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Bones walks a couple of steps in Booth’s shoes

'Bones' has finally gotten around to replacing Vincent Nigel-Murray. Does Finn Abernathy live up to his predecessor?

- Season 7, Episode 2 - "The Hot Dog in the Competition"

It seems like it was just a couple of episodes ago that the Jeffersonian lost one of my favorite interns, Vincent Nigel-Murray (that’s probably because, chronologically, it has only been a couple of episodes). There was no doubt in my mind that Bones would eventually get around to filling his position in the rotation of “squinterns” that assists Dr. Brennan. I’m just not sure I liked how the new guy’s first day turned out. In other news, Bones still hasn’t worked out the whole “have to include my baby-daddy in my new life” thing just yet.

Finn Abernathy had an interesting start at the Jeffersonian. On one hand, he was incredibly impressive. It is a rare feat to impress Dr. Temperance Brennan on your first time at bat. Even more so when you consider that he is self-taught. The other hand has nothing to do with his questionable past (a matter that Bones dealt with in her direct way, something her co-workers should have tried much earlier in the process). No, what bothered me about young Mr. Abernathy was his complete disregard for the second chance that he had been given by the Jeffersonian in the first place. You’d think that he would have the presence of mind to take off the ratty ball cap when she showed up to work that day? I’m just saying … maybe, after you realize what the dress code is, but on the first day?

I’m sure the “seeing things from your partner’s perspective” was supposed to be for laughs – and eventually teach Bones the lesson that she has to include Booth in important baby moments. Other than a very pregnant Bones tackling the hot dog company representative, the whole exercise fell flat for me. The more serious, emotional lesson had much more relevance as far as I was concerned. For these two people to be successful at taking their relationship to the next level, both will need to make sacrifices. In Bones’ case, it will be realizing that she has to expand her thinking to include Booth. He has some changing to do first, but I will worry about that once he’s remembered that he is already a father.

Notes & Quotes

  • “Dr. Brennan, are you sure you don’t want a chair? The way you’re squatting, I’m worried that little guy in there is just going to drop right out.” – Hodgins
    “Thank you, but my uterus and cervical plug are quite healthy. Also, I’m not having a boy … it’s a girl.” – Bones
  • “Ultrasounds are poorly pixelated and in black and white – you only like movies that are in color.” – Bones
    “I would have loved this movie. It would have been my favorite movie of all time.” – Booth
  • I have seen some gross, gross thing on Bones in the past, but I have to say that the snake slithering out of the body might top the list.

    

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4 Responses to “Bones walks a couple of steps in Booth’s shoes”

November 11, 2011 at 4:19 PM

This guy is awful!! Has he ever even been to North Carolina? I am from North Carolina and he doesn’t even sound like he is Northcarolinian at ALL. And just because he is a North Carolinian, doesn’t mean he’s a hick who can’t even take his Carolina Mudcats hat off when he is at work!

November 11, 2011 at 5:49 PM

Seconded! Born in Kinston, parents live at Lame Gaston … And trust me, I know when it is and is not appropriate to wear a ball ap.

November 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM

ARGH … Stupid iPhone keyboard. LAKE Gaston (and “ball cap”).

November 11, 2011 at 11:42 PM

I’m Georgia born and raised, and I currently live in South Carolina. I have very little accent, and what little one I do have only appears on a few words or if I’m very upset. (This is what I’ve been told by friends who live up North and on the West Coast.)

And even those few people who do have the deeper accents don’t use those idiotic colloquialisms, not even in the deep hills of Tennessee. (My ex-husband’s family lived in backwoods TN…their accents were very deep, although different from a Hollywood portrayal, than many other places in the South, however, and they used the word ‘yens’ instead of y’all.)

This is the biggest problem I have with the show “Hart of Dixie,” too.

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