Yeah, that whole thing was so contrived. And unnecessary.

I just have to say I called Clark as the new guy: Jesse "Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You." May 20, 2008 5:07:46 am PDT He didn't last, but I did call it.

And I'm sorry-- someone who'd been military, who'd been stationed overseas, would be not just aware but a little more sensitive to cultural differences, so no, the boorish American shtick didn't work for me either.

There's a member of my extended family who was a military translator in Korea (learned Korean as an adult!), who is the most small-minded, hates-anything-'foreign' type of American. I don't necessarily buy it from Booth, but it's not an impossible combination.

It's not impossible at all. I had one coworker who lived on base and for the entire three years he was stationed there wouldn't let his wife and kids go out in town. We're talking backwater Spain, ain't nothin' happening there. But they was furriners! Egad.

A person can distrust someone else 2% and just keep it to themselves and not let it get in the way.

And of all people to be open-minded enough to accept flaws and foibles and to be understanding enough to work through them, Angela would be that person. For God's sake, Brennan is her best friend, and she was wonderfully patient with Zach -- obviously she can deal with people who don't function the same exact way she does.

It's not impossible at all. I had one coworker who lived on base and for the entire three years he was stationed there wouldn't let his wife and kids go out in town. We're talking backwater Spain, ain't nothin' happening there. But they was furriners! Egad.

You'd think I'd learn.

I finally watched "Bones" and I did not like this premiere at all. I felt like they dumbed down the show for no good reason and they broke up a couple who were at least interesting. I would have liked to continue to see them in a long-term relationship and perhaps with kids because I think they would have had to continue to work on their issues and worldviews.

BTW, the whitefont about Angela is bullshit IMO. I cannot believe that. I agree with the statement above about pandering. And I'm worried about the situation being played for laughs. Couldn't they bring in a new character who might touch on these issues? I would MUCH prefer that.

And they've got a perfect whole for a new character, too. I do hope they don't do the "new character as romantic interest so we can have jealousy" thing.

I'm also hoping that the premiere was an aberration, because normally Bones is a lot better at the clever twist. I had such high hopes when Angela and Hodgins kissed and all the bicycle bells went off and her husband only laughed and told the universe he got it already.

I had such high hopes when Angela and Hodgins kissed and all the bicycle bells went off and her husband only laughed and told the universe he got it already.

Me too-- I figured he'd at least explain that to her, so that when he slept with Cam, which was incredibly inevitable IMO, Angela would also understand.

A friend of mine actually got why Angela was so upset about it- in her words, "They spent all of last season trying to resolve this issue and tracking him down and discovering that he didn't want to give Angela the divorce because he was still in love with her and then you see him and he's a god and he's been building houses for her and saving little sick children for her and then the minute he finally gives Angela the divorce, he's in bed with Cam?"

My response-- "If he loved her that much, he would've come back earlier once he knew where she was, not dicked around for however long it was he dicked around."

However, I see her point. It still doesn't seem very Angela-like, in terms of the reaction, but I see where she's coming from with the story arc idea. Still doesn't account for breaking her and Hodgins up.

My response-- "If he loved her that much, he would've come back earlier once he knew where she was, not dicked around for however long it was he dicked around."

If he'd loved her that much, he wouldn't have been trying to dick around with her life in the first place. That aggravated the fuck out of me. "You don't know what you want, little lady."

The whole "trust" thing was so mystifying, especially since they were basically in the same positon. There's not a lot of space between "I know you don't want him, but it still bothers me that he's hanging around" v. "I don't want him but I'm still bugged that he just up and slept with Cam."

I'd have expected something from Angela more along the lines of (to take a current example) how a huge storm no longer be stomping Florida and the Carolinas, but it takes a few days for the system to fully dissipate, and even as far as Massachusetts there'll be a few lingering effects. Except much more poetic and with a tinge of new agey mystic or something.

I keep writing Angela & Hodgins' make-up scene dialogue in my head. I want them back together and I want Zack back, too!