The Morning After "Bones"

Episode 5 - The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond


The pieces of a dismembered body are found lying in a purple pool of water, but there's one catch - the head is missing. Booth and Bones learn that the body belongs to Jared Addison, a science fiction writer with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

With the help of Dr. Sweets, several suspects are brought in for questioning, but the pieces are falling into place.

The team has trouble finding enough evidence to determine case of death, mainly because the victim's head still missing. Hodgins is still having a hard time dealing with Zack being gone. We actually get to see Zack interact with Hodgins when he visits the psych hospital, and then later in the show, Dr. Sweets makes a visit. When Hodgins visits Zack, he leaves him the case file, hoping Zack will come up with new leads into the case.

The list of suspects for tonight's murder are an OCD therapist, the owner of a coffee bar, the victim's girlfriend (who is 28 years older then him), the girlfriend's son, and another OCD patient who confesses to the murder. However, true to form, none of these turn out to be the murder. I was actually shocked to learn the real killer; usually I can figure it out before the ending, but not this week.

Zack figures out who the murderer is. After stealing the magnetic strip from Dr. Sweets' ID for the psych hospital, Zack shows up at the Jeffersonian to share his evidence with the team.

It's during the last few minutes of the show that an interaction between Zack and Dr. Sweets sheds to light the true Gormogon killer.


OMG! I knew Zack wasn't a murderer. I've been having trouble wrapping my head around last season's finale because I just couldn't see Zack as a cold blooded killer. Just to finally know that Zack was a victim of Gormogon, and did not directly kill anyone - that answers a lot of questions I've had all summer. (Remember the summer of Dallas and who shot J. R.?) After everything he's been through, it's nice to know Zack is still Zack.

Bones' Intern-O-Meter is 0 for 4.

Thursday Thirteen #11 - Bones

Bones is back on the FOX network for a 4th season! Check out my "Morning After Bones" post just before this one to read about last night's premiere episode, "Yanks in the U.K." Seeley Booth, Temperance Brennan and the rest of the gang for another thrilling season of crimes, forensics and friends.

In honor of the new season premiere, I give you 13 reasons to love Bones:

1.) Special Agent Seeley Booth, played by David Boreanaz - need I say more? In case you missed it, click here to see my TT dedicated just for David! This photo is from season 3 of Bones.


2.)Dr. Temperance Brennan, played by Emily Deschanel. How is she going to react now that Zack is no longer at the Jeffersonian? Will she be able to find another assistant? Will she and Booth finally get together?


3.) Angela Montenegro, played by Michaela Conlin. Will Angela be able to find you estranged husband? Will she and Hodgins finally get married? Will we see more of her daddy, ZZ Top front man Billy Gibbons?




4.) Dr. Jack Hodgins, played by T.J. Thyne. How is Hodgins going to react now that his partner in crime - Zack - is no longer around? Will he and Angela finally tie the knot?





5.) Dr. Camille Saroyan, played by Tamara Taylor. Will we finally learn more about Dr. Saroyan's past? Will we see more of her family? Will she continue to have ocassional "special relations" with Booth?



6.) Dr. Lance Sweets, played by John Francis Daley - he's also a cutie. Will he continue to counsel Bones and Booth, or will he be reduced to just a profiler? I love his corny dialogue mixed in with his intelligent speech.


7.) DA Prosecutor Caroline Julian, played by Patricia Belcher. How can you not love Caroline? She is a smart prosecutor with a smart-ass mouth - you can't ask for more!




8.) The bones and the bodies! It never ceases to amaze me how the FX department comes up with all the "unusual" bodies and bones for the show. Ickie-poo!



9.) The sexual tension between Booth and Bones! I love the sexual tension and I hope the show draws it out as long as possible. Every time a show pulls the two main characters together in a sexual relationship, the ratings go down and then the show is doomed. I want Bones to be around for a long time to come!


10.) The love affair between Angela and Hodgins! They are so hot together! I love their spontanaity and their sexual appetite. Remember the Egyptian bed and the storage room? Hubba hubba!




11.) Guest appearances by Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan. Although I'm not crazy about the character of Max, I love the way O'Neal portrays him. What's going to happen now that's he's out of jail?




12.) Watching the entire cast work together as a team - they are funny, smart, engaging and just plain interesting to watch.




13.) And finally, guest appearances by Eric Millegan as Zack Addy. Last season, we learned he was the Gormogon apprentice, so Zack is now in a psychiatric facility.