This week on Gossip Girl, Georgina goes down in a flaming ball of fury and humiliation, Rufus grows a pair and stops Lily's wedding, and Dan and Serena finally break up and stop lulling me to sleep every time they're on screen together.
Well, 1 out of 3 ain't bad.
And Serena should never make this face again.
We open the morning after Rufus's show with Serena leaving Dan her billionth voicemail (remember what we learned last week about what it means if someone's ignoring repeated phone calls). Frustrated, she declares that she's just going to come over, and hops a cab. Meanwhile, Serena's mommy and Dan's daddy are waking up in bed together -- hopefully not in the ghetto where Serena will find them. That shit will scar you for life. Rufus's phone rings and he answers it to find out his band has booked the opening act for an upcoming concert. They must be reeeeally desperate. As he breathes "oh my god" in happiness, Lily's breathing the same words, realizing that she's a dirty whore. She jumps out the bed, and begins babbling about how it's her wedding day before thanking Rufus for some great sex as if he's a gigolo. Not like he minds, since this is the first time he's gotten laid since the blackout of 2003 (when he was mistaken in the dark for someone else). Bart picks that moment to call Lily, and she quickly explains her MIA status by claiming it's bad luck for them to see each other the day of the wedding. Yet she illogically agrees moments later to go meet him. Smooth.
Also waking up in bed together this morning is Blair and Chuck (yay!). Blair regains consciousness first, and with a horrified gasp, leaps up and smacks Chuck awake. Nothing like a tender "good morning sunshine." Evidently these two were up late plotting Georgina's downfall and passed out -- with Blair on the bed and Chuck on the floor. Never trust a Bass in the bedroom, for the Chuckster snuck up on the bed after Blair was sawing logs. Sidenote: as much as I adore Chuck, I don't usually find him physically attractive -- but this rumpled look he's got going is working wonders for him. I definitely would not mind waking up to that. A squabble ensues, the best part of which is when we learn Chuck sometimes leaves his scarf on when having sex. I think that may be worse than socks -- what do you think? Although the worst thing to bring to bed will always be The Accommodator (google at your own risk, 10000% NSFW).
Elsewhere, Nate and a freshly-sprung from rehab Cappy McDouche are back to their jogging routine. They're both all optimistic about his sobriety and chances of an acquittal, which tells me Cappy will be snorting blow and dropping the soap in no time. One can only hope, at least. Nate's excited about Cappy going to the wedding so he can meet Vanessa, although he's puzzled by the weak excuses Cappy gives for his mother's absence. As Nate's still trying to figure that one out, Cappy's phone rings. This all happens in the span of about a minute, but it could have been 3 years and Nate still would be standing there, scratching his head. Cappy claims the call is from his "sponsor", as he asks Nate to give him some privacy. Stupid as always, Nate's like gee whiz, Pops, that's swell, and moseys on off to play in the sandbox with the other slow kids. Cappy then answers the phone and makes mysterious plans to meet someone right after the wedding ceremony.
"You're not going to be able to get away with that much hair product at Dartmouth, son."
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Comments (5)
UGHHHH I have very similar feelings about this finale. While relieved Georgina is out of the picture- couldn't stand her-but wasn't that the point? It did seem very quickly resolved for such a schemer.
Then w/ Lily and Rufus- I imagined them running off together or at least a dramatic stop the wedding moment out of him, it was like stories I'd write as a kid. It started off great and rolled along, but then you get bored and kind of trail off and then realize oh shit this is due for class, so you just whip up some hasty and easy ending. BOO Sad Pandas
I was sooooo excited when Blair and Chuck got together again, like cheering and clapping on my couch. Those two just warm my heart, but then bam 2 seconds later it's over. WTF? I'm still mad about that. I'm sure like you said they'll get back together again, but come on, give us a lil Glow Time GG.
Yuck Vanessa
1 of 5 | Posted by tvkitty | Posted on May 22, 2008 9:15 AM
Do you agree the Georgina and Lily/Rufus plots were unsatisfactorily resolved for this season?
Yes! I highly doubt Rufus and Lily feel more than sexual attraction for each other with that "ok, well now that we're done screwing after our 20 year drought, let's get you down that aisle!" wrap-up.
Do you think it was necessary to start screwing up Blair and Chuck in the same episode they finally -- and truly -- got together?
This was the lamest part of the finale (close second being Dan's reasons for breaking up with Serena). I do like them going at each other's throats, but that could've waited until the first or second show of the 2nd season.
What the hell does "we may as well have" mean?? I'm in my late 20's, so I have a feeling that the bases have changed a lot since I was in high school. From what I've been told by my younger cousins, 2nd base could be anything from oral to anal. Somebody explain!!
What do you think about the new potential couples?
I hope Dan gets a new bestie next season because I'm sick of Vanessa and her horrible know-it-all advice. She's such a great match for Dan. I hope they have a fun time this summer judging each other for...what's the opposite of slumming?...upgrading.
Serena sure did get over Dan quickly. It only took one week? What happened to being so in luuuurve and Serena + Dan 4eva?? We need some new blood on this show. The couple swapping is tired already. I guess they're getting us geared up for a jealous/vengeful Blair when she finds out Serena and Nate hooked up (again!) over the summer.
And how the hell did Jenny ever win a spot in a design program?!
Jenny makes Eleanor's designs look good by comparison. No threat of any All About Eve action there.
LoLo, I love you for your Rainbow Brite reference. Your GG recaps are awesome! See ya next season.
2 of 5 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 23, 2008 8:35 AM
Thoughts on this episode...
1.Very disappointing for a season finale and not enough of a cliffhanger. But I am tempted to blame that in part on the writers strike and the likelihood that they condenses a couple episodes' worth of plot into the last 2 episodes.
2. What I took from Dan's "we may as well have" comment was more emotional than physical - I think the whole Georgina thing just made him wake up and see that his feelings for Serena weren't as strong as he thought - I think maybe he realized he was more into the idea of Serena that Serena herself.
3. The whole montage toward the end when Vanessa and Nate were separately talking to Chuck and Dan about why they broke up was well done I thought, leaving the impression that they weren't gonna work as a couple because they both realized they were still really in love with other people.
4. Again, very disappointed that there was no real cliffhanger. I was expecting some sort of scene at the wedding with Rufus and Lily but maybe that was too obvious. Regardless, I wasn't left with the feeling of not being able to wait for the next season because I feel like I already know what is going to happen.
3 of 5 | Posted by minniegirl | Posted on May 23, 2008 8:58 AM
I want Georgina to come back. Even though she was evil.....she was entertaining. It'd be cool to see Georgina and Blair having a little war. Bitch against bitch
4 of 5 | Posted by jozeyg | Posted on May 23, 2008 9:54 AM
I agree with everyone's disappointment- the show and season deserved better.
I will miss georgina! she was great to watch-michelle trachtenberg did a great job.
Also- I thought the implication was that Blair got Jenny the job with her mom-blair won't let her out of the clique wars/maybe is making it up to jenny that she destroyed her social life
5 of 5 | Posted by chunkymonkey | Posted on May 25, 2008 8:38 AM