At some point in time, a TV show has to switch gears and give the audience a new angle to explore. BONES, heading into its sixth season, was considered by some to be growing stagnant and unoriginal. Hart Hanson, the creator of the FOX drama, decided to throw a few new bones (no pun intended) our way and see if we would bite. Obviously we did.
The allotted year for the Jeffersonian gang to reunite has not yet come to pass. Everyone is off doing their own thing. Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is off searching for ancient remains in Indonesia. Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) is fulfilling his patriotic duty and saving lives and training citizen soldiers in Afghanistan. Hodgins (TJ Thyne) and Angela (Michaela Conlin) are living the good life in Paris, France. All of this means that Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) is left to fend for herself in Washington D.C. She has been unable to make a positive identification of a boy on her autopsy table….and that inability to provide answers could cost Cam her job.
There are bonds that tie this group closely together, so much so that everyone willingly returns to D.C and Cam’s aid. After all, it is collectively where there numerous successes on past cases lie. But not everything is the same; it cannot stay the same. Booth has moved past Bones turning him down and has moved on to Hannah, a war correspondent that he met over in the Middle East. All of the past “Squinterns” have moved on to bigger and brighter opportunities. There is some slight resentment at Dr. Brennan for just “abandoning” what they had and causing upheaval for everyone else. Yet all of that must be pushed to the back burner. There is a missing child out in the world somewhere and an unidentified child in the morgue needing his identity. Personal issues can be talked about at the Diner later—and they definitely will.
Season six is my personal favorite. While the inner characteristics of Dr. Brennan, Booth, and all of the squinterns have adapted and evolved over the course of the show, this season sees them fully coming into their own. The episode, “The Doctor in the Photo,” quickly became one of my top choices this season; in fact, I think it is close to the top when I think about the entire show as a whole. Emily Deschanel does an incredible acting job as Bones comes to realize that she has made a mistake regarding her personal life. Problem is, it appears too late, as we all know that Booth is happily involved with his girlfriend. In years past, Bone’s character would have retreated into a shell after coming up empty, but not in season six. David Boreanaz gets his turn at a superb acting job in “The Daredevil in the Mold.” Viewers could care less about the case the Jeffersonian and the FBI are working; we want to watch Booth’s story unfold and see him where his heart on his sleeve.
However, season six also presented me with my least favorite episode…perhaps ever. “The Maggots in the Meathead” takes place on the Jersey Shore. The content is much like one would expect to see on the actual MTV show. Guidos, girls falling out of bikinis, all of that wonderful stuff. It’s an episode that grates on my nerves and isn’t that compelling when you get right down to it. “The Maggots in the Meathead” involves all of the usual content that we would expect BONES to have. The other major episode with content lies in “The Shallow in the Deep” with a plot centering around cougar cruises. Lance Sweets is seen having a liaison with his girlfriend, Daisy, in this episode as well. Alas, we see Booth and Hannah often in bed together. Sheets are often strewn about, innuendo is often present. Thankfully, middle to end of the season finds the sexual content on the lesser scale. Language is still basic profanities and the dead bodies…..those are still gross.
The season finale is aptly named “A Change in the Game.” I hate to give it away for you, so I won’t. All I can say is that it is an accurate description. It also gave me renewed reason to stay invested in this show. I change the channel when I need to; I enjoy the show when I can. And season 7 is going to be better still.
The allotted year for the Jeffersonian gang to reunite has not yet come to pass. Everyone is off doing their own thing. Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is off searching for ancient remains in Indonesia. Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) is fulfilling his patriotic duty and saving lives and training citizen soldiers in Afghanistan. Hodgins (TJ Thyne) and Angela (Michaela Conlin) are living the good life in Paris, France. All of this means that Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) is left to fend for herself in Washington D.C. She has been unable to make a positive identification of a boy on her autopsy table….and that inability to provide answers could cost Cam her job.
There are bonds that tie this group closely together, so much so that everyone willingly returns to D.C and Cam’s aid. After all, it is collectively where there numerous successes on past cases lie. But not everything is the same; it cannot stay the same. Booth has moved past Bones turning him down and has moved on to Hannah, a war correspondent that he met over in the Middle East. All of the past “Squinterns” have moved on to bigger and brighter opportunities. There is some slight resentment at Dr. Brennan for just “abandoning” what they had and causing upheaval for everyone else. Yet all of that must be pushed to the back burner. There is a missing child out in the world somewhere and an unidentified child in the morgue needing his identity. Personal issues can be talked about at the Diner later—and they definitely will.
Season six is my personal favorite. While the inner characteristics of Dr. Brennan, Booth, and all of the squinterns have adapted and evolved over the course of the show, this season sees them fully coming into their own. The episode, “The Doctor in the Photo,” quickly became one of my top choices this season; in fact, I think it is close to the top when I think about the entire show as a whole. Emily Deschanel does an incredible acting job as Bones comes to realize that she has made a mistake regarding her personal life. Problem is, it appears too late, as we all know that Booth is happily involved with his girlfriend. In years past, Bone’s character would have retreated into a shell after coming up empty, but not in season six. David Boreanaz gets his turn at a superb acting job in “The Daredevil in the Mold.” Viewers could care less about the case the Jeffersonian and the FBI are working; we want to watch Booth’s story unfold and see him where his heart on his sleeve.
However, season six also presented me with my least favorite episode…perhaps ever. “The Maggots in the Meathead” takes place on the Jersey Shore. The content is much like one would expect to see on the actual MTV show. Guidos, girls falling out of bikinis, all of that wonderful stuff. It’s an episode that grates on my nerves and isn’t that compelling when you get right down to it. “The Maggots in the Meathead” involves all of the usual content that we would expect BONES to have. The other major episode with content lies in “The Shallow in the Deep” with a plot centering around cougar cruises. Lance Sweets is seen having a liaison with his girlfriend, Daisy, in this episode as well. Alas, we see Booth and Hannah often in bed together. Sheets are often strewn about, innuendo is often present. Thankfully, middle to end of the season finds the sexual content on the lesser scale. Language is still basic profanities and the dead bodies…..those are still gross.
The season finale is aptly named “A Change in the Game.” I hate to give it away for you, so I won’t. All I can say is that it is an accurate description. It also gave me renewed reason to stay invested in this show. I change the channel when I need to; I enjoy the show when I can. And season 7 is going to be better still.
Yes everyone, I finally finished this. Charity will be getting this review for the website....I promise =D
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And... she finally posted S6 of Bones. ;D LOL!
So glad to know you are still enjoying this one, Ella - you have totally gotten me hooked on it. Guess we're even now. My reviews on Castle made you curious and you with your reviews of Bones. =D
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