For 12 seasons, "Bones" was a solid competitor for the title of the most enticing forensic procedural out there -- which is saying something, considering how many shows are vying for the title. Emily Deschanel's Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, David Boreanaz's FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, and their respective colleagues that grew into something resembling a family managed to simultaneously tug viewers' heartstrings while delivering the drama and thrills audiences expect from a crime-solving drama.

All good things come to an end, though, and even "Bones" respected this old adage with its final season. The show that thrived on crimes and anthropology ultimately -- and extremely appropriately -- ended by taking a long, hard look at its core aspects and learning from them, delivering a finale for the ages. Let's take a closer look at the show's ending, and how its main characters fared throughout it all.

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