Back at Fashion Week, Eleanor accosts Jenny and accuses her of purposely giving Serena her own dress so that her fashions would get out there. Hilariously calling dumb Little J an Eve Harrington, Eleanor promises Jenny that she will make sure everyone knows of her duplicitous ways. Before Eleanor can say anymore, Laurel rushes over with Blair to announce that the critics loved the dress. Jenny quickly tells Eleanor that she made the dress using Eleanor's fabric and one of her old patterns, so Eleanor should totally take credit for it. Eleanor hisses that she won't take credit for something a child made, but Blair finally acts like a decent human being this episode and defends Jenny and begs her mother to take the credit and take her bow on the runway. Since it'd probably be more embarrassing to explain that the one piece the critics loved wasn't her own, Eleanor finally agrees.
Alone backstage, Jenny's breathing a sigh of relief when an assistant approaches and informs her that Rufus is outside, demanding to be let in. After hesitating a second, Jenny calmly informs the assistant that her dad's out of town and it must be a mistake. Haha. I definitely think this was the right call. It might be pretty damn shady, but I wouldn't want my father barging into Fashion Week screaming bloody murder either.
Thanks to his mentor, Dan has finally gotten out of jail, with no word on how that Humphrey sandwich turned out. His mentor further proves to be a gigantic dick when he tells Dan he's proud of him for getting in a fistfight and going to jail. He's almost as bad of a mentor as Rufus is as bad of a parent. No wonder why Dan sucks so much. Dan admits he got Charlie Trout's (giggle) secret, but he doesn't think he's going to use it because he doesn't want to exploit people for art. I agree, because again you're supposed to be writing fiction, you idiot. You could get sued for using that. His mentor then calls him second-rate for actually being a likable person for once and walks away in disgust. Good riddance, asshat.
The mentor + Hazel = Midget Love.
At the after-party, Eleanor has calmed down and specifically singles out Jenny for public praise and thanks. Blair seconds it, further suggesting the development of a friendship between these two. As Jenny blushes and basks in the glow, she notices Rufus off to the side, watching. Too many years of seeing groupies bust into his restricted areas has taught the old boy some tricks, evidently.
Blair finds Serena backstage and asks if they can talk. Blair tearfully apologizes for acting like a heinous, spoiled bitch most of the episode, but Serena is done and snaps at her to get over it and all her insecurities. Serena tells her she's tired of holding herself back so not to outshine Blair or hurt her feelings. Appalled, Blair calls her conceited, but Serena doesn't give a damn anymore.
Rufus has succeeded in dragging Jenny out, fighting about whether her career aspirations need to come before or after she completes school. Jenny makes several valid points about the way Rufus chose music over education, but he's firm on his "learn from my mistakes" stance and not listening to it. As they continue to argue, he asks if she told the headmistress that she doesn't care about making up the 10 days of school she ditched. "No," says Jenny. "I told her I'm not coming back." As Rufus stares in stunned surprise, Jenny turns and flounces back into the party. I give her 3 episodes before she's back at Constance, tops.
So not the length of skirt I would walk up a flight of stairs in front of my father in.
We end this episode with GG herself recapping the overall themes of each character's story tonight, ending on Blair watching Serena and Poppy making more ridiculous poses for the paparazzi outside of Fashion Week. GG tells Blair not to worry since it's the brightest stars that burn out the fastest. I, for one, cannot wait for Serena to crash and burn.
So what did you think? What is Lily's dark secret? Would you be excited to find out your mom wanted to hang a nude photo of herself in your living room? Was Chuck telling the truth about his mom's death before or after he found out Dan was writing about him? Can those two ever be friends? Can Jenny and Blair be friends? And who cannot wait to see Blair bean Serena on the back of the head?
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Comments (11)
The only thing that could have made this episode worse is if that slut Cabbage Patch had made a cameo.
Oh, and I'm not even going to ask why you've seen dirty Hermione and Ginny fanfic.
1 of 11 | Posted by heygirl | Posted on October 6, 2008 1:13 AM
Congrats! The Cubs won as many playoff games as the Cardinals this year >:)
I love ur recaps despite ur love of the Cubbies. Is it just me, or did this episode seem like the start of a totally different season than the last few (i.e. no cougar, nate, vanessa, brit guy, dan/serena drama etc)??
I personally think the Lily secret was a Rufus/Lily sexy photoshoot thingy (gag)...since nothing in this show ends up neaarly as good as the antipation for the reveal.
And yeah, Serena needs lessons from Miss Jay.
2 of 11 | Posted by kellyhp12 | Posted on October 6, 2008 2:08 AM
This was not a great episode.
Blair was annoying and Serena all of a sudden being a socialite party girl was a little too random for me. I would've liked that plot line to actually happen on the show instead of just being mentioned as an afterthought.
And the whole Chuck has no friends thing kind of came out of nowhere for me, too.
I was so glad to have a Vanessa-free episode, though. It was refreshing to make it through an entire episode with no one dressed like a Garbage Pail Kid.
3 of 11 | Posted by cherin | Posted on October 6, 2008 5:54 AM
great recap. blair and jenny NEED to take serena down asap.
sorry about the cubs. i'm a die hard mets fan. i feel your pain. trust me.
4 of 11 | Posted by baymenxpac | Posted on October 6, 2008 7:31 AM
Loved the recap but you penis worship chuck too much dude. The best thing about both blair and chuck is that they are bad ass and do whatever the fuck they want, but deep down thy both are much better people than the "heroes" like Serena or The Brooklynites. If Chuck is awesome for being shady then you can't say Blair is an immature brat for pretty much doing similar actions. Its called a double standard, which is why no matter how much i love chuck, i love Blair more, its so refreshing to see a female character that doesnt just go with the flow.
And word about a possible Blair/Jenny friendship, leighton and taylor are five times prettier than that buttterface Blake, not to mention better actors.
A shirtless Dan/Nate fight would pretty much be the greatest thing ever for those characters, chuck maybe interesting but hes fug as hell
5 of 11 | Posted by lbonnerz | Posted on October 6, 2008 1:26 PM
Dude, loved your recap but you penis worship chuck WAY too much. Hes ace but you cant condone his shady actions and rip on Blair's,its a double standard. The best thing about both of them is that they are bad ass with a heart of gold and probably better ppl deep down than the actual "heroes" of the show.
Thats why I will always love blair more than chuck, most TV shows have a bad boy like chuck in them but it is so refreshing to see a character like blair who doesnt take shit lying down and takes action unlike most boring females. What makes that coupling so compelling is that you can equally appreciate both sides of it.
BJ need to take Serena down ASAP, as immature blair was the entire episode, she owned up to it in the end unlike that twat serena. Not to mention that Taylor and Leighton are 1000 times more attractive than that butterface Blake....not to mention they can actually act as well.
PS, I'm bummed about the cubs too! But yay for ppl from Chicago!
6 of 11 | Posted by lbonnerz | Posted on October 6, 2008 1:31 PM
lbonnerz, I agree... Serena/Blake falls into my category of "people who are unattractive but people think they're hot because they're skinny and have blonde hair"
7 of 11 | Posted by cherin | Posted on October 6, 2008 1:41 PM
To be fair, Blake Lively looks a lot better after her nose job.
Anyway, I really really liked this episode. Though probably just because of the lack of Nate and surplus of Blair and Chuck.
Btw thanks for that screencap of Dan's paper: truly hilarious.
8 of 11 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on October 6, 2008 7:28 PM
Alex, Blake does look a little better with a nose job but shes still pretty average to me, ppl just get distracted with her enormous and probably fake breasts and her long hair. Her make up in GG is always atrocious too, in the scene where she told Blair she killed someone all I could do was look at her clown face and think "Buzz, your girlfriend, WOOF!"
I used to really like Blake but she seems totally fake now, Ive also hear alot of rumors about her being the onset diva and not leighton. Apparently, she refuses to be photographed unless she has a full face of make up on...wonder what shes hiding
9 of 11 | Posted by Lbonnerz | Posted on October 7, 2008 12:09 PM
Hi Lolo!
I really miss your "I Want to Work for Diddy" blog!!! Are there ever going to be any more recaps of it?
10 of 11 | Posted by fierytopaz | Posted on October 7, 2008 12:51 PM
heygirl -- that's a really good question for my friend that forwarded it to me (the Harry/Snape stuff's even worse).
kellyhp12 -- you are a cruel woman. But at least you're not a Sox fan. :)
I agree with a lot of you that this episode felt out of sync by dropping ongoing storylines completely and making sudden announcements, like Serena's friendship with Poppy.
lbonnerz -- haha I probably do let Chuck get away with too much. I'll try to check myself in the future. As for my criticism of Blair this ep, I just expect better of her. I rarely expect better of Chuck.
And I agree that while she's objectively attractive, Blake Lively's hotness rating can definitely be attributed to a great figure and long blonde hair. Leighton Meester, on the other hand, it truly beautiful. So is Jessica Szohr, when I get past wanting to punch her in the face and actually look at her. Taylor Momsen's a bit awkward-looking, but she's only 15 and still growing into her features.
And fierytopaz -- I did have to stop recapping Diddy due to real-life craziness this fall and already having another recap assignment. Flipit and I tried to find a replacement, but everyone was just as busy. However, since last night was the finale and GG was a rerun this week, I am planning on doing a recap of the last episode. Sorry I can't do more, but I appreciate you asking!!!
11 of 11 | Posted by LoLo | Posted on October 7, 2008 1:32 PM