The fifth season of the American television series ''
Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...
'' premiered on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010, on
Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season. The season consisted of 22 episodes and averaged 10 million viewers.
Cast and characters
Main cast
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Emily Deschanel as
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a
forensic anthropologist
Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification o ...
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David Boreanaz
David Paul Boreanaz ( born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/ UPN ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' supernatural drama (1997–200 ...
as FBI Special Agent
Seeley Booth
Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series '' Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is a co-protagonist of the series with Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), whom he affectionately re ...
, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian
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Michaela Conlin
Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama '' Bones'' which she played from 2005 to 2017. She also known for her recurring roles in t ...
as
Angela Montenegro, a
forensic artist
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Tamara Taylor
Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''Bones''. She also appeared in season seven of '' Marvel's Agents of S.H ...
as
Dr. Camille Saroyan
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series '' Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.
The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthrop ...
, a
forensic pathologist
Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem examination is performed by a medical examiner or forensic pathologist, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases ...
and the head of the forensic division
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T. J. Thyne as
Dr. Jack Hodgins, an
entomologist
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John Francis Daley as
Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI
psychologist, who provides psychological reports on criminals and staff including Brennan and Booth
Recurring cast
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Patricia Belcher as
Caroline Julian
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.
The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthrop ...
, a prosecutor
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Diedrich Bader
Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', '' American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced' ...
as FBI Assistant Director
Andrew Hacker
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Tiffany Hines
Tiffany Hines is an American actress, known for her roles as Birdie Scott in ''Beyond the Break'', Michelle Welton in '' Bones'', Jaden in '' Nikita'', Didi Miller in '' Devious Maids'', Tamar Braxton in '' Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart'', Aish ...
as
Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter
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Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Pla ...
as
Max Keenan, Brennan's father
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Ty Panitz
Ty Panitz (born April 8, 1999) is an American actor. He made his screen debut as a child actor in the movie '' Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005) alongside Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo playing Ethan Beardsley. His other roles include Woody Forrester i ...
as
Parker Booth, Booth's son
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Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She made her film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film '' Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known for h ...
as
Margaret Whitesell, Brennan's relative
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Brendan Fehr
Brendan Jacob Joel Fehr (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actor, perhaps best known for portraying Michael Guerin in the WB television series '' Roswell'', and for portraying lab tech Dan Cooper in '' CSI: Miami''. In ...
as
Jared Booth, Booth's brother
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Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...
as Dr.
Gordon Wyatt, Booth's former psychiatrist
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Billy Gibbons
William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician who is the guitarist and lead singer of the rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the band the Moving Sidewalks, which recorded a full-length album entitled, ''Flas ...
as Angela's father
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Elon Gold
Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer.
Early life
Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold of Goldstar Talent on September 14, 1970. He was raised in the Pelham Parkway section of ...
as Dr. Paul Lidner, Cam's boyfriend
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Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...
as Avalon Harmonia, a psychic
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Deirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy (born June 30, 1962) is an American actress.
She is best known for her role as Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman on HBO’s ''The Wire''. She is also known for her roles as a serial killer Heather Taffet (aka "The Gr ...
as
Heather Taffet
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Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan (born August 25, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Zack Addy on the Fox series '' Bones''.
Early life
Millegan was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and raised in Springfield, Oregon. He attended Springfi ...
as Dr.
Zack Addy
Zachary "Zack" Uriah Addy, Ph.D, is a fictional character in the television series '' Bones''. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr. Temperance Brennan's brilliant young assistant at the beginning of the series be ...
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Dilshad Vadsaria
Dilshad Vadsaria (born ) is an American television actress. She is known for her role as Rebecca Logan on the ABC Family television program ''Greek'' and for the film ''30 Minutes or Less''.
Early life and education
Vadsaria was born in Karach ...
as Padme Dalaj, Jared's wife
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Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on ''The Waltons'' (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had recurring roles in '' NCIS'' as Jackson Gibb ...
as Hank Booth, Seeley's grandfather
;Interns
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Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''.
Early life
Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gre ...
as Dr.
Clark Edison
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Carla Gallo
Carla Paolina Gallo (born 1975) is an American actress. Gallo has had recurring roles in the television series '' Undeclared'', ''Carnivàle'', '' Bones'', '' Californication'', and a number of film roles. Since her role on ''Undeclared'', she ...
as
Daisy Wick
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Michael Grant Terry as
Wendell Bray
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.
The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthropo ...
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Pej Vahdat as
Arastoo Vaziri
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Ryan Cartwright
Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor.
Early life
Cartwright was born on 14 March 1981 in Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. He has an older brother, Che Cartwright, who is also an actor.
Career
He began acting with th ...
as
Vincent Nigel-Murray
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Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen ...
as
Colin Fisher
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He was capped five times between 1975 and 1976 for . He also played for Waterloo R.F.C.
Waterloo Rugby Club (known as Firwood Wat ...
Storyline
Key plotlines in the fifth season include the 100th episode (directed by
David Boreanaz
David Paul Boreanaz ( born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/ UPN ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' supernatural drama (1997–200 ...
), which flashes back to Booth and Brennan's first assignment that showcases their original relationship, which leads Booth to confess his true feelings to Brennan. The 100th episode also features the return of
Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan (born August 25, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Zack Addy on the Fox series '' Bones''.
Early life
Millegan was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and raised in Springfield, Oregon. He attended Springfi ...
as
Zack Addy
Zachary "Zack" Uriah Addy, Ph.D, is a fictional character in the television series '' Bones''. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr. Temperance Brennan's brilliant young assistant at the beginning of the series be ...
. Angela and Hodgins rekindle their love after spending some quality time together in a jail cell, and decide to get married. Heather Taffet aka the Gravedigger is put on trial for her crimes, and the team's strong case against her leads to a conviction where she is finally put away, but warns Brennan "that it's not over". In the season finale, many of the characters begin to embark on trips that will take them out of the country for one year, intending to return and pick things up where they left off one year from that day. Temperance, along with Daisy Wick, go to the
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...
to study a full set of interspecies hominid remains that could be a crucial link in the evolutionary chain. Booth returns to the Army as a Sergeant Major to train soldiers in apprehending insurgents. Meanwhile, newlywed Angela and Hodgins decide to travel.
The season was originally supposed to include a
black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey.
Media
The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...
noir-inspired episode, but the idea was dropped after another Fox series, ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
'', did a similar episode. The episode "The Gamer in the Grease" features promotion of the film ''
Avatar
Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...
''. The cross promotion was suggested by ''Avatar'' producer
Jon Landau
Jon Landau (born May 14, 1947) is an American music critic, manager, and record producer. He has worked with Bruce Springsteen in all three capacities. He is the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and re ...
and the episode features recurring actor
Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen ...
, who also appears in ''Avatar'' as one of the secondary protagonists.
Episodes
DVD and Blu-ray release
The fifth season of ''Bones'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray (subtitled "Beyond the Grave Edition") in region 1 on October 5, 2010,
in region 2 on October 18, 2010 and in region 4 on October 27, 2010.
The set includes all 22 episodes of season five on a 6-disc DVD set and 4-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include two audio commentaries—"The Proof in the Pudding" by actors
Tamara Taylor
Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''Bones''. She also appeared in season seven of '' Marvel's Agents of S.H ...
,
John Francis Daley and
Michaela Conlin
Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama '' Bones'' which she played from 2005 to 2017. She also known for her recurring roles in t ...
and "The Beginning in the End" by executive producers
Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson (born July 26, 1957) is an American-born television writer and producer, as well as an author. His family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of Britis ...
, Stephen Nathan and
Ian Toynton
Ian Toynton (born 1946) is a British television director, producer and editor.
Early life and education
Toynton was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
Haberdashers' Boys' School (also known as Haberdashers', Habs, or Habs Boys) ...
. Featurettes include "The 100th Episode with Director
David Boreanaz
David Paul Boreanaz ( born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/ UPN ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' supernatural drama (1997–200 ...
", "The Bodies of ''Bones''" and "The Nunchuck Way". Also included are extended versions of "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" and "The X in the File", as well as deleted scenes and a gag reel.
References
General references
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External links
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