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The second season of FOX's crime drama aired during the TV season 2006/2007

Beginning with the death of a senator and ending with a marriage, Bones’ sophomore season centers on the collaborations between FBI special agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), whom Booth has nicknamed “Bones.” While Booth doesn’t completely believe in Bones’ method, he can’t argue with her success rate at solving crimes. As for Bones, she is meticulous at what she does and is a borderline genius, but she has issues. Seemingly oblivious to her own good looks, she is all but socially inept. Booth may be blunt, but he’s comfortable dealing with the public. Bones, on the other hand, would rather be sequestered away with the dead, trying to figure out what happened before their uncertain deaths. Their friendship becomes a little more complicated this season when it turns out that Bones’ new demanding boss, Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor), is a former girlfriend of Booth’s. And the two women aren’t getting along. Still, everyone is able to work together to solve a series of crimes, such as identifying the remains of an all but unidentifiable teenage boy and dealing with a serial killer who is emulating the crimes depicted in Bones’ latest mystery novel.

Episode 01: The Titan on the Tracks
A good season opener with a non-boring case and a really good twist. And with the first episode of Camille Saroyan. I understand, why Jonathan Adams left the show, his character was never used properly in the first season, and Tamara Taylor seems to be a lucky pull for the show: Her character is interesting, not only because of her past with Booth, but because of the fact that she is investigating with the team and stands for her colleagues.
The humor was cut a bit short in this episode, which is not a bummer. The writers concentrate more on the actual case and had a good conclusion to offer. And there was a bit of character development to see: First Angela (Michaela Conlin) and Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), then Bones at the end herself – she did something, what she has never done before, and it showed results. For a premiere episode of a new season kinda good, but not good enough.
All in all: 7.5/10

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Dimly based on the life of forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, “Bones” is a police procedural drama TV Show which focuses on a series of FBI case files shrouded in mystery. Sometimes, to unravel a murder, you have to strip it to the bone and that’s what this show is doing… literally. When the human remains are badly burned, decomposed or destroyed, when traditional identification methods are in vain, FBI needs Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan’s (Emily Deschanel) help. A forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington D.C., but also a best selling crime novelist, she has the ability to read clues left behind in a victim’s bones. While most people don’t understand her skill, intelligence and the way she struggles to unriddle each case, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) is the exception. A former sniper, he didn’t trust in science or scientists who go at a crawl, but he realized that his team and Dr. Temperance Brennan’s knowledge are a fiendish combination.

Episode 01: Pilot
This pilot has an advantage before most other pilots: You start liking the characters the first moment you see them. Thankful to the actors, who have clearly a good chemistry in front of the camera. Especially David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel. There is proper introduction to the characters: Bones as a untypical scientist, who hates psychology, doesn’t have a clue about human relationships, but is the best in her job. Her friend Angela (Michaela Conlin), Bones’ gal between work stuff and normal life. Booth, the bad-ass FBI agent with some funny one-liners. And another advantage: The episode didn’t begin with the crime itself, the remains of the victim occurred a few minutes later, explaining in a fast way that it was murder, intro, then you go on solving the case. The case itself was pretty interesting, with some twists in it and a good solution. In between there are some character moments, the most of them preparing for serial elements in the series. Good start to one of my favorite crime shows. 8/10

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