Bones

The Knight on the Grid

Season 3, Episode 8, Aired 11/20/07

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The body of an archbishop is found by some construction workers. The archbishop's kneecaps were surgically removed, which prompts the team to return to the Widow's Son case.

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Emily Deschanel

Dr. Temperance Brennan
David Boreanaz

Special Agent Seeley Booth
T.J. Thyne

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Creepy, gruesome, action and complexity, Gormogon returns

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By tanargue, Sep 14, 2011 Report Abuse

A lot of interlacing threads in this episode although the main theme is that of the discovery of much more about the Gormogon cannibal.
At the same time it reveals more about the relationship of the three Brennans - Max, Russ and Bones - but also about Booth's interaction with them. Yes, Booth has to arrest Russ, but he puts it off till they visit the child in hospital. He also sets up some monitoring of Russ so that his time in jail will be short.
Booth is the heroic action man in this episode - he rescues Bones from the taxi and also the child from the pool thus having to let the bomber escape. As to the Gormogon puzzle, it is Booth who has involved Sweets with the result that Sweets reveals a great deal about the psychology of the Gormogon set up especially the master / apprentice theme which is crucial to the on going saga.
A couple of real horror movie moments - the old man in the nursing home suddenly hissing, and the closing scene when the knifeman springs out of the cupboard - always makes me jump that.moreless

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Best episode up to date!

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By dancecutiee55, Sep 12, 2011 Report Abuse

This was the best bones episode up to date! It is definelty my favorite episode i have ever seen! There are soooooo many scenes i love in this episode...
Brennan "are you being sarcastic?"
Caroline "yes!" Aw man! i just loved that scene!!
I also loved the scene where Brennan was acreaming the infomation about the kneecaps to Booth so Gormogon could hear then!! she looked like a child in a candy storm!!!
I also liked when zack, brennan, and booth had to take out the bar code key thingy from the drawer and at the end brennan asked if he could see and he said not for another four to five minutes :D! i thought that was hilarious part for zack!
Overall, i truly think this was the best episode in Bones history! everything was great: the acting, the action scenes, and especially the funny scenes!
**Hodgins and Booth looked especially hot in this episode :)**moreless

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Great continuation of Gormogon.

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By whiteraven2005, Sep 12, 2011 Report Abuse

Awesome discovery of the older complete skeleton, proof that Gormogon isn't a cult really, instead is a master/apprentice situation but one that is at least 70 years old. Love the whole secret society storyline.

Brennan's almost-sister-in-law is a complete I'm not allowed to use any of the words I'd like to. Selfishly wanting her daughter to see Russ, she gets him arrested?! Max is no better, sacrificing Russ to spare Tempe. How does Max think that will make his kids feel? Russ has been betrayed by Max and Tempe looks like she's the betrayer. Why on Earth did Tempe hug her father after that?! I would have beaten him senseless and never spoke to him again! Russ got off easy and Booth had a lot to do with that.

Very smart, Gormogon pushing the child to the bottom of the pool so Booth must choose, rescue the kid or go after him. Sweets is supposedly helpful, even suggesting that Gormogon will be looking for an apprentice. I do not trust Sweets one inch, there's something creepy about him.

Great episode, lots of info learned but also lots of new questions.moreless

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It just doesn't track

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By kinsoul, Sep 12, 2011 Report Abuse

Ok, I admit that I love Bones. I love it for the story, the charecters...many things. And if you take it as a drama, a soap opera of sorts, or just entertainment then it's good. But c'mon... We started by hearing that Gormogon's mission was to protect us all from secret societies like the Mason's and the Illuminati. But the Knights of Columbus? Even the Jesuits would have made more sense. Should the Elks, the Odd Fellows and Fred Flinstone's Royal Order of Water Buffalo be jealous? And tell me, just how does killing a priest, a lobbyist and a violinist, protect society or destroy the lethal grip of secret socieites? Really, a violinist?? Is music a secret tool of the ruling elite? The answer of the show when things start to get squirrely seems to be simply that "he is crazy". But the Gormogon is supposedly a genius who later seduces Zach with "irrefutable logic". Someone take a stab at explaining even a fraction of what that logic might be. And even if you can imagine a scenario where these killings might be dismantling secret societies (other than perhaps by attrition--killing of millions one person at a time) what is the logic in his eating them?

I like this show. I like this episode. As long as I don't have to think about it.moreless

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A fantastic episode...

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By nofeartina, Feb 04, 2011 Report Abuse

I must admit, I have only been watching Bones on and off so far, being only semi-hooked, but then this episode came along. I thought it was fantastic, and I can't wait to see what happens next!! :)
The plot with the Gormagon and the cannibalistic order is a bit Da Vinci-code, but it works, and it is really fun seeing them solve the puzzle. Dr. Sweets is great, and I love how he can just ignore Bones when she starts rambling about psykology being a pseudo-science... :) The chemistry between Booth and Brennan is fantastic, he was so sweet that he helped her out so much with her brother.moreless

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Trivia
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- Goof: In the mirror scene, the laser beam could be seen progressing from one mirror to the next as it travelled across the room to finally end at the statue's eye. Laser beams actually move at the speed of light, and would not travel at a such a slow speed noticable to the naked eye. Edit
- Goof: Bones' zipcode 20003 is written to be in the Northwest quadrant when really it is in the Southeast. Edit
- Goof: In the very beginning when Cam arrives at the crime scene and she and Booth start to walk toward the body, she pulls a blue glove onto her left hand. When the camera changes angles she puts the glove on again, and then puts on the other glove. Edit
Notes
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- The german title for this episode is "Von Rittern und Kannibalen" which means "Of Knights and Cannibals." This reveals that the episode has something to do with Gormogon, while the English title does not. Edit
- International Air Dates: Denmark: December 18th, 2007 on TV3 Sweden: January 22nd, 2008 on TV3 Norway: February 7th, 2008 on TV3 Spain: February 29th, 2008 on Fox TV Spain The Netherlands: March 19th, 2008 on RTL 4 United Kingdom: April 10th, 2008 on Sky1 New Zealand: May 19th, 2008 on TV3 Australia: September 22nd, 2008 on Channel 7 Belgium: October 20th, 2008 on 2BE Finland: January 23rd, 2009 on Sub Slovakia: June 10th, 2009 on JOJ Czech Republic: October 28th, 2009 on Prima Edit
- Featured Music: "Sail Away" - Madrugada (when Russ visits his stepdaughter) "Low Is A Height" - Great Northern Edit
Quotes
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- Booth: (as Brennan prepares the skeleton in the vault) Shhh ... Brennan: What? Booth: You don't have to scream in here. Brennan: Right ... Edit
- Brennan: Saying someone is a whiz at psychology is like saying they're good at mind reading. It's a series of lucky guesses. Booth: Well, I'm bringing Sweets in on the case. Zack: You make fun of him all the time. Booth: Only when he messes with our heads. Edit
- (Brennan's phone rings) Brennan: Brennan. Zack: (on the phone) Dr. Brennan, it's me Zack. I found something in the Gormogon vault I think you should see. Max Keenan: (screaming at the phone) What are you being such a hard ass on my kid for Booth? Zack: Who's that? Brennan: Nobody. Edit
Allusions
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- The specialist that Bones sends Amy Hollister to is named "Dr. Leo Getz". Leo Getz is the name of the character that Joe Pesci played in the "Lethal Weapon" series of movies Edit
- In this episode it is revealed that Gormogon is after Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus is a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1882 and dedicated to the principles of charity, unity and patriotism. Membership is limited to men aged 18 onwards who are Catholics. The organization has been chartered in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, the Philippines, Guam, Saipan, and most recently in Poland. Edit
- In this episode Dr. Sweets compares the Gormogon organization to the Sith Lords. The Sith are characters from the "Star Wars" movies where only a master and an apprentice exist, which is suggested to happen with the cannibals from the Gormogon vault. Edit