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Bones S06E01 The Mastodon in the Room

Bones is back. At the end of the last season, it seemed as though they had given a kiss-off to the show. All the characters had left for other things - Brennan and Daisy to Maluku, Booth to Afghanistan, Angela and Hodgins to Paris.

Cam is about to lose her job, so Caroline calls everyone up via satellite phone (why does Booth carry it on him?!?) and mobilizes everyone to come back to D.C. to save Cam. In the 'seven months' they've been gone, the Jeffersonian has shut down the forensics program, downsizing them to work in a basement level laboratory. All the 'squinterns' are gone, moving off to other things fitting their personalities - like Vincent Nigel-Murray winning a million dollars in Jeopardy. I wish that he had stayed instead of Wendall >.<

Daisy and Sweets' relationship is in trouble because she chose her career over their love together and he's not willing to take that chance again. I really dislike Booth's advice to Sweets to just 'move on' like he did, and I'm hoping that this break from their relationship gives him more time to mature. He's definitely changed from the previous seasons, and it's refreshing to see a grown-up version, rather than the childlike demeanor he's had.I'm surprised they gave Brennan bangs, it doesn't seem to fit her no-nonsense personality, but it does make her prettier.

Booth is in another relationship with a hot, blonde woman, a war correspondent he arrested in Afghanistan. I'm annoyed that Booth is the one who claimed to love Brennan and was willing to try a relationship, and yet he's the one managing to just pick up and move on to the next relationship, always referring to them as serious.

Angela is pregnant! I'm super surprised, and happy that the writers chose this route to keep them in D.C. and not Paris. She would make a fantastic mom (even if she does like talking about sex...a lot). The scene where Hodgins finds out he's about to be a father is the cutest scene ever and very believable.

I like that they used the Mastodon at the end as a parallel to Brennan and Booth's elephant in the room. I really hope the writers don't destroy the relationship we love, because Booth is definitely giving Brennan the cold shoulder.

The crime portion wasn't too focused upon this episode, but I think it was smart of the writers because the relationships between the characters really needed to be highlighted and lots of plotholes to cover. However, I really think that this episode needed to be a 2-hour premiere. I really hope Bones keeps doing well, it's one of my favorite shows.