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mistletoeThree things to say today. Major suckage on two counts. First I watched Bones when I got in from work and in some ways I'm glad I did. More on that later. Second, work was a major waste of time. Two words say it all: TEAM. BUILDING.
In other news, Kevin Keegan has resigned. Whatever my views on the Mags, it's a disgrace that such an honourable man has been treated with such contempt by the owner and his lackey Dennis Wise. Sky Sports News is full of vituperative fans demanding boycotts and reporting destruction of season tickets, one a £16,000 platinum pair. Scandalous, just scandalous.
Anyway, Bones.
Many have said it elsewhere, but I have to add what I thought and why I was disappointed. So, here, in no specific order, are my views.
The good:
*Emily Deschanel/Bones was the only one who stayed true to her character in the two episodes. She was erudite, sensible, aware of the other people in the episode as individuals and was able to follow Booth's lead when called upon to read out the letter in the part one murder investigation.
*Inspector Pritchard seemed professional and understanding without being condescending to the colonials. She came across as an intelligent police officer.
*Clark nobly trying to work through the chaos around him.
*Booth's inability to drive on the left was amusing, once, as was his need to get out of the mini and yell his disgust.
*Booth being totally unaffected by being head-butted.
*London shots, particularly of the Gherkin, were well used.
The bad
Everything else. Namely
At the Jeffersonian:
*Cam: who is the person who was in Part 1 & 2 and where was the real Cam?
*ditto Angela and the pod who was in these two episodes.
*who was Zack and why was he totally ignored apart from Bones's acknowledgement of his misuse of logic at the beginning of the episode?
*Grayson: a deus ex machina whether he had been referred to in Season 3 or not. Why was he eating in the Royal Diner? Is there only one eatery in Washington? The whole idea of what broke up Hodgins and Angela was ridiculous and like something from Dallas.
*Sweets. Get out of the Jeffersonian. Does he have a pass to get onto the deck now? Why was he there? What is his job? Who was in need of psychological analysis before he introduced it? Get. rid. of. him.
In London:
*Booth. I'm sorry but I didn't believe any of Booth's activities at any point from snoring through the lecture to breaking the mini. We were meant to accept that a character who is built on the conceit that he works from his feelings and empathy could not assimilate himself in a British culture beyond drinking the beer. A sniper who used stealth and guile to infiltrate enemy lines could not adapt. Booth is not adaptable? That was a quote with which Brennan agreed. He has adapted to her quirks more than anyone else. He has adapted his methods to include her and her methods, looking forward to taking her with him to crime scenes; explained to her how pop culture references work; watched her use her skills in the field; supported her. He has bent over backwards to accommodate her and her team. He has learned things and used their expertise to support his investigations. He has not been rigid. Here he was nothing more than a Yankee hick with minimal social skills. He could have been polite to the Duke of whoever without being overly deferential but he was boorish in the extreme. I have never seen him cut through manners so rudely.
*the plots. Come on! The butler did it? A cover up and nothing more was said.
*As for the Bronze age burial. That would have delayed the construction, not stopped it altogether, The site would have been investigated, recorded and then left. Unless there were major buildings and artifacts like at Coppergate in York there would be no call to preserve the site. That girl wouldn't have the strength to drive a bone through the body of a man whether he was drunk or not. Did she smoke? So,
*the suspects. I didn't believe that any of them were real suspects. The scullers were caricature yobs who wouldn't have got to the gates of Henley Rowing Club never mind on the water.
*the pacing of the two episodes. It seemed packed with incident and yet shallow. What was the purpose of setting the scene in London? There was little to be gained other than a trip abroad for the cast. Their use of interiors was very limited. Why have the interview with the Gentlemen's Club guy on the doorstep? Cheaper.
*Also, having berated Booth there was a slight return to form in the second episode where he at least tried to act like an FBI Agent rather than a crass idiot. He sussed the crime scene in seconds flat and spotted what was the cause of the murder too. However, this was on the same day as he was excited by getting a bobble-headed bobby as a gift.
*Police procedure. Inspectors would normally have a Sergeant working with them and Scotland Yard should have been referred to more as the Met and Pritchard as a member of CID. She never showed her warrant card and seemed to know the Duke's family and circumstances. Why? They were hardly front page news before the murder.
All in all, a poorly written and shaky start to a show that is technically still in its third season and therefore should be at its strongest, not its weakest. There will have to be major improvement.
I have decided Season 3 DVDs are not worth the money in this country for what we get compared with the American version.
How autumnal it is already. Not nine o'clock and it's dark. This morning there was condensation on the car. I'll have to bring the Christmas cacti in tomorrow.
In other news, Kevin Keegan has resigned. Whatever my views on the Mags, it's a disgrace that such an honourable man has been treated with such contempt by the owner and his lackey Dennis Wise. Sky Sports News is full of vituperative fans demanding boycotts and reporting destruction of season tickets, one a £16,000 platinum pair. Scandalous, just scandalous.
Anyway, Bones.
Many have said it elsewhere, but I have to add what I thought and why I was disappointed. So, here, in no specific order, are my views.
The good:
*Emily Deschanel/Bones was the only one who stayed true to her character in the two episodes. She was erudite, sensible, aware of the other people in the episode as individuals and was able to follow Booth's lead when called upon to read out the letter in the part one murder investigation.
*Inspector Pritchard seemed professional and understanding without being condescending to the colonials. She came across as an intelligent police officer.
*Clark nobly trying to work through the chaos around him.
*Booth's inability to drive on the left was amusing, once, as was his need to get out of the mini and yell his disgust.
*Booth being totally unaffected by being head-butted.
*London shots, particularly of the Gherkin, were well used.
The bad
Everything else. Namely
At the Jeffersonian:
*Cam: who is the person who was in Part 1 & 2 and where was the real Cam?
*ditto Angela and the pod who was in these two episodes.
*who was Zack and why was he totally ignored apart from Bones's acknowledgement of his misuse of logic at the beginning of the episode?
*Grayson: a deus ex machina whether he had been referred to in Season 3 or not. Why was he eating in the Royal Diner? Is there only one eatery in Washington? The whole idea of what broke up Hodgins and Angela was ridiculous and like something from Dallas.
*Sweets. Get out of the Jeffersonian. Does he have a pass to get onto the deck now? Why was he there? What is his job? Who was in need of psychological analysis before he introduced it? Get. rid. of. him.
In London:
*Booth. I'm sorry but I didn't believe any of Booth's activities at any point from snoring through the lecture to breaking the mini. We were meant to accept that a character who is built on the conceit that he works from his feelings and empathy could not assimilate himself in a British culture beyond drinking the beer. A sniper who used stealth and guile to infiltrate enemy lines could not adapt. Booth is not adaptable? That was a quote with which Brennan agreed. He has adapted to her quirks more than anyone else. He has adapted his methods to include her and her methods, looking forward to taking her with him to crime scenes; explained to her how pop culture references work; watched her use her skills in the field; supported her. He has bent over backwards to accommodate her and her team. He has learned things and used their expertise to support his investigations. He has not been rigid. Here he was nothing more than a Yankee hick with minimal social skills. He could have been polite to the Duke of whoever without being overly deferential but he was boorish in the extreme. I have never seen him cut through manners so rudely.
*the plots. Come on! The butler did it? A cover up and nothing more was said.
*As for the Bronze age burial. That would have delayed the construction, not stopped it altogether, The site would have been investigated, recorded and then left. Unless there were major buildings and artifacts like at Coppergate in York there would be no call to preserve the site. That girl wouldn't have the strength to drive a bone through the body of a man whether he was drunk or not. Did she smoke? So,
*the suspects. I didn't believe that any of them were real suspects. The scullers were caricature yobs who wouldn't have got to the gates of Henley Rowing Club never mind on the water.
*the pacing of the two episodes. It seemed packed with incident and yet shallow. What was the purpose of setting the scene in London? There was little to be gained other than a trip abroad for the cast. Their use of interiors was very limited. Why have the interview with the Gentlemen's Club guy on the doorstep? Cheaper.
*Also, having berated Booth there was a slight return to form in the second episode where he at least tried to act like an FBI Agent rather than a crass idiot. He sussed the crime scene in seconds flat and spotted what was the cause of the murder too. However, this was on the same day as he was excited by getting a bobble-headed bobby as a gift.
*Police procedure. Inspectors would normally have a Sergeant working with them and Scotland Yard should have been referred to more as the Met and Pritchard as a member of CID. She never showed her warrant card and seemed to know the Duke's family and circumstances. Why? They were hardly front page news before the murder.
All in all, a poorly written and shaky start to a show that is technically still in its third season and therefore should be at its strongest, not its weakest. There will have to be major improvement.
I have decided Season 3 DVDs are not worth the money in this country for what we get compared with the American version.
How autumnal it is already. Not nine o'clock and it's dark. This morning there was condensation on the car. I'll have to bring the Christmas cacti in tomorrow.
