"Is It Asking Too Much"

So, you may be asking (but probably not), what are my questions for Season 9 about Alex?  Glad you asked (or didn't).  I'm not ready to answer them yet (probably when we get to September I'll guess on a few) but here's at least some of them:

• Will Alex and Ben still be a couple by the end of the season?
• If not, whom (if anybody) will be Alex's new boyfriend?
• One way or the other, will Sanjay be back in Alex's life this season?
• Will things go smoothly for Alex at CalTech this season, or will something happen that causes another major meltdown?
• And if she does have a meltdown (hopefully she won't), will she go back to Dr. Clark or possibly see a new therapist?
• Will she still be working that job at the coffee shop?
• And if so, will we have any big stories about it?
• Will she take on a mentoring role to the newly-discovered-to-be-super-smart Lily? 

And, finally, of course, there's the usual suspect (and his little brother/sister):

• How many Alex-less episodes will we have to endure this season?
• Which episode will be the first one (which will be her 20th - ugh)?

I'll probably think of a few others in the next few weeks (there's still 8 long ones left until September 27th).