6x03 ~ The Maggots in the Meathead - Show Discussion

recoveringbonesaddict wrote:As each Bones episodes airs, I find myself comparing it to Castle. Castle is slowly becoming my new passion, my new mistress, and I'm finding that I'm loving my new mistress more than my old one. Castle's premier episode and the episodes that follow have in every way exceeded what Bones has aired.

The cases and writing on Castle are definitely better than post S3 Bones but I still like the cast of Bones much better. Loved Firefly but Fillon lacks the "je ne sais quoi" of Boreanaz and I still have not learned the name of the female lead on Castle. What does that say? She is just part of the scenery?

jro54 wrote:What did Booth do to Brennan? Does he treat like a piece of trash he stepped on? From last week's episode and the premiere, I don't think he's acting like a jerk to Brennan. I think he's being a little cold and distant...but that maybe because she rejected him...so I'm just wondering what did Booth do? Why he is the "bad guy" now?

People see what they want to see. Depends on your mindset going into the episode. Well..it depends on whether you are "Team Brennan" or "Team Booth" or "Team B&B" and whether you decided you were going to hate Booth for even still breathing when he came back from Afghanistan before the season even started. LOL!

treble21 wrote:hmm Booth doesn't wear cologne? ... strange, not what I imagined...

now see...I've always imagined him as smelling all natural and manly like soap and hair gel and aftershave....remember the discussion about the sandalwood smelling hair gel in the circus episode...

of course, maybe it's because my hubby is like that...minus the hairgel. LOL!

crzy4bones wrote:

jro54 wrote:What did Booth do to Brennan? Does he treat like a piece of trash he stepped on? From last week's episode and the premiere, I don't think he's acting like a jerk to Brennan. I think he's being a little cold and distant...but that maybe because she rejected him...so I'm just wondering what did Booth do? Why he is the "bad guy" now?

People see what they want to see. Depends on your mindset going into the episode. Well..it depends on whether you are "Team Brennan" or "Team Booth" or "Team B&B" and whether you decided you were going to hate Booth for even still breathing when he came back from Afghanistan before the season even started. LOL!

No one decided to HATE anyone before the season started. Pretty much everyone on the board has been team B&B. Like you said though, people see what they want to see.

treble21 wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

jro54 wrote:@Treble and gordongordon My earlier post wasn't directed to anyone. I tried to go back an delete it...because I thought it would cause another "Booth vs Brennan" debate. I just read a lot of "Booth hate" comments earlier and I wonder what did Booth do to Brennan. I haven't seen this episode yet...but from last week's episode and the premiere, I think Booth is being a little cold and distant to Brennan, he's really trying convince himself that he's moved on...and he's being a little more open with his sex life...but I don't think he's being mean to her.

From what I can tell it's basically all Booth's fault that after three years of waiting for Brennan to get a grip on her feelings only to get shot down after asking her out, then having her announce she has to leave after begging him to remain her partner, that Booth had the audacity to find a girlfriend who actually acts like she gives a shit about him instead of running from him like he's got the plague and not calling him for seven months. I mean, really, why he didn't want to play the part of love sick eunuch for another full year (after already having done so for three) is beyond me.


RM

Word.

Double word....(he was going to give her his sperm )

As far as the look at the end...I think the look by Booth at the end isn't about his feelings, I think he saw her pain for the first time. She really hasn't been that forth coming. We see a change I'm not so sure he has until that moment. But I still think it's going to take more than that.

Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

Ok, just to clarify. I do not hate Booth, far from it, he is one of my most favourite TV characters of all time. I do think that he's being written OOC recently and yes, I think he has come off as a bit of a jerk in the new season. Bones is supposedly his best friend, if nothing else, who he has shared this amazing history with and he has been treating her like a total stranger he is barely interested in spending five minutes with.

I don't buy that Booth has been chasing Brennan for five seasons. When has he outwardly expressed romantic interest in her in a way she would understand apart from the end of episode 100? I am NOT saying this because I am "Team Brennan" or any other silly 'side', I am BB ALL the way. I have just become disheartened with the new season, I hate watching their relationship lack the fun chemistry it used to have even on a more platonic level. It's just awkward and uncomfortable to watch Booth practically oblivious to Brennan. And no - I don't think it's "all Booth's fault", I think they are both at fault for the current situation. However Booth's character is becoming unrecognizable to me. This is the man who is supposed to be the heart guy, in tune to everyone around him, and here he is treating the woman he supposedly "knew" he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with like a total stranger he is barely interested in and who would rather fawn all over his new GF. Blegh. I am not convinced that BB's relationship can be salvaged from here. That is my biggest concern, not whether Hannah will stick around because I honestly believe she is temporary (at least as Booth's GF).

I would rather see BB as close friends rather than in a romantic relationship instead of what we have so far this season. It's quite honestly heart crushing to watch.

On another note... just watched the ep. I enjoyed it as a whole but cried at the end Ugh, how awful. Why didn't Booth acknowledge Hannah saying it was Brennan's idea to buy him the phone? Hopefully this is the worst it will get and it will only get better from here on in.

DoctorB wrote:Ok, just to clarify. I do not hate Booth, far from it, he is one of my most favourite TV characters of all time. I do think that he's being written OOC recently and yes, I think he has come off as a bit of a jerk in the new season. Bones is supposedly his best friend, if nothing else, who he has shared this amazing history with and he has been treating her like a total stranger he is barely interested in spending five minutes with.

I don't buy that Booth has been chasing Brennan for five seasons. When has he outwardly expressed romantic interest in her in a way she would understand apart from the end of episode 100? I am NOT saying this because I am "Team Brennan" or any other silly 'side', I am BB ALL the way. I have just become disheartened with the new season, I hate watching their relationship lack the fun chemistry it used to have even on a more platonic level. It's just awkward and uncomfortable to watch Booth practically oblivious to Brennan. And no - I don't think it's "all Booth's fault", I think they are both at fault for the current situation. However Booth's character is becoming unrecognizable to me. This is the man who is supposed to be the heart guy, in tune to everyone around him, and here he is treating the woman he supposedly "knew" he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with like a total stranger he is barely interested in and who would rather fawn all over his new GF. Blegh. I am not convinced that BB's relationship can be salvaged from here. That is my biggest concern, not whether Hannah will stick around because I honestly believe she is temporary (at least as Booth's GF).

I would rather see BB as close friends rather than in a romantic relationship instead of what we have so far this season. It's quite honestly heart crushing to watch.

On another note... just watched the ep. I enjoyed it as a whole but cried at the end Ugh, how awful. Why didn't Booth acknowledge Hannah saying it was Brennan's idea to buy him the phone? Hopefully this is the worst it will get and it will only get better from here on in.

I think his look was his acknowledgement.

DoctorB wrote:Ok, just to clarify. I do not hate Booth, far from it, he is one of my most favourite TV characters of all time. I do think that he's being written OOC recently and yes, I think he has come off as a bit of a jerk in the new season. Bones is supposedly his best friend, if nothing else, who he has shared this amazing history with and he has been treating her like a total stranger he is barely interested in spending five minutes with.

I don't buy that Booth has been chasing Brennan for five seasons. When has he outwardly expressed romantic interest in her in a way she would understand apart from the end of episode 100? I am NOT saying this because I am "Team Brennan" or any other silly 'side', I am BB ALL the way. I have just become disheartened with the new season, I hate watching their relationship lack the fun chemistry it used to have even on a more platonic level. It's just awkward and uncomfortable to watch Booth practically oblivious to Brennan. And no - I don't think it's "all Booth's fault", I think they are both at fault for the current situation. However Booth's character is becoming unrecognizable to me. This is the man who is supposed to be the heart guy, in tune to everyone around him, and here he is treating the woman he supposedly "knew" he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with like a total stranger he is barely interested in and who would rather fawn all over his new GF. Blegh. I am not convinced that BB's relationship can be salvaged from here. That is my biggest concern, not whether Hannah will stick around because I honestly believe she is temporary (at least as Booth's GF).

I would rather see BB as close friends rather than in a romantic relationship instead of what we have so far this season. It's quite honestly heart crushing to watch.

On another note... just watched the ep. I enjoyed it as a whole but cried at the end Ugh, how awful. Why didn't Booth acknowledge Hannah saying it was Brennan's idea to buy him the phone? Hopefully this is the worst it will get and it will only get better from here on in.

SnoopGirl wrote:Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

I don't see him as Blue Collar either. He does not do manual labor and does not earn an hourly wage. Where I agree with the person (don't remember who) that argued the point is that he has VERY traditional values which can be seen as blue collar. That can also been seen as being part of a military family which I think he is. In order for him to do what he does he'd have to be pretty well educated. Of course not like the squints but I absolutely hate when he comes off as stupid.

The unfortunate thing for me is that DB says he can't relate to him. Many times an actor will get so close to their character that they will tell the writers "no way, he wouldn't do that etc." If you can't relate to your character how can you fight for him?

lancelot wrote:

SnoopGirl wrote:Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

I don't see him as Blue Collar either. He does not do manual labor and does not earn an hourly wage. Where I agree with the person (don't remember who) that argued the point is that he has VERY traditional values which can be seen as blue collar. That can also been seen as being part of a military family which I think he is. In order for him to do what he does he'd have to be pretty well educated. Of course not like the squints but I absolutely hate when he comes off as stupid.

The unfortunate thing for me is that DB says he can't relate to him. Many times an actor will get so close to their character that they will tell the writers "no way, he wouldn't do that etc." If you can't relate to your character how can you fight for him?

I'm sure he can now. He clearly has more pull than Emily. He apparently pushed the baby idea, I saw him do it in a group interview. Poor Emily was like, "What are you talking about, Brennan doesn't want children." Next thing you know - baby's daddy storyline. Emily didn't seem too keen on this story's direction either (of course now she acts okay with it).

I think that the whole B/B akwardness is just that; for so long they had just the two of them to worry about- they became close friends, so close that most people thought they would soon be together, if they weren't already. Then the 100th came along, and whether or not we liked his approach, Booth tried to bare all, and as it happens in life, she rejected him. We cannot fault him for that; maybe she wasn't ready, maybe he wasn't, maybe neither of them were, but that was his choice- its not like he's some perfect guy, like a poster above said- he is allowed to screw up. Now that they've been seperated for a year and you throw in the new girlfriend variable, of course they are going to be acting differently; who wouldnt? They have to figure out how to get back to that friendship without a) Booth overstepping any bounds with Hannah and b) them getting over all the residual feelings of the 100th. So I actually take this 'distance' between them as hope; it means that they are in pain, that they are confused, that they don't know how to act when they can't act like they used too; a way that they are slowly figuring out was love. This can't last forever, and Hannah is no idiot; this all will eventually blow up, but I think from there it can only get better (just remember Brennan's quote: Booth won't even have to make room for her). Hannah's not here forever.

Things change, and so do people, I don't begrudge Booth's desire for love and his attempt to find it when the one person he's really truly loved rejected him. Wouldn't you do the same? Or would you say, oh well, better just keep on at it? Personally I am very excited to see where this season is going; it's different from anything else we've seen from Bones before and so far I'm intrigued.

SnoopGirl wrote:Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

"Blue collar" doesn't necessarily have to mean the actual job you do. It could be a mindset...he was raised by his grandfather(grand parents?) after his Dad, a barber, abused him and left him and his brother. In one episode, he talks about growing up on the streets of Pittsburgh, so you can assume he was more lower class than middle class. Sometimes a person may have a white collar job, but hold blue collar ideals...

DBCrazy wrote:

THX1138 wrote:

DBCrazy wrote:

MadBess wrote:I didn't watch this episode, but I'm curious about the significance of the phone. Why did Bones think it would be a good gift?

That one really surprised me. She was saying that Booth likes them, that Pops kept his around till it was worn out, it's tough, and ... probably more that I didn't catch.

He likes the feel of the Bakelite, the mechanics make it feel more human and it's tough enough to beat someone down.

It felt like it came out of left field for me though. I'd have liked them to have gone with something about Booth that we'd been privy to already knowing. I'm probably being too picky about that.

Really? That seemed perfectly in line with Booth's personality. Look at his fridge - 50's retro. His taste in clothes, 50's and 60's ties, his preference for 50's style shirts as casual wear, his love of suspenders, spats, and fedoras (think Vegas baby). Booth is very much in tune with the 50's and the feel of the 50's - probably Hank's influence to some degree but I'd bet some of it is the character of the times.


RM

I'm not saying it doesn't make sense. That it does. I'm just saying that with the ease that it came to mind, I'd have liked to have had Booth spend 1/2 minute sometime last season just saying something about looking for one. Then it would be something coming full circle, and that would have been satisfying.

I understand what you mean but I wonder if it had been something Booth and Brennan had shared on screen if we wouldn't have felt more "hurt" by it. Like had Brennan told Hannah to get Booth new ice skates because he really liked skating and was really good at leading someone around the rink. I personally would've been like, "Gasp! No, don't ruin a perfect BB moment by bringing Hannah in it now!" (Not the best example but the only one that comes to mind at the moment.)

I kinda liked that it was something probably only Brennan would know he wanted, and it showed how close they were but it didn't ruin any on screen moments either. And wow, what about how excited Brennan was when she described the phone and why Booth wanted it? And when she watched him as he first saw the phone in his apartment. She was genuinely happy for him because he was happy. She was also conflicted and sad, but she was happy too.

SnoopGirl wrote:Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

I agree he's not a blue collar worker, but he was instilled with blue collar values from childhood and those values he's embraced and internalized. He's not just a hard worker, his job is how he identifies himself and his job performance is how he values himself. He's devout, a Catholic (as are most blue collar workers in Philly), he's quite conservative socially despite his relaxed views on same sex relationships, and he prefers more traditional sex/gender roles even though he's comfortable with women in the workplace and treats them (well Brennan and Cam) as equals. All in all very blue collar, even though he's really not.


RM

That scene made my heart break for her which for me was necessary for me to root for her. Brennan is often oblivious to what is going on around her and although I REALLY like her I often don't feel for her the way a lot of people do. This scene was different. I think Booth saw it too and that's the key. I think he may not be completely sure of what he saw but he saw something that stopped him in his tracks.

Also, the "see you tomorrow" was a question not a statement like he knows something upset her and he was making sure she wasn't thinking about leaving again.

joybrennan wrote:

I'm sure he can now. He clearly has more pull than Emily. He apparently pushed the baby idea, I saw him do it in a group interview. Poor Emily was like, "What are you talking about, Brennan doesn't want children." Next thing you know - baby's daddy storyline. Emily didn't seem too keen on this story's direction either (of course now she acts okay with it).

The Paley Center interview? I love that interview and they were joking around. It's a hillarious interview and I personally don't think it's at all what lead to Hart or whoever writing that baby storyline. I kinda found it more of a David annoying Emily by just arguing with whatever she said regardless of how he really felt. Lol. I mean it may have planted an idea in someone's mind, "Hmmm ... so what if Brennan did want a baby?" but I really don't think it was David pushing that storyline. "You want a baby. Time to get to work Hart." I believe that's what David said, but I just thought he was being funny. But just my opinion of course.

bailey wrote:

joybrennan wrote:

I'm sure he can now. He clearly has more pull than Emily. He apparently pushed the baby idea, I saw him do it in a group interview. Poor Emily was like, "What are you talking about, Brennan doesn't want children." Next thing you know - baby's daddy storyline. Emily didn't seem too keen on this story's direction either (of course now she acts okay with it).

The Paley Center interview? I love that interview and they were joking around. It's a hillarious interview and I personally don't think it's at all what lead to Hart or whoever writing that baby storyline. I kinda found it more of a David annoying Emily by just arguing with whatever she said regardless of how he really felt. Lol. I mean it may have planted an idea in someone's mind, "Hmmm ... so what if Brennan did want a baby?" but I really don't think it was David pushing that storyline. "You want a baby. Time to get to work Hart." I believe that's what David said, but I just thought he was being funny. But just my opinion of course.

I can go with he got that ball rolling, as opposed to pushing it, but I also think he LIKED the idea.

lancelot wrote:That scene made my heart break for her which for me was necessary for me to root for her. Brennan is often oblivious to what is going on around her and although I REALLY like her I often don't feel for her the way a lot of people do. This scene was different. I think Booth saw it too and that's the key. I think he may not be completely sure of what he saw but he saw something that stopped him in his tracks.

Also, the "see you tomorrow" was a question not a statement like he knows something upset her and he was making sure she wasn't thinking about leaving again.

That's kind of what I thought, too. And you're right - it was heartbreaking! I think we'll be in for a "slowly but surely Booth starts to recognize that Bones might have romantic feelings for him" type of progression.

I really liked this episode. (Granted, I'd like it way more if there was no Hannah and B/B were together, but in the Bones-universe we're in right now, it was well done).

There were several touching moments:
- Cam and Booth finding out that Angela was pregnant
- Booth sticking up for Brennan w/Antonio Sobato Jr.
- Brennan & Hannah's heart-to-heart (she really loves him! Go away Hannah!)
- The ending with the phone and the Bones sadness.

Gag-me Moments:
- Booth and Hannah's loud sex. [Only admins are allowed to see this image]

I will admit, I love the angst - mostly because I'm sure it will lead us to some spectacular B/B hook up at some point.

SnoopGirl wrote:Small vent that still bugs me, so small rant:

Booth is NOT A BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
Where DB and others came up with that I have no clue. A Special Agent with the FBI DOES NOT fit the "description" of blue collar worker.
Look at Booth's shirt collar - it is WHITE! he wears a suit, carries a Federal Badge of law enforcement a gun, AND has a company car. How many blue collar workers have those things in their job???

Vent over.

I don't think anyone ever said Booth was a blue collar worker only that he was a blue collar guy. which is what DB has said in interviews and was reinforced in the discussion between Booth, Sweets and Brennan about the victims in The Couple in the Cave. Brennan described B&B's relationship as an anthropological anomaly, a perspective persumbly based on differences in intelligence, education, and income/wealth. Significantly it is not based on their original social class both of which could be described as working class. The key difference there is between a cops and robbers mindset. Booth's grandpa was an MP; Brennan's parents were bank robbers. Traditionally, cops outranked criminals on the social scale -- except for the truly gifted criminals who manage to make it to the very top.

White, blue, whatever color collar is just an anthropological artifact, a "picayune internecine difference" from a bygone era. Working class is working class whatever color collar worn. Brennan only recently graduated to non-working class as a result of her book sales and she is and always has been keenly status conscious.

I'll stop now or at least go offline with further musing. Your eyes have likely already glazed over.

Watched the episode. Wish that I had read some of this thread BEFORE the start (Uhhhh, Booth and Hannah play bouncy bouncy roll about in a sheet...Yeah, 'kay...I've seen enough!)

I love the fact that by the time Daddy Hodgins does the Big Announcement everyone will probably already know that Angela's pregnant! Cue the fake surprised faces!

Also...
Dear Hannah,
Next time you want to give your boyfriend/lover/person you're living with a prezzie? Try thinking of your own gift 'kay? Save Brennan the heartache, save me the heartache...save the rest of the world the heartache.
That is all.
Please go away soon.
Thanx Tink.

ReginaPhalange wrote:

lancelot wrote:That scene made my heart break for her which for me was necessary for me to root for her. Brennan is often oblivious to what is going on around her and although I REALLY like her I often don't feel for her the way a lot of people do. This scene was different. I think Booth saw it too and that's the key. I think he may not be completely sure of what he saw but he saw something that stopped him in his tracks.

Also, the "see you tomorrow" was a question not a statement like he knows something upset her and he was making sure she wasn't thinking about leaving again.

That's kind of what I thought, too. And you're right - it was heartbreaking! I think we'll be in for a "slowly but surely Booth starts to recognize that Bones might have romantic feelings for him" type of progression.

I really liked this episode. (Granted, I'd like it way more if there was no Hannah and B/B were together, but in the Bones-universe we're in right now, it was well done).

There were several touching moments:
- Cam and Booth finding out that Angela was pregnant
- Booth sticking up for Brennan w/Antonio Sobato Jr.
- Brennan & Hannah's heart-to-heart (she really loves him! Go away Hannah!)
- The ending with the phone and the Bones sadness.

Gag-me Moments:
- Booth and Hannah's loud sex. [Only admins are allowed to see this image]

I will admit, I love the angst - mostly because I'm sure it will lead us to some spectacular B/B hook up at some point.

All of this^^^^ TRUE TRUE TRUE

Zygomatic wrote:I think that the whole B/B akwardness is just that; for so long they had just the two of them to worry about- they became close friends, so close that most people thought they would soon be together, if they weren't already. Then the 100th came along, and whether or not we liked his approach, Booth tried to bare all, and as it happens in life, she rejected him. We cannot fault him for that; maybe she wasn't ready, maybe he wasn't, maybe neither of them were, but that was his choice- its not like he's some perfect guy, like a poster above said- he is allowed to screw up. Now that they've been seperated for a year and you throw in the new girlfriend variable, of course they are going to be acting differently; who wouldnt? They have to figure out how to get back to that friendship without a) Booth overstepping any bounds with Hannah and b) them getting over all the residual feelings of the 100th. So I actually take this 'distance' between them as hope; it means that they are in pain, that they are confused, that they don't know how to act when they can't act like they used too; a way that they are slowly figuring out was love. This can't last forever, and Hannah is no idiot; this all will eventually blow up, but I think from there it can only get better (just remember Brennan's quote: Booth won't even have to make room for her). Hannah's not here forever.

Things change, and so do people, I don't begrudge Booth's desire for love and his attempt to find it when the one person he's really truly loved rejected him. Wouldn't you do the same? Or would you say, oh well, better just keep on at it? Personally I am very excited to see where this season is going; it's different from anything else we've seen from Bones before and so far I'm intrigued.

Me too, and am totally on board with all your thoughts here

joybrennan wrote:

bailey wrote:

joybrennan wrote:

I'm sure he can now. He clearly has more pull than Emily. He apparently pushed the baby idea, I saw him do it in a group interview. Poor Emily was like, "What are you talking about, Brennan doesn't want children." Next thing you know - baby's daddy storyline. Emily didn't seem too keen on this story's direction either (of course now she acts okay with it).

The Paley Center interview? I love that interview and they were joking around. It's a hillarious interview and I personally don't think it's at all what lead to Hart or whoever writing that baby storyline. I kinda found it more of a David annoying Emily by just arguing with whatever she said regardless of how he really felt. Lol. I mean it may have planted an idea in someone's mind, "Hmmm ... so what if Brennan did want a baby?" but I really don't think it was David pushing that storyline. "You want a baby. Time to get to work Hart." I believe that's what David said, but I just thought he was being funny. But just my opinion of course.

I can go with he got that ball rolling, as opposed to pushing it, but I also think he LIKED the idea.

I agree with you there, he did seem to like the idea.

ReginaPhalange wrote:

Gag-me Moments:
- Booth and Hannah's loud sex. [Only admins are allowed to see this image]

I will admit, I love the angst - mostly because I'm sure it will lead us to some spectacular B/B hook up at some point.

Here's how I think about the B & H sex scenes. After all the talking Booth has done about "making love" the last 5 seasons THIS is what they're showing us. They are not love scenes and they are definitely NOT what Booth has been describing to Brennan.