This episode is about a Santa Claus "blowing himself up", and about all the sentimentality of Christmas, but in a very forced manner.
I rarely would criticize Cam's character. She is one of the smartest, if not the smartest character, in the series ... and gorgeous. She acts like a self-centered, selfish, mother who only wants to have Christmas with her daughter, no matter what the ramifications are. That is not the idea of Christmas. If my daughter asked me to allow her to enjoy Christmas in her own way, I would allow it ... because I love her, support her, in her way and mine. Cam, when she acts like a mother, is atrocious. There was some episode when she writes the essays for her daughter to get into college. The character, Cam, was not written well with her role as a parent/mother, the character, like in reality, couldn't handle it.
The writers' idea of Christmas was overwhelming. Fortunately, there is more flexibility and genuine thought behind it in real life.
Booth is an ass and condemns a radio operator. Again, the writers just went crazy to state an opinion, but against their usual methods. Bones continues, as always, to not understand American idiomatic expressions, no surprise there.
Max was the smartest character in the episode. He appeared to be one to instill the qualities of Christmas.
The jokes about Zooey looking like Bones' sister was hysterical.
Too much information, as always, that is ridiculous. Someone, perhaps Daisy, mentions that the victim's bones were used as projectiles, after already been stated. Duh.
Not the best episode. The following one, The X in the File, was one of the best.
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