new bones sneaks: who says it better–max or pops?
i want to punch him, too, sometimes. // fox promotional photo
There are some new sneak peeks out from Thursday’s Bones, “The Foot in the Foreclosure,” and they’re pretty much what you’d expect from an episode featuring Booth’s grandfather. Videos and spoilers under the cut!
Booth’s grandpa, whom he affectionately calls “Pops,” makes it very clear that his grandson’s got “a keeper” on his hands, and he needn’t be stupid about making it happen with the bone doctor. Furthermore, when Booth reiterates that there’s nothing between him and his partner, Pops retorts with, “Are you gay?” This sentiment echoes what we heard from one Max Keenan in season four when he practically gave Booth permission to sleep with Brennan.
My question is–why do people only grill Booth about what’s going on between him and Bones? If you’ve read spoilers, you know that Pops later hints to Brennan that she, too, has a keeper in her midst, but it’s merely a soft suggestion–an intimation, if you will. We know that Brennan neither understands nor appreciates subtlety; why isn’t anyone flat-out asking her why she’s not with Booth? Even Angela, who we usually consider pretty forward, will only poke Brennan a little about her relationship with Booth.
The final two sneaks are also interesting–one is of Brennan and Booth discovering the victim of the week, whose corpse has been burned to ash. (The suspect: a cosmonaut in shadow form. Fringe joke, anyone? Anyone?) It seems like an interesting case, relatively speaking. Things are usually a little more fun when the case comes with new forensic parameters. Of course we’re not really that interested in the case, and the best sneak is of Booth and Brennan (and tagalong Pops) heading to meet a suspect at a strip club. While the whole “Pops is enjoying the dancing” thing is a little cringe-worthy, it’s typical Bones adorable-face when Booth tells a questioning stripper that, yes, indeed, he’s with Bones. He even puts his arm around her to prove it–and, oh, you can tell neither one of them really minds.
