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‘s Elsa be chillin’ like a villain? What’s the classical twist to

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

have an effect on current storyline set up in the Season 6 finale? –Rachael

In a word, nope. Everything I am hearing from well-placed sources indicates that while David Amann will be taking over the day-to-day running of the show, the vision very much remains that of series creator Andrew W. Marlowe — so much so that I have no qualms answering the next question with a quote from AWM….

finale was en fuego! Any news on what’s coming up for Season 7? –DarkDefender

coming up – any new regurgitation of the Bracken storyline. Which, to me, rules out the squirrelly senator as the igniter of Castle’s fiery fate. “The Bracken arc is pretty much over,” Marlowe told me after the finale. “We know who [killed Johanna], Beckett has gotten juctice…. If there is any future storytelling with Senator Brecken, it would be breaking new ground and not going back to revisit the old ghosts.” That said, “Bracken isn’t dead, he’s a formidable person and he may someday entertain notions for revenge,” Marlowe allowed, “but it would be [in the context of] storytelling that moves us forward.”

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articles (both quoting TVLine, by the way), one stating that

will be in nine episodes and the other stating that

will be in nine episodes. I thought I read on your site that it would be Elsa. Could you please clarify? –MGM

Oh, the Internet. Just one big game of “Telephone,” isn’t it? Elsa will appear in about nine episodes, Anna is slated for six to eight, and Kristoff is in as many as six.

‘s Elsa going to be evil? Or can we assume she will follow the movie character? –Margie

I had the second it was confirmed who exactly we saw there in the barn. So I asked the series creators if we’ll perhaps be seeing Elsa

movie spoiler alert! — she and Anna happily reunited, back when she was in that epic snit. “Maybe yes, maybe no. It could be after,” Adam Horowitz hedged. “One can be in a snit for many reasons.”

would be losing a team member. Is that still going to happen? –Meghan

Oh, the Internet. Just one big game of “Telephone,” isn’t it? The team member that was “lost” was Kensi, when she got pulled from the L.A. team and sent to Afghanistan. Mystery solved!

‘Member the “Seth” guy I told you about a couple of weeks ago? Well, the casting for that role has since been tweaked, and he is now described as a “shade of a man” with a quiet intensity, a “criminal mastermind who whistles classical music” as he goes about his devious business. There’s also talk of him having “reptilian eyes.” Whomever he is, he will be the Big Bad for the season opener.

to Episode 6, I can tell you that there’s a new hunk in town – the late Sheriff Corbin’s son Joe, a well-built, all-American Marine carrying a big chip on his shoulder.

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Sharon’s son Ricky, who pops up in Episode 9, is a real piece of work, throwing shade left and right at his new “brother” Rusty. But when Ricky goes too far and psychoanalyzes his mom’s reasons for taking in the street rat, just you watch as Mama Bear’s claws come out!

. I’ll take anything you can give me to hold me over. –Christina

All told, series star Adelaide Kane foresees an “intense second season,” based on how the freshman run ended. “I’d say we have a lot of stuff – and a darker direction — to look forward to,” she told me, adding that she hopes to share more scenes in the future with Caitlin Stasey (who plays Kenna). P.S. “Dry.”

According to Teddy Sears, “We are going to see Dr. Langham be even more ruthless and untethered” when the Showtime hit returns July 13. “He’s looking to re-anchor, to reorganize, his life, and he does so quite unsuccessfully and I think quite hilariously. We’re having a lot of fun shooting it!”

on TNT — she’s even in one of the early promos, but when I got to the same scene in that episode it was another actress who wasn’t her. What gives? –Colleen

What gives is that McManus’ character, Lt. Jackie Makena, was excised from the pilot. Onetime

guest star Marissa Neitling was subsequently cast in a similar role, as the Combat Information Center’s Lt. Kara Foster.

? Could that have been Angie Dickinson? –Loretta

‘s Sheriff Stilinski and Mama McCall? –Wahiba

If you’re asking about their romantic relationship — it’s no secret that many ‘ship those two — you shouldn’t expect any new developments on that front. But Stiles’ dad and Scott’s mom do have some pretty big interactions coming up, and we’re still not used to hearing them talk about werewolves together. (Seriously, this is a teen drama. What ever happened to parents being left in the dark?)

Which “big revelation” would that be? Because last we checked there will be

, including which guy Hanna will be sticking with for the foreseeable future. Episode 100 marks Caleb’s return to Rosewood, and while we’re all excited for the former Ravenswoodsman’s homecoming, Hanna still has that little matter of Travis to sort out. Something tells me her new man won’t appreciate being dropped like a bad habit. Bonus scoop: Episode 12 will introduce us to Mona’s momma, Leona.

We have not seen the last of Sam’s ex Marlo! “She’s an excellent police officer,” says EP Tassie Cameron. “We spent a lot of time trying to establish that in Season 4, trying to show how good she is at her job. So there’s a big case that brings her back, in a different capacity.”

ulated about that nitrogen tank Helena left behind in Felix’s loft before getting grabbed are right, that her babies are now in the hands of her

. “They could be [her eggs],” co-creator Graeme Manson allowed, confirming this much: “She’s taken something from the Prolethean farm and left them for her sisters.”

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a bunch of times but there is no sign of Katie Findlay. Is she still part of the show? –Marko

I would really like to know exactly what pilots you think are watchable, in a big list! Consider it! –Rebooted

I’ll of course be posting my annual First Impressions series later this summer, but for now I’m keeping a running “rankings” over on my Facebook page. Thus far, the Top 3 dramas I have watched are

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So Amann does all the work and Marlowe gets all the credit. Wish that surprised me.

More like if anything goes awry, Amann to take the heat.

A to Z it’s that bad to not mention it on the final answer?? I was hoping to meet “the mother” on another show.

Thanks for your article, Matt! And for the much appreciated Once scoop. Considering that the first script of season 4 has been written already, I’m sure Adam and Eddy have a very clear vision on the whole Elsa and Anna storyline. Very excited to see it.

I was wondering if you can give us any scoop on Killian’s backstory. I remember a while back you mentioned something about his first stay in Neverland and him and Tink.

I’m hoping season 4 will also bring some insight into his parents – I’d love to meet at least one if them and to find out what happened to them and how he ended up abandoned by his father, like so many other once characters.

Yes, I saw your email. I’ve covered Hook plenty in recent months. Need to spread the wealth.

You spread it Matt. And i will wait for the dashing pirate scoop in the future :D

Also i kinda am hoping Hook, or should i be calling him Killian now ;) – is that Killian and Kristoff might parallel, only coz i read here in one of the scoops that Kristoff will be adjusting to life in the castle, which kinda Hook could be doing in present in SB and his new romance with Emma. And didnt both men give up their vessel’s ship and slegh/sled? ;) :)

Lol a excellent police officer? She is bi-polar and got so obsessed with a case it cause a hostage taking situation of a police officer and more! lol….she would be off the force in a new york second, and in a fair world charged for lying about being bipolar while a Cop…but the police department would probably just want to sweep that under the rug and force her to retire quietly. Excellent cop my butt. You wouldnt want her anywhere near a case you cared about.

My thoughts exactly. She may have been an excellent cop – and actually, I have nothing against her but I don’t remember her being excellent at her job – but what happened at the end of last season should have been enough to push her out. I’m surprised they kept her.

I just want to hear something new about The Mindy Project…

Haven’t received a MINDY question since April 24.

I wonder if Joe Corbin is going to want his father’s cabin back!

Can we get a link to your Facebook page to check out those “rankings?” Thanks for the scoop Matt!

I kind of want a villain on OUAT that is just pure evil and unrelated to anyone from the Charming family. They did a great job with Rebecca Mader/Zelena and I think they should continue that path. I think it would fun if they make Elsa an evil Ice Queen. I hope they deviate from the movie character.

Pff … are you kidding me? Leaving the parents in the dark is about the most boring, unrealistic, stupidest trope EVER. It’s overplayed and it is so much more fun when the parents actually know what’s going on.

Tired of hearding about crappy once upon a time. Sick of their ratings stunts where they try and work in the hot new disney project. If frozen had bomed, they wouldn’t have a story! And the showrunners sound like idiots when they try to act coy and clever with their answers.

So is that a hint that Findlay is going to be the character whose murder the first season revolves around.

Suppose they have to leave stuff for the 5th season, like Stydia, but boy, do they make us wait for eveything on Teen Wolf. I see no real reason why there couldn’t be any development in the romance department between Papa Stiles and Mama McCall. Priorities, Jeff. They’re just going to waste plenty of screentime on all these new characters half of whom no one will end up invested in, when it could have gone to other things.

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