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Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.

This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]


Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 9:18:04 am PDT #3097 of 11831
brillig

At least they're explaining the weird things from earlier in the season. That's what I like about Bones, they know their own history.


Scrappy - May 08, 2009 9:20:15 am PDT #3098 of 11831
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I love watching Tim Roth work. He has that great actor thing, where even though he's not imposing looking in any way, you just can't take your eyes off him even if someone gorgeous and tall is standing right beside him.


§ ita § - May 08, 2009 9:34:40 am PDT #3099 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

you just can't take your eyes off him even if someone gorgeous and tall is standing right beside him

Very much so. Because Sunjata's a dreamboat, but my eyes were more on Roth. He doesn't even play a likeable character (not nasty, just not empathetic) and I still can't get enough of him. He's definitely better than the show. Ooh, I should go read the fact-blog about this week's episode.


beekaytee - May 08, 2009 9:40:25 am PDT #3100 of 11831
Compassionately intolerant

I'm with you Scrappy. I love Roth's performance.

I'll be honest, after seeing his other work, I didn't think I could be sympathetic to any character he might play on tv. Glad to be wrong.

On a weird, personal note, I would love to have someone like Lightman in my life. Not the manipulative stuff, of course, but the idea of having no pretense would give me a great sense of calm, I think.

he's not imposing looking in any way, but you just can't take your eyes off him even if someone gorgeous and tall is standing right beside him.

I would find being 'seen' in that way more attractive than any muscle. And by that, I do mean porn.


Barb - May 08, 2009 9:52:16 am PDT #3101 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”

At least they're explaining the weird things from earlier in the season. That's what I like about Bones, they know their own history.

What I liked about it too, was Brennan's absolute certainty that something was wrong. This is, I think, the first time her brilliance has come into play for something that's very personal, rather than a case and I think it gave added urgency to that scene where she pulled him out of the interrogation room.


Vortex - May 08, 2009 10:02:57 am PDT #3102 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

and I love that what made him go to the hospital was her looking him in the eyes and urging "trust me!"


Ailleann - May 08, 2009 10:09:21 am PDT #3103 of 11831
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

theirweirdpartnerloveissopure


Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 10:12:07 am PDT #3104 of 11831
brillig

Everybody in the waiting room was good. Sweets having his mini-meltdown, whoever it was who muttered "So quick".


beekaytee - May 08, 2009 10:23:12 am PDT #3105 of 11831
Compassionately intolerant

I love Sweets as a character. One of the best representations of a real therapist I've ever seen on my screen. Makes me so happy.


Connie Neil - May 09, 2009 11:52:33 am PDT #3106 of 11831
brillig

I've been mulling this Bones. The baby thing isn't entirely out of left field. Brennan went a bit googly over the baby that swallowed the safe deposit key several episodes back--the original "Dancing phalanges!" moment.

Did I read it right, that she decided not to have a baby when Booth said he wanted to be involved? Or was it a "We're having a crisis right now, the baby issue needs to be tabled" thing? I don't blame her for having little faith in emotional bonds. I think she acknowledges the bond between herself and Booth, but she doesn't have faith that it would stick in the long term. As many times as they clash over religion and such, it wouldn't be pleasant.

Though I'm curious to hear Max Brennan's reaction to the idea of Booth knocking up his little girl.

edit: And Cam and Angela already in ecstasies of Cute and Buy Stuff!