Bones Brain Trust Split on Booth-Brennan Romance
Is this the season Bones finally goes there?
Right now, it appears even the writers don't know.
Series creator Hart Hanson tells TV Line that the first and foremost topic of conversation in the show’s writers’ room these days is, obviously, whether or not the star-crossed Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth should end the current sixth season as a full-fledged couple.
"What happens [as we wrap] between Booth and Brennan is a topic of a spirited, wide-ranging debate. That’s the honest-to-God truth,” he says. “Some people think we should go for it, others are wildly against it. It’s a really interesting debate.”
Hanson and fellow executive producer Stephen Nathan will have to decide soon. One potentially pivotal moment? Groundwork for a possible B-squared hookup will be laid in the 19th episode, which, as we learned this week, finds them trapped in an elevator.
“They’ll be forced together,” teases Hanson, “and they have to figure some things out.”
So ... we're back at square one. What do you think they'll decide - and is it what you'd like to see? Sound off on what you'd like to see transpire on Bones below.
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January 29th, 2011 1:58 PM
I began watching Bones about a month ago,and I've only just caught up. I just want to say one thing: it is about freakin' time that they get together.
I am completely stressed out by their sexual tension and I'm just one month into the show. I can only imagine the agony of those who have been following the show since the very start. I am completely supportive of bringing a serious relationship into Booth's life in order to wake Brennan up but enough is enough. We're past the half season and she's still here.
Hannah is lovely as a person but I still find it in myself to wish her a painful death.
I am aware that Brennan somehow deserves this violent wake up but she has suffered enpugh. I mean, sure, she was the one who said no but might I remind everyone (including writers) that he brough up the subject ONCE, after five long, excruciating years, and he dropped the ball immediately after she said no. He didn't even make an attempt to fight for her.
I think they're both to blame for no
January 21st, 2011 8:39 PM
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! Get Booth and Brennan back together the way they belong and get rid of Hannah. Booth and Hannah just don't have the same chemistry as Booth and Bones. It's as if they are just going through the motions, whereas Booth and Brennan sizzle. That sexual tension came through when they were working together and make every episode spicier and more fun to watch.
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January 17th, 2011 10:14 PM
So...I just blew through all the seasons and episodes to date...over the course of a couple weeks. This show had been recommended to me over and over, so I finally checked it out and in book terms..."I couldn't put it down". Even at its weakest points, this show is engaging. I haven't agreed with everything in this show--story arcs, directing choices, etc—I still don’t. BUT, I'm still watching it and I don't have to find reasons to enjoy it. I do enjoy it. I'm not going to pretend I understand what it would have been like to watch all 5.5 seasons in real time, because I know that would have altered my experience significantly. And for those who have watched it with that pacing and have still hung on, you’re amazing.
Honestly, I have had my fair share of "What in the world are the production team thinking" moments (Um…think Jersey Shore…“Eureka! A gathering of guidos!”). A whole gamut of aspects have bothered me--from dialogue to body language to whole relationships.
January 17th, 2011 4:55 PM
Jus get them together ASAP! The teasing has gone on long enough! If it don't happen soon, the show will lose ALOT of viewers thanks to the OVER AND OVER amounts of Teasing!!!
January 17th, 2011 12:00 PM
The way I see it, the argument between the two sides go like this:
For B&B hook-up: We're tired of writing crappy storylines trying to keep them apart. There is a story to tell after they hook up.
Against B&B hook-up: But getting them together will end the series. We can keep making B.S. up to keep them apart longer.
January 17th, 2011 8:24 AM
I think it is well past the time for B&B to get together.They totally love each other and I don't think it would hurt the ratings cause how much longer can the show go on like this??I wish they would finally get together and then Brennan would have to learn to deal w/feelings,relationships,parenting,religion etc.Up until now, all she has dealt with is Science--The show (if the writers r good enough) can handle it as she learns how to deal w/her issues.Get them together or the show is not going to last much longer and it was always one of my favs.
January 16th, 2011 1:24 PM
What the heck!!! I freaking hate chick flicks; but, Bones was not a chick flick! It dealt with real relationships, that real people could relate to. I have been over seas for a year; I come back, and who is this inflatable, homewrecking Barbie that they brought into the picture? I come back only to find that my favorite show has been turned into a bad soap opera; and the only reason to even watch it each week is just to see who is on top of who!! Since they brought the homewrecker into the picture, they are more focused on making Brennan feel bad and making Booth look like a royal dumb-ass; and Booth is supposed to be the moral knight in shining armor. The heart and soul of the series is Booth and Brennan, and their evolving relationship as they work together to bring justice. I read at the beginning of this crappy season that the writers wanted to shake things up a bit. The direction that they have taken this season has actually dropped the ratings according to FOX, and in my o
January 16th, 2011 9:23 AM
I honestly think that it's time booth and brennan sorted out their problems, they've both admitted it, how much longer can they ignore the situation before it becomes completely unrealistic? i love the show and i trust the writers, they're extremely great at what they do. but i think it's time for the new stage in booth and brennans relationship
January 14th, 2011 11:24 PM
I agree with Lady J, Nick and Nora were a great married and funny crime fighting couple. As were Hart to Hart and McMillan and wife. Remington Steele eventually got married at the end and who can forget Scarecrow and Mrs. King and they too ended secretly married and still working together. All of these were great shows and had fantastic chemistry among the costars! I too, would like to see Brennan and Booth get together as they have both undergone so much together good and bad.
January 14th, 2011 6:44 PM
The show is floundering. Booth appears to just be showing up, no investment in either his job or relationship with Bones. We get that his involvement with Hannah is based on weak (if understandable on some level) factors, but how to gracefully end it? Or do we even care? Perhaps it is time for Brennan to meet a new "soul mate". And what is happening with the other characters?! Is Angela's pregnancy the longest on record? Come on, she doesn't even show a "bump".