A new article about The Secret Circle by Regina Avalos on examiner.com makes this mention of Gale:
"As for The Secret Circle, Gale Harold is a major player in the series action, and this week he had a small bit of information about his character. He said the following about Charles, the villain of the series:
"He’s not just the bad guy, he’s a very bad guy. I think [Charles] is very drawn to bringing back something that he thought he had his hands on when he was younger.”"
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