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'Bones': Hard-hearted Hannah, the vamp of Anacostia, DC
"Bones" fans not falling in love with Hannah (Katheryn Winnick) were probably delighted during the series' first post-World Series outing, "The Bones That Weren't," when she almost died.
That certainly didn't take long. Hannah was shot in the line of journalism duty, during a brief dalliance from covering the White House press room to delve back into investigative journalism. Spoiler alert: she's OK. But it's not like they could make a martyr out of her -- at least this soon.
This shippy drama was all set to the previously talked-about "street performer" episode, which ended up featuring a lot more of "So You Think You Can Dance" alum Twitch than we expected. (Another thing we hadn't expected: ballerinas have way bigger 'tudes than b-boys.)
But let's not mix our right and left brains. We know how you "Bones" fans hate that so.
For the Squints:
For the shippers:
Brennanism of the week: "Your fluidity makes it appear that you have no bones, and I am an expert on bones, so I find that very impressive."
As for next week, we get the cougar cruise, where despite her being barely into her '30s, we're still pulling for Brennan to get some.
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That certainly didn't take long. Hannah was shot in the line of journalism duty, during a brief dalliance from covering the White House press room to delve back into investigative journalism. Spoiler alert: she's OK. But it's not like they could make a martyr out of her -- at least this soon.
This shippy drama was all set to the previously talked-about "street performer" episode, which ended up featuring a lot more of "So You Think You Can Dance" alum Twitch than we expected. (Another thing we hadn't expected: ballerinas have way bigger 'tudes than b-boys.)
But let's not mix our right and left brains. We know how you "Bones" fans hate that so.
For the Squints:
- How are we supposed to mock the cold open corpse-finders if they don't even speak? Hmph! Still, skateboard guy, navigating some partly constructed experiential art exhibit -- or a tent for the world's largest urban camp-out -- made us laugh when his super-powered skateboard broke through concrete revealing our victim du jour's skull. No get on your way, hooligan.
- Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Sweets' toilet exchange about the airborne mist of fecal matter, funny as it may be, doesn't just make us want to change our tooth brushes. We'll be buying all new bathroom products within the next 24 hours. Nasty.
- Finally, we get Mr. Vaziri (Pej Vahdat), the lab assistant who was our favorite long before he was revealed to have a fake Iranian accent and became our super-favorite. (He just wants to fit in!) This about fills out our list of missing assistants, interns and auxiliary squints, so that sniper is gonna have a lot of folks to choose from.
- Angela's (Michaela Conlin) use to the team is often overlooked -- and often by us -- because she does function so perfectly as the emotional constant of the series. But sometimes we have to stop and marvel at the totally unrealistic looking science she employs in her "art." We would love a magical laser skeleton maker of our own, though clearly not as much as Cam (Tamara Taylor). Sidebar: Where is Dr. Gyno boyfriend? We've been promised a cameo, and we expected it weeks ago.
- Don't be fooled by the fact that the set looks more like a permanent Renaissance Fair. This is the street performer episode, and in addition to giving Brennan the opportunity to drop the term "buskers" (one of the most underrated words in the English language), it gave us that Twitch cameo. Look at him move! And thank god they didn't give him any dialogue. Oh wait... he's a suspect and needs to be taken in for questioning -- not unlike creepy Shakespeare guy we'll forget altogether. Turns out he's not bad at all. [Editor's note to self: Add "Step Up 3D" to Netflix queue, buy brightly colored sneakers.]
For the shippers:
- Sorry guys. I could almost feel the collective anguish from Hannah-haters when the episode dropped another tender moment between her and Booth (David Boreanaz) within the first 3 minutes. Honestly, it's not that bad, and we believe it's a means to an ends. And we've got to admire her journalistic integrity. Ditching the White House to expose corrupt cops in DC's dodgy Anacostia neighborhood? Bold. Though that would never fly if C.J Cregg was still the Press Secretary.
- Bad idea. It got her shot. But just in the leg.
- Hold that celebrating. Dr. Brennan is giving these x-rays a once-over and apparently that tiny, no-big-deal fracture could actually slice Hannah's artery with one wrong move. (Is this hospital corrupt too?) Hannah acknowledges that Brennan basically saved her life, to which Brennan replies, "Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me." Just kidding. She left the room because she didn't want to have to look at Booth nurse his funny-accented girlfriend back to life with juice boxes.
- Hannah's mishap made for a frustrating lack of Booth and Brennan time this episode, but it did give us one gem of a moment when Booth asked his partner to guess which of the tiny-handed suspects was the real murderer. "Guess! Guess! Guess!" Oh Seeley, don't you have enough juice boxes for all of us?
- Here's where things get complicated. In the last scene, Brennan goes to see Hannah at her bedside, and Hannah a bit taken aback that she's come empty-handed. So she takes her sunglasses. Obnoxious? Yes. Awesome? Yes-er. Hannah has chutzpah, and like our imaginary Jewish grandmother, we like that in a girl. Brennan does too. Buddies!
Brennanism of the week: "Your fluidity makes it appear that you have no bones, and I am an expert on bones, so I find that very impressive."
As for next week, we get the cougar cruise, where despite her being barely into her '30s, we're still pulling for Brennan to get some.
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I knew I wasn't the only one who noticed the odd accent Kathryn Winnick has. I know she is Canadian but I've never heard an accent quite like that.
Overall the episode rated about average. Not enough Brennan-Booth time and I was kind of annoyed at the whole "you have to give me your sunglasses because you forgot to bring me a damn gift"
Upside: You know that if she wasn't Booth's girlfriend Brennan wouldn't have paid any attention to Hannah's ex-rays.
Am I the only one that is completely falling in love with Brennan all over again this season? Who the hell do we have to beat down to get Emily Deschanel an Emmy?
I'm Canadian, and her accent threw me a bit. It's almost as if she's Quebecois trying to attempt a Midwestern US accent. I don't mind her, but it doesn't help to make her character believable.
Random info...both the opening sequence and the street performer park scenes were filmed at Central Park in Playa Vista - in Los Angeles. The big shell-looking structure shown in the opening scene is a permanent bandshell designed by Michael Malztan Architecture.
Give me a break, Hannah is a bigger pain in the butt, then she was before. Of course, her butt is back in Booth's bed in the opening segment of the show. She honestly thought Booth was going to propose to her.
I can't stand Bones dumb blonde act any longer.
When Hannah got shot, Booth leaves Hannah in the hospital. If it was Bones that had been shot. Booth would have shot you, before you would have got him away from her.
When Booth is in love you see to difference.
Don’t believe me, rewatch to episode when Cam was in the hospital. Booth was stuck to Cam like glue.
Hannah got some nerve in the hospital demanding gifts of Bones. The scene does fit out all.
Where is the sniper? It's time to put Hannah out of out misery permanently.
"West Wing" reference! I have to admit, I can't imagine how anyone could be bored working at the White House...
I liked the episode overall. Not one of the best, but a solid episode. My favorite bit was the scene with Sweets and Shakespeare guy, though!
As for Hannah, I like her less than I did. I mean, I like her in theory, i.e. the fact that she's helping Brennan see what she's missing with Booth and is making Booth happy (for now at least). But I find her character... off somehow. It's like she's been given all these characteristics that SHOULD make her awesome, but she's almost too perfect. She has no flaws! Unless we count the fact that she's just TOO adventurous! Maybe it's intentional on the part of the writers. Maybe it's just the actress. Either way, it feels forced.
I hope to see more about Hodgins and Angela and their baby soon. And Cam's new man NEEDS to be back!
hmmmmm..... I used to really look forward to this show every week. I loved the cute Booth and Brennen interactions and was excited to eventually see them together. I didn't really need them together since we had all the shipperish moments. I know that shows with the will-they-or-won't-they thing going on don't like to put the characters together, and I guess I get it for a while. But with this show, it's just gone on too long. In the past these Hannah episodes would have made me mad, but I find myself just not caring. Not caring is actually how I'm feeling about the show in general these days. Sadly, I think that it's about the end of the line for me and Bones.
I thought it was awful - boring and lacking any of the original wit, smarts and humor of the first few years of the show. It's just gone. Sigh.
I didn't care one bit about the victim story - nothing made me care or want to know who killed him - again, so different than the early seasons when I actually felt something for the victims' stories.
No Booth in the lab anymore (not since sometime early last year) has changed the show for me - I used to like his interactions with the squints and now we barely even see him with them at all. Though, given how poor the writing has become I'm guessing those scenes would be just as dull as everything else now on the show.
I have continued to watch hoping to see one episode that shows a glimmer of what it used to be and sadly for me, it is just boring now.
If I hear things pick up and the writers actually bring back some of the original sparkle and smarts, I'll watch again but for now, I'll pass.
And I used to adore this show - I never cared whether B&B got together - it was just the overall good writing and storytelling I used to love and still enjoy when watching the old, early episodes.
Darn that writers' strike - since then, it is has been sliding downhill and I'm guessing since they have a large audience, they aren't going to put any real effort to bring back the former brilliance.
And the whole Booth and Hannah thing - no chemistry, just a bunch of "tender" moments that I'm supposed to care about, but don't.
I too used to love this show, but after reading this review, I won't be watching the episode I taped last night. Especially knowing Mr. Vaziri was on. I CAN NOT STAND HIM! I may not stop watching, but I won't be buying the DVD's anymore.
agreed,cant wait to see the breakup,and still want afghanstan explain, and how many weeks was it supposed of been and she must have badbreath.
a good show trying too hard. need some hoped they get better,and does it bother anyone else that parker never mention?