The Superhero in the Alley

I didn't like the way they kept calling people who are into comics or intensively follow a Hobby are called freak, nerd. Made them all look insane, mad ... >mental< and are completely out of control.

Sad.

Hey huge fan of the podcast! Although i don't think any episode of Bones is completely terrible this was my favorite ep. There were moments that were good always love the Booth/ Bones banter. I also enjoyed seeing Judith Hoag ( the mom from Halloweentown) as the victims mother. She seemed to care alot more than the parents from the girl in the fridge. Excited to enjoy the next episode with all of you :)

The reason I gave this episode the lowest of low marks, was due to the insensitivity to the plight of domestic violence in our world.

Your writer(s) made that segment seem like it is the "woman's" fault for being in that circumstance, without knowing what it is truly like. In fact, you made the character feel personal guilt for her "husband" killing the boy. Your writers were more "giving and understanding" to the parents who had isolated and had no love for him. Really... that's the problem with writers, you can shift people's views on public issues... and in this case, you shifted it the WRONG WAY.

Try to understand that it is sometimes a brave act to stay, as well as a brave act to leave. A woman will need to make decisions for her own safety, and sometimes the safety of her children, that you may not understand. She will need to find the confidence and the right time to act.

She will know when it is time to leave...

I was ready to give this a much higher rating until I did some reading. I agree with the person who found Booth's comments (as well as the parents') offensive when it came to judging the kids who have a passion for the comic book world. If it were sports that took up 16 hours a day, he would have said nothing. The same thing goes for kids who are musically talented in schools--bullied and demeaned by their peers. There are a million interests in the world. Having those doesn't make one weird--it shows they have a love of something. The boy in this episode is ill. He wants to give back something. We also have a simplistic view of domestic abuse presented. I enjoyed that they finished his graphic novel. Maybe Seely will grow up a little as well.

Nothing stood out in this story.. basically your typical "monster of the week" episode just a random case and an opportunity to show Bones being fearless while facing a dude like 100lbs heavier than her... but anyway, that was the hype back then.. she never got shot every time she just pushed past Booth while entering a hostile environment and never got her ass handed to her all those times when she got to a bad guy's face and taunted him or her.. lol.