Bones isn’t cold, and her friends should know that!

Don’t let my name fool you, but I am a guy (If you don’t believe me, there’s a picture at the bottom of the post). Being a guy, there’s no way I’ve ever been able to fully comprehend the concept of the proverbial “biological clock ticking.” I have always wondered, though. Which pressure is greater: Biological or societal? I’m sure the biological pull to reproduce is great; but I have seen time and time again, the obnoxiousness that can be baby-related peer pressure. Bones has been exploring the art of baby making (no, not that part, get your mind out of the gutter), for a while now.

In the cold open, Booth was the perfect example of this. The pressure on women — and young families in general — to have kids must be phenomenal. Friends, though, should be friends, and not pressure each other. As we saw with Hodgins and Angela, young couples don’t need any more pressure. Brennan, though, will make an excellent mother, and it is understandable for Booth to want to see his friend evolve into the new role.

I have always liked episodes that deal with Brennan’s experience as a foster child. I wouldn’t go as far to call her cold (as she chastised Sweets for), but neither is she an open, loving person. Her backstory, especially in early seasons as the audience got to know the character better, is what humanizes her. Bones has always been able to connect better when she has some emotional skin the game … That might be an obvious statement to make, but, in her case, it is one of the few times she is able to connect (setting aside, obviously, relationships that she’s developed over time).

This is the Temperance “Bones” Brennan that I love. She doesn’t need to defend herself, especially to her friends. She’s not cold. Because of everything she experienced as a child, she cannot easily connect with people. That’s not so crazy, and it is what defines her as a character.. This is the Brennan that pledges to find Amy’s real parents, the Brennan that has dedicated her life to giving the unknown dead their identities back. The one that has worked with her partner for six years to catch the guilty. This is the Brennan that makes this show what it is.

Be sure to check back tomorrow here at CliqueClack; my latest May Spoilers post will take a look at the rumors surrounding the Bones finale.

Notes & Quotes

• “Please Bones, I tell you what.  When you get a good luck at that pudgy little baby face, your hormones are going to go wacko. And before you know … BANG! Bumba Bones!” – Booth
  “That’s not how it happens, Booth.” – Bones
  “I think that’s how it works [smiling]” – Booth
• I actually thought “Deaf mute” was the appropriate term, but I guess I’ll start using “Deaf and uncommunicative.”
• “And who are you?” – Meachum
  “Dr. Brennan is the best forensic anthropologist in the country.” – Caroline
  “World.” – Bones
• The idea that sign language can have an accent or dialect? Pretty cool when you think about it.
• I’m a bit ashamed I had to look up who played the father, but yep … it was Sean O’Bryan of Persons Unknown “fame.”
• “I know how it feels not to trust anyone. People lie … but bones always tell the truth.” – Bones
• “OK … Baby! Oh … OK … BABY! OK … OK … BABY!” – Hodgins
  “According to the birthing class,  that is so not how you’re supposed to react right now.” – Angela

Clacked by Ivey West
on May 05, 2011 @ 23:13 EST5EDT