#bones bracket

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bones best episode bracket - round 1a

THE DOCTOR IN THE PHOTO vs THE BOY IN THE SHROUD

best episode?

the doctor in the photo (6x09)

the boy in the shroud (2x03)

Voting ended onOct 16, 2024

descriptions under the cut

the doctor in the photo: famous example of emily deschanel's big sad blue eyes. brennan finds herself relating too much to the victim-- a doctor with few close relationships whose life revolved around her work. hank the security guard (ipso, facto, columbo, oreo!). brennan confesses to booth after he saves her from getting hit by a car, he rejects her and we get the most tragic sentence of "i will adjust".

the boy in the shroud: the romeo and juliet episode! a dead boy is assumed to be a street kid, but turns out to be a wealthy 17 year old who is in love with a girl in foster care. they suspect she killed him, but it turns out to have been her younger brother who was terrified of his sister leaving him. meanwhile, cam and brennan fight the entire episode over views on the kid, only to be resolved when brennan reveals her past with foster care. the end of the cam bad boss arc and where we got "freebie/freebie decline" from.

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bones bracket - round 1c

THE HOLE IN THE HEART vs THE SHOT IN THE DARK

best episode?

the hole in the heart (6x22)

the shot in the dark (8x15)

Voting ended onOct 19, 2024

episode descriptions under cut!

THE HOLE IN THE HEART: end of the broadsky arc. vincent nigel murray is famously a cutie patootie and then dies in brennan's arms. "you're my favourite, everyone knows that". b&b get together for the first time after brennan cries in booth's arms.

THE SHOT IN THE DARK: brennan is shot in the lab while working at night. she briefly dies in the hospital due to a bad reaction. we meet her mom. "you've spent so long being focused on surviving. now, it's time for you to flourish". lots of brennan family lore.

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bones best episode bracket !!

submissions have closed, we have the top 24 episodes (according to you guys) ! here are the incoming polls-- all generated randomly from your picks ! polls will be posted daily and go for 24 hours :-) have fun gang

quarterfinals :

the doctor in the photo vs the boy in the shroud (oct 14)

the mummy in the maze vs the skull in the desert (oct 14)

the hole in the heart vs the shot in the dark (oct 17)

the blackout in the blizzard vs the woman in limbo (oct 17)

judas on a pole vs the parts in the sum of the whole (oct 18)

the verdict in the story vs the proof in the pudding (oct 18)

the man in the morgue vs the lance to the heart (oct 19)

the signs in the silence vs the movie in the making (oct 19)

aliens in a spaceship vs the pain in the heart (oct 20)

man in the fallout shelter vs pilot (oct 20)

two bodies in the lab vs the santa in the slush (oct 21)

the double death of the dearly departed vs the end in the beginning (oct 21)

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bones best episode bracket - round 1b

THE MUMMY IN THE MAZE vs THE SKULL IN THE DESERT

best episode?

the mummy in the maze (3x5)

the skull in the desert (1x17)

Voting ended onOct 16, 2024

descriptions below the cut

the mummy in the maze: the squint squad tracks a serial killer who is literally scaring girls to death, with god knows how many red herrings. highlights include the origin of inappropriate workplace halloween costumes (no matter how insanely gorgeous they are), "we could be wonder woman and clark kent after a really bad date", and brennan spinning in her wonder woman costume

the skull in the desert: booth and brennan travel to new mexico to help angela when her three-weeks-a-year boyfriend goes missing (eventually to turn up dead) with his tour guide (not dead, angela finds her with the Power of Love). highlights include a WONDERFUL array of of-the-era "boho" fashion, intense brennan/angela friendship, and brennan calling out a racist guy for lying about selling indigenous art

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bones bracket - round 1d

THE BLACKOUT IN THE BLIZZARD vs THE WOMAN IN LIMBO

best episode?

the blackout in the blizzard (6x16)

the woman in limbo (1x22)

Voting ended onOct 19, 2024

episode descriptions under cut !!

THE BLACKOUT IN THE BLIZZARD: while attempting to move booth's stadium chairs into his apartment, b&b get trapped in an elevator when the power goes out. hijinks ensue at the lab while they attempt to solve a case that could result in a global pandemic if they fail. sooooo much b&b touch time, including her climbing him like a tree (to reach the emergency escape door). they finally decide to be mature about their feelings and discuss in the end that they will be together someday soon, burning the day they predict it in booth's apartment.

THE WOMAN IN LIMBO: season one finale !! brennan accidentally gets confirmation that her mother is dead when looking over facial markers for a cold case. this leads her to investigate her mother's murder-- and find out that her father is still alive. so much brennan family lore here. "my name... my name is temperance brennan..." / "i know who you are."

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Bones Bracket Round One !

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The Doctor in the Photo (6x09)

The Change in the Game (6x23)

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2023

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Bones Bracket Round One !

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The Woman in White (9x06)

The Hero in the Hold (4x14)

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2023