by Jen
I have to admit I fell off the Bones bandwagon years ago. I had been a fairly ardent fan, but the whole baby-born-in-a-stable storyline jumped the shark too much for my taste, and shortly after that I found my interest in the show as a whole waning.
But when I heard about last night's crossover with Sleepy Hollow, I was both horrified and intrigued. I do love the haunted vibe of Sleepy Hollow, but it was difficult to picture Abbie and Ichabod making a smooth transition into the world of Booth and Bones - or vice versa.
But when I heard about last night's crossover with Sleepy Hollow, I was both horrified and intrigued. I do love the haunted vibe of Sleepy Hollow, but it was difficult to picture Abbie and Ichabod making a smooth transition into the world of Booth and Bones - or vice versa.
And of course it was chock full of deliciously awkward moments. Most of the action paired Booth with Abbie, leaving Ichabod behind to engage with Bones - resulting in a lot of moments that looked like this:
The crossover lasted for two episodes (one from each show). Since the first brought the Sleepy Hollow team to the Jeffersonian. I anticipated that the second would take the Bones investigators to Sleepy Hollow - but alas, that was not to be. I imagine that Bones' strictly scientific point of view wouldn't have made much sense in the supernatural climate surrounding Sleepy Hollow! So the second episode brought Abbie and Ichabod to Washington once again, to investigate a mystery in a crypt that was originally built for George Washington -which, of course, had a tie-in to the mysterious Revolutionary War-era corpse that starred in the first episode.
Overall, I had expected much more insanity in this crossover - but it was just mildly uncomfortable overall, and the storyline was entertaining. It didn't take away from my enjoyment of Sleepy Hollow, and it was nice to visit with the Bones crew after taking a few years off.
I just hope that Fox doesn't make this a regular thing. Once was a novelty, twice could be disastrous...which is not to say I wouldn't tune in if they did it again. Even I can't resist a good trainwreck!
Overall, I had expected much more insanity in this crossover - but it was just mildly uncomfortable overall, and the storyline was entertaining. It didn't take away from my enjoyment of Sleepy Hollow, and it was nice to visit with the Bones crew after taking a few years off.
I just hope that Fox doesn't make this a regular thing. Once was a novelty, twice could be disastrous...which is not to say I wouldn't tune in if they did it again. Even I can't resist a good trainwreck!