Bones: The Predator in the Pool

This episode, 5.18, the Predator in the Pool, introduces the character of Dr. Catherine Bryar, a marine biologist who has an instant attraction to Booth. We also see that Bones is now seeing Director Andrew Hacker, Booth's boss.

In truth, I thought Hacker was actually OK (ignoring the fact that he likes Bones) until this episode. I mean, before, I thought of Hacker as the older, more successful version of Booth+ 500% more cockiness. Now? I 've equated the name Hacker with lame pickup- lines and the word @$$ hole.

Now, Dr. Bryer is a different case. She doesn't give off the "ego centrical jerk" vibe that Hacker exudes, and actually someone i could see Booth dating. I guess that if Booth really is into Bryer, which he could be (keyword: COULD) 

  

I think that this episode fit well in the sequence after the 100th episode. Well, for the showrunners, at least. Using "The Death of the Queen Bee" to "clean up" after "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" to show that things were back to normal (well, as normal as things could get, at least), then using this episode to frustrate the viewer by throwing new love interests at the male and female leads... now THAT's a "sweep the leg".


Well, I think that this episode's case was a bit TOO obvious: smarmy fraud of a self - help lecturer is murdered; and a teacher who was at the scene of the crime at the moment the vic was being eaten by sharks gets off by a shaky alibi- taking care of sleeping kids- somehow is connected to the vic. And yes, I know, it sounds superficial, but I suspected her from the beginning- not the assistant guy. He just seemed... too nice, what with talking about the wife and vacation. And the Aquarium girl seemed too clueless, more like the annoying reporter of Ep99 "The Bones on the Blue Line"


Overall, an OK episode. Here's my report Card:


B&B Action: D-
Case: C
Characters: B (They did what they should do. Will elaborate later)


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