The BEST episodes of Bones season 2

Every episode of Bones season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bones season 2!

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and cocky F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth build a team to investigate murders. Quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.

Last Updated: 3/17/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Aliens in a Spaceship
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7.84
2314 votes

#1 - Aliens in a Spaceship

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2006

The bodies of twin boys, kidnapped five years earlier, are discovered. The investigation lead Booth and Brennan to a notorious kidnapper known as the Grave Digger. During the investigation, Brennan and Hodgins become the Grave Digger's next victims.

Directors: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Janet Tamaro
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The Man in the Cell
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7.60
2206 votes

#2 - The Man in the Cell

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2007

The notorious serial killer, Howard Epps, sets his prison cell on fire as part of a daring prison escape. Brennan is his target and her entire team is placed in danger.

Directors: Jesus Trevino
Writer: Noah Hawley
Stargazer in a Puddle
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7.60
2170 votes

#3 - Stargazer in a Puddle

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2007

When Angela draws the face of an old woman to go with the decomposed skeleton of someone much younger, they soon learn the victim had Progeria, an aging disease. Booth and Brennan investigate to discover who would want to kill such a fragile person. Meanwhile, Hodgins and Angela's walk down the aisle doesn't go as planned.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Hart Hanson
The Killer in the Concrete
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7.57
1982 votes

#4 - The Killer in the Concrete

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2007

Booth and Brennan investigate the case of a partial skeleton found in cement. Booth thinks a member of a crime family is responsible.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
The Girl in Suite 2103
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7.55
2013 votes

#5 - The Girl in Suite 2103

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2006

Booth and Brennan investigate a death due to an explosion in a Miami hotel. The clues lead to foreign diplomats with diplomatic immunity.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
The Girl with the Curl
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7.55
2333 votes

#6 - The Girl with the Curl

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2006

The team investigates the death of a 10-year-old beauty pageant star. The other contestants, their parents, and their siblings all become possible suspects. Hodgins and Angela go on a date that actually goes well, despite what everyone else predicted.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
The Titan on the Tracks
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7.55
2414 votes

#7 - The Titan on the Tracks

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2006

A train carrying a popular Senator is derailed by a car positioned on the tracks. Brennan works out why the dead body of a rich businessman was placed in the car, and the search continues for her father. The team has a new boss.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Hart Hanson
Judas on a Pole
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7.54
2326 votes

#8 - Judas on a Pole

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2006

Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found hung like a scarecrow, gutted, and burned on the roof of a building used by the FBI to hide witnesses.

Directors: David Duchovny
Writer: Hart Hanson
The Man in the Mansion
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7.52
2046 votes

#9 - The Man in the Mansion

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2007

Booth and Brennan investigate the death of Terence Bancroft, one of the Jeffersonian's major donors, found dead at his home. Hodgins' relationship with the wife of the deceased years earlier, compromises the case.

Directors: Dwight Little
The Girl in the Gator
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7.49
2063 votes

#10 - The Girl in the Gator

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2007

Brennan has to work with another agent while Booth needs to see a therapist. The duo investigate the death of a college freshman, who took part in a 'Girls Gone Wild' type of video.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
The Truth in the Lye
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7.48
2051 votes

#11 - The Truth in the Lye

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2006

There are two suspects with the same motive when Booth and Brennan investigate the murder of a man found in a bathtub full of chemicals. They soon discover that he had two wives and a girlfriend.

Directors: Stephen DePaul
The Woman in the Sand
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7.43
2144 votes

#12 - The Woman in the Sand

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2006

When the skeletal remains of a federal prosecutor who disappeared five years earlier are found in the desert outside Las Vegas, the team suspects it to be tied to the mob. Booth and Brennan go undercover as Vegas high-rollers in an attempt to uncover the mystery, Booth risks his life.

Directors: Kate Woods
Bodies in the Book
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7.42
2094 votes

#13 - Bodies in the Book

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2007

Brennan and Booth have to solve three murders that are identical to the murders in Brennan's new bestselling book.

Directors: Craig Ross Jr.
The Blonde in the Game
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7.42
2168 votes

#14 - The Blonde in the Game

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2006

After digging up the skeletal remains of a young girl, the investigation points to a convicted serial killer on death row. The team follows cryptic clues that lead to another body, an accomplice, and a victim who may still be alive.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Noah Hawley
The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House
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7.42
2199 votes

#15 - The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2007

The team investigate a glowing body. Hodgins proposes to Angela -- several times.

Directors: Caleb Deschanel
The Boy in the Shroud
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7.41
2220 votes

#16 - The Boy in the Shroud

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2006

When the body of a young man, who's been missing for nearly three weeks, is discovered, the investigation leads them to his girlfriend, who is a foster child. Bones becomes emotionally involved in the case since, she too, became a foster child after her parents disappeared.

The Boneless Bride in the River
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7.39
2179 votes

#17 - The Boneless Bride in the River

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2007

The team investigate the death of an Asian woman found without any bones left in her body.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Mother and Child in the Bay
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7.39
2193 votes

#18 - Mother and Child in the Bay

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2006

When the remains of a young pregnant woman and fetus are found in the Delaware Bay and identified as a newlywed who disappeared a year earlier, the investigation is aimed toward her husband, but takes a surprising turn. Booth is upset that his ex-girlfriend is letting their son spend time with her new boyfriend.

Spaceman in a Crater
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7.38
2085 votes

#19 - Spaceman in a Crater

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2007

Brennan and Booth are called to the scene where a dead man has been found in a crater. The investigation leads them to the National Space Agency.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
The Headless Witch in the Woods
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7.34
2241 votes

#20 - The Headless Witch in the Woods

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2006

While investigating the death of a film student who was working on a documentary about the legend of a headless witch, who haunted woods in the 1700's, Brennan develops a strong bond with the victim's brother.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
The Priest in the Churchyard
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7.26
2049 votes

#21 - The Priest in the Churchyard

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2007

A broken water main uproots multiple coffins in an old graveyard. When the team is brought in to identify the bodies for re-interment, they discover a newer skeleton that should not be in the graveyard, which has not been used for 50 years.

Directors: Scott Lautanen
Writer: Lyla Oliver