In the ghetto, Dan and Georgina arrive at Rufus's show, which is evidently a whole smorgasbord of washed up acts, as Lisa Loeb is there, too. What, was Right Said Fred already booked this night? After two or three random lines of dialogue -- one of them being "hey nice to meet you" -- Lisa slinks back into obscurity and I Love the 90s reruns. Dan gives Rufus a bit of a hard time, then goes with "Sarah" to find seats, where some random chick calls out Georgina by her real name. Georgie has no choice but to pretend not to notice, laughing it off when Dan mentions it seemed like that girl was talking to "Sarah." Sidenote: what the hell is that random chick and her friends doing at Rufus's concert? Although maybe I shouldn't talk, since I'm still angry that I can't get NKOTB reunion tour tickets.
"Ok, Mr. Settle, in this scene your character is supposed to be a barely-remembered has-been. The key is to act beaten but yet naively optimistic. Just follow my lead. I'm an expert at this."
Back at the rehearsal, Blair storms up to Lily to beg her not to send Serena away. As a short, blonde woman the color of a carrot titters, Lily politely scolds Blair not to interrupt, but Blair doesn't give a damn. They do move away though in case the short woman's radioactive, and Lily snottily informs Blair that B is one of the reasons Lily feels it is necessary to ship Serena's ass out of here (ironic because Blair is the one person who would never negatively influence Serena). Blair ignores that and tells Lily to stop being a society bitch and be a mother for once -- and realize that Serena's in pain and no one can help her but her mother. Blair also informs Lily that there's more to the tape than the portion Lily saw. Hey Lily, remember how last week you were all upset about how you reacted to Eric's (where is he at this rehearsal dinner btw?) homosexuality? Here's your chance to not be a complete fuck up yet again.
Meanwhile, Nate calls Vanessa to warn her he'll be late for the concert, and she cheerily tells him then to just look for Dan and Sarah. Hearing that, Nate freaks and outs "Sarah" as Georgina. Vanessa's rightfully confused as hell as Nate barks at her not to trust "Sarah" and that he'll be there ASAP. Nate then calls Blair, and after a few moments of awkward chatter about his moving on with Vanessa, he reveals that Georgina is with Dan and Vanessa at that very moment at the concert. Blair orders him not to move, and that she'll be there in 10 minutes to pick him up. Once off the phone, Blair sidles up to Chuck, flashing bedroom back seat eyes. Looks like someone needs a limo. Instead of rolling over and thanking his lucky stars (guess he doesn't downshift that fast), Chuck hilariously sneers "What's gotten into you?" Blair announces she knows exactly where Georgina is at that very moment, and Chuck pounces, declaring they should go "get the bitch." As Gossip Girl says, with friends like these, you don't need armies.
Having taken Blair's advice, Lily leaves the rehearsal with Serena, over Bart's objections. My money's on Bart having to get used to Lily walking out of wedding-related events. In yet another Bass limo, they arrive at a modest house outside Manhattan, which Lily reveals to be Pete's parents' house -- and they're expecting Serena. Serena protests that she can't do this, but Lily insists she can -- because Lily will be right by her side. Better hope that statute of limitations has run before you start confessing.
"And if apologizing doesn't work, I've got my checkbook."
At the concert, Lisa Loeb is pathetically singing the one song anyone will ever want to hear her sing as Vanessa approaches "Sarah" and confronts her with her true identity. Panicked, Georgina plays dumb while Vanessa warns her to fess up now before Nate arrives and does it for her. Georgina decides to run, which Dan sees as he approaches. Vanessa tells Dan Georgina's real name, but before she can say much else she is called away to help Rufus. Following Georgina, Dan finds her in tears. There's nothing like realizing your snuff film blackmail scheme isn't working to bring a girl to tears.
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Comments (12)
Regina Morrow! Sweet Valley High! Tragic Drug Death But Important Lesson for the Twins.
1 of 12 | Posted by bulletproofheart | Posted on May 15, 2008 8:09 AM
Your Officially my favorite recapper for throwing in the Sweet Valley High mention! Loved the whole recap, especially the picture captions...and the lily comment "Honey, if you want the alimony, you gotta marry Bart first before you begin the affairs. I thought you were an old pro at this." LOL. Cant wait for next week.
2 of 12 | Posted by bmo1126 | Posted on May 15, 2008 9:35 AM
your recap has inspired me to dig up my old svh books...anyone else see a little Lila Fowler in Blair sometimes?
lolo, you're the best.
3 of 12 | Posted by liketotally | Posted on May 15, 2008 10:08 AM
Did you know you can watch episodes of good ole SVH on ABCfamily.com... :)
I can't wait to see how they wrap it all up and leave us wanting more next week...
4 of 12 | Posted by msmooshka | Posted on May 15, 2008 11:07 AM
Yeah that story line was dangerously close to guaranteeing no more than another season and a half of the show. It was a weak wrap-up, but a lot better than the alternative I guess.
Nice recap!
5 of 12 | Posted by ez rider | Posted on May 15, 2008 4:17 PM
loved the recap LoLo, especially the buffy reference. i LOVE that show!
6 of 12 | Posted by preppyboy | Posted on May 15, 2008 5:23 PM
I agree that the storyline was wrapped up a little to neatly. However, I did read that they would have explored it for at least one more episode, until the writers' strike. After that, it had to be dealt with swiftly. I'm looking forward to the season finale, though.
7 of 12 | Posted by bentley1101 | Posted on May 15, 2008 8:16 PM
Damn writer's strike. :(
Liketotally: Yes! I've been comparing Blair to Lila Fowler in my head for the longest! I even imagined Lila looked like Blair (both pretty, pouty, spoiled rich girls), but Lila barely had a good side. She would turn on Jessica so fast it would make Blair's head spin.
Lolo, you're awesome!
8 of 12 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 21, 2008 8:24 PM
One more SVH thing: It's kinda cool how they're making Serena's character a mixture of the Liz/Jess twins. She's got an inner Jessica that keeps getting her in trouble, while she's trying convert into a Liz...in order for Todd to like her 4eva and eva. :)
Ok, can you tell I'm an 80's kid?
P.S.
MsMooshka, the TV show is nowhere near as good as the books.
9 of 12 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 21, 2008 8:27 PM
You guys are amazing! I really wondered when I threw in the SVH reference if anyone would get it and practically ALL of you did! I am in such great company!
So when I googled Regina Morrow to make sure I was spelling it correctly, guess what I saw? First, they are reprinting the entire SVH series -- updated to 2008. Meaning now Liz and Jess are texting rather than passing notes, doing their homework online, etc. I guess the plots are supposed to be basically the same besides these little tweaks, but there's already backlash on 1 completely unnecessary change -- instead of having perfect size 6 figures, the twins now have perfect size 4 figures. Guess the publishers were worried readers would think the twins were fat asses at size 6. How messed up is that?
Second, Francine Pascal is currently working on a brand-new Sweet Valley series, tentatively called Sweet Valley Confidential -- where the twins will be in their mid-late 20s! I'm not gonna lie, I'll so be buying those the day they come out... haha. Who's with me?!
Thanks for the great comments as always, everyone! The season finale recap should be up within an hour or two, tops.
LoLo
10 of 12 | Posted by LoLo | Posted on May 21, 2008 8:52 PM
Hey Lolo!
That's great about updating the SVH series. A big fat booo to the "perfect size 4 figures" change, though. That extra 5 lbs. is gonna make all the difference in the world in how attractive the twins are, huh? And they wonder why teens have body image issues. Ugh.
My mom owns a bookstore, and I'll be sure to advise her to stock the "children's section" with the new SVH mid-20's series. Hopefully, I won't have to knock over any kids to get the latest books. :)
11 of 12 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 23, 2008 8:57 AM
Great recap! I just got into Gossip Girl, like 2 episodes ago (hurray for reruns!) and your recaps have allowed to really catch up, so thanks. My favourite quote: "Disturbed by both the awkward staring and shitiness of his music, Lily runs away and Rufus finishes the song and abruptly leaves the stage to go after her."
I thought that moment that she ordered him to get out of the way was really wooden. "Get out of my way." "No." "Get out of my way." "No." (But imagine all that being said in Keanu Reeves' voice.)
12 of 12 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on June 21, 2008 2:28 PM