Some time ago, I criticized the show Bones because the weekly cases were getting a bit on the dull side with very few interesting twists.
Today, I will take the time to applaud the series for last night's episode; A Night at the Bones Museum."
In all honesty, the case itself wasn't really memorable. As has been the case lately, the murder mystery involving a Jeffersonian curator was solved with plain old detective work similar to what you can get on a typical Law & Order episode rather than any unusual forensic evidence (the thing that hooked me on this show in the first place).
But, how many other shows would add a 3,000-year-old mummy as evidence in and motive behind the murder? That part, I will admit, reeled me right in. And the revelation the mummy's body contained a large ruby nobody knew about was an even better twist (though the episode never did show the actual ruby).
Even though I'm not usually a big fan of side stories that have nothing to do with the actual case, I will admit I liked the two that were part of this episode.
First, the whole idea of Brennan dating Booth's supervisor is somewhat interesting; both because of is paranoia that she will talk about him behind his back and because of the obvious attraction between the partners. However, I'm not really sure I like the decision to cast Diedrich Bader as the supervisor. He did a good job, don't get me wrong, but I kept having flashbacks to his Oswald character on the Drew Carey Show.
The other side story involving Sweets' girlfriend Daisy (Carla Gallo) also turned out to be better than expected. When she got a second chance, I expected her to be as annoying as the first time they had her. But, I like how the show has her forcing herself to remain composed and, in doing that, being a legitimate contributor to the investigation. Her fight with Sweets was also somewhat interesting.
I don't know if this was the best Bones episode I've seen but it managed to be a major improvement over some of the more recent ones. I hope this is a sign of better episodes to come.
Today, I will take the time to applaud the series for last night's episode; A Night at the Bones Museum."
In all honesty, the case itself wasn't really memorable. As has been the case lately, the murder mystery involving a Jeffersonian curator was solved with plain old detective work similar to what you can get on a typical Law & Order episode rather than any unusual forensic evidence (the thing that hooked me on this show in the first place).
But, how many other shows would add a 3,000-year-old mummy as evidence in and motive behind the murder? That part, I will admit, reeled me right in. And the revelation the mummy's body contained a large ruby nobody knew about was an even better twist (though the episode never did show the actual ruby).
Even though I'm not usually a big fan of side stories that have nothing to do with the actual case, I will admit I liked the two that were part of this episode.
First, the whole idea of Brennan dating Booth's supervisor is somewhat interesting; both because of is paranoia that she will talk about him behind his back and because of the obvious attraction between the partners. However, I'm not really sure I like the decision to cast Diedrich Bader as the supervisor. He did a good job, don't get me wrong, but I kept having flashbacks to his Oswald character on the Drew Carey Show.
The other side story involving Sweets' girlfriend Daisy (Carla Gallo) also turned out to be better than expected. When she got a second chance, I expected her to be as annoying as the first time they had her. But, I like how the show has her forcing herself to remain composed and, in doing that, being a legitimate contributor to the investigation. Her fight with Sweets was also somewhat interesting.
I don't know if this was the best Bones episode I've seen but it managed to be a major improvement over some of the more recent ones. I hope this is a sign of better episodes to come.
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Oops, missed that part. That must have happened when I was tending to the kids. Thanks.
Tina
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/16/2009
The ruby was actually in the glass box at the exhibit. Brennan talked to Booth "through" it at the end of the show.
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