Jaunted - Tag: Ed Westwick

Dallas: An Upper East Side Thanksgiving... In Texas?

egw — 2008-12-02T13:30:24-05:00

Blair Waldorf would never approve! "Gossip Girl" guy Chace Crawford had some friends over to his parents' house in Dallas for Thanksgiving--notably costars Jessica Szohr (with whom his character is currently romantic linked on the show) and Ed Westwick, who were all spotted at Dallas-Fort Worth International on their way back to Manhattan. (Westwick is from Hertfordshire, England; Szohr hails from Menominee Falls, Wisconsin.) No Taylor Momsen? What a shame.

For one of them, though, the trip might have held some more significance: Ed and Jessica caught a later flight and were spotted "canoodling" out of "Gossip Girl" territory--though not out of range of their rabid fans. They even flew back together in coach! So what horrible name better suits this unholy pairing: Chunessa? JessEd? Brookhattan?

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New York: Smile and Fake It

egw — 2008-12-02T09:15:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/lily_betrayal.jpg"> <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Gossip-Girl-Map"><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/gossip_girl_map_th.jpg" align="right"></a> Previously: The Van der Woodsens fled to Brooklyn for Thanksgiving, Vanessa pretended not to compete with Jenny for Nate's attentions and Aaron decides to be a one-woman man for Serena. It's time for the Senior Snowflake Charity Ball! And everyone is whipped up into a frenzy about it. Serena and Dan have both decided to go solo... then Aaron's ex Lexi (Natalie Knepp, new enough to the scene that she still has a Facebook page under her real name!) shows up and makes things super awkward. Aaron is able to purchase Serena's cooperation by agreeing to go to the ball with her, but Lexi takes a shine to Dan and decides to accompany him... and she sleeps with guys on the first date. So Serena decides to sleep with Aaron afterwards too. Ooh, competitive sex! Lily and Bart still haven't made up from their little Thanksgiving spat. Lily doesn't seem that concerned about it, but Bart assures her that he fired the private investigator. Too bad in an easily accessible drawer she discovers this invoice: <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/bart_bass_pi_invoice.jpg"> It's funny that he's tracking Aaron, but who's Jonathan Henry? And how do we get into this business? Jenny isn't even going to the ball, nor is she re-enrolled in school, but she gets drawn into the drama anyway. After she finds out that Vanessa is sneaking away to see Nate on Gossip Girl, she helps junior meanie Penelope sabotage V. by giving her a dress that oh-so-happens to be see-through when you shine a light on it. Preparing to re-enter the world of Constance Billiard, perhaps? <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/blair_chuck_bet.jpg"> And without the slightest compulsion to go with anyone else, Blair and Chuck decide to pick each other's dates for a little friendly wager. If Chuck likes his date, Blair gets the Sex Limo for a month. If Blair likes hers, Chuck gets Dorota's services. Blair enlists Dorota to find some girls ("On Facebook! I joined a bunch of groups!") who look just like her... not that any girl could replace her in Chuck's heart. <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/serena_dan_awks_dance.jpg"> Finally, the ball! And the decor looks just like that gallery room where Dan and Serena slept together for the first time, which must be why that night is on their minds. After an awkward conversation, Dan tells her that no matter what he does with Lexi, that was "the greatest night of my life." And Serena agrees! Man, they are so not over each other. <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/vanessa_hoops_die.jpg"> Jenny's little sting works on Vanessa, but not to the effects she intended: The humiliation happens, but J. is caught at the last minute trying to stop Vanessa, putting her once again out of the mean girl circle. (She then threatens to return to school, which... is a given, right?) And even though Nate finds out about the letter Vanessa kept from Jenny, he still wants to be with his sweet Brooklynite, even though the costume designers continue to put her in hoop

New York: You Have A Family That Fights For You

egw — 2008-11-18T09:20:15-05:00

Previously: Serena let herself be talked into an open relationship (which on this show is apparently code for "white slavery") with Creepy Aaron; Bart Bass tried to hide his wife's scandalous past; Jenny contemplated divorcing her parents; and Captain Archibald fled the country. "Nate the Not So Great"? It's not like it was his fault!

Who is that man with the cowl neck?

Four tales of family dysfunction here unfold, but only one of them involves the FBI. Captain Archibald is secretly back from Dominica and he wants Nate and his mum to go to the island with him. Or does he?! After Vanessa has a run-in with an FBI agent, Nate finds out his dad is actually planning to hold them hostage in exchange for money from his Vanderbilt grandparents to keep living on the lam. "If you can't do the right thing, I can't respect you," Nate tells his dad, for the benefit of Chace Crawford's Emmy reel. "You be a man and turn yourself in when they get here."

New York: That Tiny Man Must Have Some Big Secret

egw — 2008-11-11T09:21:45-05:00

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Previously: Jenny moved out to focus on her career as a designer and Serena met Creepy Aaron.

Blair's birthday party last year featured sake shots and Guitar Hero. This year's affair seemed like a stuffy meet'n'greet in comparison, except for...

New York: You Have To Admire Her Determination

egw — 2008-11-04T09:15:07-05:00

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Previously: Nate took up residence with the Humphreys and kissed Jenny, who quit her job under the influence of Bad Model Agnes. And speaking of bad influences, Blair spent an entire show trying to get Chuck to sleep with her but eventually concludes (more on his side than hers) that they can't be together. Meanwhile, Serena meets a new guy--oh please oh please, let him have a dark sketchy past!

She's dropped out of school. She's dropped out of work. What's Jenny's next big plan for world domination? Staging a guerrilla fashion show by paying an unplanned visit to an Upper East Side gala. (She sneaks in by giving the name "Erica Van Der Woodsen"... because "sometimes they forget the A." Well played.) After kissing her, Nate is AWOL, but there's no time to dwell on it with a whole collection to plan.

New York: I Waited on the Helipad for You

egw — 2008-10-28T09:30:03-05:00

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Previously: Blair can't bring herself to say "I love you" to Chuck; Jenny quits school to work at the Eleanor Waldorf atelier full-time, and Nate temporarily moves in with the Humphreys.

We never really understood the parental objections to "Gossip Girl" until the opening of this week's episode, in which Blair is... hmm... "reminiscing" about good times in the limo with Chuck when Dorota comes in to wake her up. "I'll be down in a minute," she calls, "I just have to finish something." Hey parents, have you talked to your kids about sex?

But to paraphrase "Romeo and Juliet," what satisfaction canst Blair and Chuck have? Only the knowledge that the world might end if they actually got together.

New York: Gossip Girl Travel: Zero to Brady in Sixty Seconds

egw — 2008-10-21T09:22:48-05:00

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Previously: Blair was pretty well chuffed when she discovered that her boyfriend was sleeping with his stepmom; Nate and Dan became fast friends at Yale. Is Chuck "A New Lonelyboy"? Is Gossip Girl high right now?

Bart Bass is back in town and he's determined that his high society family look like the picture of closeness for their housewarming party (at which, coincidentally, some Midwestern investors with a premium on family values will be in attendance). For Serena, Erik and Chuck, that means new rules which for normal teenagers would be no big deal. But how can you expect Manhattan's elite to not go out on school nights? And a curfew? The horror... the horror.