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New York: Who's Your Poppy? Gossip Girl Goes Ponzi Scheme

JetSetCD — 2009-05-05T10:31:47-05:00

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Previously: Georgina is back! Apparently her new role on Gossip Girl is to fulfill a certain quota of Jesus mentions per episode, because the majority of her lines in both last week's and this week's episodes involve her naming Mr. Christ as her leader down the road of goodness. In the mean time, Serena is trying to recoup the investor's money lost to boyfriend ~~Madoff~~ Gabriel by pretending she's pregnant to get him to come around again. Also, Blair is on the fence about whether to throw herself at Chuck again or fall in with Nate for good by making the leap to live together.

Currently: In a cab on the Queensboro Bridge, heading back into the city with Georgina, Chuck both literally and figuratively re-enters the muck of Manhattan. In yet another symbolic twist, Serena is gifted her grandmother's bracelet by her mom, tying her closer into the van der Woodsen family and setting up neat plot twists to come.

New York: 'What The Hell Is Butter?'

egw — 2009-04-28T10:26:39-05:00

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Previously: Serena met a nice boy who remembered her from her wild days and liked her anyway; Blair and Nate broke up but got back together again, since neither of them could really figure out what to do otherwise.

Finally, the geocentric episode of Gossip Girl we've all been waiting for! Our favorite Upper East Siders didn't go to NoHo restaurant and nightclub Butter this week but it became the proof that Serena's new golden boy Gabriel was more than a little bit tarnished.

Here's how it went down: Gabriel seemed like the perfect guy but he was always mysteriously disappearing! Blair and Chuck teamed up to do some recon and found out something funny: Gabriel claimed to have met Serena and Georgina at Butter last year, but Butter was closed that night because Blair hired the bartender to perform at a party to sabotage Nelly Yuki (see "He Broke Up With Me At A Flo Rida Concert!"). Serena didn't accept this proof until she tricked Gabriel during pillow talk by showing he didn't know Georgina at all.

New York: The Gossip Girl Tour Bus Should Just Stick to Season One Hangouts

egw — 2009-04-21T12:31:31-05:00

We know that the upcoming Gossip Girl Tour is limited for several reasons (specifically: 5) but as Season 2 continues with its frantic storylines, we advise On Location Tours to just stick to the good-ole hangouts of Season 1.

Previously: 800 years ago, Chuck tried to hook up with Jenny; Blair found herself scant on college options; Serena ran off to Spain with Poppy and Blair reunited with Nate.

We'll just cut to the chase and point out that this episode ends with an orgy of apologies. Given what happened to Bart Bass, we can only assume everyone on the show is now going to die, to which we say: Don't you dare, Show. That is not a good way to write around the fact that many of your main characters are about to graduate from high school.

Onto the drama.

New York: It's So Hard Finding Obedient Minions

egw — 2009-01-13T09:16:01-05:00

Previously: Uncle Jack shows up, ostensibly to help out Chuck at this difficult time. Rufus and Lily grapple with the knowledge that they have a son, a secret Dan is forced to keep from Serena, and Blair tries to get into High Society.

In between last week's recap and this week's, we discovered our mom was watching "Gossip Girl" on DVD, in which teenagers do everything we weren't allowed to do in high school. Mom's taste runs more to "Grey's Anatomy" and "Pushing Daisies" than "90210" or "The OC," but we applaud her for trying new and potentially unsettling things. "I mean honestly," she asked, "are there 16- or 17-year-olds who drink constantly?" And she wasn't even referring to Chuck!

If we were going through what our favorite Upper East Siders went through this week, we'd probably be drinking way more. At the reading of Bart's will, Chuck discovers he will own the majority of Bass Industries--while his uncle gets Australia. Er, the Australian division.

New York: Where In The World Is Chuck Bass?

egw — 2009-01-06T09:15:44-05:00

Previously: Bart Bass kicked it, making Chuck angry, Blair ready to say "I love you," Serena conflicted (but still jetting off to ~~Brazil~~ Argentina (thanks, eagle-eyed tipster!) with Aaron) and Lily and Rufus alone again after the revelation that they had a kid (!).

It's a new year! But the whole crowd is falling back into its old ways. Blair is getting manic about social conquest--this week, being accepted into the exclusive Colony Club. After breaking up with Aaron on the plane to Rio, Serena and Dan are back together. Jenny is back at Constance Billiard, hopefully with a backbone this time, and Chuck Bass evidently spent the hiatus smoking hash with Thai hookers.

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."