The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House

Season 2, Episode 20, Aired
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Glowing bones are found in an old stone house, and Brennan and Booth are called in to investigate. They find that strangely, the bones are not radioactive and lack any other explanation for why they would be glowing. With the victim identified, the team sets off to figure out the murder mystery.moreless
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  • Liked it, lots of red herrings but boils down to several of the good old fashioned motives.

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    By whiteraven2005, Sep 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    Unorthodox episode but it worked: jealousy, sex, adultery and murder, with some red herrings thrown in (forgive the seafood reference). I also liked the personal but understated touch of Brennan knowing Carly. One of the strengths of the series is always personal involvement but within limits (see the overdone Sully storyline).

    Took Hodgins a while but thanks to Booth, he figured Angela out. By giving her freedom, it was proof how much he loved her. Guess we're going to a wedding! Loved Hodgins plan for the honeymoon, very romantic Hodgins has a very creative romantic side, he never goes with the obvious and that's how he won Angela's heart. Seriously, who would think to take their first date to a children's playground? He's one of a kind.

    I liked the story and the Angela/Hodgins stuff was lovely. Nicely done.moreless

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  • Another very solid episode, which will definitely lead to a good season finale.

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    By kawadge, Jan 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    Another very solid episode, which will definitely lead to a good season finale.

    When Hodgins thought that it is better not to ask Angela to marry him since she was always refusing, Angela tells him that she will marry him and marry him very quickly inside the month. And not only that she wants a big wedding. And with Hodgins chequebook one is guaranteed a huge wedding.

    Bones and Booth are always becoming closer and closer. They care a lot for each other and make really good partners. I really would like to see them as a couple. It will definitely be one of the best couples on TV.moreless

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  • To marry or not to marry?!?

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    By Official_squint, Jan 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    I love this episode, it has everything, the final acceptance of Hodgens marraige proposal, the end scene with 'be my love' is so sweet!!! makes me cry everytime. Brennan re-affirms all the reason she hates marriage, but she goes on about it so much it, like theres going to be a turn around? kind of the feeling of the more you go on about how much you hate something it turns out you really love it? who knows! I love cam in this episode too, she basically keeps cathing Jack and Angela 'jumping' each other, but she shows the nice side to her authority held position! like she is finally becoming one of them and becoming their friend. Brennan and booth at the end with the mac and cheese is so cute aswell!! The way they look deep into each other eyes is so fasinating!! Science and story dead on as usual, the mystery will keep you guessing until the end.moreless

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  • WOW.....Glowing Bones!

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    By vicky24c, May 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    In this episode of Bones, the following happens. When a body is found glowing (possibly from radiation), Booth and Bones are called in to investigate. But when the room/building is checked, they find no radiation there. Back at the lab, they manage to ID the victim, as a celebrity Chief. We also learn that Bones knew the victim, as she had been to her restaurant a couple of times. When they go to see her husband, they learn that her friend is also missing. They then find the car of the missing girl Abby, and they find her in the boot of the car, alive but barely. She comes round in the hospital, and so Booth and Bones go to question her. We learn that they were attacked in the car, but she can't remember anything else, until she woke up in the boot of the car. DNA tested from inside of the car, matches that of Abby's boyfriend, Ben. Soon when they look over her medical records, they find out that Abby's story isn't as it seems. Soon it becomes obvious that Abby killed Carly, after learning that she was having an affair with Abby's boyfriend, Ben. When Hodgins makes a sign for Angela, which says "Be my love" she accepts his proposal (even though it isn't one). He starts to suggest places to get married and she says it has to be next week. We end with Bones making Booth a meal in her apartment.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of bones bones and booth are called to a scene becasue a body was found glowing. and they thought it was radiation. and they must investgate to figuor out what happen and they do work they realize it was a huge chif that was murderd. and they first look to the husband and they realize he did not do it. and then they looked to a old friend of hers. and then they cleared him and then it lead back to her best friends husband but then they realized that she was killed by a saramic knife that broke apart from the stabbing and her bones were only glowing from a bacteria from fish. and then they realized it was her from a affair with her friends husband. this was a good epmoreless

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    • When Booth is at the sushi restaurant, the "sushi" he is eating in the scene is actually pieces of fruit, including an apple and a banana. Edit
    • Goof: Different characters refer to Michaelson's character as either being in the Reserves or the National Guard. These are two different entities within the US Army. Edit
    • Goof: When Booth is walking away from his conversation with Hodgins about marriage, he is not looking and runs into the edge of the partition. You can see him jolt if you watch closely. Edit

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    • According to the DVD commentary on this episode, in the final scene David was served a normal 'mac n' cheese' whilst Emily's was a vegan dish to which truffles had been added. Steve, the sound man, tasted both and reckoned Emily's was better. Edit
    • For this episode viewers could log on to Myspace and find out more about the victim and suspects and solve the case on their own. Edit
    • Emily Deschanel requested not to have any kissing scenes in this episode because her father directed it. Edit

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    • (Booth and Brennan talk about catching Carlie's murderer) Brennan: We do this all the time, you know, I should be used to it. It shouldn't bother me. Booth: No, it should. (looks at her for a while) Was she really gonna teach you how to cook? Brennan: Yeah. I've always understood the basics of cooking, the physics of it, but Carlie said she was going to show me what it was really about. To her, she said, it was a way of ... well, she said loving, but then, she was prone to hyperbole. Booth: Well, hey, I mean, that's what family dinners are all about, right? Those are some of my, my best memories. Edit
    • Brennan: You still torturing Hodgins? Angela: He loves it. Brennan: Just tell him "No." Put him out of his misery. Angela (laughs lightly): What if I want to say "Yes"? Brennan: You, get married? Angela: Sometimes your brain just shuts off because you're in love. Edit
    • Cam: (after walking in on Angela and Hodgins making out again) Doesn't marriage destroy sex? Please, Angela, say yes! Edit

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    • Booth: (seeing Cam cutting a finger off a corpse's hand) Oh my God. What are you doing? Plugging a dike or something? This is a reference to the Dutch boy who saved his country by sticking his finger in a leaking dike. This story is told in Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, a novel by the American writer Mary Mapes Dodge, which was first published in 1865. Edit
    • The Waitomo caves, as mentioned by Zack, are in the Waikato region in New Zealand and are a major tourist attraction due to their stalactite and stalagmite displays, as well as their glowworm populations. Edit
    • Booth: Okay, what are we missing here? Cam: The Stooges. This is an allusion to the Three Stooges, a slapstick comedy trio, who made people laugh by essentially slapping each other and inflicting slight physical pain that was over exaggerated. Edit

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