Seeley Booth

Seeley Booth

Seeley Booth

Nom Complet

Seeley Joseph Booth

Surnom(s)

Boothy (par Angela)
G-Man (par Angela)
Chéri (par Caroline)
Crapaud (donné son grand-père étant enfant)

Alias

Buck, Tony, Bobby Kent

Genre

Homme

Âge

43

Date de Naissance

1971

Religion

Catholique

Status

Vivant

Métier

Agent Fédéral

Affiliation

FBI

Titre

Agent Spécial du FBI
Ranger de l'Armée des Etats-Unis

Famille

 

  ●   Mère: 

Marianne Booth

  ●   Père: 

Edwin Booth

  ●   Frère(s): 

Jared Booth

  ●   Conjoint: 

Temperance Brennan (épouse)

  ●   Enfant(s): 

2

  ●   Fille(s): 

Christine Booth(avec Temperance Brennan)

  ●   Fils: 

Parker Booth(avec Rebecca Stinson)

  ●   Grandpère: 

Hank Booth

Proches

Padme Dalaj (belle-soeur)

Max Kennan (beau-père)
Christine Brennan (Décédée)
(belle-mère)
Russ Brennan (beau-frère)
Amy Hollister (belle-soeur)
Emma Hollister (nièce)

Hayley Hollister (nièce)

Interprété par

David Boreanaz

Crée par

Hart Hanson

Première Apparition

saison 1

L'Agent Spécial Seeley Joseph Booth est un agent spécial du FBI et l'agent de liaison avec l'Institut Jefferson. Tout commença quand il consulta le Dr. Temperance Brennan , une anthropologiste judiciaire de l'Institut Jefferson . Cette relation avec "Bones" a progressivement évolué d'une amitié à un grand amour, au point de se marier et de former une famille.

Il est interprété par David Boreanaz.

Personnalité

Quand il en vient à combattre le crime, Booth adopte une approche différente de celle qu'il utilise avec sa femme, Temperance Brennan et son équipe, préférant une méthode plus humaine, interpersonnelle et intuitive. Quand il découvre une information que Brennan et son équipe trouve intéressante, il trouve leurs méthodes trop restrictives et complexes. Il ajoute ainsi son intuition et sa connaissance des gens pour former un cocktail détonant avec l'approche analytique et purement objective du Dr. Brennan et de son équipe.

Alors que Booth essaie de séparer sa vie professionnelle de sa vie privée, des aspects de sa vie personnelle sont divulgués à son travail. Il est un homme religieux, par nature, et un Catholique pratiquant, cherchant à se racheter de toutes les vies qu'il a pu prendre à travers son ancienne carrière de sniper. Il décide d'attraper autant voire plus de criminels qu'il ait pu tuer de cibles.

En tant que Ranger de l'Armée Américaine, il a été apparemment torturé, lui laissant des cicatrices à la fois physiques et émotionnelles (révélé dans l'épisode 1x15 Pris pour Cible). Il a partagé une relation amoureuse avec une avocate blonde, Tessa. Son fils, Parker Booth , qu'il a eu avec son ex-petite amie, Rebecca, est né 4 ans avant que Bones et lui ne se rencontrent. Tout d'abord, la relation entre Booth et son ex semble être un peu tendue, quand elle lui refuse de voir son fils; cependant, il est révélé, plus tard dans la première saison, que leur relation s'est considérablement améliorée, au point de coucher ensemble...Il possède aussi un frère, nommé Jared . Durant une conversation avec le Dr. Wyatt, on apprend qu'il vient de Pittsburgh. Il est aussi révélé, à la fin de la première saison que Booth a récupéré d'une addiction au jeu.

Booth ne s'identifie pas à l'équipe de "geeks" de l'Institut Jefferson (que lui et ses collègues du FBI nomment "fouines" ) qui sont sous les ordres de Brennan. Booth représente le stéréotype de l'"Homme Américain", complétement mature. Il est rompu aux usages du monde, à l'aise avec les gens et apparement à l'aise avec les femmes. Son boss au FBI est Sam Cullen.

Booth est un fan de rock classique et de concerts de rock. Il a montré son affection pour le groupe Foreigner et taquine Bones pour son affection enves les musiques du monde et le jazz. Il aime aussi le groupe Poco et chante leur chanson, Keep on Trying, avec Bones. Il se montre assez excité quand Gordon Wyatt révèle qu'il a fait partie du groupe Nody Comet quand il était plus jeune.  Booth adorait ce groupe et se demandait pourquoi ils s'étaient séparés. Il est révélé dans la saison 3, dans l'épisode Super héros, que Booth souffre de coulrophobie, une peur anormale et exagérée envers les clowns.

Histoire du personnage

Seeley Booth est, originellement, un sniper des Rangers des Etats-Unis et un expert lanceur de couteaux. Il est maintenant un agent du FBI. Il consulte fréquemment sa partenaire professionnelle le Dr. Brennan, qu'il surnomme "Bones", et son équipe, agissant en tant qu'agent de liaison entre le FBI et l'Institut Jefferson. Quand il en vient à combattre le crime, Booth adopte une méthode plus humaine, interpersonnelle et intuitive contrairement à l'approche analytique et purement objective du Dr. Brennan et de son équipe, qui a ses limites.

Alors que Seeley essaie de garder sa vie professionnelle éloignée de sa vie personnelle, des aspects de sa vie privée sont divulgués dans son environnement professionnel. Il est un homme religieux, par nature, ayant été un enfant de coeur : il connaît un peu de Latin et a été baptisé en tant que Catholique converti et pratiquant. Il décide, après sa carrière de sniper, d'attraper autant voire plus de criminels qu'il n'a pu tuer de cibles, à travers sa nouvelle carrière au FBI. Son père a volé dans des avions de combat durant la Guerre de Vietnam et sa mère composait des jingles pour des publicités à la TV. Alors qu'il était encore dans les Rangers de l'Armée des USA , il a été apparemment torturé, lui laissant des cicatrices à la fois physiques et émotionnelles. Booth a apparemment travaillé pendant les 12 dernières années, ce qui est révélé dans "La Reine des Abeilles", ce qui indique qu'il avait 24 ou 25 ans quand il commença à travailler au FBI.

Les "fouines" ont commencé tôt à interférer dans la vie personnelle de Booth et se montrent très intéressés vis à vis de ses détails de sa vie privée. Angela lui a déjà posé des questions personnelles sur sa relation avec Tessa et l'a même conseillé à propos de voyage vers les îles. Quand il sortait avec Camille, Angela et Hodgins l'ont bien vite découvert à partir de ce qui se passait dans le labo. Mais ce qui les intéresse vraiment concerne l'évolution de la relation entre Booth et Brennan; ils s'en cachent mais ne peuvent pas s'empêcher de poser des questions à propos de ce sujet. Même Camille commence à s'intéresser au sujet, en posant des questions. De plus, il conseille Hodgins quand celui-ci se décide de demander Angela en mariage.

Il a un frère nommé Jared qui travaille au Pentagone et a un problème d'alcool. Dans l'Episode 14 de la Saison 2, Rien ne va plus, il annonce au Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt qu'il vient de Pittsburgh. Cependant, dans la Saison 4, Booth dit à Brennan qu'il vient de Philadelphie, et qu'il est un fan des Flyers. Il a été aussi révélé, à la fin de la saison 1 , que Seeley récupère d'une addiction au jeu, s'étant développée après son retrait de l'armée après avoir un environnement de guerre stressant. 

Très tôt dans la série, Seeley arrête Brennan après avoir tiré sur un assassin, qui ,bien qu'il eut essayé de la brûler vivante, n'était pas armé. Même si elle n'a pas séjourné en prison, elle a été accusée de traîtrise, ce qui ne lui a plus permis de posséder officiellement une arme. Dans la seconde saison, elle arrive à s'obtenir un permis de port d'arme en s'achetant un "gros calibre" dans une armurerie locale.

A la fin de la seconde saison, Seeley accepte de jouer le rôle de témoin au mariage de Jack Hodgins et d'Angela Montenegro , après que Zack Addy ait refusé l'offre. Il n'est pas clair si Booth savait qu'il n'était que le second choix, ce qui n'a pas d'importance, quand le mariage fût annulé, laissant Seeley et Temperance debout devant l'autel.

Dans la troisième saison, Seeley utilise l'information trouvée par Brennan et l'équipe du labo pour traquer un tueur en série cannibale, connu sous le nom de Gormogon, ce qui structure "l'architecture" de cette saison.

Dans le premier et second épisode de la quatrième saison, "Au Service de sa Majesté ", Booth fût nommé "Chevalier Officiel du Royaume", bien que ce ne soit pas un vrai titre et que la médaille associée provienne d'un magasin de jouets.

Dans l'épisode 12 de la saison 4, "Quel Cirque ! ", il révèle que son père était un barbier alcoolique (révélé plus tôt dans la saison) et violent. Dans l'épisode 21, "L'Aigle de Sang", Booth annonce que, si son grand-père n'avait pas été là pour lui, il se saurait sûrement suicidé adolescent, bien qu'il ne l'annonce qu'à Brennan pour l'aider quand elle parla de son enfance difficile dans les foyers d'accueil à Seeley et à Lance. Booth, Brennan et Sweets ont, tous les trois, eu des enfances difficiles et forment une famille, très attachante et bien dissimulée derrière quelques boutades et moqueries.

Dans l'épisode 14, "La Chute des héros", il est révélé qu'il nomma son fils après le nom de son camarade tombé au combat pendant la guerre, Cpl. Edward "Teddy" Parker. Booth se pense responsable de sa mort jusqu'à ce qu'il voit le fantôme de Teddy qui lui annonce qu'il n'est en rien responsable. Teddy a désobéi aux ordres de son supérieur, Booth, qui lui répétait continuellement "Baisse-toi !". Dans la fin de l'épisode, Teddy se révèle à Bones, à l'anniversaire de sa mort. Quand Booth se rend au cimétière, il aperçoit la petite amie de Teddy, et Teddy apparaît aux côtés de Brennan, qui ne sait pas qu'il est et qui pense que ce n'ait qu'un autre homme visitant les tombes de ses camarades morts au combat. Brennan conclut que Booth avait eu une hallucination, bien que Teddy ait aidé Booth à s'échapper d'un navire en démolition, ce qui aurait demandé la force de deux hommes.

Dans l'épisode 25, "Baby Blues", Temperance Brennan décide d'avoir un enfant et demande le sperme de Booth pour son enfant. Booth réfléchit à la proposition de Brennan. Cela lui cause un grand stress, ce qu'il dément devant Bones et Sweets.

Plus tard, il commence à halluciner et à avoir des visions de Stewie Griffin  du dessin animé Family Guy. Ca, combiné au stress de la demande de Brennan, le rend irationnel, à tel point qu'il isole. Par la suite, il oublie qu'il hallucine quand "Stewie" apparaît quand Booth cuisine un suspect. Il discute alors avec as he refuses to reveal his experiences to anyone. Later, he seemingly forgets he is hallucinating, when "Stewie" appears while Booth is questioning a witness. He converses with "Stewie" while the others watch, and is seemingly confused by Brennan's concern he is talking to an invisible cartoon character. Brennan takes Booth to the hospital for his hallucinations, which she believes include Edward "Teddy" Parker in the previous episode "The Hero in the Hold". It was announced Booth had a brain tumor and needed immediate surgery. Though he had earlier refused to give Brennan his sperm while he was hallucinating because he would want to be a part of the child's life, Booth tells her before going into surgery if something should happen to him, he wants her to have his baby.

In the last episode of season four "The End in the Beginning" the surgery to remove Booth's brain tumor was a success. However Booth reacted poorly to the anesthesia which resulted in a coma that lasted four days. When he awoke muttering about how real the dream he had was (the subject of the episode), Brennan was there by his side, but he is unable to remember who Brennan was. The season ends with Booth's memory shattered and Brennan shocked that her partner and close friend of 4 years cannot remember her. It has been confirmed that Booth did not lose his memory, but was actually confused with which Temperance Brennan he was seeing - the one from his dream, who was his wife and pregnant with his child, or the real-life "Bones".

In Harbingers in the Fountain Booth is confused about his feelings for Brennan. Looking at brain scans which show Booth is not really in love with Brennan but is just believing that because of the dream. Even though Camille and Sweets told Booth that his love probably is because of the dream he takes the risk of telling Brennan he loves her, "in a professional and atta girl kinda way."

As the fifth season progresses, however, things begin to get more complicated as Booth regains the use of his mental faculties and comes to the realization that he is, in fact, in love with Brennan and likely always has been, even if he won't or would not admit it. He is finally confronted by this when he has to recertify as a sharpshooter for the FBI. When he becomes concerned that he will fail the examination, he talks to Dr. Gordon-Gordon, his and Brennan's therapist and friend from season two. Though Gordon has become a chef since his retirement, he confronts Booth about his feelings for Bones, and Booth admits that he is in love with her, but that she would never accept that because of her relationship fears. By putting himself in the position to "protect her" by having her appear at his testing, he is able to shoot a perfect score.

In the 100th episode, The Parts in the Sum of the Whole, Booth and Bones' entire relationship is redefined as they discuss their first case and first meeting with Sweets. It turns out that the two were immediately attracted to each other, and decided to go out on a date together before the end of the case when Booth has to "fire" Bones for punching a suspect in the face. Booth and Bones have drinks together, and share a passionate kiss, though Bones decides to go home rather than to stay with Booth that night, as she is somewhat inebriated. Their kiss is so good to Booth that he makes the choice to go home as well rather than to stay out and gamble that night, marking the first time that he chooses to not gamble. The next morning, however, Bones is furious that Booth got her drunk and they begin to argue as their personality differences clash with a vengeance, leading to the two of them to insult each other nastily. After they catch the killer, Bones questions the evidence in front of a bereaved mother, and Booth furiously hauls her outside to stop her. Bones slaps him and accuses him of being a bully and using his strength and the force of his personality to intimidate people, to which Booth responds that she is the same way with her intelligence. After he makes a snide comment about her father, Brennan coldly vows to never work with him again, and Booth agrees, though he appears heavily conflicted when she leaves the office.

In the current time, Sweets furiously tells them that they missed their moment and are punishing each other for it, and that Booth is the gambler and has to take the chance. Outside the office, Booth takes the plunge and tells Brennan that he is like the old men who tell their children that they saw their spouses and "knew" that they were the one, and that he "knew" that Bones was the one for him from the moment he saw her. They kiss, but Brennan bursts into tears (one of the only times she's cried in front of him, and one of the only times that Booth has cried in front of anyone) and claims that she's a scientist and can't change, though it's clear that she's terrified of him hurting her the way that everyone seems to hurt her, and that she can't return his feelings. They decide to remain partners, as Brennan appears generally frightened at the prospect of losing him from her life, though Seeley tells her that he has to find someone for him who can love him the way that she can't. Though Bones appears heartbroken, she agrees.

Although things remain awkward between them, Booth remains by Brennan's side, and they even dance to "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal at her high school reunion, as she never got to have a slow dance at her prom. Shortly thereafter, Booth meets an attractive marine biologist named Katherine, and they initiate a romantic relationship. This causes some tension between Booth and Bones, as she seems jealous of Katherine but won't admit it. She starts a relationship with Booth's boss, Hacker. Despite their other relationships, the two usually end up alone together at the end of the night in a diner or the bar. When Brennan comments that Katherine is "very attractive" using herself as a standard, Booth seriously tells her that "Bones, you are the standard" by which he judges women's beauty, and Brennan can't say a word in response.

Caractéristiques

Seeley does not fit in socially with the collection of "geeks" (whom he and his FBI colleagues refer to as "squints") making up Dr. Brennan's team. Seeley fills out the stereotype of the "All-American boy"—now all grown up—very well. He is world-wise, socially at ease with people, very athletic, and apparently sexually confident with women (a contrast to the humorous social bumbling sometimes exhibited by some of Dr. Brennan's team). Booth often refers to himself as a jock, having played basketball and several other sports in high school and college. A signed picture of Bruins player Cam Neely can be seen in the background behind his desk.  Some episode(s) such as season four's "The He In the She" show a picture of Bruins player Terry O'Reilly in Booth's office.

Seeley is a fan of Classic rock and Arena rock music. He has expressed great affection for the group Foreigner and poked fun at Bones for her interest in new world, jazz music and hip hop. He also likes the band Poco and sang their song, Keep on Trying with Bones. In the season three finale, it is also shown he listens to the hardcore punk/punkabilly band Social Distortion. It could also be inferred that he is or at least was a fan of the original wave of hardcore punk, as in the Season 4 episode "Mayhem on the Cross" he mentions that his father thought that Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys sounded the same (with the implication that Booth disagrees). Given the relatively underground nature of the California hardcore punk scene (of which Social Distortion, Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys were all seminal members), lacking radio airplay, mainstream press coverage, etc., its most likely that the only way Booth's father would have heard these bands was if Booth himself had been playing their records.

Seeley's brother, Jared, comments in "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" Seeley is a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. He is also a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers mentioned by Gordon Watt, also a cup with a Steelers logo is visible on his desk in several episodes

Seeley seems to get on quite well with Angela Montenegro and Jack Hodgins, but finds Zack's cold naïveté a little disconcerting, to the extent he leads Zack to believe the fact that Seeley rarely acknowledges his existence is a sign of male bonding, so that he doesn't have to talk to him.

Booth stated in "The Girl in the Gator" Howard Epps was his fiftieth kill. However, Booth was not technically responsible for Epps death, so as of "The Man in the Cell" his official kill count is at 49. However, as of "Harbingers in the Fountain", Booth's official kill count is 53, as he killed the serial killer dressed as a clown in "Mummy in the Maze", bringing it to 50, Gormogon at the end of "The Pain in the Heart", bringing it to 51, and shot a conning sheriff who shot Dr. Temperance Brennan in "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" bringing the total to 52, though a death was never confirmed, in dialogue. He also shot a doctor who attacked Dr. Brennan in "Harbingers in the Fountain", bringing it to 53.

It has been said in a TV Guide article Booth is supposed to be a relative of historical figure John Wilkes Booth. It was mentioned on the Twitter page of producer Hart Hanson. It was confirmed in The Proof in the Pudding and The Parts in the Sum of the Whole that he is a descendant and wishes that Brennan—who realized the connection because of their similar bone structures—won't tell anyone. Ironically, Booth has stated that his favorite president is Lincoln.

Saison Trois

In the Season 3 episode The Wannabe in the Weeds, Booth is stalked by a suspect in his investigation. She is suspected for the murder because she had stalked the victim. The woman, Pam, began stalking Booth because she feels a special connection with him, inspired by his reassuring touch as she grieved over the victim's death. At the end of the episode, Pam tries to shoot Temperance, jealous of her close relationship with Booth. Booth, however, dives in front of Brennan as she pulls the trigger and inadvertently takes the bullet. The episode ends with Booth falling unconscious and bleeding. Though he does not actually die, the FBI fakes his death in order to complete an investigation at the beginning of the Season 3 finale. [1][http://bones.wikia.com/wiki/File:Bones_Season_5_Episode_1_Harbringers_In_The_Fountain_Trailer Bones Season 5 Episode 1 Harbringers In The Fountain Trailer(00:31) ]Booth in the premiere of season five Added by Anubis 1996

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Rebecca Stinson

Rebecca Stinson is Booth's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his son, Parker. When Seeley discovered Rebecca was pregnant, he asked her to marry him but she refused. It is later revealed she refused the proposal because she did not want to be "one of those women" and did not want to be judged. She later tells Temperance she now wishes she had not missed her and Seeley's "one true moment" and wonders if he feels the same way, which is shown throughout the series. However they are just friends. Because of the actress's current commitments to Grey's Anatomy, it is unlikely Rebecca will appear again.

Camille Saroyan

Seeley rekindled an old relationship with Dr. Camille Saroyan when she joined the Jeffersonian team. However, Seeley ended the relationship for the second time after an intense case nearly cost Camille her life, with Seeley asserting on-the-job romantic relationships endanger the team in high-pressure situations. Booth is shown to have known Dr. Saroyan for some length of time (she mentions she has known Booth and his brother Jared for 15 years in the fourth season), with both of them possessing extensive familiarity with the other's family members. Despite the breakup, Camille and Seeley have remained close friends, working together on cases and giving each other advice on numerous occasions, including the aftermath of Booth's brain tumor in which she gives him advice about how to pursue his feelings towards Brennan.

Hannah Burley

While in Afghanistan, Booth met a journalist called Hannah after saving her from a situation with armed men. Since Booth had been rejected by Brennan in Season 5, the two form a bond and start a relationship. Booth tells Brennan that their relationship is as "serious as a heart attack" and that he is in love with her. Hannah transfers to D.C. and moves in with Booth, even meeting his son and becoming friends with Bones. Although Bones has lingering feelings for Booth, she tries to be happy for their relationship and maintains her friendship with Hannah. However from Season 6 Episode 11 (The Bullet in the Brain), Booth showed signs that he wasn't as in love with Hannah as he thought he was and he still holds his feelings for Brennan. In "The Daredevil in the Mold", Booth, scared of being alone for the rest of his life and spurred on by a night of drinking with Sweets, proposes to Hannah, who gently turns him down, telling him that she is not the marrying kind. Now knowing that their relationship was going nowhere and has no future, Booth breaks up with her and after trying to persuade him to change his mind (unsuccessfully), she reluctantly accepts the break-up and moves out of his apartment. Hannah's rejection demonstrated Booth's flaw in finding relationships with women who want to maintain their independence but the proposal showed how desperate Booth was to try and forget his strong feelings for Brennan and did it for that reason, not because he loved Hannah. In all that said, Hannah was just a rebound.

Temperance Brennan

See also: Bones and Booth Temperance Brennan is Seeley's professional partner and one of his closest friends. She is also Booth's main love interest throughout the series. While Seeley and Brennan maintained a professional relationship and friendship for nearly six years, there was obviously a level of deep emotional attachment evident on both their parts, as well as a hint of romantic and sexual tension within their relationship. This romantic tension between them was crucial to the plot of the series, with fleeting minor characters constantly mistaking Booth and Brennan for a romantic couple, which they consistently and vehemently denied.

Seeley appeared to be jealous of many of Temperance's romantic relationships, as seen in such episodes as "Two Bodies in the Lab", "The Woman in Limbo", "The Boneless Bride in the River", "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" and "A Night at the Bones Museum". He has shown a tendency throughout the television series of intimidating, confronting or competing with anyone he believes to have a sexual interest in Brennan, including his own brother, Jared. He is also extremely protective of her in general, and is often defensive of her to the point of physically assaulting those who pose a threat to her safety. He has saved Temperance's life in several episodes, digging her out by hand when she is buried alive, jumping in front of a gun pointed at her, violently threatening a gang member into calling off a hit put out on her, shooting a crazed and corrupt doctor who had just stabbed her, and shooting a crooked FBI agent-turned-hit man just as he is about to bash in the back of her skull with a gun. In other instances where he believes Brennan's life to be endangered, Booth often (to Brennan's annoyance) refuses to leave her side, once offering to sleep on the couch at her apartment and flying immediately from Washington D.C. to New Orleans after Temperance wakes up bloodied, beaten and possibly date-raped in her hotel room.

In "The Woman in the Sand" Seeley is extremely impressed when he sees Brennan in a somewhat revealing dress he picked out for her, and slaps her buttocks later in the episode to convince others they are a couple while undercover as a street fighter and his "sugar mama". In many other episodes he appears somewhat stunned whenever he sees her in revealing clothing, such as a Wonder Woman Halloween costume, a dress for a date with another man, and a gown for an event at the Jeffersonian. Booth has admitted to Brennan and to her father he finds her "well-structured" and "beautiful", and once reassured her that she has "her looks and a whole lot more".

In the third season their relationship was extended as they were forced to undergo therapy together with Dr. Sweets even though Booth intimidated Sweets at first. Sweets said that though they were very close to one another, he detected very deep emotional tension between them. He told them they were avoiding talking about their personal lives by talking about work. Both Brennan and Booth are very protective of each other and seem to have agreed to mock Sweets on this point.

In "The Santa in the Slush" Brennan's father wants to spend Christmas with their family, so Brennan asks prosecution attorney Caroline Julian to "pull some strings", though Seeley cautions Temperance that Caroline will want something in return. Caroline jokingly blackmails Brennan; amused by Booth and Brennan's longstanding insistence they do not view each other in a sexual light, she demands Brennan kiss Seeley on the lips for 5 "steamboats" (seconds), using mistletoe as an excuse. He became freaked out hearing about the deal and wanted to know why, but Caroline was only feeling "Puckish". The two kiss, and to the shock of Caroline (and themselves) the kiss lasts for 12 (in the extended scene on the DVD, 16), not 5, "steamboats", during which Brennan's chewing gum ends up in Booth's mouth for a humorous effect.

It is revealed in the Season 3 episode "Intern in the Incinerator" Booth knows Dr. Brennan's favorite things very well, naming her favorite flowers and planet and effectively guessing her choices for computer passwords. In several episodes he presents her with small, quirky personal gifts and favors, including a toy pig named Jasper, a 'Brainy Smurf' action figure, and a Christmas tree for her family. He often comforts and hugs Brennan after severe emotional distress associated with her personal life and their jobs. Throughout the series, despite their bickering and teasing, Booth has made it clear to Brennan he has a deep respect for her as a woman, a professional, and as a person.

In the Season 3 episode "The Wannabe in the Weeds", Seeley is stalked by Pam, a suspect in his investigation. The emotionally unstable woman is suspected for the murder because she had previously stalked the victim. She subsequently begins stalking Booth, stating she feels a special connection with him, inspired by his reassuring touch as she grieved over the victim's death. At the end of the episode, Pam tries to shoot Brennan out of jealousy of her close relationship with Booth and sensing his attraction to Brennan. Seeley, however, steps in front of Brennan as she pulls the trigger and takes the bullet. Brennan then picks up Seeley's gun and shoots Pam in the throat without hesitation.

In the next episode, it is revealed he survived but Brennan was unaware of his survival, so the two had an argument about the trust factor in their relationship. Otherwise, Booth can been seen throughout the series talking with Brennan about his top secret missions some even in which she shouldn't even know about.

In season 4, he accompanied her to her trip to England for a conference. He hated the country and shouted it out loud while trying to navigate London's streets behind the wheel ("Yanks in the U.K."). He also came with her on her trip to China "The Passenger in the Oven". He was also there to comfort her when she reveals her abuse as a child from her foster parents, and is willing to share some of his past in order to help her. He also bonds with Sweets on this occasion, forming, in the words of doctor Gordon Wyatt (Stephen Fry), something of a family.

In the season four episode "The Critic in the Cabernet", Brennan asks Seeley to become the father of her child, to which he responds to with great stress. Over the course of the episode, he begins to hallucinate Stewie Griffin to a point where he converses with the character in front of Brennan and a suspect they were questioning. If it were not for Brennan's insistence to go to a doctor, the benign tumor causing the hallucinations might not have been found or possibly found too late to save Booth. Before going into surgery, Booth donates his semen to Brennan so she can have a child. He found out earlier in the episode his count was 28.8 million for three milliliters. After the surgery is successful and Seeley awakes from a four day coma, he began murmuring about how the dream was so real. Brennan does not understand what he is mumbling and becomes scared and upset when he asks her, 'Who are you?'. In an interview with Hart Hanson he states that Booth remembers Brennan but he is not sure if she is the Brennan from the alternate reality episode "The End in the Beginning" or if she is his partner 'Bones'.

In the season five premiere "Harbingers in the Fountain", Booth and Brennan are repeatedly said to, essentially, have deeper feelings than they show; indeed, when Booth is accused of being in love with Brennan by Cam, he does not deny it and even seems to wordlessly acknowledge it and he smiles (quite unlike his reaction before the coma, in which he always denied this vehemently). Booth, fearing that he may not be the same person that he was before the coma, asks Cam for advice; Cam, who quickly realizes that Booth is in love with Brennan, appears to encourage how he feels and reassures him that he is still the same person, but warns him that if he admits his feelings for Bones and later changes his mind, Brennan will never trust anyone again. Sweets later gives a similar warning; after seeing scans of Booth's brain that prove that Booth has been in love since the coma, Sweets believes that this feeling, like Booth's other symptoms of his coma, will fade away in time, and expresses his belief that Booth is not truly in love Brennan. However, Angela's psychic, Avalon Harmonia, tells him that while the scans may show his brain, "they don't know jack" about his heart. Soon after, Booth saves Brennan after she is attacked by a corrupt doctor; at this point, he kisses her on the head and calls her "baby" while comforting her. Booth later tells Bones that he loves her, but quickly covers it up by adding, "You know, in a professional, 'atta-girl' kind of way." After discovering he is no longer afraid of clowns due to his coma, he seems to realize that Dr. Sweets' warning could be legitimate, and that this love he is feeling may be a symptom of the coma. Brennan seems to accept this, saying "Right back atcha, Booth," and the two laugh, covering the awkward moment.

In the hundredth episode, "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole," it was revealed, much to the shock of Dr. Sweets, that Booth and Brennan shared a kiss while working on their first case together and nearly wound up sleeping together, showing that the pair have entertained romantic possibilities from the outset of their relationship. After leaving Sweets' office, Booth attempts to initiate a relationship with Brennan and kisses her after being told by Dr. Sweets to take a gamble. Booth tells Brennan that "he knew, right from the beginning" that Brennan is the one he wants to spend his life with. Although she obviously returns his feelings, Brennan rejects his advance and states her uncertainty about the possible outcomes of such a relationship given their seemingly conflicting personalities, and Booth, heartbroken, agrees to respect her wishes and attempt to move on as they continue to work together.

In the episode "The Boy with the Answer", Booth is confronted with the possibility that Brennan, claiming she is "tired of dealing with murders and victims and sadness and pain", might leave the Jeffersonian permanently. In the final scene of this episode, Booth watches as Brennan turns to face him while riding away in a taxi, a scene that mirrors the one in "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" after they kiss outside of a bar. This similarity may signal that much to Booth's disliking that history may be about to repeat itself and he may lose Brennan for an extended amount of time, just as he did when they first met. This, unfortunately, was proven true when Brennan departed for a year-long anthropological expedition to the Maluku Islands while Booth agreed to spend a year in Afghanistan, training soldiers to apprehend terrorists. They said goodbye at the airport in the season 5 finale, agreeing to meet one year later by the Mall reflecting pool, at 'their' coffee cart.

However, their relationship takes a severe downturn after their return to DC due to Booth's relationship with journalist Hannah Burley, a journalist whom he met on his recent deployment to Afghanistan. However, Hart Hanson has stated that Booth will always be in love with Brennan, referencing Booth's old comment about how 'everything happens eventually' to suggest that the potential for the two to reconcile romantically still existed. When Brennan was recently encouraged by a case to admit that she still had feelings for Booth, he turned her down, remaining silent when she stated that they had 'missed their moment' and simply saying that he loved Hannah. Despite this, with Hannah's departure after Booth broke up with her for turning down his rather half-hearted proposal, Booth and Brennan have begun to reconnect, admitting during a recent case that, while they are not ready to get into a relationship, they would like to try when healed.

In episode 22 of season 6, "The Hole in the Heart", which saw the death of "Squintern" Vincent Nigel-Murray at the hands of renegade sniper Jacob Broadsky, Booth has Brennan stay at his apartment for her safety. Later that night, Brennan, still overcome with shock and grief over Vincent's death, comes to Booth for comfort and the two fall back into his bed together in a seemingly intimate, yet non-sexual, embrace. However, it remained unclear whether something more had happened between the two until the last scene of the Season 6 finale, "The Change in the Game", while coming back from visiting Angela at the hospital, where Angela had just given birth to her and Hodgins' child, Brennan tells Booth that she is pregnant with his child. Therefore, it is revealed that Brennan and Booth did in fact make love in the previous episode and that their union resulted in the conception of a child.

At the start of Season 7, a very pregnant Brennan and Booth are a couple but are going back and forth between apartments. Booth suggests that they should have their own place, whereas Brennan want Booth to move into her apartment. It causes a minor rift between them but is resolved when Booth admits why he wants to move into a new house and Brennan having some time to think over it says its a good idea because she'd need him practically, emotionally and sexually. At the end of the episode they are in bed looking at houses on the internet. Booth also tells Brennan he loves her. He has also expressed the opinion that Bones will ask him to marry her, he doesn't know when but he 'know's that its gonna happen.

Trivia

• Booth has a son, Parker, with his ex-Girlfriend, Rebecca Stinson, named after his war buddy Edward "Teddy" Parker.
• Booth has a framed copy of John Dillinger's wanted poster and fingerprint card on the wall of his office.
• There seems to be some disparity between episodes as to when Seeley left the Army Rangers to join the F.B.I:
  • The Crank in the Shaft indicates that Booth has been in the F.B.I. for twelve years as of season four.
  • A Man on Death Row], indicates that Booth arrested Howard Epps seven years prior to the season one.
  • However, in the season six episode The Finder Booth tells Brennan that he was still in the Army whenParker was born, and that he had to go AWOL in order to be there for the birth. Parker being four during the first season.
• All of the adult men in Booth's family have a service history:
  • Booth himself was a sniper in the Army Rangers.
  • His brother Jared was in the Navy.
  • Their father, Edwin Booth, was a pilot, presumably for the Air Force.
  • His father, Hank Booth, once claimed to have been an MP.
• Booth's Great-Great Grandfather was John Wilkes Booth, who was the man who killed Abraham Lincoln. This is where he is believed to have inherited his marksmanship abilities. Though it should be noted that John Wilkes Booth was an actor not a soldier and shot Lincoln at point blank range, according to some sources even putting the barrel of the .44 caliber Derringer directly against his head. Another theory as to how this affected Booth's life is that it led to John Wilkes Booth's descendants wishing to redeem the bloodline for their ancestor's actions, which would explain Booth, his brother, father and grandfather all having history in service.
• Booth is afraid of clowns. In Season 2, Episode 13, Booth shoots an electronical clown on an Ice Cream Car and has to seek professional Help from the FBI psychologist Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt.
• Booth placed his Sharp Shooter pin from the police department on Warren Granger's funeral casket to be buried with him.
• As of the third season episode Mummy in the Maze Booth has killed fifty people.