Bones – The planets finally align

I am, by my nature, a cynical man. I don’t do well with big romantic gestures, mainly because I am afraid to fall flat on my face, doing something wrong when I’m trying to do something right. Because of that, when I watch television, I have this weird drive to see the happy ending, to see couples find a way to work things out, despite whatever crazy obstacles are thrown in front of them (some simply for the sake of bad good drama). I think that explains my frustrations with the progress in the Bones and Booth storyline this season. Conversely, it is the reason my heart grew three sizes this day, Grinch style, when Angela and Hodgins finally got it right.

If there’s any couple on the television landscape that has had to overcome obstacles, it is Angela Pearly Gates Montenegro (Or whatever her name really is) and Jack Stanley Hodgins. Hell, it took a year and a half and Hodgins nearly being buried alive before she’d even give him the time of day. Weddings down the drain, break ups that broke hearts, new boyfriends … The only couple that’s had more challenges to happiness is, well, Booth and Brennan. Tonight, though, these two finally overcame everything that has prevented that happiness, and realized, once and for all, that they were meant for each other. And instead of waiting any longer, they got married on the spot, complete with Sherriff assisted confetti. Maybe another couple we know could learn a lesson?

I have always been a fan of how Bones toys with different genres, and tonight’s episode was no exception. Wiccans do make for better subject matter, than say, horse fetishists. It was a shame, though, how the case worked itself out. As Booth said, they weren’t bad people, they just did a bad thing.

Next week, though, brings back the best story arc that Bones has ever seen, the Gravedigger, and I for one, can’t wait to see who gets the best of who in an incredible battle of wits.

Notes & Quotes

• “Oh!” – Bones
  “Oh? Wait, you usually don’t say ‘Oh!’” – Booth
  “It was an indication of my surprise.” – Bones
  “Well I know that, but why?” – Booth
• I was going to make a Wizard of Oz comment before Hodgins beat me to it, but the curling feet was a perfect touch.
• I know the Prius product placement was just a continued in over the top marketing, but if I found myself in Hodgins’ shoes, I would totally drive over the line several times to see if it worked.
• “So I’ve been thinking about dead cats.” – Sweets
  “That doesn’t seem like a good use of your time.” – Bones
• Sometimes I think all the world needs is more Kate Vernon.
• “This computer may not be state of the art, but we got the Internets.” – Sheriff Abrams
  “Sure, let’s uh, throw some coal in that thing and fire it up!” – Hodgins
• I think you could almost give the Sheriff his own show: “Sorry, got caught up in the thrill of the chase.”

Clacked by Ivey West
on May 07, 2010 @ 09:47 EST5EDT