Ask Ausiello: Spoilers On Grey's, Revenge, Downton, Arrow, Big Bang, Bunheads And More!

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hello? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.comQuestion: Anything on Grey's Anatomy? It would really make my day! —Tia

Ausiello: You already know that the survivors strike it rich with the airplane lawsuit in this week's episode. You also know after watching our exclusive first look clip that Callie is way more excited than the rest of the gang. But what you may not know is that "Callie wants to go out and celebrate," reveals Ellen Pompeo. "But nobody is really into celebrating because it's blood money. People died. Arizona lost her leg." They decide to tag along anyway, leading to "a very awkward dinner," says Pompeo. "But Callie has her reasons for wanting to celebrate and she explains it at the dinner."

Question: Any Leonard and Amy-related Big Bang Theory scoop? —Troy

Ausiello: The show's Valentine's Day episode promises to be a hoot, mostly because "Amy tells Sheldon that she got him the perfect gift," reveals exec producer Bill Prady. "And Sheldon doesn't like gifts, so it's a very difficult time for Sheldon trying to reciprocate." A hint about said perfect gift? Teases Prady: "It's not sexual. I'll tell you that much." Bonus Scoop: Episode 16 features a marriage proposal!

RELATED | TVLine's 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What's Coming Back, What's Getting AxedQuestion: Do you have any scoop about the Private Practice series finale? —Tara

Ausiello: What if I told you that in next Tuesday's series finale, Parenthood's Sarah Ramos is guest-starring as... the entire Private Practice audience? Amy Brenneman told Matt Mitovich that Violet's final storyline  is "this beautiful, metaphorical thing" in which a patient of five-plus years has trouble saying goodbye. "She's ready to move on, but she's like, 'I need you.' And I say things like, 'We've been meeting together once a week for a little more than five years.... You're going to be OK,'" Brenneman previews. "And I am Shonda [Rhimes] talking to our sweet audience." (Hmm, does that mean the episode ends after 45 minutes...?)

Question: Did you get any exciting scoop at the TCA press tour about what's coming up on Bones in the second half of the season? —Cassidy

Ausiello: Yes! "Angela goes undercover as a roller-derby girl," Michaela Conlin shared with us. "They need somebody to help them with a crime that occurs around a roller rink, and Angela used to skate, so it's very much in her wheelhouse" — presumably no pun intended. To prep for the wild ride, "I got to train with the L.A. Derby Dolls, which was super-fun," she said, "and fall a lot on my rear end!"

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Ausiello: How's this for a touchdown? An escaped murderer on the loose in New York City gets back to business as quickly as possible, and Sherlock's paired with a FBI profiler (played by Covert Affairs' Kari Matchett) to figure out how to catch the killer (played by this guy). "We'll find out that there's something of a history there between Sherlock and this profiler," previews executive producer Rob Doherty, who adds that Sherlock "has very strong feelings about profiling in general, but he has even stronger feelings about this particular character." From what Doherty says, the post-Bowl episode sounds like a strong one. "We tried to find just the right amount of humor and action and backstory for that particular show."

RELATED | Elementary Boss on Moriarty's Entrance, Irene Adler and More!Question: You must know what Modern Family's Gloria and Jay are going to name their baby – or at least whether it's a boy or girl. How about giving us a hint? —Erica

Ausiello: I can confirm that the show's adding a new... female! But it's not what you're thinking. She's 40, she's Gloria's polished new friend and – though not a bombshell – she's very educated.

Question: Is it too soon to ask about Unforgettable? —Lindsey

Ausiello: It's a little early but I'll allow it. Let's start with the basics, Lindsey. You know it's back for a second season on Sunday, July 28, yes? And that Michael Gaston, Kevin Rankin and Daya Vaidya (who played Detectives Mike Costello, Roe Saunders and Nina Inara) are no longer part of the full-time cast? Okay, on to new business. Looks like the show's about to inject some fresh blood by way of two new Major Cases team members. The first, Eliot, is the intelligent, politically savvy new head of the division; in one of his first moves, he transfers Carrie and Al from Queens into his unit. Next is Jay, a whip-smart detective with a wide range of expertise in a lot of obscure topics – and I'm hearing that the show is willing to completely change his backstory if the right actor comes along.

Question: Would love some Arrow scoop, especially since we know you spoke to Stephen Amell at the Golden Globes. —M.J.

Ausiello: Nothing gets past you, M.J. I can offer up three pieces of information. One: Star Stephen Amell recently tweeted that the title of the upcoming Episode 16 should be "Holy S—balls!" Two: At the Golden Globes, he was stoked to elaborate. "In Episode 9, a lot of stuff happened. And in Episode 16, it's just thing after thing after thing after thing happening and coming to a resolution or taking it in the next direction. And then, after all that, after the episode's over, there's the biggest cliffhanger." And finally, three: One of the "things" he mentions is that Oliver's secret is not as secret as he wants it to be.

RELATED | Arrow Scoop: Dark Archer Backstory to Be ExploredQuestion: Any scoop on if/when Helena will return to Arrow? —Jason

Ausiello: EP Greg Berlanti assures us she'll return. In fact, "We're just writing that episode right now. We like to think of her as the crazy ex-girlfriend," he says, laughing. "Her mission isn't done nor complete yet in terms of: She wanted to kill her dad, and he's still alive."

Question: Anything on TV's most underrated comedy The Middle? Are we ever going to see Jane Kaczmarek again? —Rebecca

Ausiello: I have it on good authority that the Malcolm in the Middle mom will be back later this season as dental diva Mrs. Armwood – and that she'll front-and-center in a scene that involves Frankie, a tooth-scraping tool and severe bodily harm.

Question: I love what you and your staff have done with TVLine. My wife and I are enjoying Bunheads and would love to know just a little something that happens in the upcoming episodes. —Matt and Kelley

Ausiello: Thanks, Matt! For being such a loyal reader, you get the following scoop: Michelle's going to audition for a musical in the season finale (which shoots next week), and Bunheads creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is going to make sure we see everything. "I want to take the audience through the entire experience of a cattle call," she says. "So we're going to see Michelle go through that entire process." So what's the big show she's up for? "A new musical... that I will make up in about an hour," she joked. (Translation: The story's not ready yet.) "But it will be," she asserts, "and it will be phenomenal! And it will be a lot of dancing!"

Question: Can you give us anything about the Amanda sinking on Revenge? Like, clues about which character gets whacked? —Kay

Ausiello: I can't give you the edge in your office's Revenge death pool, Kay, but I can tell you this: The show isn't going on a break after its huge midseason climax – it's going to truck on, full speed ahead! "We've mapped out closely what we want the end of the season to be," EP Mike Kelley told TVLine's Meg Masters. "This year, like last year, we're asking the audience to trust us to lead them to a pretty explosive conclusion to Season 2 that I think will have a lot of people talking for a very long time." Bonus Scoop: He also hinted that The Initiative's huge plan is "all tied together to what Nolan's able to do on the show."

RELATED | Revenge Boss Teases a 'Powerful' TragedyQuestion: Can you please explain to me what The Initiative is on Revenge? For the life of me, I can't figure it out. —Jamie

Ausiello: Until the release of my forthcoming sure-to-be-bestseller Confusion Times Double Infinity: Ausiello Explains Revenge's Initiative, I'm going to let star Henry Czerny give you the Cliffs Notes version. "Here's what The Initiative is: People go through life assuming they can control their environment," says the man who plays Conrad. "The Initiative is the cloud over them that they have not addressed thoroughly that gets in the way of them being able to appreciate what's going on without having to control them. It's not simple. It's nebulous. You can deal with The Initiative very simply: You can acknowledge it and move on. [But] the Graysons feel that it's an albatross they need for some reason to pay homage to." Now that clears things right up, doesn't it?

Question: January 15 marks the 20th anniversary of Santa Barbara's final episode. Is there anything that can make me think the world hasn't gone to hell in a handbasket since?  —Carl

Ausiello: Keri Russell has a new drama series coming out. The number of people who watched Downton Abbey's third season premiere is greater than the individual populations of 144 of the world's nations. My acting resume continues to expand. Rest easy, Carl. The world is fine.

Question: So, with Barney and Robin's wedding set to be in May 2013, does this mean the Mother will be appear throughout How I Met Your Mother's ninth season? BTW, nice Golden Globe pics! —Marie-Christine

Ausiello: Don't have an answer to that question, but I can tell you that this season's 17th episode, titled "Weekend at Barney's," will find the Legen-dary One headlining a circa-1988 fantasy sequence. (No word if said fantasy sequence features a cameo by Andrew McCarthy.)

Question: I'm a huge fan of Ask Ausiello and have been for years. (Ego stroke!) I was curious if you have any insider information on Episodes? Any idea when it is coming back? —Dan

Ausiello: Flattery gets you everywhere. Episodes will return on Showtime in early 2014, and here's a little scoop from series co-creator Jeffrey Klarik: Since John Pankow's Merc was fired last season, there's a new head of the network. "He's a piece of work," Klarik says, before adding, "He is bipolar."

Question: On The Good Wife, there have been tiny hints that Kalinda might have some romantic feelings for Alicia (Nick being jealous, Lana, too). Can you please find out if they're going to elaborate on that? —Flor

Ausiello: I think you can safely rule that out... although Archie Panjabi does confess that last week's "bedroom scene" with Alicia and Kalinda was very satisfying. "It was a really nice moment," she said of Alicia finally sorta accepting Kalinda's apology. "[There is a lot] of pain there in the midst of everything that's happened. But hopefully this is the beginning of getting back to how it was."

RELATED | Major 2013 Scoop on Good Wife, The Office, Revenge, Once and More!Question: Any scoop on Penny and Pete on Happy Endings? Maybe something about next week's proposal? —Josh

Ausiello: Casey Wilson tells me that the big moment is going to be a dah-zas-ter. "It's Penny's dream come true," she says, which means, naturally, "It is ruined by Max. We're doing a prank episode. Everybody starts pranking each other, and they end up getting more heightened and more heightened. And something terrible happens to Max's limo – R.I.P. Max's limo. And Penny's beautiful engagement is a little bit stymied by Max's prank." Bottom line? "Basically, Max ruins everything." Bonus Scoop: Max may soon have his own piece of perfection in Wilson, a very handsome Brazilian who happens to be the son of David's biggest food-truck nemesis.

Question: Need Scandal scoop, please. Obsessed. —Ricky

Ausiello: How about a little intel on the couples Shonda Rhimes loves playing with most? "I really enjoy writing Olivia and Fitz and Mellie and Fitz," she shares. "I think that Mellie and Fitz is the most interesting marriage I've ever gotten to write. Cyrus and James are the healthy marriage on the show. And Nellie and Fitz are this very twisted, dark dynamic of what happens when a marriage has gone bad — and yet they still love each other, and yet I feel sorry for her a lot. I have a lot of compassion for Mellie, even when she's doing terrible things."

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***Major spoiler alert about Downton Abbey's Season 3 finale ahead, so if you don't wanna know, don't read on.***Question: Not sure I want to watch Downton Abbey without Dan Stevens' Matthew. Care to try and change my mind? —Jodi

Ausiello: I'll leave that task to EP Gareth Neame, who has found the silver lining in the much-grieved exit. (Hint: It focuses on Lady Mary.) "When you see something that feels like a difficult thing for a show — like an exit of a key character — it's actually a dramatic opportunity," says Neame, adding that he knew about Stevens' departure a year before it happened, so he was able to "flip the story in a whole different direction." He adds, "In any relationship drama, the will-they-or-won't-they is always more interesting than married couples. So actually what we've been able to do is reset [Lady Mary]. She has to start again, and that will be much more interesting."

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That's a wrap! Please send questions, comments, and anonymous tips to askausiello@tvline.com. (Additional reporting by Kim Roots, Vlada Gelman and Megan Masters)