Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Denis O’Hare (True Blood and American Horror Story) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, playing Father Shea, a priest who is pulled from his car and brutally beaten. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

Actor Justin Bruening (Switched at Birth and Ringer) will have a recurring role on Grey’s Anatomy, playing a paramedic who crosses paths with several of Seattle Grace docs. His first episode is slated to air in early 2013. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Shawn Ryan, the man behind the TV shows The Shield and the short-lived Last Resort, is returning to cable with the HBO project called Badlands that will explore the challenges and joys of love and family, as well as the struggles of living in the blue-collar mining town of Tar River, Wyoming, that’s fighting for its life during this economic hardship. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

SPOILER ROOM (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Any hints about the last two episodes of Arrow? — Tom

Sandra: Helena’s presence in Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) life is going to continue to ruffle Diggle’s (David Ramsey) feathers and things get pretty “contentious,” according to Ramsey. “Diggle has some very strong feelings about who Helena is and so does Oliver, and they won’t see eye to eye. It’s going to cause some difficulties,” he says. “I think [Dig] considers things that Oliver might not always consider, and Oliver is sometimes willing to hear that. Other times — as you will see with Helena — he’s not so willing.”

Question: I need to know if Bay and Emmett are ok now?? — @awkwardhobos

Sandra: “They’re okay — but they’re not back together…yet,” reveals Switched at Birth star Vanessa Marano. “I don’t think Bay is ready to get back into a relationship with him because he betrayed her, basically, but Emmett wants a relationship. So they’re good right now, but you can’t have the “I want it but I don’t want it” and stay on good terms.”

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin from E! Online)

Question: Got any Arrow scoop for us? – Liam

Team Watch with Kristin: How about that there’s a copycat Arrow running around shooting bad guys?! Yes, Oliver will be on the hunt for his impersonator in episode 9, and by episode’s end we’ll learn that it’s actually someone we know.

Question: Jeanie: OMG Scandal is amazing! Please tell me Fitz lives! – Jeanie

Team Watch with Kristin: We chatted with first lady Bellamy Young who tells us next week’s episode is all about, “Hashtag who shot Fitz! The hunt will be on for who shot the president!” And don’t worry too much about the fate of Fitz, as Young tells us there’s plenty of drama still to come for the couple. “There’s the aftermath of my sweet husband being shot and my baby coming out in response to some of that,” she teases. “And there will always be me trying to pull Fitz’s heart back into our life instead of his life with Olivia. I hope. Mellie still has hope!”

Question: Please anything on Hart of Dixie! – Tiff

Team Watch with Kristin: Forget about Zoe and Wade or Zoe and George or George and….you get the idea. The real love on the show is happening between Wade and George! If you are a fan of their continually blossoming bromance, than episode 15 will surely be a favorite for you. Why? Well, you know the saying, friends who rock together…stay together!

Question: There’s still over a month to go before Pretty Little Liars returns, and I can’t take it anymore—give me some freakin’ scoop! – Victoria in Phoenix

Team Watch with Kristin: OK, but only because we’ve already seen the Jan. 8 midseason premiere (not to rub it in or anything)! After seven months of treatment at Radley Sanitarium, Mona’s officially released and insisting “She’s Better Now,” which just so happens to be the title of the episode. The Liars don’t exactly welcome the A-Team-er back to Rosewood High with open arms (can you blame ‘em?), and at one point, Mona actually roams the halls clutching—wait for it–a butcher knife! Not that she’s the only scary thing happening at school: Look for one antagonistic character from the past to return as a sub for a teacher on maternity leave, while another turns up as a majorly creepy janitor—but only one of them gets trapped in a deliberately set fire.

That’s it. Enjoy!