Bones: Season 8
During the eighth season of Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab continue to assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when standard identification methods are useless because the remains are badly decomposed, burned, or destroyed. Throughout the season, the team is tested by a brilliant enemy who manipulates them from the shadows. As they pursue j
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations.
- The team specializes in cases where human remains are so badly decomposed, burned, or destroyed that standard identification methods are useless.
- The series is an American police procedural drama created by Hart Hanson for Fox.
- The show explores the relationships and casework of Dr. Temperance Brennan, Seeley Booth, and their associates at the Jeffersonian and the F.B.I.
Season overview
During the eighth season of Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab continue to assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when standard identification methods are useless because the remains are badly decomposed, burned, or destroyed. Throughout the season, the team is tested by a brilliant enemy who manipulates them from the shadows. As they pursue justice against this adversary, their long-standing relationships are pushed to the edge. The series itself is an American police procedural drama created by Hart Hanson for Fox that follows the professional and personal dynamics of the Jeffersonian team and the F.B.I. as they solve complex criminal cases together.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
The Future in the Past
Sep 17, 2012 · 44 min
Having been accused of murder, Brennan is on the run from the FBI, with help from her father Max. Booth and the Jeffersonian team are convinced evil tech genius Christopher Pelant
The Partners in the Divorce
Sep 24, 2012 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of a high-powered divorce lawyer with a lot of enemies. The plot thickens when the team discovers that the attorney's wife and assista
The Gunk in the Garage
Oct 1, 2012 · 43 min
An investigation of human remains found in the aftermath of an explosion in a hotel garage hits a snag when the team learn their assumptions about a man's fate are incorrect. Meanw
The Tiger in the Tale
Oct 8, 2012 · 43 min
The team's investigation of the death of an animal expo worker leads them into the shady market for illegal animal trading. Meanwhile, Brennan considers her political aspirations;
The Method in the Madness
Nov 5, 2012 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a woman whose body was found mutilated and discarded in a city garbage can. Meanwhile, Booth invites Sweets to stay with Brennan and
The Patriot in Purgatory
Nov 12, 2012 · 43 min
Brennan's new fascination with basketball and legendary coach Phil Jackson's thoughts on teamwork prompts her to gather five of her best "squinterns" to analyze remains that have n
The Bod in the Pod
Nov 19, 2012 · 44 min
The remains of a crime scene cleanup expert are found sealed in a mysterious pod that washed up on a beach. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins have reason to believe that Cam has a secr
The But in the Joke
Nov 26, 2012 · 44 min
A street artist who is plastering his work on a billboard falls into his glue—and onto a corpse—so the team try to get him unstuck from the remains as they also work to identify th
The Ghost in the Machine
Dec 3, 2012 · 43 min
A psychic joins the investigation of a death of a little boy whose soul is believed to be still alive, prompting the team members to reflect on their beliefs of life after death.
The Diamond in the Rough
Jan 14, 2013 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a professional ballroom dancer who was murdered three days before her audition on a popular dancing competition show. In order to so
The Archaeologist in the Cocoon
Jan 14, 2013 · 43 min
The team investigates the murder of a well-known archaeologist with a questionable reputation, who came upon a career-defining discovery right before his death.
The Corpse on the Canopy
Jan 21, 2013 · 43 min
After Hodgins and Angela are drugged and wake up to a bloody corpse hanging in the canopy of their bed and flower petals around their son Michael's crib, they are forced to believe
The Twist in the Plot
Jan 28, 2013 · 44 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the remains of two bodies that were found at the same burial plot: one of a female cancer patient; the other, the cancer patient's "doula," who w
The Doll in the Derby
Feb 4, 2013 · 43 min
The dismembered body of a roller derby skater means Angela goes undercover at the rink to find more clues to the woman's murder. Elsewhere, Cam worries over the sheer number of doc
The Shot in the Dark
Feb 11, 2013 · 44 min
When Brennan is shot while working late at the Jeffersonian lab, she is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. While at the hospital, she struggles with visions of her mothe
The Friend in Need
Feb 18, 2013 · 42 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the remains of a 15-year-old boy. Although his mother and few close friends saw him as intelligent with poor social skills, the team discovers th
The Fact in the Fiction
Feb 25, 2013 · 43 min
When extremely educated new intern Dr. Oliver Wells starts working at the Jeffersonian, his quick-learning, enthusiastic personality challenges Brennan as he gets under her skin wi
The Survivor in the Soap
Mar 4, 2013 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of Symchay Conteh, a young man whose remains were found in a barrel at a hazardous waste disposal facility. They discover that the vict
The Doom in the Gloom
Mar 18, 2013 · 43 min
When the Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a former Marine sergeant whose remains were found burned to a crisp, they discover that she was discharged after a fist fight w
The Blood from the Stones
Mar 25, 2013 · 43 min
An undercover police officer, who was investigating a string of ATM robberies, turns up dead in a van with a bag of diamonds found inside his mutilated body. So the Jeffersonian te
The Maiden in the Mushrooms
Apr 1, 2013 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of a TV producer. Meanwhile, Brennan has trouble accepting the fact that Christine might be an "average" child, when her daughter gets
The Party in the Pants
Apr 15, 2013 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of Jack Spindler, a successful employee at a brokerage firm by day, but a stripper by night. When the team learns how Spindler's moonl
The Pathos in the Pathogens
Apr 22, 2013 · 43 min
The Jeffersonian team rushes to prevent a viral outbreak while investigating the murder of journalist Mia Garrett after her infected body is found at a biohazard facility. When the
The Secret in the Siege
Apr 29, 2013 · 44 min
When evil tech genius Christopher Pelant returns to toy with the Jeffersonian team in their newest investigation, they discover that the string of murders that have been occurring