Bones goes dark but makes the most of its light

There was a blizzard in Washington, and Booth had his priorities in order when he picked up stadium seats from the old Veteran’s Stadium, with the intention of dropping them off at home before solving a murder. As a Philly girl who has spent plenty of summer nights in those seats watching the Phillies play, I am totally OK with this.

This wasn’t your average murder; the murderer could be carrying what I’m referring to as “The Congo Fever,” but the crew at the Jeffersonian called it CCHF. For an episode that took place entirely in the dark, I was impressed by its use of light. The use and placement of candles in the Jeffersonian was really cool to watch, especially the body laid out on the table with a bed of candles underneath, illuminating it from below.

The experiments are always an excellent part of the episodes for me. This episode didn’t disappoint; it seemed every test that was done was an experiment. My personal favorite was the potato experiment (I was very happy to see potatoes on this St Patrick’s Day episode). I laughed when Angela, Hodgins, and Wendell yelled “more potatoes” as the phone slowly died.

Relationships were the main focus of this episode, though. When Sweets encouraged Booth and Bones to talk about their “relationship,” I cringed because I didn’t want anymore talking. Booth and Bones wouldn’t indulge Sweets in these talks while he was there, but they did have covert conversations while he was away. The following three revelations become apparent during this episode: they like each other, they would have excellent sex, and they feel as though they are not ready for a relationship. The episode ended with Booth and Bones both writing down a date that they thought they would be together by, and then burning the scraps of paper with a candle, thus releasing them into the atmosphere. When are they going to realize that they are in a relationship? The only thing that stops them from saying so is the fact that they are not having sex.

We also learned a lot more about the relationship between Angela and Hodgins. This couple has always intrigued me. There is something about their relationship, especially recently, that gives us the impression that they really do love each other. Even though we don’t see them outside of the lab much, it is evident that they listen attentively to one another, they communicate well together, and they comfort each other. Throughout, it is obvious that they complement each other very nicely. In particular, we learned that both of their parents are carriers for the LCA gene, which can lead to blindness in their child. This news hits both of them hard. In this episode they had to start coming to terms with that possibility.

I would like to take some time out to give props to TJ Thyne (Hodgins) for his performance in this episode. It isn’t very often that we get to see his character really break down. His character often provides the comic-relief, but the scene featuring Hodgins telling Wendell that the doctor had called was one of my favorites in this episode. I enjoyed watching the interaction between the two as Hodgins jumped from topic to topic to avoid really talking too much about the situation, and Wendell simply being there for him.

Guest Clacker Staci currently resides in central Pennsylvania where she escapes the shenanigans of the real world with television, much to the chagrin of her husband.

Clacked by Guest Clacker
on Mar 18, 2011 @ 12:36 EST5EDT