Gasmii! Alright, I'm going to be honest here and tell you straight up that what
we have this week is what I like to call a "Busy Work" episode of Gossip Girl;
it serves no real purpose, they're just giving it to you to tide you over until
next week. There's probably a fancy name for it in the business, but from what I
gather, it's an episode of a show that could easily be taken out of the entire
season, and nobody would care. Naturally, the writers decided this was the
the time to give Eric a plotline...kinda. Despite all this, there's still fun to
be had by all, and we see a new side to a few of our favorite (least favorite)
characters. Join me after the jump!
It's Halloween time in the Upper East Side, and we begin our episode with a shot of
Rufus carving KISS pumpkins. I was a bit skeptical of this at first, because I know for a fact that there are people you can hire to decorate for you.Then I realized that Rufus is probably the kind of guy that is really into all that arts and crafts-y shit because he has nothing better to occupy his time.He's totally that Dad who is in the midst of an extended mid-life crisis; He doesn't have a job, his son is at school, and his daughter and other various pseudo-children are too busy doing more "work" in one day than he's done in three years.
Speaking of his daughter, she and Lily have just returned from a shopping trip, and are trying to find places for Jenny's new clothes. Lily requests that Jenny let her go through the closet and throw out the things that are taking up all the space. I don't think Lily means anything by this, and I'm sure she's just used to Serena's closet having so much more room because all of her tube tops doubled as skirts. However, she pulls out one of Jenny's old uniform jumpers and asks, "I mean, does this even still fit you?" Wow. Isn't that such the thing a clueless stepmother would say? It's not that she's trying to hurt Jenny's feelings, but you know that comment is still going to induce an eating disorder.
Over at the new Bass Hotel, King Bass is lamenting to Queen Bee that he isn't bringing in as much business as he would like. She tells him that he should open up his club in order to avoid having to take in the fannypack toting tourists who are currently booking rooms. Blair thinks that an 80's theme would be great for his opening, although she's not sure about the attire, as "shoulderpads can be overwhelming" on her delicate frame. He tells her that he's trying to run a business, not organize a highschool party, which is something that she wouldn't understand. I have to give Chuck props for trying to be successful outside of simply being a Bass.
Queen Bee senses that he may still be upset with her about making him kiss Josh Ellis, and then lying to him about her motives. She doesn't understand why he forgave her if he's just going to continue to be passive aggressive about everything, and she tells him to either make her kiss a girl already, or move on. He lets her know that he's just been on edge lately about the hotel, and if you didn't already know, he's trying to run a business, and again, this NOT a game.
"Thank you. Now please refrain from touching me in public, it's tasteless."
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Comments (1)
Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah, Eric got a (somewhat) story!!! Please keep your recaps coming! By the way, Jenny's "flapper" outfit was truly awful. It's almost like they're trying to make her look as unflattering as possible.
1 of 1 | Posted by dudeIrock | Posted on November 2, 2009 10:21 PM