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If Bones was not a show but the real world, Dr. Temperance Brennan could be the new President as of today

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While watching the birthday episode, it felt like I was watching Emily instead of Brennan at some points. She really seemed to be enjoying herself and gave off a very relaxed vibe, especially in the car scene and the ending. It also was so good to see Ryan O'Neal again, I've really missed Max. I'm not looking forward to the obvious direction his storyline is going, but at the same time I can't wait for it because I love Brennan/Max scenes and I bet it's going to be a beautiful but very sad part of this last season.

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Hit me like an explosion

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“That’s why I borrowed Hodgins’ laser-cutter.  It’s sort of old-school Star Wars, but it’s the best way to cut through plastic.”

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Oh my God. Fox released pictures for episode 11x14 and now that certain section of the fandom is vowing to skip that episode because (They Assume) that Booth isn’t in it or barely in it.

Save me from hysterical people who have the patience of a pissant. For Gods sake watch the show and quit jumping to conclusions.

This hysteria is getting old. Every year it’s the same. Booth or Brennan aren’t in enough scenes. They don’t love each other anymore. David or Emily are being sidelined. The chemistry is gone. Blah Blah Blah

David and Emily are in this until the end. Their chemistry as Booth and Brennan is still hot but tempered with sweet. That is what a loving adult relationship looks like.

David and Emily are producers and have a say about their characters. They’re fine with the story lines and no one is being sidelined.

Hey, if you hate the direction the show is taking please quit watching the show. Why torture yourself and those of us who love the show. Be an adult for once and move on to something else and let the rest of us fangirl / fanboy to our hearts content.

I realize I’m going to lose followers for this but really the whining and threats are becoming unbearable.

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Agreed.  I saw some of those too. Just shaking my head in disbelief. Maybe someone should tell them that Yep, Hodgins got up out of his wheelchair and shot Booth so he’s no longer in the show, and then Brennan ran off with Aubrey and….  Oh, wait - they’d probably believe it!  :)

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I can’t wait to see Brennan and Aubrey working a case together again! I really want to say something about those weirdly agressive people that have their opinions made up before actually seeing the episode, but I won’t because

Oh well, haters gonna hate. I’m just going to enjoy every episode that we have left of this great ride called Bones until denial won’t help anymore and it’s really over.

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Dr. Hodgins will watch his son grow up, thanks to you.

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kathyreichs Meeting of the minds.  World's greatest director, Jeannot Szwarc.  #Bones Oh we remember Jeannot ;)

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Brennan/Emily cut a chunk off her hair in season 6 and did the same in season 10, resulting in...

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One of the general frustrations of some fans is that Brennan never wanted to get married or have kids, but eventually ends up with a ring on her finger and the pitter patter of now two pairs of little feet on the floor. I’m not one of them. Someone can change their beliefs at any point in their lives because the path they’ve ended up on has brought them different insights, wishes and dreams than what they had thought years before.

I think Brennan was already changing her mind on those subjects years ago. After all, we saw in Booth’s coma dream that they were married and Brennan told Booth that she was pregnant, and who wrote what was influencing Booth’s dream?

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Whether that was the plan all along (which I believe it was, since they clearly always wanted to get B&B together and wrote Booth to be the guy who wants to be married and have a family…), I don’t really think of it as “change”, more like Brennan becoming less scared to want those things again. Because in The Lady On The List, Brennan had those dream wedding dress from when she was 8 years old, telling us that at some point of her life, she wanted it. But after what happened with her parents and brother, she decided she doesn’t want any of that because she was afraid to have it and then lose it, and hurt people. That’s basically the story they’ve been telling from day one, IMO. It’s perfectly okay to genuinely not want to have kids or get married, of course. That being said, do I believe Brennan was one of those people? No, I don’t. Sure, it’s a matter of interpretation but from the way Emily played her scenes, from her facial expressions, my interpretation is that she didn’t say she doesn’t want to have kids or get married because she genuinely didn’t want it. From my POV, she found rational reasons why it’s better to not have either, but deep down she wished she could have it. And then came Booth, and Angela, and other people in her lab who became her family, and she re-united with her father and brother, and she had people people who cared for her and loved her, who stayed with her, with that came more stability, and slowly, she started trusting people and herself, and 11 years later, here we are, Brennan is married to Booth and they have two kids, and personally, I find that to be a 100% natural progression.

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You can see Brennan’s very subtle evolution over time. With both marriage and kids. The changes were sometimes imperceptible. That’s what I love so much about this character though. We’ve been able to see how her experiences have shaped and changed her. But she’s still the same person at the core. Some people genuinely do not want marriage and kids. And that’s 100% more than okay. But Brennan was actually just terrified. She was scared to love again. Scared to be loved again. Because in her experience, those who love her leave her. She could survive on her own. So that’s what she would do. But time and time again, Booth showed her that he wouldn’t leave her. Not really. Maybe sometimes in physical proximity. But he would always be there for her. Likely her fierce opposition to marriage slowly started to crumble. Her personal reasons against love and commitment weren’t holding up as well. By the time they get together, it’s completely believable and reflects where her character is at that time. All the experiences she’s had leading up to that moment helped her get there. And even when they get together–she’s still not completely sure of herself. It takes more love and reassurance. Time is the evidence here. I think it’s totally all within the realm of possibility for this character. Everyone changes over time. In different ways, but we all do. Brennan is completely thriving now. She has so much love to give and she’s finally free to share it without fear of rejection or abandonment. I mean it’s not all perfect. But she’s learned how to navigate the good and the bad. She’s still sensible, rational, logical. Still the genius Dr. Brennan. She still gets the utmost satisfaction from her work. But she’s also living a life she dreamed about as a child. A dream that was stolen from her when she was 15. But a dream that friends and loved ones helped her rebuild again as an adult. Anyway, those who think it’s all not believable…I just don’t get it. 

She found her reason. 

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Thank you both for your responses, I  love talking about this subject because I definitely agree with you and I can’t understand why people would say she’s still the cold doctor she was in the beginning. And even then, she wasn’t the cold doctor.

You are right, she’s always wanted it and what has happened in her past made her decide not to want it during that time. I called it ‘changing her mind’ because when she started to realise it was becoming a possibility again for her, she decided to put that wish/dream back on the table and eventually made it come true.  

Maybe it’s a language barrier because English is not my native language, but your explanations are more subtle and explain my line better about how the path someone’s on can bring different dreams than what they had thought years before (or in Brennan’s case, bring back wishes that were safely put away) , so thanks for that!

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One of the general frustrations of some fans is that Brennan never wanted to get married or have kids, but eventually ends up with a ring on her finger and the pitter patter of now two pairs of little feet on the floor. I’m not one of them. Someone can change their beliefs at any point in their lives because the path they’ve ended up on has brought them different insights, wishes and dreams than what they had thought years before.

I think Brennan was already changing her mind on those subjects years ago. After all, we saw in Booth’s coma dream that they were married and Brennan told Booth that she was pregnant, and who wrote what was influencing Booth’s dream?

Exactly.

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This episode will always be in my lists of favorite episodes/scenes/guest roles etc.

I love this bit. In the episode Brennan starts out old school cold, treating the girl as evidence and possible perp, but she makes a complete turn after she learns this is the actual victim and her story has similarities to her own. And that’s when her loyalty, fierce fighting spirit and dedication kick in to make sure the truth gets out there, and that the girl gets the family and love that Brennan never got to have when she was that age.

It’s Brennan’s chance to make right for this girl what has been done wrong to her when she was that little girl, to tell her what she would have wanted to hear all those years ago. And she takes that chance with her whole being.

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I just love this bit between Emily and Ralph. And call me crazy, but I can’t help thinking it wasn’t Brennan but actually Emily interacting with her own baby. The way she’s rubbing her bump as if to get a reaction and how Ralph suddenly looks at her (okay, he was an actor, but still) like he just felt a real kick. And then she’s listening to Pops and looking at Booth, but it’s like she‘s off in a whole other world with just her and the baby while she keeps touching her bump. Not the best way to describe it probably, but this’ll have to do :)

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So according to this app I use to keep track of my watched shows, the return date for Bones is March 25th my time, so March 24th US time. Has anyone heard anything about a date yet?

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I’ve seen more people asking about this date but I believe this is their guess or a mistake because that’s when S10 returned last spring and I highly doubt the app would have this year’s real return date before sites like TV line/TV insider.

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I use different apps on different devices and they use this date, but your TV Line/TV insider reason also went through my head which is why I thought I'd ask the fandom :) Thanks for your response and if this is not the real date, then let's hope FOX brings some light into this darkness called hiatus soon!