S7.E2

The Hot Dog in the Competition

Episode aired Nov 10, 2011
TV-14
44m

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David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)

Dixie ex-con Finn Abernathy, a genius, joins the team and impresses even Bones. He has to face hard questions about his past and morality but soon bonds with initially hostile Hodges. The ca... Read allDixie ex-con Finn Abernathy, a genius, joins the team and impresses even Bones. He has to face hard questions about his past and morality but soon bonds with initially hostile Hodges. The case is that of a female eating competitions champion, whose corpse is being eaten from the ... Read allDixie ex-con Finn Abernathy, a genius, joins the team and impresses even Bones. He has to face hard questions about his past and morality but soon bonds with initially hostile Hodges. The case is that of a female eating competitions champion, whose corpse is being eaten from the inside by a live snake. Booth concentrates on her rivals for the impending Gluttony Games,... Read all

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Trivia
Many times in the episode, the new intern Finn Abernathy calls Hodgins "Thurston," while Hodgins calls him "Opie." These names are references to Opie Taylor from The Andy Griffith Show, and Thurston Howell III from Gilligan's Island. Opie is a child who is usually taught a lesson in each episode, sometimes getting into trouble, but always meaning well. Thurston Howell III is a very pretentious millionaire who expects certain standards to be respected even when stranded on an island. Hodgins and Abernathy will later start a business, on the side, together under the name Opie & Thurston.

Goofs
UV lights are not included in python terrariums to provide warmth; the heat lamps and/or incandescent lamps do this. The UV lights provide the same function for snakes as they do for us humans - catalyzing the formation of Vitamin D3 for bone and calcium metabolism.

Quotes
Dr. Camille Saroyan: [a python emerges from the victim's body. Cam runs away] Oh God! Get it out of here! Oh God, I hate snakes!
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: [Bones takes out her cellphone and makes a call] Dr. Hodgins...
Dr. Camille Saroyan: Somebody kill that thing!
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: You can come back to the lab. We discovered the warm place where the python was hiding.
Finn Abernathy: [Finn holds up the snake] I gotta say, ma'am, this is the best damn job ever!

Connections
References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

Soundtracks
Hellfire
Written by Joel O'Keeffe and Ryan O'Keeffe
Performed by Airbourne

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8/10

I Like Saying His Name

Finn Abernathy rolls off the tongue. He is a refreshing new character. I know the southern accent stuff is pretty strained but he is a sweet, charming, smart guy with a past. He has a record and that puts his hopes in danger. But his acuity is marvelous--rattling off physiology with a vengeance. The plot involves a woman who enters eating contests professionally. She has died when impaled on a large broken terrarium. Booth and Brennan get a "taste" of eating competitively. A separate plot issue involves Brennan having an ultrasound to determine the sex of her baby, but not letting Booth be a part of it.