BuddyTV Top 50 Episodes of 2009

BuddyTV compiled a list of the Top 50 Episodes of 2009.

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#45 was "Mayhem on the Cross"

#25 was "Double Trouble in the Panhandle"

The wit and heart of Bones was on full display in this delightful episode as Booth and Bones join the circus and a Boris and Natasha and their Russian Knives of Death. Their act was hilarious, tense and sweet all at the same time.

Somehow that's not how I saw it...

DTitP was 20 episodes ahead of MotC? Huh?

Yeah, I don't know what kind of crack they're smoking there but sign me up for a big couple of rocks. Maybe if I'm toking that I can watch DDotDD and not want to kill HH.

RM

This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Worse than Double Death of the Dearly Departed? Seriously? I don't know if I can back that theory, at least DTITP had some decent B&B fluff. DDotDD was just a straight rip off of Weekend at Bernie's.

RM

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Worse than Double Death of the Dearly Departed? Seriously? I don't know if I can back that theory, at least DTITP had some decent B&B fluff. DDotDD was just a straight rip off of Weekend at Bernie's.

RM

I don't deny the pointlessness of Double Death, to me it was like an extended scene that did absolutley nothing to furthur the plot of the whole story, and could have easily been eliminated. I'll give you the Weekend at Bernie's rip-off, but I thought Double Trouble was both pointless and ridiculous. Two strikes. The B+B fluff wasn't enough to carry the episode, in my opinion mind you, and the whole circus thing was contrived and unbelievable. Booth pulls a knife throwing act out of his ass? C'mon. Sweets knowing circus lingo? Too convenient. I appreciate the tidbits of humour that are intermingled with the seriousness of the drama, it's one of the things I love so much about Bones, but the circus shtick was too much. Should I ever feel the need to purchase Season 4, which is debated muchly in my house, I will not watch either of these episodes again. Now, if they had aired the night-time shenanigans of the two of them sharing the bed in the trailer, my opinion may have differed greatly. And, as a human male, I can appreciate how hot ED looked in that costume, but still, not enough to carry the episode. I stand by my statement, worst episode EVER. Honestly though, the Double Death is not that far behind. Strange they both start with the word double...

Nightowl wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Worse than Double Death of the Dearly Departed? Seriously? I don't know if I can back that theory, at least DTITP had some decent B&B fluff. DDotDD was just a straight rip off of Weekend at Bernie's.

RM

I don't deny the pointlessness of Double Death, to me it was like an extended scene that did absolutley nothing to furthur the plot of the whole story, and could have easily been eliminated. I'll give you the Weekend at Bernie's rip-off, but I thought Double Trouble was both pointless and ridiculous. Two strikes. The B+B fluff wasn't enough to carry the episode, in my opinion mind you, and the whole circus thing was contrived and unbelievable. Booth pulls a knife throwing act out of his ass? C'mon. Sweets knowing circus lingo? Too convenient. I appreciate the tidbits of humour that are intermingled with the seriousness of the drama, it's one of the things I love so much about Bones, but the circus shtick was too much. Should I ever feel the need to purchase Season 4, which is debated muchly in my house, I will not watch either of these episodes again. Now, if they had aired the night-time shenanigans of the two of them sharing the bed in the trailer, my opinion may have differed greatly. And, as a human male, I can appreciate how hot ED looked in that costume, but still, not enough to carry the episode. I stand by my statement, worst episode EVER. Honestly though, the Double Death is not that far behind. Strange they both start with the word double...

You make a strong case for DTitPH being the worst, I'd be amenable to letting them share the honor of being the two crappiest episodes of the season - consider them CO-CRAP.

RM

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Worse than Double Death of the Dearly Departed? Seriously? I don't know if I can back that theory, at least DTITP had some decent B&B fluff. DDotDD was just a straight rip off of Weekend at Bernie's.

RM

I don't deny the pointlessness of Double Death, to me it was like an extended scene that did absolutley nothing to furthur the plot of the whole story, and could have easily been eliminated. I'll give you the Weekend at Bernie's rip-off, but I thought Double Trouble was both pointless and ridiculous. Two strikes. The B+B fluff wasn't enough to carry the episode, in my opinion mind you, and the whole circus thing was contrived and unbelievable. Booth pulls a knife throwing act out of his ass? C'mon. Sweets knowing circus lingo? Too convenient. I appreciate the tidbits of humour that are intermingled with the seriousness of the drama, it's one of the things I love so much about Bones, but the circus shtick was too much. Should I ever feel the need to purchase Season 4, which is debated muchly in my house, I will not watch either of these episodes again. Now, if they had aired the night-time shenanigans of the two of them sharing the bed in the trailer, my opinion may have differed greatly. And, as a human male, I can appreciate how hot ED looked in that costume, but still, not enough to carry the episode. I stand by my statement, worst episode EVER. Honestly though, the Double Death is not that far behind. Strange they both start with the word double...

You make a strong case for DTitPH being the worst, I'd be amenable to letting them share the honor of being the two crappiest episodes of the season - consider them CO-CRAP.

RM

May I be so bold as to call them 'Double' crap! lol

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Completely 100% agreed! Seriously, as Rob said, how much crack are they smoking? It's gotta be WAY too much to render those results.

Yet, DDotDD is a VERY close second.

I have to agree--Panhandle was not a very good ep; I'd put it at 2nd or 3rd behind 4D (which is how I refer to Double Death), though I'm hard-pressed to think of another to match.

I have a feeling when I get S4 on DVD, there's going to be a LOT of fastforwarding. And the only way I'm rewatching 4D is if there's a commentary on it, which I don't believe there is. Going to pretend it never happened...

Nightowl wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Worse than Double Death of the Dearly Departed? Seriously? I don't know if I can back that theory, at least DTITP had some decent B&B fluff. DDotDD was just a straight rip off of Weekend at Bernie's.

RM

I don't deny the pointlessness of Double Death, to me it was like an extended scene that did absolutley nothing to furthur the plot of the whole story, and could have easily been eliminated. I'll give you the Weekend at Bernie's rip-off, but I thought Double Trouble was both pointless and ridiculous. Two strikes. The B+B fluff wasn't enough to carry the episode, in my opinion mind you, and the whole circus thing was contrived and unbelievable. Booth pulls a knife throwing act out of his ass? C'mon. Sweets knowing circus lingo? Too convenient. I appreciate the tidbits of humour that are intermingled with the seriousness of the drama, it's one of the things I love so much about Bones, but the circus shtick was too much. Should I ever feel the need to purchase Season 4, which is debated muchly in my house, I will not watch either of these episodes again. Now, if they had aired the night-time shenanigans of the two of them sharing the bed in the trailer, my opinion may have differed greatly. And, as a human male, I can appreciate how hot ED looked in that costume, but still, not enough to carry the episode. I stand by my statement, worst episode EVER. Honestly though, the Double Death is not that far behind. Strange they both start with the word double...

You make a strong case for DTitPH being the worst, I'd be amenable to letting them share the honor of being the two crappiest episodes of the season - consider them CO-CRAP.

RM

May I be so bold as to call them 'Double' crap! lol

Oh please, be soo bold!

Nightowl wrote:This is only my opinion, but Double trouble in the panhandle was the worst episode EVER.

Not the worst... but not the best.... i loved The Critic in the Carbernet... but i understand if somebody thinks it's bad

dawnsfire wrote:

The wit and heart of Bones was on full display in this delightful episode as Booth and Bones join the circus and a Boris and Natasha and their Russian Knives of Death. Their act was hilarious, tense and sweet all at the same time.

Somehow that's not how I saw it...

Hah! Did they even watch it? Are we talking about the same episode

Really? DTitP? I didn't have quite the hate on for that episode as some others have, I found it kinda fun, That being said it was definitely NOT one of the best episodes of 2009. It shouldn't have even made the short list. Not only that but it was voted higher than MoaC, an episode that actually deserved to be on the list? Wow that's just all kinds of wrong.
And since this is encompassing all of 2009 how come there are no season 5 episodes listed? aNatBM should definitely be on this list, and pretty much any show from this season should be listed there before DTitP.

I wondered that, too--where were the good S5 eps?

I'm guessing they just used epis from last season. They probably started compiling the list before ANatBM aired.