Bonesis ending where it started. But is there more to the story? (And be sure to check out Millegans thoughts on the twisthere.) Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you decide that this would be Zacks story? Once you come to that, whos better to bring back than Zack? And with Harts blessing. Hes been both helpful and supportive of everything weve been doing. So you told him in advance that this was the route you were taking?...

Warning: This story contains spoilers from theBonesfall finale. Someone get Hodgins a new rubber band to snap. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why tell this story? Credit: Jennifer Clasen/FOX That was something he had pitched not for Hodgins, but for an intern. He said, Go back and watch these early seasons. Look at all the dynamics that were going on, and see what of that magic we can capture. [Hodgins] is going to go through a heck of an arc....

A national scandal lands on Booth and Brennan’s Thanksgiving table. If you guessed Thanksgiving, congratulations! Id watch these people have dinner together for an hour any time. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox But it wouldnt be aBonesholiday without a dead body, and weve got a significant one tonight. Subtlety is not in the cards for anyone today. He was just there to plant bugs. Kate took Vivians laptop to learn more about The American, but she couldnt crack the code....

Betty White is nobody’s backup quarterback. Everybody stay calm: Betty White is here. But in a way, hasnt Betty White always been here? Credit: Fox (Jasmines two-tone sundress last week was so fierce. I cant wait to see what she does next.) His dad grumbles about being a man. I read the Diane von Furstenberg biography! Protect him at all costs. Never dull this kids shine. In the final pages of Brennans latest book, Agent Andy gets shot....

Lets take the episodes as they come, poncho-wearing Aubrey and all. Hold those horses: For better or for worse, we are not revisitingPony Play. Guitars dont impress him much. Credit: Jennifer Clasen/FOX Big River Bucks solo trip to the Frontier Games is derailed when Brennan shows up anyway. Whats she doing here? Being unexpected and exciting! And solving a murder, of course. Sometimes a motorcycle, Ange, is just a motorcycle....

These people have suffered enough. They need a rest! But you dont get into the murder-solving business because you love long naps and being safe all the time. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox If only accepting risks were as easy as accepting the consequences. But its also not the kind of story to presume that a happy ending requires leaving a wheelchair behind. At this point, I dont expect to see Hodgins walk again....

Booth and Brennan get back to work. Its time for them to make something good out of death again. For Brennan, the transition is easy; when she makes a decision, she doesnt look back. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox But Booth just lost his brother. Hed be fighting an uphill battle even if everything were normal at the Bureau, where nothing is. He cant even have his old office. Sometimes I wonder why Booth loves the FBI so much....

It’s a scandal at the Jeffersonian Bonesis wearing the white hat tonight. Its got that handled. Shonda, show yourself. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX But if Frank Kwietowski is our Olivia, hes more chair-bashing Murder Olivia than Gladiator Olivia. Aubrey was a snoopy kid. He knows this office inside and out, right down to the hidden file room behind the bathroom. On the other hand, Aubrey apparently did that. Franks work with Nasaris soon-to-be ex-wife cost the mobster $12 million....

Theres also the small matter of the two kids they didnt have back then. They cant lose that. Without a head to work with, the team is lost on an ID until Booth gets involved. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox You read that right: Whether he likes it or not, Booth is an honorary squint tonight. He knows a hockey injury when he hears one. (kindly enjoy the nonspecific jerseys emblazoned with SK8 and a club from a deck of cards....

A heist gone wrong pulls the team into an international scandal The heist is on. ItsTo Catch a Thiefwith a dash ofPink Panther and a pinch ofGhostbusters, but thats another story. A woman is found dead in a glass recycling plant, a blindingly huge diamond lodged in her mouth. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox The dagger was stolen from the store almost as soon as it arrived three days ago. Then they thanked us for our patience, Eve gushes, Stockholm syndrome-ing already....

Im not sure Clark has ever been more right. Shed even reconnected with the daughter she had when she was young. When Booth was in jail, Kenny was the only inmate who had his back. Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX He took a knife for Booth. Booths gut says that Kenny would never have killed Lola, but Kenny had a motive. He has no alibi. And he lied about seeing Lola right before her death....

Co-showrunner Michael Peterson hascompared the episode toPsycho, and its packed with nods toThe X-Files famously disturbing Home. But it feels so classicallyBones-y that Im a little bit comforted anyway. Vintage elements of the series Booth and Brennan in trench coats! Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox Heart-to-heart chats on the walkway above the lab! weave through the episode, lending something warm and familiar to an otherwise chilling story. Then again, Ive watched Home enough to know that familiarity is its own kind of weapon....

Welcome to Dunder Mifflin D.C. I dont think we just went back in time to 2006, but I cant be sure. (As Michael Scott would say, Im not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.) Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX Its take on our characters is a bit outdated, too. At the end of the day are you getting this, cameras? I smiled my way through this one. And isnt that the point?...