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"Bones: The Complete Sixth Season" opens seven months
after the fifth season closed. Our Jeffersonian heroes are
spread all over the world, each moving into their own separate
lives after the departure of Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan
(Emily Deschanel) to an archaeological dig. Along with her,
she has Daisy (Carla Gallo, arguably one of the most annoying
characters ever created for this show), the squintern. FBI
Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanez) is in Afghanistan,
working with the Army Rangers towards peace. Jack Hodgins
(T.J. Thyne) and Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin) are
spending their honeymoon year in Paris, while Dr. Lance
Sweets (John Francis Daley), having taken a sabbatical from
his position as an FBI psychologist plays the piano. But
it is the trouble of their former leader, Camille Saroyan
(Tamara Taylor), that brings them all home. Cam is now working
as a federal coroner, but she is unable to identify a young
boy's remains as those of a missing child. To save her job,
the team must band together and do what they do best. This
unity is what convinces Brennan to stay in Washington, D.C.***
After their emotional departure, the one question left
unanswered was about Brennan and Booth's relationship. As
Brennan struggles to reconcile her feelings for her partner,
his new love, Heather (Katheryn Winnick) comes riding in.
The triangle created causes most of the emotional tension
throughout the show. Those rooting for Brennan and Booth
to finally make it work will have to wait until the end
of the season for that answer. As much as I want to throw
it in, I just can't give away that part!***
"Bones: The Complete Sixth Season" also sees the return
of the sustained story arch-villain in the form of Jacob
Broadsky (Arnold Vosloo, proving his skills as one of today's
most versatile actors), a former Army sniper who trained
Booth. He is designed as the ultimate anti-Booth (show creator,
Hart Hanson, compared this to season three's Gormogon, who
was considered the anti-Brennan) and his episodes tend to
be the strongest of the season.***
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The one disappointment on this Blu-ray release is the
low amount of special features. While it is basically the
same amount as usually presented on the season releases,
sometimes less really is less. There are two audio commentary
tracks presented: one with the creators and the other with
Deschanel and Boreanaz. They are really fall middle of the
road, not spectacular and not disappointing. "The Blackout
in the Blizzard" is a short behind-the scenes featurette
that takes a look at the filming of it's namesake. "The
Visual Effects of Bones" is an interesting look at all the
work that goes into making the cadavers, body parts and
other goop that "Bones" is so famous for.***
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