Finally, an aside re Cheers - Cliff Clavin dropped by (as the male half of an elderly couple in love) and was delightful. And amazed by how well the secret-into-joke theme was done. (Sorry about the asterisk - IMDb thinks pis*ed is a naughty word and won't allow it). Still pis*ed and still think Angie should give Booth a swift kick but now pleased as well. In this case, doesn't matter if you know the ending, the watching is the fun. Booth and Bones attend the retreat undercover to find evidence. A dead man is identified and was last seen at a couples retreat where he was with a woman other than his wife. With Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor. Normally, I wouldn't drop so many spoilers. The Cheat in the Retreat: Directed by Alex Chapple. And the last scene, B&B at home, in robes at the foot of their bed starting an intimacy exercise and ending up as you would expect works better, infinitely better than I thought possible.
#THE CHEAT IN THE RETREAT SERIES#
As the retreat unfolds, it progresses through a series of skits that are gems (loved the steam-room bit despite hating the brutality of fisticuffs) with a finale that is pure burlesque, pointed references to marriage and secrets peppered throughout. Comic in tone, it counterpoints Cam's problems, and provides a perfect platform for obliquely shifting The Problem away from being a relationship killer to the status of an inside joke. But the undercover at the retreat is the real star: Boris and Wanda even better. The two plot lines, Cam's identity theft and B&B's undercover at a couple's retreat, play out brilliantly - providing insight into Cam's stubborn independence while, eventually, making her realize she isn't alone, either in her relationship with Arastoo or with the team. Perhaps I'm projecting, seeing what I want to see but if it works, fine. What really amazes me is that I found it all believable - after last week's episode I didn't think I'd ever be able to regard B&B as a real couple and that their relationship had been irrecoverably tainted. And it does so in a virtually flawless episode (though, if Pelant turns out to be Cam's identity thief, I'll bounce my shoes off my flat-screen). But this episode does what last week's didn't - it miraculously restores B&B's relationship (for me) by transforming The Problem into a joke shared (and the really big point here is shared) by Brennan and Both.
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