Fan Review: The Scare in the Score (Bones)
February 15, 2017 by rynogeny
“... They were able to step back and ask, ‘what makes for a powerful and satisfying end to the show?’ and that part of the answer was apparently, ‘go back to the start; anchor the end in the beginning.’
“... They could stack FBI agents seven deep around Christine and Hank, and Booth and Brennan would still want Max there, because he’s a badass who’s proven time and again that there’s nothing he won’t do to protect those he loves.”
"Brennan and Max:
It wasn’t a surprise when Max died, but it was still a blow, mostly because this was when the show irrevocably began ending for me. It’s not that I’ve not seen this whole season as one long farewell story, but until now, there’s not been anything that said, ‘the show will never again be the same.’ Max’s death does that.
"During those moments when he and Brennan were talking in the hospital, dozens of scenes ran through my memory, from our first encounter with ‘Father Coulter’ to Brennan turning to him for help in finding Booth in The Killer in Concrete, to his watching her wistfully at the end of The Brain in the Bot. It’s a lot of history."
"I’m wondering if there’s ever been a recurring character on a show – any show – that had as powerful of a character arc as did Max Keenan. From a serial bank robber who abandoned his kids, to the heroic man in his seventies we see here, we watched him grow and change over eleven seasons. Other recurring characters on the show have grown, but Max’s redemption is in a class of its own.
“And now he’s gone, and whatever comes next, the show will feel different – even the eps that don’t directly reference him. And that breaks my heart more than I expected.“
