If aBonesrevival series ever did happen, we could finally figure out a long-running mystery that the show never got around to solving. ABonesrevival series has been swirling in the ether since 2016, when executive producer Michael Peterson said he was “absolutely” not consideringseason 12 to be the end ofBones(viaTVLine).
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel have both recently commented that they would be interested in returningfor aBonesrevival series, with Deschanel even doubling down at one point on her commitment to the project (viaSlashFilm). ABonesrevival would certainly be popular, and it could answer a dangling mystery of the show.
Bones' Ending Didn’t Offer A Satisfying Explanation For Its 447 Mystery
447 Was Only Touched On In The Series Finale
The 447 mystery inBonesis one that had numerous fan theories, and wound its way through several seasons of the show. It first appeared in the season 4 premiere in a dream sequence. Booth (Boreanaz) rolls over in his bed to see Brennan (Deschanel) crawling under the covers with him. His alarm clock read, “4:47”.
That number comes up several other times throughout the series, often appearing at unusual moments, sometimes as an omen of bad things to come, and sometimes when something good happens.Fans postulated wildly about what the sequence of numbers could be, and by the time season 12 came around, there was still no answer.
Frustratingly, there was never a good resolution to the mystery. The only mention of it in the finale comes when Brennan packs a clock in her bag, which has stopped at 4:47, the same time when the Jeffersonian lab was bombed. That is an important time, butit’s hardly the mind-blowing reveal that most fans were hoping for.
A Bones Revival Could Finally Offer A Better Solution To The Show’s Long-Running Mystery
447 Could Be A Significant Number For Booth And Brennan
TheBonesrevival could answer a few lingering questionsfrom the series.Boneswas pretty good about wrapping up storylines, so most of these unanswered questions pertain to relationship statuses of characters post-Bones. However,the 447 mystery is a big unanswered question that the show could strive to answer.
There were points in the show where the 447 mystery seemed almost supernatural in nature.
There were points in the show where the 447 mystery seemed almost supernatural in nature. The way it appeared when you least expected it, and how Boothe and Brennan did not always seem aware of its significance, suggested that there was something else going on that neither of them could understand.
While the 447 mystery doesn’t have to be the main point of aBonesrevival, it could still be a fascinating mystery that’s given more screen time in a sequel series. Perhaps flashbacks can reveal that 447, the number or the time, played a significant role in the lives of Booth and Brennan, and they both didn’t realize it.
