Characters like Dr. Lance Sweets have been killed off the series and other characters have dealt with hardships, including Hodgins’ aforementioned paralysis but also squint Wendell, who dealt with bone cancer.
Bones is not a show that is fond of putting together unhappy endings, but there have been times that the show has been bittersweet.
Hodgins and Angela lost all of their money to one of Pelant’s schemes, and the former spent much of last season dealing with paralysis.
The show’s characters have had ups and downs over the years, but this final season was renewed by Fox and conceptualized by the creative team in order to give fans some closure.