I think if he wasn't so good, I wouldn't like it, despite being up to my eyeballs in the defective-detective trope. Because the procedure takes much more handwavium when you are a David Simon fan. One day, I will get a cramp. But it does work emotionally, imo. As a writer, I have occasionally met people and felt like I knew them because I have characters like them. That might be a tiny bit like Daniel in that episode.

I never really thought about it, but I think you're right. At first there was an annoying amount of Adrian Monk & Patrick Jayne's annoying lovechild but McCormick really settled into the role and really is the strength of the show.

I stopped watching Bones before Angela and Hodgins' kid was born. Is it worth catching up on?

Eh. If you didn't love it enough to stick with it at the time, I can't think of any particular reason why you should knock yourself out to catch up...

I agree. McCormick is really compelling.

McCormick is selling it to me, even as I argue with his premise. I expect I'll forget to watch the next season and not miss it, though.

The one with the woman stuck reliving one day in the 80s almost made me quit watching, though.

I'm impressed with his dramatic chops...I've only seen him in comedies.

I like him and I wish he were in a better show.

I thought the last episode of Perception was good. Not so much for the mystery, but for the character arc. There were several other episodes where I was pretty much in it for the pretty ( McCormick).

He does disheveled very well.

I definitely find the mysteries to be kind of beside the point.