I don't have a single moment when I fell in love with Hodgins but I do remember when he first caught my attention. Through Seasons 1 & 2, I enjoyed watching Angela and Hodgins' relationship grow but I admit that I wasn't a mega fan of Hodgins yet. He was sweet and cute in a nerdy way, but I liked all of the characters just as much. I was also rooting for Booth and Brennan to get together, so my attention was equally divided between the 2 couples.
And then Season 3!! Hodgins showed up with a tamed down haircut and the beard that wasn't hiding his face anymore! He was in full "impress the ladies" mode, or maybe I should say "impress Angela mode".
He was much more up-beat and sweet, as opposed to the sometimes angry Hodgins in the first couple seasons. That's when he finally caught more of my attention. LOL! Since I was late catching onto the awesomeness of Bones, I was watching it on Netflix and I was able to skip around some of the stories and fast forward to the Hodgins/Angela scenes because I just HAD to know what happened to them! I did go back and watch the full episodes eventually, but I'll admit that I enjoyed watching just their story first.
I guess I've been hooked ever since!