SPOILERS!!!!!!!

Latest from Ausiello over at Tv Guide:

Question: Dear God — and by God, I mean you, Michael — what is up with this week's Heroes leaving out two of my fave characters, Hiro and Peter? Do you have some scoop to tide me over until their return? — Lisa

Ausiello: Who needs Hiro and Peter when you have Paulo and Nikki, er, Maya and Alejandro!? All sarcasm aside, did Heroes learn nothing from last season's Lost?! Echoing Bruce Fretts' spot-on Jeer, bring back our old favorites! The good news: Based on my intel, it appears the show will shake off its mini-sophomore slump just in time for November sweeps. Among the juiciest things I'm hearing…

• A new Hero has a shocking connection to another character, ahem, relatively speaking.
• A major character will die, but, alas, there's a twist.
• Someone will be coming out of the closet… as a Hero.

Question: Any good Smallville sweeps prattle? — Dominic

Ausiello: There'll be a major November-sweeps showdown in the Fortress of Solitude that involves Clark, Kara and two Kryptonians to be named later.

Question: I would like to point out that you have been Bones-free for four weeks now. The last spoilage was in your Sept. 12 column. Please, help a girl out with a Bones spoiler or two! — Trish

Ausiello: You can't please all the people all the time, Trish. But good news — this week is your week to be pleased, so buckle up! Episode 10 — aka "The Santa in the Slush" — will be a Very Special Christmas Episode for your favorite crime procedural. When two elves find a dead guy dressed as Santa whose name is Kris Kringle, Brennan and Booth find themselves sniffing the butts of a roomful of department-store Clauses. (Don't ask.) Perhaps more pivotal to long-term story is that at the end of the episode, Brennan is headed for Peru on vacation… or is she?

Question: I'm dying for any Battlestar Galactica scoop. Pretty please with sugar on top or a Smurf on top? — Jessica

Ausiello: Just finished screening next month's special two-hour "extended episode" (aka Razor), and here's my one-word review: Frak! They need to find a way to bring Michelle Forbes' Admiral Cain back to life, 'cause, man, she is positively electrifying — not to mention a big ol' (rhymes with thespian). My second favorite thing about the movie, er, extended episode? The return of the original talking Cylons! I had no idea how much I missed those little buggers.