The Girl with the Curl

Season 2, Episode 7, Aired
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The team investigates the death of a 9-year-old beauty pageant star. The girl's competitors' parents and siblings soon become possible suspects. Brennan makes a huge mistake when she and Booth visit a tap dancing class where they expect to find info on the killer. Back at the lab, Hodgins and Angela go on a date that actually goes well, despite what everyone else predicted.moreless
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  • I enjoyed this episode EXCEPT . . .

    8.5
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    By silvermoore, Jan 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    Angela and Hodgins getting together was a travesty that should never be repeated. I actually stopped watching this show because I found that the two of them as a couple filled me with revulsion. Separate, I can handle them, even like them, but together, well, it's just nauseating. Their entire relationship seemed inauthentic and forced to me. Just recently, I started watching reruns of Bones again on TNT and I also started watching the actual Season 4 episodes, and I'm glad that I did, but when I watch the reruns, if Angela and Hodgins are in even a vaguely romantic scene together, I have to mute my tv and look away or just leave the room. I can't be the only one who hated their relationship this much, can I? Anyway, I would have given this episode a 9.5 if it wasn't for that awful swingset scene. I just pray pray pray they don't get back together during Season 5!moreless

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  • A tearjerker…

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    By vonkie_1991, Jan 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This case was really sad, I mean it's always sad when someone gets murdered, but I always find it worse when it is a child. In this case 9-year-old beauty pageant star was murdered and to top it off, she was murdered by another contested. So yeah this case really was a tearjerker. Hodgins and Angela finally have a date. I really like it how he took her to a swing for their first that was really sweet and thoughtful of him. Booth and Brennan were once again awesome, their interaction in this episode was just really cute. I especially love the ending, when he decides to stay with Brennan instead of going with Cam.moreless

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  • A very disturbing episode about child beauty pageants.

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    By whiteraven2005, Jan 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode touches on a subject I have incredible distaste for child beauty pageants. What kind of sicko parent puts a 9 year old girl in make-up, dyes her hair and dresses her in skimpy clothing, tells her to act sexy, parading her for the world to gawk at?! Is it any wonder there are pedophiles when this is the kind of fodder they can feast on? Disgusting. Some people should never be allowed to procreate.

    As much as you hope it's the evil mother, it's actually a terrified 9 year old who panicked when she accidentally pushed Briana and Briana died. Again they never say what will happen to the child legally, but in this case it is so obviously an accident that probably (hopefully) no charges will be brought.

    Hodgins finally asks Angela out and despite the doom-and-gloom from Cam and Brennan, he does the incredibly sweet and thoughtful thing of taking her to swings. Hodgins has a great classic car. Terrified of a disaster, Angela pulls the plug, breaking Hodgins' heart.

    A very strong episode, very emotional.moreless

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  • this was a good ep i thought

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    By cube2k8, May 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of bones . they are called to water plant and a body washed up. and its a young girl and they do investgating and realize it was a beauty queen that dispperd a month ago. and they do more invesgating think it was the father but then it turns to the brother of another constent who is 17 and then they realize it not either one of them it turns too a mother of one of the contestest but its not her either then it turns out to be one of the contestest who killed her becasue she started to make fun of her and saying she wont win anything and then she pushed her and she snapped her neck from afall this was a good ep ithought oh and angleia and hogens went on a date that last very well but at the end they wanted to be friends incase anything went wrongmoreless

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  • A 10 year old girl was found death, Hodgins and Angela go on a date.... Bones and Booth investigate beauty pageant contestants and girls mom...

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    By alguna, Apr 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    A 10 year old girl was found death, Hodgins and Angela go on a date.... Bones and Booth investigate beauty pageant contestants and girls mom... This episode was so cool. It was funny when Hodgins reacted on Angelas 'Yes, I'll go out with you'! What really took my breath was when Hodgins remembered what Angela said that she likes swings, so he took her to a park!
    That was so sweet!He is really thoughtful and caring.
    This thing with the case surprised me,it showed how moms can be bossy and outrageous when it comes to beauty pageants and kids can be so mean.moreless

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    • The name of the hotel that hosted the Beauty pageant from which Brianna disappeared is given as "The Hyperion." The fictional Hyperion hotel served as the premises for Angel Investigations through seasons 1-4 of Angel, in which David Boreanaz played the titular role. Edit
    • The antibiotics that stain developing teeth also stain bone, but neither the bones nor the teeth are shown to have the characteristic yellowish coloring of Tetracyclines. Short-term use may not cause much discoloration, but if Brianna was taking Tetracycline for acne, it should have been obvious. Also, if she was self-conscious about the discoloration, why continue to take that antibiotic? There are others approved for acne. Edit
    • Goof: At the very end when Booth and Brennan are talking, and he says she is "structured well" her hair goes from sweeping across her forehead to tucked behind her ears in the next shot without her moving it. (This is caused by different takes of the same scene being cut together to obtain the best performance) Edit

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    • Kali Rocha (Jackie Swanson) had a recurring role (as the demon Halfrek) on the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which David Boreanaz starred. Edit
    • International Air Dates: Denmark: February 13th, 2007 on TV3 Spain: March 23rd, 2007 on FOX TV Spain Finland: July 31st, 2007 on MTV3 Belgium: October 5th, 2007 on RTL-TVI Germany: October 11th, 2007 on RTL Australia: December 6th, 2007 on Ch. 7 Greece: August 28th, 2008 on Ant1 Edit
    • Featured Music: "Shake your Booty" by KC & The Sunshine Band (at the dance lesson) "I Got Rhythm" by Ethel Merman (during the competition, when Brennan observes the misses) "Mona Lisa" by Grant-Lee Phillips (at the end of the episode) Edit

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    • (Booth and Brennan are sitting in the lab's lounge, eating donuts, talking, when Booth sees Cam leaving the lab. He seems torn and exhales heavily) Brennan: You ok? Booth: (thoughtful and unsure) Yeah. I just, I remembered that I had an appointment. (He gets up preparing to leave) Brennan: (disappointedly) Oh, so I'll see you tomorrow? (Booth looks at Cam waiting downstairs and then looks at Brennan) Booth: No. You know, you have all the paperwork from the case right? Brennan: No, I was gonna stay, do it anyway, so - Booth: Nah, no, you know, it's our case, I wanna help. Brennan: You don't have to Booth. Booth: Bones, just drop it, ok? (in a Basso profondo) I'm here to help. Brennan: Well, what about your appointment? Booth: It's, you know, it's no big deal. I'll tell you what. How about I (he rests his arms upon the table while standing and leans in really close to her) order some take out and ditch these donuts. Brennan: (with a big smile) Sure. Booth and Brennan: Thai food. (They both smile at each other and share a moment) Booth: This time I'm ordering extra crab because last time you ate it all. Brennan: What? I thought you were done. Edit
    • Jack: We haven't had the chance to talk today. Angela: Yeah. I was avoiding you. Jack: That whole swing thing wasn't good enough, right? 'Cause I can do better. Angela: It was perfect. Edit
    • Angela: And what the great date tells us, is that when this goes wrong.... Jack: It'll go really, really wrong. Angela So...we go back, right? Friends. Jack: Sure. Friends. Just one more question. What if it doesn't end that way? What if it doesn't go wrong? Angela: (tearfully) Friends. Edit

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    • Booth: Yeah, it's Booth. Listen, I need a search of any Red Shed convenience stores within a one-mile radius of the Hyperion Hotel. The Hyperion Hotel was the main setting of the show Angel during seasons 2-4. David Boreanaz (Booth) played the main character Angel in Angel. Edit
    • Title: The Girl with the Curl An allusion to this nursery rhyme: There was a little girl, who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead, and when she was good, she was very very good, but when she was bad, she was horrid. This refers directly to Brianna, who appeared to be a sweet little beauty queen, but was really a vicious competitor. Edit

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