God bless Eric, he squeezed out a huge tear, in character. Could Gormogon be working in the Jeffersonian? It's also said that at least Hodgins and Angela have been in contact with Zack during his imprisonment. Brennan shoots Booths stalker in the neck, and no one says anything to her?? . Ive never met anyone more rational or intelligent. He is very literal and is often confused by colloquial expressions or metaphors, despite his high intelligence. If Sweets were to do so, he'd be violating doctor-patient confidentiality. The Apprentice 3AKY14 And we cant change it now. Theyre not stockers.Im the anon. But, in this scenario, I dont think he would see himself as being alone. Which, leads me to believe that neither he or anyone else really bothered to try to socialize (probably because it was out of his comfort zone). FYI Stock=commodity. When Zack and Brennan were talking about the secret society, it sounded to me like he was brainwashed. After his encounter with the Puppeteer, Zack realized that he never would've been able to commit murder for the Gormogon if he had been ordered as he previously believed. Zack trusted Sweets with his secret, that he never killed Ray Porter while he was working for Gormogon. I dont really understand how people who like Zack could not want him back just on the basis that he killed a guy. The Apprentice, the Gormogon's apprentice before Zack. Until it turned out he was a KILLER Until it turned out he WASNT A KILLER. Zul'Gurub (ZG) will release on April 15th at 3:00pm PDT on all realms. Most of the people around Zack had someone, in the end. But Im thinking that Brennan implicated herself and then her coworker is arrested.. My best friend is locked up in a loony bin, wearing gloves because he blew up his own hands, and he feels sorry for me.Hodgins. And funny English people. Later on in the fourth season, it is revealed that Zack is, in fact, not the original killer, but an accessory to the killing. Unfortunately, with Daniel Goodman's disappearance, he has never seen Zack achieve his doctorate. The episode "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" reveals Zack is receiving psychological treatment from Sweets. We knew pre-strike even there would be changes at Any number of scenarios were explored. I guess it all links back to what HH was saying about this being a team that deals with murder, and how it was bound to affect them at some point. He was originally Dr. Brennan's brilliant young assistant at the beginning of the series before he received his doctorate in Forensic Anthropology in the series' second season. As for the relationship that the former co-stars share today, they are reportedly still good friends. Boy, that's for sure! Still, hopefully now theyve wrapped everything up, next season will be much more cohesive. Cam once gave Zack a small trophy with a plaque saying: "Zack Addy. However, Zack still maintained a loyalty to his friends, such as willing to injure himself to keep Hodgins safe, and giving up the location of Gormogon's house. In The Day in the Life, Brennan speaks for Zack's character at his appeal, something that Brennan herself points out is out of character for her as she only ever testifies to the forensic evidence in a case. Zack was a child prodigy with an I.Q. While later on in the series in The Pain in the Heart, it's seen that Dr. Brennan and Zack instead have a mother-son bond. In The Hope in the Horror, Zack told Aubrey that he and Booth are not friends and thus he did not monitor Booth as he did the rest of the team. Despite their unstable working relationship, the two of them maintain a mutual respect towards each other, particularly after they both spent time in Iraq to serve the military. Hodgins provides the new evidence proving that the Apprentice is the lobbyist's killer, but Caroline Julian argues against releasing Zack for the sake of the victim's family, enraging Hodgins. They should have had a serious emotional discussion! On the Apprentice's right cuff, Cam noted dried blood, presumably Ray Porter's and thus the evidence needed to prove the Apprentice killed him and exonerate Zack was brought into the light. They lost a member to a murderer just not in a physical sense. I just think that people shouldnt think any less of himespecially the people (like me) who are huge fans of Zack. Though it did not appear to work, he demonstrates his talent when Hodgins doubted him. They're responding, which is what you want. If my voice sounds light right now, it's because the decision was not made lightly. He realized this too late. Thanks for the very interesting analysis-, Seriously. Wrap-up is hyphenated or two words. Hodgins also stated that the remains of the Apprentice had to be somewhere in the D.C. area since Zack told them that Gormogon was only gone for a few hours when he went to dispose of the corpse. Youd be proud of me.Brennan: Ive always been proud of you, Zack. Episodes towards the end of Season 1 of Bones reveal Zack's colleagues, especially Dr. Goodman, feel he has become too comfortable as Dr. Brennan's assistant. Im sure they were told the truth. well above 163 with an eidetic memory. For all his intellect and all his logic he never could grasp the one most important aspect of the human condition: Booth: Brain and Heart, Bones. Meanwhile, further analysis of the mandible leads to the discovery that Gormogon, or his apprentice, has been hiding more bones in the Jeffersonian. He confessed because he assumed that he would kill if The Master asked him to, but after having a chance to kill The Puppeteer and ultimately refusing to finish the job, he learned that he is not capable of killing, not even to save himself. His specialty, like Dr. Brennan, is in the analysis of remains, especially identifying the cause of death and weapons from marks remaining on skeletal remains. Is Zack Addy a serial killer? Or is it? The season was initially announced to debut in the fall of 2016, but Fox delayed the premiere until January 3, 2017. And, then, theres Sweets, one of the worst characters in all of television, a snarky, thoroughly detestable mamby-pamby personality, with a phony as a two-cent piece job, created to give the writers an easy way out of exploring the relationship between Bones and Booth. Unaware of Zack's interest in planes, Booth comments every "airplane freak" in the area was at the event, and Zack corrects him by saying the enthusiasts prefer to be called "pilots." TVGuide.com: Eric told us that an "I'm sorry" from Zack was left on the editing room floor. Good lord!TVGuide.com: In assessing the Zack reveal, many of our readers are tossing around words such as "unforgivable," "manipulative," "cop-out," "illogical".[Laughs] The first thing you do, of course, is be delighted they are tossing any words around. Come on now. It didn't even make sense with his character. Brennan has been kidnapped by her old assistant Zack, so Booth and the rest of the team have to find her. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It was a creative decision to shake things up and make a good season finale. Millegan said that after clarifying that Addy was not a cannibal, he had mixed feelings about the revelation. This is a place where the thoughts are what matter, and Ive been really impressed with the discourse here and thats why I keep checking in to the site. The bones wouldn't have been added to the Silver Skeleton of the Widow's Son because he was a traitor. He has started two doctorates, one in Forensic Anthropology, which he has completed, and one in Engineering, which was mentioned in "The Woman in the Car.". It is usually his task to remove the flesh from the bones, a process known as debriding. Personality. This is because he doesn't want Hodgins's memories of the wedding to be tainted with sadness. Ultimately, I think demonising the rational is a symptom of emotional script-writers fearing what they dont understand, which is ironic for this show , PS. Zack was manipulated by Gormogon (whom he referred to as "the Master") so completely that Zack believed his belief system irrefutable, even killing a lobbyist and dividing his bones among the Jeffersonian's storage units. I would think that someone who has had such a lack of relationships would value what friendship they could get (which, I think was proven by the fact that he treasured the different things that the others gave him). Zack's fall from grace was arguably foreshadowed in The Woman in the Car, during his security review with State Department Agent Samantha Pickering. Angela does Angela by having a sex dream about Sebastian in the split second before it was confirmed to be a dream, I yelled NO at my television and Hodgins catches her yelling something, too: Sebastians name. As seen in the episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter" Zack has a large family and greatly values them, remarking the true meaning of Christmas is "Brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews; 40 people who love you and are happy to see you." In the first episode of season 3, it is revealed that he did in fact go to Iraq but returned in that same episode. Its not that Zack killed someone, its that he killed someone despite everything they work for at their jobs. My main issue with this twist is that the producers were clearly forced to make this jump because of the strike I dont think they ever intended Zach to be the Apprentice or if they did, they would have planned to introduce it more slowly. It didnt sound like the Zack weve seen thus far in the series. Brennan is very much like Zack, but with her strong emotional attachment to Booth and reverence for life her rational brain is tempered by a vibrant heart. If they try to come up with some odd plots to get Zack back to the lovable kid just because people are upset I think it will turn out badly. Former series regular Eric Millegan, who returned in the season 11 finale, continues his role as Zack Addy in the final season. If everyone believed in Gormogons beliefs, then Zacks actions would have been justified just as soldiers are. In The Flaw in the Saw, Hodgins works to find evidence to exonerate Zack. I bet they didnt make him the apprentice because of how less shocking it would have been if it was him instead of Zack. Angela answered his question once, and Hodgins gave him a book (Kama Sutra) to help him out ("The Pain in the Heart"). After having fallen under the Gormogon's sway, Zack was willing to betray his friends to aid the Gormogon and believed himself capable of committing murder on the Gormogon's orders. Zack is incredibly intelligent. The Widows Son Killer Gorgonzola, Goobagon, etc. After Booth relinquishes Zack to Sweets' hands, Zack tells Sweets that while he had helped Gormogon find the lobbyist, he himself hadn't actually stabbed Ray Porter. Our own Dr. Moriarty? Despite their brief history, Wendell could very well call Zack a friend. We see him in a flashback as Dr. Brennan's graduate student while she works on her first case with Booth. He even went so far as to "killing" the lobbyist and dividing his bones among the Jeffersonian's storage units. About. This is how she knew exactly how Zack reached his conclusions, without falling prey to them herself. He would have wanted her to be proud of him for seeing it and would have wanted her approval. This may be due to hero worship and the feelings he might have toward her. P.S. While Wyatt can't find anything, he instead suggested to Hodgins that they locate the body of the Apprentice instead and search it for evidence in Ray Porter's murder. Aubrey arrested Zack when Booth found him and Brennan in the Gormogon Vault and interrogated him after meeting with Dr. Roshan. When Zack Addy caused an explosion that tore his hands apart, it gave Gormogon enough time to sneak into the Jeffersonian to steal the Silver Skeleton. Posting a defense of the plot (I have no problem with Zack as the apprentice) is not the same as agreeing to how it went down though. When the time to give closing arguments comes, Zack chooses to let the evidence speak for itself but Brennan speaks up for him, telling the judge of the over 50 killers he helped put in his prison and his efforts to help Hodgins. Out of fear of finding himself in prison (due to Hodgins' firm belief that Zack "would NOT do well in prison"), he reminds Sweets that, as Zack's therapist, he must not reveal Zack's secret without his permission. Aubrey thought he was guilty the entire time and reminiscent of both Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter. After completing his doctorate, and getting a makeover from Angela, Zack again asks Dr. Camille Saroyan for a job, and she gives it to him. Theyre filming up through the 5th episode of next season now. The fact that he could be a killer makes them mad. Oh, yes! His hobbies and loves all had rational backing. — is the Gormogon's apprentice, I invited Bones creator Hart Hanson to share the rationale behind . In the shocking conclusion to the Gormogon series Dr. Brennan receives a mandible from Gormogon in a package. Brennan and Booth agreed to re-examine the evidence and help him get released from the institution. After completing his doctorate and getting the makeover from Angela, Zack again asks Dr. Camille Saroyan for a job, and she gives it to him. He even went so far as to "killing" the lobbyist and dividing his bones among the Jeffersonian's storage units. His surprise appearance in the Season 11 finale as Dr. Brennan's (Emily Deschanel) kidnapper gave rise to a million questions - all to be answered in good time when Bones resumes on January 3rd, 2017. Who kidnapped Brennan on Bones? Over three seasons, Bones has uncovered some real deviants, but none of those cases has have shaken our cores as much as finding out one of the . Zack was manipulated by the Gormogon (whom he referred to as "the Master") so Zack believed his belief system to be completely irrefutable. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. old assistant Zack Towards the end of the episode, Zack escapes from the institution. I think the writings been awful this year. But they have drawn more and more into other relationships leaving him more isolated, more vulnerable. Im Liz but I cant seem to get my name included on the postIm very new at this. Brennan and Booth left the Jeffersonian in, Exclusive: Bones Boss Responds to Finale "Zack-lash", Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Zack turning out to be Gormogon's apprentice almost didn't happen. I wonder what Kathy Reichs thought of that as keeping the realism of forensics in the show! Zack faces a judge in his appeal where Hodgins testifies to the fact that the blood found on the Apprentice's cuff was an exact match for Ray Porter, proving that the Apprentice killed Porter, not Zack. And why lie about the composition of the teeth, with high risk of detection, when presumably he could have come up with another way to make something explode in the lab. I couldnt agree more! Sweets wanted him to change his story because he believes that the real killer is still out there, but Zack told Sweets that Gormogon killed him in order to recruit Zack since "there could only ever be two." Zack was manipulated by the Gormogon (whom he referred to as "the Master") so Zack believed his belief system to be completely irrefutable. I really hope they bring Zack back. I think it started with GormangastI mean this was the second time they used cannibalism. I still dont agree with what happened in the episode. He is ultimately my favorite character and I hate to see him go. This cant look good for the Jeffersonian. I do want Zack to come back. Zack also returns as a guest star in the Season 5 episode The Parts in the Sum of the Whole. And, of course, Addys descent into hell. In Season 1 he was asked what he would do if someone presented him with an irrefutable argument to do something others would deem wrong. Zack's entire personality, as most people view the concept, was defined by imitating others. After being framed in Season 12 as the Puppeteer, Zack recants his confession in the murder of Ray Porter, having realized that he could never take a life, even in self-defense. Heart-breaking is, indeed, the only way to categorize Vincent Nigel-Murray's death on Bones. 2. Also while trying to discover the origins of the tooth markings, Zack Addy is severely injured in an explosion. Even though we're half a comedy, you don't want an audience settling in and getting blas. The two then enlisted the help of Angela Montenegro who displayed a map of Washington, DC with the original boundary lines before Virginia reclaimed everything west of the Potomac in 1792. Gormogon case still being open. Though Brennan has no new evidence yet, Booth expresses faith that she will find it by the time the appeal comes around. It just doesnt make sense to me. TVGuide.com: The Bones cast and crew is still at work, right? Karen Delfs believed that the trauma to Zack's head caused him to have Dissociative Identity Disorder and wanted him to review the case file hoping that it will lure out the alternate identity. Not to mention all the crying Ill be doing when I buy Season 3! TVGuide.com: Is the London episode a stand-alone? - is the Gormogon's apprentice, I invited Doesnt this mean that Zach is the new Master? It was the oddest thing - as soon as we got back, we shot two episodes to end Season 3. I posted one way I think it could be rationalized but thats definitely not all thats out there. I know that he did something that we consider wrong; killing an innocent man is not something people let go of easily. Both wonderful examples of likeable killers. Everyone above is of course correct that wrapups of the kiss, and more discussion of Bones emotions of loss and love is necessary. At the end of the epsiode, Hodgins appears to be stunned by the fact that Zack, unlike everyone else, actually listened to all of his conspiracy theories, which had an impact on him. But we've got to do what we've got to do. Plus, he's such a sympathetic character - unlike Brennan, who can be colder - everyone assumes he's sorry anyway. And even though he is very emotionally retarded who is to say he couldnt convince a weaker personality (say a child) to do his bidding? I dont want Zack to change (well, the Gormogon belief stuff can change). And it seemed like we might find out when Brennan was paranoid Karen was the killer, but that fell through. Despite his intelligence, Zack is unsure of himself and though he has come up with crucial insights vital to some of the team's cases, he is unable to forcefully express his opinion to Dr. Brennan. Zack is more rational but Brennan is more complete. He played it because Hodgins did. Zack was doing the exact same thing, but instead of patriotism to his country, his patriotism was to the Gormogon and he was eradicating the enemy. All we can do is hope they listen to the fans and dont drop something on us like this again in this abrupt manner. He tried to find it in Iraq but they sent him home due to failure to assimilate and with the idea that it was wrong that the Jeffersonian was the only place he could fit. [4] As revealed in later episodes, Zack got a life sentence for the murder of Ray Porter and a separate sentence of around ten years for aiding a known killer for his work as the Gormogon's apprentice. His interests include model airplanes ("The Killer in the Concrete"), watching basketball ("The Soldier on the Grave"), and science fiction: Firefly ("The Man in the Fallout Shelter"), Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica ("The Superhero in the Alley"); he also likes Lord of the Rings ("The Woman at the Airport"). While he does not necessarily enjoy these visits because they referred to him as a "freak" once they found out his job, he tell her that he goes because they love him ("The Man in the Wall"). Hodgins also later refuses to take Zack's room in the lab which Cam tells him she had suggested as she felt Zack would be most comfortable with Hodgins taking that space. As the Gormogon's apprentice, Zack worships him and calls the Gormogon "the Master." After having fallen under the Gormogon's sway, Zack was willing to betray his friends to aid the Gormogon and believed himself capable of committing murder on the Gormogon's orders. Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne): The bad news for those Hodgins fans who had hoped to see him regain his ability to walk: He ended the series in his wheelchair. I dont understand how we can compare Bones shooting the stocker in the neck to Zacks act. 2023 Caniry - All Rights Reserved Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. It has been speculated that due to his close friendship with Hodgins, he would be re-hired at the Jeffersonian after his release, reuniting them once again. The answer is that Zack was ret-conned as the apprentice because of the writer's strike and they needed a really short way to produce something dramatic to draw people back to the next season. There are a bunch of reasons why we did what we did, the most important being that we're going in You grumbled, I did something about it. Additional Information Plus, once Gormogon started going after his best friends . I dont think that he would have felt neglected from the relationships that the others formed between each other. Id appreciate a quick lesson. Zack did not kill the lobbyist. Booth is shown to live in a detached house, but he's later proved to live in an apartment. Hes killed by a corrupt assailant named Kenneth Emory later in the episode. Zack hung onto a caricature she drew of him as King of the Lab. Zack could do it on the basis of any irrefutable argument. Not sure how the chain of custody works when you ship body parts to the looney bin though! Yes, James Immekus is credited as Gormogon's Apprentice. Zack Addy - Technically not a Gormogon, he was "The Master's" apprentice for a few months. We could have easily had a finale that stretched out the first part of this one dealt with the faked death, gave more grieving time to Brennan, told us about that bad guy, had all the great Booth/Brennan moments and then at the very end told us Gormogon was back. Zack hung on to the letter that Brennan sent him when she chose to hire him as her assistant. How could he ever have interacted with such a person, much less made him dentures out of Jeffersonian teeth? As one reader noted, "what good TV does" is get people talking. Kaivax, a Blizzard CM, posted today the release dates for the next content patch for World of Warcraft Classic. Not stocker as in stock broker, a person who sells stocks. With the help of Wyatt and Angela, Hodgins is eventually able to locate the Apprentice's body beneath an Acacia Tree in Washington, DC. According to his character bio on the DVD for Season 1, Zack graduated from college at the age of 16. Zack also seems to be the only one who readily competes with Hodgins to be "King of the lab", a title claimed by the one who makes a pivotal discovery or conclusion detrimental to a murder investigation. The "I'm sorry" on top of the big fat tear was gilding the lily. He was really worried that his fans would turn against him. During this time, the two leads had been working tirelessly to uncover the efforts of the cruel cannibalistic murderer, only to disturbingly stumble upon the revelation that Zack had been his. But, first is Brennans non-reaction to Booths alleged death. (Note: I cried like crazy on re-watching this scene. When Zack was accused of being The Puppeteer, Wendell immediately had his doubts on whether Zack was actually the serial killer and believed in his innocence knowing that the real killer is highly manipulative. [ He gave "The Master" information about the lab, made a set of false teeth for him out of canines taken from the bone storage and also claims to have aided him in the murder of Ray Porter. I will respect the writers if they take what theyve done and stick with it. She supported her nose in his cheek, with her mouth very close of his mouth,and she started to cry. I highly doubt that. Brennan is rationally capable of taking a life? Zack confessed to the murder of Ray Porter and was sent to McKinley Psychiatric Hospital instead of a prison. The Apprentice, the Gormogon's apprentice before Zack. Why did Zach join Gormogon? 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Personality. In Season 11, a bomb planted at a crime scene causes Hodgins such serious injuries that he is left permanently paralysed from the waist down, with various subsequent episodes focusing on Hodgins adjusting to his new limitations and the team trying to help him cope. Though they didn't want to believe Zack would do it, Booth quickly went to the institute to find him, only to find his bed vacant; however, the head nurse believes up until the discovery he had not left. Were not supposed to see Zack as bad. So why did Zack become Gormogon's apprentice? Also, Brennans father and Zack.. Later on in the fourth season, it is revealed that Zack is, in fact, not the original killer, but an "accessory" to the killing. His sole quirks and markers were the result of his rational brain. Or if he did deviate from that path, there would be many more rational choices of vigilantism, Dexter-style. Brennan could do it to rationally head off a death of a loved one: brain tempered by heart. Zack then goes to ask Angela for fashion advice and she completely redoes his look including a new haircut and suit. Zack will no longer be a regular character on the show, but series creator Hart Hanson said that he may become a recurring character to provide consults to the team with "certain talents we can use in a 'Hannibal Lecter' kind of way." In The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond, Hodgins is shown to visit Zack in the mental hospital and has hope that one day Zack will be able to rejoin them in the lab. I dont think that someone with his intelligence would commit a crime that he knew would get solved, especially when they work where he works. When Zack sad that he was apprentice of the gormogon in the season 3, brennan and he sims have an connection. It can very well be implied that Zack and Hodgins have a strong bond by their almost 13 year long friendship and by the fact that neither of them referred to anyone else as their best friend, even after Zack was sent to the psychiatric ward. Your email address will not be published. But what bother me is that Zack let her. He is used to isolation and being on his own. After solving the case, Zack realizes it's time to go back to the institution where Sweets was waiting.
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