Before I get into the one show I watched last night, I want to point you in the direction of Hey! Nielsen’s Fall Preview. They asked some of the top TV critics and bloggers, including yours truly (so, your definition of top may vary!), to rate the new shows for the fall season as well as share a few comments. If you’re still not sure about what new shows you’re going to be watching, reading through the feedback may be helpful.

So! Bones was new the other night and we got two full hours! Maybe I’m easy but I kinda loved it. And it’s true that I’m just not all that picky when it comes to this show. All I want is a semi-decent case of the week, lots of humor, and some light flirting between Booth and Brennan. As long as those elements are present, I’m happy. Needless to say, I was ecstatic last night. Even though I’m more convinced than ever that DB is a kook. But a lovable one so you can’t help but adore him.

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I think it’s important to point out that these two episodes were intended to be taped and aired last season and, while that wasn’t too obvious, having them air now did affect some of the storylines. Namely Angela and Hodgins. Their whole storyline felt off. Some of that may be my annoyance at seeing them break up because I like them together and I don’t think we need them to break up to add any extra drama to the show. However, I also felt like Angela’s reaction to her husband/ex. I actually think it’s in keeping with Angela’s personality that she kisses him so freely. What I don’t get is how we got from her not remembering she was married to her suddenly recalling everything about the guy. Wha-wha-what?!

As for the break up… was that really necessary? Also, why do characters always do stupid things like expect other people to be ideal? I don’t honestly believe their reactions indicate a lack of trust from either of them. Even when you’ve broken up with someone and you love someone else, there’s a certain sense of possessiveness there. Especially when it’s someone else close to you getting involved with that person. Angela was just being human. And Hodgins, well of course it wasn’t about not trusting Angela. It was about not being as assure of himself as he wanted her to believe. In fact, I’d say his reactions before that moment should have made her wonder. It’s not about not trust, it’s about fear. I might be able to buy that Hodgins would get caught up in the “logic” but Angela is usually the one who understands humanity a bit more.

Of course, we got some great stuff out of Grayson showing up. Loved everything about Cam’s reaction from her inability to look away to it driving her to Sweets for advice. I kinda love Sweets so I like it that he’s getting to interact more with the others now. I even loved the other (temporary Zach) guy and how uncomfortable it all made him. It would have been fun to have him as a reluctant new member of the family but I also liked that they are having fun with these temporary folks. So, ignoring the break up stuff, I liked what they did with the folks who didn’t get to go to the UK for filming.

Speaking of filming in England, Booth’s initial reaction to everything being different than what he’s used to was hilarious. I’m not sure it makes sense, character-wise, since he’s done so much that I don’t quite believe it’d all be so foreign to him. But his little hissyfit was probably worth handwaving that logic. And, of course, it was great that Brennan never got out of the car and mostly ignored him. Those two kill me!

I was a little sad that they got rid of Dr. Ian so fast. I kinda liked him. I like that Booth is the one who gets bothered by the idea of him being a womanizer whereas the only reason Brennan didn’t give in to her urges was to appease Booth. Still, I would have liked for Ian to exist out there somewhere so that I could happily contemplate the possibility of him showing up in the future. Alas… poor Dr. Ian, all that practice and he still wasn’t ready for the way he got screwed in the end.

Dr. Ian’s case of the week was much more interesting than the case during the first hour. Partly because the end of that first case wasn’t very satisfying. I know they don’t always get the bad guy but we do usually find out exactly what happened. Was it just a matter of bad acting? I got the distinct feeling that it was not the Duke who actually killed the girl. I know his butler stepped in to take the fall for him but I felt like we were actually cheated out of the real killer. Or did I just read that scene wrong? For a minute there I thought they were going to reveal that the son had overheard the truth and he was the one who lost it and killed her. Oh well. Having that second hour to immediately follow the first made it easier to overlook my annoyance at the way things ended. And that second case had lots of good twists and turns that I’m use to from this show.

Amusingly, when they showed the preview for the new episode next week, I got annoyed they were showing a rerun one week after the premiere. Then I realized that it wasn’t a rerun, it was the episode they gave us a sneak peek at during Comic Con. HA! Now I’m excited because what we got a look at was great and I’m eager to see the conclusion.