Wow. Sad to see the recaps go!

Anyways. I didn't watch Buffy or Angel, but I have to think that "Which one of you puny mortals wants to kill me first?" was a shoutout to DB's fans.

I thought this was the best episode of the series so far. I really like Jack, so I was glad to see his character fleshed out a little.

Bones needs to lighten up juuuuuust a tad, though. And not be so clinical! God.

Bones finally made me cry. That was way better than any of the last episodes. It convinced me to stick around and keep watching.

Zach does continue to be a pain to watch, but Hodges and Angela make up for him. It was nice to see some non-sex talk drama going on in the lab. Their reactions to the case made them seem more human and less character.

I've done that rubber band thing, and all it did was make me madder. Hodges must be really stressed by his family money.

DB, however, continues to make my heart beat just a little bit faster. I wasn't a big Buffy fan and I didn't watch Angel often...but I like him as a FBI agent that shows off his scars.

PCF-- I actually really liked her dress, but I liked Angela's more.

Definitely the best episode to date and one with the potential to bring in new audience. I had an eerie feeling as I watched that just when they show a talk-worthy ep the show would get sent to PPH. Damn.

First episode that Bones was likeable! Her expression when she exclaimed that she knew who Colin Farrell is was friggin' hilarious.

They are finally fleshing out the characters and suddenly the quirks and mannerisms of most now make sense. Especially Angela and Jack.

Though most of the graphic shockers on this show are gross to the nth degree, nothing has made me cringe and look away like that itty bitty decomposing body laid out on the exam table. I abhor victimized children plots.

DB is worth the price of an hour out of my week. I was (am) a HUGE Buffy/Angel fan but the character Booth definitely showcases more of DB's talent.

Oh, and I thought it was interesting that Brennan's dress mirrored Booth's attire. Black and Lavendar look good on both of them. But I have a sneaking suspicion that anything would look good on David Boreanaz.

The dress that Brennan was wearing at the end was FUGLY.

It was kinda cool how Booth is becoming "one of the gang" by backing up Hodges.

Now that was a good episode. This shows improves each week. I loved that we finally got some background on the supporting characters. I actually didn't hate Jack for a change. Bones was quite likeable and she really looked beautiful in her party dress. I cracked up at Zack and his stupid tuxedo. Angela and Booth are still my favorites. The story was very sad but it kept me interested the whole time. Looking forward to the next episode.

It was an excellent episode - everyone and everything in it was good.
If TWOP stops covering, I'll just go to the rest of Bones boards that get more and more membership. No skin of my nose.

This was definitely the best episode yet.

I've been sorta suffering through the show thus far - it's not very challenging, so it's tolerable enough when it's bad. But this one I actually enjoyed, even if ALL the character development, relationships and backgrounds were all crammed into a single episode.

It even had an actual real zinger line of dialogue at the end! (Maybe they borrowed it from the House writers?) "Apparently, she needed her job description read by a deep african voice."

Jack: got background on his conspiracy theories (his company "runs things"), personality (not wanting to go to the function, just wanting to be a lab tech), relationships (with Booth, Angela)

Booth: we got him bonding with both Jack (giving him make work to get out of the party) and Brennan (keeping her promises to the kid) and Angela (asking if she's the normal one)

Brennan: foster care yada yada, acting a bit human and bonding with Booth, helping Zack

Angela: being the normal one, job trauma, bonding with Booth, boss, Jack, Zack (over Jack)

Zack: job trauma, bonding with Brennan over it

This was definitely the best episode yet. I don't know why they didn't show this one earlier in the season. I guess they wanted to work up to this, but you really got a sense of the background of the characters.

What's funny is the cop talking about how cops in Bones' book are one-dimensional because that's how I felt about all of the peripheral cast before this episode. They are finally more than just lackeys and have stories of their own.

I also really like the developping friendship between Booth and Bones. I like how they are learning about each other slowly.

I find it very amusing that Jack is rich. Although it makes sense now why he can be not at all attractive yet go after hot women like it's nothing.

Did anyone else notice that in the beginning, when they find the boy's body in the grass, that Booth whips out his flashlight a tad overzealously? Maybe it was just me.

Overall, I liked the episode. We got to know more about Brennan, and Angela and Jack became more real.

Zack, I somehow find myself liking, though there's nothing really to him yet.

The dress at the end was okay, but I think it would have looked better less poofy and more shoulder-- Bones has a long neck. I think she would have looked a lot better with her hair down, too.

Again, Booth coming through with the hottness. He was the reason I watched in the beginning, but I'm starting to like everyone else. Mostly.

Okay, DB is my life.

So my phone rang and I missed the whole Jack thing. What exactly was his bakcground and real reason for not wanting to go to the party thingy?

Well, he's really rich, and his parents own some huge corporation that's the Jeffersonian's biggest monetary donator. He just wants to be a regular lab worker who wants to get dirty and not be treated special because he's from big money and essentially everyone's boss.

Correct me if I'm wrong or left anything out.

I only watched part of tonight's episode, and seemed ok better than the past week one, but faaaar away from the realism of SVU and how the kid must be interviewed ......by the way, SVU cops doesn't have special training for this cases because they have nothing to do with their time. Why an atropologist was talking to him, foster care or not, I don't know.

Also, and knowing how SVU cops really works and how much worse their cases are than this, sorry but this episode seemed kinda "cheap" in the aproach of the theme. And a little irrespectfull, IMO, but that's probably because I know how they work very close and how they must act even if they're devastated by the case. So the fact that they used the "abused kid" to show the emotional background of the characters and that Bones is not a robot and put her foster-care experience as background for her behaviour (wasn't she 15 when her parents went missing?) is kinda tacky.
Still, I didn't watch it all (only the major part), but that was the best episode until now.

Again, great DB, Angela, Zach was meh, Jack's background totally typical and not original at all.... but Deschanel wasn't at the level of the rest, even here, sorry but she needs acting lessons. This was an episode that helped to show how good actress someone is and she wasn't at the level of the requirement. Like the past week one was to show her grace, this was more for the acting and she didn't move me at all.

Again, I know real SVU work, how many hours they work, how trained they are, how difficult for them are the cases, how they can't be or at least look affected too much for the case: if not the deffense atorney can have a party with them if they're too involved or affected at the trial. So, FOR ME, the use of this case, just to show the background of the characters, to the point that, IMO, the abusse and the case was not THAT important, shows a lack of respect and it's a low blow. But, again, that's probably because I know how that work is and how careful you have to do when you make a plot about that. L&O SVU is a good example of crude tramas and respect. I can't say the same about the approach Bones had on this episode. Sorry

Overall, I really enjoyed this episode and Booth with the scar..yum.

Great episode. The little crying kid was just brilliant... he totally sold that scene. When little kids pull acting off that well, it's just such a treat to watch.

Zack is kinda cute in a nonthreatening kind of way, but I'm anxious for his character to be more fully realized. I really don't care for Hodges/Hodgins much at all, but I think it's just a function of his hair and overall look. He reminds me of one of those obnoxious guys on that old series thirtysomething, I think.

I really liked the big boss guy and his interaction with Angela at the end. Then little frilly-tux shirt Zack saying, "Apparently, all she needed was to hear her job description in a deep African-American tone." What a little tool. I still can't believe the actor who plays him is 30. He honestly looks 18 or so.

Nice to see the overall quality of the show getting progressively better; it's a good direction in which to move. :)

This was easily my favorite episode of the season (and I'm one of the few who's liked them all so far). I cared about the victim and the suspects, and I cried all throughout the resolution of the crime, and then again when Jonathan Adams was telling Angela her "job description." I loved the hug she gave him and his reaction, as well as Zach's "zinger".

I had a BSG S1 flashback when Booth walked in to see Bones all gussied up. Very Lee & Kara on Colonial Day, but with somewhat less repression...

"Puny mortals"

Heh. soooo Angelus!

Expanding on my previous comments, I also thought this was the best ep yet (of the 3 that I've watched). I liked getting more personal background on each of the characters. And more Booth-Brennan connection is good.

This was my favorite episode so far. I am not quite ready to like Bones yet but for the second episode in a row she didn't grate. Booth and Angela remain my favorites but I'm warming up to the boss and the less-normal squints.

DB is still the reason I'm watching but the show's definately growing on me.

Agreed. I was watching the episodes before just because of David, but now I really mostly just like the show. Sure, sometimes the science and legality is off, but I like the characters for the most part, and the humor is really starting to take place and draw me in.

If Angela would've left, I think I would've stopped watching. I love her. I love that she was doubting herself at the Jeffersonian and that her own creation (the imaging of the knee crushing the ribs) nearly made her sick.

Zach's "job description" line was hilarious. He said it in such a monotone voice, too. Probably my favorite line in the ep.

I'm looking forward to Booth and Brennan getting together, if they do. I think the chemistry is there.

At one point I turned to my husband and said "They need to solve some funnier murders." Apparently I have no soul. Anyway...

1) I liked seeing Bones' emotional side. Each week we get more background on a few of the characters (Jack too this week), and their idiosyncrasies make a bit more sense.

2) Booth was really cute with the kids and fixing the video game. No seriously. No, I know most of you think he is just ugly and unlikable...

3) I am sad to see the recaps and regular forums go, especially when we've had only four episodes (and a several-week hiatus) so far. I am just starting to convince my friends to watch!

As to your soul, no comment, but I totally agree with the funnier murders remark. This show is showing some life as a comedy, but they don't do serious well, at all.

This show is growing on me. It makes little sense in some ways, but something about it has made me watch it each week.

I liked Angela better this episode. Much more enjoyable without unfunny crap like flashing, stalking, etc. DB's character is great. He must really be enjoying this role, he does a great job with it.

Some funnier murders, indeed. I agree. (What a dark bunch some of us are! ;) )



Now if only they'd just punch each other...

Slowly, this show is getting its footing. It's improving episode by episode. I agree with everyone who think this episode is the best one yet. We got character development! Knowing a little bit about Hodgin's life makes him less annoying to me. I actually find him rather interesting now. Ouch on the rubber band, though. And Angela's dilemma was pretty well-done, too. I felt for her when she was watching her visual creation "kill" that kid over and over. Best zinger of the night went to Zach. The monotone delivery was hilarious. Also, I liked the mentor-student thing between him and Brennan all throughout the ep.

And, finally, Brennan opens up just a tad bit. I can better understand her detachment to the victims and her intent focus on just the details. Also, her "I don't know what that means" totally didn't bug. She did know a something this time (the Star Wars reference). But I laughed at her expression when she said she knew who Colin Farrell was, only to find out she got the wrong person (Will Ferrell!). She looked pretty in her dress in the final scene.

Booth? Well, nothing need be said about that guy. Because DB still totally brings the hotness. I do adore the Brennan-Booth relationship. The banter, the interactions are quite interesting. Chemistry... They work well together, said I.

Crying-kid was good! I love it when young actors hit their mark so marvelously.

Agreed on having some funnier murders (yeah, I'm joining the dark bandwagon).

I liked the ep overall, but please, for the love of Gauss... leave the butchering of mathematics to Numbers please? One-dimensionality is no more theoretical than two-dimensionality.

This was the only episode of the show thus far that moved me to post anything about it. This was the first episode where I really felt the Hart Hanson influence heavily. The guy has a real gift for drama but thus far this show has been pretty flat dramatically, its mostly been amusing entertainment. Tonight really made me love Angela, I loved her already but its definite now. The whole group really did a nice job this episode. and really it was pretty good by any standards I thought. The first real quality episode of the show IMO. My friend noted that Deschanel only looks good when she has a decent amount of makeup on, while Angela always looks good. I can't disagree with that statement.

Zack continues to annoy me slightly as a stereotype but I'm warming up to him more, this week he was tolerable. I'm meh on the rich guy.

I've been telling people since Angel that I am going to marry DB (nevermind his already exsisting wife and child) and this episode only served to remind me why. Great job to the writing staff and the actors on this one. Everyone did a great job. Bones' dress at the end was fug and it made her ankles look huge, like cankles. However, her make-up, hair and face looked fab.

I can't believe they're moving this to PH. That sucks.

Okay, I have a confession to make. This show has been such UTTER fluff up to now. I mean, even the guy eaten by bears ep didn't phase me or upset me or even gross me out after five years of watching them pour bodies out of fifty gallon drums on CSI. So I was sad about the case, but it wasn't worse than, say, No Humans Involved on CSI. In fact it didn't even come close. So when Brennan went in there to talk to the kid, I was totally unprepared for the emotional gut punch of it. I cried. *hangs head in shame* I really did. At BONES. Stupid Brennan and really good kid actor totally nailed me out of left field and I cried my eyes out.

Yes, I am a total tool.

First episode I've seen of the show (now that it's moved to PH, great...), and I came in partway through, but I definitely enjoyed.

And their choice of music in the last scenes has me wanting to watch again if it's always that good. In this case it was "Some of Us" by Starsailor, from their "Silence Is Easy" CD. One of my all-time favorite albums, and I thought it set the mood quite nicely.

Finally Brennan gets a heart??? She had to dig deep into her soul to allow herself to open up to solve that case. They will make her a lady yet dont you think. Wonderfully done. The kid made me cry. Did you see her reaction to a child hug? Maybe more hugs and less bones makes for a great lab? who knows. Great Episode. I can see many things unfold in this show.

Very nice. Brennan's finally likable and showing genuine chemistry with Booth, the squints are being fleshed out and are now actually somewhat interesting, Booth and Dr. Goodman continue to rock the Kasbah...and now it's in PH. I hope that we get a last recap, I'd be eternally greatful. I agree that music was very good.

I really liked the interpersonal interactions between the characters in this one.

And ED really had me during her speech with the little kid. Right at the "they give you a garbage bag for your things" part. I'm such a crybaby.

Best episode so far!

I loved how the justification of Angela's job (about giving the dead back their faces/personalities) was brought to light at the end by their boss dude.

The fact that it got followed by that great line from Zach was a great bonus. "_"

PH? Already? Give us a break! The show has had to over-come the pilot and a plasticine lead actress. This was the second episode in a row that's done well and there is every hope that the show will continue to improve.

Seriously.

The scene with Brennan talking about foster care was really well played, though I can't imagine that she was in care for more than a few months before her grandfather got custody (which is rather unrealistic because social services tries to find relatives before they put kids into care)...regardless, her experience was traumatic, yes, but nowhere near what most foster children experience.

DB just gets better with every episode. There is an interview with him on MSN this morning about his new role..."Ultimately it comes from the writer, but it's the actor who breathes life into the character and makes it real. Having Hart to allow us to do that, it's a blessing." Yum!

Ok, Just to clarify. The show is just on permanant hiatus here, right? The networks will still be showing it? I thought the show was just given an order for a full 22 episodes.

I thought this was the best episode so far. Brennan is actually human -- who knew? The "I don't know what that means..." is getting less annoying (or maybe I just block it out).

The writers are really starting to flush out the characters more.

DB gets better and better.

Yep - the show will continue to air, but TWoP won't cover it anymore because there hasn't been enough interest in it on this site.

I actually thought this episode was a bit of a step back. We did get a bit of background of the characters, which was nice, but the Robot Bones we got for most of the episode annoyed me to no end.

And her cluelessness continues to grate. The whole thing in the beginning where she said she had no idea how much she makes from her books, and she just as an accountant to take care of all that? No. Just...no. Did she not read the agreement she signed with her publisher that promised X amount of dollars for her book? Does she never check the balance in her checking account? Could her accountant basically run off with the majority of her money and she'd never notice?

I get that they are trying to say that she only cares about her work and she doesn't care about money, but they are doing it very poorly. It is possible to be rich and not really care about it because you are far more passionate about your work. Jack is the perfect example of that - I'll bet he knows exactly how much money he has, but he considers his work far more important. They should be doing the same thing with Bones. She's still too much of a cartoon character for me to really care about her, regardless of any tragic foster care background they give her. That just felt like manipulation to me.

I agree with those who think they should solve funny murders only. This show works so much better as a comedy.

Yes, DelG, PH is just applicable to TWoP recapping. I'm sure FOX will wait till much later in the season to cancel it.

Or maybe even not. :)

I have to say, the networks don't always get it right when they pair shows up, but having Bones as a lead-in to House is brilliant programming, IMO. A tandem like that is what I always wished for Everwood and Jack & Bobby over on the WB, but never got it. Like those two shows, Bones and House just seem pretty complementary, and it's great to have them on the same night.

If a bunch of new viewers tuned in last night, this was an excellent episode to serve as an inaugural viewing.

Yeah, I totally loved when Bones thought she knew who Colin Ferrell was, only to have it called out that she was thinking of Will Ferrell. Ha! (And for the record, Will Ferrell IS funny, but Colin Ferrell hot? Ehh...)

And Bones looked gorgeous in her party dress and I love how Booth didn't just stop with "you look nice" but went further. Like, "Hey, you're wearing make up and a dress!" didn't cut it because he was really thinking, "DAMN! You wanna skip this party and go back to my place?" I down with the Bones/Booth chemistry.

Where do I know Jack from? He looks kinda like Merrill from Nip/Tuck but only if he was his better looking younger brother. I've gotta look this guy up on IMDB because I know I've seen him somewhere before. And I like how he didn't want people to know he was the "boss" and that he just wanted to be the doctor lab guy. Awww...

Zack? I like his personality and all but dude, get a hair cut! The self doubting thing works in this case but at least have some self confidence to buy a trim at Hair Cuttery or something!

I was feeling for Angela because I never caught on before (or they didn't mention it) that she wasn't at the Jeffersonian because she was a "squint" like the rest of the gang. I didn't catch (or they didn't put it out there) that she was really an artist and that she's now in this dead people justice thing and getting involved in cases that weren't apart of who she was or set out to be. So I liked the boss guy's line at the end, explaining how she gives a face back to the dead, etc. It really hit home what she was doing and that while it is hard for her, she's really helping a lot of people.

Booth. Hot.

I agree. I think this would have been a much better pilot, because it gives human emotions to Bones, and explains some of her detachment at the same time. And the scene with her and the amazing kid actor was great. I teared up, I admit it.

I also thought it was interesting that Brennan, who is normally so cold, had a reversal with the lawyer. Normally, others cannot comprehend her lack of emotion, or distancing herself, so it was nice to see the tables turned. Though I think the lawyer was a bit harsh, in my opinion. They immediately assumed he had killed the boy without any real evidence, and were pretty harsh. Maybe I'm just used to St. Oliska on SVU, but treat the kid a little nicer, people!

I thought Angela having trouble with the case was done well, and Zach's student relationship with Brennan well done. I like that he's young, so he's still learning, instead of being right all the time and super annoying. Him living above Jack's garage cracked me up.

I admit, I haven't liked Jack, but this episode gave a lot of insight into his character, and dare I say it? Made him more tolerable. I like how Booth and Angela bailed him out at the end. It's nice to see a real friendship within the team, as well as a working relationship.

Overall, not as funny as other eps, but a good acting ep. I thought Bones and Booth had more chemistry this ep than last weeks, where they were hitting us over the head with the anvils of unrequited sexual tension.

Oh? And Booth going on about Angela liking puppies and kittens and Jello-shots and dancing on bars was hilarious. I also wonder just how he knows about the last two, but I think that's another story.

I felt like the team was cohesive, and really working together this ep. So, of course it gets Ph'ed just as it started to get good! Oh well.

I thought the end scene (in her gown) showed her acting abilities, I thought she did a good job; she looked humbled by his response and kind of shy at the same time, which I liked.

Did anyone else think the Will/Colin Farrell interchange was a shout-out to Deschanel's role on Elf with Will Farrell? As long as they keep the in-jokes under control, I hope we get a few more that reference Angel.

The standard, "NOoooooooo....!" into the night about Bones' PH status. I weep. I weep. The joy I had in sharing Bones insights with the gang here at TWoP and reading the recaps was unbound. Do we still keep these forums or do all Bones threads merge or... what happens? I've mostly been following reality shows here at TWoP and not had a show PH'ed before. (Is there a link where I can read about what happens?)

That unfortunate paragraph later, onto the meat of the post:

OMG EXCELLENT YAY. Best episode so far. And yet, possibly too late. (Hey, if the show gains a stronger following is there any hope of a resurrect/lift of the PH?)

The 'supporting cast' is still the best. Liking The Kid less and The (Rich) Nut more. (The Kid is losing his youthful puppy charm and becoming more Vulcan than human.) Also, that shot of Booth's on everyone else at the lab being from planet Vulcan made me laugh. Though my mom didn't get it.

Angela I like even more than I already did (and the only character I like better than Angela is Booth). I liked how she interacted with The Rich Nut. I have vague Shipping leanings in their direction now. Bad, bad, bad. And I liked how it was obvious Booth considered her his 'buddy' - sort of like a mole in the Squints. (Though now that I know she's more artist than Squint makes me question how she managed the Angelator, because, what, now Bones is a computer programer as well as an anthropologist butt-kicker? Or did Angela take what Bones wanted and work with a computer-techie-squint enough that she could say she "created" the program...?)

Booth = utterly excellent. Y'know, just for existing.

Bones... I mentioned to my mom that she looked way much better with makeup. I'm not sure about the hair style. It was very swank, but it made her unusually shaped face stand out more. But at the right angle, she was absolutely gorgeous. And there were a few brief moments where she shone as an actress. Brief. Few.

I still don't like her. At all. And I still resent the Bones/Booth pairing the writers are making obvious they're gearing up for. And I think I'd like her a little more if they weren't forcing romantic sparks between the two characters. I would be more amendable to the pairing if Booth had a nice, normal, not-standard-tv relationship with his existing girlfriend which ended in a normal way before he stared down the cleavage of a Squint (Angela, of course, not counting as a Squint).

Homogeneous pronounced "homo-GEnie-us"? Is it just me, or is it supposed to be "hoMAW-genus"? Because -- gah!

I've heard both. I think it's a regional thing.



I don't think Angela knowing computer programming would make her a squint, per se. I think most art schools do have computer graphics programming classes, so it's possible that Angela does have the computer skills to create a program like that. I can't really see Bones having the skills to do so. "JPEG? I don't know what that means."

Is everybody nuts, or did I spend way too many years in London? It's me isn't it? I found last night's ep a big warm bath of cloying sentimental spit. It's the kind of thing that gives Yanks a bad name, especially compared to what this country has become and what it inflicts on others.

I could not bear to see the characters, who I can barely bear to begin with, save for one, wallow around in that, that...ARRRGGGGGGGHHH!!!

Nah, not just you -- possibly evident from my fixation on phonetics.

(Then again, am in London.)

I don't get Bones parking her car sideways. Is that supposed to prevent it from getting dinged?

It's not so much as the car is parked sideways ,it' that it is taking up two parking spaces so you can't get close enough to ding it. I HATE THAT! It's so rude ! I have been tempted to scratch them on purpose(but of course ,I would never do that .heh) Sorry about the rant,it's just one of my pet peeves.

The best episode so far. The writers are finally differentiating between the squints and allowing us - and Booth - to see them as individual human beings.

The theme of Angela's difficulties at work was well-done and the recitation of her job description by their boss brought me to tears. I could have done without Hudgens' backstory but at least it helped to flesh his character out a bit. He still annoys me.

The scene with Bones and the little boy discussing the garbage bag was the first time that I cried during this series. I really don't have a problem with her acting since the character is supposed to be stiff and at a loss with respect to social niceties and pop cultural references. I like the budding friendship - and relationship - between Booth and Bones. Whatever happened to his girlfriend?

I also like how Bones' book is recognized by members of the public - the students, the cops, etc...

I think that the ratings are pretty good. Don't think that Fox will be cancelling this anytime soon.

Definitely the best episode so far. I will miss the recaps, but I glad that Fox is sticking it out with the show.

The little broke my heart, when he was trying so hard not to cry, and when he did I started to cry as well.

DB continues to make me squee in delight. Who wouldn't want to play video games and show their scars with him.

Bones was very good, even though I suspected she was in foster care from the beginning. I just assumed that play a part in how she avoids reacting emotionally after her parents disappeared/died.

My favorite like was when Bones said she trusted Booth because she knows he was to go to Heaven. Aww, Angel got his soul, became human and is now working to go to a happy afterlife.