The Witch in the Wardrobe

Hi bones booth!

The details of this case are always lost on me idk what it is but I check out of those scenes every time I re watch this episode! But I'm always tuned in to hodgins and anglea! Obviously love their outcome. The whole scene in the car cracks me up & feels so natural and not forced by their characters. I think that's what I like about them is they act better together than apart! Also the cop at the jail is one of my favorite side characters - when he throws the confetti LOL. Love sweets helping out on this one & that the scenes are ending with b & b but trying to est. New grounds.

This is an episode written by Kathy Reichs. Fans will know who she is, as she not only is the inspiration but the female scientist in Tempy's books also bares the same name, as homage. I don't read her books, as I already am working through many books and will start with her after all the Gemmell and Peter Morwind novels have been read. I have however read much about her, and she is basically a bloody genius! She is a certified forensic anthropologist. Dr. Reichs is one of only eighty-two forensic anthropologists ever certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. I mean com'on! If she doesn't know a crime scene and the workings of the lab who does?!?

I am not gonna put any spoilers. This is just information.

The script is good, with good banter which is indicative of Bones.

The plot is very good, with some truly funny moments. Though it may not be the best ever episode is is interesting to see Dr Reichs' spin on the show. Which was a little different to normal.

My only problem is that like many other episodes, this is a stand-alone ep. Though there are moments that will have ripples into the next episode, there isn't a great enemy like other seasons. Maybe they need to do another Gorgonzola type (I don't mean another one, but just a bad guy who is more than a 1 part episode, which ends up being a crime of passion or greed. Maybe something pure evil, for the joy of killing, like past ones.... also the Gorgonzola is on purpose)

All in all though worth the watch, and though the rating seems low, IMDb members can be harsh at times.

I enjoyed most of the episode but the stuff about witches was so, so wrong. It would have been easy to do some research but it seems no one bothered. Guess they never heard of books or the internet. I know shows use subjects as a framework for their stories but bad info like that makes my eye twitch. And yes, I am a witch so I do know what I'm talking about.

Things begin strangely when a woman's skeleton in a wedding dress is found in a steel cabinet after a fire. Not long after, a more recent body is found in the weeds nearby. All the forensics are completed and Hodgins and Angela are driving away. Hodgins loses concentration and swerves. The cop who was at the previous scene pulls them over. Of course, Hodgins can't resist shooting his mouth off and they are put in jail, pending a visit from a judge. A Wicca group comes into play, as well as the Salem Witch Trials. Booth has another one of his boorish, shortsighted moments. But a major event takes place as the episode ends.

"The circle is now complete." So, Kathy Reichs served as an inspiration for Bones (presumably both the character and the series - the credits sure don't make a distinction), and now she has actually written an episode! But - please note that she did not do it *alone*: staff writer Pat Charles is also credited, which is perfectly normal since the bonus material on several US TV series DVD/Blu-ray box sets seems to indicate that most TV shows have a Writers' Room, where scripts are changed based on whatever decisions result from collective discussion about the script. Gone are the days when J. Michael Straczynski wrote over a season's worth of consecutive episodes all by himself. Or when Quentin Tarantino left his distinctive mark on an episode of ER.

Whatever the creative contributions behind this episode, the fact remains that it is a great episode. Almost at the end of the *fifth* season, and Bones shows no signs of fatigue. The show delivers yet another bizarre murder case and builds around it an episode that is not only creative (can't spoil the twists!) but also heartfelt and full of quality funny moments. CSIs, eat your hearts out. William Petersen was right when he stated his dislike of Bruckheimer & co stretching the show into a full-blown franchise. Bones shares the same kind of magic dynamic between its two lead characters as The X Files (no hyphen!) did in its glory days. Remember when Anderson and Duchovny started to take time off, let alone when they were replaced? Thanks to the special status of Brennan, she cannot be replaced, and though Booth could be replaced *in theory*, only a fool would try to continue this show without Deschanel and Boreanaz. Supporting characters are pretty good too, especially Sweets - that joke about his age never gets old. Ha! I made a meta-joke of it!

It's almost become unnecessary to review an episode since they all seem to be at least a 7/10, but this is an 8/10 thanks to character development and great guest stars Kate Vernon (of BSG) and Wade Williams (of the "great in season 1 and 2, $#it in season 3 and 4" Prison Break). Now if Brennan only would start to believe and make us viewers happy...