Bones producer: “Booth is furious”

TVGuide interviews Bones’ executive producer Stephen Nathan about the upcoming 8th season about how Booth will react to being left behind by Brennan.

Fans will no doubt be interested in hearing some of his insights into the storylines and the decisions that will shape the upcoming season.

Here’s a few excerpts.

After Brennan was framed for murder by hacker/serial killer Christopher Pelant (Andrew Leeds) in the Season 7 finale, she took baby Christine and left Booth for parts unknown with her former convict father Max (guest star Ryan O’Neal). Although Brennan seemed to have a good reason — if she stays off the grid, she can perhaps prove her innocence without Pelant using his digital prowess against her — how will Booth feel about being abandoned?

“He’s furious,” executive producer Stephen Nathan tells TVGuide.com. “[He thinks,] ‘Wasn’t there some way that she could include him? Why didn’t she trust him with that information?'”

Looking back at last season, how hard was it to craft a cliff-hanger that measured up to the baby bombshell the year before?
Stephen Nathan: Every season, we build to a conclusion that hopefully is going to propel us into the next season with fans either very excited or really pissed off. Both outcomes are usually good. But it’s hard to top “I’m going to have your baby.” So, we had to figure out something that was going to really exploit this new relationship that they have and the new family that they have, as well as really get our show back on track as a murder show. This kind of gave us the best of both worlds.

How does Booth really feel about Brennan just up and leaving him?
Nathan: From a practical standpoint, [Booth knows] Max was right. [Brennan leaving] was the only logical thing she could do. Pelant is a guy who’s controlling the system, framing her, trying to bring her down. He’s getting rid of the one person he believes can expose him. So Brennan, being rational and logical, realizes this is the only way to deal with this. Booth has to work within the system. We wanted Booth to remain a good man, to be the man he wanted to be for his daughter and for his son. To put him on the run compromises his character and his job.

What else can you tell us about the new season?
Nathan: We do have the four bonus episodes that we shot at the end of the season that we’ll be sprinkling through the first part of next season. This season, since we do have a full order, we’re going to be able to do more with the supporting cast than we were able to do last year. Last year was orienting ourselves toward the new relationship and toward the baby. I think we’re going to really get back on track with keeping the show, as it has always been, primarily about murders.

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