Sure, feel free to link this! I generally don't write in my LJ anymore, but this felt like it had to be written. The DB part is purely speculation on my part, but have you noticed that they weren't seen together after Comic-Con? I find that rather odd. And while I admire his dedication to his family and making things work, I also miss the banter that ED and DB had behind the scenes.

Also, I think you're totally on the mark with Booth's character:

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