Image Credit: Mario Perez/ABC; Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC; Giovanni Rufino/The CW; Patrick Ecclesine/Fox; David M. Russell/CBSAs the season nears its end and plots start twisting faster and faster, you could let the suspense of it all get to you. (I did once. Wasn’t pretty.) Or you can make a game of your anticipation by attempting to guess what’s going to happen and to whom. If you choose the latter (and trust me, you want to), I’ll even help! Below is my annual list of near-spoilers—all of which will come to pass in May, generally during finales. Oh, and it bears mentioning that, in spite of what you may have heard from me, I don’t know everything. As a result, there still might be a surprise or two that isn’t on this list. But it should at least be thorough enough to keep your crazy focused. FYI: The events apply to regular or recurring characters, not random guest stars. Also, the chart will be continually updated to ID the person (or people) connected to each milestone shortly after said milestone takes place or to increase the tally as new information becomes available. In other words, beware of spoilers!
Number of weddings: 2
1. May 6: Angela and Hodgins/Bones
2. May 20: Bunch of folks on 30 Rock
Number of couples having sex for the first time: 6
1. April 28: Jules and Grayson/Cougar Town
2. May 6: Jeff and Britta/Community
3. May 11: Silver and Teddy/90210
4. May 13: Ben and Bailey/Grey’s Anatomy
5. May 13: Sam and Addison/Private Practice
6. May 17: Chuck and Jenny/Gossip Girl
Number of shocking pregnancies: 3 (only one of which is blind item-related)
1. May 11: Jen/90210 (not the blind item)
2. May 17: Georgina/Gossip Girl (the blind item!)
3. May 20: Avery/30 Rock
Number of not-so-shocking pregnancies: 2
1. May 17: Haley/One Tree Hill
2. May 20: Meredith/Grey’s Anatomy*
* since miscarried
Number of babies born: 6*
1. May 5: Dakota/The New Adventures of Old Christine
2. May 13: Maya delivers/Private Practice
3. May 16: Lynette delivers/Desperate Housewives
4. May 17: Dorota delivers/Gossip Girl
5. May 18: Valerie delivers/V
6. June 8: Quinn delivers/Glee
* one of the four technically occurs in June
Number of confirmed fatalities: 21*
1. May 3: Dana/24
2. May 4: Sun/Lost
3. May 4: Jin/Lost
4. May 4: Sayid/Lost
5. May 4: Dom/NCIS: LA
6. May 10: Rebecca Nevins/CSI: Miami
7. May 13: Dell/Private Practice
8. May 13: Anna/The Vampire Diaries
9 May 13: Johnathan/The Vampire Diaries
10. May 14: Tess/Smallville**
11. May 16: Robert/Brothers & Sisters
12. May 16: Patrick/Desperate Housewives
13. May 18: Charles Widmore/Lost
14. May 18: Zoe/Lost
15. May 18: Valerie/V
16. May 20: Charles/Grey’s Anatomy
17. May 20: Reed/Grey’s Anatomy
18. May 20: William Bell/Fringe
19. May 23: The Smoke Monster/Lost
20. May 23: Jack/Lost
21. May 24: Stephen Bartowski/Chuck
* Excludes final minutes of Lost series finale
**Character will be reincarnated next season.
Number of deep, dark family secrets exposed: 1
1. May 16: Baby switch/Desperate Housewives
Number of possible fatalities: 20
1. May 12: Chris/Mercy
2. May 12: Mike/Mercy
3. May 12: Jeremy/The Vampire Diaries
4. May 13: Oliver/Smallville
5. May 16: Holly/Brothers & Sisters
6. May 17: Clay/One Tree Hill
7. May 17: Quinn/One Tree Hill
8. May 17: Chuck/Gossip Girl
9. May 19: Melinda/Law & Order: SVU
10. May 20: Langston/CSI
11. May 24: President Logan/24
12. May 24: Calleigh/CSI: Miami
13. May 24: Ryan/CSI: Miami
14. May 24: Jesse/CSI: Miami
15. May 24: Natalia/CSI: Miami
16. May 24: Walter/CSI: Miami
17. May 25: Jackson/NCIS
18. May 26: Danny/CSI: NY
19. May 26: Lindsay/CSI: NY
20. May 26: Lucy/CSI: NY
Number of resurrections and/or shocking returns: 6
1. May 13: Katherine/The Vampire Diaries
2. May 13: Sam/Supernatural
3. May 13: Charlie/Fringe
4. May 16: Paul/Desperate Housewives
5. May 17: Shaw/Chuck
6. May 24: Mary Elizabeth Bartowski/Chuck
Number of guest appearances by Mayim Bialik: 2
1. May 9: ‘Til Death
2. May 24: The Big Bang Theory
Number of firings and/or resignations: 6
1. May 11: Cary/The Good Wife
2. May 11: Hetty/NCIS: LA*
3. May 13: Senor Chang/Community
4. May 20: Mark/Parks and Recreation
5. May 20: Kenneth/30 Rock
6. May 24: President Taylor/24
*temporary
Number of folks who’ll fall off the wagon: 2
1. May 18: Ryan/90210
2. May 20: Mark/FlashForward
Number of engagements: 2
1. May 13: Charlotte and Cooper/Private Practice
2. May 17: Julian and Brooke/One Tree Hill
Number of breakups: 13
1. May 6: Callie and Arizona/Grey’s Anatomy
2. May 7: Lois and Clark/Smallville
3. May 13: Mark and Ann/Parks and Recreation
4. May 13: Michael and Donna/The Office
5. May 16: Orson and Bree/Desperate Housewives
6. May 17: Nate and Serena/Gossip Girl
7. May 17: Lucas and Cuddy/House
8. May 17: Beckett and Demming/Castle
9. May 18: Naomi and Liam/90210
10. May 20: Cristina and Owen/Grey’s Anatomy
11. May 20: Jack and Nancy/30 Rock
12. May 20: Daisy and Sweets/Bones
13. May 24: Robin and Don/How I Met Your Mother
Number of momentous kisses: 6
1. May 14: Lois and Clark-The Blur/Smallville
2. May 17: House and Cuddy/House
3. May 20: Annie and Jeff/Community
4. May 20: April and Andy/Parks and Recreation
5. May 20: Peter and Olivia/Fringe
6. May 23: Jack and Kate/Lost
Think you can match the season-ending events with the shows they take place on? Take your best shot in the comments section! Oh, and you shouldn’t necessarily read anything into the photo collage above.
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Chuck has to be on one of these.
LEGEND OF THE SEEKER may have a death coming. PLEASE let it not be Kahlan or Richard, Kara I’m not too fond of. I doubt there will be any pregnancies – I prefer Richard and Kahlan to maintain that forbidden love, its part of what makes that show great.
I doubt LEGEND OF THE SEEKER fits into to any of these.
legend of the seeker follows the books, so i doubt anyone is dying if they live thru the books
pretty sure they won’t kill off kahlan, richard or cara.. that’d be really weird if they did…(but they’ve already messed up a lot of things so it’s not impossible) engagement / wedding could be a possibility if they want to stick with the books on that one..
Oh, no, someone will die only to be resurrected by the end of the episode.
He’s not serious. He posts under various names in various articles always talking about the show. He’s one of those “gimmick” posters that lacks creativity.
The show follows the books? Really? Have you read the books? <_<;
In any case, you can't have the show without Richard and Kahlan. Their relationship is a continuous central theme throughout the series.
could be an engagement, they might decide to follow at least one point in the books and have Richard & Kahlan get engaged. I think that is in the realm of possibilities. however I don’t think this show is really on Ausiello’s radar the way primetime shows are, so…
Legend of the Seeker, Chuck and your stupid singles site all suck donkey balls!
Well we already know Darken Raul is one of the resurrections…that’s like, in the next week.
I have read somewhere ( I don’t remember where) that there will be a wedding in Legend of the Seeker. So, that could be one of them
It doesn’t matter. L O T S isn’t going to be picked up for next season. So I have heard.
Seeker is cancelled. Sorry.
Chuck’s gotta be the proposal or engagement and a death. the finale of chuck is called chuck vs. the ring part 2. ring = proposal!
that could be it but it could also mean the ring as in the bad guys and i think its the dark family secret and the breakup
I think the proposal would be Big Mike and Morgan’s mom.
Ausiello has confirmed a major death in Chuck during the season finale… My money is on Awesome
Awesome can’t die! That would majorly suck. I don’t think that you could kill off any of the regular characters and keep the show the same. My money would be on Chuck/Ellie’s dad.
My money’s on Chuck’s dad
hey the “proposal” category is missing?!
i think it’s chuck’s dad. would make more sense. Just as bryce died when giving him the awesome intersect 2.0, dad would die giving him the fixed governor.
ausiello you missed caroline as possible fatality after her surgery
unless this means she’s back 100%?
and jeremy is NOT dead come on he drank the blood he’ll be undead
Can we please do something about the misspelling of “temporary?” It’s driving me crazy.
What about Chuck’s dad!
You know, does this include the wedding in Life Unexpected?
Maybe the wedding will be in LEGEND OF THE SEEKER!!!!!
Dude, what’s up with the LoS obsession, is not that good of a show anyway.
@ all fools – Your mother is a LEGEND OF THE BED! I promise you that she will be my date to your wedding.
legends of the seeker has been cancelled. Look: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/26/legend-of-the-seeker-canceled/
It wouldn’t include the Life Unexpected wedding since that already happened and this is all for MAY.
That didn’t happen in May…and he wouldn’t have left it blank
Glee is the baby in June.
and maybe Terri is pregnant – that would be shocking…
certainly would be, considering she hasn’t let will touch her since she started her scam!
And annoying! I mean really, haven’t we had enough pregnancy drama on this show?
We already know that Shue gets in a fit of rage, has sex with Terri and gets her actually pregnant. Aus already told us that.
Terri wouldn’t be nearly as shocking as Emma IMHO. Let’s face it…Terri being pregnant would be a cheap cliche
shocking pregnancy – i was thinking more along the lines of Nurse Jackie, she discovering she’s pregnant from her affair.
@-Hi- Actually it wasnt confirmed…
Before the finale Ausiello gave us three options only two were true, it was 1. Will finds out about the pregnancy, 2. Will leaves Terri, and 3. Terri gets preggers for real.
He found out and left Terri therefore three is not true. And since Will hasnt slept with Terri in a long time it wouldnt be possible lol.
I think there will be a not so shocking pregnancy in
The Good Wife. Alicia’s son and the blonde creepy girl.
I think you’re right
Oh, I hadn’t thought of that… interesting though. I just hope that Will and Alicia aren’t one of the couples having sex for the first time. Too soon and it would ruin their dynamic.
I bet one of the big kisses will be between Alicia and Peter
It would certainly mess things up if Alicia were pregnant… it could have happened when she slept with Peter after coming home from kissing Will.
They made a big deal about Alicia taking the condoms out of the drawer in front of Peter AFTER she explained she kept them their for their son. The son came in with creepy blonde girl to grab them, they were gone and then they went to his room anyway. I see a Bristol Palin moment with Peter’s election next season.
New Jersey Stinks! So does Texas!
Yup i guessed it was the june baby too. I hope finn and rachel are the spontanous kiss!!
That would be too predictable/obvious to be a spoiler. I think Finn and Kurt would match that clue better. That would be brilliant and daring.
Rachel and Finn have already kissed.
Oooooo…What if Finn gets Santana prego?
yep…baby Drizzle. XD
I actually think it’s TRUE BLOOD. Tara gets pregnant in the books.
That wouldn’t happen in May!
Tara barely (and I mean *barely*) exist in the book… Kind of doubting it.
Chuck *is* one of those- the Maylim Bialik one.
No, it’s the Big Bang Theory
Actually, Venkman007 is right, Bialik is appearing on Chuck.
actually erik, she’s on Chuck
Acutally she will be on LEGEND OF THE SEEKER – oh, wait, she won’t – YESSSSSSS!!!!
RachelA is right, Bialik is appearing in the May 24 ep of Big Bang.
Well, his list says there is only one Bialik appearance and we know for a fact that it is on The Big Bang Theory because he just wrote an article about it with a picture. So, either Asiello is wrong or Venkman007
Maylim Blailik isn’t on BBT in May. I don’t think. Her eps are earlier, right?
“Those are some serious daggers Sheldon is shooting special guest star Mayim Bialik in this exclusive image from The Big Bang Theory’s May 24 season finale.” – direct from Ausiello’s article.
Bialik is on Big Bang Theory finale…it was confirmed in the EW I received today…she is going to be a possible love interest for Sheldon.
No it is Big Bang Theory
House.
Road House
HAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! Good One.
This made me LMAO.
LMFAO!
A bit vague, huh?
I’m thinking House might have any combination of the following:
- A firing/resignation (one of the fellows perhaps, maybe Cuddy for the latter)
- A falling off the wagon (House, obviously)
- A proposal (Lucas to Cuddy)
- An engagement (same two)
- A break-up (same two, if Cuddy says no)
- A momentous kiss (House and Cuddy, if/when she leaves Lucas)
- A momentous kiss (House and Cuddy, if/when she leaves Lucas)
That would be soooo good.
Hoping for Huddy kissing! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!
- A momentous kiss (House and Cuddy, if/when she leaves Lucas)
EEEEEWWWW Anything but this, please!
I was thinking possible preggers could be Cameron & Chase after their romp in seclusion. Maybe even Wilson & supposedly evil Sam.
Maybe House will kiss Lucas. Wouldn’t that be a twist.
oh my goodness you made my day.
i think it’s 13 who will resign
a proposal from lucas to cuddy
and a break up because i think cuddy will say no
I hope it’s not the pregnancy nor the death. Or if it is the death I hope is Lucas!
Oooh. What a cool idea. Never thought about Lucas dying/being killed off. What a great way for them to rid themselves of the character. But, not likely since TPTB have wanted to spin off his Lucas character to its own show. Maybe that idea is dead too? We can only hope Lucas bites the big one! And “Liz” sorry you’re turned off by the Huddy kiss concept but there’s a lot of support for these two characters to get together and even the infamous Shore said Huddy eventually.
His own show? WTF? Lucas doesn’t have the personality to make a show work. He doesn’t even have it to be a regular on House. He’s just annoying.
Angela and Hodgins of Bones for the weddings section.
Agreed…we were told we see an engagement and a wedding this season and they don’t necessarily involve the same couple.
Unfortunately Angela dies of butt cancer, hodgkins is devastated and constipated
Haven’t we seen two engagements already on Bones: Jared and his GF, and Sweets and Daisy? Maybe the first one doesn’t count since Jared’s not a regular.
im more thinking of Daisy and Sweets’ wedding that we KNOW is happening. But the angela and hodgens think would be awesome for surprize pregnancy!
Hodgins and Angela getting married. Daisy and Sweets will be facing the breakup. Then Daisy will be possible fatalities.
i doubt its angela and hodgins but sweets and daisy are already engaged and spoilers for the finale is a wedding.
2 out of 3 my predictions are correct. The 3rd still can be truth.
I also think the surprise baby is Brennan on Bones–remember Booth donated his sperm at the end of last season.
He so did not! He just said to Brennan that she could have had his sperm if he had died from his operation. Nevertheless I hope the surprise baby will be on Bones^^
He did donate his sperm,( remember the donation room when Stewie first showed up) She never used it last season, but he did give her permission to (if something happened to him) in the second to last episode of season 4. That all being said, I really cannot imagine a scenario that Brennan would use it and not tell Booth beforehand. So I wouldn’t place any bets on it being Brennan.
No way Bones would use Booth’s sperm purely for artificial insemination. She’s too logical to use the sperm from a donor with a brain tumor. It goes against all of her principles; she’d take a scientific approach for the most genetically superior child (kind o like the Nazis). Brennan would only have Booth’s baby the traditional way, and that’s even a stretch.
Agreed…or at least an engagement.
sweets and daisy And Booth’s Bro for the weddings!
I can’t help but notice a SHORTAGE of KISSAGE and SEXINGS! TOO MANY DEATHS!
Sawyer and Kate better KISS!
can i just say i love to hate you!!!
Agreed! He frustrates and thrills me, all while charming me with his silver-tongued playfulness. Okay, I’m guessing a decent number of the 18 (!) deaths listed above are on Lost, which makes me want to cry, though I’m expecting it, and I’ll bet some SERIOUS cash that one of the two resurrections is John Locke. In some capacity. Love you, Mike, even though you’re such a tease!
Locke and Jacob!!!!!!!!!!
That’s exactly what I thought, Mib, though if it’s only one it’ll be Locke. Unless FLocke is really Locke, which would be totally amazing. Or not. Whatever. After tonight’s episode, I’m on board for whatever koolaid he’s drinking.
Dead is dead.
I was thinking the same thing, mary.
Good Lord!!! Can most of the deaths come from Lost? Well, there’s always the sideways life.
Dead Is Dead, But dont’ forget about the Flash-Sideways! John Locke is still alive and kicking in them and its possible he could cross over from the Flash-Sideways world into Island World! Thats My Wish/Dream Anyway!
if Dead is dead than why was Sayid Resurrected in hte first episode of the season.
Momentous kiss -Bones?
definately bones in momentous kiss and wedding (daisy and sweets duh)
Some things can DEFINITELY fit Bones’s finale.
Wedding – Daisy and Sweets
Engagement Hodgins and Angela
Momentuous kiss – Booth and Brennan
I completely agree with you there, although Hodgins and Angela would have to go a long ways from now to then to get into another engagment that soon, so not as many bets on that wbut the other 2 Im almost sertain.
Based on casting sides for episode 21, Angela and Hodgins get married and are planning their honeymoon. Episode 20 is when they get thrown in jail and things start back up again in a big way.
Actually given the stated direction of the Booth-Brennan relationship this might be more accurate: Momentous Kiss – Booth and someone else (witnessed by Brennan, which is what makes it momentous).
Well, looks like Angela and Hodgens just skipped the engagement altogether. Kathy Reichs must have had fun penning that episode herself.
Easy answer. Pregnancy in June is Quinn from Glee.
she’s already pregnant
Makes it all the more juicy.
Yeah, she’s not a pregnancy, she’ll be one of the “babies born.”
Haha, that’s what I meant. Had a Brittany moment.
It’s not a pregnancy in June people…it’s a baby in June…she’ll be HAVING her baby in June.
One of the deaths is confirmed in Private Practice and Addie gets the guy so hopefully Addie and Sam will be in momentous kisses or couples having sex for the first time.
Also Addison is involved in a car accident (hit by a drunk driver) and she’s fighting for her life abd ability to walk, so she might be counted to the possible fatalities, although we know she’ll make it .
We don’t know if it’s Addison. IMO Ausiello last private practice spoiler meant that it’d be cruel to kill her off when she finally finds some kind of happiness. I won’t believe it’s Addison unless a spoiler implies it.
Really?? Well cr@p… I guess that’s another way to justify a GA crossover… oooh potential paralysis… must call Derek!! I hate it when they make me watch PrP, or miss my fave characters.
Maybe Violet commits suicide.
i also think violet is going to die and that makes me so disappointed, she is the reason why i watched private practice in the first place!
Yeah I thought that Violet would be the one to die too but then I remember, wasn’t she one of the possible casualties of last year’s finale? I don’t think it’s going to be her two years in a row..
Naomi will…Audra wrote on twitter: “Need to finish packing and shipping boxes. Blech.” shipping boxes? plus she wrote: “Sono a casa. Sto imballando per andare a casa a New York!!!” that means “I’m at home. I’m packing to go home to New York!!!” But the Italian verb she used is only used if your packing, like furniture and other stuff…whether she just didn’t know that? possible…but putting everything together she might be moving back to NYC…just sayin’
Yes for Addison and Sam kissing or having sex for the first time!
I’m not sure but i think Addison and Sam had sex when they kissed for the first time. Will have to check but i’m pretty sure.
yes some one dies on PP but having sex go be Baliey and her new boy friend.
Smallville!
Smallville must take a dozen deaths (Kandorians) from this list.
And probably the couple having sex for the first time – Lois & Clark. =D
Clois has already had sex so I doubt it….
I doubt Smallville is the one taking a lot of those death slots. My bet is on Lost. Which makes me entirely to depressed…
Actually.. Smallville is killing off another Character this year (Tess, Chloe, or Zod). And.. chances are that Lois and Clark may be one of the couples to have sex for the first time in the season finale.
I believe Smallville is only killing off one character. Right? Chloe has all been confirmed to return next year so that leaves Tess or Zod. My money is on Zod. He’ll go out a hero proving that Clark was right by giving him a chance. The title of the finale is called “Salvation” and we’ve had it confirmed by writers that there will be a moment of hope and vindication for Clark.
LOST is most likely taking a few of those death slots and it’s also possibly one (or both) of the ressurections. John Locke rising frmo the dead? That seems to be a given right.
I’d probably put money that one of the couples having sex for the first time is going to be on Smallville too. That seems all but obvious at this point. I’m not sure who the other couple will be but Clark and Lois will be one.
Another possible Smallville one: possible firing and or resignation.
It’s been leaked that clark and Lois are going to be fired from the Daily Planet in this Friday’s episode by DC character Franklin Stern. Now, that doesn’t count as happening in May though so I’m not sure.
That is exactly what I thought: LOST – 18 deaths……. yikes!
Yeah I would definitely guess Lost is taking up several of those death slots.
Breakups- Rachel and Jesse (Glee).
Kinda sad considering I love these two as a couple… SO much chemistry
Probably because he fondled her bare beats on Broadway and he pulled his pants down so you could see his bum when they symbolized sex in Spring Awakening
Break-up: Ross and Rachel. Oh..wait…wrong decade. lol
I know 2 of them. Finn is going to be losing his virginity to Santana tonight on Glee, so wouldn’t that fall under Category 2? And Quinn will be having her baby in the finale so that would fall under Category 5. All Glee.
I think these things happen in the season finale, not tonight.
Ok, nevermind, but they do have to happen in May, and its still April.
Way to be a spoiler, Adam! Does anyone know if this is really true?
Will and Emma could fall under Category 2. As could Rachel and Jesse or Rachel and Finn, depending on who she’s with at that point.
Finn already had sex with Santana in The Power of Madonna, and it’s still April. :p Will and Emma could be one.
Actually, Miaym Bialk is going to be on 2 shows this may. “The Big Bang Theory” and “Til Death”. so there you got it wrong.
Til Death? That show’s still on?
Kinda, it recently got official canceled, iirc. Probs has eps to burn.
Number of guest appearances by Mayim Bialik: 1
1. Big Bang Theory
Now that we’ve got the obvious out of the way, let’s begin guessing..
Also obvious: The June birth is Quinn on Glee
True.