Aliens in a Spaceship

Season 2, Episode 9, Aired
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The bodies of twin teenage boys, kidnapped five years earlier, are discovered. Booth and Brennan follow the trail of a notorious serial killer, known as the Grave Digger. His M.O. is to kidnap and bury his victims, then ask for a ransom. If the ransom isn't followed, the victims are left to die. During the investigation, Brennan and a fellow colleague become the latest victims. They are forced to solve their own kidnapping from an underground grave.moreless
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  • Can't fault this episode

    10
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    By tanargue, Oct 28, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode shows just what a great writing/directing/producing and acting team we have on Bones.
    The serial killer The Gravedigger is brought to the attention of the Jeffersonian team and Booth with the finding of two bodies enclosed in a tank. The agent who handled the case before left the FBI with a drink problem but he didn't have the advantage Booth has - his team of squints.
    When their research begins to make progress The Gravedigger takes Brennan and also Hodgins, burying them in Brennan's car.The interaction between these two characters and the playing of them by Emile Dechanel and TJ Thyne is terrific. It must have been physically hard work in that enclosed space.
    The relationship between Cam and Booth is still on, though they are keeping it secret. Watch Booth's face when he gets the call from the killer on his cell phone. David Boreanaz has such an expressive face as he chages from lighthearted banter with Cam to grim horror at what has happened to his partner.
    Booth becomes the strong leader of the group. Quite content to be fired because he is working outside FBI rules to get the ransom. Taking over control and giving them each something to do, overriding as the squints seem at a loss. He is by turns angry, demanding and desperate. His feelings are so powerful that he promises to kill the creep who has made a living out of writing about The Gravedigger.
    He won't give up even when it seems that they must be dead.
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  • A Great episode with a fatal flaw.

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    By q666, Oct 28, 2011 Report Abuse
    First of i realy liked the character development in this episode, also the concept how the gravedigger operates. Normaly i would rate the episode between 9 and 10, but it had a major logical flaw, which disturbed me while watching. Usualy it's a cool thing if they investigate little details like the bumpersticker and such, but it becomes ridiculous if there is an obvious clue that gets overlooked. At the time when Booth and Brennan reveal to the Father of the two victims that they had had only 12 hours to live not 24 there are only 5 people in the room: Booth, Brennan, the father, the author and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland. It is safe to assume that this kind of information is privileged and would not be made public. Also the gravedigger couldn't have "realized his mistake" as the ADA said, because he never returns to his victims. So the only way he could have realized his mistake is by either sitting in that room or have one of these 5 people leak the information to him. You can exclude Booth, Brannan and the father as highly unlikely suspects/leaker of that information.

    This leaves you with the author and the ADA as possible suspects or leakers of the information. I can understand, that during the kidnapping situation finding the victims had top priority, but it seems simply impossible that a genius like Brennan would not come to this conclusion after beeing rescued, with the added motivation to find and punish her kidnapper.moreless

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  • Wow!

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    By SandyMV2643, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was amazing. It had me the moment it started, I was so into it. Yes, I love all the episodes of Bones, but this one just...so exciting! I mean the way Bones and Hodgins came up with some of the stuff that helped them survive was great. And how Bones had "faith" in Booth that he would find them, ugh loved it! When everyone was stuck and Booth was just so passionate you can tell how much he really cares and needs Bones. I was on the verge of tears when Booth saw that poof of rocks go up and ran to pull Bones and Hodgins out. It was just such a beautiful moment for the whole group of them, showing how they all need and love each other.

    I wonder why I didn't start to watch this series from the beginning, but I'm so happy I started now. And I'm happy TNT is showing all the reruns! This is a great show, I hope it has a long run and Booth and Bones get together soon!moreless

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  • Best episode of Bones.......ever.

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    By Awsumdave5, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    Alright, I only started watching Bones a couple weeks ago, and now I am halfway through second season, and I just watched the best episode of Bones.

    On TV.COM, Aliens in a Spaceship is rated the number #1 episode so far in Bones, and I can see why. Though it shouldn't be called Aliens in a Spaceship, thats only a small part of the episode, it should be called "Scientists Underground" or something.

    Anyways, this episode was phenomenal. I am known to sometimes criticize episodes due to the unbelievability involved. But everything in this episode was absolutely believable. The feelings Bones and Hodgins expressed were real and impressive.

    I have a physical problem, I can't cry, no joke, but watching this episode, I did get a little notch in my throat here and there in the episode. I almost wanted to cry, cause the actors did an outstanding job making you feel for them, pulling you in to the episode.

    This is definitly an episode for Bones fans if they haven't seen it. Everyone involved in this episode in its entirety deserves praise.moreless

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  • An example of a classic drama episode and one of the best episodes of any show of the season. Booth and Hodgins are victins of a repeat felon, the Grave Digger and Booth and the Squints scramble to save them.moreless

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    By exposfn, Oct 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    Can there be a better last 15 minutes of a show? Brennan and Hodgins have been buried in a car and the Squints and Booth are scrambling to find their location using a code sent by the two of them, one of their many "genius" efforts to stay alive and be found. The emotions in the car by the two and the emotions by Booth and the Squints are wonderful leading to the great conclusion. The show picks a perfect character to be buried alive with Bones in Hodgins and not because of his ability to come up with ideas for escaping. The connecting and emotions the two go through in their ordeal is tremendous. We already know they extremely strong personalities and you wouldn't think they'd ever made an emotional connection with each other but something like this forces them to rely on each other and to really show how much they care about each other and it's obvious it's real. The obvious best scene supported by the perfect Tim Easton song was Booth sprinting down the hill. Even before he gets there or before anyone else starts, just him running down the hill.moreless

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    • Goof: Hodgins says that he figured out a text message which would take him eight keystrokes. The message, "6 7 16 M1.4" has eight characters within itself. He would need keystrokes for the additional three spaces, at least one to hit Speed Dial, and one to send. He should have hit the phone buttons at least 13 times, but you can hear him hit them 8 or 9 times. Edit
    • Goof: The batteries in Nikon cameras are 7.4V, that would have been easier to step down with a resistor. Edit
    • Hodgins tells Brennan (and Cam gets told) that he is filthy rich. Edit

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    • The German title for this episode is "Ein Totengräber und die noch Lebenden," which means "A Gravedigger and the Still Living." This hints at both sets of victims rather than just the first set that is hinted at in the English title. In addition, the German title also mentions the killer's nickname (the Gravedigger). Edit
    • This episode was included in the Emmy Awards "For Your Consideration" DVD for this season. Edit
    • This episode (specifically its director, Craig Ross Jr.) was nominated for the 2007 Image Award for "Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series." Edit

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    • (Booth and Brennan are sitting next to each other in a church.) Brennan: I'm okay with you thanking God for saving me and Hodgins. Booth: That's not what I thanked Him for. I thanked Him for saving ... all of us. It was all of us, every single one. You take one of us away and you and Hodgins are in that hole forever. (Booth looks at Brennan whose eyes are glistening with tears.) And I'm thankful for that. Brennan: I knew you wouldn't give up. Booth: I knew you wouldn't give up. Edit
    • Cam: How are we going to get our hands on eight million dollars? Zack: Hodgins is rich. Cam: He is? Zack: "Rich squared to the power of ten times four" is how he puts it. Edit
    • Hodgins: (blurts) I'm nuts about Angela. Over the moon. Stupid in love with her. That's why I bought her that ... that crazy, expensive perfume. A man gives you a bottle of perfume like that, it says ... it says, "I love you". (Brennan nods) There. I said it out loud. Edit

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