So now Blair and Nate, along with their parents, are at a dinner party. Blair is giving Nate a cold shoulder, and Cappy is getting plowed on red wine. Cappy suggests that Blair try on the diamond ring (that his doormat of a wife is currently wearing), and Blair refuses while Cappy and Eleanor insist. Blair finally gives in, while Cappy babbles about how happy their marriage will be. I don't understand why Cappy is being so goddamned pushy. He already landed the Waldorf account, and while I'm sure he still wants Nate with Blair to ensure the future of that account, he's acting like my grandmother when she starts ranting that her only grandchild is going to die alone at this rate. Which is so not true, by the way. I'll have cats. At least 20 of them.
Back at the burlesque club, Upchuck is laying dazed in a booth when Upchuck Senior and the pretty young thing plop down on either side of him. Turns out PYT is a reporter trying to get involved in investing, and is therefore not dating Pops but merely hanging out with him for some advice. Well, at least so far. Not only that, but PYT has convinced Pops that the club is a good investment after all. So yay except... oh yeah, what was that Upchuck said to Lily? PYT scampers off to play with some My Little Ponies and other age-appropriate toys, and Upchuck tells his dad that he has to tell him something...
Tell me, son - what's your opinion on threesomes?
Speaking of dads, Nate has taken his dad outside and is lecturing Cappy that he's acting like a drunken fool and jeopardizing the Waldorf account he's wanted so bad in the first place. Cappy gets all defensive and insists on going back in. Nate tries to grab Cappy's arm to stop him, and Cappy whirls around and punches Nate in the face. I laugh. A lot. Nate's totally in the right about this specific situation, but he definitely deserves getting sucker punched for many other reasons. Keep those coming. Just as Cappy punches Nate, a cop rolls up and asks Nate if everything's all right. Nate tells Cappy that he needs help, and then tells the cop to take his father away, and check Cappy's pockets while he's at it. As Nate turns to go back inside, he bribes the door guy to keep his mouth shut - but we see that Blair has been watching from the window.
It's been a long time coming, pretty boy.
Upchuck Senior's back to being pissed at his son, knowing now that Upchuck told Lily about PYT. Upchuck Senior runs off to try to find Lily and fix things, but does instruct PYT and junior to set up a meeting about really investing in the burlesque club. So it looks like this burlesque club may become a permanent fixture in the Gossip Girl world. That's cool. Brandon and Dylan had the Peach Pit, Zack and Slater had The Max, and now Nate and Upchuck have Victrola. Every teen show needs a hangout!
Nate's trying to get in a cab to go to the new local hangout (where instead of a burger and some sage advice from Nat, you get stale peanuts and nipple tassels), when Blair runs out and demands to know where he's going. She admits she saw Cappy get arrested, and he says he didn't tell her about his father's problems because she's always distracted with her social calendar shit. She then twists the conversation to the masked ball, and reveals she knows about Nate's run-in with "Serena." Tearfully, she asks if he even loves her, and Nate merely looks at the ground. Ouch, that one had to hurt. She tells him to go take care of Cappy, because Cappy needs him and she doesn't. She then hops in the cab to go to the club instead. Ah, Blair, you selfish immature little brat, I heart you.
Meanwhile, Dan is finally ready to try out those Ron Jeremy moves, and leads Serena into his bedroom where he's set up tons of candles and changed the football sheets. Serena looks around in awe, but I'm kind of worried that she's going to catch her head on fire if she tosses her hair around as violently as she did in those Nate sex scene flashbacks. Although that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. It'd actually be kinda awesome.
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Comments (7)
About damn time for this recap. Everytime I look at Nate's Dad I now think "Cappy McDouche."
The Rufus/Lily line is sooooo boring. Josh Schwarts only has so many tricks up his sleeve, and the adults-who-banged-back-in-the-day is one of them. Another one is Vanessa, who reminded me of the Anna character from the OC, ie BORING. Apart from Nate I've been happy with the casting but Vanessa is supposed to be a shaved-head, combat boot wearing ass kicking filmmaker.
LOVED the captions in the recap. I found the Blair/Upchuck reunion a little gross and unnatural but maybe the creators wanted it that way, unnatural and a little wrong. I like Upchuck as a character on the show, in the books he is pathetic.
1 of 7 | Posted by Scorpio23 | Posted on November 13, 2007 6:33 PM
Hey Scorpio!
Sorry for the delay on the recap- I was out of town without computer access for three days, and got this done as soon as I could! They'll be more prompt in the future- I promise :)
I agree, Vanessa is like Anna -- brought in as a rival, but not one anyone actually wants to see win the guy. In other words, pointless. And I think it's way too early to bring in Mrs. Humps, when Rufus and Lily haven't even gotten together yet. I guess we'll have to see how that one plays out... if we can stay awake.
2 of 7 | Posted by LoLo | Posted on November 13, 2007 7:05 PM
ahh, i loved the blair/chuck hookup. that was a def, omg "LOVE IT" moment.
i know you don't like him but chuck is one of my favorite characters on this show. he is super gorg and ed westwick, who plays him, has an english accent in real life, which makes him 10x hotter.
oh, and wtf is with dan & serena... & i don't know but does serena talk like she is wearing a retainer or is that just me?
anyways, great recap. can't wait for tomorrow's episode.
3 of 7 | Posted by t00haute | Posted on November 13, 2007 7:36 PM
ahh, i loved the blair/chuck hookup. that was a def, omg "LOVE IT" moment.
i know you don't like him but chuck is one of my favorite characters on this show. he is super gorg and ed westwick, who plays him, has an english accent in real life, which makes him 10x hotter.
oh, and wtf is with dan & serena... & i don't know but does serena talk like she is wearing a retainer or is that just me?
anyways, great recap. can't wait for tomorrow's episode.
4 of 7 | Posted by t00haute | Posted on November 13, 2007 7:39 PM
Loved the recap, Lolo!
And can we EVEN discuss Blair & Chuck getting it on in the limo?!
1) I was so mega excited I fangirl squealed, too
2) I LOVE Blair and Chuck together, all of their scenes together have been great
3) OMG why am I all of a sudden majorly in love with Chuck?!?!
They need to 86 the Rufus/Lily plot soon because if they're together and Dan/Serena are too... that's just weird.
5 of 7 | Posted by pachita | Posted on November 14, 2007 8:58 AM
Great recap, Lolo. The perfect mixture of plot recap + commentary.
"Vanessa, take the hint and get off this show. You suck."
LOL! Someone had to say it and I'm just glad you wrote it before I did.
Why is it that there are so many "good-looking" characters on this show that can't get laid by who they want? Nate, Blair, Chuck, Vanessa, Lily, Rufus, Serena (well, partially)...
Raise your hand if you think it would be hilarious if Nate and Vanessa hooked up.
6 of 7 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 22, 2007 10:42 PM
Btw, I agree with you about Blair and Chuck's hookup in the limo. Chem-istry. (Did they go "all the way"?) I'm happy Blair is with someone just as devious as her. At least Blair is a willing participant, unlike Chuck's usual targets, I mean, tastes.
Dan and Serena only cuddled? I thought the editors of the show were just giving us the G-rated version of them having sex. You know, the foreplay and then the cut-away to the afterglow. Hmm...
From the recap:
"As Nate turns to go back inside, he bribes the door guy to keep his mouth shut - but we see that Blair has been watching from the window."
I actually took this to mean Nate bribed the doorman to call the cops before Nate confronted Daddy Archibald. Notice how the cops just happened to be there to witness the Push Heard Around the Upper East Side? (Best. Gossip. Girl. Moment. Ever.)
7 of 7 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on November 22, 2007 10:54 PM