carijuneowens Reviews

Bones: The Gamer in the Grease (2009) Season 5, Episode 9

Brennan was a bit sloppy in this episode....

[21 October 2020]

For as methodical, logical and evidence driven Dr. Brennan is, she made some major assumptions in this episode. I can accept evidence of De Quervane's Tenosinovitis(?) markers on the bones but she assumed the victim was in too much pain to have played the record-setting game. The only one who could have told her what his pain level was was a pile of bones on her table. She assumed he didn't have the range of motion to have played the game. Since tendons are soft tissue (out of her area of expertise) she couldn't have known by examining the bones. Also, range of motion decreases as the condition worsens, so she also assumed the length of time he suffered from it. And last, she assumed he didn't have the surgery and subsequent physical therapy to restore range of motion, Yes, she could have spoken to his doctor but that's doubtful because the doctor would have cited HIPAA laws to keep the information confidential. For a character that's as evidence driven as Dr. Brennan, she drew conclusions that had little to no evidence backing them.

As a side note, I know this because I suffer from De Quervane's.

Leverage: The Cross My Heart Job (2011) Season 4, Episode 9

Good episode but...

[7/10 · 4 September 2020]

This is a good episode but a few not so minor gripes. First, the National Weather Service doesn't have an office in Cincinnati. The NSW office that would issue a tornado warning for Cincinnati is in Wilmington, Ohio, Second, all planes, regardless of origin or destination are required to have one hour of reserve fuel. The plane Hardison lands at the airport would therefore have had plenty to be diverted to Dayton, Ohio. Third, no pilot would demand clearance to land at an airport under an active tornado warning. There are other minor quibbles I have about the episode but those are the ones that stand out.