This week on Gossip Girl, we flash back and forth between Thanksgiving 2006 and Thanksgiving 2007, learning a little bit about some of our major characters in the process. What we don't really get is any development on the main storylines from the last episode - Blair and Upchuck, Jenny and Nate, and the Blair versus Jenny showdown. In fact, we don't get any Upchuck at all, which is majorly disappointing. Instead this episode focused on the old timers, but with gay lovers, possible incest, and trips to the ER, this episode still had plenty to entertain us!
Blair practices for the upcoming pie-eating contest she's participating in.
This special Thanksgiving episode of Gossip Girl opens with a flashback to last year's turkey day - and then-bad girl Serena drunk off her ass after spending her morning boozing it up in a local bar. The holidays bring out the best in all of us. A sober and frustrated Blair arrives to try to pull Serena together, and orders Serena to wait outside the bar while Blair runs in to find Serena's missing bag. Serena instead stumbles off the curb and starts meandering in the middle of the street, playing chicken with cars. Dan, who just "happens" to be walking by, throws down his night vision binoculars and telephoto lens and yanks Serena out of the way before she becomes road kill couture. Dan chats with her for a moment while Serena slurs back until Blair swoops in to grab Serena and get her in a cab.
I think I would like this Serena a whole lot more...
In the present, Serena's on the phone with lover boy, talking about how she's excited about Thanksgiving this year, and it may be the first one she remembers. Dan laughs and agrees with that, and Serena is confused by his reaction, clearly not remembering meeting him last year. She also reveals that she's heading over to Blair's, where Blair's gay dad has returned for the first time.
At Blair's, Serena comments on Blair's uncharacteristically perky mood, and Blair admits that nothing cheers up her like seeing her dad - not even those self-prescribed bumps in her anti-depressants. Serena says that a boy could put Blair in a good mood, and asks if she and Nate got back together. Blair denies that, so Serena casually mentions Upchuck. Immediately defensive, Blair begins hissing and spitting until Serena admits she saw the sexy time at Blair's party.
Knowing the jig is up, Blair begins ranting about how stupid it was to have sex with Chuck twice, while Serena indignantly sputters that she can't believe Blair had sex at all, after all her talk of wanting it to be special. I'm not sure why Serena is so surprised, given that Blair's tried every scheme to get Nate to have sex with her short of tying him up and raping him. But you knew that was on the list, she was just working her way down. Serena asks Blair if she slept with Chuck for revenge, and Blair snaps that it wasn't because she likes his natural musk. Who else is not surprised that Chuck smells?
Blair taunts Serena that nothing hurts more than sleeping with the best friend, and Serena jumps up to leave. But before she can get out of there, Blair accuses her of being jealous that Blair slept with the one guy on the entire UES that Serena hasn't slept with. Which doesn't make much sense, but the slut implication is there loud and clear. Blair's being a complete bitch, probably upset with herself for giving it up to Chuck in a random drunken mess, hence throwing around the slut insults to try to make herself feel better. Serena finally gets out of there, announcing that her family will no longer be spending Thanksgiving with the Waldorfs. If I were Serena, I'd say this is the perfect time to kick off that holiday drinking.
Do you have a problem with my self-loathing?
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Comments (9)
Actually I love Eric. He's rather a dumb character right now- but he uttered my favorite line of this show ever. When picking out food items Mrs. VDW noticed that something smelled great and he commented that, "Now we can starve in a fragrant hotel room." Just awesome.
Agree about fun Serena though. That girl needs to get wasted. Soon.
1 of 9 | Posted by Fomhoire | Posted on December 3, 2007 2:19 PM
Great recap, Lolo! This episode was cute and all, but lacking Chuck and having too much parent time equals a none-too-happy Pach. Ah well.
Next episode looks awesome!!!!! Except, why would Blair go back to Nate? Ever?
2 of 9 | Posted by pachita | Posted on December 3, 2007 2:43 PM
Lolo, I love you're recaps (both the Tila and Gossip ones)...def my favorite TVgasm writer...maybe it's b-c you love to hate the shows like I do.
Is it just me, or does Mrs. Humps look like Jessica Simpson 20 yrs older and 200 botox appointments later? Hate her...though Vanessa still wins the prize as most annoying, pointless characture.
On another note, do you think it was a good idea for Serena to take a recently relapsed Blair out to a diner that serves up greasy food? What a great friend.
3 of 9 | Posted by kellyhp12 | Posted on December 4, 2007 12:42 AM
didn't love this episode so much, deff need some chuck & plot advancement in other areas
(glad to see you've upgraded chuck to his real name!)
all the parents on this show really annoy me. like, grow the fuck up already. why are the humphrey's and serena's mom still all uptight about something that happened like 20 years ago?
&& i am really having trouble understanding nate's appeal. but, i still cannot wait for next week.
also, great recap as usual!
4 of 9 | Posted by t00haute | Posted on December 4, 2007 9:29 AM
Anyone else think "renovating" is not the real reason the Van der Woodsens are living in the hotel?
5 of 9 | Posted by daffymaiden | Posted on December 4, 2007 5:20 PM
two things. 1.) they did acknowledge that blair and jenny are mortal enemies now. when blair came in the room, jenny said a worried "blair???" and sat up on the bed.
2.) they did show blair telling serena that she threw up. when she called and serena left the humphreys, on the way out serena whispered in lilys ear "shes throwing up again" and then when she got to blairs, blair said "i didnt mean for it to happen."
they were both subtle but they were there
6 of 9 | Posted by mommyy01 | Posted on December 5, 2007 7:12 AM
Hey everyone, thanks for the comments as always! Kellyhp12 especially -- that totally made my day! And I do agree about the Jessica Simpson thing. I actually had a picture of her and was debating using it and making a Jessica Simpson reference, but I was worried I was the only one who saw that. Too funny!
And yes, I did upgrade Chuck. This episode made it too clear that without him, the show feels a little lackluster. I missed that crazy bastard.
And Nate still sucks. Blah. He seemed to have a spark in the flashbacks with drunk Serena, so that's even more of a reason to have her perma-trashed.
Mommyy01 -- I did notice Jenny react when Blair walked in, but the fact that Blair didn't react and then sat with her all chummy and binging at the diner rung really false to me. And with the bulimia, I just thought we'd hear Blair and Serena talk about it more directly to each other -- it was almost as if the show didn't want to directly address the eating disorder, maybe in hopes it would go over some of the younger viewers' heads
Thanks for reading guys!
7 of 9 | Posted by LoLo | Posted on December 6, 2007 2:30 AM
Wow, gr8 recaps, I didn't know they were being done for GG till yesterday. Thanks LoLo. Are you doing the one for the episode? It was pretty had and had gazzilions of drama (what else is to be expected with a chuck-centric eppy?). plz plz recap, I wanna hear your thoughts
8 of 9 | Posted by catycath08 | Posted on December 7, 2007 3:45 AM
My ever-growing list of GG characters I hate:
1. Nate's whole family (with Nate a close second)
2. Blair's mom
3. Dan's & Jenny's mom (eat a sandwich and stfu, you bony, cheating, non-accountable bitch)
Really, why don't the characters on this show know how to win arguments? Rufus couldn't think of pointing out to Ms.BonyHumps that SHE was practically living with another man?? Good God, Rufus. It doesn't take the captain of the debate team to think of this stuff...
4. Eric. Him and his stupid highlights are totally unnecessary.
LoLo, you literally made me LOL several times during the recap.
Amen @ Eric slitting his wrists again - only successfully this time. (Who thinks he and Cappy McDouche should take a How to Kill Yourself Correctly 101 class?)
And THANK YOU for calling Mrs. McRibHumps out on her cheating, double-standard ways.
Too many other LOL moments to list them all, but just know that you are truly loved.
9 of 9 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on December 8, 2007 6:50 PM