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Jack Hodgins (Bones)
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Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones
. He is portrayed by T. J. Thyne
. Jack is introduced to the series primarily as an entomologist/forensic entomologist
, but also as a mineralogist/forensic mineralogist, a palynology
/forensic palynologist
, and a forensic chemist, but conspiracy theories are his hobby. He can estimate time of death from the development of insect larva
e in human and animal remains.
Hodgins, like Zack, was bullied in school: in elementary and middle school for being a "rich boy" and in high school for his small physical stature and diminished social skills. It is later noted that he "managed to stand up for himself" on the last day of senior year, which Sweets believes gave him closure.
Hodgins drives an original Mini
, although in later seasons he was seen driving a Toyota Prius
as well. He is an experienced cave diver.
Although a noted conspiracy theorist, Hodgins abandons his paranoid thoughts and beliefs after it was revealed his best friend, Zack Addy
, had become the most recent apprentice to a cannibalistic serial killer named "Gormogon". Devastated by his best friend's poor judgment, as well as his recent break-up with Angela, Hodgins found his beliefs and feelings of paranoia turned into misanthropy. After being repeatedly confronted by Sweets about his behavior in the lab, Hodgins explains during a session that he "hates everybody". Sweets determines that the misanthropy is a way to cope with the overwhelming stresses in his life, and assures him that the misanthropy will turn into something more pleasant in time.
Hodgins has three doctorates in Entomology, Botany, and Mineralogy. In his earlier characterization, he was shown as having anger management
issues; (in the first season
and in a flashback
in season 6
, Hodgins used to twang a elastic band on his wrist
.
According to Angela, in The Truth in the Myth, Hodgins is a Virgo
, and of course because of this, he would "belittle astrology
". His starsign puts his birthday
somewhere between the 23rd of August and the 22nd of September.
.
He is one of the more socially adept scientists in the group, and often counselled Zack Addy
in personal matters. The two had a friendly competition for distinction of "King of the Lab"(Hodgins and Zack), awarded to whoever found the best lead in the case.
Throughout the series, Hodgins has been called a conspiracy theorist, and in many of the show's early episodes his knowledge of conspiracy theories was demonstrated. Whenever different aspects of the government, such as the Department of Defense or the State Department, become involved in cases, Hodgins will often be the first to suggest that a cover-up is involved. This sometimes brings him into conflict with Booth, who has a strong sense of patriotism, although Hodgins has shown on more than one occasion that he respects Booth despite his distaste for the government, to the point that he once informed FBI agent Payton Perotta that he was one of Booth's people rather than hers when he had to work with her during a case where Booth was a suspect.
. Hodgins was also previously engaged to Clarissa Bancroft.
After a few episodes of sexual tension, Hodgins takes Angela out on their first date to a park to play on swings. When he was buried alive with Dr. Brennan, Hodgins admitted to being in love with Angela, saying "I'm nuts about Angela. Over the moon, stupidly in love with her." Hodgins proposed to Angela twice before she turned the tables and proposed to him after he told her that love was enough. Their wedding is cut short in the season two finale when it is revealed that Angela is technically married to the man from Fiji, Grayson Barasa.
Hodgins and Angela hire a private investigator to locate Angela's husband, and the investigator finds Angela's husband, Grayson Barasa, living on No Name Key
in Florida
. Hodgins and Angela ask Amber to force Grayson to sign the divorce papers. However, Grayson refuses to sign them, claiming he still loves Angela and has even built a house for himself and her. Grayson is initially resistant to signing the divorce papers, which puts a strain on the relationship between Angela and Hodgins. They realize that they may not fully trust each other, and end their relationship.
After learning that Angela's father is in town (this is after their break-up), Hodgins awakes in the middle of a desert with a bandage on his shoulder, which he removes to reveal a tattoo of Angela's face along with the words "Angie Forever".
After time apart, however, it is made clear that Hodgins still has feelings for Angela. After Booth is hospitalized for a brain tumor near the end of Season 4, Hodgins proposes giving his and Angela's relationship a second shot. While, in Season 5, they seem to be just friends, there are still signs of romantic tension between the two. In the episode "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken", Angela mentions to Hodgins that her required celibacy period will soon be over and seems to hint that she would like to break it with Hodgins; Hodgins turns her down, despite her insistence that she was implying no such thing. However, in "The X in the File", when Wendell tells Hodgins of his relationship with Angela, Hodgins is shown to be very upset and hurt. During the next episode, "The Proof in the Pudding", Angela has a pregnancy scare; during this time, Hodgins tells her that he loves her and that he will be there to support her and the baby. While the pregnancy test was revealed to be a false positive at the end of the episode, Angela still tells Hodgins that she is grateful for his support and will never forget it. They were later imprisoned in "The Witch in the Wardrobe" for a variety of minor infractions by a local sheriff, which led to remembrance of their happiness together. They both realized that they regretted breaking up and shared a passionate kiss. When a judge arrived to post their bail, they were finally married in a private ceremony in the jail cell. They announced their marriage to their colleagues soon after.
Upon their return from Paris, it is revealed that they are expecting their first child, who will be named Temperance after Dr. Brennan (though perhaps only as a middle name because the name Temperance is "horrible"). Angela's father wants to name their child "Staccato Mamba". It came to him in a song. However, Hodgins disagreed so he stood up to him and told him "No". Finally he agreed with Angela and Hodgins on the names Katherine Temperance for a girl and Michael Joseph for a boy. Also in the end of the episode it was revealed that Hodgins got a tattoo of Angela's dad on his other arm which said "Dad". In the episode "The Blackout in the Blizzard" Angela and Hodgins find out they are both carriers of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
, giving their baby a 25 percent chance of blindness. This was a huge devastation for the couple, but in the end they reminded each other that they can handle anything together. However, once the child was born, their son was confirmed to not be blind, and the two named him Michael Staccato Vincent Hodgins (named in honor of Vincent Nigel Murray who was previously killed).
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
. He is portrayed by T. J. Thyne
T. J. Thyne
Thomas Joseph "T.J." Thyne is an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston to John J. Thyne II and Catherine Thyne, and has five siblings, John, Tone, Hazel, Katie and Shelly. He is best known for his work on Bones as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist.-Background:T.J...
. Jack is introduced to the series primarily as an entomologist/forensic entomologist
Forensic entomologist
Forensic entomologists are those involved in the branch of entomology that involves insects and violent crime or the law, known as forensic entomology. This includes three main branches: medicocriminal entomology, urban entomology, and stored product entomology...
, but also as a mineralogist/forensic mineralogist, a palynology
Palynology
Palynology is the science that studies contemporary and fossil palynomorphs, including pollen, spores, orbicules, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarchs, chitinozoans and scolecodonts, together with particulate organic matter and kerogen found in sedimentary rocks and sediments...
/forensic palynologist
Forensic palynology
Forensic palynology is the study of pollen and powdered minerals, their identification, and where and when they occur, to ascertain that a body or other object was in a certain place at a certain time....
, and a forensic chemist, but conspiracy theories are his hobby. He can estimate time of death from the development of insect larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e in human and animal remains.
Character history
Jack Hodgins comes from an extremely wealthy family, and is the sole heir to the fictional private corporation known as the Cantilever Group, although he hid his wealth from his coworkers for a long time. He is the single largest donor to the Jeffersonian, although he would rather toil in academia than spend time in the high social society to which his wealth entitles him.Hodgins, like Zack, was bullied in school: in elementary and middle school for being a "rich boy" and in high school for his small physical stature and diminished social skills. It is later noted that he "managed to stand up for himself" on the last day of senior year, which Sweets believes gave him closure.
Hodgins drives an original Mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
, although in later seasons he was seen driving a Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is a full hybrid electric mid-size hatchback, formerly a compact sedan developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation...
as well. He is an experienced cave diver.
Although a noted conspiracy theorist, Hodgins abandons his paranoid thoughts and beliefs after it was revealed his best friend, Zack Addy
Zack Addy
Zachary Uriah 'Zack' Addy, Ph.D is a fictional character in the television series Bones. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr...
, had become the most recent apprentice to a cannibalistic serial killer named "Gormogon". Devastated by his best friend's poor judgment, as well as his recent break-up with Angela, Hodgins found his beliefs and feelings of paranoia turned into misanthropy. After being repeatedly confronted by Sweets about his behavior in the lab, Hodgins explains during a session that he "hates everybody". Sweets determines that the misanthropy is a way to cope with the overwhelming stresses in his life, and assures him that the misanthropy will turn into something more pleasant in time.
Hodgins has three doctorates in Entomology, Botany, and Mineralogy. In his earlier characterization, he was shown as having anger management
Anger management
The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger & aggression can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects of an angered emotional state...
issues; (in the first season
Bones (season 1)
The first season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 13, 2005 and concluded on May 17, 2006 on the Fox Network. The show aired on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET before moving to Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET in 2006...
and in a flashback
Flashback
Flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story’s primary sequence of events or to fill in crucial backstory...
in season 6
Bones (season 6)
The sixth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 23, 2010, and concluded on May 19, 2011, on the Fox Network. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET and then moved to Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET in 2011...
, Hodgins used to twang a elastic band on his wrist
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;...
.
According to Angela, in The Truth in the Myth, Hodgins is a Virgo
Virgo
-Astronomy:* Virgo Cluster, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Virgo* Virgo , a constellation* Virgo Stellar Stream, remains of a dwarf galaxy* Virgo Supercluster, a galactic supercluster-Surname:* Virgo...
, and of course because of this, he would "belittle astrology
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
". His starsign puts his birthday
Birthday
A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...
somewhere between the 23rd of August and the 22nd of September.
Characterization
Hodgins is one of the more sarcastic members of the group, and initially deals with some anger management issues. He also had some initial difficulty in working with Dr Goodman, the Jeffersonian's administrator, as Dr Goodman frequently used conjecture or imagination to make inferences about the victims of crimes. He is sometimes "the funny man" with a notable impression of the character Seeley BoothSeeley Booth
FBI Special Agent "In charge" Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series, Bones , portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is a co-protagonist of the series alongside Dr...
.
He is one of the more socially adept scientists in the group, and often counselled Zack Addy
Zack Addy
Zachary Uriah 'Zack' Addy, Ph.D is a fictional character in the television series Bones. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan. The character was introduced as Dr...
in personal matters. The two had a friendly competition for distinction of "King of the Lab"(Hodgins and Zack), awarded to whoever found the best lead in the case.
Throughout the series, Hodgins has been called a conspiracy theorist, and in many of the show's early episodes his knowledge of conspiracy theories was demonstrated. Whenever different aspects of the government, such as the Department of Defense or the State Department, become involved in cases, Hodgins will often be the first to suggest that a cover-up is involved. This sometimes brings him into conflict with Booth, who has a strong sense of patriotism, although Hodgins has shown on more than one occasion that he respects Booth despite his distaste for the government, to the point that he once informed FBI agent Payton Perotta that he was one of Booth's people rather than hers when he had to work with her during a case where Booth was a suspect.
Romantic
Jack is described at one point of "having a new girlfriend every second week" (by Angela), but his main relationship in the series is with Angela MontenegroAngela Montenegro
Angela Pearly-Gates Montenegro Hodgins is a fictional character in the television series Bones , portrayed by Michaela Conlin...
. Hodgins was also previously engaged to Clarissa Bancroft.
After a few episodes of sexual tension, Hodgins takes Angela out on their first date to a park to play on swings. When he was buried alive with Dr. Brennan, Hodgins admitted to being in love with Angela, saying "I'm nuts about Angela. Over the moon, stupidly in love with her." Hodgins proposed to Angela twice before she turned the tables and proposed to him after he told her that love was enough. Their wedding is cut short in the season two finale when it is revealed that Angela is technically married to the man from Fiji, Grayson Barasa.
Hodgins and Angela hire a private investigator to locate Angela's husband, and the investigator finds Angela's husband, Grayson Barasa, living on No Name Key
No Name Key
No Name Key is an island located in the lower Florida Keys in the United States. It is 3 miles from US 1 and sparsely populated with only 43 homes. It is a fairly small island in comparison to its neighbor, Big Pine Key, which lies about a half mile to its west...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Hodgins and Angela ask Amber to force Grayson to sign the divorce papers. However, Grayson refuses to sign them, claiming he still loves Angela and has even built a house for himself and her. Grayson is initially resistant to signing the divorce papers, which puts a strain on the relationship between Angela and Hodgins. They realize that they may not fully trust each other, and end their relationship.
After learning that Angela's father is in town (this is after their break-up), Hodgins awakes in the middle of a desert with a bandage on his shoulder, which he removes to reveal a tattoo of Angela's face along with the words "Angie Forever".
After time apart, however, it is made clear that Hodgins still has feelings for Angela. After Booth is hospitalized for a brain tumor near the end of Season 4, Hodgins proposes giving his and Angela's relationship a second shot. While, in Season 5, they seem to be just friends, there are still signs of romantic tension between the two. In the episode "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken", Angela mentions to Hodgins that her required celibacy period will soon be over and seems to hint that she would like to break it with Hodgins; Hodgins turns her down, despite her insistence that she was implying no such thing. However, in "The X in the File", when Wendell tells Hodgins of his relationship with Angela, Hodgins is shown to be very upset and hurt. During the next episode, "The Proof in the Pudding", Angela has a pregnancy scare; during this time, Hodgins tells her that he loves her and that he will be there to support her and the baby. While the pregnancy test was revealed to be a false positive at the end of the episode, Angela still tells Hodgins that she is grateful for his support and will never forget it. They were later imprisoned in "The Witch in the Wardrobe" for a variety of minor infractions by a local sheriff, which led to remembrance of their happiness together. They both realized that they regretted breaking up and shared a passionate kiss. When a judge arrived to post their bail, they were finally married in a private ceremony in the jail cell. They announced their marriage to their colleagues soon after.
Upon their return from Paris, it is revealed that they are expecting their first child, who will be named Temperance after Dr. Brennan (though perhaps only as a middle name because the name Temperance is "horrible"). Angela's father wants to name their child "Staccato Mamba". It came to him in a song. However, Hodgins disagreed so he stood up to him and told him "No". Finally he agreed with Angela and Hodgins on the names Katherine Temperance for a girl and Michael Joseph for a boy. Also in the end of the episode it was revealed that Hodgins got a tattoo of Angela's dad on his other arm which said "Dad". In the episode "The Blackout in the Blizzard" Angela and Hodgins find out they are both carriers of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
Leber's congenital amaurosis
Leber's congenital amaurosis is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life, and affects around 1 in 80,000 of the population.It was first described by Theodor Leber in the 19th century...
, giving their baby a 25 percent chance of blindness. This was a huge devastation for the couple, but in the end they reminded each other that they can handle anything together. However, once the child was born, their son was confirmed to not be blind, and the two named him Michael Staccato Vincent Hodgins (named in honor of Vincent Nigel Murray who was previously killed).