Time for Spoilers!
I just read some sides for 2x08 over at the Bones_Spoilers LJ community, (
http://community.livejournal.com/bones_spoilers/) and I am dying laughiing, and at the same time, super thrilled.
2x08 (from the sides I've read) feels like it's mostly us following Booth and Brennan around Las Vegas. It reminds me of the ep with the flesh eating crazy doctor from early season 1, or the case of the plastic surgery crazed woman in LA from last season. Meaning, it looks like we're mostly focused on Booth and Brennan, and that's just fine for me.
Booth and Brennan are in Las Vegas: Bones accidentally cheats by counting cards, Bones brings up Booth's gambling problem in front of the squint squad, Bones starts referring to the squint squad as "the squint squad," Booth gets to box, Bones and Booth pose as lovers/fiances... Bones does a great job with her lovey-dovey act, and it surprises Booth. Teehee! Looks like fun!
Oh! The case? They have the body of a woman who was murdered. After trying to see if the husband knew anything, he bluffs, he lies, and they eventually find out the woman was involved in underground boxing (hence what leads Booth and Bones to Las Vegas). They find a woman who had fought the dead girl, and take her back to the lab, where they try to determine, based on this woman's most recent injuries, if she killed the DB. I won't ruin the end for you.
For the shippers among us, we get nuzzling. Bones is supposed to be super friendly with Booth at the gym where they get info on the underground wrestling, and at the match. Yay! I like nuzzling, even if it's pretend. It'll make for great icons...