The 'Bones' finale: Where they all ended up
After a 12-year run, Bones wrapped it up on Fox Tuesday with an episode called “The Final Chapter: The End in the End.” If you don’t want to know what happened at the end, stop reading — but if you do, here’s how the main characters' stories ended. Oh, and for those who are short on time, we can sum the ending up in one word: Happy.
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel): Having been caught in the explosion that ended the penultimate episode, Bones spent much of the finale struggling with a brain injury that left her unable to process complex thoughts. (That was a particularly pertinent and debilitating condition for Bones, and a very well-chosen one for the show.) But never fear: By the end of the hour, she was back to normal and banter-arguing with her husband, Booth.
FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz): Having learned a key post-explosion lesson at the beginning of the finale — he doesn’t always have to be the hero — Booth was given one last heroic moment near the end. Putting his sniper training to good use, he killed Kovac, the man who killed his father-in-law and tried to kill him and his wife.
Dr. Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne): The bad news for those Hodgins fans who had hoped to see him regain his ability to walk: He ended the series in his wheelchair. But thanks to Dr. Saroyan’s decision to go on sabbatical, and Bones’ decision to not pursue her temporarily vacant job, he was named the Jeffersonian's interim director. Making him, as he has put it since the beginning of the show's run, “King of the Lab.”
Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin): For a moment, it appeared that the explosion that destroyed the lab at the end of the penultimate episode might also have ended Angela’s pregnancy. But no: Mother and baby-to-be are both safe.
Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor): We knew the newlywed Dr. Saroyan was going on sabbatical with her new husband, Arastoo. What we learned at the end of the finale was the point of that sabbatical: They’re adopting three children.
FBI Agent James Aubrey (John Boyd): His move to Los Angeles is off, as is his relationship with Jessica. But there was a sly and welcome hint at the end that he’ll start dating Sara Rue’s Karen.
The Jeffersonian Lab: The site of all those skeletal examinations was destroyed in the bomb blast. Happily, as the staff packed their boxes and said their goodbyes, renovations were already underway. Think of it as art hoping to imitate or inspire life, as there's no doubt those renovations would be done in time for a reunion movie, should Fox ever decide it wants one.