History Series / Bones

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Alluded to when Mr. Fisher the depressed intern gets in trouble for sleeping with a suspect:
-->'''Mr. Fisher:''' Can I please keep my job if I promise never ever to have sex again with anyone, which, by the way, suits me temperamentally? I happen to be very self-sufficient.

** Hair. Fibers are a big deal. Everyone should be wearing hairnets and (for the relevant men) beard nets. Beyond that, everyone should be wearing face masks because they're dealing with dangerous materials. Hell, they should probably be wearing ''gas'' masks.

* FootDraggingDivorcee: Angela's husband that she didn't even remember marrying appears and says he has built a house for her. He won't grant her an annulment/divorce so she can marry Hodgins, but by the end of the episode he relents.
* ForcedToLetThemGo: Pelant, in spades. He kept using his abilities as a hacker to manipulate things so Booth and Brennan wouldn’t be able to arrest him.

* SexForSolace: Booth and Brennan's first time together is the night a colleague is murdered. Brennan's staying in Booth's apartment for safety's sake, and during the night, overcome with grief, Brennan comes to Booth's bed. He puts his arms around her as she cries, and [[TheyDo you can guess the rest]].

* SleuthDatesCop: Booth and Bones have this dynamic with the latter as TheProtagonist sleuth. She is his partner on cases that require her expertise. They had UnresolvedSexualTension for a long time but they eventually [[TheyDo resolve it.]]

* TheyDo
** Hodgins and Angela in season 5, after their first attempt was called off and they broke up for a time.
** Later, Bones and Booth in season 9. Angela's thrilled.
** Sweets and Daisy, sadly it was right before his death
** Cam and Arastoo married in the series finale.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: The showrunners say it's the whole point. The writing and long looks show this, but some fans don't feel the chemistry part. It is {{lampshaded}} by every guest character, ever. As of "The Doctor in the Photo", she's openly lamenting the fact they never got together. It's pretty sad. [[spoiler: After they're trapped in an elevator for a day they make a promise that when Bones is no longer scared and Booth is no longer angry they'll give their relationship another try]]. As of [[spoiler:"The Hole in the Heart"]], it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:TheyDo]].

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: In the episode "Mayhem on a Cross", Norwegian police are depicted as wearing what appears to be riot gear and guns, violently kicking in the door spurring a fight between policemen and musicians and concert goers. In reality, Norwegian police are typically unarmed and many policemen may only arm themselves in extreme situations, such as when approaching a suspect they know to be armed.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Bones has a ''lot'' of trouble with metaphors and social skills. Naturally, Zack is even worse.

* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler: Agent Kenton]] apologizes to Brennan before preparing to murder her and frame it on a serial killer Booth is after in ''Two Bodies in the Lab'', saying he'll kill her before inflicting the serial killers signature mutilations. Brennan is understandably non appeased by this and puts up a fight before Booth arrives shortly after he regains the upper hand.

** In security guard form, Micah from ''The Doctor in the Photo''.

* BrainyBrunette: Bones; [[HotScientist Angela and Cam]] aren't slouches in the brains department either. They’re all intelligent dark haired women.

* HotScientist: A significant portion of the cast. Bones, Cam, Arastoo, Wendall, and Clark are all brilliant scientists and complimented on their looks at some point or another.

Fortunately for her (and the members of the public who have to deal with her), she has FBIAgent Seeley Booth (Creator/DavidBoreanaz) on her side. A former sniper with a young son and a laid-back loose-cannon personality, Booth is Brennan's partner in crime-solving, mutual irritation, and UnresolvedSexualTension. With the help of a team of "squints" (Booth's terminology for TheLabRat, because they're always squinting at things), the two of them [[TheyFightCrime solve murders]] through a mix of forensics, detective work, and occasional violence.

* TheyFightCrime:
-->'''Booth''': Look, I'll do my street thing, you do your lab thing, alright? Together we catch bad guys.

* SexEqualsDeath: The three part arc of the season 9 finale and first two season 10 episodes opens with Sweets and Daisy having sex after things were kind of cool between them for a while. Guess what happens to Sweets in part two of the arc? Yup, dead.

* SexEqualsDeath: The three part arc of the season 9 finale and first two season 10 episodes opens with Sweets and Daisy having sex after things were kind of cool between them for a while. Guess what happens to Sweets in part two of the arc? Yup, dead.

* DeathBySex: The three part arc of the season 9 finale and first two season 10 episodes opens with Sweets and Daisy having sex after things were kind of cool between them for a while. Guess what happens to Sweets in part two of the arc? Yup, dead.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: The team. Even Catholic Booth.
* GPSEvidence: And Jack Hodgins has the GPS.

* ArtisticLicense - Science: The squints routinely eat and drink in the lab, even using their equipment to cook. To say this is a no-no is an understatement. No matter how carefully you clean, you have to assume that every surface is contaminated with highly unsafe materials and eating is the fastest way to get those materials inside your body where you don't want them.

* AffablyEvil: Max before his forced retirement. He was a robber and killed several people but he was still likable as a person and the murders were usually to protect his family.