"You are horrible child!!"
THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE SEASON FINALE - AIRING TONIGHT IN THE US.
Bones, 6x23: The Change In The Game
Okay before I get to that, I realize I never commented on last week's episode. Suffice it to say, I wept. And it seemed heavily implied, to me, that Booth and Brennan had indeed had the sex. (This sentence, lulz.) On the one hand, I feel a little shortchanged: seems cheap to skip on those follow-up conversations altogether. On the other hand, I can see how it might be tricky to fit into such a tragic episode. BUT GUESS WHAT WRITERS? THAT IS WHAT YOU GET PAID TO DEAL WITH. lol, my unresolved disappoint. :/
I really liked Vincent Nigel-Murray. The stories every one mentioned as they reminisced were lovely, but my favorite bit was when Hodgins told Angela that, when Vincent found out about the odds of their baby being born blind, he gave Hodgins a whole list of things that had a one-in-four chance of happening. THAT MAKES ME CRY ALL OVER AGAIN JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. That's just so telling of his character, like of course he would, and omg Vincent. It was a wonderful line (see writers, you can do it) and I will miss the character for sure.
And can Tina Majorino be back? I'm assuming the main reason she was brought in on this episode was to leave a door open when Brennan has to sit out on some field-work investigations. Anyway I thought she did a great job and I'd be happy to see her again.
Now for the finale per se. LOL THESE TRIALS to even get ahold of it, but anyway. My overall thoughts?
I mean it was a funny episode, incredibly touching also with the baby's birth (AND, OKAY, ALL OF THE AWARDS FOR TJ THYNE, ALRIGHT? ALL OF THE AWARDS. HE WAS CONSISTENTLY FANTASTIC ALL-SEASON LONG) whom they named after Vincent - my infinite creys - and I paid special attention to Brennan throughout the whole thing because I was spoiled for the ending. 'Cause yeah, that ending.
LOL, when I read about it last night, my initial thought was that the person who posted it was trolling. I laughed and laughed, and quickly figured they weren't yanking any chains. And I mean, WHAT, OKAY, IS THIS EVEN. What a bombshell. I don't have much of a problem with it story-wise, as Brennan's wanted to be a mother for years and has especially done a lot of thinking with regards to her own mortality and romantic commitments over this past season, and through these last two episodes you could tell motherhood was on her mind. But I still feel like we were owed THE SCENE, you know? You so do know. Everybody knows.
So, idk. Good eppy, good season, and LOL AT THE EPIC SPAZZING ALL OVER FANDOM. I love how Hart Hanson seems forever intent on ignoring sensibility and when people yell at him, as they again inevitably will, he's forever like
Heh, I kind of love him for that, to be honest. It's unnerving, but it's damn funny as well. #kanyeshrug
Okay and now, there's been some shocking events in House fandom recently, chief amongst which: this last episode has been LEGIT QUALITY. Yeah, I was shocked. Also, the Lisa Edelstein thing.
House, 7x22: After Hours
Okay, greatest surprise: I never really got how people shipped Chase/Thirteen so vehemently before, but BOY DO I EVER NOW. Holy shit, the hotness. And after that last montage scene with the Bon Iver song and everything, I was almost ready to declare them my OTP 4 LYFE!!!1! All of a sudden the pairing makes a tremendous amount of sense, and HELL YEAH I CAN DIG IT.
Of course it was followed by classic, and also kind of really fucking sad House/Wilson so all's right with the world again. I don't think I can even express accurately the depth of my love for Wilson. IT IS PATHETIC OKAY, I KNOW THAT. And you know what? House is a frakking idiot and ugh, it breaks my heart every time.
Oh, and LOL TAUB. Kutner is probably rolling in his grave, weeping for you. lol remember Kutner? ;_;
Anyway, my grip on this fandom is so loose I thought maybe this episode was the season finale. I wouldn't have minded, to be honest. So now we've all heard about Lisa Edelstein not returning next season, right? I was completely stunned when I found out. Look, I'm not one of those people who saw House/Cuddy as a legitimate possibility from the get-go, with all of the abuse he went out of his way to inflict on her, so I'm not gonna pretend that I ever was. But I loved Cuddy, especially in seasons 1-4. I even entertained the thought of Cuddy/Wilson at some point, lol. So I feel like I'll miss her, and the dynamics of the show will take a hit for sure, but at the same time also: I have been missing her for seasons already.
I don't know, I guess what I'm saying is that while I appreciate Lisa Edelstein's contribution to the show, Cuddy's is not a storyline I'm too sad to see cut.
People are predicting season 8 will be the show's last, and for the time being I tend to agree with that assessment, although in the interest of full disclosure I should also say my bias probably has a lot to do with this. I dream of a network bold enough to explore characters' sexual fluidity on prime time, to have people desire people, but lol that'll never be FOX and I refuse to hold my breath for on-screen House/Wilson.
Is anything ever totally off the table with this writing staff? Who knows. I'd be lying if I said the thought didn't cross my mind that with Cuddy gone, perhaps House's happy slightly-less-miserable ending might lay with a certain boy wonder oncologist, but I choose to chase away these thoughts. They'll probably wind up killing him and/or making Lisa Edelstein an offer she can't refuse for a couple of guest appearances. Eh, we'll see.
LOL I AM SO JADED WITH THESE SHOWS/WRITERS. Time to go squee at pictures from the upfronts and/or play with screen captures and angsty song lyrics and overall feel like I'm 16 years old all over again.
Oh and I'm probably gonna be pimping this in any post that mentions TV, and uh, I have to say so far it's a lot of fun already seeing frontrunners emerge in nominations. :D
Alternate Primetime Emmy's!
The Outstanding Television Awards*
* As Elected By a Grossly Unrepresentative Portion of the Internet
Bones, 6x23: The Change In The Game
Okay before I get to that, I realize I never commented on last week's episode. Suffice it to say, I wept. And it seemed heavily implied, to me, that Booth and Brennan had indeed had the sex. (This sentence, lulz.) On the one hand, I feel a little shortchanged: seems cheap to skip on those follow-up conversations altogether. On the other hand, I can see how it might be tricky to fit into such a tragic episode. BUT GUESS WHAT WRITERS? THAT IS WHAT YOU GET PAID TO DEAL WITH. lol, my unresolved disappoint. :/
I really liked Vincent Nigel-Murray. The stories every one mentioned as they reminisced were lovely, but my favorite bit was when Hodgins told Angela that, when Vincent found out about the odds of their baby being born blind, he gave Hodgins a whole list of things that had a one-in-four chance of happening. THAT MAKES ME CRY ALL OVER AGAIN JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. That's just so telling of his character, like of course he would, and omg Vincent. It was a wonderful line (see writers, you can do it) and I will miss the character for sure.
And can Tina Majorino be back? I'm assuming the main reason she was brought in on this episode was to leave a door open when Brennan has to sit out on some field-work investigations. Anyway I thought she did a great job and I'd be happy to see her again.
Now for the finale per se. LOL THESE TRIALS to even get ahold of it, but anyway. My overall thoughts?
I mean it was a funny episode, incredibly touching also with the baby's birth (AND, OKAY, ALL OF THE AWARDS FOR TJ THYNE, ALRIGHT? ALL OF THE AWARDS. HE WAS CONSISTENTLY FANTASTIC ALL-SEASON LONG) whom they named after Vincent - my infinite creys - and I paid special attention to Brennan throughout the whole thing because I was spoiled for the ending. 'Cause yeah, that ending.
LOL, when I read about it last night, my initial thought was that the person who posted it was trolling. I laughed and laughed, and quickly figured they weren't yanking any chains. And I mean, WHAT, OKAY, IS THIS EVEN. What a bombshell. I don't have much of a problem with it story-wise, as Brennan's wanted to be a mother for years and has especially done a lot of thinking with regards to her own mortality and romantic commitments over this past season, and through these last two episodes you could tell motherhood was on her mind. But I still feel like we were owed THE SCENE, you know? You so do know. Everybody knows.
So, idk. Good eppy, good season, and LOL AT THE EPIC SPAZZING ALL OVER FANDOM. I love how Hart Hanson seems forever intent on ignoring sensibility and when people yell at him, as they again inevitably will, he's forever like
Heh, I kind of love him for that, to be honest. It's unnerving, but it's damn funny as well. #kanyeshrug
Okay and now, there's been some shocking events in House fandom recently, chief amongst which: this last episode has been LEGIT QUALITY. Yeah, I was shocked. Also, the Lisa Edelstein thing.
House, 7x22: After Hours
Okay, greatest surprise: I never really got how people shipped Chase/Thirteen so vehemently before, but BOY DO I EVER NOW. Holy shit, the hotness. And after that last montage scene with the Bon Iver song and everything, I was almost ready to declare them my OTP 4 LYFE!!!1! All of a sudden the pairing makes a tremendous amount of sense, and HELL YEAH I CAN DIG IT.
Of course it was followed by classic, and also kind of really fucking sad House/Wilson so all's right with the world again. I don't think I can even express accurately the depth of my love for Wilson. IT IS PATHETIC OKAY, I KNOW THAT. And you know what? House is a frakking idiot and ugh, it breaks my heart every time.
Oh, and LOL TAUB. Kutner is probably rolling in his grave, weeping for you. lol remember Kutner? ;_;
Anyway, my grip on this fandom is so loose I thought maybe this episode was the season finale. I wouldn't have minded, to be honest. So now we've all heard about Lisa Edelstein not returning next season, right? I was completely stunned when I found out. Look, I'm not one of those people who saw House/Cuddy as a legitimate possibility from the get-go, with all of the abuse he went out of his way to inflict on her, so I'm not gonna pretend that I ever was. But I loved Cuddy, especially in seasons 1-4. I even entertained the thought of Cuddy/Wilson at some point, lol. So I feel like I'll miss her, and the dynamics of the show will take a hit for sure, but at the same time also: I have been missing her for seasons already.
I don't know, I guess what I'm saying is that while I appreciate Lisa Edelstein's contribution to the show, Cuddy's is not a storyline I'm too sad to see cut.
People are predicting season 8 will be the show's last, and for the time being I tend to agree with that assessment, although in the interest of full disclosure I should also say my bias probably has a lot to do with this. I dream of a network bold enough to explore characters' sexual fluidity on prime time, to have people desire people, but lol that'll never be FOX and I refuse to hold my breath for on-screen House/Wilson.
Is anything ever totally off the table with this writing staff? Who knows. I'd be lying if I said the thought didn't cross my mind that with Cuddy gone, perhaps House's happy slightly-less-miserable ending might lay with a certain boy wonder oncologist, but I choose to chase away these thoughts. They'll probably wind up killing him and/or making Lisa Edelstein an offer she can't refuse for a couple of guest appearances. Eh, we'll see.
LOL I AM SO JADED WITH THESE SHOWS/WRITERS. Time to go squee at pictures from the upfronts and/or play with screen captures and angsty song lyrics and overall feel like I'm 16 years old all over again.
Oh and I'm probably gonna be pimping this in any post that mentions TV, and uh, I have to say so far it's a lot of fun already seeing frontrunners emerge in nominations. :D
Alternate Primetime Emmy's!
The Outstanding Television Awards*
* As Elected By a Grossly Unrepresentative Portion of the Internet