I don’t know how… I don’t know how.”īooth gave her the girl’s remains but withheld her identity. I know.” The devastation on his face (and near stumble) was heartbreaking when she responded, “I am not a gambler. “When you talk to older couples who, you know, have been in love for 30 or 40 or 50 years, alright, it’s always the guy who says, ‘I knew.’ I knew. He doesn’t care if the FBI would separate them. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing: After all that’s gone unspoken between these two (at least verbally, those Boreanaz looks of love are Swayze-level), he was finally expressing himself so simply and clearly. We’ve also read the Ausiello spoilers so we know who’s being brought onto the show as a potential love interest. Here’s what’s so beautiful about that scene: We’ve long heard the producers say how something would happen in the 100th episode that would change the course of their relationship, and from decades of TV fanaticism, we know it’s too soon for the destination to be coupledom. I’ve watched those last three minutes probably close to 10 times now, and I think it’s safe to say they are my favorite moments of the series.

But whether or not you understand why Brennan can’t just open her heart and be with Booth already (more on that later), you have to love that the show was bold enough to go there, to have Booth tell her he wants to give them a shot, kiss her, and reveal that he knew from the beginning she was the one. More than one season finale has polarized fans. As I said when I reviewed this episode for EW’s What to Watch section and gave it an A, Bones has a shaky track record when it comes to “big” episodes.

Sex in the Title by Zack Love