How Bones Creator Hart Hanson Broke His Promise to Emily Deschanel for the Hit Episode "Aliens in a Spaceship"
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Lex Briscuso
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Hart Hanson, creator of the TV show "Bones," made a promise to star Emily Deschanel that the show would never put her character Temperance Brennan in a situation where she couldn't use her intellect to escape. However, for the iconic episode "Aliens in a Spaceship" (Season 2, Episode 9), Hanson broke that promise by having Brennan and her intern buried alive in a car, forcing them to rely on physical rescue rather than intellectual problem-solving. The episode became one of the series' most memorable and acclaimed installments, demonstrating that breaking creative rules can sometimes yield the best results.
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Aliens in a Spaceship became one of Bones' best episodes after Hart Hanson changed an early creative rule.
It was a terrifying and claustrophobic episode that pushed the boundaries of what the show could do.
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