9.1/109 votesLoading...#1 - The Signs in the Silence
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011
When a 15-year-old Jane Doe is found on the streets, it is up to Brennan, Jeffersonian Intern Arastoo Vaziri and the entire Jeffersonian team to figure out her history and if she is responsible for a recent murder
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Stephen Nathan, Janet Lin
9.1/1011 votesLoading...#2 - The Conspiracy in the Corpse
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2014
Brennan and the team attempt to absolve Booth and get him released from prison. The remains of a man who has been dead for over sixteen years prove to be significant.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan, Jonathan Collier
8.8/1011 votesLoading...#3 - Aliens in a Spaceship
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2006
The bodies of twin boys, kidnapped five years earlier, are discovered. The investigation lead Booth and Brennan to a notorious kidnapper known as the Grave Digger. During the investigation, Brennan and Hodgins become the Grave Digger's next victims.
Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Janet Tamaro
8.8/1011 votesLoading...#4 - The Parts in the Sum of the Whole
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2010
When Dr. Sweets' book gets published, both Booth and Brennan read it and tell him about the first time they met: 6 years ago. The episode will give a new perspective on Booth and Brennan's relationship, and will also give viewers the chance to see Zack Addy again, and Dr Saroyan as a New York Coroner.
Director: David Boreanaz
Writer: Hart Hanson
8.8/1010 votesLoading...#5 - The Hole in the Heart
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2011
Rogue sniper Jacob Broadsky returns once again, claiming another victim and making Booth determined to put him away once and for all.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
8.7/1012 votesLoading...#6 - The Woman in Limbo
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2006
Brennan receives some bones to identify, but is stunned when she discovers that the remains are those of her mother who disappeared when she was 15 years old. The determined date of her mother's death leaves Bones confused and angry.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Hart Hanson
8.7/109 votesLoading...#7 - The Doctor in the Photo
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2010
Brennan gets a glimpse into her own life when the body of a brilliant and career-driven surgeon is found in a rough neighborhood with multiple fractures in her skull and no indication as to how or why she was there. While the team investigates the case objectively, Brennan struggles to separate her own life from the victim’s as she perceives many parallels between them the more she learns about the victim’s past. Meanwhile, evidence found at the crime scene brings the team closer to solving the case, but it’s Brennan’s unique perspective that propels her to retrace the final events of the victim’s life. With the reassurance of a new friend and Jeffersonian security guard, Micah Leggat, Brennan makes a discovery about herself and learns a lesson about taking chances.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Carla Kettner
8.7/1012 votesLoading...#8 - The Nightmare Within the Nightmare
Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 7/21/2016
The team dives back into investigating a serial killer from the past, attempting to find “The Puppeteer,” who lives with his victims’ bodies before disposing of them. Meanwhile, Brennan works through her guilt over her retirement last year, blaming herself for not stopping the serial killer earlier. However, little does she know she might be in some trouble of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/109 votesLoading...#9 - The Death of the Queen Bee
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2010
The team’s latest case takes Brennan back to her alma mater, Burtonsville High School, where she and Booth investigate the discovery of an unidentified skull and upper torso. With Angela’s help, they identify the victim as one of Brennan’s classmates, and notice a possible connection to a second murder committed 15 years prior. Brennan and Booth go undercover as a married couple at her class reunion to interrogate a set of suspects, where even as an adult, Brennan is still predictably misunderstood and her only friend lies in a strangely dark and offbeat janitor. Meanwhile, Hodgins spills a lab secret
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Mark Lisson
8.6/1011 votesLoading...#10 - The Boy with the Answer
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2010
The trial of The Gravedigger hits close to home for members of the team, and everyone at the Jeffersonian must work overtime to uncover the forensic evidence to elicit a conviction.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.6/1010 votesLoading...#11 - The Lance to the Heart
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2014
Aubrey works alongside the team to investigate a government conspiracy. DNA found on a previous victim helps the team to narrow down the suspects.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Michael Peterson
8.6/1010 votesLoading...#12 - The Hope in the Horror
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2017
Booth and the rest of the lab desperately search for Brennan who was kidnapped by her former assistant, Zack Addy. Brennan's rescue is, however, just the beginning of their problems.
Director: Emily Deschanel
Writer: Michael Peterson
8.5/1012 votesLoading...#13 - Judas on a Pole
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2006
Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found hung like a scarecrow, gutted, and burned on the roof of a building used by the FBI to hide witnesses.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Hart Hanson
8.5/1010 votesLoading...#14 - The Santa in the Slush
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007
Booth and Brennan investigate a mall Santa named Kris Kringle who was found dead by two elves. A series of clues makes the murdered mall Santa seem like he's the real deal.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Elizabeth Benjamin, Scott Williams
8.5/1011 votesLoading...#15 - The Goop on the Girl
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2009
When a man dressed as Santa Claus blows himself up during a botched bank robbery, Brennan and Booth work to identify the bomber and determine his motives. Meanwhile, Brennan makes plans to spend Christmas in El Salvador, but her father convinces her to spend the holidays with him and Margaret Whitesell, a newly discovered distant relative.
Director: Tim Southam
Writer: Carla Kettner
8.4/1010 votesLoading...#16 - The Man in the Cell
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2007
The notorious serial killer, Howard Epps, sets his prison cell on fire as part of a daring prison escape. Brennan is his target and her entire team is placed in danger.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Noah Hawley
8.4/1010 votesLoading...#17 - Mummy in the Maze
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2007
On Halloween, two mummified bodies are discovered and found to be people reported missing the past two Halloweens. When Booth and Bones learn about a missing girl, linked to the suspect of the previous murders, the race is on to save her life.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Scott Williams
8.4/109 votesLoading...#18 - The Verdict in the Story
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/5/2008
Brennan's father Max Keenan is on trial for the alleged murder of FBI Deputy Director Kirby. Everyone on the team, except for Brennan, is called as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Brennan on the other hand is the forensics advisor for the defense, and she must rely on both her dedication to her family and her skill as an anthropologist to help free her father.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Christopher Ambrose
8.4/1010 votesLoading...#19 - The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2008
The pieces of a dismembered body are found lying in a purple pool of water, except the head is missing. The team finds that the body belongs to Jared Addison, a science fiction writer who had several mental problems. With Sweets' help, several suspects are hunted down, however the team has trouble finding enough evidence with the victim's head still missing.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Josh Berman
8.4/1011 votesLoading...#20 - Mayhem on a Cross
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/2009
When it is discovered that a stage prop used by a Norwegian death metal band is in fact a real human skeleton, the remains are sent to the Jeffersonian when authorities determine the victim was an American citizen.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Dean Lopata
8.4/1011 votesLoading...#21 - The Critic in the Cabernet
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/2009
The team is on the case when human remains are found inside a barrel of wine during a wine tasting. When the victim turns out to be a wine critic whose scathing reviews were capable of sending a vineyard to its ruin, everyone from the winery's owner to the victim's own wife becomes a suspect.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.3/1010 votesLoading...#22 - The Blonde in the Game
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2006
After digging up the skeletal remains of a young girl, the investigation points to a convicted serial killer on death row. The team follows cryptic clues that lead to another body, an accomplice, and a victim who may still be alive.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Noah Hawley
8.3/109 votesLoading...#23 - The Wannabe in the Weeds
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2008
A wannabe singer Tommy Sour was found on a grassy location. The investigation leads Brennan, Booth, and Cam to the Checker Box Restaurant where Tommy used to sing. There are several suspects who took part in the open mike contest there, with talent scouts in the audience. The group comes together with a startling revelation for Brennan.
Director: Gordon Lonsdale
Writer: Josh Berman
8.3/109 votesLoading...#24 - The Bullet in the Brain
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2011
The city anxiously anticipates the arrival of Heather Taffet, more notoriously known as "The Gravedigger," for her final appeal after being sentenced to death for a kidnap-murder and a series of similar coldblooded crimes. But when a bullet targeted at The Gravedigger is fired from a distance and hits her, the Jeffersonian team is tasked to piece together the sniper's precise location as well as identify the suspect and his motives. With the help of probing investigator Caroline Julian, Booth and Brennan put together a list of likely suspects, but the evidence and the remarkable skill needed to pull off the crime leads the team to believe that the crime was an inside, professional job, leaving Brennan's father Max and even Booth as plausible suspects. Meanwhile, Sweets attempts to put on a brave face after being caught in the firestorm just moments following a chilly encounter with The Gravedigger.
Director: David Boreanaz
Writer: Karyn Usher
8.3/109 votesLoading...#25 - The Change in the Game
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2011
In the 6th season finale, the team investigates the disturbing, unidentifiable remains of a bowler that were found jammed in one of the bowling alley's automatic pinsetters. After hitting a dead end in the case, Booth and Brennan decide to go undercover and join a competitive bowling team in search of answers.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan
The Best Episodes of Bones
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Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FOX
Best Episodes Summary
"The Signs in the Silence" is the best rated episode of "Bones". It scored 9.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Stephen Nathan, Janet Lin, it aired on 5/5/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Conspiracy in the Corpse".