Gossip Girl: You're Fired!
Everyone loves a good scheme on Gossip Girl, and this week’s episode delivered the goods. Rufus even woke up from his tanning bed haze and played a double agent feigning disgust at Thorpe for breaking up his marriage. Blair threatened to morph into the speed-addled Jesse from “Saved by the Bell” due to an outrageous lack of sleep brought on by juggling work, school and her overall goal of conquering the world before the age of 20. Lily took a break from planning Eric’s kiddie-themed birthday party to hook Thorpe around her pinky finger so Chuck could break into his office and find out the identity of his financial partner. Eric kept Damien’s mouth shut by shuttling drugs and cash to very impatient addicts while Serena lamented her lack of physical fulfillment with Ben. Here are some other thoughts:
Biggest fake-out: Lily slapping Chuck after he accused her of cheating on Rufus. Fortunately, we found out later it was all a ruse. That line hit below the belt even for Chuck.
Most trustworthy: Chuck forces Nate to spend the day with Raina so he can put in a good word for Mr. Bass. Is Chuck blind to Nate’s charms? He surely wouldn’t woo Raina on purpose, but spend a day with those pooling eyes and ruffled hair and you’d be smitten too.
Most whiny: Raina needs to stop pulling out the “poor me” card. Yes, your mother left you at a young age leaving you to grow up in a hotel and playing second fiddle to your father’s burgeoning wealth. Boo-hoo.
Most unbelievable wardrobe choice: Nate spills cider on Raina’s outfit and she spends the rest of the night in a robe. Why not just ask Nate to borrow a shirt and a pair of shorts? Playing Wii in a bathrobe doesn’t even seem feasible without a serious wardrobe malfunction.
Biggest fashion faux pas: Blair wears two different shoes to Eric’s birthday party. Poor Blair is so exhausted she can’t even dress herself, let alone pass a test, devise a scheme to take down Damien, purchase the perfect present for Eric and do her job successfully.
Read on to find out who just showed up out of the blue:
Biggest surprise: Vanessa returns!
Most stagnant: Vanessa. She comes under the guise of apologizing for taking part in destroying Serena and letting Jenny take the fall, but when Dan refuses to make amends she reverts to her old ways. She’s so incensed by her outsider status that she’s going to use a conversation she overheard between Damien and Ben to blackmail Serena, Dan and/or Ben. Does this not seem like a misguided attempt to win her way back into the Humphrey clan?
Biggest upset: Blair ends up losing her job at "W." We didn’t think the appointment was plausible in the first place, but we don’t take pleasure in Blair failing at anything.
Kindest: Just when Dan reaches the threshold of annoying, he does something so sweet it’s impossible to hate him. Helping Blair by writing her blog didn’t save her job, but the gesture spoke volumes.
Most badass: Ben threatens to hire some ex-cons to kill -- literally kill -- Damien if he tries to get Lily in trouble. He admits he ordered the hit on The Captain just to prove his mettle.
Also, Chuck gets a leg up in the effort to keep Bass Industries intact while Blair and Dan snuggle up together for an impromptu movie night. Ben starts to forgive Lily so he can score with Serena and Damien drops in on Thorpe to settle his grievances. What did you think?
Comments
I agree! I loved Dan and Blair this episode and Chuck looks like he's finally going to get jealous next one coming up! Can't wait.
Posted by: Brittany | February 25, 2011 12:13 PM
ok. first of all. Dan and Blair. LOVED them this episode, hysterical how dan made her say she needed his help as friend and not as an underling and she mumbles it hahah. i really do like them together like this, and it was so sweet how dan wrote the letter on the blog for her. but i want to be clear: NO HOOKING UP. ok, good.
secondly um good job talking Chuck up there Nate.. " you know who likes ice cream? Chuck." um ok ? really that and the fact he has good weed is all you can come up with? good friend right there -charming your boys' "love" into your pants apparently. Honestly im not seeing the appeal to Rena anyway, she thinks she's the shiz and she is clearly just a windy city skank.
Lastly Serena. I thought she had a little back bone in this episode, actually taking her families side for once instead of her boy-of-the-moment... until she just took him back at the end. after he THREATENED TO KILL SOMEBODY.. wake up ! there is something tres dark about your dude S.
Posted by: Victoria | February 22, 2011 5:41 PM