The detective and science work begins as Booth (David Boreanaz) delivers a fridge to the team complete with a well decomposed body. Meanwhile Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is surprised by the arrival in the lab of her old professor, who is also her old flame.
The relationship is quickly rekindled, however Brennan unwittingly discloses key details of the investigation to to her beau only to find he is the expert for the defence in the same case.
The story itself is a little bit of a slow burner and fails to really hit home until the court scenes where Brennan as predicted comes over very much as a knowledgeable but very cold and analytical technogeek, whereas the defence expert wins over the jury with his smile.
It is only with Booths intervention with the lawyers who are pursuaded to question Brennan's motivations to find out the truth that finally win the day, an act that initially appears to cross an unwritten line but helps with the opening up of her public emotions.
As noted this is a bit of a slow burning episode that really only gets hot in the last 10 minutes when Brennan is forced to open up on public. It may not rank highly in the list of top Bones episodes but it is an important moment.
Unfortunately because the main action is less than engrossing its difficult to award top marks despite there being nothing majorly wrong (other than the obviously slimy (ex)lover). Still it does work well overall and the ending moves the characters and their relationships forwards a step.
So not great, but we'll worth an 8¡
The relationship is quickly rekindled, however Brennan unwittingly discloses key details of the investigation to to her beau only to find he is the expert for the defence in the same case.
The story itself is a little bit of a slow burner and fails to really hit home until the court scenes where Brennan as predicted comes over very much as a knowledgeable but very cold and analytical technogeek, whereas the defence expert wins over the jury with his smile.
It is only with Booths intervention with the lawyers who are pursuaded to question Brennan's motivations to find out the truth that finally win the day, an act that initially appears to cross an unwritten line but helps with the opening up of her public emotions.
As noted this is a bit of a slow burning episode that really only gets hot in the last 10 minutes when Brennan is forced to open up on public. It may not rank highly in the list of top Bones episodes but it is an important moment.
Unfortunately because the main action is less than engrossing its difficult to award top marks despite there being nothing majorly wrong (other than the obviously slimy (ex)lover). Still it does work well overall and the ending moves the characters and their relationships forwards a step.
So not great, but we'll worth an 8¡