The episode started with Booth imitating Michael Jackson, which was a little bit weird, though amusing; luckily, that moment did not set the tone for the episode.
Instead, Cam (Tamara Taylor) did when she came into Bones' office with a positive pregnancy test. "Is this yours?" she asked. It was not, and when she went to confront Angela with the same question, the answer was, again, no. Oh dear, Michelle, Cam's 16 year old, is knocked up. Palm to forehead.
That moment of unanticipated stress rolled quite nicely into the next moment, when a group of government agents showed up, sequestering those present (including Sweets (John Francis Daley)) and barring those who were not (Booth). Brennan was asked to determine the cause of death of a body, male, dating from 1963, with pink fibers attached. JFK perhaps?
It was such a delight to see Hodgins indulging in the conspiracy theory stuff again, both because that was always such an interesting part of his character and because it shows that he is healing from the horror and tragedy of Gormagon. It also was such an easy explanation for why someone knew all the details about JFK's death, as well as the whereabouts of a replica of Lee Harvey Oswald's gun and a circuitous route to get there.
And what an exploration of Booth! He clearly seems to be healed after the removal of his brain tumor, back to defying whatever gets in his way. There was nothing that was going to keep him away from his people when they were in difficulty. And as much fun as that was, recalling his devotion to the US, which he considers, according to Cam, "the greatest country ever!" with such blind devotion. But he HAS to, with his past as a sniper. He HAS to trust the government implicitly. Plus, watching him kick ass and save everyone at the end, that was also beautiful. Especially when he "Butch Cassidyed" on of the guards. And what a great expression that is, too.
The last point I want to make about how terrific the case was was in its description. That body could have been Kennedy, or it could not have been. We can't know for certain, and we probably won't ever get to. But to see Booth use the replica gun and get off the requisite number of shots from one direction, well, I wonder what conspiracy theorists are going to make of that (and whether it is based on real data). Plus, the fact that Brennan, though declaring that the body was not his, still indicated the possibility that that it could be. Nice.
Still, I think we all know that the best 
moment of the episode was when Hodgins told Angela that he loved her and that he would help her raise Wendell's baby because it was something he could do for her. So self-sacrificing and SO perfect. And when it turned out that Angela was not pregnant, and he told her to forget what he had said, she told him that she never would.
moment of the episode was when Hodgins told Angela that he loved her and that he would help her raise Wendell's baby because it was something he could do for her. So self-sacrificing and SO perfect. And when it turned out that Angela was not pregnant, and he told her to forget what he had said, she told him that she never would.Oh, are these two so perfect for each other. They have to get back together!
What were your thoughts?
At the very very end of the episode when Booth and Brennan were walking away arm in arm the camera panned over to a view of the television screen and the caption read "Congressional Committee denied motion to exhume President John F. Kennedy, citing 'respect for the family"
ReplyDeleteSo the body they were investigating most likely wasn't JFK. Still it was an awesome episode and it was incredibly sweet/cute for Brennan to ignore the facts to comfort Booth. Hope we get more episodes like this!!!
You are clearly not a conspiracy theorist, for one would say instead that the fact that Congress denied the right was because Brennan could prove there were two bullet holes, which the government would never want us to know.
ReplyDeleteRemember, the entire exercise was covert and the findings would not have been made public.