What's it about?
The team goes on a search for missing body parts after they find a decomposing skull and hands in a dumpster. After the victim is identified as a bounty hunter who was searching for a killer named Charles Braverman, the team discovers that someone else is looking for Braverman as well, resulting in a chase with an unexpected suspect. Meanwhile, Brennan makes children's show star Professor Bunsen Jude "The Science Dude" her new intern.
Review
Firstly I have to apologise for not having reviewed last weeks episodes, that one slipped me by somehow so I will have to go back at some point and give it a proper critique. At the time of viewing I was distracted by an influx of new DVDs you have to understand!
Now for this weeks episode: BRILLIANT! There's no other word to describe this episode and it is definitely going on my list of the top 10 best episodes of 'Bones' to date. Not only does this episode solve a particularly tricky murder but it also makes science fun! Just thinking about it I feel the need to have every statement end with a !
The inclusion of guest character Dr Jude is a very welcome change from the revolving group of Squinterns and I hope that he gets to come back for further episodes because his scenes with each member of the cast bring even more fun to a show which already doesn't take itself 100% seriously.
His light hearted nature brings a smile to the faces of all our characters and its clear to see that there is potential for him to develop interesting friendships with each of them and his fun scientific nature would clearly make for amazing viewing when it comes to Hodgen's experiments.
He's clearly having an affect on Brennan if the above picture is to be believed and understand this: that scene is perhaps one of the funniest 'Bones' moments in years. If he was to become a permanent intern then it would be nice to see their relationship develop as his approach of science for children clashes with her straight talking nature.
This episode has bucket loads of all the things that make this show great: interplay between Brennan and Angela is at its most touching, there are some great in-car moments between Brennan and Booth (who's new girlfriend is thankfully absent) including a twist on the usual car politics during the teaser, lab based experimentation is at its best and we get a nice dose of Prosecutor Caroline which always makes for good 'Bones'.
That's of course not forgetting the crime that underlines all these great moments, bringing in a series of bounty hunters to complicate things further and this episode is pretty much packed to the hilt with content so no wonder it felt like it was only on 5mins when it ended.
It's not easy to walk away from a crime show with a nice warm feeling in your stomach and a smile on your face, even "The Science Dude" had to chuck up in a bin at one point, but that's why 'Bones' works so well and I've said it time and time again: it's the characters that make the show not the cadavers.
The writers really know their strengths, which is fair enough 6 years in, and all of them are pushed to their limits in this episode and prove just how much of a team effort this show is. The dialogue is so sharp and snappy here that you just can't fault a single word which is said. Each character now has such a defined voice yet none of them have become caricatures of who they were intended to be back during season 1 and that is a strong testament to the faith both the writers and the network have in their actors.
I have to also mention the fact that in the world of TV there isn't a lot of time to get the perfect camera angle or to shoot over and over to get the perfect coverage of each scene but 'Bones' is one show that seems to get it right first time.
This show has always been reasonably well shot but the cinematography is so well executed here that I don't think it could look any better. There is a visual style to each episode which compliment the script and the story in such a way that it becomes a very well packaged product and that, again, is testament to the faith of the creative team.
Even if you're not a big fan of this show I highly recommend you checkout this episode as by the time you've finished I assure you that you will be on amazon ordering all the DVD box sets.
Next Week...
A ballet dancer is murdered and Booth and Brennan are led to suspect a group of street dancers in the crime. Meanwhile, Booth's girlfriend Hannah is shot, leaving Booth to worry about her health.
Overall
Story 4.5
Character 4.0
Crime solving 4.5
Overall 4.5
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