What the hell just happened? Beware: Spoilers for the ninth season finale!
Season 4, "The End in the Beginning"
The cliffhanger: Booth (David Boreanaz) wakes up from a coma, looks at Brennan (Emily Deschanel), and says, "Who are you?" Will he ever recover his memory?!
The analysis: Amnesia? AMNESIA?! The worst kind of cliché. So bad that I, much like Booth, forgot all about this cliffhanger.
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Season 7, “The Past in the Present”
The cliffhanger: Bones has been framed for murder by Christopher Pelant (Andrew Leeds) and goes on the run from the authorities without telling Booth. What will happen?!
The analysis: This is over the top for Bones, and that's a very high bar to clear. As Brennan drives away with her and Booth's infant daughter, the camera lingers on the baby's tear-filled eyes. It seems we're meant to think she's sad about leaving her father; I imagine the actress is channeling the sorrow she felt over this plot development.
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Season 2, “Stargazer in a Puddle”
The cliffhanger: When Angela (Michaela Conlin) and Hodgins (TJ Thyne) run away from their own wedding, they leave their maid of honor and best man, Brennan and Booth, at the altar, where Brennan asks, "What do we do now?" and the officiant grins at them. Will they use this free wedding?!
The analysis: HOKEY AS ALL HECK.
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Season 8, “The Secret in the Siege”
The cliffhanger: Brennan proposes to Booth, but Booth says he doesn't want to marry her at the end of the episode. What will happen to their love?!
The analysis: The reason Booth calls off the marriage is that Pelant forces him to by threatening to kill innocent people if he doesn't, which means this is ANOTHER PELANT CLIFFHANGER. It's completely absurd and terrible, but Brennan's pathos makes you forget how ludicrous Pelant is for a little while. Look at her trying not to cry!
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