Bones (Series) - TV Tropes. Max: Are you sleeping with my daughter? Max: Why, are you gay? Bones is a television series which started on September 1. March 2. 8, 2. 01. She's a brilliant scientist who's traveled all over the world in the course of her work and has even used her experience in the field to write a couple bestselling mystery novels. She's the person the FBI calls when a body turns up that can't be identified by normal procedures. She's also aggressive, abrasive, and has all the social grace of a snapping turtle. Fortunately for her (and the members of the public who have to deal with her), she has FBI agent Seeley Booth on her side. A former sniper with a young son and a laid- back loose- cannon personality, Booth is Brennan's partner in crime- solving, mutual irritation, and Unresolved Sexual Tension. With the help of a team of . The cases of the week are typically complements for their interactions and growth. The writing and science can sometimes be uneven, but the dialogue is clever and funny, also frequently peppered with moments of genuine emotion. Their behavior and interests help the audience relate to them as One of Us. Rounding out the main cast of the lab are conspiracy theorist Jack Hodgins, the . Camille Saroyan, a pathologist who'd been assigned to take charge of the lab. Tension resulted, naturally, although it's mostly been smoothed over now. Season three added Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist tasked with doing therapy sessions between Bones and Booth as well as profiling some of their suspects. The show also stars a rotation of . ![]() ![]() Brennan's ambitious and quirky doctoral candidates. An often recurring theme is the nature of intellect versus emotion and at what point you should use which. Most of Brennan's team rely on careful logic, and in some cases are bound entirely to it. Meanwhile Booth brings Brennan along on investigations and has to help put a soft touch to her chainmail glove when dealing with people. A recurring element is wisecracking Hodgins and stoic Zack/squintern of the week performing some absurd . One particularly memorable one was putting a frozen pig through a wood chipper. It's a Long Story. Loosely based on the novels and life of Kathy Reichs, professor of anthropology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a former- director of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Has a character sheet.
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I Forgot I Was Married: Angela, so drunk she forgot it (and implied that she didn't think it counted; she had no idea the paperwork had been filed). Action Girl: Brennan. Adorkable: Most of the regular male cast: Zack, Hodgins, Sweets, Vincent and Aubry. Brennan is an uncommon female example. Despite geeky traits, Booth (comic book collector, although that is his only one) and Wendell (though half the time you want to coddle him) are a little too macho to count, and Edison and Arastoo (after being caught faking his accent) seem a bit too smooth. Seeley is a legitimate name, but it sounds a little odd when compared to his brother's. Affably Evil: Max before his forced retirement. Affectionate Parody. Affectionate Nickname: In addition to Bones by just about everyone, Brennan is also called . This has been sort of wink- and- nudge acknowledged as Brennan not necessarily believing it's a coincidence, but making herself believe she believes it's a coincidence, which is not the same thing. ![]() I find myself opening the jar just to have a whiff of this every time I go past the spice cupboard! The recipe is from a cookbook by Ted Reader. Witness the time she tries to get Sweets to explain, and he blows her off with . He makes this reference again in the final episode, saying they're . The Booth/Brennan partnership and UST has often been compared to the Mulder/Scully partnership and UST. Quite a few Bones fans were The X- Files fans first. However, since Booth and Brennan are not (thankfully) Expys of Mulder and Scully, the personalities are different and so is the interaction and dynamic between partners. The Booth/Brennan romantic relationships was (presumably) planned from the start, giving a more logical progression to their UST (also adds realism). Unlike Mulder and Scully's romantic relationship, which was not planned from the start and entered into Romantic Plot Tumor territory after awhile. Agents Dating: Booth and Bones will often discuss domestic relationship stuff while doing their respective jobs (they're partners on the field that are a forensic anthropologist and FBI field agent respectively) or they'll talk about the job while cuddling in bed together. Other times their date nights/lunches together will be interrupted by a call from The FBI/forensic team at the same time for the same case they'll be working on. The Alcoholic: Booth's dad and until recently Booth's brother. In season six, Vincent Nigel- Murray is a recovering alcoholic (though his road to recovery is almost entirely Played for Laughs). All Are Equal in Death: In . The following takes place in his hospital room: Brennan: When can we talk to him? Doctor: Any time you want, as long as you don't expect a response. This man has severe brain damage. Off the record, he's not going to wake up. Best case scenario, he spends the rest of his life hooked up to feeding tubes. Brennan: This is one of the richest men in the country. Doctor: Most of the time, that might mean something. Not now. All Psychology Is Freudian: Played straight by psychologist Sweets who often utilizes Freudian theories and language. However, psychiatrist Gordon Wyatt subverts this stating that . Due to the relatively hard science nature of the program, Dr. Hodgins manages to Mac. Gyver a carbon dioxide scrubber, and gets a text message out. Almighty Janitor: In security guard form, Micah from . Booth and Brennan are the owners of a night club called . Booth's brother and Cam become detectives in the case, Vincent is the DJ, Arastoo is an investor wanting to buy the club, Max is a corrupt politician, Sweets is the bartender, Angela is the hostess, Caroline is the club's lawyer, Fisher is the chef, Wendell is the bouncer, Clark is a hip- hop impresario called C- Synch, Daisy is a waitress and Hodgins is a writer. Always Save the Girl: Whenever Bones is in danger, Booth won't hesitate to jump in to the rescue. Ambiguous Disorder: Bones has a lot of trouble with metaphors and social skills. Naturally, Zack is even worse. Ambition Is Evil: While not evil, Aubry wants to be more than a mere FBI agent and as such he's hesitant to get involved with . Bones clinically delivers her conclusions, her ex makes somewhat less professional conclusions while chatting up the jury - and implies that Bones isn't really as smart as she sounds. In between sessions, her ex states that he's merely . In- universe, Bones' consultant argues for impartiality and sweet- talking the jury, but sees nothing wrong with her ex using inside knowledge(which he got by sleeping with her) to attack her character instead of the evidence(the prosecution objects and the judge sustainsnote Character of Witnesses; . Such a broad accusation is absolutely wrong in a courtroom where she is not the defendant., but Brennan's consultant waves it off as a technicality; . This leads into the same Unfortunate Implications as Amoral Attorneys - that scientists aren't supposed to be impartial, but to have agreed in advance as to who is guilty no matter which side they're on. And Starring: Of a sort: all of Verizon fi. OS' episodes descriptions from episode two of season 1. When their baby is born he's perfectly healthy. She's also annoyed that Aubry doesn't want to get involved with her just in case her past environmental activism messes up his chances for higher office, and she's annoyed that she's annoyed because they aren't even dating (Bones doesn't care so long as her statement that . Hodgins gets chewed out on a regular basis for his impromptu tests — Spam and artificial bone(2x. The Titan on the Tracks) to determine exact circumstances of death by incineration make perfect sense to Hodgins, Zack and the viewer, but Cam threatens to fire them on the spot for acting without her permission. Booth: Defense lawyer hears . Bones herself gets harangued for being smart because most people are slack- jawed morons in comparison — she nearly loses an otherwise open- and- shut case(1x. The Girl in the Fridge) because the opposing expert is chatty and handsome. Bones: The jury likes Michael better than they like me, apparently that's a problem. Are they stupid? Goodman: Compared to you, yes they are stupid. However, compared to you most of the world is a little stupid. Anyone Can Die: While there's not Characters Dropping Like Flies, and the major deaths are all very separated, main characters aren't actually safe most of the time. The first season finale has Bones' mother as the victim of the week. Season 6, during the investigations of Broadsky, Vincent Nigel- Murray gets shot in the heart and dies. In the Season 1. 0 premiere, Lance Sweets dies. Season 1. 1 premiere has Booth's brother as the victim of the week. Season 1. 2 sees Max Keenan, Brennan's father die. Arbitrary Skepticism: Hodgins is a conspiracy nut but doesn't believe in the supernatural or the afterlife (ironically this comes up during a crossover with Sleepy Hollow; he was also trying very hard to convince himself that whatever he saw on a The Blair Witch Project- esque film was just a wisp of smoke). Arc Number: 4. 47, which in the Grand Finale is revealed to mean Times of change for Booth and Brennan. Arc Villain: The Gravedigger, Jacob Broadsky, Cristopher Polant, and the Ghost Killer. Artistic License .
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