Testimonials

At school, Blair tries to intimidate Vanessa into turning over the tape, but is unsuccessful. Chuck takes a crack at it next, and bribes Vanessa with $10,000. When she hesitates, he reminds her that the money could be used to update her wardrobe from an "In Living Color" Fly Girl to something more current. She insists that her look is more Lenni from "Ghostwriter" but nevertheless accepts the money and gives Chuck the tape.

I missed you, random, vaguely-homosexual fashion accessory.

But the tape plot isn't over yet, as Vanessa arrives at Blair's house, and admits the tape she gave to Chuck was blank. She then gives Blair the real tape and leaves. Even Blair has to admit she owes Vanessa for this, so she shows up at Vanessa's work later that day and announces that she just paid Vanessa's rent for a year. Does that mean Vanessa has her own place, and therefore her own rent? Is Vanessa supposed to have already graduated high school? Or did she drop out? Can anyone clarify, because evidently I missed something. Probably because I stop listening every time she appears on screen. Anyway, Blair explains that she paid the rent so she can go back to hating Vanessa guilt-free, and we learn Vanessa used Chuck's money to create a medical grant for teens with genital herpes in his name. I don't think 10 grand would be enough to treat the people Chuck gave genital herpes to, let alone the general public, but I guess it's the thought that counts.

Now that she's thwarted disaster and has possession of the tape, Blair finally feels comfortable ignoring Chuck's threats and being with Nate. Nate had gotten her juices flowing earlier in the episode when he confessed to Dolores to protect her, so she gives him a ring and invites him over for a little thank you sex. Despite her treating him like shit for the past few days, Nate comes running over, eagerly accepts Blair's vows of love, and gets down to business. Seriously, have some self respect, Archibald.

Old Farts

When we last left the old farts, Bart Bass had just proposed to Lily. Well, a few weeks have gone by, and Lily has still not given him answer. Chuck, for one, is all about the possible marriage, and even suggests that a little incest may be in the cards. But Serena crushes his dreams by informing him that Eric isn't into that kind of thing.

Rufus, meanwhile, is all depressed that Lily didn't answer his Christmas phone call, and has been keeping himself busy by composing melancholy songs and sharpening some razor blades. I hope he didn't ask Eric for any tips. He rallies enough to go see how his gallery is doing, and is rewarded by an impromptu visit from Lily herself. She bluntly announces that Bart proposed and she's planning on saying yes, and she wanted him to hear the news directly from her. He recognizes her passive aggressive behavior for what it is, and remains silent rather than make the declaration of love she's looking for. Frustrated, she leaves.

But Rufus can't keep up the macho act for long, and shows up at Lily's door to declare his love anyway and say he wants to make a go of it. Lily knows how to play games like the best of them, so now she's indecisive. He gives her a lingering kiss and tells her to think about it before
leaving.

Well...what does your investment portfolio look like?

A day or two later, Bart and Lily are at lunch at an expensive restaurant filled with bland, uptight society couples. She looks around at all the proper old hags with their rich husbands and realizes that slumming it with Rufus would be much more exciting. I love how slumming it would be dating a famous musician with a multi-million dollar loft. So she calls Rufus and says she wants to see what they can be together. He suggests that they go away for the night, and she agrees.

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