There were a lot of laughs in this episode. I especially liked the readings from Phil's-Osophy! It was also fun/pleasant to see Jay and Gloria on the same side, like a couple (rather than always like Lucy and Ricky).
Sweets is one of my favorite characters and I've enjoyed his growth, especially early on (like that scene where he stands on the float and picks out the killer). I don't think "most" viewers hate Sweets, but 2 episodes of 4 around Sweets, and this where he comes off as such a panicked jerk, isn't a treat. And then Angela "feeling" inadequate, Hodgens gleeful over bugs and dung to the mad scientist level, Cam as ineffective summer camp counselor, and Bones, who's character flaws all stem from how quickly and brain-first she runs through life's options and dismisses what doesn't fit, no matter anyone else's feelings, is supposed to be seriously deluded about running for President? Are they writing by formula: a) here's the mystery of the week, b) give each character a conflict?
@black white and red -- Because it says you're a new user, you might not know there's a character limit (like near 1000 including spaces). Everyone just divides their thoughts and multi-posts to deal with it.
a) I was curious about Lorelei's disappearance, too -- because I thought she disappeared, dead or alive, into Red John's hands, but how they said it makes me wonder if the FBI doesn't have her???
b) the thing about the hallucination was that everything his daughter says and is comes out of his mind -- meaning to me that it's only now he's beginning to question his quest, which makes sense, doesn't it, that he would only start wondering over long enough time??
So, part 3, looking at Penny as a party girl only (or mainly), she well could be terminally bored -- except that such a person in real life might grow up ... or go off and eventually marry someone she can't stand anymore. All of which seems too sophisticated for this show. So, how do they get out of it, meaning that if they break up now, again, I don't see what any of the other characters would have in common with her anymore?
Also, @Sue Ann, dividing my comments, I never considered Penny as a party girl character before. I always thought of her how Marilyn Monroe could not only be married to an intellectual (Arthur Miller), but be friends with many more (Carl Sandburg, for one); or Jessica Simpson hanging out at Cowboys Stadium with a bunch of super powerful Texans, including President George W. Bush, and her talking on TV after, pleased with herself, about all of them teasing her about how dumb she was, or dumb things she said or somesuch. What occurs to me is that Penny is only a wannabe, that MM and Simpson weren't/aren't party girls, or not only, but ambitious and successful.
@Sue Ann -- This works, the way you did your comments, dividing them. You very thoughtfully expressed a thing that bothers me about this show. I read once that love creates equals. I could be overlooking some dialogue, but Leonard always seems to treat what she thinks as important. They also "relate" what happens in their lives to each other. It's Sheldon who tells everyone how stupid they are -- everyone.
@Eutrophicated1 -- I don't recall all we've been told about this character, so I'm ONLY throwing my two cents worth in on a generality that I believe is how academics shortchanges businessmen. Business executives can often do just about every job in their company themselves; and if they started their company, they did at one time. If they have a college degree that they've used thereafter, they did the work on their own (or they wouldn't be able to use it). And, sure, schmoozing and all that "salesman" skills, are something many CEO's have in common -- but people who are successful (or know their subject as well as Dearing) are quite capable. I also think doing something on their own, without sycophants and without all the trappings of their success, which came after whatever got them interested, can be calming and cathartic, especially in revenge.
I suppose it's possible that bored astronauts would treat Fruit Loops as they are -- but I've always gotten the impression when astronauts are talking that it's also a fraternal relationship, that only so many have ever been to space and that they regard each other, from mission specialists to crew, as that military-like "band of brothers."
I like the comic store guy joining their social circle (and think the jokes about it are just the ones they've put on a list to use. It's sort of sad that he wants so much to be a part of them -- but eventually the writers will use up all the jokes about that and we'll get a different plot thread.
I like Penny and Leonard together and admit, and maybe that reflects on how good of a fan of the show I am/am not, but I stopped watching it when they were broke-up and only started to watch it again once they got back together. What I think is that the show's creator's/driving force are comics and they'll go plot wise wherever a joke takes them (which doesn't mean that Penny and Leonard are breaking up for sure, only that they thought of some jokes and are taking the story that way until they use them up).
I really don't think "most" Bones fans hate Sweets. Those who do hate him REALLY hate him -- that's obvious -- but has TV Fanatic considered doing a survey?
I also think (my lowly opinion) something those who dislike him might consider is that Sweets actually seems to be Booth's only living friend and I don't see Brennan is closer to even Amgela than she is to Sweets. Of course that doesn't mean a show called "Sweets" would be a hit or anything, but I think he fits right intoi the ensemble.
There was a tiny bit more Tony being senior field agent -- liked that! Really liked Abby's brother being re-introduced. Hope he's around a little, anyway, and we get some of his back story, which would also be Abby's. Didn't see who the killer was going to be at all -- and what's shocking, like the reviewer noted, is that she seemed so un-psycho-like, like regular, like just anyone you might deal with checking out books at the library or your bank teller or someone who works in the same office, not like a killer at all.
The scene in the loft was comedy in the suspend belief sense. I can't see it really happening when, yeah, he could have stopped it with a few words that would have insulted her, sure, but stopped the comedic rape. But, I thought Kate rushing in, gun out, jealous was important and what they went through all of that to have happen. The way she rushed out of the station! We know for sure she's invested and possessive of her man, which will just raise the fun level in the future. I wasn't sure about how the show would carry on once the two were in a relationship -- but it is fun!!
In the next episode previews, I thought I saw Daisy as the lab assistant?? Not sure, because they did say she was leaving town in this episode. The thing is in interviews about the show it has come up that the actress who plays Daisy is very busy, lots of work, and is seldom available to "Bones" to play her character. That makes me wonder if they aren't maybe plotting her out of the story??
I like Sweets, so, of course, I enjoyed this episode -- but comments in past indicate a certain percentage of fans don't like him. I wouldn't want every show featuring the ensemble at the expense of Bones and Booth, but a lot of memorable episodes have featured Angela and Hodgins especially (like when they were in jail or when Angela's boyfriend in Texas or somewhere out west was killed in the desert).
I agree with @strawberry fields on it working best for the long run with Watson a woman. I think the problem many have with Liu (in the pilot) is that both characters are being portrayed as broken individuals and Liu came off (to me, anyway) as the more vulnerable of the two -- and, as a hint of where they are going with the characters, by the end she was trying to contribute to their partnership in crime-solving. It seemed to lift her up to where she didn't quite hate herself so much, like a reason to live. The sidekick characters in Mentalist and House are far more down-to-earth than Liu is playing Watson. This might be an interesting twist??
To me, Lisbon is treating Jane just like she treated Bosco, her old partner -- always quick to bring him down to earth and suggest he's getting ahead of himself or watch your back or who's playing who? I don't see anything more than cop partner vibes, just like in so many cop-detective novels.
Also, it was obvious something was going to happen to Lorelei right from the beginning -- something always happens to anyone who can provide information of any kind on Red John -- but I couldn't guess what was going to happen (unlike the murder mystery part where it really was obvious that the cop who did it was the murderer right from his first scene (and it's never seemed so blatant to me before).
To me, Jamie Lee Curtis played her character like a prune face (and maybe that was the same as really smart and serious and mature and all). I didn't care for her. Her having a relationship with Gibbs didn't bother me, except, like that red haired high Army officer, doesn't he usually tend to go for someone who smiles a little bit? So, I question the interpretation and don't miss her. You know, it just occurs to me, she could have played her character more playful, like she really likes screwing with people's minds (and thinking here of the scenes of the blonde with Travolta in The General's Daughter).
Oh, was also going to comment that they are making a necessary big deal out of Ryan by how Castle had to explain to him (while Esposito stood there with pursed lips) how unwise it would be to call in a warning on Beckett until it was absolutely necessary and to think that what he would be reporting was also unlikely (I got that message, or imagined it, because I can't remember what exactly was said). Because it's a TV show (meaning dramatics and twists and suspense, etc.) there probably will be some exciting incident to put Ryan and Esposito's friendship back together -- but what would even feel satisfying would be for them to talk it out while working on other cases. I mean, I think Esposito, as he's been developed, would be quite content with getting his say and feeling Ryan gets it.
I don't like the captain -- but that hope you're that loyal to me, or whatever exact words, at the end struck me as a way to go with the captain to make her less like the worst villain in the show -- like her criticisms and sarcasms could become meaningful to her detectives and not just nasty and disabling their ability to do their jobs. That would be a welcome development ... and wonder what all she'll have to say when Castle's back when Beckett is.
I liked the actress who plays Morgan in that Miami hospital show and I like her in this. I also like that somebody as annoying and yet considerate and caring, despite his unjustified opinion of himself, like Hodges could have had the relationship (especially Star Trek) with Wendy and now seems to have wedged his way into Morgan's orbit as well. Good for him! It actually seems believable to me.
I enjoyed this episode but agree that it seemed rushed a little -- I think because they had to tie up a story arc for every character, including Ryan (or set the stage, like for McGee contacting his father). There was one thing that bothered me, though -- and it bothered me even though I like hard boiled detective types in mysteries who take out the bad guy like he deserves -- and what bothered me was the Bill of Rights being thrown out as Presidential, FBI, and NCIS policy for when they really really hate somebody. What Gibbs had done to the killer of his family is powerful because it was illegal and he has to live with it while knowing he'd do it again. If such really were to be government policy, what you would have is scenes like the FBI in the motel, blasting away without any concern for where bullets might go and through a door without even seeing what they're shooting at??
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a) I was curious about Lorelei's disappearance, too -- because I thought she disappeared, dead or alive, into Red John's hands, but how they said it makes me wonder if the FBI doesn't have her???
b) the thing about the hallucination was that everything his daughter says and is comes out of his mind -- meaning to me that it's only now he's beginning to question his quest, which makes sense, doesn't it, that he would only start wondering over long enough time??
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I also think (my lowly opinion) something those who dislike him might consider is that Sweets actually seems to be Booth's only living friend and I don't see Brennan is closer to even Amgela than she is to Sweets. Of course that doesn't mean a show called "Sweets" would be a hit or anything, but I think he fits right intoi the ensemble.
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Also, it was obvious something was going to happen to Lorelei right from the beginning -- something always happens to anyone who can provide information of any kind on Red John -- but I couldn't guess what was going to happen (unlike the murder mystery part where it really was obvious that the cop who did it was the murderer right from his first scene (and it's never seemed so blatant to me before).
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