PSYCH Recap
Season 2 – Episode 15: “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion”
Recap by: Mel
Once again, it’s 1987, and Mini-Shawn is trying to be super sneaky down the stairs, but Henry stops him. He asks Shawn where his sweater vest is, as it is Picture Day. Mini-Shawn swears that his mother prefers his K.I.T.T. t-shirt from Knight Rider, but Henry’s not having it- out with the sweater vest, Mini-Shawn!
Fast forward to 2008, and we see Shawn and Gus strolling down a sidewalk. It’s Gus’s birthday, and he makes it crystal clear to Shawn that he absolutely does NOT want to do any work at all for the entire extent of his special day. They stop at a pretty exclusive looking club, and Shawn somehow manages to get them in- apparently, they’re famous models that simply go by Black and Tan, and guess which one’s Black. If you guessed Gus, then you’re a racist, or as Shawn tells the bouncer, “You should be ashamed of yourself and your family.” And also you’d be wrong, cause Shawn is totally Black. Hee! Inside the club, the two are surrounded by stick-thin, hungry-looking models. Gus spies his model crush, Berlinda, and makes a beeline for her. Shawn gives him a little dating advice: “Treat a woman like a person, a princess, a Greek goddess, then a person again.” It’s kind of adorable, y’all. While Gus is over trying to get Berlinda’s attention, Shawn sees a ridiculous lady in blue- sort of reminiscent of Gina Gershon’s Versace spoof in ‘Ugly Betty’- throw a vile-looking green drink onto the floor, and what looks like her assistant wearily bend down to mop it up. He turns his attention to the man on the stage, Gregor, who is showing off his new line, I guess. He grabs the strangely short mike stand, and is promptly electrocuted. Shawn and Gus are shocked: “Are you sure you don’t want to work tonight?”
We’re back after the commercials, and the models don’t actually believe that Shawn and Gus are models as well. The two male models absolutely kill me- they tall, blond German is Hassenfeffer, and the other is Bryan Frou. Well, really, they don’t believe that Shawn is a model- according to Hassenfeffer, “[Gus’s] features are immaculate.” It’s even funnier in a German accent. Gus tells them that Shawn is a foot model, and then Lassie and Jules show up. Lassie’s less upset than just pretty much over it. Gus insists that they not work on this his holy day of birth, so they head over to Henry’s. (more…)
Hey y’all! We’re so back for another great episode of crazy fun antics- yay! So, it’s 1987, and Henry’s so totally into a horrifically bad soap opera he’s watching, when Mini-Shawn busts him. Henry tries to cover himself and be all, oh it helps when you’re trying to figure out if someone’s lying. Mini-Shawn doesn’t buy it, nor does he buy the current story line- Logan was TOTALLY cheating on Skye. Hee!
Present day, where Shawn and Gus are driving a golf cart around on “a real live movie set”. They’ve been called in by Lassie, but can’t seem to find where they’re supposed to be until they spot flashing lights and sirens- “If I were a crime scenen where would I be? Oh, here I am!” I adore Shawn. So, they’re on the set of this telenovela, which Gus knows pretty much everything about. I was looking up telenovela on Wikipedia, and Patricio Wills, head of development at Telemundo, explained them hilariously well: “The plot is always the same. In the first three minutes of the first episode the viewer already knows the novela will end with that same couple kissing each other. A telenovela is all about a couple who wants to kiss and a scriptwriter who stands in their way for 150 episodes.” Do you love it? I totally do. Anyway, Gus and Shawn are able to actually see the murder, as it was committed on camera, oddly enough. Rinaldo Nunez was stabbed by Jorge (both actors on the novella), but Jorge swears that he thought the knife was a prop- one of those that sink in when you put pressure on them. Jorge is Gus’s favorite actor, so Gus begs Shawn to take the case. Shawn watches the tape again, and reads the complete shock on Jorge’s face- it definitely wasn’t the face of a killer, so he’s on board.
OMG, you guys, the whole theme song is in Spanish! Words can’t describe how much I love love love this show- marry me, Psych writers!
Back from commercials, and Shawn and Gus are in Chief Vick’s office, acting out the accidental murder. She’s not really buying it, and tells the guys that Jorge has been temporarily suspended until the investigation is over. Gus totally freaks, cause he “need[s] to know if that baby is his!” He’s suck a dork, but I totally get it. I’ve been watching General Hospital with my mom forever, and I can never wait to see what crazy shiz Luke is gonna pull next. Shawn Psych’s that there is a hair in the evidence bag carrying the knife, so the Chief gives them one day at the set to try and solve this thing. (more…)
PSYCH Recap
Season 2 – Episode 11: “There’s Something About Mira”
Recap by: Mel
Ah, 1987, I’ve missed you so! How stoked are we that Shawn and Gus are back with all their hilarious crime-solving hijinks?! So stoked! So Mini-Shawn and Mini-Gus are eating out with Henry at the Harbor Grill, and Mini-Shawn spies a guy a few tables over drop something into his date’s champagne, which he believes is some sort of poison, but it’s actually an engagement ring. Both Minis are equally grossed out- Mini-Gus swears he’ll never ever get married. Mini-Shawn spies the dude check out the waitress’s ass, and determines that they’ll never make it anyway.
Present day, and the guys are at batting cages, and Gus. Is. AWFUL. Shawn threatens to set it on slow pitch, but Gus sees a guy who’s been following them all day. Shawn’s not surprised, as he’s been taking pictures of the mysteriously bad tail all day. He even followed Gus into the bathroom, which slays me. Boys bathrooms are sacred, according to several of my sources. Gus wants to find out what he wants, but in a way that’s “cool and clever.” Shawn immediately picks up a ball and chucks it at him, but it hits someone else. Gus tries to “show [him] how it’s done,” and does this hilarious little step dance before he manages to throw the ball behind himself. He’s not the most athletic sports fiend, is he? Poor thing. Shawn tries again, to no avail, so the two just head over to him. They throw another ball at him just for kicks, and he kind of good-naturedly brushes it off while he pulls out a pack of smokes. He introduces himself as Mace Rhoden, a private investigator, and tells Gus he was hired by Gus’s wife. Shawn, of course, laughs it off, but Gus looks like someone just ripped his balls off.
Back at the Psych office, Shawn can’t believe Gus was married (without him!!), and had no qualms about letting Gus know: “I can’t believe you were married! The bachelor party is tainted! I didn’t get to give my brilliant speech that I’ve been since we were seventh graders!” Gus doesn’t believe him, but Shawn hands him a book of speeches: “You already wrote my eulogy?!” Hee! Gus assures Shawn that he didn’t tell anybody he was married, and that when he ties the knot for real, Shawn’ll be right up there as the best man. I’s all very sweet and adorable and kind of gay, which I love. Shawn asks Gus to explain, and Gus obliges: “It was Spring Break ‘97.” Good start, right? He was with some college buddies and rockin’ the sweater vest, and her name was Mira Gaffney. We cut to an awesome flashback with Quad City DJ’s ‘C’Mon ‘N Ride It (The Train)’ blastin’ on the soundtrack. God, I dug that song. Anyway, Sweater Vest Gus is shakin’ what his momma gave him, and he catches a glimpse of a totally fabulous Kerry Washington with super cute short hair wearing a bikini and blowing fire, and Gus is understandably entranced. They drunk-flirt for a while, until she says the three magic words: “Let’s try Goldschlager!” Oh, no. Nothing good can come of Goldschlager. The gold pieces in the bottom are really pretty, though.So, Gus broke it off, and she started calling all the time, and threatened to burn down his apartment. She still gets to him, though- he’s never felt so strongly about another woman. Shawn insists on meeting this vicious trollop, so they kick it.
We cut to the po-po chasing a suspect through some kind of outdoor flea market, where Lassie makes a complete fool out of himself falling all over and stuff. Jules stops for a minute, then seems to take a back road shortcut or whatever, cause she totally nails the guy, and all the cops think it’s way hot. Except Lassie, of course, who totally reforms into Jealous Sixth Grader mode. He can’t believe that Jules acted on a hunch, but she insists she’s just good at deductive reasoning. Cute Office McNab wants Jules to help him study for the ‘Deductive Reasoning’ part of his exam, and Lassie’s all, “Y’know, if anyone’s gonna tutor you, it should be me. After all, I do hold the department record for the highest score on the detective’s exam: 97.2″ Jules and Hot McNab both go way awkward non-talk-ish, and Lassie starts to freak, and runs to the Chief: “Chief! Did someone score higher than me on the Detective’s exam?!” She asserts that Jules scored a 98.4, and Lassie is sooo jealous. Apparently, he checks all the scores every three months because he has absolutely no life whatsoever, but since Jules took hers in Miami, hers weren’t with the local department’s scores. She tells Lassie that she hopes it’s not gonna be weird between them, but Lassie’s such a total sore loser, so she’s in for a real fun time. (more…)
Thanks to PSYCH recapper Mel, I’ve become addicted to Shawn and Gus (not to mention Lassie) and couldn’t be happier that tonight the gang returns for the rest of Season 2.
Storyline: Shawn is shocked when he learns that Gus is married after Gus’ wife unexpectedly shows up. She asks the men to take on a missing-persons case.
What? Gus is married? And to Kerry Washington? Holla!
Here’s a preview of tonight’s episode entitled “There’s Something About Mira”
Oh Shawn, how I heart your humor. The “check all the Doe’s” is pure Roday comic timing genius.
PSYCH returns for a Christmas episode on December 7th at 10 p.m. and I cannot wait! My girl MEL got me hooked on Psych from her incredible recaps all summer long and now I absoadore the show. I can only imagine the disasterous Christmas Spencer style but it looks like this one’s all on Gus’ brood!
“Gus’s Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy!”
Christmas with the Gusters is ruined when Gus’s parents’ neighbor is killed, a clue leads Lassiter to look at Mr Guster more closely. Evidence leads the police into arresting Gus’s mother as well, and Shawn and Gus vow to get them out of jail.
Here is a Preview of the PSYCH Christmas Spectacular
Watch the cast of PSYCH sing “Deck The Halls” (A Christmas Story style)
We’re about to enter Week 5 of the WGA Strike so GMMR and I give you the rundown on how many original episodes are left for most shows. We then discuss this season’s plot points thus far as well as whether or not each show is living up to our expectations.
Sit back and relax, it’s our TV Podcast #17 and here are the shows we’ll cover in depth.
Chuck, Prison Break, Heroes, House, Bones, Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl, Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Friday Night Lights, The Amazing Race, Brothers & Sisters, Project Runway and more.
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BONES Recap by Mel
Episode 3.09 “Santa In The Slush”
Christmas is traditionally a time for giving and good cheer, and apparently this year is no different: BRENNAN KISSED BOOTH. WITH TONGUE. AND GUM-SWAPPING. It was a delightful sight to behold, which we will discuss and be overjoyed by in just a moment.
So, two elves found a body, and Angela’s sketch of the victim was one of a chubster face, rosy cheeks, and a red hat- you got it, it was Santa. The vic had legally changed his name to Kris Kringle and lived in a beautifully decorated apartment (way to go, prop department!) above a toy shop. Seriously, there was a train and toys and lights, and the glee on Booth’s and Bones’ faces when they entered was priceless, as were their arguments about Santa:
Brennan: Kris Kringle from the North Pole, lives above a toy store- this is further evidence that our victim is indeed the mythic figure known as Santa Claus.
Booth: Mythic! Coming from the latin ‘Myth’ meaning ‘doesn’t actually exist’!
Brennan: No, from the Greek ‘Mythos’ meaning ‘word’.
Booth: [exasperated] He does NOT—
They both break off for a second when they realize the guy they’re questioning is totally listening in on their ridiculous argument, but soon get right back into it:
Brennan: Where did he work?
Old Guy: Uh, an employment agency called Temp Times on 7th, by the Convention Center.
Booth: Ha! It couldn’t have been Santa!
Brennan: Why?
Booth: Because Santa wouldn’t have worked at a temp agency!
Brennan: Well, why not?! His work is seasonal!
Booth: It doesn’t… he wouldn’t–
And the old guy is still watching them bicker like twelve year olds- love it!
So, they found some money in Kris Kringle’s things and thought that he might’ve been a pick-pocket, but it turns out that he had seen a younger Santa volunteer pick some pockets, confronted him, they fought, rolled around in some bird soup goop (GAG), and Young Bad Santa ended up killing old Kris Kringle. Not the most breath-taking case ever, but it was plenty entertaining, and set up the background for the really juicy stuff.
Brennan is trying to book the conjugal (ha!) trailer at the jail so that she, Max, Russ, Amy and the kids can all spend some time together, but Caroline is putting up quite the battle:
Caroline: Did [Booth] say I’d ask you to kiss him?
Brennan: [laughing] No. [Stops laughing] Wait, are you?
Caroline: No cheeks, no noses- right on the lips.
Brennan: People kiss people on the nose?
Caroline: I want you to kiss him under some mistletoe.
Brennan: [laughs nervously] Kiss Booth?
Caroline: That’s right, cherie.
Brennan: Why?
Brennan: Because it will amuse me.
Caroline: Why?
Brennan: Because you’re all “Dr. Brennan” and “Special Agent Seeley Booth” and it’s Christmas and I have a puckish side that will not be denied.
Caroline: Puckish?
Brennan: What’s the matter? You don’t think I can be puckish?
Brennan: I… never thought about it.
Caroline: You want me to write that letter, you kiss booth on the lips for no less than… one steamboat, two steamboats… five steamboats.
Brennan: That’s blackmail.
Caroline: That’s correct.
Brennan: That’s unethical.
Caroline: That’s the deal, take it or leave it.
BONES Recaps With MEL
Episode 3.08 “The Knight on the Grid”
*Sorry folks (and huge sorry to Mel) that this recap is waaaay late getting up. The holiday set me behind and I wasn’t at a computer from Wed-Sun.
At around 8:30 P.M. eastern time yesterday (Tuesday Nov. 20th) , I swear I heard cries of joy and sweet victory erupt amongst Bones fans, but I’ll touch on that a bit later. I know I pretty much say this every week, but it can’t be helped- Bones was fantastic on Tuesday. I mean, it was damn good. From the continuation of the ‘Widow’s Son’ serial killer that started off this season to the character moments that have been building up since the beginning of the series, it was just… wow. A frakkin’ great hour of television. We’ll start with the specs of the serial killer case.
Brennan receives a package at her apartment, which contains two patellas (knee caps, which: ew.) that belong to the body of a Father Douglas Cooper, who was the Vicar General (which is like a sheriff’s deputy, but for priests) of the Archbishop of D.C. and who coincidentally but not really went on a trip to Turkey with Gavin, the violinist who was killed in the season premiere. Angela studies the tapestry that was found in the vault, and identifies one of the characters to be Barrabas, the Biblical prisoner that was set free as Jesus Christ was sentenced to death, who symbolizes everything that is upside down and backwards to the Gormogons. She realizes some pattern on the tapestry that translates to a map of D.C., and they point to all the murder scenes, an old mansion that’s now a nursing home, the location of the vault, and a mausoleum, in which Jack and Booth find another “sculpture” from Gorgomon, although this skeleton has no silver- it’s entirely made of real bones. (more…)
TVGuide’s Ausiello has given BONES fans a Thanksgiving treat… early! Mel, our great BONES recapper sent me a frantic email because she was about to squee her pants over this news.
Hey, Bones fans, see that eye-catching image over there to the right? Consider it an early Christmas present from Santa Clausiello.
As I first teased in Ask Ausiello a few weeks back, Booth and Bones will indeed smack lips this season, and now you finally have proof courtesy of this exclusive, never-before-seen photo.
I’ll give you guys a moment to catch your breath.
All good? Swell, ’cause I’ve got another present that’ll make that squeal-worthy snapshot look like a mere stocking stuffer: A Fox spokesperson confirms that the episode featuring the mouth-watering twist has been rescheduled and will now air on — gulp — Nov. 27! As in next Tuesday. As in less than eight days away.
Now, I know what you’re probably thinking: “WTF, Ausiello? You told us in your vodcast that the episode had been pushed back till January due to the strike!”
Well, at the time, that was true. Fox — looking to spread out what few remaining Bones originals it had in the can — delayed the episode until January. But just last week, that decision was reversed and now Bones will close out November sweeps with a bang (or in this case, a buss).
And because you guys have been especially well behaved this year, I have a few more glad tidings for ya — and they pertain to the circumstances surrounding the lip-lock. (As you’ll recall, I warned you a few weeks ago that there was a twist involved.)
• It’s not a dream or a hallucination.
• It has nothing to do with a case they’re working on.
BONES Recaps With MEL
Episode 3.07 “Boy In The Time Capsule”
Ah, high school… it was a wonderful place, yes? No? Yeah, mine wasn’t really either. I could have formed a club with the vic of the week, but he’s kind of dead and all, so whatevs. This week’s case centered around a body of an 80’s teen found in a time capsule. A few of the people from his high school class were there to open it (The Jock, The Cheerleader, The Nerdy Friend, etc.), so obviously one of them turned out to have done it, albeit by accident. I picked the nerd buddy as the responsible party within about 14 minutes, but that didn’t really take away from the episode, which I thought was really great. This one was definitely more main character driven then your average Bones episode, and I love it when the writers (Sob! Come back writers!) toss one out every so often.
There wasn’t a whole lot of Squint-age going on in the episode, but we did see the return of the adorable Dr. Sweets, whom I have fallen completely in love with. We see him first after Bones tells Booth an embarrassing story from high school (during Christmas, her Secret Santa taped Brainy Smurf onto her locker, even though he totally knew she wanted Smurfette, the jerk), and Booth laughs at her:
Dr. Sweets: You look angry, Dr. Brennan.
Brennan: I told Agent Booth a private story about my childhood, and he laughed.
Booth: What?! No, I- [whispering] I was appreciating it- don’t get him involved!
Brennan: Snorting does not suggest appreciation.
Booth: It was about a cartoon character from the 1980’s! I didn’t think you’d be so sensitive!
Dr. Sweets: Well, childhood icons have great significance to us, Agent Booth, alright? I myself was very attached to Voltron.
The WGA Strike is about to take away television but before that happens, there’s plenty for GMMR and I to talk about!
Dan and Kath are back for TV Podcast #16, and it’s all about the shows! It’s not about the strike, it’s just us talking about what we’ve loved and hated about television over the past couple weeks. I’m going to warn you now, it’s an hour long podcast. We haven’t talked in a while so sit back, relax, and listen to us in 2 sittings if that makes it easier. Thanks for sticking with us!
We tackle each day’s best and worst starting with Monday and working our way all the way to the lazy nights of Sunday. Chuck, HIMYM, Big Bang Theory, Prison Break, Heroes, House, Bones, Reaper, Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl, Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Moonlight, Friday Night Lights, Torchwood, The Amazing Race, Brothers & Sisters, Dexter, and more. Phew, who’s tired already?
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It’s Friday morning and I thought I’d assess where I’m at with my missed viewings. It’s been a busy week for the Duckster and that means I’ve missed a small amount of telelvision.
Let’s go all the way back to Monday shall we. Monday evening I helped out with the Boston Jewish Film Festival so I missed all of my shows. I took Tuesday late afternoon as the opportunity to catch HIMYM and Big Bang Theory which I loved. Then at like midnight I watched Heroes. CHUCK is still sitting on my DVR. I will catch up before this coming Monday… promise.
I’ve yet to see this week’s BONES episode and according to MEL, it was once again a stellar episode. Bones is a hard one (that’s what she said) because I’ve only ever seen 3 episodes and I’ve loved them all. I want to watch it from the beginning but figured why not just start where we are now. The strike will leave me plenty of time to catch up.
I think I watched everything I wanted to see on Wednesday. I saw Heather’s eyes roll into the back of her head and some vampire action on Top Model and Gossip Girl left me wanting less and more at the same time.
So that brings us to Thursday. Last night I only watched SUPERNATURAL (recap coming soon). I missed 30 Rock and The Office because I was watching Rosemary’s Baby. I’ll catch up soon and post.
BONES Recaps With MEL
Episode 3.06 “Intern in the Incinerator”
So, BONES totally but not really psyched us out this week, guys. I was super excited that this was gonna have something to do with the silver skeleton case, but it so didn’t. The body of an intern was found in the Jeffersonian incinerator, and many of the clues tied the case to the Gormogon vault, but what they squints didn’t realize until about 36 minutes in was that the Gormogon vault then tied the case back to the Authenication Department, where Kristen Reardon (the vic) worked.
The gang was able to rule out her intern frenemy, the doctor she was schtupping (well, he was sort of killed, but whatever) and the skeevefest that is Dr. Bancroft, the head honcho of the Jeffersonian. It turns out that Kristen, who logged all of the artifacts that were sent to the Jeffersonian, discovered a smuggling ring that her supervisor, Dr. Evan Klimkew (weirdest name ever, right?) was conducting. He accidentally killed Kristen, but then tried to pin it first on Dr. Alrdridge (Kristen’s married lover, whom Evan later killed, trying to pass it off as a suicide) then Gormogon, the nickname all the squints gave the silver skeleton serial killer. Even though it didn’t turn out to have any real connections to the serial killer, it was a great case with tons of twists and turns, and scads of great character moments tossed in here and there.
My favorite character this week was Cam, and I’m not afraid to admit it. She wrangled Booth into posing as her “boyfriend” for her dad’s 60th birthday party (which I’ve totally done, don’t hate), but when her younger sis, Felicia, shows up at the Jeffersonian, she totally makes a move on her sister’s man. The two fight over it and cruel tea parties Cam had when they were kids, and then end up pinning it on Booth and heading to lunch like they’d been BFF’s all along (Yeah, done that, too). In a nutshell, they reminded me of my sister and myself- we pick and bicker like cats and dogs, but when we’re friends, we’re Absolute Best Friends. I love that they decided to show us that side of Cam- one that’s not so professional and poised, but endearing and normal and familiar. I know that a lot of fans aren’t loving Cam (some simply because Cam’s jumped Booth’s… bones, if you will), but I find myself enjoying her the more I understand where she’s coming from. She’s fallen into this great rhythm with Ang and Jack and Zach, and even Bones, and I love that she’s truly part of their little circle. More Cam!
Jack and Booth had a great little moment, when Booth pretty much realizes that Jack’s the only emotionally knowledgeable guy he knows that works at the Jeffersonian, and asks for his help on the Cam/Sis/Kiss situation. Jack is gleeful beyond belief, but still makes sure that Booth knows why he needs to tell Cam. I’ve never seen Jack giggle so much, and I feel in love with him all over again.
The B/B interaction was pretty great this week- the writers always find a way to weave cute little moments all us fangirl/boys love into the scripts:
Brennan: Why do you want me to interrogate Aldgride?
Booth: Because he thinks I’m stupid.
Brennan: But you’re not.
Booth: Thanks, Bones.
BONES Recaps With MEL
Episode 3.05 “The Mummy In The Maze”
Okay, so the case of the week was pretty much run of the mill- A mummy was found in a kid’s Halloween maze, and Booth and Bones try to figure out whodunnit. It turned out that The killer would kidnap a 14-15 year old girl on Halloween, mummify her, then place her where he abducted her the next Halloween. Which: creepfest. Bones and Booth were prematurely focused on two adults who worked at the carnival where another mummy was found (the guy was played by Rider Strong, and it was like watching Boy Meets World all over again, except Cory Matthews never mummified Topanga), but it turns out that the EMT- who dressed up as a killer clown (way to bring that back, writers!)- would abduct the girls (who got kind of beat up by Shawn Hunter and the face-piercing chick) from his ambulance, and bring them to his gross lair underneath the subway. In the end, Booth and Brennan found the abducted girl, though Booth had to shoot EMT/Killer Clown to keep her and Brennan esafe. It was a pretty good case overall, and that last showdown with Booth and Killer Clown had me pretty nervous.
Angela and Jack’s private eye (played by Azura Skye, whom I loved on Buffy and Judging Amy and Zoey, Duncan, Jack & Jane, and think is just beautiful and amazing and I love her) was Fan-Frakkin-Tastic- she found Angela’s husband, and hilariously says, “He was pleasant. Very pleasant. I mean, WOW.” and later, “Did I mention he’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen? Don’t blame me- P.I. Code, keep it real.” Angela’s husband refuses her a divorce, and built a “whimsical cottage” for her, but it doesn’t make her falter one bit. She’s determined to marry Jack, which she tells P.I., who then is able to assure Jack that Angie’s almost definitely not gonna leave him for this guy, even though he’s a perfect 10 to the 10th power, and Jack’s “a solid 7.5.” Hee!
Onto the costumes: Have there really ever been much better on TV? Uh, NO. Angela was a fabulous Cher, Zach was the cutest and saddest little cow behind I’ve ever seen, Hodgins was quite dashing as the doomed captain of the Titanic, and Cam looks flawless as usual dressed up as Batman’s nemesis and sometimes-lover, Catwoman. As for Booth and Bones? Swooooon. When I first saw the episode stills a few weeks back, I really thought that Booth had dresed up as Clark Kent, which would’ve been totally hot with Our favorite anthropologist following in Roz’s footsteps and donning a Wonder Woman costume. And can I just say? Damn, does Emily Deschanel have a smokin’ bod or what?! Girlfriend looks amazing. She really seemed to be having tons of fun with her costume- I was tickled by the little spin at the end, and the “Ching! Ching!” move with her bracelets. Apparently, Brennan dresses like Woman Woman every year, but this was the first year Booth had ever seen her in costume:
Brennan [in the other room, changing]: Don’t you have to put on your costume?
Booth: Already did. I got the profile of the killer from Sweets.
Brennan: You mean Dr. Sweets.
Booth: Well, it’s only theory, Bones. I mean, it’s what he’s best at. I mean, he’s only twelve. Sweets says the killer is definitely a male.
Brennan: Oh, Greg is a male.
Booth: No, no, Grey and Lola worked their sick little thing together. Sweets says that the killer works alone, he has a respectable blue collar job. In his public life, he’s into saving people, he unmarried… Oh, he has a police or military background.
Brennan [emerges from changing room dressed as Wonder Woman]: You do realize that Sweets is describing you, right?
Booth [stares at Bones]: Wow.
Brennan: How do I look?
Booth [stuttering]: I- Good. Wonder-ful. Get it?
Brennan: Yeah.
Booth: Cause you’re Wonder Woman.
Brennan: I know. What’re you supposed to be?
Booth: Oh, I’m a nerd-squint. [In squeaky voice, while pulling out a calculator] Um, what is the rationale behind that conclusion?
I can’t seem to get enough of Booth dressed up as a squint- it’s all kinds of hot. There was an interview on Youtube with David and Emily, and he said he originally want to dress up as, like, a giant piece of pizza or something. Emily complimented his costume, and the two had all kinds of chemistry and were all giggly and cute, which really translates on-screen during their one-on-one time:
[Both are dirty and tired] Brennan: We could be Wonder Woman and, uh… what’s Superman’s secret identity?
Booth: Clark Kent.
Brennan: Yes, we could be Wonder Woman and Clark Kent after a really, really bad date.
Booth: Yeah, bad date because you shot me.
Brennan: It was only a flesh wound, and you dropped me on my head!
Booth: After you shot me! Okay, I think I got you on this one. Okay, Wonder Woman?
Brennan: [softly] Sorry you had to kill someone. I know you hate that.
Booth: Yeah, he had it comin’.
Brennan: You hate it. I’m sorry that happened to you.
Booth: We saved the girl- that’s a pretty good date.
Brennan: Except not really a date.
Booth: I know.
Brennan: It was work. Not a date.
Booth: Really, really hard work.
Brennan: We’re not really Wonder Woman and Clark Kent, we’re Brennan and Booth.
Booth: Look, you’re the one who brought up the date analogy.
Brennan: [smiles at Booth, who smiles back] You hungry?
Booth: Yeah.
Brennan: Yeah, me, too.
Booth: Let’s go grab a bite to eat.
Now, I’m a comic book geek to the max, but I can’t think of a day that I’d ever choose Wonder Woman and Clark Kent over Brennan and Booth. So, do y’all concur vehemently that Wonder Woman kicks Catwoman’s ass, or were you too busy drooling over Booth’s sexy taped nerd glasses? Spill!
BONES Recaps With MEL
Episode 3.03 “Death in the Saddle”
Often, when I’m watching Bones, I can tell whether or not the episode is going to be more observant of the case of the week or the character interactions in the first few minutes- this week, the thought of differentiating between them never even crossed my mind. We immediately opened to Brennan and Booth in a “couples” therapy session with a very young (22!) but quite intuitive Dr. Lance Sweets, played wonderfully by John Francis Daley, whom I’ve been in geek-love with since the glory days of Freaks and Geeks. In between the therapy sessions, they, with the help of the squints, try to solve the murder of Franklin Curtis, an organic food chain owner who was apparently cooked. Aaand, GROSS. Kat, Frank’s daughter, and Charlie, an employee and ex of Kat, told Brennan and Booth that he was pretty cutthroat (he was also kind of a man skank, but whatevs), and tried to bully other farm owners into going organic, usually buying them out somehow if they refused. A pesticide found on Frank’s body led the two to a nearby tobacco farm, but the owner- a Mr. Harding- admitted to spraying him with the chemical hose. Ha!
While Cam is doing her coroner thing or whatever, she realizes that Frank wasn’t the only victim- another body was with him. Clues and leads bring them to Lyndon Page, a pineapple farmer (seriously?) in the area. Booth gets a search warrant for the compost pile he uses, where Hodgins finds the body of a young woman. She was killed two days before Frank, but the squints find evidence that pointed to CPR- someone tried to save her life. Emma Billings was her name, and she was a cashier at one of his stores, as well as living in an apartment Frank owned. She moved to town to get away from a stalker named Liftin, whom I could never take serious, as his name sounds like Lipton, and I’d always think of hot tea. Scaaaarrryyy.
Turns out, though, that Frank and Emma shared some kind of abnormality, leading Cam to run a DNA test- they weren’t horizontal dancing, they were father and daughter. She also took scrapings from underneath Emma’s finger nails- it wasn’t Charlie, who they thought killed her, but Kat, her half sis. She swore it was an accident, though- Emma fell and hit her head when they were arguing- Kat thought she was another one of Frank’s dalliances. Charlie helped her hide Emma’s body in the compost pile, but Frank showed up demanding to know what happened to her, and Charlie stabbed him with a pitchfork. Kat left her father’s body in the open so that her mother could collect some insurance, and is devastated to learn that she killed her own flesh and blood. (more…)
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