Gossip Girl Season 3, Episode 6

Glad to see that now that the painful Scott and Georgina storylines came to merciful end, we could get back to the bread and butter of teen soaps….making huge deals out of lame events that only losers would care about. Couldn't find a good picture to go with the episode. Vogler's comments are in italics.

Serena

Why is Serena still defending Carter? Didn’t he prove his asshole ways 17 times on this show already? Plus 3, because she is really that naïve.

Serena Van Der Woodsen, poker expert…..nope. Minus 4. Also, why is she still on Carter? She has the attention span of a fruit bat, she would be dating David Lee, Nick Swisher or some other white boy New York athlete by now. Minus 2.

Carter

Carter is starting to look scarily like Christian from “Clueless,” even down to the weird face twitches. No points, just couldn’t help but point it out.

Blair

Blair, you’re right, you are Audrey, and don’t ever forget it!! Plus 1

One of Blair’s friends has on a really unfortunate yellow belt. She can’t even find friends at school in New York who shop at Bergdorf’s? , Times ARE tough for Blair at NYU. Minus 5 because I still feel sympathetic for her even after seeing her throw Chuck under the bus.

They have given up on giving Blair any semblance of real human emotions or actions. Minus 7. If they are using her ridiculousness to bring Chuck back to life, I approve, if not it might ruin the show. Her petty, self righteous, class specific speech made it seem that the end of the second season never happened.

Chuck

It’s quite impressive that Chuck can be that good (and sexy) while hitting on both sexes. “Can I help you?” “Oh definitely” is right!! Plus 10.

At the end of the episode, Chuck realizes that he is in love with a girl that doesn’t love him as much as he loves her. But instead she sees him as means to an end (and unfortunately a small piece) of her dream life. Plus 35 because he immediately flips out and heads back home to be alone, which is what every guy in his situation would do. I really think it is time for them to be broken up or at least tease us with the possibility.

The preview for next week has me super jacked, an angry, spiteful Chuck Bass…..yes please!

Nate

Didn’t Grandpa Archibald offer Nate this political internship last season? And didn’t he turn it down because he wanted to go to Europe with Vanessa? And didn’t he then dump Vanessa? Good to know he’s now basically doing the internship (a year later), and has ruined his relationship with Vanessa and his Grandfather in the meantime. High School boys never could make up their minds. Plus 5

PLUS 75. I am now starting a petition for a Nate Archibald spinoff. I was watching with my sister and when he threw the phone with the bong photo on it, I turned to Jean and said, “If the writers are smart that photo is a fake and Nate will officially become my new favorite character.” Boom! Also I loved Nate using Serena getting, she might as well provide some value to someone else on the show. After she stopped sleeping with Dan, she has been nothing but a plague on the other main characters. Plus 3.

Guys are not okay with being duped by chicks unless it is purely for sex, the fact that he is bent on revenge against Bree and the Buckleys is exactly what 99% of the male population would be focused on. Plus 10. Using Serena as a pawn in his plan is a double bonus, because she sucks and since he has no feelings for her and has already knocked her out. Plus 3.

Dan

“So what are you gonna do this weekend to thank me?” Talk about the easiest layup ever that Olivia gave to Dan. His response: inviting her to a school dinner with his parents? Really? Think she’s gonna put out after that? Apparently she will, but it’s still lame. Minus 3.

I wish they would just let Dan run through a plethora of goth NYU chicks so I could live vicariously through him. Although I have a huge unexplainable Kristen Stewart crush, the diluted Hilary Duff version is not doing it for me. It was a wasted episode for one of the season’s best characters. No points.

Vanessa

Vanessa makes one documentary about a community garden and is celebrated as one of the most giving students at NYU? That school is filled with granola hipsters who spend all their free time “changing the lives of other New Yorkers.” There’s no way Vanessa has out done them in the volunteer category. Minus 5.

Vanessa has parents? Who knew? Plus 1.

Terrible as always, she needs to start dating a professor or something. I have no emotion invested in her and she and Blair have no chemistry on screen. Although I was laughing at the typical liberal stereotypes. No points.

Lilly

Her self satisfied smile while choking down laughter as Vanessa’s mom was spouting out pinko commi garbage was amazing. I have the same smile. Plus 65

Rufus

Vanessa and Rufus have some serious chemistry! Over under on how many more seasons it takes for them to hook up? I give it one, (this college story line is gonna get old quick). Along with Vanessa’s daddy issues, you know there is some seriously messed up shit in order for these two! Plus 15 for potential!

“Dan, was that Blair? She really should have run that speech by someone.” Close second behind Georgina’s “grab your ass” comment as the greatest line of the season. Plus 50. Also after Blair comes out of that back room, Rufus’s look was priceless. Nice bounce back episode for Sandy Cohen Redux.