FOX is playing with our emotions (as usual)

SPOILER WARNING: If you didn’t watch the season finale of House or have no idea what’s to take place during the season finale of Bones, then DO NOT read any further than this sentence. Should you do that your face may melt like that guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Let’s talk, FOX. And, why don’t you grab the writers and creators of House and Bones into this conversation as well, because they’re just as guilty. Here’s the thing: stop messing with our emotions! For weeks — nay, months — you’ve been promoting the culmination of romantic tensions between House and Cuddy on House, and Tempe and Seeley on Bones. You’ve even gone so far and to present previews where we’ve seen Huddy (House and Cuddy) in a passionate, spit-swapping embrace and Bones nakedly canoodling with Booth under the blankets.

This is what many fans have been wishing for both couples. Yet, they don’t seem to be true.

We already know that House and Cuddy’s little encounter was part of the good doctor’s continued descent into insanity (well, more insane than he usually is). And, although the creator of Bones is saying Booth and Bones’ season finale sex scene is not a dream or hallucination, it’s certainly shaping up to be something like a “what if” scenario that looks at an alternate version of the characters.

This begs the question of why, oh why, do you want us to think that these romances are finally coming to pass? Don’t you like us? I mean, we tune into your silly network each week so you can make the money you need to green light shows that you’ll cancel after a few episodes. We dial your phone numbers to vote performers off of American Idol that you promoted as the winner weeks before. Hell, we even tolerate the schedule merry-go-round that you start up each winter when AI and 24 return.

Needless to say, repayment is a bitch to us. So, do us a favor and, in the future, hold back on these little false teasers. If these two couples are eventually going to get together (and the jury is still out if either of these pairings is such a good idea), then let it be a surprise. Don’t promote it on Twitter, or with Ausiello, and don’t have conference calls with the producers so we can all speculate. Just. Let. It. Happen. I’m sure the response from both the fans and the press will be more favorable to you.

Clacked by Richard Keller
on May 13, 2009 @ 16:00 EST5EDT