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Private Practice: Where Were We and What's Next?

• Sep 29, 2011 12:58 AM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

When Private Practice returns (Thursday, 10/9c on ABC), Pete is hanging on for dear life after a heart attack, Amelia is hitting the sauce, Addison and Sam have reunited even though they disagree on the children issue, and her mystery man from the finale? He's a fertility doctor! Also, Oceanside Wellness is no more. Get ready to welcome Seaside Wellness Center to the mix. That being said, before diving in to Season 5, you might need a quick refresher on where we left off — and a juicy tease about what comes next.

Private Practice Exclusive First Look: Addison enlists Jake to make a baby

Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh)
Where Were We? After a rocky season with Sam, the pair eventually broke up. Addison then went out with a stranger from the supermarket, with whom she shared a kiss and was enticed by his offer to run away to Fiji. Ultimately, she stood him up at the airport and went back to Sam, still intent on having a child, even though he doesn't.
What's Next? Addison is... read more

Keck's Exclusives: Private Practice Casts Charlotte's and Cooper's Parents

• Mar 28, 2011 08:52 PM ET
• by William Keck

Something special's happening on the May 5 episode of ABC's Private Practice, and without flat out telling you, I'll bet you can guess.  

"We'll be meeting the in-laws for the first time," teases KaDee Strickland, whose Charlotte King is about to take a big step with... read more

Private Practice's Kate Walsh: Addison Shuts Down Following Her Mother's Suicide

• Feb 17, 2011 01:24 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Following her mother's suicide, Private Practice's Addison (Kate Walsh) will go into a dark place that may threaten her relationship with Sam (Taye Diggs).

Exclusive: Paul Adelstein to direct an episode of Private Practice

Private Practice: Charlotte and Cooper May Cross a Moral Line

• Feb 10, 2011 12:45 AM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

In Thursday's episode of Private Practice, Charlotte's attacker, Lee McHenry (Nicholas Brendon), returns to the hospital and Charlotte and Cooper contemplate crossing a moral line.

Audra McDonald to exit Private Practice

Knowing that Sam (Taye Diggs) is about to operate on the man who raped his fiancé, Cooper (Paul Adelstein) will try to convince his friend to let Lee die on the table. 

"He feels that Lee McHenry is a real threat to Charlotte, whether it's a physical threat or physiological threat, and Cooper wants that gone," Adelstein says. "He sees an opportunity for that to be taken care of and he pushes for that."

The return of Lee comes just as... read more

Mega Buzz: Scoop on Bones' Proposal, a Sookie-Alcide Hookup and Red John's Return

• Feb 8, 2011 10:00 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

I'm so worked up about this Bones proposal. Please tell me who Booth is going to ask to marry him! — Lisa
ADAM: Where's the fun in that? Executive producer Stephen Nathan summed up the episode in three words: Big. Game. Changer. "We've existed this whole year with Booth and Brennan accepting, admitting and also denying their feelings for each another and with Booth in a very serious relationship with another woman — much to the dismay of a lot of fans," Nathan says with a laugh. "I think the episode will be a satisfying conclusion to this story line and also a great start for the next development that happens in the show emotionally. It will be very difficult and very painful, and David [Boreanaz] really brings that home."

Any chance that Sookie and Alcide will get together this season on True Blood? — Danielle
NATALIE: "Timing is everything and the timing between those two could not have been worse, so we'll see where the time goes in Season 4," Joe Manganiello says. But factor this in: We're hearing that Alcide's loyalties might be... read more