Sep 23, 2008 6:15 am US/Pacific
Gossip Blog: 'Pret-A-Poor-J'
(The CW) NEW YORK - NEW YORK - Every week, New York City Socialistas, Kelly Will and Gregory Littley, will recap the latest 'Gossip Girl' episode, and give the insiders' view into what it's really like to be fashionable and fabulous in the city that never sleeps.
Zoom in as Blair wakes up in the middle of a very steamy fantasy that involves Chuck and the back seat of his fancy Towncar. On her rainy walk to class, Chuck teases her to get into his real Towncar but locks the door unless she says those three magic words. All our plaid-clad Blair can choke out is..."I HATE YOU."
Little Jenny darts around the Brooklyn hostel, aka Rufus' loft, and runs right into a nearly naked Nate on her way to Eleanor Waldorf's studio for work. Nate swings by the studio later to drop off Little J's forgotten notebook and super hot Willa Holland (formerly of the OC), new showroom model, Agnes, says that Nate certainly has the hots for Little J. Sounds like a November/July romance is budding, gossipers. Eleanor frustratingly cuts Little J out of the buyer meetings but forces her to spend all night working in the studio on new designs for Henri Bendel (best department store in the city...cotton candy shopping paradise!) and Barneys.
Blair turns to Serena and EEEK...DAN(!) for help in figuring out how to get Chuck to sleep with her without saying 'I love you.' Dan informs B that tempting him with her goodies will get her to home plate. Chuck smells the desperation, but seems hardly put off when B spills her martini right into his lap. At the art gallery, Dan, Vanessa and Serena set up for a big showing in the cafe. Serena gets hit on by the artist, known as Aaron (from RISDE - famous design school in Rhode Island) and Serena and Dan explain they are JUST friends. B interrupts Dan's setup with a call to tell him his plan is not helping her win Chuck. He convinces her to head straight to Chuck's house.
Little J and model Agnes head to a club (I mean what else would they be doing at 15) and then they swap outfits and get their party on as many photographs are taken of the girls. Sadly, Agnes darts off in the dress that Little J needs to save Eleanor and make her buyers happy the very next day.
Uptown, B heads straight to Serena's room to light candles and set a trap for Chuck. He falls right in and starts a hot and heavy makeout until he reads texts from Serena on B's phone talking about the trickery.
The next morning Agnes returns the dress with the promise of new beginnings...meaning Little J should go out and do her own line. Agnes insists that Eleanor is using her and that it is time to start her own label. Eleanor shows her true colors and Little J grabs her best dress, the Serena runway show dress, and leaves the studio for good.
B shows up at the art gallery for more Dan/man-help and Serena hangs out with artist Aaron. B confesses only to Dan that she actually does love Chuck. A surprised Dan tells her that it will be worth it and she should tell him. Chuck gets a magical text from B that promises that he won their little standoff.
At the art gallery opening, Rufus, having seen B around twice in one day,
confused, believes that Dan may be dating B. Vanessa is irritated that B is at her big opening and Dan apologizes while Serena and Aaron bond over his successful artwork and a possible dinner date. B heads to the roof to meet Chuck and gets shaky when Dan warns her to avoid a conniving Chuck.
Nate tries to catch Little J to hang out, while she and Agnes discuss a Nylon (WHAT??? That is huge!!!) mag photo shoot of her dresses. Agnes convinces her to go out on her own, but Nate seems less than thrilled. An irritated Jenny stalks off to party with Agnes and her photog friend Max. An even more anxious B confesses to Chuck that he hurt her when he left her on the helipad over the summer and she is afraid to tell him she loves him first. Chuck, angry, insists that it's finished between them as B walks off crying.
Nate finds out that Aaron and Max are old buds and that Max is a bad guy with younger women. He heads off to track Little J down as Dan and Serena argue about Chuck and B. Dan finds Chuck in the stairwell to tell him that Blair does love him and that he stopped her before she could tell Chuck she loved him. Little J and Agnes start dancing and stripping while dirty Max snaps lots of underage shots. A hot Nate walks in on the action and convinces Jenny the party is OVER.
Dan and Serena decide to stay friends and Serena announces that she will be going out on a date with Aaron, because they got "married" at summer camp in Switzerland one silly summer...that is, until she spots Aaron on his motorcycle with another girl. Chuck heads straight to B's bedroom to tell her that the spark and excitement between them is all about the game and the hunt - they can't say I love you because it will ruin everything. Excuses, excuses.
One of these girls is about to get her fairy tale ending and you won't believe who! Little J finally lands a good/straight man. Jenny and Nate argue on the street until Jenny leans in and they kiss. Embarrassed, she begins to walk away, but Nate grabs her and kisses her for real the second time. What will Rufus and Dan say???? Until next week gossipers...
XOXO
Best Quote - Serena to Blair on not committing suicide- "Oh no, don't do it, B. You don't want your obit to say you died in Brooklyn."
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