Bones (season 5)
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Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
premiered on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010, on the Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season. The season consisted of 22 episodes and averaged 10 million viewers.
The season premiered on September 16, 2009, in Canada on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
, airing a day earlier. It premiered on October 8, 2009, in the UK on Sky1, on October 18, 2009, in Australia on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
in New Zealand.
Main cast
The fifth season features six actors who receive star billing.- Emily Deschanel as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan
- David BoreanazDavid BoreanazDavid Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
as FBI Special Agent Seeley BoothSeeley BoothFBI Special Agent "In charge" Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series, Bones , portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is a co-protagonist of the series alongside Dr...
, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian - Michaela ConlinMichaela ConlinMichaela Conlin is an American stage and television actress best known for her work on the Fox TV series Bones, as Angela Montenegro.-Early life:...
as forensic artist Angela MontenegroAngela MontenegroAngela Pearly-Gates Montenegro Hodgins is a fictional character in the television series Bones , portrayed by Michaela Conlin... - T. J. ThyneT. J. ThyneThomas Joseph "T.J." Thyne is an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston to John J. Thyne II and Catherine Thyne, and has five siblings, John, Tone, Hazel, Katie and Shelly. He is best known for his work on Bones as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist.-Background:T.J...
as entomologist Dr. Jack HodginsJack Hodgins (Bones)Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones. He is portrayed by T. J. Thyne. Jack is introduced to the series primarily as an entomologist/forensic entomologist, but also as a mineralogist/forensic mineralogist, a palynology/forensic... - Tamara TaylorTamara TaylorTamara Taylor is a Canadian television actress.Born in Toronto to a black Canadian father and a Scottish Canadian mother, her most famous role is that of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, on the forensic crime drama Bones...
as forensic pathologist and the head of the forensic division Dr. Camille SaroyanCamille SaroyanDr. Camille Saroyan, M.D. is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones. She is portrayed by Tamara Taylor. Camille was introduced as a forensic pathologist in The Titan on the Tracks, Season 2, Episode 1, as the head of the Forensic Division, a new division formed during the... - John Francis DaleyJohn Francis DaleyJohn Francis Daley is an American television and film actor, singer, screenwriter, and director, sometimes credited as John Daley or John Francis Daly. He is best known for playing Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and his current role as Lance Sweets on the series Bones...
as Dr. Lance SweetsLance SweetsLance Sweets, Psy.D., Ph.D. , is a fictional character in the American television series Bones. He is portrayed by John Francis Daley.Daley first made three guest appearances during the first eight episodes of Season 3, first appearing in "The Secret in the Soil"...
, a psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
who studies the relationship between Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth
Recurring cast
- Patricia BelcherPatricia BelcherPatricia Belcher is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as the strict Estelle Dabney on the Disney Channel Original sitcom, Good Luck Charlie and as attorney Caroline Julian on Bones. She also appeared in the film Jeepers Creepers as a psychic.-Biography:Belcher was...
as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor (5 episodes) - Diedrich BaderDiedrich BaderKarl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...
as FBI Assistant Director Andrew Hacker (3 episodes) - Tiffany HinesTiffany HinesTiffany Hines is an American television actress and singer best known for her role as Michelle Welton on the Fox series Bones and Jaden on The CW's Nikita. She also co-starred in the TeenNick series Beyond the Break as Birdie Scott...
as Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter (3 episodes) - Ryan O'NealRyan O'NealCharles Patrick Ryan O'Neal , better known as Ryan O'Neal, is an American actor best known for his appearances in the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and for his roles in such films as Paper Moon , Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon , A Bridge Too Far , and Love Story , for which he received...
as Max Keenan, Brennan's father (3 episodes) - Ty PanitzTy PanitzTy Panitz is an American child actor. He debuted as Ethan Beardsley in the movie Yours, Mine and Ours . His other roles include Woody Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms....
as Parker Booth, Booth's son (2 episodes) - Zooey DeschanelZooey DeschanelZooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous...
as Margaret Whitesell, Brennan's relative (1 episode) - Brendan FehrBrendan FehrBrendan Jacob Joel Fehr is a Canadian actor. He portrayed Michael Guerin on the WB television series Roswell and Laboratory Tech Dan Cooper in CSI: Miami.-Early life:...
as Jared Booth, Booth's brother (1 episode) - Stephen FryStephen FryStephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also...
as Dr. Gordon Wyatt, Booth's former psychiatrist (1 episode) - Billy GibbonsBilly GibbonsWilliam Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
as Angela's father (1 episode) - Elon GoldElon GoldElon Gold is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the television series Stacked. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom In-Laws...
as Dr. Paul Lidner, Cam's boyfriend (1 episode) - Deirdre LovejoyDeirdre LovejoyDeirdre Lovejoy is an American actress. She is most notable for her role on the HBO television series The Wire as Rhonda Pearlman. She graduated from the University of Evansville with an undergraduate degree in theatre....
as Heather Taffet (1 episode) - Eric MilleganEric MilleganEric Millegan is an American actor, primarily known for his work on the Fox series Bones in which he played Dr. Zack Addy. Millegan is openly gay, and was out before being cast as Zack Addy in Bones.-Biography:...
as Dr. Zack AddyZack AddyZachary Uriah 'Zack' Addy, Ph.D is a fictional character in the television series Bones. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr...
(1 episode) - Ralph WaiteRalph WaiteRalph Waite is an American actor, whose most notable role was playing John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS TV series The Waltons, which he also occasionally directed...
as Hank Booth, Seeley's grandfather (1 episode)
The interns who appeared in the previous season return.
- Eugene ByrdEugene ByrdEugene Byrd is an American actor.-Career:He has been in movies including Dead Man, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and has the leading role in Confess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival...
as Dr. Clark Edison (4 episodes) - Carla GalloCarla GalloCarla Gallo is an American actress notable for roles in the television series Undeclared, Carnivàle, and Bones, and in the indie film Spanking the Monkey.-Filmography:-External links:...
as Daisy Wick (4 episodes) - Michael Grant TerryMichael Grant TerryMichael Terry is an American actor, primarily known for his role as Wendell Bray on the Fox series Bones. He is sometimes credited as Michael Grant Terry.-Biography:Michael Terry was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
as Wendell Bray (4 episodes) - Pej Vahdat as Arastoo Vaziri (3 episodes)
- Ryan Cartwright as Vincent Nigel-Murray (2 episodes)
- Joel David MooreJoel MooreJoel David Moore is an American actor who has appeared in television commercials, feature films, and television series. He is best known for his roles as Owen Dittman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar, Colin Fisher in Bones and J.P...
as Colin Fisher (1 episode)
Episodes
Key plotlines in the fifth season include the 100th episode (directed by David BoreanazDavid Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
), which flashes back to Booth and Brennan's first assignment that showcases their original relationship, which leads Booth to confess his true feelings to Brennan. The 100th episode also features the return of Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan is an American actor, primarily known for his work on the Fox series Bones in which he played Dr. Zack Addy. Millegan is openly gay, and was out before being cast as Zack Addy in Bones.-Biography:...
as Zack Addy
Zack Addy
Zachary Uriah 'Zack' Addy, Ph.D is a fictional character in the television series Bones. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr...
. Angela and Hodgins rekindle their love after spending some quality time together in a jail cell, and decide to get married. Heather Taffet aka the Gravedigger is put on trial for her crimes, and the team's strong case against her leads to a conviction where she is finally put away, but warns Brennan "that it's not over". In the season finale, many of the characters begin to embark on trips that will take them out of the country for one year, intending to return and pick things up where they left off one year from that day. Temperance, along with Daisy Wick, go to the Maluku Islands
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone...
to study a full set of interspecies hominid remains that could be a crucial link in the evolutionary chain. Booth returns to the Army as a Sergeant Major to train soldiers in apprehending insurgents. Meanwhile, newlywed Angela and Hodgins decide to travel.
The season was originally supposed to include a black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
-inspired episode, but the idea was dropped after another Fox series, Fringe
Fringe (TV series)
Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...
, did a similar episode.
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DVD and Blu-ray release
The fifth season of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray (subtitled "Beyond the Grave Edition") in region 1 on October 5, 2010, in region 2 on October 18, 2010 and in region 4 on October 27, 2010. The set includes all 22 episodes of season five on a 6-disc DVD set and 4-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include two audio commentaries—"The Proof in the Pudding" by actors Tamara TaylorTamara Taylor
Tamara Taylor is a Canadian television actress.Born in Toronto to a black Canadian father and a Scottish Canadian mother, her most famous role is that of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, on the forensic crime drama Bones...
, John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley is an American television and film actor, singer, screenwriter, and director, sometimes credited as John Daley or John Francis Daly. He is best known for playing Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and his current role as Lance Sweets on the series Bones...
and Michaela Conlin
Michaela Conlin
Michaela Conlin is an American stage and television actress best known for her work on the Fox TV series Bones, as Angela Montenegro.-Early life:...
and "The Beginning in the End" by executive producers Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American television writer and producer. Hanson's family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly...
, Stephen Nathan and Ian Toynton
Ian Toynton
Ian Toynton is a British television director, producer and editor.His most notable work has been on The O.C., on which he served as director, supervising producer and co-executive producer for a number of episodes. He has both directed and produced episodes of the series Bones, The Pretender,...
. Featurettes include "The 100th Episode with Director David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
", "The Bodies of Bones" and "The Nunchuck Way". Also included are extended versions of "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" and "The X in the File", as well as deleted scenes and a gag reel.
UK
Bones aired Thursday nights on Sky1 and Sky1 HD.| # | Title | Timeslot | Air date | Viewers (000s) |
Weekly Rank Sky1 |
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| 85 | "Harbingers in the Fountain" | Thursday 9:00 pm | October 8, 2009 | 954 | 4 | 10 |
| 86 | "The Bond in the Boot" | October 15, 2009 | 886 | 2 | 6 | |
| 87 | "The Plain in the Prodigy" | October 22, 2009 | 1,050 | 1 | 6 | |
| 88 | "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" | October 29, 2009 | 935 | 2 | 10 | |
| 89 | "A Night at the Bones Museum" | November 5, 2009 | 1,062 | 1 | 6 | |
| 90 | "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" | November 12, 2009 | 918 | 2 | 10 | |
| 91 | "The Dwarf in the Dirt" | November 19, 2009 | 925 | 1 | 16 | |
| 92 | "The Foot in the Foreclosure" | November 26, 2009 | 894 | 1 | 11 | |
| 93 | "The Gamer in the Grease" | December 10, 2009 | 907 | 1 | 7 | |
| 94 | "The Goop on the Girl" | December 17, 2009 | 853 | 2 | 7 | |
| 95 | "The X in the File" | Thursday 10:00 pm | March 11, 2010 | 801 | 4 | 16 |
| 96 | "The Proof in the Pudding" | March 18, 2010 | 811 | 3 | 19 | |
| 97 | "The Dentist in the Ditch" | March 25, 2010 | 760 | 3 | 21 | |
| 98 | "The Devil in the Details" | April 1, 2010 | 899 | 3 | 15 | |
| 99 | "The Bones on the Blue Line" | April 8, 2010 | 904 | 3 | 13 | |
| 100 | "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" | April 15, 2010 | 895 | 3 | 13 | |
| 101 | "The Death of the Queen Bee" | April 22, 2010 | 955 | 3 | 13 | |
| 102 | "The Predator in the Pool" | April 29, 2010 | 763 | 2 | 20 | |
| 103 | "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle" | May 6, 2010 | 773 | 6 | 25 | |
| 104 | "The Witch in the Wardrobe" | May 13, 2010 | 923 | 3 | 13 | |
| 105 | "The Boy with the Answer" | May 20, 2010 | 810 | 6 | 17 | |
| 106 | "The Beginning in the End" | May 27, 2010 | 930 | 2 | 8 | |