BONES Recap: ‘The Killer in the Crosshairs’

Hey, hey BONES pals! It’s great to be back from yet ANOTHER hiatus, and if the first minute of this episode didn’t have you smiling, well, I’m not sure what to say! I loved the juxtaposition of B&B sharing an impromptu (on Booth’s part) jogging competition against Jacob Broadsky preparing for what looked most certainly like another hit job. It was a refreshing change from the near standard nowadays of some unsuspecting person finding a corpse in an offbeat location. It’s rare that we actually see the killer commit his/her crime, so right away, this episode proved to be different from most. It’s a “staccato-mamba” of an episode! Let’s get to it!

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BONES Recap: ‘The Bikini in the Soup’

Hey, hey BONES fans! Hope you are having a great week. I’ve gotta say that if Valentine’s Day has to extend days after the actual date, having an episode likes this helps! As Cam said, “There is death in this world, and there is romance. Today death is the loser and romance wins.” I like that. Of course, we have to talk a LITTLE bit about death. It IS a BONES episode, after all. So let’s get to it. Starting with….

THE CASE:

When a woman is found cooked in her at-home tanning bed, Brennan and Booth are on the case. Brennan and Hodgins identify the woman’s gender based on her skeletal structure (and the bikini in the “soup” of a body she has become), and Booth arrives with an identity of the homeowner, Wendy Bovitz. Wendy was a wedding planner, and when Booth and Sweets question her devoted assistant, Darrin, they learn that Wendy was planning an extremely high-profile wedding for Raina Erickson. Darrin is devastated and admits he loved Wendy. Meanwhile, Booth and Sweets aren’t completely convinced by his emotional devotion while Brennan and Clark determine that Wendy was murdered (vs. just baking to death in her tanning bed).

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BONES Recap: ‘The Daredevil in the Mold’

Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great week!

You know, one of the things I’ve been thinking about this entire season is that it’s sort of Hart Hanson’s fault.

No, I’m not talking about devolution of characters; I’m not talking about significant others–I’m talking about the genuine, intense, heartfelt, slightly (um…sure!) obsessed and nitpicky way a lot of us feel about BONES. The thing is, we learned from the best: Booth and Brennan.

Talk about two people who stop at nothing until the case is solved! We want all the data and facts and we trust what our guts tell us. None of you (probably) knew me before I’d ever seen an episode of BONES, and so you don’t have all the evidence to prove how I’ve grown as a person from watching it. Brain and Heart. Intellect and Intuition. Evidence and Experience. Brennan and Booth; they’re the best. For me, they portray the way I am able to express how I feel. And so I can say that I feel no shame in now saying “I don’t know what that means,” and I’ve also learned to feel that love is worth it. As Booth would say, “I just do.”

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BONES: ‘The Sin in the Sisterhood’

Hello, my BONES friends! I hope you are having a great week. I must say that it feels great to have so many episodes in a row, doesn’t it? It’s nice when storylines have time to develop. Once again there is a lot to talk about, so we should get on with it!

THE CASE:

Booth and Brennan are called to a cornfield, and it’s literally a maze of maize. In a cute moment, Booth offers to hitch Brennan up on his hands for her to be the periscope. She looks around from the new vantage point and sees the crime scene clearly.

Several feet away lies a dead body, and Brennan quickly ascertains that it’s a homicide (bullet wound to the chest) and a male, early 40s.

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BONES: ‘The Bullet in the Brain’

Hello, BONES pals!

First of all, cheers to David Boreanaz for another VERY successful job at directing an episode. He is very talented; that’s all there is to it. And he plays the part of a very talented man, Seeley Booth. Come on, now…you were loving hot, confident, FBI Booth, right? Of course, there was more to this episode than just Booth with his gun — a lot more. We must discuss!

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BONES: ‘The Body in the Bag’

BONES pals, it has been too long since we’ve talked! I hope you are all having a great 2011 so far. This episode started out with a bang. Or a boom. Or a…gurgle?

Well, it really started out with a confession. Basically, there’s a lot to talk about, so let’s get to it!

THE CASE:

Here’s a confession from me: I LOVED this case. It was interesting, and I did not suspect the murderer until just before Brennan figured it out. I literally typed out, “Heck, yeah BONES! (the show and the person)” when that happened. It’s been awhile since I’ve had such an “aha” moment like that. Awesome! The case begins with a young man sneaking into the bedroom/bathroom of his socialite girlfriend, Paisley. He hears the shower running, and when he strips to join her, he is surprised to see a severely decomposing corpse. But we aren’t surprised, because we’re BONES fans!

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BONES: ‘The Doctor in the Photo’

Hello friends, I’m glad you’re here. We have a lot to talk about. Though there was a case in this episode, BONES strayed slightly from its formula, and I’m going to do the same here. I’ve only once ever not used the “Case > Squints > Booth & Brennan” format; that was with “Con Man in the Meth Lab” in season four. After that episode, we just talked, and that’s what I want to do here again.

Here at Give Me My Remote, we write because we love TV and the shows we talk about. I don’t get paid to write about BONES week after week, and I wasn’t assigned the show as some beat reporter on a staff. I write because I love. Simple as that. I love BONES. And I want to prove it to you…I want to prove why, even when my heart is breaking, I still love it.

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WAREHOUSE 13 Holiday Episode Teaser

Hey Warehouse 13 pals! If you’re like me, you’ve been a little bummed that it’s been so long since we’ve had a new episode of the show. But I’m happy to report that we won’t have to wait until next summer to see Pete, Myka, Artie and Claudia try to track down an artifact. No, Syfy hasn’t pushed up the season three premiere; instead, they are airing what they are calling the ‘long lost holiday episode’.

GIVE ME MY REMOTE caught up with Saul Rubinek (Artie) and Eddie McClintock (Pete) recently and they were kind enough to give out some yuletide scoop.

Asked where this holiday episode fit in to the rest of the series, both actors were quick to point out that this is a stand alone episode, meaning that the events of the season two finale, including Myka’s departure from the warehouse, are not referenced in this holiday special.

In the episode, the team is preparing to celebrate the holidays in snowy South Dakota when they are called upon to ‘snag, bag and tag’ a ‘Bad Santa’, who according to McClintock, “You don’t want to mess with.” So is this episode’s artifact some sort of evil plate of cookies or something? Neither actor would say what the artifact is, but Rubinek did comment, “There are quite a few artifacts…one very special artifact and then several others of which mistletoe may be one.”

So what do Pete and Artie want for gifts? “Pete wants his CDs,” Eddie suggested. “They were lost in the mail. And Leena only has Justin Beiber and plays it all day.”

Saul laughed and said he is happy to report that Artie does get what he wants, a renewed relationship with his father, played by Judd Hirsch. “As magical as Warehouse 13 stories are, this one has extra spice,” he said. “The humor, combined with the adventure and fantasy seems to work, and people are watching the show with their families…something we’re really proud of.”

The episode airs Tuesday, December 7th at 10 PM on Syfy You don’t want to miss it!

BONES: ‘The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck’

Hello, BONES pals! This episode, like all BONES eps, has given us much to discuss, so I think we’d better just get right to it!

THE CASE:

A man in a truck is blown up, leaving behind what appears to be melted bones. Brennan quickly declares this to be impossible, and while Booth, Cam, Daisy and Hodgins agree, they still can’t quite get over the fact that the bones do indeed appear to be melted. When Hodgins and Daisy figure out that magnesium was used, they have their answer: magnesium combined with fire would result in the crystallization of the bones, giving them the appearance of having melted. With one mystery solved, it’s now up to the team to determine cause of death. Read more

BONES: ‘The Babe in the Bar’

Hello BONES pals! After Brennan’s edict in “The Bones that Weren’t,” several of us went out and bought new toothbrushes, and after this episode, some of us may be swearing off chocolate for awhile. Why’s that? Well, let’s discuss, of course! Starting with…

THE CASE:

The episode begins with Willy Wonka-esque Jimmy Walpert III (played by Wayne Knight, aka “Newman”), enticing a crowd over the love of chocolate. His company, Walpert Chocolate, is unveiling the world’s largest chocolate bar. As his assistants saw open the bar, they encounter a blockage. But it’s not a creamy caramel center; it’s human remains. Delish!

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BONES: ‘The Shallow in the Deep’

Hey, hey, hey, BONES darlings, how’s it going?! Wasn’t this a great episode? An intriguing case, the squint squad in action, some hilarious B&B bickering and a poignant ending all combined to reassure us that BONES, when done well, is worthy of our love. Although there was a lot of Daisy in this episode, I’m still going to chalk it up as one of my favorites of the season. What say you? Before you weigh in, let’s cover some of the details. Starting with…

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BONES: ‘The Bones That Weren’t’

Hey, BONES pals, we survived another hiatus! How did you spend the time? And how did you like this episode? It felt slightly off to me, but I’m still trying to figure out whether or not that’s deliberate. On the one hand, I want it to be deliberately awkward. I think that makes sense, seeing as how the shift in Booth and Brennan’s dynamic would cause ripples of effects throughout an episode. And if it’s not deliberate, than I’d have to admit that maybe it just wasn’t as good. Let’s go with deliberate! And let’s get to the discussion!

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BONES: ‘The Body and the Bounty’



It’s that time of year again, BONES fans: our last episode before the Fox baseball break. So we’ve got to make this one count!

Before we get to a breakdown of “The Body and the Bounty,” I want to bring two quotes from this episode up to the forefront of the discussion.The first is from Bunsen Jude, The Science Dude (played A-MAAAA-ZINGly by David Alan Grier) to Brennan: “If at first you don’t succeed, you pick yourself up, and ignoring all the doomsayers and mopey-dopes, you try again.”

The second quote is from the second bounty hunter to Booth, “It’s the thrill of the chase, right?”

Was anyone else as encouraged by those as I was? Though on the surface the lines appear to be case-related, in my opinion they spoke right to the heart for both Brennan and Booth. They may never admit it, or put them into context of their relationship, but I feel we can do that. Brennan can try again; Booth can be intrigued by that chase again. What do you think? What OTHER lines were meaningful to you? Before we get to that, let’s take a look at what went down…

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BONES: ‘The Maggots in the Meathead’

Yo, yo, yo, BONES pals! I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this JERSEY SHORE-inspired episode, but I have to admit that I liked this case. How about you?

Once again, the writers thread the personal lives of the characters alongside the criminal action. “Irony” is a theme this season… and it’s ironic that just as Brennan may have been ready to pursue a relationship with Booth beyond “just partners,” he’s with Hannah, and it’s ironic that Brennan is so intuitive about Hannah but misses that she’s been watching MTV and not an actual documentary.

Were you as surprised by the killer as I was? And how did you feel about the last scene? There’s a lot to discuss, so let’s break it down!

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WAREHOUSE 13 Renewed For a Third Season

WAREHOUSE 13 fans, 2011 just got a lot more exciting. After weeks of rumors, Syfy has announced that they will in fact order a 13-episode third season of the series as The Hollywood Reporter first told us.

“Jack Kenny’s superlative leadership and the incredible talent of his cast and crew delivered an outstanding second season of WAREHOUSE 13,” said Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Programming, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, in a statement. By bringing Kenny back for the third season, it seems the network is also committed to ensuring that the show we love will at its core remain a fun, scientific, family show with heart and intense action.

According to WH 13 star Eddie McClintock — who jumped on Twitter last night to celebrate the news — filming will probably begin in February.

So fire up your Farnsworths and turn on those Teslas and be sure to comment below about how pleased you are to know that Pete, Myka, Artie, Claudia and a brand new batch of artifacts will be on our TV screens next year!

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