The second season of the American television series Bones premiered on August 30, 2006, and concluded on May 16, 2007, on Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season. The season consisted of 21 episodes and averaged 9.4 million viewers. An additional episode, which was produced during the second season, aired during the second part of the third season.
The season saw a reworking of the original opening credits sequence to match each actor's name to footage of their character.
Cast and characters
Main cast Tamara Taylor joined the cast this season after the departure of Jonathan Adams. Taylor first appeared in the first six episodes of the season as a guest star and was promoted to a series regular and appeared in the opening credits beginning with episode 7. Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a forensic anthropologist David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro, a forensic artist Eric Millegan as Dr. Zack Addy, Dr. Brennan's lab assistant and now a professional forensic anthropologist T. J. Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille Saroyan, a forensic pathologist and the new head of the forensic division
Recurring cast Eddie McClintock as Tim "Sully" Sullivan Patricia Belcher as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor Stephen Fry as Dr. Gordon Wyatt, Booth's psychiatrist who evaluates his behavior Nathan Dean as FBI Special Agent Charlie Burns Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan, Brennan's fugitive father Jessica Capshaw as Rebecca Stinson, Booth's ex-girlfriend and Parker's mother Heath Freeman as Howard Epps, a serial killer Ty Panitz as Parker Booth, Booth's son Chris Conner as Oliver Laurier Loren Dean as Russ Brennan, Brennan's brother Billy Gibbons as Angela's father David Greenman as Marcus Geier, a forensic technician Danny Woodburn as Alex Radziwill, a Diplomatic immunity and State Department official
Episodes The episode "Player Under Pressure" was originally supposed to air in April 2007 as the nineteenth episode of the season, but was delayed in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, as the episode's plot featured finding human remains on a college campus. The episode later aired in April 2008 as part of the third season, with new footage. The episode "Aliens in a Spaceship" introduces the storyline of the Grave Digger, an unresolved case. The Grave Digger would later return in the fourth season, when the team discovers its identity. Serial killer Howard Epps returns for two episodes, in which the team must discover more of his victims.
DVD release The second season of Bones was released on DVD in region 1 on September 11, 2007, in region 2 on October 15, 2007 and in region 4 on December 3, 2008. The set includes all 21 episodes of season two on a 6-disc set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include two audio commentaries—"The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House" by writer Stephen Nathan, actress Emily Deschanel and director Caleb Deschanel and "Stargazer in a Puddle" by executive producers Stephen Nathan, Barry Josephson and Hart Hanson. Featurettes include "The Memories in the Season" and "Visceral Effects: The Digital Illusions of Bones". Also included are deleted scenes and a gag reel.
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