Bones - The X in the File, S05E11

Every once in a while, a crime show where the victim and murder might be alien is a great thing. And trust Bones to carry it off with just the right amount of goofiness. But that's not what made this episode very interesting for me.

When Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) are called to investigate what may be an alien body in the desert, I knew we were in for a treat, and within a few minutes of being on the crime scene, a cell phone began to ring. The ring tone? The theme music from the X files. What a perfect start.

I also laughed myself silly when the body sat up while entering the MRI machine, and Brennan screamed while Booth pulled his gun. Luckily he didn't get a shot off because the magnetism of the machine pulled his gun away. "I won't tell anyone about the scream if you won't tell anyone about the gun," said Booth. "Those terms seems satisfactory," returned Brennan.

Of course, it was also magnetism that made the body rise, but it was still a beautiful effect.

In the end, despite the alien possibilities, the murder was about money - a video tape showing toxic liquids being dumped in the desert and the bribe money to make the tape go away. Perhaps it would have been a happier story if aliens had been involved, but we have enough murderers on Earth as it is - we don't need help from outsiders.

However, as I mentioned above, while the murder investigation did have my full attention, I could not help but care more about the love triangle of Wendell (Michael Terry), Angela (Michaela Conlin), and Hodgins (TJ Thyne). Yes, Wendell and Angela are cute together, but it's a mixture of puppy dog love and lust. When Angela and Hodgins went on their first date, a long time ago now, and they had such a perfect time of it, and Hodgins knew that what he felt for her was true and pure...When he and Brennan thought they were going to die, buried in that car, and he just had to admit how much he was in love with her. No, that sort of affection does not die. And while Jack in a honourable man, allowing his dear friends to be happy and doing his best to hide how awful it all is for him... Well I still want them back together...and have more feelings about it that about Booth and Brennan whom custom dictates will in fact end up together eventually.

So the question is, are Hodgins and Angela actually officially over, and were the writers trying to tell us that this is the new course of action, so get used to it, OR was this the massive hint that as Hodgins still has feelings for Angela, perhaps Angela too still has feelings for him, and we can still get what we want, though poor Wendell will be crushed in the end?

What do you think?