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The Best Callback In Bones’ Finale Was All David Boreanaz’s Idea
By SANDY SCHAEFER
“Bones” tells the tale of forensic anthropologist Dr. Brennan and FBI Agent Booth, which mirrors the dynamic of the iconic Scully and Mulder from “The X-Files.”
The duo is played by Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. In the pilot episode of “Bones,” Boreanaz’s Booth tells Descahnel’s Brennan that, “We're Scully and Mulder.”
In the finale, “The End in the End,” similar words were said after the Jeffersonian, their base of operations, is blown up, leading to Brennan sustaining a brain injury in the process.
Eventually, as Booth affirms his love for Brennan, he playfully declares, “We’re way better than Mulder and Scully.” This callback poetically pays homage to the series pilot.
Showrunner Michael Peterson told Entertainment Weekly, “The Mulder/Scully line that Booth alludes to in [the finale] was absolutely David. He was like, ‘Yep, we gotta do it.’”