I am two eps behind on Bones, and I'm trying to catch up. Only a few minutes into A Night at the Bones Museum, and my heart is overflowing with love for Brennan.
"I love ancient remains. I really do."
She has these moments of childlike wonder and enthusiasm that are ridiculously charming. She loves what she loves, and she's not ashamed of it. Nor should she be! I love Booth, too, but shame on him for every time he's put her down for being weird or geeky. Brennan doesn't need to be "fixed." This is a smart, ambitious, bighearted woman -- and she continues to have my respect and affection.
Five seasons in, and I love Temperance Brennan. I really do.
Indeed!
I'll be interested to hear your opinion of her after the ep. Many people disliked her behaviour towards Booth in this one but personally I found myself very Brennan sympathetic throughout the whole ep :)
It's nice to see Brennan figuring out that she can be emotionally authentic without losing herself. S1 Brennan, IMO, would still have been thrilled, but she would have tried to cover her "I love ancient remains!" excitement with "...but only because they are anthropologically significant." I love that she is finally figuring out she can still be brilliant and insightful AND show some emotion.
I love the little moments like that, as that's when we usually find out cute little factoids we didn't know before.
Oh, how I love her, and how Emily plays her so amazingly well.
As for those fans who were angry with her in this episode: Really okay with me that Brennan would date someone other than Booth. Booth hasn't declared himself....
I don't think Booth thinks she needs to be fixed. And she has said just as many blunt things about him, so it goes both ways. It seems to be the way they are around each other.
Yes, they are certainly blunt with each other; I don't deny that. I can't point to any specific quotes at the moment, but if I remember correctly, I believe I felt that Booth was particularly hard on Brennan in Season 4.
But that last scene is wonderful.
I don't think many of the regular characters really understand how much Brennan loves her job - it's such an unusual thing to love.
It does make her a wonderful character, and I find that this year the characters are more themselves than last year - they're more consistent, and they're more likeable.
but the part with them at the end saved him in that ep. O M G so hot. and i loved how upset he got about her telling the story, and how she suddenly understood, and felt bad, and it was like she got one step closer to getting what she feels.....i could ramble all night. in summary, GREAT episode, yes?
She has these moments of childlike wonder and enthusiasm that are ridiculously charming...This is a smart, ambitious, bighearted woman -- and she continues to have my respect and affection.
I completely agree with you! ♥