Monday May 12, 2008
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A wannabe singer Tommy Sour is found in a grassy location. The investigation leads Brennan, Booth, and Cam to the restaurant where Tommy used to sing and where several suspects who took part in the open mike contest are, including a woman who was obsessed with Tommy and turns her affections towards Booth after learning of Tommy's death. Also, something horrible happens during the investigation which shocks the Jeffersonian team.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)One of my favorite episodes of Bones! It really shows the dynamic that is the Booth/Brennan partnership. hide show
I just have to say that this is an amazing episode! Unlike a lot of people who have mentioned it, I thought the singing was a fabulous edition to the episode. I always enjoy a good preview of the victim before they die, and this was a perfect one. I enjoyed the fact that the casting director chose to hire some ex-American Idol stars to sing.
Although I thought that the idea of the neighbor being the killer a little thin, but I guess it was okay. The actor that they hired to play him wasn't the best, but the rest of this amazing episode is what kept me from lowering the rating of this episode.
All I can say about the last scene is wow! Emily Dechanel is an amazing singer! I wish she could've finished the song, but the plot line of Booth getting shot was also amazing. This last scene really shows how much Brennan cares about Booth. Booth also showed how much he cares about Brennan by not being able to take his eyes off of her. The only thing that could have made this scene better was if they had told each other that they love each other, but I loved this scene so much that I don't care. Amazing scene that I have watched so many times that I have memorized it.
Let me just say that Zach's singing blew me away! He really surprised me with it. I later learned that it was Eric Milegan's (Zach) real singing and I was even more pleasantly surprised. I very much enjoyed this episode and look forward to seeing it again and again.
A great episode, but poor, poor booth. Spoilers inside. hide show
A nice twist, bringing some American idol contestants into it. I was a fan of Ace while he was on the show. I adored all the references booth said about American idol. Brennan didn't understand it at all. "Because of you", "thank you Paula" and "everyone thinks they are the next Kelly Clarkson" were a great addition to the show and brought out humor.
The case was nice, but the killer didn't seem like the killing type. He was right though, the alarm clock was annoying. Extremely annoying. It would have been nice to see Booth shoot another inanimate object and save us all from hearing the "beep, beep, beep" The episode seemed to highlight on booth and his stalker, foreshadowing what was to come at the end. The lady was flat out creepy, but it was no surprise that she ended up stalking a gorgeous man like Booth.
The ending was sweet, when Brennan got up and sang Girls just want to have fun. Emily Deschanel was not that bad of a singer, and I read in an article that she had to try and sound bad. With the promise of Sweets saying he would have sung as well was a nice touch to the episode.. I really want to hear him sing lime in the coconut. Brennan sounded so concerned at the end when booth was shot. Despite the situation, it was a sweet moment. I have seen the following episode, but it does really make you want to watch it right away. I have to wait until monday, the day it is scheduled to show on TNT. The joys of summer season, reruns of bones on for 2-3 hours a day.
I adored this episode, and the fact that it brought up the subject of socks. You really need to watch it. An over all great episode, one of the best of the season. The rating show that as well, this was an amazing episode. Watch it.
Interesting case but the highlight is definitely the stalker. hide show
Quite an interesting case though all the singing got quite annoying after a while. The one element of the case which was fascinating was the victim – and later Booth's – stalker.
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone as gorgeous as Booth got a stalker. This isn't some passive fan but a full fledged, psycho dangerous stalker who plans a wedding with her parents with a guy who barely knows her name. Said psycho then follows her beloved to the karaoke club and accidentally shoots Booth. He's a lucky man to be shot surrounded by people who are experts in this type of thing so can stop him bleeding to death.
Good episode.
Almost a 10 . . . but . . . (spoilers) hide show
I really liked this episode, except I was very dissatisfied with the resolution of the murder case. The reason for the neighbor killing him was so weak. It's not impossible, but the way the actor played it, I didn't believe it. He said his neighbor was driving him crazy with all his singing, but the killer didn't at all seem crazy. The way the killer described it, saying he didn't mean to do it, was ridiculous, because how do you accidentally strangle someone with a wire? He said he was just trying to scare his neighbor, but generally strangling someone with a wire is not a good scare tactic. Not that we're supposed to believe him necessarily, but I just was annoyed by the weakness of the motive and the fact that the killer didn't at all act crazy. I'm sorry, but you've got to be a little nuts to kill your noisy neighbor. Thankfully, Bones is one of the few shows in this genre whose quality is not entirely dependent on the crime being investigated and its resolution.
A young singer, Tommy Sour, is killed and Booth and Brennan try to figure it out. Their main suspect is "Fat Pam", Tommy's stalker, is the original suspect, and turns out to be very important, although not in a good sense. hide show
This episode has it all - a clever crime, Booth and Bones moments, and the dark humor that makes "Bones" great. But I think the ending scene in this episode is what makes "The Wannnabe in the Weeds" absolutely brilliant. Brennan finally lets herself go because Booth persuades her to. It almost seems like a challenge to her - I love the look that she gives him before throwing off her coat and diving right into the situation - and she goes for it. She really gets into it, too. She's clearly having a good time, laughing and jumping and dancing, and at this moment that Brennan completely lets herself go, and lets herself go because of Booth, everything goes wrong. This one moment where she is completely vulnerable, everything gets taken away, which I think must be a mirror to her childhood when her parents and brother left her. Another great thing about this scene is how Booth could not take his eyes off of Brennan. Everyone else in the scene is laughing and dancing and having a good time with each other, but Booth is sitting at his table, completely absorbed with watching - he's dancing and laughing too, but he never takes his eyes off of her. The moment when Booth gets shot, and Brennan rushes to her side is also a great moment, and shows how much they care for each other. All the other people are shocked, but Brennan rushes to Booth's side, and shoots Fat Pam without a moment's hesitation. Although the reason for her shooting may look and partially be because Fat Pam was pointing the gun at Brennan, Brennan also shot her as an act of passion because she was the one who shot Booth. The moment when Booth grips Brennan's hand tightly, although as to stay with her, and his blood seeps through her other hand is amazing. Fat Pam was an incredible character. She was so creepy yet so oblivious to the world. What makes her worse is that there are definitely the obsessive type out in the world just like her, and people may not realize their danger. This was a great episode.
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