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

‘s Belle? The appearance of what appears to be The Sorcerer’s Hat from

has some worried that Rumplestiltskin may again keep secrets from her. –Natalie

Those “some” would be wise to worry. “Rumple certainly seemed to recognize the hat when he saw it. And he certainly seemed to think it was quite important,” cocreator Adam Horowitz teases. “What it is, and why he desires it become important to the story in the near future.” Now, if it cleans your palate any, Robert Carlyle promises that the Belle-centric Episode 6 should be a huge fan-pleaser: “Anyone that loves that [Rumbelle] relationship will really enjoy those scenes.”

‘s Hook/Emma, do you have any scoop on what’s in-store for our favorite pirate this season

romance? I hear he has some conflict with the Knave. –Stef

You heard right. As Michael Socha says of his onetime Merry Man, “He’s a thief and a drunk, so he pisses a few people off” upon arriving in Storybrooke. “He gets locked up. He gets put in jail. He’s naughty. He’s always up to something.” As for the Knave/Hook dynamic, Colin O’Donoghue simply says: “It’s complicated. And I’m going to leave it at that.”

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You-know-what has come early for you, Tricia! I can tell you that as Callie and Jude spend their first Christmas with the Fosters, Stef feels that Grandma Sharon is a bit excessive with her gift giving — especially when she learns where the money is coming from. Meanwhile, Lena must face her bias against a family member.

fans be worried about its late start, on Oct. 30? Does this mean the season won’t be as long? –Craig

Worry not — I am hearing that this season has not in any way been slashed, and will run “at least 20″ episodes, maybe more.

Would you believe it’s… Sam and Dean? As the Winchesters battle their inner demons — literal and figurative — the show “be introducing, over the course of the season, characters that are very, very, very personal to our main characters,” executive producer Jeremy Carver previews, “and that’s all going to start to snowball into, ‘You are who you are,’ and having to deal with all this and drawing some lines. Of course, there’ll be Bigger Bads that emerge, but the central focus of the season is really on these personal arcs.”

BONUS SCOOP: Carver reveals, “You will most definitely see Charlie’s (played by Felicia Day) return from Oz.”

scoop that is Roy Harper-related? –Andrew Showrunner Marc Guggenheim says that Roy is more a member of Team Arrow than ever, and not just because he’s got a mod new Arsenal outfit. “He’s really present and a member of this group, so the trio becomes a quartet,” Guggenheim explains. “And that’s definitely true in Episode 6, [which] is a very Roy-centric episode. It speaks, in some ways, to Episode 212 [\'Tremors,\' in which Oliver trained his padawan]. I wouldn’t call it a sequel, but they’re thematically related.” All told, the EP says, “What you see in Season 3 is a much more mentor/mentee, master/apprentice relationship. You really see how Oliver is training this kid to be a hero in his own right.”

The reason behind these angsty Episode 2 photos will be revealed much sooner than you think.

to hash out his issues with Voight. Executive producer Matt Olmstead tells us that a visit from the firefighter is being targeted for the back nine of this season. “It all started with Voight almost losing his mind, trying to convince Casey not to get his own son jammed up, and obviously [he] went too far, apologized for it, copped to it, but Casey’s never going to forgive that,” the EP says. “That day’s coming [where they cross paths]. I’m not quite sure what it’s going to be, but it’ll be powerful.”

What are the chances Severide’s sister Katie will come back to help her brother, and of course Otis, in the aftermath of that

When presented with your Q, EP Matt Olmstead said there are “no plans, but that’s a very good idea…. We’ll explore it in the back nine of the season.”

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Given he’s rather mild-mannered (if quirky) thus far, I asked Cory Michael Smith what might ultimately steer Edward Nigma toward his villainous destiny. “He is incredibly well-intentioned… but he’s a little misunderstood and mistreated. He’s certainly abused by Harvey Bullock,” the actor shared. “He’s a brilliant guy who doesn’t have much power but thinks he deserves it, so when he finally starts to taste it, he’ll want more.”

In surveying Francis’ Season 2 journey, EP Laurie McCarthy told us he isn’t about to subject his own child to the life he had growing up under King Henry’s stern thumb. “Francis will have a chance to do it differently with his child by Lola, but it

going to pull him and Mary apart, among other things,” she said. “And they will, in fact, be drawn to others. But whether they’ll give into that temptation or not is anyone’s guess.”

and would like to see a Daphne-centered episode. This season’s been all about big sis, how about little sis? –Matt

because we share a name… I dug around and found out that in Episode 5, Daphne will start acting a little “entitled,” and then in Episode 6 she clashes with her big sis in a

None yet, though its absence from this week’s renew/cancel announcements perhaps does not bode well. But if you’re missing Jessica St. Clair, know that she will guest-star on the new NBC comedy

as a nemesis for Casey Wilson’s Annie, playing a young, Pilates-obsessed mom who knows how to make Annie feel inferior. (Also due to drop by

‘ dramaaaaa-tic Derrick, playing “one of Chicago’s most fabulous gay men.”)

premiere! I was wondering if there was any word on if Rae Sloane from the prequel novel

Sorry, I am, mmm, but no amount of Jedi mind tricks could procure intel from Disney XD. Outside of Artoo, Threepio and Obi-Wan Kenobi (via hologram), they’re not letting slip with any other cameos from film or novel canon.

scoop? Particularly one involving Ian and/or Mickey? –Sam

Be careful what you wish for, Sam. As Season 5 unfolds, it looks like Ian is on meds for his bipolar disorder — and it’s affecting his libido. Mickey, as his “caretaker,” is treating him with kid gloves. But for how long?

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(With reporting by Vlada Gelman and Andy Swift)

Will be interesting to see what happens if Knave is like how he is described…. and probably winds up Hook.

I’m always excited to hear Hook news, i love him

I don’t know about Knave but my fave bromance is Hook and Charming :)

Why do so many ask about the worst written and most boring character on the show and his forced relationship with Emma?

You’re not talking about Hook are you? Surely not. He’s fun.

Leeroy is more fun than Hook is. The only reason Hook is still there is to give Emma a love interest.

This Mary person seems to hijack any Hook spoiler with the SAME comments, and all i do is laugh at her lol..Dont worry about it!

Oh okay thanks, it’s a shame some people don’t like him.

Oh yeah because the first two comments on this post (one of them yours apparently) totally sound like they’re from different people

LOL I always laugh too when I read her comments. She seems so bitter about it all the time. He barely took up 2-3 minutes of screen time last episode. The lady seriously needs to find one of the MANY other aspects of the show to like and stick to it or just quit.

Right? He was interesting when he first arrived but now he’s gotten pointless. The only reason he’s with Emma is because some of the fans like him with her. They don’t make sense at all. He should’ve either ended up with Regina or been written off after Neverland. Neal should’ve been the one to bring her back to Storybrooke. Hook has no purpose.

Ok thanks for letting me that i guess *still wondering why the hell comments like these are needed or purpose* lol

Buy hey as i said i like Hook.. and i like Hook/Emma since the beanstalk episode and all the way through season 3 :)

So earlier you’re complaining that Mary always complains about Emma/Hook, and you’re wondering why she does that, so why do you feel the need to comment on every Emma/Hook story with how much you love the couple? It’s a two-way street. If you’re allowed to talk about how great they are, she’s perfectly within her rights to complain about them.

And equally she’s entitled to voice her disapproval of those detracting from characters she loves. From there it gets a bit silly. I’m just surprised someone dislikes such a great character, played by an equally great actor. I hope he remains on the show for many more years.

Totally disagree, Hook is one of the only reasons I’m watching this tired show still.

He’s a great character, i like his backstory and his on going story and development with Emma, and in himself :)

I love the way Hook went from being one of the bad guy to becoming one of the good guy in one season. I can’t wait to see what happened in the new season. I wish that the writer will bring back Peter Pan as a good guy this time.

@Mary – Because MANY ppl like Hook, and Emma/Hook, pretty obvious as always!!!!!!!!!

seeing as you know and still comment on it each time which i assume you do with the constant SAME comment LOL

I couldn’t agree more. Hook’s not much of a character. He comes across as some forced writing plot to give Emma a love life. The show tries to play up his good looks and tries to give him charm, but I find it completely useless in most scenes, aside from being the eye candy.

The actor make the character hook come alive.It is the reason why he became a regular on the show.

Any word whether Once Upon a Time in Wonderland will be added to Netflix? I would really like to find about more about the Knave.

I’m shocked ABC still hasn’t made the effort to release it on DVD/BD, I don’t think it deserves to be ignored. It’s a great series that had a poor timeslot, it could have done better if it was aired on Sunday like the network originally planned.

Thanks (as always) for the Rumbelle scoop, Matt! Can’t wait for Belle’s centric!

I do love Emma/Hook. And my fave male character is Hook – But i dont know if i like Will Scarlett is it that is Knave? Im kinda indifferent him yet, i only managed to see like one episode of Wonderland

Thanks for the Belle scoop! But do u have any *NEW* info about BELLE that doesn’t come back to Rumple/dagger/magic hat? I would like to hear what she’s doing in Storybrooke will she have scenes with Henry or finally open the library?

I like to see the Knave as a good guy who has made a few bad choices in life.

I do too but, it sounds like he’s about to make several more of those bad choices.

He was a great character and part of what made Wonderland fun and interesting to watch. I’m eager to see how they incorporate him into Storybrooke.

Bummed to hear that Charlie will be coming back to Supernatural. There are so many better characters. She is annoying.

But I do like the idea of them fighting their demons. The brothers have been playing with angels and demons for so long, it’s time that they came to terms with the results of this and reclaim their humanity a little.

Personally, I love the angels and demons on Supernatural. If they hadn’t been focused on so much over the years, the show would have ended seasons ago.

ummm no-The demon story carries the show-Its been around since season 1- as for the angel story-most agree its been boring and redundant. Cas is a waste. He should of been gone after s5 or at the latest s6. Most people watch this show for the Dean/Sam stories- Jensen and Jared carry the show. If the show was left with just Cas and/or Crowley the show would have died long ago.

So sayeth one person. Wow, I never knew that anecdotes were picture-perfect proof.

All you people still whining because Dean’s connected to someone other than Sam – Cas is who I’m talking about – really need to get over it already. You realize it’s been SIX YEARS since he’s been introduced. He’s not going anywhere, and constantly whining about something that very clearly isn’t going to change (since Carver himself said the reason the show is so strong, aside from Dean and Sam, is Castiel) just makes you seem childish and unable to let go. The show evolved SIX YEARS AGO, and turning the comment thread here into more negativity is exhausting. TPTB are not going to change a setup that has been going strong for years. People always talk about season 7 nearly killing the show, and the angels didn’t have much of a presence at all then, which, I’m sure, was probably all the reassurance they needed that Supernatural is better with the angels being involved in some capacity, especially Castiel.

Ymmv. I find the Angels storylines, including Cass, lacking. Now their repetitive corporate cardboard cutouts, I don’t even remember most of their names the last couple of seasons. And let not bring up Metatron, what a disappointing character.

To me the Demons storyline has carried the show, from yellow eyes, Meg, Ruby, Crowley, and Abaddon, all memorable and much more interesting characters.

But let’s give credit where credit is due, without Jared and Jensen as Sam and Dean there would be no Supernatural. They are behind 200 + episodes, 10 + years of Supernaturals success.

thank you for the rumbelle scoop! can’t wait for the Belle-centric!

I am glad that the Riddler isn’t in his Riddler mold but an average citizen. It will allow the writer to developed the character before he became the famous person in the Batman Rogue Gallery. I can’t wait to see the future episode will bring forth.

RE: Supernatural, the show will “be introducing, over the course of the season, characters that are very, very, very personal to our main characters,” executive producer Jeremy Carver previews.

Wonder who that could be? Carver confirmed earlier this summer that the boys won’t be getting any longterm love interests (thank god, this is not a show I watch for romance), so I’m wondering if it’s old family, old friends, etc? As long as they don’t try to force any romantic relationships, I’m okay with whatever they want. I’ll watch as long as Dean, Sam, and Cas are still on my tv every week!

Hasnt Francis has enough bed partners? He’s already gota child by another woman. I think Mary’s a little entitled to a tryst. Francis needs to keep it in his pants.

Well now that they’re married a tryst on either part is not wanted. It seems like Laurie M is doing the wrong promotion for this show. No one wants to see Francis and Mary grow close to someone else and be pulled apart. Let;s not even talk about the baby with Mary’s worst friend ever.

I LOVE HOOK!!! Got to show the love here as always :)

I really wanted Hook to have been to Arendelle.. i mean you would think he would of sailed to that part of land in his lifetime

Charlie’s coming back from Oz? Dang. I was hoping she’d be happy with the munchkins and stay there.

So glad to hear Felicia Day is coming back as Charlie – she’s such a fun character, and she has great chemistry with the boys. I really need her to meet Cas, though! The four of them need to have another Game of Thrones marathon, I think.

So new characters we’ve never even heard of that are suddenly “very, very, very personal” to Sam and Dean or Carver’s crappy creations like Amelia? Because everyone else fans care about have been killed off.

“so the trio becomes a quartet” — I am fine with Roy joining and am looking forward to the interaction in the lair and in the action. I was looking forward to it last season as well, but all of sudden Roy disappeared after shaking hands with the original team. What I don’t want is for him to usurp Diggle’s place — Diggle is irreplaceable and much loved.

That being said, I am looking forward to Roy banter with Felicity, Oliver and Diggle. And hopefully soon, Thea as well. Now if we can only get Sin to return — these are the characters that make the show tick. (Barrowman and Quentin too ;) )

So happy Roy will become an official member of Team Arrow this season. While I love the entire cast individually, Roy is definitely my favorite!

Regarding Elementary’s late start (happening because of NFL and for no other reason)..anything less then a standard 22 episode is a shorten season. So saying “at least 20″ doesn’t mean much as 20 can be the amount and it would be less the 22.

I think it will probably get 20 episodes, so it will technically be a shorter season. You’re right there.

Bless Stef and her brilliant question on Killian Jones. I love the Captain with all my heart (and his Swan) and i can’t eat to see him interact with the Knave. Should make for some stellar scenes. Thank you!!

Love the idea of the arcs this season being more personal for the Winchesters. It’d be great to see some positive character development and growth for them both (although I also hope the Mark of Cain has larger ramifications. Such an interesting storyline.)

Not so thrilled about the return of Charlie Sue. It’s annoying how the brothers tend to lose both their hunting skills and IQ points and around her, just so Charlie can dazzle everyone with her brilliance. I prefer characters on the show who organically fit in the Supernatural world and who are based on reality, not fanfic.

As far as “Supernatural” is concerned – personally, I’m curious to find out who the “Bigger Bads” will be once the Demon-Dean storyline is resolved. Will the villains be enemies of Crowley, too? Likely. Crowley, after all, is always concerned with Numero Uno: himself.

Love the spoiler about Ian and Mickey! As much as I want those two to be together, I’m also a sucker for angst, and those two have it in spades. The last two episodes of last season were great for them.

No, I actually don’t believe Sam and Dean are the villains this season. Despite Carver’s attempts, I still – and always will – see them as Heroes!

While the BATB song/dance did make me feel a little nostalgic, I know I’m probably in the minority, but I still think Rumbelle is the most incredibly dull pairing on OUAT, even more than Snow/Charming (and they can be very boring themselves). I think that individually they are interesting (Rumple way more so than Belle). And although I enjoyed Emilie de Ravin on LOST, Belle is so boring and whiny, I seriously hope this Belle-centric does something to make her a more interesting individual character and gives her something to do outside of Rumbelle otherwise, I wouldn’t mind her remaining in the background of the show.

I’m beyond ready for Arrow to start its new season. It looks really good! And yes. I’m totally excited for Oliver and Felicity. Love them!

Again, some frustration over having to initially miss the first ep. It’s for a good reason, but all these teases make me yearn! My question is, which participant is responsible for the angst in Arrow’s second episode? I only ask because I follow Stephen Amell on Twitter, and he likes to pepper in little tidbits and stir the pot…

Judging from the comments I’m the only person that doesn’t care for Rumple and Belle. Not only do I find the character to be a throw away but her acting is atrocious. TVLine peeps always say she was good on Lost but I never watched it so I can’t compare the two. It won’t cause me to skip the episode entirely but there will be major ff.

Really looking forward to Arrow this season. So many good changes coming up.

Already commented about Reign …twice so I’ll leave it alone. :)

Thanks for the Shameless scoop. Love Mickey and Ian. January is my favorite month for TV with Shamless and Justified.

There goes my hope of no more Roy, I can’t stand him he is easily my least favourite character and wish he was killed off last season or at least never came out of the coma.

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