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Bones Season 6 Episode 21

The Signs in the Silence

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AIRED: May 05, 2011

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A mysterious young deaf girl is thought to have committed a recent murder after she's found on the streets, covered in blood and holding a knife. It's up to the Jeffersonian team to figure out who this girl is and determine if she's really the one to blame for the murder.

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By AjMc91, Nov 19, 2011

Before actually writing about the episode itself I'd like to take an opportunity to both commend and chastise Bones for the exact same thing. I very much appreciated the effort that the writers went to to push beyond their usual medium of rotting corpses and have an episode focus almost entirely on a living person in the hunt for truth about a killing. That being said, it doesn't make any sense. If there was some logical reason to bring this week's suspected killer to the Jeffersonian then I could get one hundred percent on board with the premise, but why on Earth would you bring a live and well human being to people that work exclusively with the dead instead of a crack team of CSI types? Anyway..."The Signs in the Silence" began with a beat cop coming across a young girl wielding a knife in an alleyway, covered in blood. Unable to interrogate the girl due to her being an uncooperative deaf-mute, Caroline (for some reason) brings her to the lab where the team proceeds to work against the clock - assuming that the person that the blood belongs to may still be alive. There's some struggled forensics as the girl fails to co-operate with the team and it seems to take about two hours before anyone decides that it might be a good idea to tell Sweets about the case. You'd think that people as intelligent as the Jeffersonian team would be able to assess when having a psychologist around might be of high importance, but nevertheless they get him there in the end. Sweets proceeds to suggest that the girl may be feeling victimized, having no logical reason to co-operate with a group of impersonal strangers, prompting Dr. Brennan to try and get to know the girl. After a bit of investigation involving sign language dialect (who knew?!) the team works out where their Jane Doe was raised and ultimately tracks down who they believe to be her parents. Not even remotely surprisingly, when we see that the girl doesn't want to see her parents, it is discovered that she has been physically abused for years. As they begin to uncover the reality of the situation there is some tension between Booth and the abusive couple, as the father in him comes out in the interrogation room, making for one of the stronger parts of the episode.

Ultimately, after discovering the body belonging to the blood, the team discovers that their Jane Doe is the killer that they're looking for, however, she acted in self defense. When she ran away from her parents they sent a man to kidnap her so she could tell no one about the abuse and she killed him in fear and ran. After the investigation is wrapped there is a little more forensics involved when Brennan realizes that the girl's parents are not in fact related to her and that she was kidnapped as a young child. Naturally, they track down the true parents and a much more grown up Samantha (Jane Doe's real name) gets to go home.

In amongst the investigation there is some baby business with Jack and Angela but it was essentially just false alarm stuff, more than likely preparing us for next week when she should be just about due. "The Signs in the Silence" wasn't bad TV but it was fairly illogical. It had humorous moments and the case was interesting enough but it wasn't really what Bones is all about. You don't really get to call a show Bones and then go and do what they did. It would be like calling The West Wing Battlestar Galactica. There are similar themes but the two shows just aren't the same. Ignoring that it was perfectly passable entertainment for forty or so minutes.moreless
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Made me remember why I fell in love with the show.....

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By RanmaliFernando, Nov 19, 2011

just watched it and i can't stop crying..i also just watched the latest episode of castle..i've read in so many place how castle is better than bones and how it is better story and etc. but this episode of bones proved that Bones is on a class of it's own..nothing can even compare to the brilliance of the show and especially acting of Emily Deschanel..she was so emotionally moving in this episode..through out the series we watched her become an amazing actress and today she proved why she's the best..the episode was so emotional and touching and will leave anyone in tears even the minority that hates the show..i'm not writer so i don't know how to express everything i have to say but i just wanna say that i fell in love with this show all over again and especially with Dr. Temperance Brennan..kudos to the writers and the Cast for making the Best Show ever....moreless
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Season 6, not that bad at all?

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By evil_guru23, Nov 19, 2011

Very emotionally intense episode of Bones.

It looks like the best episodes are being saved for the last part of the season. "The Signs in the Silence" is another uniquely structured episode that keeps you guessing until the end. The young actress who played the "deaf and uncommunicative" kid does a good job and is believable in her role. The case made Brennan and even Booth revisit their past, and forms a deeper connection between them i suppose. The BIG question: is this the start of an emotional build-up, that leads to their getting together in the next episodes? Fingers crossed. The last scene where the girl's parents arrive is very touching. Overall, it's a very satisfying episode. Good direction, and good music, without the forced jokes and less screen time for a squintern (writers take note). Oh and how can we forget Caroline! The best of the season? Well, the season hasn't ended yet. Looks like the positive Bones momentum won't stop until the finale as the promo for the next episode suggests. And i have a feeling the finale won't disappoint this time. More fingers crossed.moreless
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Beautiful

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By Bones_Fan7272, Nov 19, 2011

After two not so good epidoes, this one was amazing. The characters were wonderul, and the case somehow managed to appeal to almost everyone.

My heart, went out to that girl. She is SO brave for being able to go through everything she did and still be able to live. I cried at the end, it was beautiful.

Sweets and Brennan (Brennan espicially could relate to her becuase of their expiriances in the foster system. Sweets and Booth were also abused by their parents and could relate to her that way. Angela and Hodgins, about to have a baby of their own were scared for how their child coud turn out.

Speaking of Angela and Hodgins... So funny. I think I am as almost as excited as they are for this baby. It will most definitly change the dynamics of the show.

In short, this episode was one of the best in a long time. It reminded me greatly of the earlier seasons, with the exception of Zack and Aristoo. It was really great, one of the most touching episodes of the seasons.moreless
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An AWESOME episode ! ! !

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By ananas51, May 21, 2011

The show is definitely going on his good way back. This episode was one of the best of the season so far (with "the doctor in the photo one) . Really want to see the next one hoping that it will be as brilliant as this one (the promo is already AWESOME ! ! ! ) I really loved when Angela had her contractions and that Hodgins his looking everywhere for his keys (like I always do ! !). I also think that it was great to speak about the death-mute because I know one and that people think that she's idiot but when you know her you discover that she's very smart. All that to say that this episode was just awesome ! ! !moreless
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David Boreanaz	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Emily Deschanel	Dr. Temperance Brennan
Michaela Conlin	Angela Montenegro
Tamara Taylor	Dr. Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	Dr. Jack Hodgins
John Francis Daley	Dr. Lance Sweets

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McKenzie Applegate	Jane Doe	Guest Star
Michelle L. Gardner	Grace Meacham	Guest Star
Sean O'Bryan	Mike Shenfield	Guest Star
Patricia Belcher	Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Julian	Recurring Role
Pej Vahdat	Arastoo Vaziri	Recurring Role

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- Hodgins' Mini in the scene after he and Angela leave the hospital isn't displaying the required front license plate.
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QUOTES (5)
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- Brennan: I know what you've been through. I know you've been abused. It was clear in the X-ray of your arm.
  Amy: No one will believe me. Nobody ever believed me.
  Brennan: I know how it feels not to trust anyone. People lie. But bones always tell the truth.
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- Caroline: Dr. Brennan is the best forensic anthropologist in the country.
  Brennan: World.
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- Vaziri: (looking at Amy's x-rays) This girl was used as a punching bag.
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- Meacham: I've been appointed by Child Protective Services to represent the child's interests until her family can be found.
  Brennan: And you've made an assumption of her status as a minor based on what?
  Meacham: Look at her.
  Brennan: Are you a scientist or a doctor?
  Meacham: No, I'm an attorney. But
  Brennan: Then let's agree that I won't give you legal opinions and you won't pretend to be a scientist.
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- Brennan: How about an encyclopedia? Oh, uh, or a microscope.
  Booth: Come on, Bones, Angela and Hodgins are having a baby, not a graduate student.
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- Featured Music:
  "Soft Shock" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: May 5th, 2011 on Global
  The Netherlands: May 16th, 2011 on RTL 4
  United Kingdom: May 25th, 2011 on Sky LIVING/Sky LIVING HD
  Spain: June 4th, 2011 on FOX
  Denmark: July 5th, 2011 on TV3
  Latin America: July 20th, 2011 on FX
  Australia: September 4th, 2011 on Seven
  Slovakia: January 11th, 2012 on JOJ
  Germany: May 3rd, 2012 on RTL
  Finland: July 11th, 2012 on Sub
  Czech Republic: September 18th, 2012 on Prima family
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