Bones Review: The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle
May 1, 2010 by Cameron Cubbison
Filed under Feature, feature overlay, Television
A bunch of gooey body parts spill out of an industrial washer inside a hotel laundry. Which means Booth and Bones have a new case on their hands and I have increased concerns about how clean hotel sheets are. One of the trademarks of Bones is crime scenes so grisly and gross and grotesque (how’s that for alliteration baby) that they become sickly funny. They’ve done it many times, but this one may very well take the cake. It’s pretty hard to top a shriveled testicle tumbling out of the washer. It’s hilarious to see Booth squirm as Bones and Cam talk testicles and gynecologists, as Cam is looking for one for Michelle. Oh boy.
Here’s the catch: back at the lab, after inventorying all of the body parts, the team realizes that they only found one testicle. That is, not including the prosthetic one that Hodgins discovers. Yes, a prosthetic testicle. With a serial number that makes identification easy.
The testically-challenged victim is one Richard Cole, a wealthy real estate developer and extreme sports/adventure nut who was currently enrolled in a rock n’ roll fantasy camp. Booth and Bones have to investigate the whole shebang. For Bones, it’s an anthropological survey. For Booth, it’s a chance to have a little fun while doing his job and pretend to be a rock star.
Low point: multiple scenes involving Cam talking to Michelle about sex and the importance of having a good gynecologist. Put a bullet in my head.
Highlights: Learning that Bones can play a mean electric guitar because it’s similar to some tribal influence; seeing Booth and Bones do a duet of “Hot Blooded,” a nice little reference to the great season one episode “Two Bodies in the Lab;” observing glimpses of how Booth and Bones really feel about each other dating. Oh yeah, and the presence of Michael Des Barres, who may be a lot of things to different people but will always be Murdoc from MacGyver for me.
Season 5, Episode 19: The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle (originally aired April 29, 2010)
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totally missed the murdoc/mcgyver connection. that’s what I love about your reviews — they’re usually spot on and they are just so entertaining because you always pull in film and tv references. though it could have been corny, the Hot Blooded duet was fun, as you say. again, though, I hadn’t thought of the season 1 episode tie in till you pointed it out…..