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Will Ben's childhood girlfriend, Annie, be showing up on Lost this season? And any word on Rousseau? — Adam

MATT: I'd give my Dharma-brand nuts to have the castaways time-trip to the Others' very early days and spy on nerdy Ben and his pubescent crush. And who knows, maybe that territory will be plumbed when we get a Ben-centric episode in mid-March? As for "the French woman," I'm holding firm to my belief that we see Danielle in this week's episode. (Team Darlton will dissect my theory in this Thursday's "Getting Lost" video entry.)

Is Sons of Anarchy going to return? — Joanne

TIM: It sure is. FX's biker drama will be back for its second cycle in the fall — no date's been set — and creator Kurt Sutter has teased that the sophomore season will focus on internal struggles. Oh, and also choppers.

Can you please tell me if we will finally see Kyle XY and Jessi get a chance this season? I really love them together. — Nonna

MATT: Does a belly button collect lint?

Source: TV Guide

Question: Your scoop about the lack of Cameron and Chase in the 100th episode of House really killed me. Out of all the episodes, the two of them deserved to be in that one. It's like a slap in the face to Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer and their fans. I don't care what their excuses are. -- Jessica

Ausiello: You know this column is called Ask Ausiello, not Bitch to Ausiello, right? No, seriously, I hear you. I do. But maybe it'll take some of the insult out of the injury if I mention that although the episode number is significant, the episode itself is not. Series creator David Shore said he resisted outside pressure to make the Feb. 2 outing anything other than a typical House. So it's not like he made this really special episode and put everyone in it except Jennifer and Jesse. He made a regular episode and put everyone in it except Jennifer and Jesse. See the difference?

Question: This "Chameron" fix you told us about had better be major -- like major-major. Because after reading about their 100th episode diss, I am pissed! -- Greta

Ausiello: If I oversold it, I have a hunch Jennifer Morrison won't be patting me on the head, either. "I'm with the fans these days," she told us at last week's 100th-ep blowout. "I find out what's happening when you write about it." (Hey, at least she and Jesse Spencer were invited to that.) So, since I have yet to report which game-changing event will trigger the new storyline, she was clueless as to what it might be. So was Spencer, but not for lack of trying. When David Shore refused to divulge the deets, "I said, 'Go on and tell me, David, or I will bash your head in,'" the actor jokes. "He said no, and then we had a bit of a fight and he cried, and I went, 'Okay, fine. Have your little secrets.'"

Question: I heard a character might be leaving House at the end of the season. I'm scared it might be Cuddy. -- Maude

Ausiello: Though exec producer Katie Jacobs played dumb when I asked her about the rumored departure at press tour, Cuddy ain't goin' nowhere. Trust me. That's not to say that there aren't big changes ahead. Hugh Laurie teased, "House undergoes some pretty traumatic stuff in the last half of the season. Not physical but mental. They have lined it up for something fairly cataclysmic, but not, cataclysmic just for the sake of being disastrous, and not just to end the season on a crazy note." So Marcia Cross isn't gonna blow up the hospital? Er, no. "Stuff doesn't blow up," he promises. "I hope we never blow things up, ever. This event is sort of contained within House's head, [but] it is exciting."

Question: We haven't seen much of Wilson lately on House. Do you know if there is anything in store for him? -- Morgan

Ausiello: This certainly has the potential to boost his visibility.

Question: I've loved your relentless search for the truth about the future in-bed togetherness of Bones and Booth. But do you hear anything about the future of my favorite Bones couple, Angela and Hodgins? -- Janie

Ausiello: Good news: An annoying roadblock that answers to the name Roxie has been officially cleared, so says series creator Hart Hanson.

Question: Any Battlestar Galactica spoilers? -- Paul

Ausiello: This Friday's revolt-themed episode is the best of the season so far. Of course, it certainly couldn't be worse than the painfully tedious and self-indulgent art film that we had to sit through last week. What a colossal dud that was. But back to this week's ep, Adama and Roslin finally decide to take their relationship public when they suck face in front of the entire fleet. The PDA is greeted with a mix of "awwwws" and "ewwwws."

Question: It's been reported that both Hayden Panettiere and Ali Larter have asked off Heroes. What's the scoop? -- Aled

Ausiello: I can confirm that one of those actresses has indeed asked to be released from her contract. But I hear NBC is unlikely to allow it.

Question: I'm borderline crazy addicted to Lost, and would very much [twitch] appreciate a scoop on any recent news [twitch]! -- CJ

Ausiello: Listen up, Crazy: In last week's AA, I told you that Team Darlton had been quietly searching for a "younger Phillip Seymour Hoffman-type" for a multi-episode arc this season. Well, in this week's AA, I'm telling you who they got: October Road's Brad Henke. I can't say much about his character, except that he has ties to the mysterious Ilana.

Source: Ausiello @ EW