The Strike in the Chord is the sixteenth episode of the eleventh season of Bones.
Summary[]
The team investigates the death of the leader of the Lynwood University male acapella singing group, "The Whippersnaps," whose body was found in the school rat lab. The victim recently kicked out Ian Jansen, one of the group's best singers, sending Booth and Aubrey to question Ian and other current members of the male group and some stars of the competing female acapella group to get a handle on the group dynamics and what could have led to the murder of one of their own. Meanwhile, surprising information about Aubrey's own college experience is brought to light, Hodgins applies for an experimental nerve regeneration study, Booth tries to plan a summer trip with Parker and a new intern joins the Jeffersonian lab.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Temperance Brennan - Emily Deschanel
- Seeley Booth - David Boreanaz
- Jack Hodgins - T.J Thyne
- Angela Montenegro - Michaela Conlin
- Camille Saroyan - Tamara Taylor
- James Aubrey - John Boyd
Intern of the Week[]
- Sammy Mills - B.K. Cannon
Recurring Cast[]
- Parker Booth - Gavin MacIntosh
- Michael Vincent Hodgins - Arjuna Maximus McLellan
Guest Cast[]
- Ian Johnson - Jordan Fisher
- Liz Dervan - Kirstin Maldonado
- Julian Klein - Mitch Grassi
- Ted Gibbs - Scott Hoying
- Jake Eisenberg - Sam Tsui
- William Johnson - Nigel Gibbs
- McKay Nield - Aaron Christian Howles
- Esther Hanes - Anna Grace Barlow
- Joey - Barrett Carnahan
- Molly - Gina DeVivo
Featured Music[]
- Ain't Nobody Got It Easy by Jordan Fisher
- Walking After Midnight by Sam Tsui, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Aaron Christian Howles and Jake Levy
- Confident by Kirstin Maldonado, Anna Grace Barlow and Gina DeVivo
- Walking After Midnight vs Chandelier by Sam Tsui, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Aaron Christian Howles and Jake Levy
- Light in the Hallway by Pentatonix
- Daisy Bell(Bicycle Built for Two)-John Boyd
Trivia[]
- This episode originally involves a scene of Hodgela and their son Michael Vincent (played by Arjuna Maximus McLellan), where he comes to the lab to see his father, but it was later cut, and costing a very important moment of family bonding with the characters. So the content of his visit is "Dr Hodgins has lab rats that need a home. When Michael Vincent asks to hold one he and his dad turn to mom Angela to keep one. The look on Michael's face bonding with his new pet helps Hodgins to decide not to do the risky surgery that might cost him his life and to find another way to fight and get his legs back."
- Scott Hoying who played Ted Gibbs, Kirstin Maldonado who played Liz Dervan, and Mitch Grassi who played Juilan Klien are three members of the multiple grammy award winning music group Pentatonix.
Quotes[]
- Julian Klein: I cry at the end of Legally Blonde 2. Does that sound like a murderer to you?
- Booth: I read the short story that Parker gave you and he might be a better writer than you.
Brennan: Well, that's an opinion I'm certain my fans would disagree with, but yes, Parker is a talented writer
- Booth: I'm gonna... let him go to Oxford this summer.
Brennan: Really?
Booth: Yeah, you know, I think that life is... life needs to be enjoyed.
Brennan: You're not afraid he'll turn out like one of the Lynwood kids or me?
Booth: Let me tell you something, Bones, if he ends up turning out like you, I will be the proudest dad ever.
- Cam, entering the crime scene: Wow, I have to admit, as a doctor, it's pretty exciting to be in the Lynwood bio lab.
Aubrey: You do realize this is a possible murder investigation, right?
- Sammy Mills: I can't believe I'm finally an intern at the Jeffersonian.
Hodgins: I know, right? I haven't been prouder since Michal Vincent correctly identified a Coccinella Septempuctata.
Hodgins: The ladybug.
Sammy Mills: Oh!
- Booth to Aubrey, who just gave Whippersnap details: Wow, okay, Aubrey you really did your research on this one.
Aubrey: Well, it's called the internet, Booth. You should step into the 21th centry
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