Dan: Gabriel is a liar and stole everyone's money and now I can't go to college.
Lily: Don't call the cops. You can still go to college. Don't tell your dad. I'll take care of this.
Dan: Sweet!
Why the hell is no one turning this guy in??? Ridiculous, I tell you! Back at weird meet-up number one, Gabriel pours his heart out to Serena while Chuck mocks the whole thing. Gabriel started out as a good guy, but wasn't good at investing money so he got new investors to pay off old investors and Poppy wanted to just be a rich socialite. To tell you the truth, I don't know what the hell is going on. Except for the fact that they must now find Poppy. This plot is dumb.
Georgina begs Blair for forgiveness while they wait outside for the verdict on Gabriel. Chuck comes out to tell them it's Poppy they're looking for. Gabriel and Serena walk out. He keeps saying how much he's fallen for her. She tells him to leave. Again, the authorities are not brought in. They just buy his story and let him go. Now they have to trick Poppy and it looks like Georgina is the chosen one. But she's all freaked out about what the Lord thinks. Does no one where WWJD bracelets anymore? Sad.
Serena and Lily have it out. Lily confronts her about the situation with Gabriel and she's very concerned with keeping the family name out of the scandal. Her plan is to pay everyone back herself and let Poppy roam free because this is an adult scandal and that's how adults handle things. Serena obliges in her usual half-hearted way. Lily has some sort of secret plan with the money Rufus invested.
Awkward meet-up number three: Rufus and Eric.
Eric: You want to marry my mom? Can you handle crazy? She's been married 14 billion times already.
Rufus: I can handle crazy. No problem.
Eric: Welcome to the family, I guess. Are you gonna propose on top of a pyramid like the last guy?
Rufus: Er, maybe.
End scene.
Blair convinces Georgina to join the group in taking down Poppy. At first G blabs on and on about Jesus again and how she's given up her old ways, but Blair is quick. She says the reason Jesus brought her here was to entrap Poppy so she could win Blair's forgiveness. And just like that, Georgina joins the team. Then Serena calls and ruins all the fun by saying her mom won't let them take revenge on Poppy so they have to cancel all their plans. Boring! Such a stick in the mud.
Serena walks into the living room to find her mom drinking tea with Poppy. And the awkward meet-ups continue. Poppy's all, "Man that sucks about Gabriel, huh? I'm going to Miami so I can be tan." Serena begs Lily once again to call the police or something, but Lily wants this mess to disappear along with Poppy. And she keeps saying that's the adult thing to do.
Dan gets a call about Rufus' "investments." He'll be receiving dividends in a few weeks. I think this means Lily is giving him a secret allowance. How cute. Way to take away his manhood, Lils.
Luckily, Serena decides to go ahead with their plan to catch Poppy despite her mother's objections. It reminds me of the time my parents wouldn't let me drive on the freeway, but I did anyway. Ha! It's so liberating, isn't it S? Blair introduces the new and improved Georgina.
Chuck sniffs Georgina like a dog before announcing "perfection." They bug Georgina with a tape recorder so they can catch Poppy talking about the money she stole. That's their genius plan. The whole thing reminds me of a twisted Scooby Doo. I hope the episode ends with them pulling off Poppy's face to reveal Old Man Wilkins. And he would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those kids and that pesky dog, er, Chuck.
Rufus and Jenny prepare for the big proposal to Lily.
Jenny: Dad, you're cute! Ribs and flowers, she'll love it! You love her for who she is!
Rufus: Yes, I do. Quick I think she's here! Go buy me time.
While Jenny pretends to be interested in Lily's shopping excursion for the day, the gang heads over to the Russian Tea Room, where Nate cries to Chuck about Blair...again.
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Comments (1)
Definitely extensions. I was thinking that the whole episode as well. They look ridiculous.
Is it just me, or is Gossip Girl getting worse and worse? But this is your best recap yet.
1 of 1 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on May 13, 2009 3:03 PM