Bones (2005)

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Starring: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Eric Millegan, Jonathan Adams, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance

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The He in the She - S4-E7

Character mistake: Bones tells Cam she isn't able to ascertain sex of the victim due to no pelvic bone. However numerous times in the show she is able to confirm sex with just the skull. What's different here? (00:03:00)

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Suggested correction: Maybe this skull was more ambiguous than the others. Unless she said it in a way that suggests you generally can't determine sex from a skull, I don't see it as a mistake. (I only watched the German version where it sounded neutral.)

The point of the mistake is that Bones states she needs a pelvic bone to determine the sex of the victim. This is not true, as she does this multiple times without the pelvic bone, and if she's unsure from a skull, she says "unable to determine sex at this stage" or words to that effect.

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The Man in the Cell - S2-E12

Other mistake: Bones produces a gun and states that she got it herself. However it is explained in earlier episodes she is not legally allowed a weapon due to being arrested for shooting a suspect.

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Suggested correction: She could have gotten it illegally. It would not be out of character for her to think she knows better than anyone else whether it is right for her to have one.

Highly unlikely she would go down the route of obtaining a firearm illegally, since she is a civilian contractor to the FBI and is partnered with a special agent.

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Mistakes

Harbingers in a Fountain - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: Bones gets stabbed with a scalpel in her arm and it's bleeding profusely. However the next day she has a short sleeve top on and there is no mark or bandage on her arm. (00:30:50)

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Quotes

Dr. Temperance Brennan: I've never gotten a B and I never will.
Seeley Booth: That's my girl.

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Trivia

Judas on a Pole - S2-E11

Trivia: Kathy Reichs, whose novels and experiences the series is based on, appears as one of the professors questioning Zack about his dissertation. (00:00:50)

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Questions

The Girl in the Mask - S4-E23

Question: When Doctor Brennan is examining the victim's skull, she states that a "straight suture across the palatine bone" indicates that the victim was a native Japanese speaker. I've studied linguistics, but I've never heard of a person's native language actually affecting their anatomy. So, for example: would a person of Japanese heritage who was born and raised in the US and spoke only English be distinguishable from a person who grew up in Japan and spoke only Japanese, purely by their palatine bones? (00:06:10)

tinsmith

Answer: Since the palatine bone is a bone that helps form the mouth it has a lot to do with speaking. The shape of it differs a lot depending on your ethnic background. I would guess that they, in the show, meant that the person's bone tells that they were Japanese and that it was "made for the purpose of speaking Japanese." That's what I'd assume anyway. I've studied molecular biology though, so I'm not an expert on bones.