Claire and Gretchen reunited at Thanksgiving dinner, where Claire promptly stole the compass from her father in Heroes Season 4 Episode 11. Sylar, meanwhile, took over Nathan’s body, but not completely.

Lydia tells Samuel that she knows the truth, but she plans to keep the secret safe since she’s got a daughter to look after.

When he realizes the compass is missing, HRG immediately suspects Claire and calls to leave a voicemail warning her to stop whatever it is she’s planning. Lauren offers her CIA assistance to help track Claire down.

Peter plans to fight Sylar by taking his powers from him. He’s going to get Nathan, and if there is no Nathan, he’ll just have to settle for revenge.

Claire and Gretchen arrive to meet Lydia. She’s something like a crystal ball. Claire’s question is whether she’s supposed to be there. In response, she gets a tattoo of herself as an indestructable cheerleader.

Peter’s greeted by a seemingly nice lady on the elevator. She attacks him and throws him out. Yeah, that would be Sylar’s shapeshifting. As Sylar gets more aggressive, he finds out he’s powerless. Peter got some new abilities from the Haitian: mind erasing and power blocking. Perhaps if he tortures him some, they can make a deal. He’ll let up in exchange for Nathan’s return. Sounds like a pretty one sided deal because it is. Sylar tells him to just keep going. Following this session, Sylar shifts back into Nathan.

Gretchen doesn’t care for their little carnival trip, but Claire’s enjoying herself and thinking she may well be able to fit in there.

Emmett, Samuel’s new right hand man (or men as it may be) pays HRG a visit. He’s looking for something, and nobody will get hurt if he gets what he came for. That is before all the shooting starts. The prime one is the only one that can be shot, so the plan is to shoot them all and hope for the best. While HRG and Lauren are arriving at that plan, Emmett disappears, along with the files about the bad guys.

Samuel’s telling the kids stories, and when he’s done with his story, he drags Claire over to tell one of her own. While she’s doing that, Gretchen confronts him. What do these people want from her? He says they have a lot of love, whatever that means.

One of the carnival games is rigged. A guy who played minor league ball for three years was forced to miss the ball tosses. Afterward, he wants to see the man in charge to discuss the stolen money. Samuel lets the guy just keep punching him until Claire breaks it up. You can’t beat self healing girl in a fight, dude. Once he realizes that, it’s time to run the other way.

Nathan’s grown tired of fighting, but his brother tells him he can keep going. After a discussion about how Sylar’s killing him, Nathan jumps off the building. Peter grabs hold, but Nathan will not struggle to help him out. His parting thoughts before letting go are that Peter can do anything. Following a thud, Sylar walks away.

Following her visit, Claire has decided to stay for a couple more days rather than leaving with Gretchen. Samuel’s not after her, though.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Heroes Season 4 Episode 13, which airs Monday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 15 Episode 10 ended in the non-elimination of Brian & Ericka after Sam & Dan stole their cab.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Meghan & Cheyne - 9:46PM
Second: Sam & Dan - 10:13PM
Third: Herbert & Nathaniel - 10:17PM
Fourth: Brian & Ericka - 11:40PM

Teams will make their way across town (really?) to the Spanish Synagogue, and from there they head to the Ekotechnicke Museum. The road block will go forward despite the fact that it’s the middle of the night. The road block is to enter a room filled with telephones and search for the five phones that actually have someone else on the other end. A voice will give them a letter in the first name of Franz Kafka, and when they have all five letters, they must unscramble them to advance.

Before they can do their road block, Brian & Ericka are greeted by a speed bump. Since they’ve got an hour and a half to make up and it appears they’re staying put in town, their only hope seems to be an hours of operation. Their speed bump task is to pay a visit to M1 Lounge, a pub with chicks dancing on the bar, where they must prepare and drink absinthe, known for its high alcohol content.

Road block (in order of arrival): Meghan, Dan, Big Easy, Brian

Meghan seems to figure it out pretty quickly, but Dan and Big Easy end up working together, in a case of the blind leading the blonde. At least they’re supposedly working together. Once Dan gets it, they’re no longer working together. It starts with an “F”. That’s all he’s saying. If you’re gonna play aggressively, at least be smart about it. Don’t just randomly sabotage every team and have them all out to get you. By the time Brian gets there, Big Easy’s still around trying to figure out the puzzle. He’s killed an awful lot of time. As it turns out, Brian gets the word right before he does. Since he’s been there for a few hours and already in last place anyway, Big Easy decides to take the 4 hour penalty. 4 hours and already in last should spell elimination unless there is some sort of travel to create bunching, which would mean Sam & Dan get their wish to eliminate what they perceive to be the biggest competition.

The next stop is Kryocentrum, where they will skip down to skimpy outfits and enter a room kept at 180 degrees below 0 for two minutes.

From there, they will head to the Charles Bridge, which links the old and new sections of the city. The detour is a choice between legend or lager. In legend, teams will build a golem out of clay and transport it across town. In lager, teams must deliver beer to a group of rowdy soccer hooligans. They will carry the beer from the brewery through the busy town square to a bar.

Legend: Meghan & Cheyne, Sam & Dan
Lager: Brian & Ericka

Meghan & Cheyne fight their way to the rabbi since the golem is so heavy, but there’s never any doubt what position they will finish. Sam & Dan break their golem right after they start covering it. Rather than just grabbing a new one, they hope the broken arm will go unnoticed. It’s not long before we hear much screaming to shut up. Can someone slap these guys already? Ericka drops her whole tray and begs Brian to switch to the other task. He asks her to just carry two at a time. She doesn’t want to do that either. She should just be glad she didn’t have to lug that golem around. At least then, they wouldn’t have to deal with the random drunks trying to steal their drinks, though. As for Sam & Dan, for some reason, the rabbi doesn’t care that their golem is broken. When it’s over, Dan admits to being a complete baby during the whole race that task. Early the next morning, Brian & Ericka complete their task after the pub has closed, waking up the guy working there to give him the final glasses. However long it took them, it’s a foregone conclusion what the outcome of this leg will be.

The pit stop for this leg of the race is Strelecky Ostrov. The Trotters are told to go straight there so that Phil can eliminate them.

First: Meghan & Chenye (win 52″ TVs)
Second: Sam & Dan
Third: Brian & Ericka
Eliminated: Herbert & Nathaniel

Coming into this leg, I didn’t see how the heck Brian & Ericka could catch up, but one lengthy detour was enough to save them and eliminate the Globetrotters.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 12 How Sweet the Sound! (Las Vegas), where we will find out who The Amazing Race 15 winner is, which airs Sunday at 8/7cish CBS.

Ghost Whisperer Season 5 Episode 10 Excessive Forces airs Friday December 4 at 8/7c on CBS.

THE GHOST OF A HIGH SCHOOL BOY ACCUSES A GRANDVIEW COP OF KILLING HIM, CAUSING MELINDA TO INVESTIGATE, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, DEC. 4

“Excessive Forces” - When the ghost of a high school boy accuses a Grandview cop of murdering him, Melinda is convinced that his death wasn’t a mere skateboarding accident, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Dec. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Melinda Gordon…………… Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jim Clancy…………………………… David Conrad
Eli James……………………………. Jamie Kennedy

GUEST CAST:

Aiden Lucas…………………………. Connor Gibbs
Officer Douglas Ramsey (Cop)……….. Charles Malik Whitfield
Officer Luis Simon……………………. Jose Ziga
Anne-Marie Ramsey………………….. Yaani King
Ben…………………………………. Chris Dougherty
Mitch Larson………………………… Jerry Kernion
Dylan Hale (Ghost)…………………… Evan Peters
Jake Olmstead…………………… Andrew J. West
Bonnie Olmstead…………………. Wendy Benson

WRITTEN BY: Stephanie SenGupta

DIRECTED BY: Kenny Leon

RATING: TVPG-LV

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Dollhouse Season 2 Episodes 5 and 6 The Left Hand air Friday December 4 at 8/7c on Fox.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

**2-HOUR EPISODE**”DOLLHOUSE”(8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

ECHO RACES TO STOP THE DOLLHOUSE’S SECRETS FROM BEING EXPOSED ON AN ALL-NEW “DOLLHOUSE” FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, ON FOX

Summer Glau, Alexis Denisof and Keith Carradine Guest-Star

Echo is sent to stop Senator Daniel Perrin (guest star Alexis Denisof) before he can expose the Dollhouse’s secrets, and Adelle and Topher travel to the Washington, D.C. Dollhouse to meet its genius programmer, Bennett Halverson (guest star Glau), a woman with a mysterious past connection to Echo. In the second hour, Echo and Bennett have a shocking meeting as Adelle goes head-to-head with the ruthless head of the Washington, D.C. Dollhouse (guest star Ray Wise). Meanwhile, Topher sees double when he involves Victor in his espionage, and Perrin finds a surprising witness to testify against the Rossum Corporation in the all-new “The Left Hand (Part 1 of 2)/The Left Hand (Part 2 of 2)” episode of DOLLHOUSE airing Friday, Dec. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (DOL-205/206) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Eliza Dushku as Echo; Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard; Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt; Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton; Fran Kranz as Topher Brink; Enver Gjokaj as Victor; Dichen Lachman as Sierra

Guest Cast: Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson; Ray Wise as Stewart Lipman; Miracle Laurie as Madeline/November; Keith Carradine as Matthew Harding; Alexis Denisof as Senator Daniel Perrin; Stacey Scowley as Cindy Perrin; Nelson Franklin as Burt Styne; Maurissa Tancharoen as Kilo

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Private Practice Season 3 Episode 9 The Parent Trap and Episode 10 Blowups air Thursday December 3 at 9/8c on ABC.

FAMILY DYSFUNCTION REARS ITS HEAD WHEN BOTH OF ADDISON’S PARENTS ARE IN TOWN, ON TWO BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES OF ABC’S “PRIVATE PRACTICE”

Guest Starring Stephen Collins (”7th Heaven”) as The Captain Montgomery and JoBeth Williams (”Poltergeist”) as Bizzy Forbes Montgomery

Two back-to-back episodes of “Private Practice” on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 start with “The Parent Trap” (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), in which Addison performs a complex in utero surgery, proving not only her talents to her father but also finally giving them some common ground. Meanwhile Sam and Naomi deal with their own family crisis when they discover their daughter is growing up way too fast, and Violet does the unthinkable.

In the second episode, “Blowups” (10:00-11:00 p.m.), a terrible explosion at Dell’s house lands Betsey and Heather in the hospital, and everyone is pushed to the limit trying to save their lives. Tensions rise even higher between Addison and The Captain when her mother, Bizzy, shows up and a shocking family secret is revealed.

“Private Practice” stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

“The Parent Trap” was written by Craig Turk and directed by Donna Deitch.

“Blowups” was written by Sonay Washington and directed by Mark Tinker.

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Flash Forward Season 1 Episode 10 A561984 airs Thursday December 3 at 8/7c on ABC.

MARK AND DEMETRI IGNORE WEDECK’S ORDERS AND TRAVEL TO HONG KONG TO FIND THE WOMAN CLAIMING TO KNOW DETAILS ABOUT DEMETRI’S FATE, LLOYD TRIES TO EXPLAIN HIS AND SIMON’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE GLOBAL BLACKOUT, AND ZOEY DISCOVERS THE MEANING OF HER FLASHFORWARD VISION, ON ABC’S “FLASHFORWARD”

Gabrielle Union Guest Stars as Zoey

“A561984″ Against Wedeck’s orders, Mark and Demetri travel to Hong Kong in search of the woman claiming to know details of Demetri’s fate; Lloyd tries to come clean about his and Simon’s involvement in the global blackout against Simon’s better judgment — and Zoey discovers the true meaning of her flashforward, on “FlashForward,” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“FlashForward” stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Bran F. O’Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

Guest starring are Gabrielle Union as Zoey, Ryan Wynott as Dylan, Michael Massee as man, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nhadra Udaya, John Prosky as Mr. Dunkirk, Ivar Brogger as Paul Becker, Elizabeth Sung as Saayo Noh, Anthony Azizi as Samad, James Frain as Gordon Myhill, Kent Shocknek as Hansen, Phillip Palmer as Campbell, Michael Ealy as Marshall Vogel, Marc Menchaca as Wheeler, Scott Kelly Galbreath as correspondent #1, Suzanne Rico as correspondent #2, Ken Rudulph as correspondent #3, Mel Rodriguez as Oscar Obregon, Elise Robertson as outraged woman, Karl Herlinger as Quarry, Leslie Ishii as mortuary priest and John O’Brien as Hawaii priest.

“A561984″ was written by David S. Goyer & Scott M. Gimple and directed by Michael Nankin.

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30 Rock Season 4 Episode 7 Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001 airs Thursday December 3 at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.

“30 ROCK”

“DEALBREAKERS TALK SHOW #0001″

12/03/2009 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : PRODUCTION BEGINS ON LIZ’S (TINA FEY) NEW TALK SHOW. The tables are turned when production begins on Liz’s (Tina Fey) new talk show, “Dealbreakers,” and she experiences what its like to walk a mile in Jenna’s (Jane Krakowski) shoes. Jack (Alec Baldwin), dealing with pressure from Devin (guest star Will Arnett), calculates to make “Dealbreakers” a success. Meanwhile, Tracy (Tracy Morgan) takes on the ultimate Hollywood challenge in order to prove his commitment to his wife (guest star Sherri Shepherd). Everyone pitches in to help Tracy reach his goal, including Kenneth (Jack McBrayer), Dotcom (Kevin Brown) and Grizz (Grizz Chapman). Judah Friedlander, Keith Powell and Scott Adsit also star.

The Office Season 6 Episode 12 Scott’s Tots airs Thursday December 3 at 9/8c on NBC.

“THE OFFICE”

“SCOTT’S TOTS ”

12/03/2009 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : MICHAEL IS FORCED TO TELL THE TRUTH AFTER HE MAKES A PROMISE HE CAN’T KEEP– Michael is forced to face the music after he realizes he can’t keep a promise he made to a group of kids 10 years ago. Meanwhile, Jim (John Krasinski) starts an employee of the month program to increase employee morale. Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Phyllis Smith, Oscar Nunez, Creed Bratton, Paul Lieberstein, and Ellie Kemper also star.

Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 Snakehead airs Thursday December 3 at 9/8c on Fox.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

–”FRINGE”(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

A SQUIRMING PIECE OF FRINGE SCIENCE WASHES ASHORE ON AN ALL-NEW “FRINGE” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, ON FOX

After a cargo ship runs aground, the shoreline becomes littered with bodies hosting a giant squid-like creature. The Fringe team descends upon the scene to examine the bodies and discovers that the mysterious organisms are actually giant parasites. As the investigation unfolds, Walter heads back to the lab while Olivia, Peter and Broyles race against time when they realize the case has ties to a threatening organization in the all-new “Snakehead” episode of FRINGE airing Thursday, Dec. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FR-209) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham; Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop; John Noble as Walter Bishop; Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles; Kirk Acevedo as Charlie Francis; Blair Brown as Nina Sharp; Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth

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Bones Season 5 Episode 9 The Gamer in the Grease airs Thursday December 3 at 8/7c on Fox.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

–”BONES”(8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

BRENNAN AND BOOTH PLAY TO WIN ON AN ALL-NEW “BONES” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, ON FOX

Joel David Moore (”Avatar”) Guest-Stars

When the remains of a competitive gamer are discovered in a grease truck, Brennan and Booth are called to investigate the case. The victim, Steve Rifton, is the only active player known in the gaming community to have received a perfect score on a famous video game. Steve turned his success into a lucrative partnership with a gaming referee and charged fans to play on the very machine that gave him the perfect score. But between sour business deals and bitter competitors, the team at the Jeffersonian must work to narrow down the many suspects with motive for ending Rifton’s reign as gaming king. Meanwhile, Hodgins, Sweets and Jeffersonian intern Colin Fischer (guest star Moore) take turns camping out for tickets to a movie premiere in the all-new “The Gamer in the Grease” episode of BONES airing Thursday, Dec. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BON-509) (TV-14 D, L)

Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan; David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; TJ Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins; Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille “Cam” Saroyan; John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets

Guest Cast: Joel David Moore as Colin Fisher; Laura Heisler as Jill Rifton; Kaylee Defer as Tory Payne; Oren Skoog as Billy Gabel; Jessalyn Wanlim as Dierdre Ryan; Jordan Orr as Doug Seeger; Evan Arnold as Keith Seeger; Sam Golzari as Chris Ballinger; Mickey Jones as Willie; Nick Nordella as Junior; Steven Christopher Parker as Barry

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