Well, I didn't see this coming. And neither will Chuck Bass or Lily Van der Woodsen-Humphrey, if Kristin's latest spoiler over at E! Online really is about the stern patriarch that Gossip Girl buried last spring.

For the spoiler-adverse fans out there, take solace that three other primetime shows could be the one hosting a "back-from-the-dead dad" plotline. Nothing is set in gravestone just yet.

For those spoiler sleuths out there, check out Kristin's hint-filled post after the jump (including the three other shows), and then tell me: could it be Bart?

Hooray for zombies!

In honor of Halloween, we're dropping this spoilertastic bomb on all you TV lovers:

• A father who is supposed to be dead is coming back.
• And it looks like he might be aliiive, baby!

Spies on of one of the shows we love best--Gossip Girl, Lost, Dexter or Supernatural--tell us that the father of one of the hot TV men (Jared Padalecki/Supernatural, Ed Westwick/Gossip Girl, Matthew Fox/Lost, Michael C. Hall/Dexter) will be making his grand return in the next few months. And it probably goes without saying, but it's gonna be shocking.

So who is it?

I'm going to give you the answer--yes, the answer, as in the name!--in today's Spoiler Chat, which will post later this afternoon.

In the meantime, a few clues to get you guessing:

• This father is good-looking.
• This father had good reason to disappear.
• His return will make not one but two beautiful blondes all atwitter.

My questions for Gossip Girl spoiler speculators:
- Do the other shows have "two beautiful blondes"? Because Lily and Serena certainly fit that bill.
- Does the word "might" insinuate a flashback, dream or vision to you? Or will the dad really be back from the dead?
- How would you feel about Bart returning... alive? Would the move be juicy and awesome, or too soap opera over-the-top?

Your guesses and theories go in the comments!



-Meghan Carlson, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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