The Gormagon Mystery is Solved!
May 19, 2008 by Lynn
Here’s where I warn you that what comes after the page jump is THE spoiler of all spoilers, if you haven’t yet had the chance to watch the Bones season finale. If you don’t want to know, do NOT click on “Read More”
But once you’ve seen the episode, by all means, click on “Read More” and let’s discuss it!!
Zack Addy is Gormagon’s Apprentice!
The Bones season finale just ended and I’m still trying to digest the fact that Zack killed someone to assist the Gormagon in his evil mission. I know there were theories everywhere about it, but I kept hoping it would be someone else…a more minor character. But not Zack!
Well, Hart Hanson told me that we haven’t seen the last of Eric Millegan, so I’m taking that as a sign that Zack will be back in some fashion next season, if not as a regular.
Here are some discussion points about tonight’s show so we can begin to share our thoughts about it:
- Were you glued to the set when Brennan barged in on Booth in the Bathtub reading a comic book with a beer helmet on?
- Did you notice that Booth was reading The Green Lantern comic…he plays the Green Lantern in the films. Great little detail, right?
- And did you love the part of the scene when Booth stood up in the bathtub and Brennan asked if he needed a towel? (Well, now she’s seen him naked. And they’ve kissed…..)
- Before tonight’s show, who did you suspect to be Gormagon?
- At what point in the episode did you begin to think seriously that it was Zack? (I knew it the minute that Hodgens narrowed the tap water to his house…Zack lives over his garage.)
- Did you think, even for a minute that the killer might be Hodgens?
- Do you think Hodgens was trying to protect Zack when he clicked the pain button in the hospital to keep him from talking?
- Did you get the whole “logical” idea that Brennan was referring to? Somehow, that kind of logic just escapes me.
- What do you think will happen with Zack now? How will we see him in future episodes, if at all?
- And what kind of new lab assistant do you want to see come to the cast next season?
I loved the way they left this whole mystery. Mostly solved, but with the personal details left to discover when the show returns. And I loved the way that Sweets said that Booth was subtly wooing Brennan by always discussing pies? (Who would have thought?) And I really enjoyed the way that Booth and Brennan just shared a more intimate moment together, even though it was unexpected.
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment and let’s discuss!
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Okay so i wasn’t completely shocked that they made it Zach. He was the most logical choice for a big bang at the end of the season. That being said, HOW CAN IT BE ZACH?! ZACH!!!! He was my favorite character hands down and he was the whole reason I started to watch the show. By no means will I stop watching the show; I’m very interested in seeing where they will take this plot next season. I know that I for one have many many questions.
Lets talk about the whole booth dying thing first. At the end of episode 14 booth is definately shot upper right half of his body and when he fell he was dying how did he pretend not to breathe in front of brennan for like what 10 minutes at least. I mean come on brennan is a doctor she’s going to know if he’s not dead. Or at least i thought she would. Seeing as he did how did he know to pretend like he’s dead and if he did why didn’t he play it off as to whisper something in her ear. I think booth loved and cared for brennan enough to tell her. But since none of these questions were answered and it went down the way it did I think the way the others reacted to booth’s death was unrealistic in general and to each of the characters. I mean Brennan whole life has been plagued by people she loves and trust leaving her out of no where, do you really think if someone had broken her trust like that the way that booth did her reaction would be to just punch him and accept him back in that easily.
Now for this whole ZACH!!! being Gormagon’s aprentice is just crap i think. 1.) In episdoe 8 the killer in the closet wasn’t zach 2.) explain to me please why zach would compromise everything to save hodghens but send booth and brennan of all people to their deaths in episode 8. 3.) Zach father never died meaning he’s not a widow’s son 4.) I can see how Zach would rationalize killing someone but not eating. there are several other reasons i can’t think of right now but maybe im thinking about it to much and just really want zach to be back on the show.
I am so disappointed by this….sweets would have made a better candidate….it is so out of character for Zack….how are they going to believably get him back on the show????
when does the new season start??
in sept
I don’t get to watch the show consistantly so I finally got to see the finale last night. Zach was a surprise to me as well. Someone’s comment here that Zach was covering for Hodgins doesn’t hold up as he gave them too much detailed info to catch Gormagon that only an apprentice could know. On the other hand if both Zach and Hodgins are apprentices that would make more sense, for Zach knowing what he did and also for Hodgins putting him under to keep him from talking too much.
One thing I hope NEVER happens is Bones and Booth completing their romantic interest in each other. I’ve seen too many other great shows die right after the leads long standing sexual / romantic tensions are realized. Though I suppose if the show starts getting boring and they want to end the series, that is one way to do it.
I still maintain it wasn’t Zack. The whole “Zack is the apprentice” thing is a drug-induced dream of Zack’s. If Zack is the apprentice, then who stole the skeleton?
The fact that it *is* Zack makes no real sense, but apparently the producers of the show decided his character wasn’t “going anywhere”….so he’s pretty well off the show (with maybe an occasional cameo). Does it make sense? No. But unfortunately I don’t think there will be any exciting twists or turns regarding Zack anymore.
in response to David
May 19, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Ok im confused if zack was being brought to the hospital who took the skeleton from the vault? It couldnt have been the gormagon cause he didnt work at the lab, so who took the silver skeleton?
i totally agree. there must be some other gormagon apprentice cause other wise how could zach have taken the skeleton. i still think sweets us the actual apprentice cause he showed up around the right time, blamed hodgens and knows a heck of a lot about the case and is still the only one not accounted for after the explosion and he had access to the skeleton. although it could also be hodgens cause he was the one who discovered to skeleton was gone, and it was zach who found the last bone that bones recieved sent to her desk. so i dont think zach played a big role in gormagon, and the it will continue on soon with the real apprentice taking over. whoever it may be.
Highly unbelievable that in less than three months a highly educated individual with strong social connections (via work) could be turned into a cannibalistic, serial-killer simply because he was rationally convinced by a weird, uneducated nobody.
Also, this makes two murderers who have worked at the Jeffersonian. That’s enough to kill any business, ESPECIALLY any government contract.
Disappointing way to get rid of a character. Poor plot construction. Abuse of dramatic / emotional influence (all feeling torque without rational believability).
I’m done watching the show.
i watched the ending of season 3 episode 8 at the end the corrupter entered his closet and a kid jumped out.. it’s wasn’t zack, and that is the murder that zach confessed to what the hell???
could there have been 2 apprentices?