Bones: Just so you know, I’ve been holding my breath for this episode since frickin’ December. And of course, the line I most want to hear gets cut. Why do all the lines I’ve been waiting for this week get cut?
Cam doesn't seem pleased, either, and asks the man what he has to say for himself. He lists off three things, then turns to Angela, finishing with, "I love you."
On to Mac/Peyton. First of all, tonight I noticed that his hair has grown out again, which instantly makes him more attractive. And that black leather jacket he was wearing? I can’t recall the last time I sat up and looked at Mac to say “Damn, that’s hot.” Really, it’s not that much happened between them in this scene, it’s more like the implications behind it – that he came with her to the scene despite it being his night off, that he’s apparently now let everyone know one way or another that they’re together. And there was that adorable, bemused smile they shared at Danny’s open-mouthed stare when he realized it. (Speaking of which, that look was the most hilarious thing I’ve seen in ages. I laughed out loud. And rewound four times. And kept laughing. Also loved Mac’s look of ‘you got something else you want to say?’)
Mac pauses to mull that over, then leans in next to her and whispers, “I’ll be very careful.” Ahhhhh hah hah hah I love these two. Stella & Mac might be Mom and Dad of the lab, but Peyton’s like the stepmother, and while there was initial distrust and dislike, and she’s still new & unfamiliar, I think she’s gelling well with the group. Not like the crazy old grandpa figure, Sid the Creepy Coroner.
As for the storyline itself, even though I thought I was going to SCREAM if I had to see that preview featuring the teaser one more time, they both ended up being some of the most complex and clever storylines in recent history. Angell’s case definitely won, though. Guy tries to shoot his wife…one bullet lodges in her skull, but does no more damage than a killer headache. The other bullet goes through the floor and into the light of the apartment below. Mystery lady who has broken into said apartment to surprise her boyfriend starts to get into bath, reaches up to investigate the buzzing light, electrocutes herself and falls (luckily, in a very artful and not at all embarrassing pose) dead in the bathtub. Speaking of Angell, I’ve decided that when this series ends there should be a spinoff in which Danny joins the homicide department and partners up with her. They always have such fantastic chemistry when they’re on the street, tracking down suspects. And I do mean just plain working chemistry, though you know I’m not averse to any fic writers who want to show more. They play well off each other, with that same easy skepticism/sarcasm directed at suspects as they banter back and forth. Heck, they were even wearing matching jackets! Complete with bright, monochrome shirts underneath. Gorgeous sapphire blue for her, deep red for him.
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It loses more points for the victim of the week. Hey, dude…you’re supposed to be down in Miami. Serving jail time in Horatio’s district for murdering Ashley Anders, (underage) adult film star. It was an extremely memorable episode, the season 2 finale “Innocent.” You were an extremely memorable and creepy character, addicted to porn as you were.
It wins back a few points for having the weirdest murderer ever. She doesn’t recognize her own reflection? There was some complicated explanation for that, relating to her traumatic involvement in the car accident, but I failed to pay attention. I was too busy being amused at Flack saying “You guys are gonna have to explain this to me like I’m a five-year-old, because I’m not gettin’ it.” Sadly, because of that scene in the previews, where she smashes a chair through the 2-way mirror, I never doubted the sister did it. I’ve seen enough crime shows to figure they were working some kind of multiple-personality or uncontrollable-rage disorder. Bit ruined for me, that part. Sigh.
Out of curiosity, are there any other techs in the entire New York lab? I mean, Vegas stars Hodges but there are other people too, and Miami has *two* starring lab techs plus extras, not counting the one who became a wannabe CSI. But in New York, it seems to be all Adam, all the time. Though there was a nice moment showing him stripping off double gloves, which Stella should have worn but didn’t. WHICH MELTED STRAIGHT INTO A SHOT OF BLOOD BEING DRAWN INTO A NEEDLE, EWWWWW!
I cannot bring myself to care about Stella’s storyline regarding this ep, and it doesn’t matter how many months they drag it out, I’m not going to. I simply don’t believe that she’ll be anything other than fine, because unlike a nail in the eye or getting shot in the head and dying for 11 minutes, you can’t conveniently ignore HIV after it serves its sweeps-period purpose. It’s permanent and it only goes downhill. I *do* think it would be incredible (in a good way) if she turned out to be positive. With early detection and proper treatment, people can live for years with minimal effects. It wouldn’t jeopardize her career, I don’t think, at least not for a while, so they wouldn’t have any need to write her off the show. But it would be interesting to think that it was there in the background, quietly biding its time, weighing on her mind.