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The case itself is not one of my favorites, (it's pretty forgettable) but the episode gains some points with the addition of Gordon Gordon Wyatt. Every episode that Stephen Fry is in, is automatically a better one!
"Bones" is at its strongest when it centers its core relationship between Booth and Brennan, and this episode gives us a lot of forward momentum for their relationship, particularly where Booth's feelings are concerned. Getting Booth to admit to Gordon Gordon how he feels towards Brennan is an important and earned conversation. We as an audience already understand Booth's hesitancy to admit his feelings, (which is at least in part due to a fear that Brennan doesn't love him the way he loves her), but getting him to actually vocalize his fears, is significant. When Gordon Gordon tells Booth to have "hope and patience" when it comes to his relationship with Brennan, it sends a little thrill through my shipper heart every single time! That, and the final scene, are the highlights of the whole episode.
Additionally, I appreciate the conversations between Gordon Gordon and Sweets, and it's nice to see him continue in his mentoring/advice giving role that was introduced in "Mayhem of the Cross". Wyatt helps make Sweets both a better psychologist and better friend to Booth and Brennan.
Fun Fact: Jeremiah Birkett, who plays one of the suspects in the episode, also plays an important role on "Lucifer". It isn't the first or the last time that the two shows will share cast members. I just thought it was an interesting coincidence, seeing as "Lucifer" on the whole, is very much an homage to "Bones".
The case itself is not one of my favorites, (it's pretty forgettable) but the episode gains some points with the addition of Gordon Gordon Wyatt. Every episode that Stephen Fry is in, is automatically a better one!
"Bones" is at its strongest when it centers its core relationship between Booth and Brennan, and this episode gives us a lot of forward momentum for their relationship, particularly where Booth's feelings are concerned. Getting Booth to admit to Gordon Gordon how he feels towards Brennan is an important and earned conversation. We as an audience already understand Booth's hesitancy to admit his feelings, (which is at least in part due to a fear that Brennan doesn't love him the way he loves her), but getting him to actually vocalize his fears, is significant. When Gordon Gordon tells Booth to have "hope and patience" when it comes to his relationship with Brennan, it sends a little thrill through my shipper heart every single time! That, and the final scene, are the highlights of the whole episode.
Additionally, I appreciate the conversations between Gordon Gordon and Sweets, and it's nice to see him continue in his mentoring/advice giving role that was introduced in "Mayhem of the Cross". Wyatt helps make Sweets both a better psychologist and better friend to Booth and Brennan.
Fun Fact: Jeremiah Birkett, who plays one of the suspects in the episode, also plays an important role on "Lucifer". It isn't the first or the last time that the two shows will share cast members. I just thought it was an interesting coincidence, seeing as "Lucifer" on the whole, is very much an homage to "Bones".