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October 14, 2008 at 9:20 AM | by | Comments (0)

"New Haven Can Wait"--take New York in our Gossip Girl Map.

Previously: Serena became the toast of New York after appearing in Blair's mom's fashion show and Jenny decided to drop out of school to work at the atelier.

College trip! The richest kids in town are all off to Yale University to hopefully peek into their futures--of ruling the school (Blair), becoming a great writer (Dan) and sleeping with horny women's studies majors (Chuck).

Serena wasn't even going to hit Yale--she's more of a Brown girl--but she decides to go just to screw Blair out of the spot she thinks she deserves. And it's not going to go as well as the time they were 9 and tackled Chuck Schumer's daughter at the Harvard-Yale game.

This episode forced us to suspend our disbelief more than any other, not least because the Yale sections were clearly filmed at Columbia. And yet... it's comforting to know that when it comes to college, even Manhattan socialites don't have it easy.

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On-campus interviews are the top priority, but they don't mean a thing if you don't get invited to the dean's super-secret cocktail party. And Serena's natural charm makes Blair look uptight and scary. Good thing Blair has a secret weapon to worm her way in: Priceless porcelain cat statues for the dean's secretary. But after a catfight in heels outside the dean's house, the warring women decide maybe they can be friends again. Girls are funny!

But don't expect easy loyalty on the men's side. After being kidnapped (above), Chuck agrees to deliver Nate to Skull & Bones for a little "you-ruined-my-trust-fund" payback action, but gives them Dan instead. Poor Dan--all he wants is to find a professor to evaluate his work to get him that second letter of recommendation, and instead he gets tied to a lamppost in his boxers. Really, Skull & Bones, that's the worst you could think of?

Nate is preoccupied with keeping his identity a secret on campus and charming an older woman (Hee! It's a thing now!) who really wants Marquez before makeout, but he rescues Dan and gives Chuck an earful. But Mr. Bass, armed with blackmail photos from the "little party" he arranged for the Bonesmen, has Yale in his pocket... not that he wants it.

Also, Rufus accedes to Jenny's request that he spend a day with her at the atelier, does a great Keanu when they accidentally-on-purpose run into Lily Bass and eventually agrees for her to be homeschooled. Way to name-check the Professional Children's School, Taylor Momsen's real life high school. If it's good enough for Macauley Culkin, it's good enough for her!

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