Blu-Ray review: Bones: Season 4

October 22, 6:01 PMHouston Movie ExaminerKyle Kinder

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Synopsis ~ Temperance Brennan is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist in Washington, DC. FBI Agent Seeley Booth calls on her to assist with investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless – when the remains are badly decomposed, burned or destroyed beyond recognition.

Studio: 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 1174 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Number of Disks: 5

Blu-Ray Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
- “Androgeny: Playing Haru Tanaka”
- Squints In Training

Season 4 Episodes:
 - The Yanks In The UK, Part One & Two
 - The Man In The Outhouse
 - The Finger In The Nest
 - The Perfect Pieces In The Purple Pond (extended episode)
 - The Crank In The Shaft
 - The He In The She
 - The Skull In The Sculpture
 - The Con Man In The Meth Lab
 - The Passenger In The Oven
 - The Bone That Blew
 - Double Trouble In The Panhandle
 - Fire In The Ice
 - The Hero In The Hold
 - The Princess And The Pear
 - The Bones That Foam
 - The Salt In The Woods
 - The Doctor In The Den (extended episode)
 - Science In The Physicist
 - The Cinderella In The Cardboard
 - Mayhem On The Cross
 - Double Death Of The Dearly Departed
 - The Girl In The Mask (extended episode)
 - Beaver In The Otter
 - The Critic In The Cabernet
 - The End In The Beginning

   If you’ve been a fan of the series from the beginning you no doubt know that Bones is based on the writings and experiences of real life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. Well Kathy and the Jeffersonian crew are back in season 4 with juicy corpses and even juicier plotlines.
   Whether its jaunting off to merry old England, or Booths bonding time with his son being horribly interrupted by the discovery of a birds nest containing a human finger, from an airliner that stores more than just in-flight meals in its oven, to Booth’s brother beaming at Brennan and followed-up by the season finale in which Booth’s comatose creation of a Film Noir-ian reality has him owning a Nightclub and keeping constant watch over his Motley Crue.
   Bones is a series that binds great stories with great characters and the chemistry and premises couldn’t be more engrossing. The Blu-Ray extras are superb and the gag reel lets every viewer see a lighter and less robotic side to Brennan, allowing more Emily; the actress who portrays Dr. Brennan, and less Temperance to shine through.
   So with great plot twists dripping with dysfunctional drama and more skeletons than you can shake a sticky finger at, Bones is a brilliant escape for any armchair anthropologist.

Additional Resources:
Actors: Emily Deschanel | David Boreanaz | Michaela Conlin | T.J. Thyne | Tamara Taylor | John Francis Daley
Creator: Hart Hanson
Central Writers: Hart Hanson | Kathy Reichs
Television Premiere: September 13, 2005
DVD Release: October 6, 2009
Genre: Drama
Supporting Cast and Writers found HERE