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Sure enough, Nate's brought Vanessa to school and armed her with a graphing calculator and some No. 2 pencils. As she whines that she's not sure she can do this, all I can think is for a show that usually has a high degree of realism (assuming you buy the whole concept of the series), it makes absolutely no sense that Vanessa could just walk in and take the SAT. It's called registration, and believe me, I've almost blown a few of those deadlines in my day. Me and procrastination enjoy a healthy game of Russian Roulette. The point is, those old hag proctors aren't fucking around. You're not registered, you're not getting in. Small point, I know, but it stands out as weak writing for an otherwise strong show. Anyway, Vanessa sucks it up and goes and takes the SAT. Wouldn't it be great if she's the one to score better than Blair?

Nelly Yuki arrives then at school, and Blair & Co swoop down to see if Plan: Whoa Nelly succeeded - and it did. Good ol' Todd kept Nelly awake the entire night, rehashing their breakup over and over before ultimately deciding he didn't want to get back together anyway. As a result, Nelly got no sleep and has been crying all night. As she wails out her woes, she drops her graphing calculator, which Blair helpfully retrieves for her before Nelly runs away. Once alone, the minions express concerns that the Plan wasn't fool-proof, but Blair's one step ahead of them - and reveals the batteries she swiped out of Nelly's calculator. We should have known that Blair doesn't randomly display niceties. As for how she got Todd to agree to all this - well Izzy's gotta pay her minion dues on her back. I think Blair should have selected Hazel for that role -- that way Penelope could be the smart one, Isabel could be the talented one, and Hazel could be the dirty whore. It's only fair that everyone feels they fulfill a certain role.

Once inside, Dan and Blair realize that Serena's MIA with the clock slowly winding down. As Dan goes to leave her yet another voicemail, he stops dead in his tracks - overhearing a redheaded cherub presenting ID and claiming to be Serena. Again - you can count on Chuck to help you, but he's going to do it his way. Take it or leave it.

After the test, Dan and Blair walk out, still talking about Serena's absence. Looks like Dan hasn't told Blair what he saw. But what both he and Blair do see is Nate and Vanessa embracing. As they both silently digest this news, they share an awkward look and immediately go their own ways. I must say, Dan looks pretty bummed out for someone he's blindly taken advantage of and considered just a friend. Dan heads for the Palace and knocks on Chuck's door, which is answered by Serena. As Dan tries to get the truth out of Serena, Chuck strolls into the room and announces she was with him and his Big Bird pants. Dan tries to give her the excuse of not studying enough and freaking out, but Serena stubbornly insists she got migraine-food poisoning again, which he doesn't believe at all. Dan accuses her of paying someone to take the test for her, which clearly Serena knew nothing about. She whirls on Chuck and bitches at him for arranging the ringer. His reaction? Unapologetic would be putting it nicely. Dan begs Serena to tell him what's going on, and she merely says that she'll talk to him about it tomorrow. Defeated and seriously questioning their relationship, Dan slinks away.

Who... little ol' me?

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