Emily Deschanel admits she finds all the hype surrounding Booth and Brennan's hookup on Bones next Thursday a little mystifying. "It's only a few minutes on camera," she says, "so it feels weird to talk about it so much." I couldn't agree more. And to prove it, I'm not going to ask Deschanel... wait a second, did she say a few minutes?! Let's dish, sister friend!


A lot has been made about what affect the sex will have on Booth and Brennan, but I'm curious what the whole experience has been like for you and David.

EMILY DESCHANEL: It probably strengthened our friendship, even though this kind of thing can probably ruin a friendship. Honestly, he was such a sweet guy. He was more supportive and concerned for me before we started filming than I would be. He had meetings about it. He's like, "I don't want anyone around." He practically kicked out everyone -- even the people who had to be there filming! And it's a fairly tame scene. He was so protective of me; it was very sweet, actually. He wanted to make sure I felt comfortable. Of course, he also made jokes.

It must have been awkward.

DESCHANEL: It was awkward, but we were prepared for it. I laughed really hard during our kissing scene last season; it's just really weird to kiss your co-star. I laughed this time in rehearsal, but I was really proud of myself for not laughing when we actually shot it. And honestly, it is a job. There were technical things we had to worry about.