Gossip Girl: All's Fair in Love and Auctions
50 Ways to Trick Your Lover
Suspicions were aroused on all fronts. Vanessa had to wonder if Scott is really enrolled in school, while Dan had to question the strength of Georgina's stalking tendencies and Serena had to decide if Carter is back up to his old womanizing and boozing ways.
Dan should know better than to mess around with doe-eyed Georgina. Once a liar, always a liar. Despite agreeing to keep things casual, the posed Dan/Georgina pic on her computer desktop speaks volumes. Why doesn't she just update her Facebook relationship status already?
Scott blows his cover without putting up much a fight when Vanessa confronts him about not existing in the university's database of enrolled students. She almost spills the secret of Scott's family tree to Dan before Georgina interrupts, which is really a shame since that was Vanessa's one and only window to get the news off of her chest. Now she must harbor the truth like a fugitive. At least until "bat ears" Georgina broadcasts the information after overhearing Scott and Vanessa discussing the situation and booking a flight to Boston to play private detective. Whatever she uncovers, we're sure blackmail is on the agenda. And after Scott chickens out on confessing his true identify to Rufus, Vanessa, once again, loses the guy. It would be impossible to carry on a relationship when your close friends think your boyfriend is the brother of the child they put up for adoption when, in reality, he is that child.
Serena and Carter sitting in a tree...too bad that tree seems to include one-night stands, gobs of room service and unpaid hotel bills. Serena bolts at the first sign of drama until she discovers Carter's bad behavior was merely a set-up by Blair and Chuck. Normal friends would just badmouth an undesirable boyfriend behind his back -- we love that this power couple takes action. Although, Carter does seem to still have a few skeletons in his closet. Wonder what Bree's got on him?
Going Once, Going Twice
Has there been an episode where a large, societal function doesn't take place to bring all of the characters together in one spot? We're betting no. This time around, the famed auction house Sotheby's did the honors. Rufus tended to an item the absent Lily was putting up for auction while Chuck and Blair vied for the same photograph. Chuck needed to secure a business deal and Blair wanted it to gain access into a secret society. Both lost the photo to Serena due to their incessant bickering during the auction. All's well that ends well as Serena passed on the picture to Blair who passed it on to Chuck with a very sweet speech about believing in him. Turns out the whole thing was a sham anyway -- yet another devious plot hatched by Georgina. She created a fake invite for Blair and got her equally snotty assistant friend to convince Chuck he needed the picture to acquire the deal.
Bolstered by Blair's confidence, Chuck throws all caution (and cash) to the wind and decides to purchase a hotel with every piece of inheritance from Bass Industries. Let's hope Blair actually makes it class one of these days. If Chuck's master plan fails, she'll have to take on the role of breadwinner and that requires skills other than backstabbing.
What did you think? Does Georgina make your skin crawl or do you love the bad behavior? Did anyone notice in the previews for next week Nate seems to have his old hair style back? Thank goodness for small favors! What, exactly, do you think Georgina thinks she's going to accomplish in Boston?
Comments
umm, guys? I believe the first line Blair said in this episode was about her just finishing her first class...so yes, they do go to class.
Posted by: Isha | October 4, 2009 11:18 AM