The BEST episodes of Bones season 7

Every episode of Bones season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bones season 7!

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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The Past in the Present
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8.12
3424 votes

#1 - The Past in the Present

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2012

Evil tech genius Christopher Pelant, a suspect in a previous case Brennan and Booth handled, is back in court on appeal. Knowing what he is capable of, Brennan and Booth inform the judge that he is a suspect in two murder cases. Then, Brennan and Booth are called to the scene of a new murder. After determining the victim is Brennan's friend, who also is linked to Pelant, the Jeffersonian team works to prove he is guilty once and for all. But when law enforcement examines the team's findings, key pieces of evidence are tied to Brennan and suspicion falls on her.

Directors: David Boreanaz
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The Crack in the Code
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7.75
3931 votes

#2 - The Crack in the Code

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2012

A cryptic message penned in human blood is discovered at a national monument. As the Jeffersonian team embarks on a scavenger hunt to solve the case, they realize their tech-savvy suspect remains one step ahead of them. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan search for the perfect home for their new family.

Directors: Ian Toynton
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The Male in the Mail
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7.74
3682 votes

#3 - The Male in the Mail

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2011

Dismembered remains are discovered in several mailing boxes at a dead letter office, and the Jeffersonian team identifies the victim as an employee of a local Ship 'n' Print, where the staff recently split the winnings of a lottery prize. The team uncovers a complicated love triangle between two married employees and the victim, and while motive points to the husband a critical clue leads them to solve the crime definitively.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Pat Charles
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The Prisoner in the Pipe
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7.69
3629 votes

#4 - The Prisoner in the Pipe

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2012

The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, but an examination of the sewer pipes indicates that the murder occurred within prison walls. Brennan insists on solving the crime - despite Booth's pleas for her not to overexert herself - and the expectant couple experiences a very untraditional arrival of their baby daughter.

Directors: Kate Woods
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The Don't in the Do
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7.66
3156 votes

#5 - The Don't in the Do

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2012

When a corpse is found at a landfill, dyed in a blue substance, intern Arastoo Vaziri discovers a method that helps eliminate postmortem damages to the corpse, which leads the team back to a hair salon where the victim worked. Meanwhile Bones is feeling uncomfortable in her post-baby body, so Booth decides to do something special to boost her self-confidence.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Janet Lin
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The Hot Dog in the Competition
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7.66
3939 votes

#6 - The Hot Dog in the Competition

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2011

The Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a competitive-eating champion, just days before the start of the Gluttony Games, a premiere eating competition with a $10,000 prize at stake. The remarkable work of new squint - and former juvenile delinquent - Finn links obscure evidence found in the belly of a snake with laws of physics that helps solve the crime. Despite his brilliance in the lab, Finn is met with hostility and skepticism, leading Cam to question her decision to give him a chance to start anew. Meanwhile, Booth is caught off-guard by an announcement Brennan makes about their baby. To diffuse the tension between them, the couple agrees to experiment by putting themselves in each other's shoes.

Directors: Dwight H. Little
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The Memories in the Shallow Grave
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7.66
4098 votes

#7 - The Memories in the Shallow Grave

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2011

When the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a woman found in a paintball field, they discover two missing-persons reports in her file. Booth and Sweets interrogate the victim's husband and learn that she suffered from amnesia. When squint Wendell Bray learns that the victim also survived a bullet wound, inconsistencies in her medical records uncover a surprising crime linked to her murder. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth adjust to their new life as an expectant couple and deal with the forthcoming changes in their home life.

Directors: Ian Toynton
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The Warrior in the Wuss
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7.65
3345 votes

#8 - The Warrior in the Wuss

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2012

The corpse of a truck company employee is found in the middle of the woods. After the victim’s son is questioned, Booth and Brennan visit his karate class in search of a motive. Back at the lab, Hodgins is going overboard purchasing lab equipment. Then, Booth’s son Parker returns from England and Brennan is apprehensive about how he’ll react to his new baby sister.

Directors: Chad Lowe
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The Prince in the Plastic
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7.65
3739 votes

#9 - The Prince in the Plastic

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2011

After the remains of a female toy company executive are found shrink-wrapped with a Prince Charming doll, the company's CEO gives Booth and Sweets access to the company headquarters' highly classified prototype lab, where details of the victim's personal life begin to emerge. Meanwhile, Sweets, with the support of his girlfriend, squint Daisy Wick, prepares for his gun certification test despite Booth's opposition to Sweets carrying a weapon. Mom-to-be Brennan, wonders whether she will be a good mother and uses the case as a way to understand the importance of toys and playing with her child.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Writer: Dean Lopata
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The Bump in the Road
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7.57
3659 votes

#10 - The Bump in the Road

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2012

With the help of Special Agent Genny Shaw, the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a discount shopper and “extreme couponer” who was dragged along the road by an 18-wheeler. Meanwhile, Brennan is adjusting to her first day back at work after giving birth, and Cam disapproves of her daughter’s romance with intern Finn Abernathy.

Directors: Dwight H. Little
The Suit on the Set
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7.56
3541 votes

#11 - The Suit on the Set

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/7/2012

Brennan and Booth head out to Los Angeles to consult on the production of "Bone of Contention," a film based on Brennan's latest book and the work of the Jeffersonian team. While on set, Brennan intervenes after finding flaws with the actors' performances, not to mention the film's total disregard for science. Then she discovers that the prop cadaver being used is an actual murder victim, forcing her and Booth to launch an investigation that has real-world consequences in the land of make-believe. Meanwhile, Booth is offered a job on the studio lot, and embarrassing information is revealed about Cam's past.

Directors: Emile Levisetti
The Family in the Feud
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7.48
3366 votes

#12 - The Family in the Feud

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/30/2012

When a corpse is found in the middle of the woods, the team links the victim to two families that have been feuding for almost a century. Brennan and Booth interrogate a family member with a shocking confession that leads them to a motive for the victim’s murder. Meanwhile, Brennan has a difficult time accepting her father’s offer to babysit their infant daughter because of his unpredictable presence in her own childhood.

Directors: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Janet Lin
The Twist in the Twister
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7.47
3713 votes

#13 - The Twist in the Twister

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2011

The team discovers the remains of a so-called "storm chaser" who seems to have died while following a tornado. But footage recorded during the storm ultimately leads them to believe he was murdered. Meanwhile, Booth becomes increasingly overprotective of Brennan both at home and in the field, and sleep-deprived Angela and Hodgins come to terms with having Angela's father and rock musician babysit their infant son.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc