reeddiamond | Flynn/Reed-related bits in interview with Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan (Bones Executive Producers) (Reply)

Here's an interview with Bones' Executive Producers, Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan regarding the season premiere of Bones with Give Me My Remote.

Putting the Flynn-and-Reed-related bits under cut because of spoilers.

While it wasn’t totally surprising that Pelant is not gone for good (since the producers have been teasing all summer that he’ll be sticking around this season, and all), but that final shot that showed Flynn may not be all that he seems? I have QUESTIONS.

The good news? I was able to track down BONES executive producers Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan to tease when Flynn (and Pelant) will be back, Hodgins being pushed to the extreme, and why our team still isn’t out of the woods yet…

When are you guys going to touch on the Flynn mystery again?

Hart Hanson: He belongs to the Pelant episodes, and we’ll have three or four of those this season.
Stephen Nathan: He’ll be back in January.

Will the audience be left guessing about his character for the rest of the season?
HH: If we do this right, the hanging question about Flynn will be lasting a while. Whose side is he on?

When you introduced him last season, did you know this question of his loyalty would be brought up?
HH: No. No.
SN: It always unfolds.
HH: We had an idea in the second [episode] and it was a good idea. So we went with it.
SN: [Jokes] We probably know these characters better than anybody, but we had no idea going into this that Pelant would wind up marrying Brennan. We were really surprised that that worked.
HH: [Laughs] Print that!

I will print that with the caveat that you guys are making me.
HH: Every show I do, Reed Diamond (Flynn) has to be in. He’s completely underestimated.
SN: He’s also so fantastic in the first episode [of the season]. So good. He was just great.