SPOILER ALERT
Can I just start out by saying that I love Bones? It is currently my favorite show on television and this week’s 100th episode reaffirmed why I love it so much. Seriously though, I can’t remember the last time that an episode of a show made me scream, laugh and cry.
I loved the way that the flashback was done. I really enjoyed seeing how the characters met and started working together. I had forgotten how much Brennan has changed over the course of the series, and how much better she is with people now. It was fun to see the old Brennan again, although I do like the warmer Brennan better. 
Seeing the first time Booth called her Bones was adorable. It was totally unexpected for me that Booth and Brennan had such a strong attraction and that they were THIS CLOSE to starting a relationship back then. (The makeout session in the rain was when my roommate and I started screaming like banshees.) Can you imagine how different the show would be if they had slept together that night? There probably wouldn’t even be a show! I also hadn’t onsidered how Angela started working at the Jeffersonian. I had always just thought that she and Brennan had gotten to be friends when they both worked there. It was interesting. I wish we could’ve seen more of their blossoming friendship though. However, I loved that Hodgins had anger management issues and hated Zack. Seeing their first experiment was hillarious!
I know that a lot of fans are really angry at the writers for making Brennan reject Booth’s proposal to start a relationship at the end of the episode. I think a lot of the true fans though, myself included, realize that Brennan only rejected him because she is afraid. She’s afraid of how it might change their friendship, especially if it didn’t work out between them. She’s afraid of Booth leaving her, although we all know he won’t. Finally, I think she is just plain afraid that they are too different, especially where relationships are concerned. She said she can’t change because she doesn’t know how, but what she doesn’t realize is that she has already changed a lot over the course of their partnership. She used to be commpletely opposed to parenthood, but as we all know, her maternal instincts have kicked in a few times during the series. She even asked Booth to have a baby with her! I think Booth’s declaration was just too sudden for her and that all she needs is a little more time to realize that a relationship between them really could work out. My heart broke for her as she broke Booth’s heart, especially when those tears started rolling down her cheeks. Booth may feel that he has to move on and find someone who will love him in 30, 40 or 50 years, but I have no doubts that no matter how hard he tries, he won’t be able to stop loving her. I’m very excited to see how the rest of this season plays out.
The 100th episode of Bones was well written, well acted and well directed. Congrats to all involved, here’s to another 100!
