The grisly discovery of human remains leads Brennan and Booth on a hunt for clues, during which they cross paths with Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills, who are looking for answers of their own.The grisly discovery of human remains leads Brennan and Booth on a hunt for clues, during which they cross paths with Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills, who are looking for answers of their own.The grisly discovery of human remains leads Brennan and Booth on a hunt for clues, during which they cross paths with Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills, who are looking for answers of their own.
- Jack Hodgins
- (as TJ Thyne)
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- TriviaFirst part of a two part crossover episode with 'Sleepy Hollow' (2013) Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
- GoofsWhen they examine the ancient book Hodgins realizes that in order to see hidden text they need candle light to "illuminate" it. Angela quickly brings up an image of a flickering candle on a monitor to provide the needed lighting. However, the light spectrum of a real candle would be completely different from the light spectrum of a television image. (It's surprising that Brennan, who corrects people on even the smallest mistake didn't point this out).
- Quotes
Ichabod Crane: [At the bar, after he has sampled his drink] Oh, that is potent. I believe Franklin once gave me a similar concoction.
Abbie Mills: Benjamin Franklin invented Sex on the Beach?
Ichabod Crane: He called it "Fondled in the Forest".
Abbie Mills: Now you're just making things up.
Ichabod Crane: You'll never know.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Greatest TV Crossovers of All Time (2020)
Bones is a comedy drama mystery that stands alone in the over-the- air television marketplace. It is so well written that a few words, a look, or a small gesture can speak volumes. The plots are complex and cleverly conceal the one who-done-it in plain sight and use science and deductive reasoning to reveal motive. They get to the bottom of everything. One imagines that there must have been some behind the scenes eye-rolling as this episode was underway as science had to either ignore or validate the supernatural nonsense that seeped in from Sleepy Hollow.
The actors aren't the same as their characters, and while early network promotions suggested the actors enjoyed the merger, the characters in this episode worked so much against type that there should have been resistance when the Sleepy Hollow crew were invited onto the set. The scientific and procedural verisimilitude of Bones went out the window when the fluffy nonsense of time travel and the undead came for a Halloween visit to solve a mystery or two.
In a program that prides itself on laying the groundwork, there seems to have been some back story between the FBI agents Booth and Abby whats-her-name. Who is Corbyn? I don't watch Sleepy Hollow to know who they were talking about, and Bones gave us no clue as to those conversations - I thought perhaps they were discussing contemporary British politics.
In the future if you've viewed this Bones episode and wonder about the rest of the story, don't bother to hunt down the Sleepy Hollow episode find the few Bones and Booth scenes. They were punting - there is nothing to see there.
The viewers of Bones are loyal, so an occasional "odd" episode won't cause them to flee the enterprise. In hindsight fans will be able to watch this episode as a mystery regarding a dead woman and dismiss the Sleepy Hollow nonsense in the archives as Halloween static. The seasonal pranks were clever - I hope the writers visit Christine's school homeroom one day soon to show us just how those homemade treats from Dr. Brennan are received by the teacher and kids.
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- Oct 29, 2015
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