Funny 'Bones'

One of the great things about Bones is its ability to cook up some of the most ridiculous situations and murders and make them work. This week, we watched Booth and Bones go on a double date social situation with their therapist. It was blatant taunting on the part of the writers to all of the viewers who want to see them together, and it should have come across as such, but it didn't! This show has so much charm, humor, and character that it can get away with scenes like this without anyone batting an eye. Better yet, it manages to make these scenes my favorites of the series. Take Booth and Bones at the ceramics studio. Booth's horse, Brennan's scientific answers for Sweets' girlfriend, and the it-had-to-happen clay fight kept me laughing throughout that well-played scene. You know what else makes me laugh? Irony. And you can't beat the irony of Sweets taking Booth and Brennan out to observe their interaction in a social situation (where the work topic is banned), and it ends up being Sweets and his girlfriend that need the counseling! In fact, Booth and Brennan did very well. As usual, I also enjoyed their sessions back at Sweets' office. Too many funny lines to recall here.

In between therapy sessions and pottery dates, our favorite forensic anthropologist and her FBI sidekick were busy solving the case of who killed the motocross racer. And didn't you just know that the two lovebirds in the beginning were going to find more than hot mud in that off-the-beaten-path spring. I was cringing before they even pulled up the skeletal hand!

It's so good to have Bones back! And since I've been in a generous mood lately, it bares mentioning that Emily Deschanel looked fantastic this week! She joins Kathryn Morris and Patricia Arquette in the "Lookin' Fab" club here at PTR.

Photos are copyright Fox Broadcasting Co. You can watch this week's episode ("The Man in the Mud") for free at Hulu.com.