I am only at uni one more week yet still have 4 assignments to go, hate everything
Today I received an email from mistakency quoting two things I sent to her in an email right after the season 5 finale a year ago.
1. A lot of fans also throw out "I survived The X-Files, I can survive this!" and although I love the XF and Mulder/Scully, is that really want they want Bones to be? Because I certainly don't.
2. Also when Booth and Brennan do finally get together I think I will have an actual heart attack. I just hope that heart attack is sooner rather than later.
Jen's comment to number 2: "LOLOLOL this makes me laugh so hard because canonically we will never have those heart attacks." I don't think I will ever recover from this, guys. All these years of caring so much and they threw it away and worse than that, I bet all the shippers will be like "oh my god that episode was amazing" and Hart Hanson's will sit there all puffed up and pompous thinking he's done the most amazing thing and he will have NO IDEA what he has taken away from fans. I hate that he doesn't seem to realise that he got them together in the most cowardly way he could have. It's HH's way of taking a risk without actually taking any risk at all. I recommend you all read dudski's post here about the episode and how they sacrificed the story for shock value and how disappointing that is (there's some positive stuff in there too, though!)
It's almost funny (it's not funny) how every single worst case scenario Jen and I thought of after s5 came true in s6. When I said that thing above about the X-Files I was really referring to how long it took Mulder and Scully to get together and how I didn't want Bones to do that. But in all of my daydreams when I imagined the best and worst ways Booth and Brennan could get together, them NOT ACTUALLY SHOWING A SINGLE SECOND OF ANY OF IT never entered my consciousness.
Ignoring the failings of season 6 as a whole (because tbh I am just ready to leave this season behind forever and move on) this episode was abysmal. I was so bored for every second. The case was LITERALLY (Chris Traeger voice) the worst (he killed him because ... he didn't wash his feet? SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!) Booth and Brennan sucked, the thing with Max was so fucking awkward, I hated all those bowling alley characters, and Cam and Sweets may as well have not bothered showing up. Thank god for Angela and Hodgins, but still the way they were trying to tie that in with the case was awful! Booth and Brennan basically didn't even acknowledge each other all episode, and then that ending. I will say again and forever: I LIKED THAT BRENNAN DIDN'T WANT TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS. Every single female on tv wants those things, and it was nice in the earlier seasons that they adapted to see each others POV on various topics and respected each others differences. Now it is like Booth is teaching her how to be "normal" and adapt to what he wants her to be and I HATE IT and THEY DIDN'T EVEN SHOW THEM HAVE SEX which is not even my main concern! I want to know about whether it was a one time thing or not! If not, why were they so fucking awkward with each other? If it is a one time thing, what does that mean for them? Are they even together? I just really hate that I feel like they've jumped to the end of the story when there was so many amazing possibilities they could have explored in the middle. I actually feel like crying when I think of everything that's been taken away from us.
But as I said to shimmeryshine, the kid is totally going to be a girl and if next season is about them adapting to the idea of having a kid together and her awkwardness in a relationship and fears of her being a mom I will be so on board. BASICALLY IT JUST NEEDS TO BE THE EXACT PLOT OF THAT DAYGLOPARKER FIC WHERE THEY HAVE A BABY. MAYBE BONES SEASON 6 CAN BE LIKE HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER SEASON 5 AND WE CAN ALL FORGET IT EXISTS AND NEXT SEASON THEY CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE EVERYTHING TO MAKE ME LOVE IT AGAIN.
In other television news, I STILL HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION 3X13/3X14. BEST EPISODES OF ANY SHOW THIS YEAR, Y/Y? I don't think I have ever been so thrilled by the emotional weight of a comedy show before. And they managed to still be hilarious. Looooooved them, and the final two episodes as well, I was on the floor crying with laughter during this scene. I still can't talk about Castle yet except to say that I loved it, it broke me, and I am so excited for season 4 I can barely contain myself. The quote from tv guide sums up everything for me: "When it comes to the art of storytelling, the Castle team has not only set the bar, they have become the bar."
