Review: The Pinocchio in the Planter

Gosh, I don't know where to start. I've watched this episode 3 times and it hasn't gotten any better. It was boring.

The case was lame. But I thought is was going to fulfill a greater good for the characters. To me it fell flat. Moments were missed. This episode had such potential and it failed to deliver (in my opinion).

Angela & Hodgins... not impressed.

Wendell... Actually this is the first episode I've liked with him since he and Angela got together.

Sweets... not bad this time.

Pirus ad... I didn't mind it this time because it fit Brennan's personality. But it was still OOC for Brennan to be driving. I miss Booth insisting on driving and Brennan saying, "I'm an excellent driver."

The final B&B Scene... WTH???



First the good part... When Booth said he knew where Bren's question was going, Bren touched his hand and mentioned the case was done so she wanted to know what he lied about. But.... Booth didn't confess to a lie. It wasn't even an omission. Now I do get the importance of what he said. He was able to mention Hannah's name without being angry. That's a step in the right direction. But it wasn't the pachyderm in the room. The good part was that Booth realizes that Bren was there for him the same way he was there for her after the 100th. B&B have never been good at telling each other how they feel for each other. I saw caring in their eyes, but I have yet to see ES or any of the chemistry they once had. And that is scary to me. Then Brennan says, "Some things are better left unsaid." And Booth says, "To things we don't say." WTH? Hasn't that been their problem all along? WTH???? I really liked the end of the last 2 episodes. B&B looked like they were flirting with each other, but last night's episode was back to the same old partner thing. It was a huge disappointment to me. I thought the point of Hannah was supposed to lead to something for B&B, but even with the blizzard episode, I'm starting to wonder if that will really happen. Last week, I was hopeful, this week, I'm skeptical that Iwill enjoy the finale



There were some good lines & parts though...

Wendell: Are you going to talk to her?
Hodgins: Of course not. She's pregnant. The hormones are running the institution.

I love Booth and Sweets' reaction to the video with the lady hitting the victim in the nose with the trophy.

I loved Angela's term, "shoe ceremony."

Booth: See that. Like your group says, It's always good to tell the truth."
Brennan: In her case, maybe not. (Love the look Booth gave her.)

Cam: There's also a new policy in the lab.
Brennan: What's that?
Cam: You're the only one who's allowed to be radically honest and that's only because I can't stop you.

RATINGS

DATE ....... Episode #s ....... Viewer #s ....... Demo 18-49
9/23 ............ 601 ................. 9.893 M ................ 2.7/8
9/30 ............ 602 ................. 9.750 M ................ 2.5/8
10/7 ............ 603 ................. 9.240 M ................ 2.7/8
10/14 .......... 604 ................. 9.584 M ................ 2.6/8
11/4 ............ 605 ................. 9.263 M ................ 2.5/7
11/11 .......... 606 ................. 9.202 M ................ 2.6/7
11/18 .......... 607 ..................9.403 M ................ 2.7/8
12/2 ............ 609 ................. 8.833 M ................ 2.3/7
12/9 ............ 608 ................. 8.358 M ................ 2.2/7
1/20 ............ 611 ................ 10.553 M ............... 3.5/9
1/27 ............ 610 ................ 12.049 M ............... 3.9/10
2/3 .............. 612 ................ 10.197 M ............... 3.3/9
2/10 ............ 613 ................. 9.938 M ................ 3.2/8
2/17 ............ 614 ................. 9.836 M ................ 3.3/9
3/10 ............ 615 ................ 10.488 M ................ 3.2/9
3/17 ............ 616 ................ 11.613 M ................ 3.3/10
4/7 .............. 618 ................ 10.576 M ................ 3.2/9
4/14............. 619 ................ 11.448 M ................ 3.5/10
4/21............. 617................. 10.960 M................. 3.2/9
4/28............. 620 ............... . 9.700 M ................ 2.8/7

Final Scene of the Season

This is a photo posted by Hart Hanson on Twitter late tonight (Wednesday, April 27). Eek! I wonder what could be happening?

One More Day!

I am clueless about what Booth may reveal to Brennan.

Was he lying when he said that Hannah was a consolation prize? I highly doubt it. In an interview, HH revealed that Hannah wasn't a consolation prize. Booth wasn't lying. (Although I wish it was true.)

Was he lying when he said he loved her in an atta' girl kind of way? Well, yes, he was. But it's been a moot point since the 100th episode.

Was he lying about why he changed his mind and went to Afghanistan? Maybe.

Was he lying when he said he'd rather go have lots of sex with Hannah instead of hearing Angela's and Hodgins' baby announcement? I'm afraid that could only happen in the world of fan fiction.

I'll probably be trying to guess all the way up to it airs tomorrow evening!

David on Twitter & Facebook

You've probably heard by now, but just in case you haven't,
David Boreanaz joined the Twitter and Facebook world!
I love this picture he took of himself. So fun!

Here's the LINK to his Facebook page.

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David with Blond Streaks

In chapter 26 of my fanfic, Sweets' Plan for the Truth, Booth has his hair streaked with blond coloring for his undercover assignment. Here are some photos I was able to find of David with subtle blond streaks. You can find the story on fanfiction.net by clicking on this LINK.

Review: The Finder

Episode 19 – The Finder (The Spin-off Episode)

I loved this spin-off episode! I give it a “B-”. I was going to give it a “B+” until I read about a couple of ways it could have been improved: Sweets could have been very interested in Walter’s paranoia and Hodgins could have been interested in his paranoia as well for a whole different reason.

Anyway, I hope The Finder gets picked up. I loved the quirky Walter character based on The Locator book series about a Vietnam veteran. And dang! Geoff Stalts is sizzling HOT! Whew! I loved his scenes in the victim’s apartment. Hot, hot, hot. His reason for being there reminded me of the profilers on Criminal Minds, especially Derek and Reid.

I know some people are upset about the episode being used as a pilot for a spin-off, but it did give us an extra week with B&B. (We had 23 episodes instead of 22.) And it was mentioned that B&B and other Bones characters were not on the show much. This made me think of something I was feeling the first half of season 6. To me the first half of the season felt like a spin-off. I wanted to call it the Booth & Hannah show with other Bones characters showing up once in awhile. This real spin-off confirmed why I was feeling that way. A spin-off should only have minimal amounts of time for the original characters. I think I didn't mind that because I knew before I watched it that it was going to be a spin-off. At least the moments we did have B&B and other Bones characters were good. I couldn't say that for the first half of the season.

Some people are worried that Brennan and Walter will try and be hooked up. From the interviews I’ve read, that’s not going to happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some crossover from time to time, but I don’t think it would harm anything. I think it would be silly since the shows are so different. The Finder is so unscientific. However, if they grasp onto the paranoia part for Sweets and Hodgins, then maybe it would work for one episode.

For those of you who read the sides, I was delighted and disappointed at the same time that the script changed in regards to Brennan/Walter dialogue about gratuitous sex. Walter was suppose to ask Brennan to sleep with him if or because he found the medal and Brennan was supposed to say that she didn’t have sex with men out of gratitude. I was hoping that Booth overheard since I’m still horrified by Hannah’s loud outburst in the 2nd episode about thanking Booth for saving her by having sex under a fig tree. But I guess when HH heard about the parallel that fans were making, he didn’t want to go down that route. I’m not surprised though because HH loved Hannah and he still doesn’t understand why so many of his fans didn’t love her like he told us to.

I was very unsure when I saw the previews for this episode, but I still thought it was funny that Brennan slapped Booth when he said Walter may have a shot with her if he found the map. It was all good when Booth hid behind his hand to mouth “sorry.”

EEK! The ending scene: It was sooooo awesome! They totally looked and acted like a couple on a date rather than partners out for a celebratory drink. And both of them looked good in black, especially Booth in his black t-shirt with his arm muscles bulging. Yum! I love how Brennan was able to come to the conclusion that Walter allowed Booth to hold Parker before arresting him. And then she was able to let it go without an argument when Booth still wanted to hate the guy. These are just more examples of her growth and how a B&B relationship would work because not everything has to be scientific to be understood and accepted. Shortly before the ending scene: I liked how Brennan was able to talk Booth into letting Leo and Ike go without arresting them.

Some favorite Moments:

• Booth mimicked the sheriff’s accent in the first scene.

• Brennan repeated Booth when asking, “Which one is the son of a b*tch?” rather than asking which one is the finder or diviner.

• Bones: “Except my thing is real. Not some imaginary finder power.” Loved Booth’s laugh and how Walter took it as a challenge. Probably my most favorite part of the show was when Booth was able to suggest to Brennan what Walter could find for her. It reminded me of when Brennan helped Hannah to buy the phone for Booth. They know each other so well!

• I love how surprised Brennan was at how Walter could figure things out like the victim being visually impaired and that he was dying.

• Another winning performance by Emily when she was so moved by the things that Walter had found for her.

• I laughed at how easily Walter got himself into trouble at the pawn shop. He was just being painfully truthful like Brennan can be. If Booth wasn’t in the picture, I think Walter and Brennan would be hilarious together.

• I love how sincere that Walter is when he is interested in a woman. Walter: “Are you impressed? I’d like to impress you.” Brennan: “Why?” Walter: “The usual reasons.” Walter is so genuine that even a bad girl/meth smuggler can be taken by him! LOL! Walter: “That’s crazy! You’re beautiful.” Awww! Poor Walter. It’s like Ike said in one of the ending scenes: Walter can find anything except lasting love. I loved how Ike and Walter refer to Brennan as “the bones lady.”

• Walter: “It’s amazing how many times people ask me to find something, but the real treasure is something else all together.”

• Walter (to Hodgins): Who are you? Hodgins: I’m her husband. Walter: Are you rich? Hodgins: Where did that come from? Walter: On a scale from 1-10, she’s an 11. Angela: Well, thank you, Mr. Sherman. Walter: Yet, you’re a 7. So, if you’re rich, that just explains the discrepancy.

• Characture of HH on the air tank.

• Loved Walter’s answer to the murderer about what he wanted. “I want Brittany Stevenson not to be dead.” Aww!

• Did I mention that Walter is HOT?

Parts I disliked:

I didn’t like how the timeline changed. How could he have gone AWOL when Parker was born? He was in Iraq or Afghanistan in the early to mid-90s and he started working with the FBI in the late 90s. Hmmm.

And this was REALLY BAD, IMO: When Booth was getting Bones to leave Walter so they could get to the airport, he talked to her like she was one of his dogs… and it ended with a doggy whistle call. Seriously? WTH?

I thought Brennan having Booth get her ID back was OOC. What happened to kick *ss Bones?

Why would Walter catch the killer when he is the finder?

Did anyone else notice that Ike kept the treasure in her bar? I would have rather have seen them return it to the Catholic Church.

Ratings Update through Episode 19

The first viewer numbers represent live plus same day DVR #s. The demo #s are for ages 18-49. The demo numbers are of greater importance than the total viewers.

RATINGS UPDATE:

DATE ....... Episode #s ....... Viewer #s ....... Demo 18-49
9/23 ............ 601 ................. 9.893 M ................ 2.7/8
9/30 ............ 602 ................. 9.750 M ................ 2.5/8
10/7 ............ 603 ................. 9.240 M ................ 2.7/8
10/14 .......... 604 ................. 9.584 M ................ 2.6/8
11/4 ............ 605 ................. 9.263 M ................ 2.5/7
11/11 .......... 606 ................. 9.202 M ................ 2.6/7
11/18 .......... 607 ..................9.403 M ................ 2.7/8
12/2 ............ 609 ................. 8.833 M ................ 2.3/7
12/9 ............ 608 ................. 8.358 M ................ 2.2/7
1/20 ............ 611 ................ 10.553 M ............... 3.5/9
1/27 ............ 610 ................ 12.049 M ............... 3.9/10
2/3 .............. 612 ................ 10.197 M ............... 3.3/9
2/10 ............ 613 ................. 9.938 M ................ 3.2/8
2/17 ............ 614 ................. 9.836 M ................ 3.3/9
3/10 ............ 615 ................ 10.488 M ................ 3.2/9
3/17 ............ 616 ................ 11.613 M ................ 3.3/10
4/7 .............. 618 ................ 10.576 M ................ 3.2/9
4/14............. 619 ................ 11.448 M ................ 3.5/10
4/21 ............ 617 ................ 10.960 M ................ 3.2/9

Review: The Truth in the Myth

Bones Episode #18 ~ The Truth in the Myth

I loved it! I give it an A! Here’s why:

1. I loved the looks Booth gave Brennan, especially the flirty ones in the final scene!

2. I loved how Booth fooled Brennan into thinking he’d seen the Yeti in Nepal, how she researched it because she wanted to believe him, how Booth reacted to Brennan giving him the benefit of the doubt, and finally, how he revealed that it was all a story.

3. Bones: “Are you trying to confuse me?” Booth: “I might be!” – Loved it!

4. Booth not being the least bit phased when Brennan corrected his grammar (explicable instead of explainable). “Sure… Like us.” Awww!

5. Brennan’s attempts at cracking “moon” jokes, Booth’s reason for not laughing, Brennan accepting his reason and in turn missing his joke, and then his endearing smile at her when she wasn’t looking. It made Brennan’s fake laugh bearable.

6. The pet psychic offering to help the goat and telling Sweets to talk to the horse and chickens for her alibi. LOL! And the bird thinking Sweets had a kind face (I think that’s what the psychic said) and Sweets feeling uncomfortable with it.… too funny.

7. Angela’s great scenes with Cam: Angela is going to remember that Cam said she was a better person than herself. Angela challenging her work by dumping on Cam’s. She really set her straight!

8. VNM knowing the sound of a raisin dropping in a glass of milk.

9. Brennan’s reaction to VNM’s confession to telling his friends that they had a non-committed sexual relationship.

10. Hodgins and VNM’s excitement over the Chupacabra.

11. I loved both times Sweets was in the interrogation room. Loved how he helped write the script and that he was nervous acting with his dad in the first interrogation scene. (What’s with Sweets’ clothes recently? Maybe the person who has been dressing Brennan is now spending time with him?)

12. Booth telling Bones to go ahead and join the public access show since nobody would be watching it anyway. LOL!

13. I love how Hodgins handed the goat over to Booth.

14. Loved Booth’s look of disgust when Brennan was sniffing at the body. “I hate when you do that.” LOL!

15. Loved how Brennan was confused and didn’t like the feeling.

16. Bones: “Why is it called the Pine Tree Manor when it’s obviously planted with cedar?” Booth: “I was just thinking that.” Bones: “Really?” Booth: “No.”

17. Angela: "I read a study that says that husbands who suggest their pregnant wives are fat are far more prone to being slugged by them."

18. Cam asking Hodgins and VNM if they were seriously expecting her to write cause of death as a goat sucker.

As far as what I didn’t like:

1. The scene in Founding Father’s was too short.

2. Booth toasting to job security because of stupidity and greed. It would have been funny if they weren’t working at solving murders.

3. No explanation for VNM not having some sort of consequences for drinking during work hours.

4. I liked VNM’s confessions of his false stories of sleeping with the women he worked with and the grocery coupons, but the other confessions I thought were lame.