The Characters We Want to See Return to Their Shows
By Angel Cohn, TWoP | Monday, June 29, 2009, 5:36 PM
Adrianne Palicki returns to 'Supernatural'
The CW/Sergei Bachlakov
Most of the time we complain about characters on shows that we just hate with a passion and hope would go far, far away. But occasionally shows could be livened up by the reappearance of an old character. We're pretty excited that Sam's ex Jessica (played by Adrianne Palicki from "Friday Night Lights") will be returning to her old "Supernatural" stomping grounds in the coming season, but she's far from the only one who should go back to their old show. Here are the top ten comebacks we most want to see.
10. Victoria (Ashley Williams), "How I Met Your Mother"
We're not sure if she's the mother or not, but we kind of liked Victoria, before she ditched Ted for a cake-baking school in Germany. We'd love to see her, and her sweet confections, back on the show again.
9.Sid Shapiro (Heavy D), "Bones"
Remember in Season 1 when the squints and Booth all used to gather at the local Chinese place and get advice from Heavy D's sage bartender Sid Shapiro? Remember? No? Well, neither apparently does the gang since they never go to Wong Fu's anymore.
8. Brian Dunkleman, "American Idol"
Sure he was mostly redundant. Sure his teeth didn't gleam as white as Ryan Seacrest's. But if they can have four judges, why not a second host? Oh, and Brian would probably be bitter, which would make for awesome TV.
7. Henry (Christopher Gorham), "Ugly Betty"
We miss him. Not his annoying girlfriend and kid issues, but Henry. Sweet nerdy Henry, who was just about the most perfect man for Betty. And hey, maybe the baby really isn't his (this is a soap opera after all).
6. Holly (Amy Ryan), "The Office"
After watching she and Michael single-handly bring down the entire Dunder-Mifflin company picnic with their over-sharing skit, we realized how much we really wish that she'd be a regular. She's the one person that seems to get Michael Scott's oddball sense of humor.
5. John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), "Supernatural"
If Jeffrey Dean Morgan is going to be brought back to life on any show after he's dead, it should be this one. Period.
4. Lucas (Michael Weston), "House"
They finally brought on a new character that we kind of liked and then poof, he's gone just like that. What, they couldn't carve out a few minutes an episode for for this truthful P.I. who could match wits with House and had a sense of humor while doing it?
3. Libby (Cynthia Watros), "Lost"
Having dead Ana-Lucia mention Libby in an off-handed comment with no plans at all to bring back actual Libby? Not nice. We've never truly figured out what the deal with Libby and Hurley and the mental institution was, so just a little bit of closure is all we're asking for.
2. Claude (Christopher Eccleston), "Heroes"
Invisible man! Cool. Played by a former Doctor from "Doctor Who"? Geeky cool! Disappearing about as fast as he came? Not so cool. We can't blame him for wanting to hide out from some of the bad storylines and avoid getting his head chopped off by Sylar, but he was kind of awesome, and we'd love to see him make an encore appearance.
1. Addison (Kate Walsh), "Grey's Anatomy"
Please bring her back to "Grey's." It was good when she was on and she's being wasted over there on "Private Practice." Let her put her surgery skills to good use once again – and let her straighten out all those hopelessly tangled relationships dragging down Seattle Grace.
TALK ABOUT IT: Which shows could be livened up by the reappearance of an old character?
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