Bones
The Bikini in the Soup
TV Flash files “The Bikini in the Soup” as hour 120 of 246 in the TV Flash guide — Bones (2005–2017) on Fox, season 6, episode 14, aired 2011-02-17, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E14: listed hour 120 of 246 in the Bones guide, hour 14 of 23 in season 6. It aired 2011-02-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Daredevil in the Mold” (S06E13). Next is “The Killer in the Crosshairs” (S06E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The liquefied remains of a wedding planner are found in her home tanning bed on Valentine's Day, and Cam pressures her team to solve the case in time so she can celebrate the holiday with her boyfriend.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Bikini in the Soup sit in the Bones guide?
S06E14 is listed hour 120 of 246 — hour 14 of 23 in season 6, season 6 episode 14.
When did Bones S06E14 air?
The Bikini in the Soup aired 2011-02-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need the Kathy Reichs books?
No. The Fox series is loosely inspired by them: Brennan and Booth, squint science, banter as courtship.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A socially blunt forensic anthropologist and an FBI agent circle the murder table until banter becomes courtship. Bones ran twelve seasons on squint science and Booth-Brennan timing — procedural comfort with sitcom chemistry, Kathy Reichs-adjacent bones, and a will-they that refused to hurry.
Bones is a murder table that learned sitcom timing and then refused to hurry. Hart Hanson's Fox series (2005–2017) ran twelve seasons, 246 episodes, loosely inspired by Kathy Reichs's novels: Emily Deschanel's Temperance Brennan, socially blunt, across from David Boreanaz's Seeley Booth, his transition from Angel to network lead already a craft bet. They circle remains until banter becomes courtship. Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley. Squint science. Procedural comfort. Forensic…
Filed against
- Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan
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- David Boreanaz as Seeley Booth
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- Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro
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- T.J. Thyne as Jack Hodgins
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- Tamara Taylor as Camille Saroyan
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- John Francis Daley as Lance Sweets
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