The Priest in the Churchyard (28 Mar. 2007)

When Booth and Brennan keep butting heads in a case involving a Catholic church, he convinces her to see Dr. Wyatt with him, and Hodgins suggest a change in his and Angela's relationship.

Director:

Scott Lautanen

Writers:

Hart Hanson (creator), Kathy Reichs (inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author),

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Eric Millegan	...	Dr. Zack Addy
Tamara Taylor	...	Dr. Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	...	Dr. Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
Stephen Fry	...	Dr. Gordon Wyatt
George Coe	...	Father William Donlan
David Burke	...	Father Matthew Sands
Wendy Braun	...	Lorraine Bergin
Johnny Lewis	...	Enzo Falcinella
Soren Fulton	...	James Levay
Will Basil	...	Tony (as William Georges)
Wendy Way	...	Parishioner #1
Kelly Lohman	...	Parishioner #2

Storyline

Water erosion from a broken water main reveals a body which is too young to belong in St. Agatha parish's cemetery. The Jeffersonian team examines possible causes of death, and thus contracts a fungal infection. Spurred by Bones' irreverent faith-bashing, Booth convinces Bones to seek Dr. Gordon Wyatt's help to analyze and fix their stressed relationship. Young parishioners identify the body as the late priest who used to assist in the parish. The boys, tyrannical, aging curate father William Donlan and his more liberal present aid, father Matthew Sands, are key to several theories.

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Plot Keywords:

father figure | yew tree | grave robbing | religion versus science | ritual | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Church of the Angels - 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the episode, Angela Montenegro comments to Gordan Wyatt (Stephen Fry) "You know, the accent makes everything that you say sound really smart". This line was taken from an observation made by Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry's quote was "I sometimes wonder if you Americans aren't often fooled by our accent into detecting a brilliance that may not really be there."

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Quotes

Dr. Gordon Wyatt: [after Angela tells him he was wrong about Booth and Bones's issue] I stand by my diagnosis.
Angela Montenegro: You stand by the FBI. Your first priority is to get Agents back in the field solving murders.
[Wyatt chuckles]
Dr. Gordon Wyatt: Your romanticism is endearing but as the bard says "Lovers and madmen have such seething brains such shaping fantasies that apprehend more than cool reason could comprehend."
Angela Montenegro: He also says "Journeys end in lovers meeting every wise man's son doth know."

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Connections

References Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

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Soundtracks

"The Time Comes"
(uncredited)
by Nina Gordon

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