Oct 20, 2009 12:20 PM Posted by cwmusic   
This week’s episode of Gossip Girl was all about games. There were winners, losers, and a certain someone switching teams. Vanessa and Blair waged war over the freshman toast, Nate and Serena teamed up to help Carter through a poker game, and, of course, we finally got to witness the much-anticipated guy-on-guy Chuck Bass kiss. Let’s touch up on all the highlights, catfights, strikeouts, and make-outs:
Winning At Any Cost
We all know her as the preachy, tree-loving do-gooder, but this week we got to see a whole different side to Vanessa Abrams. She was downright evil. V was so bent on delivering the freshman toast that she was even willing to stoop down to Blair’s level and cause a rift between her good friends Dan and Olivia, all to win over her mother’s approval. V’s mother, Gabrielle, probably had to be the ultimate Debbie Downer, making sure her liberal opinions were heard and carrying on with her “down with the institution” shtick. We thought Serena had some serious parent issues, but it looks like Vanessa has it a lot worse. It was great seeing Vanessa’s character taking a different path, but this wasn’t the direction we had in mind. Leave the scheming to Blair Waldorf.
Blair didn’t fare any better. We started to see traces of the old conniving dictator that we feel in love with, as she, along with her minions, conspired to take down V and take over the freshmen toast, but B took it way too far this time. Why did she have to go and play Chuck for a pawn like that? The one person who’s been on her side and encouraging her this whole time. Because of her, the damage to "Chair" has been done. Blair has been on this never-ending downward spiral this season, and we have been rooting for her to take her rightful spot at the top. Sadly, it hasn’t happened. Blair has been digging her own grave.
Well, at least, if anything, we got to see the infamous Chuck Bass kiss. It was hilarious seeing Chuck making the moves on another man, and he did it with so much confidence, too. To be honest, I couldn’t help but squirm a little, just as Blair did, when Chuck and Josh kissed. Though all the hype was on “the kiss,” the best part had to be when Chuck declared to Blair, "You really think I've never kissed a guy before?" That was just priceless.
Poker Face
Finally, an episode where Nate plays a major part in the plot! Oh how we’ve missed staring at that pretty boy face of his. Nate was looking especially dapper and scrumptious in this episode. However, his good looks couldn’t distract us from the fact that he totally did Serena wrong, using her as a pawn to help advance Tripp’s campaign. Kudos to Serena, though. It was real gutsy of S to join in the poker game, putting herself on the line, to save Carter. She showed that she was down to hang with the boys. Too bad she lost. This Buckley poker game debacle is sure to put a strain on Nate and Serena’s friendship. Nate is going to have to make it up to Serena big time…perhaps a nice dinner? With Carter out of the picture, another Nate and Serena hook-up would be an awesome possibility. I’m just saying… it could happen.
What will become of our beloved "Chair"? I guess we’ll have to stay tuned. Catch Gossip Girl on Mondays @ 9PM on the CW 44Cable12.
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