Back at the poke game, Nate is not only no longer winning, but he's out of cash. He doesn't have enough to call the latest bet, and instead of folding, Carter encourages him to start writing IOUs. As spineless Nate starts scribbling, Carter grins evilly at the other players, who are obviously in on the plan to scam the stupid rich kid. Nate loses the hand of course, and says it might take a while to get the money to cover the IOU. Carter is having none of that, and Nate finally wakes up and realizes that poker wasn't the only game being played. There's a scuffle, and the other guys grab Nate and hold him still. Looks like someone's getting an ass beating, which would be sweet. But wait! Never fear - Captain Upchuck is here! Upchuck proposes a trade- Upchuck won't call the cops about the missing watch and baseball, and Carter will pay off Nate's poker debt. Seeing as though he's getting a $10,000 watch and a priceless piece of sports memorabilia in exchange for paying off one night's poker debt, Carter agrees to the deal and our two lovebirds ride off into the sunset.
Back in Upchuck's hotel suite, Nate gives him a little thank you sex and then promises to pay Upchuck back in more than just sexual favors. Nate checks his bank account online, and is stunned that the balance is zero. One quick phone call later, and Nate realizes that his father drained his trust fund weeks ago. Because... Nate doesn't want to go to Dartmouth? You know that's gotta be it. Seriously. So. Fucking. Sick. Of. Dartmouth.
Blair decides to confront Mommy Dearest about the modeling trick, and demands to know if her mom was ever going to tell her. MD claims she was going to tell Blair at that dinner she had promised earlier, which now explains why MD would voluntarily hang out with her spawn. MD explains her actions by saying that if she had let Blair fuck up this opportunity for her company, MD would never have forgiven herself. That's pretty cold, MD.
Dan seeks out Serena for more punishment and apologies, and suddenly all is hunky-dorey between them as they reschedule their date again. Blair then pops in, and now is playing nice with Dan. Guess that comparing messed-up mom stories did the trick. Glad their hatred was neatly resolved in one episode. Serena and Blair talk, apologize, and hug. The girls then steal all of the Ugly by Eleanor Waldorf clothes, and instead of burning them like I would, they put on some orange and blue sacks and run around the city, taking pictures. So now we're all one big happy family? That's bullshit. I'm not watching this show for happiness. Lame.
Poll: Which is worse? I'm voting for the carrot sack.
On the bright side, no Jenny or the Mush this episode. Yay!
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Comments (6)
Nte looks like a total tool with the blonde hair. Saw him last night in "the covenant" and he had dark brown hair, he looked much better.
1 of 6 | Posted by carol | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:17 PM
I've gotta say, I was glad Upchuck bailed out Nate - at least he's got ONE redeeming quality!
Hilarious screencap with Blair and Dan!
2 of 6 | Posted by pachita | Posted on October 19, 2007 10:24 AM
Hi again, Pachita. :)
I'm sorry, I have a nitpick (for real, this time):
The word is MOVIE, not MOVE.
"After amusingly calling Dan "Cabbage Patch" after his doll, Blair relinquishes the phone to Serena, and Dan asks Serena out to a move that night."
"Seeing as though she practically forced him to ask her out, this is a pretty dick move - especially since she waited so late to call that he's already in line at the move theater!"
I'm so glad you pointed out Upchuck's horrible taste in gym fashion: "Clearly, the syph has already made Upchuck go crazy"
This show is growing on me. Although the show is cute, I was hoping for speedier plots. I'm now realizing the timeline is practically in real-time.
Wanna take bets on how long it will take Serena and Blair to be rivals again?
Btw, Serena totally looks like a girl that would be on the cover of Seventeen magazine. Was Blake Lively a model in her last life?
3 of 6 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 19, 2007 6:14 PM
I almost forgot to mention how stupid Nate is this episode. So he went with Carter because he admires the way Carter sacrificed his trust fund for charity work. Hmm, how many philanthropists did Nate expect to meet sitting around a poker table? Idiot. I smelled con from the second Carter started talking about taking chances.
4 of 6 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 19, 2007 6:20 PM
Has anyone else noticed that Dan has a disturbing habit of lurking around corners eavesdropping on private conversations? This is either a very bad or a very good thing. I'm still deciding on which it is...He's probably Gossip Girl!
5 of 6 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 19, 2007 6:36 PM
Ok, sorry I'm commenting as I read but I have ADD and will forget what I want to write by the time I get to the end.
I disagree with you about Dan's motivations for his speech to Blair. I think Dan told Blair the story about his mom to encourage her to talk to her mom about her feelings. The later scene where Blair confronts/guilts her mom is Blair listening to Dan's implied advice.
6 of 6 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 19, 2007 6:42 PM