Although, I liked the way Sweet desconstructed her, it made a lot of sense (whether it was actual psychobabble based on realistic diagnoses and not stuff they jammed together because it sounded good, I don't know, but I hope it was real) and took away a little of the sting.

absolutely, I liked the body image issue thing. And I liked her ribbing on Bones for being a skeleton and Bones being upset about it.

I did like that Sweets's analysis included that she had a distorted self-image.

I think my watch-from-the-hall vibe was less about her weight and more about how blindingly obvious it was that she was starting to stalk Booth. I mean, clearly they had to move it along because they were trying to resolve it in one episode, but two minutes into that nighttime meeting he should have been having her escorted from the building.

It's interesting that Bones's reaction (which I think was justified) sort of plays into the situation that they set up for the reasonable doubt in her father's case. Sweets said that she was pragmatic to a fault, and that if people she cared about were threatened she would be capable of almost anything. Not to say that I think her action wasn't justified, because that woman tried to shoot her, shot an FBI agent, and tried to shoot her again. But, Bones also had a wide range of shots that would have eliminated the threat that weren't "in the neck."

but two minutes into that nighttime meeting he should have been having her escorted from the building.

amen. And why was he answering questions about his private life? I mean, he knew that she was an obsessive personality, and the object of her obsession had just died.

But, Bones also had a wide range of shots that would have eliminated the threat that weren't "in the neck."

yes, but you're not allowed to shoot to wound.

yes, but you're not allowed to shoot to wound.

What do you mean? Like, since she's not a licensed officer, she would get in more trouble if she wounded her than if she killed her?

Well, not Vortex, but I was just going to say that you are always taught to shoot for "center of mass". I seriously doubt Bones aimed for and hit the neck (you know, if she were a real person). Besides, shooting to wound in this case (or generally any case) is not a smart move because the shooter still hadn't hit her target, and even if she had, there's nothing to stop her from shooting again.

Oh, right, she's not a law enforcement officer, so she doesn't have to worry about IA or whatever, but if you shoot someone because you're afraid of your life, it's better if you kill them.

It's true, they've made it clear enough that she's trained in weapons, so she could make the shot. I guess I was just surprised.

Did someone pick up the gun out of the shooter's hand at the end there - I had turned my head for a moment so I didn't see who or what happened there. Can anyone tell me what happened? (I mean, she was dead like a dead thing at that point, right?)

Yes, somebody picked up the shooter's gun. I thought it was Hodgins - didn't he go over to the body?

Yes, I think it was Hodgins. Angela just kind of stood there with her mouth open. Hodgins sent Zack to call 911. I don't know what Cam and Sweets were doing.

Also, I thought that it was kind of wierd that she ramped up the obsession so quickly. mem!faultdeadguy she stalked for months, and never escalated.