That was a hell of a Season premiere. Welcome back Bones! This is one of the best episodes of the series. Right now, I can't think of a better one at all. The nervous tension was thick and had me on the edge of my seat. I liked that they showed a different side to mild-mannered Hodgin's and that he was in fact willing to kill Pelant. Everything went by the book and they end up solving the case and clearing Brennan's name and I was actually kind of bummed that they wrapped this arc up rather quickly.

Hold up, Nellie. That was my first impression. But they actually throw us a curveball when Pelant is released from custody with a new identity. So, this is definitely going to be an ongoing arc. Maybe. I'm pretty sure that Brennan's father, played by Ryan O'Neal will kill him once and for all. When that is, it's anybody's guess.

Kind of odd to see Booth and Brennan butting heads as much as they were. Sure, they have their moments, but not like this. So, having them questioning the bickering married couple at the end, it was literally holding up a mirror to their own relationship.

I like this one. Not because they were chasing a Contract killer who targeted one guy, but kills his twin by mistake, but because Sweets pretty much carried this episode with Booth being benched and having to work from his desk. It was good because they gave Sweets a new temporary partner who looks like they have grooming as a possible love interest, even though he is already involved with Daisy. Really not sure what's happening there, but there is potential for Danielle Panabaker to return as Agent Olivia Sparling.

Very good and at times very funny episode. I liked 'A' Story involving animal trafficking and the 'B' Story about Sweets and Daisy moving in together. What was funny though was Bone's constantly campaigning for a potential Presidential run. As great as this episode was, there was a very odd and very out of character moment for Bones. She finds the Siberian Tiger shot and buried and being feasted on by Vultures and becomes enraged and mournful. We are into Season 8 and every single episode involves some innocent person(s) being snuffed out and she shows no emotion, but here she finds a Tiger and loses it completely. Very out of character.

This was a fantastic episode for a couple of reasons. The first was that they finally had all the Interns in the same episode. I always wondered if they would have do this. Well, we can check this one off the list. The only Intern missing was Daisy, but given the fact that she and Sweets broke up, it's no surprise that she no longer works at the Jeffersonian, even though it's never been said that she doesn't. Just implied through my own head. The other thing making this a great episode is that it actually had something to say and meant something, given that it relates to 9/11.

This is easily the best episode ever in the series and definitely one of the most moving. Very emotional.

Ha. I never saw that coming, but it's a great twist revealing that Arastoo and Cam have been carrying on a relationship with each other for God knows how long. It's weird to see a Boss and an Intern on the same level outside of work. Elsewhere, a montage scene with a rap song? That was very CSI-like. I can't recall Bones ever doing a montage scene like that, that was clearly taken from another forensic show.