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Here are the news items today in the form of Q&A’s with various entertainment news experts, including Michael Ausiello at TV Line, the TV Scoop Team at E! Online and Natalie Abrams and Adam Bryant at TV Guide:

Question: Is Scandal incorporating Kerry Washington’s pregnancy into the show? I hope not. I can’t see Olivia running around after a kid.—Mark

Ausiello: Shonda Rhimes apparently agrees with you. Although ABC declined to comment, I’m hearing there are no plans to further complicate Olivia’s love life with a toddler.

Question: Arrow is one of my Wednesday night addictions. Please tell me we won’t be waiting much longer for Olicity action to happen. –Katie

Ausiello: Oh, you’ll be waiting until at the very least 2014, seeing as in the next new episode (airing Dec. 4), Felicity finds herself a kindred spirit (and dance partner?) in visiting Arrow fanboy/wannabe CSI Barry Allen — who’ll be given a very good (yet very bad) reason to stick around for the fall finale airing Dec. 11.

Question: Nikita scoop ASAP, please? —Luli

Ausiello: The series finale will have you going “Ahhh…” as opposed to “WTF?!?!” Per cast member Lyndsy Fonseca, the Dec. 27 capper doesn’t end with a “big cliffhanger or anything, but it does [leave you] wondering what will happen with certain things.”

Question: I was wondering if you had any scoop on Emma and Hook’s relationship on Once Upon a Time? –Laura

Ausiello: Once co-creator Eddy Kitsis told Matt Mitovich that with Henry’s life now on the line more than ever, Emma will be squarely focused on the dire present, with no thought given to her romantic future. Hook and Neal, meanwhile — sharing as they do a quite complicated past of their own – will arrive at some sort of agreement in the Dec. 8 episode. Says Kitsis, “You’ll see how they’re going to deal with each other and with Emma in, I think, a surprising way.”

Question: Will we get to see in the next half of this season of Once Upon a Time how Regina adopted Henry and how she raised him? — abz

Ausiello: Hmm, your subscription to the Daily Mirror must have lapsed, because that bit of back-story will be revealed this Sunday, and it’s at least a two-hanky affair, as Mayor Mills struggles to bond with her procured bambino. But what you may find surprising is who almost adopted wee Henry instead.

Question: Any chance we’ll be seeing the Jabberwocky on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland? I just can’t imagine Alice in Wonderland without it. —Estee

Ausiello: And there won’t be an Alice in Wonderland without it. “You will see the Jabberwocky” in the second half of the season, Eddy Kitsis promises.

Question: Any Psych dish would be greatly appreciated! –Amy

Ausiello: We’ve watched the two-hour musical episode airing Sunday, Dec. 15, and to say it’s a crowd-pleaser is akin to saying Gus likes Pluto. Some of the songs are more memorable than others (namely, Lassie’s tango-tempoed ode to evidence), Ally Sheedy steals scene after scene as the ever off-kilter Yang, and if you listen closely, guest star Barry Bostwick will drop a Rocky Horror reference on you.

Question: Any scoop on Sleepy Hollow? –Meg

Ausiello: As if the Fox drama’s first season hasn’t been scary enough, executive producer Ken Olin tells TVLine that Ichabod and Abbie will be in even more trouble before the freshman run comes to a close: Another horseman of the apocalypse will be introduced in an upcoming episode. Bonus Scoop: George Washington — as in the first POTUS — will make his first significant showing before the season wraps on Jan. 20.

Question: Are we ever going to find out why Renard wears a wedding ring on Grimm? –Audra

Ausiello: “I think we’ll get around to it,” Sasha Roiz tells TVLine, though what he adds will likely stoke voracious fans’ curiosity rather than satiating it. “Many things and many storylines have never made it onto the screen. So the things that have been conceived, especially in Season 1 for all our characters, that are actually on the editing [room] floor are remarkable. You’d be amazed at the storylines that we had.” But back to the ring… “For now, we keep it,” Roiz says. “And I’m sure we’ll find a really interesting way to explain it.”

Question: Is Covert Affairs going to show us how Danielle (Anne Dudek) reacts to Annie being alive next season? —Janet

Ausiello: You’re assuming Annie loops in her loved ones. While exec producer Chris Ord confirms that the issue of Annie’s sis “needs to be addressed” in Season 5, he hints that she may “consider not telling her family” at all.

Question: Beauty and the Beast scoop, please and thank you! – Sarah H.

TV Scoop Team: Well, we don’t know if you’ll be thanking us after this tease, but here goes nothing: One of our main characters will be put in some serious danger when they are kidnapped and locked in a cell for nefarious purposes. Here’s hoping that if they make it out of the experience alive, they won’t be a completely different person.

Question: Ugh, can’t believe I have to wait a whole week for a new episode of Arrow! Anything you can tease to make the wait more bearable? – Cody

TV Scoop Team: Hmmm…how about that the puppy love between Felicity and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin makes his debut in the episode!) is too freakin’ cute?! Oh wait, you watch Arrow for the action and drama? OK then: Oliver shoots one of these five people with an arrow: Sin, Thea, Roy, Lance or Diggle.

Question: So excited to hear Amy Brenneman is playing Mary’s mother on Reign! Any scoop on what we can expect? – Katelyn

TV Scoop Team: “That’s a fantastic character. When she does come to court, you can imagine that personality, you can imagine Catherine and those two together,” show runner Laurie McCarthy teases of Mary’s mother, whose arrival will “throw Mary for a loop.” But don’t expect any warm and fuzzy moments between the mother and daughter as she previews, “Catherine may start to look like a very warm mother soon.” Yikes!

Question: Sleepy Hollow is hands down the best new show of the year! Any chance we’ll see any more historical figures this season? – Phillip

TV Scoop Team: Fans will meet George Washington by the end of the season. In fact, the first POTUS will be introduced before the finale and will have gravitas for days. We’re guessing we’ll see him in flashbacks was Katrina as Katia Winter tells us, “Who do you think introduced Ichabod to George Washington?”

Question: Come on! Why doesn’t The Blacklist just reveal that Red is Liz’s dad? We’re all thinking it, right? — Sean

NATALIE: Actually, Tom is Liz’s dad. Kidding! (And ew!) The producers are determined to keep that question up in the air for the moment, but a new mystery is about to unfold. Anslo Garrick’s attempts to capture Red will actually end on a cliff-hanger. “Who can [Red] rely on besides Elizabeth Keen?” executive producer John Eisendrath says. “He’ll have to work out whether or not he can come to trust anyone again because he suspects that someone within the FBI or government turned against him to give Anslo Garrick information to find him in the black site.”

Question: Do you have any scoop on the Flash episodes of Arrow? — Tiffany

NATALIE: The arrival of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) in Starling City may stir up some interesting feelings for Oliver. “For the first time, we’re going to really see if Oliver thinks of Felicity a little bit differently than we’ve seen so far,” Stephen Amell tells me. “Felicity and Barry are much more similar and have much more in common and have a bit more chemistry.” Sorry, Olicity fans!

Question: Will Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. offer up more info on Centipede? — Dylan

NATALIE: It won’t be long before we find out what happened to Raina — aka the girl in the flowered dress — who has ties to the mysterious organization Centipede. That should mean we’ll finally get the details on her head-scratching visit to prison, where she was told to contact Clairvoyant. “They will be making another appearance soon,” executive producer Jed Whedon says of Centipede. “We’re going to see some old faces and get some more Centipede action going.”

Question: Will we see other robots besides cops and sexbots on Almost Human? — Jarett

NATALIE: Yes, and not all robots are good! “There are robots out there that criminals are using to fight the police and I have my share of ‘bot fights with the bad robots,” Michael Ealy says. “Bad robots… anyone catch that?” he adds, referring to the name of executive producer J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot. In an upcoming episode, we’ll see Dorian go up against a decommissioned police android, which will scare Dorian. “We explore the terror of, one or two wires go the other way and all of the sudden he’s not the Dorian you love,” Ealy adds. “He could be your worst nightmare.”

Question: What’s coming up on Chicago Fire? — Kelly

ADAM: You know how we told you that Dawson was going to ask Casey about becoming a firefighter? Well, it looks like she will follow through, and when she begins training at the academy, her teacher will be none other than Severide! However, Dawson’s new career path is bad news for Shay, who is losing her longtime partner just as she is about to face legal action related to the man who shot himself in front of them earlier this season. To make matters worse, Shay’s new partner, Allison, isn’t exactly what we’d call supportive. So much for bonding!

Question: Is it weird that I’m rooting for Abbie and Crane to get together on Sleepy Hollow? — Micah

NATALIE: Yes… sort of. For the time being, Crane is totally focused on freeing his wife and dealing with the truth that he had a son. (Fun fact: In the original pilot script, his son was said to be responsible for waking Headless.) But there could still be a chance for the pair. “It’s always possible, given the intensity of the circumstances that they are the only ones understanding what each other is going through,” executive producer Alex Kurtzman says. “There may be a tendency toward more, but that would have to evolve as organically as their friendship has evolved, so time will tell.” In other words, it’s likely, but not anytime soon.

Question: I love the little romance between JT and Tess on Beauty and the Beast. Will it continue? — Brenda

ADAM: Unfortunately, executive producer Brad Kern says that he’s not sure how far that relationship will go. “It’s fun to bring those two characters together, yet it’s a bit limiting to play another romance on the show,” he says. “I don’t know how much legs we have for that.” So how will the writers nip that story in the bud? “[When] friends get together, are they supposed to stay together? Or stay friends?” he says. “Sometimes you cross the line and it’s a good thing, and sometimes it’s like, ‘Let’s go back to where we were.'”

Question: Any chance for a reconciliation between Neal and Rumple on Once Upon a Time? — Tracy

NATALIE: Now that Neal has discovered the truth about his lineage, it will open the door for father and son to finally have a relationship. “It provides an opportunity for Neal to see his father as someone who carried a burden for hundreds of years because he was hurt or embarrassed about Pan being his father,” Michael Raymond-James says. “It really allows him to see his dad in a new light. That’s a revelatory moment for Neal.”

Question: Do you have any scoop on The Tomorrow People? — Ross

NATALIE: There’s more to John’s secret than just being able to kill — and it’s something that, if the group found out, they would certainly cut him off for good. In possibly related news, Jedikiah will come the closest he’s ever been to discovering the Tomorrow People’s hideout and you’ll be surprised whose fault that is.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great Thanksgiving and long holiday weekend!!

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