The Hole in the Heart

A likable episode of "Bones" in fact a fan favorite, impressed me with the juggling of plenty of material - the case at hand, team camaraderie plus some very emotional content.

The exciting climax is very well-done, and the acting by the ensemble is solid usual. But the coda of tons of bonding within the team is way overdone and registers awfully high on the sentimentality meter. Whoever thought it was cool to have everyone singing Harry Nilsson's pop hit "Coconut" over the deceased's casket canceled out a lot of the good will whipped up prior to this. Perhaps "Singing Nilsson over a casket" could replace "Jump the Shark" as a derogatory cliche criticizing a tv faux pas.

What can I say, the story was really well written and the acting superb. It had me bawling my eyes out. Anyone who gives this less than a 9 is totally heartless or emotionless. This episode shows different sides of loss

It's just great the storytelling, the actors just everything.

What an episode! So much happens, both in terms of case and also personal B plot stuff!

Boones becomes an official thing! This is just such a good episode, and so emotional as well.

Also, a question for The Bones Booth (everyone's favourite Bones podcast).

I'm listening to your season 2 recap now (that will have been so long ago by the tike you get here) And I have a question for you guys, more specifically Andrew and Aqeel.

Throughout your podcast, Maggie and Taryan reference this episode a few times. So, Andrew and Aqeel, I wondered what did you think they were talking about/referencing in this episode? Did you think this would be the pivotal Boones moment of the show? I'm guessing you have some thoughts about it before we get the reveal.

I'd love to know what you think, although I'll have probably forgoten about this by the time you get to the episode on the podcast 😂.

Thank you for reignighting my love of Bones through your podcast :)