

Feeling patronized, Jared blows Booth off when he delivers a poignant line that reinforces the militaristic self-reliance and pride instilled in the Booth boys by the grandfather who raised them, and by the military service which molded and matured them: “I carry my own water, Seeley.” #13 “That’s who I am, Tempe. He also delivers the unrequested sound advice that Jared stop drinking. In Jared and Booth’s final scene of “The Con Man in the Meth Lab,” Booth privately tells Jared that he will no longer be bailing his little brother out. In typical Jared style, the younger brother adds, “There is nothing worse than somebody who always thinks they’re right and then they’re right.” #14 “I carry my own water, Seeley.” Jared tells Sweets in “The Con Man in the Meth Lab,” that having a big brother is like having an extra dad, one who protects you from your real dad, but always treats you like a kid. #15 “There is nothing worse than somebody who always thinks they’re right, and then they’re right.” During “The Con Man in the Meth Lab,” Booth saves Jared’s military career by relinquishing credit for a solved high profile RICO case in exchange for keeping Jared’s name off the record after he’s caught drinking and driving. Booth is in the habit of swooping in to rescue baby brother. Jared has a history of getting himself into hot water. Such is the case with Seeley and Jared Booth. When the brothers’ absentee father is an abusive alcoholic who regularly beat the crap out of his sons, complicated doesn’t even begin to describe the fraternal complexity here. I mean, I lose my whole career.”īrothers have complicated relationships. #16 “They get me for DUI, I lose my job, Seeley. To prove his point, Jared kisses Brennan, and asks her if Booth has ever taken the risk of kissing her himself. Jared insists Booth is afraid of success and of taking risks. The two agree Booth would be bored at such a schmoozy event. When she has to cancel, Brennan takes her place and is impressed with the respect others show Jared. Booth brings him to the Jeffersonian to ask Camille to accompany him to a cocktail party. to be the new head of Strategic Plans and Policy at the Pentagon.

Jared Booth, a.k.a ‘Booth Lite,’ first appears in Bones’ fourth season in, “The Con Man in the Meth Lab” when Jared, a lieutenant commander in the Navy, comes to D.C. #17 “I bet you Seeley never took that risk.” Here are the 17 most memorable of Jared Booth’s moments on Bones. With a mere facial expression or a cutting remark, Jared brought out the best and the worst of Booth, resulting in passionate and immediate displays of loyalty, judgment, honesty, protection, and love, which the two brothers struggles to navigate as adults siblings. Jared struggled alongside Booth through a childhood that included a runaway mom and an abusive alcoholic father, giving him a unique perspective on primetime’s most alluring and tortured crime-solving hero of the decade.Īs secondary characters, family members are the perfect foil for expeditiously revealing the complexity and vulnerability of a main character. Jared Booth, played by recurring guest star Brendan Fehr ( The Night Shift), hugely impacted our understanding of Bones’ Special Agent Seeley Booth and his history.
