This week on Gossip Girl, Jenny's mullet takes center stage as she befriends Mini Coop, shoots daggers of hatred at Eleanor through her raccoon eyes, and trades being molested by one creepily older dude for another.
"Welcome to the NYC, bitch!"
We begin this week with Blair's sexually explicit dream featuring her, Chuck, a limo, and presumably Audrey Hepburn. Dorota wakes her up for breakfast, and Blair insists she'll be once she "finishes something." Hilariously, Dorota narrows her eyes and warns her that God is always watching. Well, God's in for a good show if that's the case.
In the ghetto, Jenny is debuting her new mullet while running around the loft and freaking out about work. She races into the bathroom to pee before she leaves, and slams into half-naked Nate, on his way out. Nate further proves his stupidity by complimenting the mullet, then blatantly checking out Jenny's ass in front of her father and brother as Little J decides she'll just pee at work and leaves. Wtf?
Blair is walking down the street when Chuck pulls up in his limo to offer her a ride. Blair refuses by making a sexual innuendo, and Chuck begins telling her that he was too hasty in his throwing of the gauntlet last week -- and then gives her puppy dog eyes. Okay, he's full of crap. There's only one way Chuck likes to imitate dogs, and it's not in making facial expressions. Sure enough, as Blair steps forward and reaches for the door handle, Chuck flips on the lock and demands she say the three words first. Her "I hate you" response doesn't suffice, and he drives away.
Jenny's at work with... Mini Coop! I fucking loved Willa Holland in the O.C. She and Autumn Reeser are what got me through the third and fourth seasons without ripping off my own arm and beating myself unconscious with it. Mini Coop's character is a model named Agnes, but I'm calling her Mini Coop. Anyway, Jenny's busy altering a dress for Mini Coop when a Bloomingdales buyer arrives for a meeting. Excited because Eleanor had promised Jenny could attend the meeting, Jenny asks Eleanor if she should take notes -- only to be laughed at and told she has to finish her alterations instead. I know we're supposed to think Eleanor's a huge bitch for that move but 1) I have difficulty feeling sorry for Little J most of the time, 2) that's real life, suck it up, and 3) you have a mullet, Jenny. Need I say more?
"What do you have against mullets? This is discrimination!"
Before she can react too much to that disappointment, Nate arrives with Jenny's sketchbook that she accidentally had left at home. They smile and flirt a bit before he takes off for school, causing Mini Coop to comment that Nate totally wants to do Jenny, whether he thinks of her as a little sister or not. I think she's right, since the way Chace Crawford subtly plays Nate liking Jenny is refraining from chasing her around with his dick hanging out. Nate seriously needs to get ahold of himself and stop trying to bang every girl in the 5 boroughs. And since when does he like Jenny? I know it's been suggested before, as in last season, but... okay.
At school, Dan and Serena are somewhat awkwardly trying to continue down the path of friendship they started on last week when Blair arrives and orders Dan to leave so she can get Chuck advice from Serena. Serena sticks up for Dan, telling Blair that a guy's perspective may be helpful, and Dan reluctantly stays, knowing that a penis in the pants does not a guy perspective make. Blair smirks at Dan and announces her dilemma -- she has an itch only Chuck can scratch, and Chuck won't oblige her until she says I love you. Dan girds his loins and clarifies that Blair can't get Chuck to sleep with her -- prompting Blair to whirl on Serena and demand whether Serena heard the judgment in Dan's voice right then. "He's working on that..." Serena hilariously replies. Please. Work harder.
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Comments (9)
mini coop is cory kennedy
1 of 9 | Posted by kmvbs8 | Posted on November 2, 2008 1:01 PM
umm no, its willa holland, but the character seems to be kinda cory kennedy inspired
2 of 9 | Posted by preppyboy | Posted on November 2, 2008 3:53 PM
I felt so awkward watching Taylor M dance around in her bra, and later tongue Chase. I mean, is this girl gunna be in bedroom scenes with older guys before she even turns 17? It's very awkward to watch...
3 of 9 | Posted by kellyhp12 | Posted on November 2, 2008 11:19 PM
Grrr. It's not a mullet! Mullets don't have bangs, they just have tufts of short hair at the front which are clearly NOT bangs. But I dislike Jenny's hairstyle/raccoon eyes nonetheless. I really really liked the scene where Jenny takes her dress back... you can just FEEL the anger in Taylor Momsen's voice, making me think that, despite the creepy dancing around naked and 23-year old + 15-year old make-out session, she is a very talented actress.
Those glasses were less "anti-establishment" and more "I wish I were Johnny Depp".
Serena's wardrobe is getting annoyingly low-cut. Especially in the latest episode. EVERY SINGLE OUTFIT.
I loved, as usual, the Blair-Chuck scenes, as well as your hatred for Vanessa, clearly surpassing my own (but not by much).
4 of 9 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on November 3, 2008 6:42 AM
yeah i know it's willa holland, but the character is based off cory kennedy. the young it-girl with the older photographer boyfriend. it's so cory and cobrasnake.
5 of 9 | Posted by kmvbs8 | Posted on November 3, 2008 10:20 AM
To answer a few of your questions:
I like Nate and Jenny together. This is because I like relationships on shows for some reason. With Nate and Jenny together and Chuck and Blair together, I would even settle for Dan and Serena together again. This means everyone is happy, except for Vanessa, which makes me happy.
Vanessa is awful, that is how she ruins everything. I think I'd be quoting Mean Girls when I say she's a life ruiner and she ruins lives.
And I was very excited about Mini Coop, though I'm not exactly sure how you liked Autumn Reeser on the O.C. Sure, I guess I like her in general, but Taylor was unreasonably annoying to me.
6 of 9 | Posted by kelsey | Posted on November 3, 2008 8:57 PM
The Jenny storyline....WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!! I HATE IT. GO AWAY. GG asks us to forget things A LOT, and I've let them slide, but this is ridiculous. She did complete 180 both personality and looks-wise in the span of like, 3 hours. Even though I buy most of what they put out about the older characters, I DO NOT believe any designer or professional would give this 15 year old "designer" the time of day or want to invest in her line, especially after she committed what should have been career suicide by crossing someone like Eleanor. Sorry for all the Jenny hate, but seriously, UGH.
But I digress...I liked Dan in this episode until he let Vanessa get the best of him. And I didn't realize anyone under the age of 80 was still named "Agnes." Can't wait til she meets her the other models for her new line, Bertha, Gertrude, and Ethel.
7 of 9 | Posted by msu11y28 | Posted on November 4, 2008 12:54 PM
Nice recap.
Once again, Blair and Chuck made this episode. Although I'm digging this new guy for Serena. His personality is already way better than Dan's, so UPGRADE! All he needs now is a good shampoo and better clothes...
LoLo, I hate to tell ya that the Jenny/Nate storyline is mirroring real life...just like the Heroes cheerleader and her "uncle".
They've been hinting at Jenny and Nate since last season, but in the middle of all of Nate's random screwings, they paused that storyline.
I don't find Jenny's transformation too quick. Her descent into rebellious runaway has been coming for awhile...
What's next for Blair and Chuck? Who knows? But I'll be watching cuz those two are so hot together!
If Vanessa's job on the show is to complicate plotlines, then job well-freakin-done.
Who's Mini Coop? (nope, never watched an episode of the OC)
8 of 9 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 13, 2008 12:06 AM
Nice recap.
Once again, Blair and Chuck made this episode. What's next for them? Who knows? But I'll be watching cuz those two are so hot together!
I'm digging Aaron. His personality is already way better than Dan's, so UPGRADE! All he needs now is a good shampoo and better clothes...
LoLo, I hate to tell ya that the Jenny/Nate storyline is mirroring real life...just like the Heroes cheerleader and her "uncle".
They've been hinting at Jenny and Nate since last season, but in the middle of all of Nate's random screwings, they paused that storyline.
I don't find Jenny's transformation too quick. Her descent into rebellious runaway has been coming for awhile...
If Vanessa's job on the show is to complicate plotlines, then job well-freakin-done.
Who's Mini Coop? (nope, never watched an episode of the OC)
9 of 9 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 13, 2008 12:09 AM