The Brain in the Bot

Things are certainly winding down as we finish the last year of the show. A man who has developed robots to help with autistic children has been found dead. His genius, however, is what makes him a target, that and a bit of arrogance. Looking internally seems logical because jealousy and competitiveness are at work in such a futuristic industry. While all this is going on, Angela has been awarded an extremely prestigious honor. Daisy also waits on a leadership position. But there is also Bones turning forty and throwing her own surprise birthday party (real surprises engender pain to the recipient). But somehow the whole thing seems a bit bland and Brennan's actions seem outside her usual being. One thing that is revealed to us. There is something going on with Brennan's father. It is hinted at a couple times.

This isn't the first episode Bones has done playing off autism. For a show with a clearly undiagnosed autistic woman at the center they didn't talk to any autistic people about any of these episodes. Yes there are scientists putting effort into making us pretend to be neurotypical but they shouldn't be glorified.

For a show with one of the first autistic women characters, glorifying the idea that we should give up all the things that make Brennan who she is, is remarkably tone deaf. I turned it off after the intro.

Since there's a minimum 600 characters, put those tease arch dollars into robots to help with the stuff executive function makes difficult. Let us be who we are. We get along fine with each other.