Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on The 100, Castle, The Strain, Galavant, Supergirl, POI and mais 

? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.

looks amazing, but Bellamy and Octavia don’t look too happy with one another. How worried should we be? –Mary Kate

Very. Bellamy will make a decision that will no doubt upset plenty of people. But his sis is particularly angry at him given the relationships she has formed since landing on the ground.

The much-anticipated moment happens under unexpected circumstances, and Clarke isn’t so happy to see Lexa following last season’s betrayal. But a better question might be: What does the Grounder leader want from Clarke

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I choose from Column A… and Door No. 4. For Season 3,

is adding the recurring roles of Kroft, a Navy SEAL team leader who finds himself hunting strigoi (and curiously, the actor must be “comfortable with prosthetics”), and Kate Beckett Nelson, an NYPD captain in charge of a squad of combatants.

meanwhile is casting for Episode 15 the role of Captain Silver, the commanding (and sometimes bullying) boss of a merchant ship.

The Huangs aren’t slowing down on holiday celebrations despite already delivering memorable Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas installments this season. “We just finished shooting the Chinese New Year episode,” Constance Wu tells TVLine. But, the actress adds, the family’s traditions will face some challenges “in Orlando, Fla., where there’s not much of a Chinese population.”

That apropos tune — punctuating, as it did, Peggy’s dream of serving her prison term with a lovely San Francisco view! — was a Bobby Womack cover.

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While I’m really enjoying the direction the Rosie/Villa relationship is taking on

, things seem to be moving awfully fast. Can you say how close they will become in the near future/season? —John

“We are definitely moving fast with Rosie and Villa,” EP Todd Harthan acknowledges. “In today’s TV landscape, you can’t slow-burn your stories. We have to keep them intense, juicy and satisfying. So our plan is to keep them in the fast lane but to surprise our audience with the bombs that go off between them both personally and professionally.”

Lest anything in their romance go smoothly, McGee come February will struggle to figure out what to get Delilah for their first Valentine’s Day living together.

-McGee spoiler: Also in the back half of the season, Ducky will have to complete an autopsy

remotely when a murder occurs among a group of deep-sea divers who in turn must spend several days in a dive chamber with the deceased :-P

? I really enjoyed their first season! —Emily On the good news/bad news front, ABC’s midseason musical-comedy continues to be

most fleeting half-hour of television in all the land. The season opener kicks off in grand fashion with a marvelously meta look at the “new season” facing each character — including Vinnie Jones’ Gareth, who’s unhappy with his lack of a royal title – as well as the modestly rated show itself (cue dig at

‘s placeholder also features a visit to The Enchanted Forest… and that’s all I will say about that.

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I can report that for Episode 16, the CW hit is guest-casting the DC Comics character of Eliza Harmon, whose TV incarnation is described as an “exceptionally bright scientist” with a “split personality a la Jekyll and Hyde.” In DC lore, Eliza was a Lex Luthor-created speedster, hmm….

Matt, I was wondering if you could give us some more scoop on the “crazy”

At the time we spoke to EP Greg Berlanti, he wouldn’t/couldn’t shed much light on the aforementioned Episodes 13/14 — “We haven’t made them yet” — but it sounds as if the cast will have their hands full bringing to life a far-out premise! “I don’t know if they’ll work,” Berlanti admitted. “When we do wacky stuff on that show, I never know if we’ll be able to pull it off. Usually, the actors are the ones who sell it.”

I asked around for you, but there is still no word on the status of Season 2.

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Episode 14 will send Rick, Alexis and Hayley to Los Angeles to investigate a murder that has ties to an NYPD case. Also in that hour, we discover that a familiar face — though not Kate’s (yet?) — may be linked to Castle’s wedding-day vanishing.

As first reported by TVLine, Reid will be back in a big way in the midseason premiere, which is titled “Entropy” and airs Jan. 13. In that episode, the BAU implements an elaborate strategy to try and take down the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring, with Reid playing a central role — when he’s

on his “hot” date with Aubrey Plaza, I reckon.

? Like maybe that Logan guy? –Amy

The answer is “no” and… “in her dreams”? Because at this time there are no plans for Sue to land a fresh fella, seeing as she will continue to crush,

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Was Fish Mooney’s body in one of the Indian Hill containers at the end of the

midseason finale? Because it looked like her from the back of the head. –Joe

It did kind of look like Fish from the back, with the edgy hairstyle and all, but as you can see from this screen grab of the reverse view, that was a younger woman (no offense, Jada!) floating inside the chamber.

‘s Hank Henshaw has revealed he is J’onn J’onzz aka the Martian Manhunter, any chance we will see any White Martians? –Vanessa

As a matter of fact, in Episode 11 — aka the third after the break — “We have a visitor from another planet who’s a White Martian,” David Harewood reveals. “There are two Martian species — a Green Martian species and a White Martian species — and the White Martians, in our story, are responsible for the death of the whole of the Green Martians.”

really have a satisfying ending? The showrunners have made so many promises and many of them turn out to be

First of all, way to see that glass as half-full, Elena! Secondly, there has been no

word that the truncated Season 5, whenever it arrives, marks the series’ farewell run.”I dont think that’s really up to us,” EP Greg Plageman said when I asked for a status report. “But we have always felt like there was more story to tell” — up to and including a

season, he insisted. That said, co-showrunner Jonah Nolan assured, “The way we are crafting the season is that if this is it, if this

the end, I don’t think anyone’s going to leave unsatisfied.”

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Another Beckett-less Castle episode? I guess they’ll never learn

How does having 3 characters is LA translate to a Beckettless ep? This scoop in no way states that Katic won’t be in the ep. There may still be scenes at the precinct intercut throughout the episode. Slow down before latching onto a small detail that is no way confirmed to rationalize your anger at show runners over something that hasn’t happened.

But it sounds like Beckett and Castle won’t be working the case together which is what most fans tune in to see. :(

I tune in to see what actually was produced. And Castle still delivers entertaining television, imho.

That reality usually a far cry from all fan crazed nonsense that gets dreamed up.

Exactly John! It’s amazing how some fans can foresee the whole episode from one little tidbit. Don’t people have other real life things to worry about?

I think you’ll find that the majority of viewers would give the reason they watched the show was because of Castle and Beckett solving cases TOGETHER, with the added layer of their romance, Ryan and Espo were also important elements, but Alexis was a bit of a sideshow. What started to happen during S7 and is far more obvious in S8 is that the core premise that made the original show successful has been destroyed, for whatever reason, and we now have Castle 2.0. You don’t give up on a show that you’ve sat through 150 episodes after just half a dozen, but I think as more people realise that there can never be a return to what attracted them in the first place now that Beckett is Captain and Alexis has been elevated to supersleuth they may find something else to watch, and Hayley has got to be just about the most pointless character ever. And that “voice” that Hawley said was missing from the show that she would be adding, well I think the show was doing fine without it.

It may SOUND however, but what it actually will BE might be something completely different.

Your point – that the majority of people you know/have seen comment online – that “Castle and Beckett working cases together, while being physically together, in the same room, is why fans watch” and that that possibly is not happening in this episode is very different statement from LDSs statement that this spoiler means that “Beckett will not be seen in this episode at all”.

(Though based on this spoiler they will be separated by miles, so they will have to communicate and do theory-building using modern technology (phones, etc). But what the first poster said is too wild/incorrect a conclusion to make based on this tiny spoiler. By no means does this spoiler mean no Beckett at all. (this ep can be just like the airplane case last season, or Alexis in Paris ep earlier… where they are separated, but communicate with each other all the time”)

You can like or dislike the direction the show has taken, but making this kind of a conclusion like LDS made is just silly. This spoiler does not mean “no Beckett” in the ep,, even if it means “no Beckett and Castle working side-by-side, in the same room, for part of the episode”.

I don’t expect Beckett to be totally absent, as she was in Cool Boys, but Castle and Beckett do not interact on screen like they used to, and I think the show is the poorer for it. Beckett and Castle did not share a scene face to face In Plane Sight and I think it resulted in a weak episode, I don’t find Alexis as this know it all as a particularly enjoyable character, far better if she’d been packed off somewhere with just the occasional reappearance for family gatherings. Hopefully Hayley will stay in LA.

I don’t think it’s that they’ll never learn, I think they just don’t care. They’re running the show into the ground because someone wants it the way things are, so it isn’t going to change.

What’s gotten into Hawley? Is it Beckett or Stana who he hates?

I doubt it will be Beckett-less given it is connected to an NYPD case. Just Castle and Beckett separated, as per usual this season.

When Hawley and Winter — both experienced Castle writer-producers — were named as new showrunners, “I started to feel the character would be safe in the next chapter of Castle. I felt confident that they knew the story, the character — Terence has been on the show since Day 1, and some of the most interesting episodes for my character were penned by Alexi — and while they are eager to shake things up and aim at telling challenging stories, they would also protect the integrity of the character.”

Wonder what Stana really thinks now? Been absolutely deafing…her silence. No media interviews about Castle since this interview came out in Deadline in July.

The lowest rated episode in Season 7 was In Plane Sight. The daddy/Alex show. Good Lord…will they never learn?!

These guys (AH and TPW) are complete morons and should be fired. ABC Studios and ABC execs have no backbone.

Kill this thing before it gets any worse.

Stana and Nathan should do a Q & A. Questions submitted in advance to weed out nasty and personal, but allow fans to ask them as Producers, story line questions

I love the Castle-Beckett working together dynamic, so I loved the earlier seasons (s1-s6/7), but I also love the Castle-Alexis stories and everything else that is going on this season. I love that they found a way to give the “side characters” more storylines.

be it for creative reasons or because the main actors wanted/needed more free time (and so it is turning into more of an ensemble show than two-leads show) or else.

The Caskett love-storyline was told, and it was in the center for a reason, but I think it is wonderful that now that they are in a strong relationship the show has shifted focus to include stories that revolve around also the people around the two leads.

Example: I have always loved Ryan & Ryan/Jenny stories, and I have always knows I get one, max 2 stories per season with them, and I have been fine with it. But..I would be fine with more, too. Just like I am fine with currently Alexis and Alexis/Rick focus.

Rhianna, I agree I just hope they get to the Loksat solution soon and don’t drag it out the whole season we are already in episode 14 and they are just starting again on Rick’s disappearance that gives them 8-9 episodes to wrap everything up in a nice bow to end the show. Since IMO this is the final season.

That Castle scoop is going to make heads explode.

this’ll be a fun comment section tonight…”. And I don’t even watch that show :p!

No kidding. The answer to every blind is always Bones and Castle and the commenters are always disgruntled and b–chy. They never learn that they are not the writers that made the shows hits to begin with. So boring, there are other shows with fans also. Although I am a big Bones fan and sometimes Castle fan, I trust the producers and writers to do their things.

Eh, in their defense, considering the blind item from this past summer regarding a split on a show turned out to actually be about “Castle”, I don’t blame those fans for being a little paranoid about other blind items as a result. You are right that it’s not wise to always jump to conclusions, though, and unfortunately, people don’t seem to pay close enough attention to the information in the Blind Item articles a lot of the time (they’ll suggest comedies when the blind item specifically states the clues refer to a drama, they’ll guess newer shows when the clues are tied to an older series, etc.). So that explains some of that, too.

I’m personally with you in overall trusting TV show writers to do their thing. Sure, there’s episodes/seasons I might not care for as much, and I may have my own personal ideas of how I would’ve liked certain storylines to go. No show is perfect, after all, and criticism is fine and necessary. But there’s a vast difference between that and just constant griping week in and week out to where it seems merely

talking about the show is raising the blood pressure of those who aren’t happy with it. I’ve never been so angry with a show that I completely dropped it altogether, but if that ever did happen, I’d just quit watching and move on to something that didn’t get me so angry. But obviously other fans handle that stuff differently, so…*Shrugs*.

There’s also the fact that, from what I have seen of “Castle” discussion in some of these sorts of articles lately, the comments have gotten weirdly personal and gossip-y, and if one’s getting to that point, I think that’s a clear sign they really should step away and take a serious breather for a while. It’s one thing to criticize a show’s writing and storylines, another entirely to start attacking other fans or fanning flames regarding cast rumors.

LOL The perfect spoiler to encourage people to tune back in after the Christmas break¿ Just like the first S8 promo (emphasising Castle’s new role without Beckett) and the “family business” poster (revealing Castle’s “new” partner i.e. Alexis) probably helped the stellar ratings when the new season started.

God I hope POI has a decent ending if this is its last one cause too many shows get cancelled too early with unanswered questions and it’s really irritating. Also, can’t wait for The 100 to return it looks really good!

I would like CBS to give POI an air date!!!! GET IT TOGETHER CBS! Come on!

What is also weird is how POI Season 4 has been held up in getting to Netflix. It was promised back in September, then some lame excuse finally came from Netflix about the techs seeing a problem, and now no one wants to answer questions about this series. I know that it is running on WGN right now, but still, if that is the issue, surely someone thought about all of that before Netflix was promising the series. I’ve already seen Season 4 and am eagerly awaiting Season 5, but I know of people who never saw it until I raved about how good the series is and are now waiting for this. And meanwhile, what the heck is up with CBS and this series? Where is Season 5 and why all of the secrecy???

Thanks for The Flash scoop! Really curious about those episodes now. Could it have something to do with Earth two, or maybe even the future or original timeline? Eliza Harmon sounds interesting, but they sure like their scientists.

Captain SIlver.. or Should I say Long John Silver is coming to OUAT

Sure, sounds like it…. but he will probably be a one-shot, flashback-exclusive character.

“The showrunners have made so many promises and they turn out not to be true”

Um, no. When have Nolan and Plageman ever lied?

Ugh whatever. I think they’ll deliver on their promise that season 5 will be a satisfying end for the series. Now if only CBS will give us a premiere date. #maybesomeday

“Any character can die at any time.” Unless it’s Shaw.

“This will never be a show about romance.” Unless it’s Shoot.

“We aren’t interested in grinding out 200 episodes.” But we’ll happily take a season 7.

You don’t seem capable to grasp basic math so I’m just going to ignore how ignorant you sound about everything else.

LOL What? 4 1/2 seasons = 103 episodes. Seasons 6 and 7 would each need to have 50 episodes, give or take, to reach 200, which is impossible. Congrats on embarrassing yourself though.

More like ignorance, look it up. Your “hyperbole” rendered your entire “argument” laughable as the other 2 points are not even worthy of a proper response.

Is your entire comment a hyperbole considering your third argument made as much sense as the first two?

I am so looking forward to that “Criminal Minds” episode. I’m still wondering if this girl Reid’s on a date with won’t turn out to be some sort of undercover agent who ultimately winds up helping him and the team with whatever goes down in that episode. Sounds like it’ll be one heck of an intense hour, whatever happens.

All there is to say, is that I hate CBS, if they cancel POI. Hate, hate, hate!!!!!

Alexis needs to grow the hell up and needs to stop being around daddy all the time. The girl needs to develop her own ambitions, goals and dreams. She needs to stop clinging to her daddy’s side. another Beckett less episode no thanks. Alexis needs to go to back to college

Watch all the Castle crazies go crazy when they realise there’s another Beckett-less ep. Watch all the conspiracy theories fly. When instead it’s probably already negotiated with Ms Katic to have the time off. Gets popcorn.

Funny thing there Christmas break starts this well end

OMG! All I want to see is Rick and Kate have a discussion about what almost happened between them the last time they were in LA…but Castle will be there with Alexis and Hayley! Are they trying to drive fans away? All we want to see is Beckett and Castle together but they seem determined to give us anything but that.

Anyone surprised that a Hawley-penned episode is all Castle, Alexis, and Beckett’s replacement?

There’s no proof there won’t be Beckett scenes.

I hope this won’t be POI’s last season. That show is just amazing!

Would love to know if Catherine will be back on H50 and if she and McGarrett will live

I limit myself to one (1) H50/Catherine question per fiscal quarter.

Is Castle deliberately trying get itself canceled? Seriously, I want to know if ABC get a tax write-off if a long-term popular show suddenly bombs. If not, given what the ratings have shown about that “Castle Missing” story arc and the story structure being presented, what they’re doing is completely insane.

Jessie Quick is a Female Flash why can’t she just get her powers?

Man everyone has a hard on for them? Can’t even help but bring them up can you @Mak the power of WestAllen. You claim you don’t want them but here you are talking about them? Lol.

Oh, look at all the Castle and Beckett scenes we’ll be getting. Cant wait…sigh

Oh hell no they can’t cancel Person of Interest!!! One of the best show’s on TV!

[Heavily sarcastic tone] Yes, cause that’s exactly what Castle fans want to watch. Please, keep going down this path, you guys are doing a great job!

At this point I don’t care if CBS cancels POI or not (which, let’s face it, is happening), I just want a damn premiere date.

You know I love the spoilers you provide, though I have to call a bit of BS on the Reid spoiler, only because it is basically what the press release said for this episode that was published today. :) :) :)

Cant wait to see The100 sideline its best character Raven to its worst Lexa again sigh def will skip that racist show

Ugh, cannot wati for Lexa’s death – as it’s bound to happen this season. She started off so interesting (tat twist in her first episode was AMAZING) but I hate how she was side-lined to be Clarke’s romantic interest (well, I wouldn’t even call it a romantic interest because it’s not like the feelings were the same in terms of Clarke), and I HATED that she basically switched sides every other episodes.

It’s clear that the only reason they brought Lexa back was so that they could pander to the Clexa shippers.

Great question about Billy and Billie….that show was a huge surprise. Very entertaining.

I could watch Castle and Person of Interest forever!!

Funny thing is that #Castle ep 14 is written by Showrunner himself. (who is in denial about the poor storyline & ratings). this season made me hate the entire series.

I have complete confidence in the writers of both POI and The 100, in keeping their shows fresh, imaginative and exciting.Some writers seem to have a broader clearer vision and the ability to realize their final product.

Castle should have ended around season 4. I felt like it ran out of gas around season 5. Most shows in my opinion have to tell me where there going after about season 5. Around season 8 if they last that long they have to justify its storytelling. Castle hasn’t done that.

As for the 100. I feel they have got the best writers around. Also it only goes between 13-16 episodes

So glad there’s More castle and Hayley there a lot better feels like castle is better with her

White Martians on Supergirl? Sounds like the Imperium.

I have fun with the Flash, but dang does Barry unmask to darn near everybody.

If I were writing for Castle, I’d want to keep Castle & Beckett apart just to thumb my nose at all these nutty ‘shippers. Caskett are not the be-all end-all of the show.

Thanks so much for The 100 scoop! I CANNOT WAIT for it to return!!

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