’m probably right about the aquarium.” – Andrew
• “Shark attacks are very rare, I mean look, sharks don’t even like to eat people.” – Booth
  “That’s true, how did you know that?” – Brennan
  “Shark Week, you know where they do nothing but make you afraid of sharks.” — Booth
  “Wait, they have a week set aside just for sharks?” – Brennan
• “I look like Richard Dreyfuss, don’t I? We’re gonna need a bigger boat!” – Hodgins
• Yeah, the chances of me diving in a closed environment like that with multiple sharks? About the chances of me starting to watch Jon and Kate Plus Eight.
• I get irritated when people just “stop by” Booth’s office; you can’t get into an FBI Regional Office without an appointment or unescorted … Not that I’d know from personal experience, or anything … nope, not at all….
• Has Jazz Gunn not heard of Power Point? Or Keynote? Welcome to the 2000’s, buddy.
• “We’ll get [the angel fish] back to you, don’t worry.” – Booth
  “I may or may not get them back to you.” – Bones
• The murderer really had a creepy look on her face when she talked about being pain free.
• I must have missed a throwaway line that explained Vladov’s exclusion as a suspect, anyone catch it?

Clacked by Ivey West
on Apr 22, 2010 @ 21:00 EST5EDT