Well, I for one am glad you posted the link to your reaction post at bones_ga, otherwise I wouldn't have known it existed *g* It was a very interesting read, and raises plenty of points to consider
I agree with most of what you said.....yes, yes, you can hear a caveat, LOL I am not so sure about the part where you say that DB's life might be seeping into the character. I'm not saying it's not, just that it's probably too early to tell. I totally agree with you that Booth felt slightly off-kilter here, but that would make sense character-wise. He just came back from war (I'm completely with you on the PTSD thing btw) and he's left the woman he's in love with behind. Not only that, but he's meeting with the one who's totally broken his heart not even a year ago. There's this sense that he doesn't quite know where he stands/should be standing in the order of things professionally (the discussion about the lynchpin, the mixed messages he sends re: Brennan staying or going back to the Maluku Islands, and therefore whether or not their partnership still stands, etc.) and emotionally - can he really be around the woman he knows, in his heart of hearts, is The One and still move on regardless? I think it's only right that he seemed tensed and apprehensive throughout the episode
PS: I've only watched it in full once, and early this morning at that (living in Europe and all that :p) so I may see what you did more upon rewatching ;-)
PS2: Can I link to you when I post my own reaction post (I'd expect tonight or sometime tomorrow)?
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Date: 2010-09-24 06:53 pm (UTC)I agree with most of what you said.....yes, yes, you can hear a caveat, LOL I am not so sure about the part where you say that DB's life might be seeping into the character. I'm not saying it's not, just that it's probably too early to tell. I totally agree with you that Booth felt slightly off-kilter here, but that would make sense character-wise. He just came back from war (I'm completely with you on the PTSD thing btw) and he's left the woman he's in love with behind. Not only that, but he's meeting with the one who's totally broken his heart not even a year ago. There's this sense that he doesn't quite know where he stands/should be standing in the order of things professionally (the discussion about the lynchpin, the mixed messages he sends re: Brennan staying or going back to the Maluku Islands, and therefore whether or not their partnership still stands, etc.) and emotionally - can he really be around the woman he knows, in his heart of hearts, is The One and still move on regardless? I think it's only right that he seemed tensed and apprehensive throughout the episode
PS: I've only watched it in full once, and early this morning at that (living in Europe and all that :p) so I may see what you did more upon rewatching ;-)
PS2: Can I link to you when I post my own reaction post (I'd expect tonight or sometime tomorrow)?