thatotherperv: (o. booth-zack (by _wastedicons))
thatotherperv ([personal profile] thatotherperv) wrote2009-04-19 08:31 pm

things that make me crazy about Bones 1.04 (the man in the bear)

- "I thought [the hand] was human, but I'm just a vet." ....I don't even know how to respond to that. unless it's a chimpanzee escaped from the zoo, making the call that the HAND with the OPPOSIBLE THUMB is HUMAN is kind of a no-brainer, even when you *don't* have medical training. the first digit can be offset in a bunch of species but the proportions of a human hand are really fucking characteristic. especially when it's attached to a set of wrist bones clearly not designed to bear weight. dumb fucks.

- the vet calls it an autopsy, and scoffs when Dr. Brennan corrects her with "necropsy" as the proper terminology. it was valid when *Booth* needed to be corrected, but the vet would call it a necropsy herself. maybe if she were an 70yo man who had been practicing veterinary medicine since he was in his 20s, I'd write off her reaction as sort of old-guard vet med, but at her age, she'd have come up using the proper scientific terminology. in fact, a medical doctor would be highly likely to make that mistake, instead. my best friend doesn't know shit about what goes on on the veterinary side of the fence, whereas vets have at least layman's knowledge of the human medical community.

why why why do they make that woman such a moron. vets trained in the last 20 years are not country bumpkins. or, if they are (cuz really, a few of my classmates were...rather bumpkin-ish), they are WELL EDUCATED country bumpkins.

- Brennan supposes that if someone has been engaging in cannibalism, they'll catch a prion disease (a human equivalent of mad cow), with no mention of what a long shot that is. one person engaging in cannibalism one time (or even more than one time) does not a recipe for prion disease make. prion diseases do tend to run rampant through societies with a culture of cannibalism, but it's an infectious disease. it's hard to catch the flu all by your lonesome if you're not in contact with a population that carries the flu. similarly, to catch a prion disease from eating someone, the person you eat must be infected with prions. which is far more likely if they themselves are a cannibal. I've been to Washington state. there are some kooks, but not a whole lot of cannibalism going on.

ok. whew. I've had that on my chest since the episode aired, hahaha. for some reason, that ep bugs the SHIT out of me. sloppy sloppy writing. *shakes them*



while I'm bitching about my medicine-based shows: STOP MAKING MY DOCTORS SEE DEAD PEOPLE. seriously. seriously, dear god, please stop. if you want to work on a show about the supernatural, go do that. I like my reality to be REAL, thankyouverymuch. christ. I thought you were better than that, House. I expect more from you than your slutty cousin.

[identity profile] rockstarpeach.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
aw honey. *pets*

Yes, I get all uppity too, at times, and mostly just talk to myself. This is probably more healthy :)

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
it just makes me craazzyyyy. this one's been bottled up for too long, haha.

[identity profile] julimarine.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
I am in whole hearted agreement. About all of it. That ep. bugged the shit out of me too.

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
*high fives you*
lynnenne: (booth under desk by miss_bloody)

[personal profile] lynnenne 2009-04-20 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
I offer sympathy. But this is Bones. They have trouble keeping the characterization consistent from one episode to the next. It's probably too much to ask for them to get the science right.
laisserais: kiss (bambi - for mel's twitterpated)

[personal profile] laisserais 2009-04-20 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
lol i was just going to say: i like the way they've been writing brennan lately. it's way more autistic than the last couple of seasons.

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
*sighs* yeah I know. that one was just...too much. *shakes fist*
laisserais: kiss (jensen - not everyone's cup of tea)

[personal profile] laisserais 2009-04-20 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
*peeeeeeeeeets* this is what you get for knowing all kinds of arcane shit bb. you ruin all the fun with too much brainz.

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not arcane! I mean...the stuff I know isn't arcane! :) prion diseases are very happening, I'll have you know.

well, it's actually getting a little stale at the moment but I'm sure soon we'll have another wave of public panic and then it'll be everywhere again.
laisserais: kiss (cursing doggie)

[personal profile] laisserais 2009-04-20 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL that's easy for YOU to say.
ext_109532: spry bit of trouble (pills)

[identity profile] ashesmuse.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
ever play medical tv bingo?

since the beginning of the medical series (ER and Chicago Hope were our starters), my mum and I do a sort of bingo, yelling out the glaring error and possible corrections if we know it. loser has to go get the next round of starbucks.

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
hee! yeah. I can swallow medical fudging most of the time, that one just hit a nerve.

[identity profile] realpestilence.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's always worse when the show's about something you *know*. My dad used to be a mechanic, and he hates shows that get cars wrong; and I can't tell you the number of books I've given him about classic cars, or NASCAR, or something, where he bitches about the errors...and he's a history buff. So. You should have been there when we went to Valley Forge and he trashed the tour guide. *facepalms*

It's very reassuring there's limited cannibal activity in Washington State. I've no plans to go there, but you never know! :D

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
ha! yeah everyone has their Thing. some level of fudging is acceptable to me but that was just too much to ask me to swallow :)

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
*pets*

It'll be okay. We can take them out with baseball bats. No one will ever know

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2009-04-21 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
yesssss. join my cause. I saw them all in the light of day during the strike, I'm sure we can take em.