Since Bones premiered in 2005 and Castle four years later I think Castle "borrowed" a lot of the same storyline and ideas. Either these writers are all in sync with plots or they watch each others shows. They have way to much in common to just be same thoughts syndrome. I like both series but I came from watching Castle first then to Bones. I came late to Bones end of 6th season and then mass Bones marathon to catch up to season 7 when it premiered. So watching all the early Bones episodes I was like, Castle stole this and Castle stole that plot line. I know in the world of TV a lot of shows before have done the same thing with plots they all run out of ideas and Bones may or may not have borrowed from other shows before them and just change things a little. As far as Castle they have BORROWED so much from Bones but when stated the Castle fans freak over it. I hear thisd on my radio show all the time and everyone gets so bent out of shape that I just say enjoy that we still have both shows on the air with new seasons and get over it we can enjoy both.