By Faith McQuinn
A time capsule buried by a high school class of 1987 is dug up twenty years later to find, surprise, a body inside. Well, what used to be a body at least. It looks more like teenage boy soup now. It’s amazing what twenty years and some water leakage can do.
Some people may think BONES is just another cops-solving-cases type of show. This week’s episode proved it is no regular procedural. The case of the week--the above-mentioned boy soup in the capsule--only acts as a catalyst for the real story. The time warp brings back embarrassing memories for all the squints while Booth (David Boreanaz) reveals himself as one of “those guys.”
With all this sharing of high school memories, Booth feels so inclined to ask Brennan (Emily Deschanel) about her high school days. When she reveals an embarrassing story about receiving a Brainy Smurf from a crush, he laughs at her. And, like typical Booth, he can’t understand why she’s so upset.
Enter my new favorite recurring character (well, actually the only recurring character) on the show, Dr. Sweets (John Francis Daley). Booth asks him to do an analysis of the victim as well as one of the suspects in order to figure out who killed him and why. At first Sweets refuses, but when Booth grudgingly agrees to “balance the relationship” with Bones, a deal is struck.
Now Sweets gets a chance to work in the field, help catch a murderer, and get laid by his wife. Always a plus, I guess. And Brennan, along with we the audience, is treated to an onslaught of stories about Booth’s seemingly embarrassing sexual conquests. None of his stories hold the same level of shame as Bones’ smurf story, so he keeps on trying.
When he finally does come up with a good awkward story to share, I have to say it is one of the sweetest moments between the pair this entire season. I know that I’ve complained about their regularly scheduled heart-to-heart at the end of each episode, but this one is really good.
Excuse me while a get a little girly.
When Booth pulls out the little Brainy Smurf doll, I couldn’t help but get that cutesy smile on my face. I didn’t know what he was going to say, but I could already tell it was going to be one of those things that only guys on television ever say. Then he goes on to tell Bones how she is better than shallow Smurfette because she has the body and the brains. Can he be any sweeter? Seriously. And I swear every week their faces get closer and closer together. I know they won’t kiss. They can’t kiss. It would break the tension and the magic of their perfect chemistry, but seeing the tease week in and week out is killing me.
And I love it.