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Ausiello: We know confirmed vegetable Quinn will live to see another day. What we don’t know — and

he pulled off the medical miracle. “There’s no technical explanation,” reveals exec producer Chip Johannessen. “When we meet him, he’s just back. But

altered.” The EP doesn’t reveal how specifically Quinn has changed, except to say it’s more than just a mental shift. “[Rupert Friend] has been fantastic in finding a way to physicalize [Quinn 2.0],” teases Johannessen. “And we’ve been trying our best in the storytelling to take advantage of that, because it’s really quite interesting.”

junkie here. Will there be any more present-day twists for the time travelers after a trip? Like, say, Wyatt’s wife not being dead? —Nicole

Ausiello: There are no “major” timeline tweaks following the team’s most recent trip in the fall finale, executive producer Shawn Ryan tells TVLine. But when the show returns on Jan. 16, “Garcia Flynn will be doing a lot of investigating about what has or hasn’t changed. He’ll be angry that not as much has changed as he would have liked.”

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Ausiello: The detective’s “knee-jerk” response to his ex-fiancée’s promotion to Intelligence will have “career ramifications for him,” executive producer Matt Olmstead teases. “Physically seeing [Burgess] up there [is] too much for him,” so Ruzek takes an undercover gig, “incorrectly thinking that he has a permanent place in Intelligence, that he can leave it and [go back] whenever he wants to. But that’s not how Voight operates.”

this summer. Is HBO considering a second season of it? —Efe

Question: Is there any possibility of John Constantine appearing on

Ausiello: Matt Mitovich delivered your question to showrunner Ildy Modrovich, who answered, “Never say never, but right now we have no plans for him.” However, she shared, “We might invite a little character from the comic books, Cain, at some point.”

Question: What can you tell me about John Noble coming back to

Ausiello: I have it on very good authority that Noble will be back for

Season 4 episodes… but you might have to wait a while to see them.

to come back, but not if it’s going to kill off more of my favorite characters. Can you give us any hope? –Dan

Ausiello: Quite the opposite, Dan. When last we spoke to executive producer Jason Rothenberg, we asked if Season 4 is going to be less of a bloodbath, considering how many fan favorites we lost in Season 3. He reminded us, “This is a show where main characters die. Nobody is safe. To me, those are the kinds of shows I like, where you don’t know how it’s going to end… This is an intense drama where the characters you love may not make it. And if that’s not the kind of show you want to watch, then maybe it’s not for you.” Does that answer your question?

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Question: Any news on if and when Cat Grant will make a return on this season of

? The show is doing great, but Calista Flockart is greatly missed! —Selene

Ausiello: As I mentioned in the latest #AskAusielloLive, Flockart is not currently confirmed to appear in any additional Season 2 episodes, but there’s talk of a short-term comeback in the spring.

to introduce Lane’s MIA pa Mr. Kim (who at long last turned up in a blink-and-you-missed-it cameo in Netflix’s

)? Wonder no more! “We didn’t have a dramatic necessity for him,” explains series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. “The dynamic was between Lane and her mother. The show is about mothers and daughters, and this was a

different mother and daughter. If we had broken a story and went, ‘It would really help to have Mr. Kim here,’ we would’ve done it. But we didn’t. That dynamic was very clean between the two of them. And sometimes when you add another person to the mix, it gets muddy.” BONUS SCOOP: I miss

prequel centered on a young Sheldon (and titled, appropriately,

) has quietly begun casting the title role. Producers Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro and Jim Parsons (aka elder Sheldon) are scouring the planet for an 8-to-11-year-old actor to play the “socially awkward, once-in-a-generation genius” who lives in East Texas with his mom. Other adjectives the casting notice uses to describe Amy’s future love: “short-tempered,” “confident,” fiercely ritualistic” and “arrogant.” Yep, that sounds about right.

♦ Thank you for continuing to Ask Ausiello stuff after all these years (15 and counting!). I do not take your loyalty for granted. Happy Holidays!

That’s a wrap! Please send questions, comments and anonymous tips to askausiello@tvline.com. (

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The Gilmore Girls fan girling on this site is honestly embarrassing. Enough already.

The anti-Gilmore Girls trolling on TV fan sites is honestly embarrassing. Enough already.

They do not need to put Gilmore Girls crap into every article. It premiered people watched it and talked about it but enough already. The hardcore fans have watched it two or three times already, people who have not are moderate fans and not obsessed. The way this site and EW went on about it you would think they had just parted the Red Sea!

This is their site that they pay for and support. If they love Gilmore Girls (and it appears many of those consuming the content here do as well), then power to the bosses. TVLine wasn’t designed with you and only your tastes in mind. You gotta be able to ignore this and let the little things go, Haz.

Michael Ausiello, the owner of this site, is so invested in Gilmore Girls that he has literally appeared in it twice. He has a good relationship with the creators and gets a lot of information, and then he publishes it. Stop expecting something else.

Gilmore Girls is not in every article and I agree with Michael, I miss it too!

If you aren’t interested just skip that part or the article entirely like I do for shows which I have no interest in. Truly, it’s not a hard concept to grasp.

It’s not like those of us who don’t watch or care about it are under any obligation to read anything about it beyond noticing a headline or question about it, so what’s the harm in there being a lot of things about it for those who do care?

The founder (I think?) of this site is a huge fan. If GG mentions are really such a hassle for you, mosey on over to EW where you can check out one the 3 artlcles that aren’t behind a paywall or TVG where you can entertain yourself for hours by accidentally clicking on ads that look like articles. Or you can stay here, enjoy the TON of free content each and every day and occasionally bear the excruciating burden of a writer mentioning they like/miss the show.

I love how annoyed people are about Gilmore Girls. Histarical. Get over it LOL. And accept that it’s an awesome show.

I’m debating whether your misspelling of “hysterical” or your use of incomplete sentences is a better explanation of your comparatively-lower intelligence. Either way, they both/each explain why you think “Gilmore” still “is an awesome show”.

The truth is I watched all of it prior to the Netflix return, & it (at best) was a good show. However, the aformentioned return negated that rating, as the saying is “you can;t have too much of a good thing”, & the show has overstayed any welcome it may have had.

The proper times/signs to end were: When Padalecki’s current show jumped its 80th shark, when “Logan” became one of the best parts of “Good Wife”, or when EH died. Any of these should have been obvious signs to stop, & “Team Palladino” ignored them all.

So what you’re saying is you want Gil-less Girls?

I watched the first part of the “Winter” episode and was put off by a number of things which just did not ring true in my opinion and so I’m not planning to watch the other episodes. However, I’m glad for others who did enjoy the four movies.

Barry Allen appreciates you answering the Iris question!

I really hope they do get Calista back on SUPERGIRL in the Spring. I do miss Cat Grant and her one-liners.

With her picture used in this article I thought there was something about her. Seems almost like click bait.

Thsnk you sweet baby jesus and you of course Michael for the Iris scoop I am almost 100 percent convinced now Barry will save her and savitar’s supposed prophecy is a ruse. Thanks again I’m so excited to the second half of the season

I’m glad Barry will be doing all he can to save Iris, I never really had any doubts about it. While I’m thrilled that Cisco and Wally will be assisting I feel some kind of way about Iris being left out. Hope that’s not the case

Intriguing Bones scoop. I’m so conflicted. I can’t wait to see it all but I also don’t want the show to end. :\'(

Sounds like Savitar’s prophecy about someone falling is not meant to be about Iris. I think someone on the show is dying but it won’t be her. Brace yourselves Flash fandom.

Excellent news about John Noble and Sleepy Hollow! He and Tom Mison were electric in the few scenes where they were allowed to go head-to-head in Season 2.

Agreed. Their scene together in Tarrytown Psychiatric was a standout. I hope they are given that kind of opportunity again.

Thank you for the Iris scoop! Love hearing that will be Barry’s sole focus in 3B, and also that Cisco & Wally will be helping. My one wish & hope is that Iris herself is instrumental in her own saving

Does that mean Raj will get an STD? it will involve him having to tell his exes about it thus bringing them back for an episode

Bobby Hill does Baby Halley’s cry, huh? Ok.

I’d sooner see Bobby back on Supernatural then have a Claire episode. Glad that Eileen is coming back.

If Rayna dies, they’d might as well cancel the series. Without the Rayna/ Deacon duo, they can wrap it up.

Thank you so much for the scoop on Iris. I had no doubt that Barry will do everything he can to save the love of his life, but it’s nice to be reassured and I’m glad that Wally and Cisco will be helping out. I really hope that Iris will play a role in her own saving.

I’m thankful for all of your work, Michael! I’ve followed you for eight years which is also the amount of time I have been in the workforce. I don’t know what I would without the mental breaks you provide me during the work day.

I’m glad that Barry gets to let Cisco & Wally into saving Iris, I can’t wait for the scene when Barry tells Iris of what he saw in the future! I definitely know that Iris won’t sit down and let the boys do the walking, she’ll definitely lead that team as mission #SaveIris arises. Thanks for the spoilers Michael

If Supernatural wanted to bring back previous characters, what about Missouri or Tamara? I’m glad Eileen is back but I’ve had enough Claire for the rest of the series, already.

AGREE AGREE AGREE NO MORE CLAIRE!! For the love of Chuck!! Listen to us!

Thanks for flash scoop. So does that mean Barry tells Cisco and Wally about the future? We gotta keep Fine Iris on the show

I guess I am one of the few people who have felt like Supergirl has gone off the rails to a degree this season. While the entire Alex/Maggie storyline has been refreshing, the show’s direction with the rest of the cast has felt lackluster at best. Without Cat’s guidance and mentorship the show just feels lacking. It definitely has gone much farther into comicbook shmaltz rather than the semi-serious show it was in S1. Villains have been boring, and the Martian substory has been lackluster at best, and idiotic at its worse.

I agree Cat is sorely missed. Just not as fun without her.

They were wise to alter Kara’s work life and decrease the Catco scenes. You can’t replace Cat Grant. I loved the Kara/Cat relationship and the way Cat mentored Kara AND Supergirl and I miss it. (And Cat’s cutting and hilarious comments)

I’m enjoying it a bit more than you are this season, but I too miss Cat. Her interactions with Kara were my favorite part of the show.

On Grimm, I suppose they could use their magic stick to resurrect Meisner. Though one does wonder about the side effects. We don’t want a Pet Semetary situation on our hands. And either way, I don’t see an Adalind and Meisner Union in the cards. She’s already made her feelings for Nick pretty clear. Personally I’d like to see that little family unit weather the coming storms.

Thank you for asking the Snowing question. You just made my Christmas

Thank you for the Iris scoop! I hope Iris also gets to play a part in saving herself. I really hope no one dies this season.

Continuing my own reply. I hope no characters die this season. If they really want to get back to a lighter tone, it would be better if everyone lived. No more characters should die.

Exploring Harvey’s character growth made s5 one of the best Suits seasons in years for me. Can’t wait to see this!

It’s going to really interesting isn’t it. I just love that show.

Thanks for the Supernatural scoop. After a picture with a bunny from EP11, we’ve been going nutty on what exactly is happening with Dean. This sounds like its going to funny, compelling, and angsty (i.e. a Supernatural episode).

I’m looking forward to both Eileen and Claire. I’d like to see some support for the Winchesters as they go up against the BMoL.

SUPPORT? From that annoying, whiny, complaining little ***** Claire? She’s not support… she’s a stone around everyone’s neck!! I would love to NEVER have to see her again…and obviously I’m not alone with that! But glad to see they are bringing back a REAL Hunter, Eileen. She’s intriguing, strong and smart. Makes Claire even being mentioned in the same sentence as her, ridiculous.

While it’s disappointing to read that Jim Beaver/Bobby probably won’t be around this season (for the first time in 12 seasons), the de-aged Dean spoiler is the most exciting thing I’ve heard about the season thus far. I can’t wait to see what Jensen Ackles does with this.

“I can tell you that the second half of the premiere does not focus on the Barkley-Barnes family as much as the first half did…” It didn’t focus on them, it focused on Rayna. Seriously, Juliette nearly dies and the episode is all about Rayna?!?!?!?

So bittersweet about Bones. I’ve grown up with it & will miss it loads. Hopefully this will be a good send off.

Happy Holidays TvLine & Thank you all for bringing the best scoops.

I knew Iris wasn’t going to die that doesn’t mean I’m not relieved to receive this round away confirmation. Thanks for always providing the best Iris/Westallen scoop

Thank you on the scoop of both Homeland and Timeless. I’m wondering if fans of Homeland are going to see a new side of Peter Quinn.

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but without Cat, I’d really rather they just scrapped the CatCo angle on the show. Cat was the heart of that side of the show, and without her, it seems like they’re just paying lip service to it. The show has shifted focus to the DEO now, and the few times they bother to acknowledge the CatCo side each episode just feel forced. Just let it go already. I miss Cat a lot, but without her, I really couldn’t care less about CatCo or Kara’s reporter career.

I binged hard on the first season of Supergirl, and the second season has been just meh. My opinion may be even more unpopular than yours, but to me, the most relevant relationship to Kara establishing her identity as Kara and Supergirl was Cat Grant, and I feel so much is lost with her gone! I miss her :(

I do miss Cat, definitely. And I do think they’ve lost some focus on Kara as Kara Danvers, rather than Supergirl (the reporter arc just does not work for me, at all). But in spite of that I’m still enjoying the show, actually more than last year to be honest.

I agree with you, Barbie – I miss her too! I hope things work out with scheduling so Cat can make an appearance soon.

Thanks for keeping us updated about Quinn- I just hope he’s not TOO altered!

If the Grimm question is really no and yes — and they kill Adalind — I honestly don’t even know how I will react. She’s been by far the character with the most growth in the show, and she deserves to live the good and peaceful life she never got to before.

Yeah, not sure I’ve ever bought into Adalind’s wholesale transformation to good guy but she is such a more dynamic character than Eve/Juliette (no hate) and as Nick’s baby mama she’s gotten to play with the rest of the cast more.

She’s also the funniest character on the show. Snark, quips and epic eyerolls. Happy ending for Adalind please!

instead of iris dying it either joe or wells from earth 2 or linda out on assignment instead of iris if wells dies maybe jessie stays on earth 1

The back half of S3 The Flash all about Saving my baby Iris? Heck yes!!! Barry is going to do WHATEVER it takes to save the love of his life and enlist Cisco and Wally? Here for all of it. And of course at the center of it all is the beautiful Candice Patton whose Iris West is hands down one of my most favorite characters of all time. I can’t wait to see what she brings to this storyline about her character and how, like always, Iris finds a way to save herself. But I definitely want Barry to heavy lift this time so that he never again messes up the timeline and the lives of the people he loves.

After watching the trailer I’m very excited to see how it all plays out this season.

I’m really bummed by no John Constantine on Lucifer! Talk about someone who could really hold his own with Mr. Morningstar in a way we have not seen yet…And Matt Ryan just needs to be back on TV already! Someone, get that man a series, like NOW!

Agreed! I need more Matt in my life. I would love to see him on Lucifer, although I don’t like the idea of Lucifer existing in the Arrowverse. Maybe Matt can play a different character on Lucifer. I’d be cool with that. Even though, he was definitely born to play Constantine.

Matt Ryan as Constantine is a perfect fit on Lucifer. Please Show, make this happen.

Merry Christmas Mike! Been with you for 15 years. Thanks!

I’m so glad Eileen is coming back to Supernatural – she and Sam had such great chemistry, I’d love to see them together again.

So much for me thinking Zack is going to die. I doubt Bones would wait that long for that. But that 11th episode sounds interesting and I think they are also going to tell us what 447 means. Cannot wait!!!

They need to stop giving British hunters spotlight & old characters long, needless breaks… Get rid of everyone named Winchester, & give Cain/Crowley/others the spinoff more people might actually care enough to watch regularly instead of writing to ask when those people will show up again on the already-overstayed-its-welcome-many-times original!!!

Since we keep getting different Harrison Wells on The Flash, I think it’s possible the one from 19 might end up getting killed and replaced yet again.

I wonder if there is an Earth-38 version, what he is like, and if Kara ever meets him.

Any idea how Canadian fans will be able to watch “The Good Fight”? Google isn’t helping me with the answer!

Sooo if Barry doesn’t tell Iris what he saw isn’t he keeping a secret from Iris and isn’t it true in the Berlanti productions world keeping secrets is bad for a relationship so probably Iris and Barry will have to break up over it. Of course being stabbed through the heart by the big bad can also be bad for a relationship so it seems that Barry is in a no win situation.

Am I the only one who thinks Jason Rothenberg came off as very douchey with his answer? I mean, I get his point, but still…lighten up, dude!

Well… Considering what went on in march, im thinking he didnt have a great year… (As in all the backlash) so now he is just covering his back.

I’m so relieved with his answer! After all the complaining from fans last year, I was worried that we were going to see a really watered down, sugarcoated season 4. I am glad he is sticking to his guns and continuing to make the dark, death-filled show it has always been. So excited fpr the next season!

Anciosa para ver este episódio de Dean. Jensen arrasa quando faz Deans diferentes .

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Michael and the whole staff of TVLine.com!!!!

Missed this earlier but thank you Michael for all the scoops you’ve been giving us for the past 15 years! Here’s to many more years of ASK AUSIELLO scoops. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

I am very excited for the upcoming Iris West and Westallen storylines. Barry will stop at nothing to save Iris and I’m here for it #SaveIris

I still have really mixed feelings on Sheldon… Will Laurie Metcalf be his mom? That could make me have to watch it!

I don’t intend to watch it, but that would be so weird if they did cast someone else to be the mom.

I love Iris and I hope Barry and co. will find a way to keep her safe. Hoping for some more Caitlin and her struggle with her meta side Killer Frost too. All the characters are great, I would hate to lose any of them! Hoping for some sweet Westallen scenes when the show starts back up, they’re adorable!

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