Bones Sadly Mishandled This Beloved Character's Death And It Hurt The Show

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For example, Dr. Goodwin was written off inBonesseason 2.

All the explanations were told instead of shown to the audience, making it hard to follow.

In Bones' Season 10 premiere, Sweets (John Francis Daley) is shockingly murdered.

Here’s the real reason the character was written off the show.

However, these heroics were never shown on-screen.

WithBonesmaking it clear that Sweets died a hero, its odd that audiences never saw it.

Sweets looking serious in Bones and Booth and Brennan leaning on each other

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However, it chose not to.

So not seeing him in a firefight felt disingenuous.

Showing Sweets heroics instead of telling audiences about them wouldve been more meaningful.

Bones: Sweets With Booth and Brennan

The only way to honor Sweets legacy of goodness and kindness was to kill him off.

John Francis Daley as Sweets from Bones

Daley also wrote and directed an episode of the CW showIn the Darkin 2019.

Though Sweets death was mismanaged at the time, Sweets can still be felt throughout the rest ofBones run.

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on the set of ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ (photo Warner Bros)

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