Bones - The Beginning in the End, S05E22 - Season Finale

I've been mostly unimpressed with Bones for some time now, and was thinking that next season I would probably just hoard the episodes and get them over with through a marathon, but now I'm not even sure I want to do that. The season premiere had better be incredible amazing, or it will be the last episode of Bones I watch.

With that bleak start, let's talk about a season finale which was anti-climactic and full of moments that simply made no sense.

The case was rather dry and boring, though perhaps that was the point. It didn't really have any baring as to what the episode was actually about; again, it only happened because Brennan (Emily Deschannel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) work together to solve crimes.

Instead, Brennan and Booth had big decisions to make. Suddenly, as if Brennan hasn't spent 4 months of the year on digs elsewhere, as well as several weeks throughout the year when the show is on hiatus, the decision to go participate in a really, REALLY important dig becomes an issue. Since when did Brennan completely give up her anthropological roots to go full fledge murder solving?

Meanwhile, Booth is suddenly considering rejoining the army because they want him too.

Both assignments are meant to last 1 year, which is NOT actually that long a period of time, not considering their careers. What is the big deal?

But apparently it's such a big deal that Daisy (Carla Gallo) and Sweets (James Francis Daley), who were engaged, break up rather than trying to make it work while she's in Indonesia with Brennan. Seriously? They were going to spend the rest of their lives together, but 1 year apart is too much? Cause it's not like either of them could possible visit each other, or like there are phones in Indonesia.

The only satisfying thing about the entire episode was that Hodgins (T. J. Thyne) and Angela (Michaela Conlin) are going to run away to Paris for the year.

This show has just gotten silly, and that is very disappointing.