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.

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.

I was just thinking that. It all happened way too quickly.

Why would you do that?

It's all so weird - aside from my discomfort with the whole meme, it's hard to see why they threw this in so slapdash at the end of the season. How much better if something like this had been building for a while? (Well, not this this or I wouldn't be watching, probably, but still. A more subtly done this would be okay.) Or, if they hadn't wanted to take the focus off the trial and needed something to ramp up quickly at the end, why not have it more out of the blue, unexplained, setting up a mystery for next fall?

This just feels so lazy - "quick, we need a cliffhanger for the end that doesn't need much build up. I know - we'll get a fat chick to shoot Booth! No need for narrative build up since everyone already knows how that goes down."

That's a big part of why I'm so bothered by this, actually. It's the fat girl equivalent to lesbian bed death, and it's fucking old.