— On the next Chuck, Sarah, Casey and Morgan join Chuck and they all venture into jungles of Southeast Asia when “The Belgian” (guest star Richard Chamberlain – not to be confused with General Hospital’s “The Balkan”) attempts to unravel the secrets of the Intersect. Meanwhile, Captain Awesome and Ellie try to decipher a secret left behind by her father. In the following week’s episode, Chuck’s mom (Linda Hamilton) pops up for Thanksgiving dinner with Volkoff (Timothy Dalton). Zachary Levi also directed the Nov. 29th ep.
— E! has confirmed that Lois and Clark will become engaged on Smallville. They’ve also got details on Allison Mack’s return. Smallville show runner Brian Peterson previewed Chloe’s return to the show as being “badass.” He says that “She already went through her supernatural moment seasons ago, so she comes back as very true to the character that she is, as a very strong person but still very much Chloe.” And how does Chloe deal with Clark and Lois’ engagement? As for Chloe’s relationship with Oliver, Peterson adds that “There’s a lot of Chlollie relationship threads that need to be figured out because she did leave pretty abruptly. Yes, Chlollie fans will be happy.” Look for Chloe to return onscreen in episode 12.
— On this week’s House, Wilson and Sam’s (Cynthia Watros) relationship takes a sudden turn after they attend a co-worker’s wedding. Taub questions his wife about her relationship with a member of an infidelity support group and House deals with a man who falls ill after re-enacting the Crucifixion.
— On Hawaii Five-O, Danny has to ask his ex-wife for a favour to help solve a case.
— On the next Glee, Sue’s Nazi-hunting mother, Doris (Carol Burtnett) arrives to check up on her girls. Kurt makes an important decision after getting pushed to his breaking point. Rachel and Finn take a big step. Meanwhile, Jayma Mays teased to E! News that “There’s definitely going to be some shocking episodes soon for my character [Emma]. Shocking.”
— When James Marsden guest stars on an upcoming episode of Modern Family, he’ll be playing a “Matthew McConaughey-esque” slacker guy who moves into Cameron and Mitchell’s building joins them in the hot tub.
— On the 90210 front, Abbie Cobb has been cast as Annie’s cousin Emily from Kansas. Emily will sabotage Annie’s life (she goes for the same plays and the same guy: Liam). Emily is also expected to drop a bombshell on her family when she makes her debut in January. Meanwhile, Australian actress Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) will play yoga guru Sona for three episodes. Naomi (and her bank account) will begin to rely too heavily on Sona.
— The next episode of Gossip Girl airs on Nov. 29th and will be directed by Tate Donovan. Chuck, Serena, Blair, Dan, Jenny and Eric find themselves faced with a crisis when a member of one of their families is hospitalized. Meanwhile, Nate attempts to help his parents reconcile. The same episode will also feature a confrontation with Blair and Jenny (as pictured).
