Charlie Harper is on his way back to Two and a Half Men. Sort of. Kind of. But not really.

CBS sources confirm that Harry's Law star Kathy Bates has signed on for one of the season's more unusual guest appearances: she will stop by the April 30 installment of this sitcom as the ghost of Charlie Sheen's late character.

Look for her to take on Charlie's spirit after Alan suffers a minor heart attack. Can't say we saw that development coming.

After taking two weeks off, meanwhile, Two and a Half Men aired a new episode last night. What did you think of it?

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