Vanessa and Dan are kicking it at the loft. Dan's trying to figure out why she wasn't in the last episode, but before she can answer, Jenny walks in wearing plaid and they all start talking about that damn ring Rufus was looking at the day before. Get over it! It's called window shopping! Rufus storms in and he's having an angry conversation on the phone. Then they assume it won't be happening soon. Kids, you know what happens when you assume. You looks like assholes.
Blair watches Serena try on clothes, trying her hardest to convince her that Gabriel is bad news. Serena will have nothing of it. He told her he fell in love with her the first time he saw her. In the words of my English teacher friend, "So did Romeo and Juliet and look how that worked out."
Blair: The first time he saw you he was with his girlfriend. Real loyal.
Serena: Actually, the first time he saw me was a year ago with Georgina when I had a fake southern accent and she put roofies in my drink and I blacked out.
Blair: Hey, I have an idea! Let's all talk about "that night" for the rest of this episode. And I mean all of us. Now go try on that dress skirt thing that looks like it came from the wardrobe of 90210 the original series. And did you like my joke about Gabriel having Poppy's cake and eating yours too? I'm funny.
Vanessa brings Rufus some coffee and he pours his heart out to her about the sucky real estate market and his old touring days and his family trouble. I wasn't totally paying attention because it made me uncomfortable that he was sharing his feelings with a high school kid...alone...over coffee. And I can't figure out Vanessa's face in this scene. Is she concerned? Worried? Does she have gas?
Nate takes Chuck to his new apartment. It's gorgeous, of course, with a perfect view. He plans on living there with Blair where he can monitor her comings and goings. And Chuck MUST back off. Capiche? Oh but wait, who's calling Chuck on the phone? Blair's calling to ask Chuck to join her on one last spy mission. Nate makes his sad face again.
Back at the highly anticipated co-op meeting, Blair is up to her spy tricks. She pretends to be giving Gabriel a tour of Serena's bedroom. As the three of them chit chat, Chuck enters with Poppy and the shit hit's the proverbial fan. Or is it the shit that's proverbial? In any case, there's drama. Poppy gives Gabriel an ultimatum: leave with her or she'll take away all his investors. He chooses Serena because she "swept him away." Hello! That's liar talk if I ever heard it.
Vanessa boozes it up with Dan at his apartment. She invites him to a friendly game of "I never" and proceeds to confess she slept with Chuck Bass. He thinks it's gross, but passes no judgment. Then she confesses to sleeping with Chuck a second time and Dan appropriately throws up in his mouth a little. That was my reaction.
Rufus and Jenny wander aimlessly in the city and yes, she's still wearing plaid. It's quite possibly the same shirt Nate wore earlier. She brings up that damn ring again that Rufus glanced at once. He says now is not a good time because things are complicated.
Jenny: Just fix it. You can do whatever you put your mind to! That's what you always told me. Why doesn't that advice apply to you?
Rufus: Good point.
But what he meant to say was, "You're 16! What do you know about life? Parents feed kids bullshit lines all the time so they'll do their homework. One day you'll grow up and realize most of that positive baloney we tell you isn't true at all. You can't do everything you put your mind to. I want to ride a unicorn, but I doubt that's gonna happen anytime soon!"
Back at the co-op party, Gabriel is his normal douchey self around Serena, acting like he really doesn't care about his business going down the drain. She convinces him to hit up all the rich people at the party. Meanwhile, Chuck lurks around like a teen vampire. After Serena runs off, he questions Gabriel about the night they met--that infamous night with Georgina.
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Comments (1)
Mentioning 1990s plaid only makes me think of Jordan Catalano and the rest of the cast of My So-Called Life. He made it cool enough for me.
1 of 1 | Posted by kelsey | Posted on April 30, 2009 2:07 PM