A little bit of filler
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mistletoeStill windy but at least we haven't got feet of snow to go with it. I am going out tonight for pizza and a quiz for laughs so I shall be reporting back on that tomorrow.
In the meantime, let's motor rapidly through some filler episodes for Seeley Booth in Season 3.
BOOTH IN SEASON 3 A few random snippets
I'd like you to help me with that, Booth.
Soccer Mom in a Minivan is as much about Brennan's family issues as it is about the case. A few things about Booth come out. As they are merely facts rather than character insights, I'll just list them.
* Booth is 35 years old
* He believes the male menopause is a sexist myth (besides, they've got blue pills for that)
* He was trained in the FBI by one of the old brigade, Sam Reilly.
* He's good in the law abiding sense.
This is his own estimation and his proof is what he would have done in Boston 'back in the day'
BOOTH: God, you know, I love this place. I love it. I love this country. You know, I tell ya something. If I was working law enforcement back in the day when they threw all that tea, all right, in the harbour – I'm good, all right, I'm – I'm good. I would have rounded everybody up and we'd still be English.
BRENNAN: Ya think?
BOOTH: Yup. Yup. Definitely.
Is that patriotism? Or extreme law abiding. Whatever, Booth sticks to what has to be done and Sam has to pay for what he did which was wrong, even though it was for what he perceived to be the right motives, punishing those he thought were guilty. Booth cannot support that. This is Booth all over. He arrests people because they broke the law, no matter who they are or what their cause might be. He feels sympathy for some of them though, like Sam or Max. Hence in this episode he has got Caroline to arrange special visitor rights for Brennan so she can visit Max without 2 inches of glass between them.
In Death in the Saddle we return to Booth's squeamish attitude towards sex. He really doesn't object to sex, just when it is appropriate as a topic of conversation (any time with Brennan) and what form the sex takes.
He has no time for sex games, fetishism, or role play and he is very clear on that.
BRENNAN: And in sixteenth century Turkey, the king kept stables of pony-girls and pony-boys for his pleasure.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, king of Turkey was a freak.
BRENNAN: Why are you being so judgemental?
BOOTH: When you turn someone into an object of sexual pleasure, it’s wrong.
BRENNAN: How do you know?
BOOTH: It says in the Bible.
BRENNAN: It does not!
BOOTH: Then it got left out by mistake.
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BRENNAN: Fetishism is a way of indulging in sexual activity, without actually engaging emotionally with the other person as a fully formed human being.
BOOTH: Okay, sex is all about engaging. You don’t wanna engage, you just stay home, and... you know.
BRENNAN: Well, they have masturbation fetishes. Often involving women’s shoes or undergarments-
BOOTH: (Cutting Brennan off, embarrassed) Uh, can we just talk to Mr. Ed’s mistress, dominatrix... whatever.
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BRENNAN: In real life they tend to be very orthodox. You heard what Lucky said, they’re lawyers...judges... FBI guys...
BOOTH: (Laughing nervously) This is not normal, okay, it’s uh...
BRENNAN: It’s what, Booth?
BOOTH:...You’re not interested in, uh...
BRENNAN: Pony play?! No, but I’m the first to admit that in sexual situations, I have indulged in... role-playing.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, you know what, it’s getting a little warm out here, what do you say we go back-
BRENNAN: We all indulge in role-playing in sexual situations.
BOOTH: Oh, not me. Completely normal here.
BRENNAN: Booth, any time you look at a woman and make the judgement that she’s beautiful, you’re objectifying her. Any time I put on lipstick and nice clothes, I’m objectifying myself. It’s more subtle than what these people are doing, but otherwise it’s the same dynamic.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, you wearing lipstick, Bones, it’s not like this.
So what does he think about sex? What is 'normal'? At the end of the episode, we got the first of Booth's statements about his beliefs and it really does describe what would be his idea of love which is really what he has been holding up as normal all the time.
BOOTH: I lost my appetite because you made me think about all those people parading around, pretending to be something they aren’t, just so they could have crappy sex.
BRENNAN: How do you know it’s crappy?
BOOTH: Gotta be, Bones, come on! It’s gotta be!
BRENNAN: Why?!
[Booth leans forward towards Brennan.]
BOOTH: Why? I’ll tell you why. Here we are. All of us are basically alone, separate creatures just circling each other. All searching for that slightest hint of a real connection. Some look in the wrong places,
[Cut to a shot of Zack, in the lab, examining a bone.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) Some, they just give up hope because in their mind they’re thinking ‘Oh, there’s nobody out there for me.’
[Cut to a shot of Cam, applying lipstick in the mirror.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) But all of us, we keep trying over, and over again. Why? Because every once in a while,
[Cut to a shot of the picture of Angela and her husband lying next to the copy of “The Furies”]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) Every once in a while, two people meet. And there’s that spark.
[Cut to a shot of Hodgins and Angela making out in the lab.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) And yes Bones, he’s handsome. And she’s beautiful. And maybe that’s all they see at first... But making love? Making. Love. That’s when two people become one.
BRENNAN: It is... scientifically impossible for two objects to occupy the same space.
BOOTH: Yeah, but what’s important is we try. And when we do it right, we get close.
BRENNAN: To what? Breaking the laws of physics?
BOOTH: Yeah, Bones. A miracle. Those people- role-playing and their fetishes and their little sex games- It’s crappy sex. Well, at least compared to the real thing.
BRENNAN: (Considering) You’re right.
BOOTH: (Defensive) Yeah, but- Wait a second, I just won that argument?
BRENNAN: Yup.
So, that is what Booth wants out of life, and Brennan agrees that he is right.Obviously, she doesn't think that they are the two people who can become one.
What else? We establish that Parker is 5 years old and that Booth is unlikely to become a vegetarian. This is a chance to look at what he does eat. So far he is very down to earth about food too: burgers, steak and eggs; fries with ketchup; chinese; Thai; milk; coffee with lots of sugar; beer; apple pie; hospital pudding; home made orange berry poundcake; mac and cheese. The most exotic thing he has tried and liked is sushi. Everything else is either fast food or comfort food, good all-American fare.
In the meantime, let's motor rapidly through some filler episodes for Seeley Booth in Season 3.
A BOOTH FOR ALL SEASONS
I'd like you to help me with that, Booth.
Soccer Mom in a Minivan is as much about Brennan's family issues as it is about the case. A few things about Booth come out. As they are merely facts rather than character insights, I'll just list them.
* Booth is 35 years old
* He believes the male menopause is a sexist myth (besides, they've got blue pills for that)
* He was trained in the FBI by one of the old brigade, Sam Reilly.
* He's good in the law abiding sense.
This is his own estimation and his proof is what he would have done in Boston 'back in the day'
BOOTH: God, you know, I love this place. I love it. I love this country. You know, I tell ya something. If I was working law enforcement back in the day when they threw all that tea, all right, in the harbour – I'm good, all right, I'm – I'm good. I would have rounded everybody up and we'd still be English.
BRENNAN: Ya think?
BOOTH: Yup. Yup. Definitely.
Is that patriotism? Or extreme law abiding. Whatever, Booth sticks to what has to be done and Sam has to pay for what he did which was wrong, even though it was for what he perceived to be the right motives, punishing those he thought were guilty. Booth cannot support that. This is Booth all over. He arrests people because they broke the law, no matter who they are or what their cause might be. He feels sympathy for some of them though, like Sam or Max. Hence in this episode he has got Caroline to arrange special visitor rights for Brennan so she can visit Max without 2 inches of glass between them.
In Death in the Saddle we return to Booth's squeamish attitude towards sex. He really doesn't object to sex, just when it is appropriate as a topic of conversation (any time with Brennan) and what form the sex takes.
He has no time for sex games, fetishism, or role play and he is very clear on that.
BRENNAN: And in sixteenth century Turkey, the king kept stables of pony-girls and pony-boys for his pleasure.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, king of Turkey was a freak.
BRENNAN: Why are you being so judgemental?
BOOTH: When you turn someone into an object of sexual pleasure, it’s wrong.
BRENNAN: How do you know?
BOOTH: It says in the Bible.
BRENNAN: It does not!
BOOTH: Then it got left out by mistake.
+++++
BRENNAN: Fetishism is a way of indulging in sexual activity, without actually engaging emotionally with the other person as a fully formed human being.
BOOTH: Okay, sex is all about engaging. You don’t wanna engage, you just stay home, and... you know.
BRENNAN: Well, they have masturbation fetishes. Often involving women’s shoes or undergarments-
BOOTH: (Cutting Brennan off, embarrassed) Uh, can we just talk to Mr. Ed’s mistress, dominatrix... whatever.
+++++
BRENNAN: In real life they tend to be very orthodox. You heard what Lucky said, they’re lawyers...judges... FBI guys...
BOOTH: (Laughing nervously) This is not normal, okay, it’s uh...
BRENNAN: It’s what, Booth?
BOOTH:...You’re not interested in, uh...
BRENNAN: Pony play?! No, but I’m the first to admit that in sexual situations, I have indulged in... role-playing.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, you know what, it’s getting a little warm out here, what do you say we go back-
BRENNAN: We all indulge in role-playing in sexual situations.
BOOTH: Oh, not me. Completely normal here.
BRENNAN: Booth, any time you look at a woman and make the judgement that she’s beautiful, you’re objectifying her. Any time I put on lipstick and nice clothes, I’m objectifying myself. It’s more subtle than what these people are doing, but otherwise it’s the same dynamic.
BOOTH: ‘Kay, you wearing lipstick, Bones, it’s not like this.
So what does he think about sex? What is 'normal'? At the end of the episode, we got the first of Booth's statements about his beliefs and it really does describe what would be his idea of love which is really what he has been holding up as normal all the time.
BOOTH: I lost my appetite because you made me think about all those people parading around, pretending to be something they aren’t, just so they could have crappy sex.
BRENNAN: How do you know it’s crappy?
BOOTH: Gotta be, Bones, come on! It’s gotta be!
BRENNAN: Why?!
[Booth leans forward towards Brennan.]
BOOTH: Why? I’ll tell you why. Here we are. All of us are basically alone, separate creatures just circling each other. All searching for that slightest hint of a real connection. Some look in the wrong places,
[Cut to a shot of Zack, in the lab, examining a bone.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) Some, they just give up hope because in their mind they’re thinking ‘Oh, there’s nobody out there for me.’
[Cut to a shot of Cam, applying lipstick in the mirror.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) But all of us, we keep trying over, and over again. Why? Because every once in a while,
[Cut to a shot of the picture of Angela and her husband lying next to the copy of “The Furies”]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) Every once in a while, two people meet. And there’s that spark.
[Cut to a shot of Hodgins and Angela making out in the lab.]
BOOTH: (V/O, CONT’D) And yes Bones, he’s handsome. And she’s beautiful. And maybe that’s all they see at first... But making love? Making. Love. That’s when two people become one.
BRENNAN: It is... scientifically impossible for two objects to occupy the same space.
BOOTH: Yeah, but what’s important is we try. And when we do it right, we get close.
BRENNAN: To what? Breaking the laws of physics?
BOOTH: Yeah, Bones. A miracle. Those people- role-playing and their fetishes and their little sex games- It’s crappy sex. Well, at least compared to the real thing.
BRENNAN: (Considering) You’re right.
BOOTH: (Defensive) Yeah, but- Wait a second, I just won that argument?
BRENNAN: Yup.
So, that is what Booth wants out of life, and Brennan agrees that he is right.Obviously, she doesn't think that they are the two people who can become one.
What else? We establish that Parker is 5 years old and that Booth is unlikely to become a vegetarian. This is a chance to look at what he does eat. So far he is very down to earth about food too: burgers, steak and eggs; fries with ketchup; chinese; Thai; milk; coffee with lots of sugar; beer; apple pie; hospital pudding; home made orange berry poundcake; mac and cheese. The most exotic thing he has tried and liked is sushi. Everything else is either fast food or comfort food, good all-American fare.
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