SPOILERS: Fall cliffhanger mysteries for 11 shows revealed here
Jimmie
by Michael Ausiello
Attention: The following story contains answers to some of the
just-concluded television season's biggest questions. No kidding,
we're talking about major spoilage here, folks. So, if you would
prefer to spend the summer agonizing over the fates of Presidents
Palmer and Bartlet, then read no further. However, if the idea of
waiting 'til fall for news about Sydney's two-year-long nap and Rory's
disappearing beaus has you popping Xanax at the same rate you do
Tic-Tacs, then we're more than happy to help simmer you the heck down.
But please, don't say we didn't warn you. Because we did. Numerous
times.
24: Mad bomber Mandy (Mia Kirshner) — one of the few, surviving
evildoers from Season One — resurfaced in the final scene to poison
President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) with a biotoxic handshake! Is the
commander-in-chief DOA? Fox isn't squealing, but according to Bill
Martel, an expert in weapons of mass destruction and a professor at
the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., Palmer's odds of survival
are good. "It looks like he was [attacked] with a blister agent called
Lewisite," he says, adding that the germ can be fatal in the absence
of immediate medical attention. "But being the president, he has more
medical attention around him than 99 percent of the people on the
planet."
Third Watch: Was the grisly death of Alex Taylor (Amy Carlson) in the
season ender the final nail in the coffin for the increasingly MIA
firefighters? It would appear so. According to exec producer John
Wells, Watch will continue to shift its focus to the men in blue.
"What the show was delivering before was too diffuse," he says, "and
people couldn't get involved enough." In other words, expect to see
even less of red-hot fireman Jimmy (Eddie Cibrian) next season.
Buffy/Angel: In Buffy's series finale, Spike (James Marsters)
sacrificed himself for his Chosen love (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Won't
that make it hard for him to cross over to Angel next season? "The
trick is how to bring him back without losing the integrity of what he
did," muses exec producer Joss Whedon. Fans are speculating that
Whedon and co. will fall back on Shanshu, an ancient prophecy
introduced during Angel's first season that says once a vampire with a
soul fulfills his destiny, he will become human. "That's an
interpretation," he says, "and ultimately, it could become the
interpretation if we decide to go that way." For more on the Buffy
finale, click here.
NYPD Blue: Lt. Tony Rodriguez (Esai Morales) landed in a coma after
getting shot by a vengeful Internal Affairs detective. "Esai will be
back," reports exec producer Steven Bochco. And what about Andy and
Connie's wedding, which was delayed by the tragedy? "We may marry them
at some point next season."
Gilmore Girls: Both of Rory's boyfriends, Jess and Dean, went AWOL by
season's end. Have we seen the last of them? Sources say Jess (Milo
Ventimiglia) will likely reappear in late fall to set up the launch of
his midseason spinoff, but newly-betrothed Dean (Jared Padalecki) is
history. Says a WB rep: "Rory has moved on."
The West Wing: In the wake of his daughter's kidnapping, President
Bartlet (Martin Sheen) relinquished his commander-in-chief post to the
speaker (John Goodman) — leading some to wonder whether Sheen's
political activism finally did him in at NBC. "Martin's under
contract," says a show rep. "He'll be back." As a result, Roseanne's
former TV hubby shouldn't make himself too cozy in the Oval Office.
Says Goodman's spokesperson: "He's only contracted to do one episode
in the fall — the season premiere."
Friends: Will Charlie (Aisha Taylor) be back for a long-term
relationship with Ross (David Schwimmer)? (There was some serious
lip-lockage between the two in the finale.) A Friends spokesperson
confirms that the former Talk Soup hostess will return, but the length
of her stay has yet to be determined. "We'll see her at least long
enough to resolve the season finale." And what about Phoebe's main man
Mike (Paul Rudd)? He'll be back for as many as 10 episodes next
season, says the rep. Translation: That noise you hear is wedding
bells, silly.
Judging Amy: Gillian (Jessica Tuck) went into cardiac arrest after
giving birth to her son. Although her prognosis appeared grim, a CBS
rep assures us that "Jessica will be returning."
Charmed: During the show's final moments, mysterious White Lighter
Chris (Drew Fuller) waved his magic wand and had Leo (Brian Krause)
sucked into a supernatural vortex. Is Piper (Holly Marie Combs) now a
widow? "I'm a firm believer in love conquers all," teases exec
producer Brad Kern.
Alias: Sydney (Jennifer Garner) awakened from a deep sleep to discover
that she had been presumed dead for the last two years. Where the heck
was she? But more importantly, did Vaughn (Michael Vartan) really go
off and get hitched to someone else — as his shiny new wedding band
seemed to suggest? "Yes, he did," confirms exec producer J.J. Abrams,
who adds that Syd's mission to retrace those missing years will
"definitely be a component" of Season Three. We can't wait.
Ian J. Ball
jimmie...@yahoo.com (Jimmie) wrote:
> Spoiler Alert! Cliffhanger Mysteries Resolved!
> by Michael Ausiello
They missed "Smallville".
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David
<ijball***SPAM-No***@mac.com.invalid> wrote:
>In article <134aff06.03052...@posting.google.com>,
> jimmie...@yahoo.com (Jimmie) wrote:
>
>> Spoiler Alert! Cliffhanger Mysteries Resolved!
>> by Michael Ausiello
>
>They missed "Smallville".
And didn't actually resolve anything. Well at least not on the shows I
read about.
Lord Vader III
>
> Third Watch: Was the grisly death of Alex Taylor (Amy Carlson) in the
> season ender the final nail in the coffin for the increasingly MIA
> firefighters? It would appear so. According to exec producer John
> Wells, Watch will continue to shift its focus to the men in blue.
> "What the show was delivering before was too diffuse," he says, "and
> people couldn't get involved enough." In other words, expect to see
> even less of red-hot fireman Jimmy (Eddie Cibrian) next season.
If Wells actually did say they're going to shift focus to the police,
its gonna be the death of the show. The show wasn't getting great
ratings to begin with and I doubt people will tune in if it ends up
being just another police show. There's already too many of them on TV
anyway.
LVIII
manhn
"Lord Vader III" <lord_va...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The focus has already shifted--season four was a cop show. The ratings were
not affected. I'm not happy about it, but with Amy and Eddie gone, whatcha
gonna do? Besides, the cops are the most interesting characters on the show.
Lewis.
Maureen Goldman
>The focus has already shifted--season four was a cop show. The ratings were
>not affected. I'm not happy about it, but with Amy and Eddie gone, whatcha
>gonna do? Besides, the cops are the most interesting characters on the show.
I thought the emphasis in "Third Watch" was pretty much split between
cops and paramedics.
piscesrr
In season one there were a number of episodes, at least 35%, were
the action involved the cops, paramedics and firemen at one site --
building collapses, a child stuck in a burning house. There were a
few episodes that were all about the firemen (and the paramedics when
as they treated the burn victims). Then there was the excellent 9/11
documentary episode. And after that, things began to shift toward
the cops, their private lives, and how that complicated their jobs.
There was a brief respite during the stuff about paramedics Doc (and his
very young girlfriend) and Carlos (his daughter and the harrassment
lawsuit). There were maybe 5 episodes with the firemen featured this
past season.