The series signed off after 246 episodes, so we looked back on the standouts.
The Fox crime proceduralBonesaired a whopping 246 episodes from 2005 to 2017.
“The Movie in the Making” (season 11, episode 18)
Bones: The Mockumentary?
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Credit: Richard Foreman/FOX
It wasn’t, but if she had the virus, she’d have used it.
And she wouldn’t have been sorry.
“The Santa in the Slush” (season 3, episode 9)
Thanks, mistletoe!
Emily Deschanel and Pej Vadhat on ‘Bones’.FOX via Getty Images
Booth also got Brennan a very good Christmas gift.
And did we mention that they were investigating the death of Santa Claus?
As a bonus, Booth and Brennan each got to sing.
Emily Deschanel and Tamara Taylor on ‘Bones’.FOX via Getty Images
Guess who was better.
As Sweets would say, that’s just how he rolls.
To save Booth’s life, Brennan wound up taking the shot instead.
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
This show’s reverence for life has never been cuter.
The experience pushed Booth to confess a closely guarded secret: His father was an abusive alcoholic.
At least, like us, he got to enjoy watching Brennan shed her skin.
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
Reunited, Booth and Brennan decompressed by singing together at the diner, as partners do.
Science sometimes made Brennan seem cold, but here, it was the best encouragement she had to offer.
And that he was shot by more than one gunman.
Ryan O’Neal and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Everett Collection
We’ll never know.
D.C. should get hit with more blizzards.
Back at the lab, this was the first episode to hint at Hodgins' upcoming flirtation with Angela.
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Carin Baer/FOX
The partners were jamming to “Hot Blooded” in no time.
Sure, Booth got blown up right after that, but it’s still their song.
It’s an uncommonlysad hourthat helped explain what made these people do the work they do.
Emily Deschanel, Tamara Taylor, T.J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Carin Baer/FOX
But the boldest move here was Brennan’s ploy to get her father acquitted.
They didn’t waste any time.
But they’ve been wasting time since then because their first stab at a partnership ended badly.
Emily Deschanel and Brendan Fehr on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
And, of course, the letter Brennan wrote to Booth eventually made for a great wedding vow.
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Michael Yarish/FOX
Emily Deschanel and Richard Schiff on ‘Bones’.Patrick McElhenney/FOX
Ryan O’Neal, David Boreanaz, and Emily Deschanel on Bones (2005).Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
Emily Deschanel and Deirdre Lovejoy on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Adam Taylor/FOX
Scott Lawrence, David Boreanaz, and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Sam Urdank/FOX
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Adam Taylor/FOX
David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, and Stephen Fry on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
Michaela Conlin and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Isabella Vosmikova/FOX
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’.Adam Taylor/FOX
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/FOX
