On a more serious note, I'd like to draw attention to the theme of the episode - namely, why people hate to be alone at Christmas. Max claims that it's "because it means that nobody loves you." An oversimplification, perhaps, but not too far from the truth. The truth is that the holidays are billed as a time to be with the people who mean the most to you. Whether or not someone actually spends this time with those people, the expectation means that being excluded from a loved one's holiday plans can sting terribly. Being alone at Christmas then doesn't literally mean that nobody loves you, but it feels as though, to each of the people most important to you, someone else matters more.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Bones S05E09
First of all, I would like to thank the writers of today's episode for copious amounts of fan service. Bones undressing Booth may have been a little hard to justify, but - "I should warn you, he's very hard to resist."
On a more serious note, I'd like to draw attention to the theme of the episode - namely, why people hate to be alone at Christmas. Max claims that it's "because it means that nobody loves you." An oversimplification, perhaps, but not too far from the truth. The truth is that the holidays are billed as a time to be with the people who mean the most to you. Whether or not someone actually spends this time with those people, the expectation means that being excluded from a loved one's holiday plans can sting terribly. Being alone at Christmas then doesn't literally mean that nobody loves you, but it feels as though, to each of the people most important to you, someone else matters more.
On a more serious note, I'd like to draw attention to the theme of the episode - namely, why people hate to be alone at Christmas. Max claims that it's "because it means that nobody loves you." An oversimplification, perhaps, but not too far from the truth. The truth is that the holidays are billed as a time to be with the people who mean the most to you. Whether or not someone actually spends this time with those people, the expectation means that being excluded from a loved one's holiday plans can sting terribly. Being alone at Christmas then doesn't literally mean that nobody loves you, but it feels as though, to each of the people most important to you, someone else matters more.
