‘Bones’ seems to be coming down with a case of Baby Fever

“Bones” has never shied away from the topic of kids, but Tuesday’s (Jan. 17) episode was pretty heavy on the topic of babies, especially considering the case of the week centered on the elderly.

Hodgins (T.J Thyne) and Angela (Michaela Conlin) are continuing to take the news of his permanent paralysis well, even going so far as to have reportedly awesome sex and renewed talk about more kids.

Cam (Tamara Taylor) and Arastoo (Pej Vahdat) can’t help but have babies on the brain given their impending nuptials, but they’re not entirely on the same page. While we all know Arastoo wants kids, Cam is less than sure about getting pregnant. She makes the valid point that they don’t have forever, given their ages, but Arastoo meets that challenge with grace as always: He wants to adopt.

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“Bones” gave a great shoutout to adoption, and how it can be just as rewarding as bearing biological progeny, while also turning the focus to the world’s current refugee crisis. As Arastoo sees it, there are so many refugee children who need good homes — that he feels like he’s being called to be a father to one of them.

Cue the waterworks.

While we’re excited to see if that particular storyline gets follow through, if we had to put our money on another baby, we’d put it on Booth (David Boreanez) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel).

After the topic of kids bleeds over into their lives, Brennan makes the suggestion that Booth get a vasectomy, so as to avoid any future accidents. Booth, of course, is far from okay with the prospect of making any snips. In the end, Brennan realizes that all the best things and people in her life were unexpected, so another pregnancy might just be a blessing instead of a curse.

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Booth and Brennan aren’t exactly decorating the nursery yet, but they’re open to the possibility of more kids.

Given that Season 12 will be the last we see of “Bones,” we’d be pretty surprised if another baby wasn’t headed our way. Pregnancies are a common marker of series finales, and “Bones” may be no exception. Whether Brennan shares the happy news that they’re expecting in the final episode, or we get a flash forward montage to future kids, it certainly feels like a new baby is imminent.

“Bones” airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.

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