Bones Fire in the Ice (2005–2017) Online

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Maybe it was just the fact that I hadn't gotten an all new "Bones" fix in weeks, and so out of sheer desperation and excitement for the show being back, I loved this episode. I think there was some serious developments in character, which is one of the things I love about the show.

Although, at first I was a little worried for all my hopes of dreams of B&B getting together (although, I don't expect it anytime soon - but still, as long as they are both single, I feel better about the eventual things that I hope will happen). Booth does his -slightly too obvious which only makes it more charming for some reason despite the egotism- kind of flirting with new FBI gal (who was Ursula from Super Troopers! Insert Laugh Here). And for a while I was thinking, "oh crap, they are giving Booth a relationship like they did with Brennan and Sully a while back, and I am not a happy viewer." But more on that later. We get some insight on Booth and his childhood (which we kind of learned when Jared showed up) and his relationship to and with his father. We also see the loyalty Hodgins and (in this episode) Wendell feel toward Booth ("We're Booth's people," said with immense pride). And, again, maybe it's just me, but I like when Sweets tries to figure out why B&B work and what makes them tick - so he tries, and as always, gets shut down, quickly.

And the laughs, people, it's always about they funny stuff. Ranging from Booth scratching his arm whilst in a cast with a pen and various other objects, then finally sawing off his cast himself so he can play hockey...all the way to...Hodgins scooping dead fish from a tank into a bag, then proceeding to hold up the bag (with a smile), and exasperatingly looking at Wendell to snap the Kodak moment. Plus, for those of you in the know, Bianca Lawson guest starts in this episode, which takes us back to the days of BTVS (Buffy), when BL guest starred as the other slayer, Kendra, who tried to kill Angel (aka Mr. Boreanez). It's good times all around.

And of course, the moments that whet our appetite at the oh-so-filled potential relationship between B&B. Bones is the one standing over Booth when he comes to after being knocked unconscious, and he then makes her take him home and get him soup (from "Mama" at the restaurant), and finally, a moment that forces them to hold hands - ice skating...where Booth says, "Forget about Agent Perotta...I'll never leave you." I'm left feeling...somewhat vindicated. B&B can't fight chemistry forever...

The slaying of a hockey player puts Booth on the hot seat, as he had heated words and one hell of a fistfight with the guy just hours before. Brennan of course insists that all of the rink ice be melted and sent back to her lab. Boreanz appears to do quite a bit of his own skating, by the way, and was pretty impressive. At one point, Booth is knocked unconscious and has the weirdest dream, which I am not going to spoil. Suffice it to say, the dream puts Booth on the right track to catching the killer. To some degree, one's tolerance for this episode will depend on how one feels about hockey. I grew up playing hockey, thanks to my Canadian-born dad, so I was fine with it.

This was another great episode. Hockey is a little too violent for my taste, and I don't like seeing Booth beat up on people, but the story was great.

A hockey player Booth beats up after he beat up on two of Booth's teammates is found dead, probably killed around the same time as the fight. So Booth takes himself off the case and works with another agent to solve the case, because Bones will work with no one but Booth. It was an interesting story which led to an interesting conclusion.

There's a pretty romantic scene at the end where Booth and Brennan skate together on the ice. Brennan gets pretty mushy with Booth, who promises her he'll never let her fall "on or off the ice."

You can't help but to love them!