Glamorous Blake

Our favorite gossip girl in Glamour!

Prettyyyy.

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I enjoyed reading this more than watching the show. . .

Last night's GG episode (SEASON FINALE !) was kinda ehh to me. . .

Leave it to Daily Intel to spice it up! Recap.

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Call Me Serena.

Last night's GG episode was INSANE.

Needless to say, C and I were none too pleased when we learned this morning that Charlie is here to stay.

As always, here's the Recap.

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Blair's Jheri Curl

Ugh. Got really mad at Chuck last night. Pull it together!

Gossip Girl Recap.

Also, Blair, never wear your hair like this ever again.

Ever.

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OMGG.

Are you ready??

WE ARE !

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GG, seriously?!

We have to wait until APRIL to see what goes down between Blair and Dan?! Dang. In the meantime. . .Gossip Girl Recap.

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GG+SATC.

Love this. Blake might play young Carrie in Sex & the City prequel. How perf!

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GG is Psycho

We know Gossip Girl can get a little unbelievable at times, but Blair and Serena as murderers?! I don't think so.

Cecily von Ziegesar announced she's writing a new book - Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer. She says: "these are beautiful, rich girls who supposedly have everything—but they go crazy, and, sardonically, killing becomes a competition between them."

Yikess. Sounds strange. . .but the book will be out in October and C and I will totes have our hands on this one as soon as it hits the shelves.

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Gossip Girl Recap

As promised, Daily Intel's Gossip Girl Recap.

A few comments:

This wasn't a very good episode. I was so sad when GG ended for a few months, and now I'm not even that excited that it's back in action. CW - step it up please!

I totally think Dan and Blair are going to hook up this season. . .

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“When you read out her résumé, you just want to throw up in a bucket”

You must read this New York Times article on Hadley Nagel.

Who knew Hads was the (kinda) real life Serena Van Der Woodsen?!

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GG Quiz

Since Manhattan's elite is making us wait another 4 Mondays until airing new episode, let's take a few moments to try out BuzzSugar's Gossip Girl Midseason Quiz.

C, shall we compare scores later today?!

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R

Do we really have to wait until January 24??

Even though I started GG last night 25 minutes into the show (ahem, thanks, C. . .), I still found Daily Intel's take on the show hilarious.

A few favorites from their recap:

• Blair doesn’t know how to drive. Plus 10.

• Serena, to Juliet: “And then you just left me for dead, in a motel room? Why, because of Nate? Or Colin?”
Juliet: “No, you stupid bitch, because you destroyed my brother’s life!” Plus 10, because how many people on this show have been wanting to call Serena a stupid bitch and haven’t?

• Chuck: “Good-bye, friends, Dan.” Plus 1.

• In an amazing triumph of set design, Lily is in a picture over Chuck’s left shoulder wearing the EXACT dress and earrings — and hairdo — she is wearing at the moment of the confrontation. No points, but, wow. I noticed this last night too and immediately texted C. I mean come ON, GG. Get it together.

• Serena's impassioned speech to Lily about how she put the wrong man in prison is undercut by her cameltoe. Minus 2.

HLR missed the show too and she has asked that we watch the episode upon her arrival in Chicago on Friday. So happy she's traveling 758 miles to watch a DVR'd CW drama. . .HA.

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Happy Thanksgiving, brother.

Nice line, Juliet. What an episode last night.

In C's words, via text: Thanksgiving episode! Always epic!

And it was. Take a look at the Daily Intel's take on the epicness that was GG last night.

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I'm aliveeee

Thanks for your concern, C. I am home sick today with flu-like symptoms (achey, chills, etc. = not fun). But staying in bed today did give me a chance to watch the Gossip Girl episode I missed on Monday. Yay!

And, as always, your Daily Intel Recap.

I think with a little more rest today, I'll be back in action at work (and on gchat) tomorrow.

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GG RECAP.

Your weekly Gossip Girl Recap by the Daily Intel.

I haven't watched it yet so please don't spoil anything for me.

kthanks.

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I look forward to this even before the episode is over.

Gossip Girl Recap: How Do We Know What Matters If Gossip Girl Isn’t Around to Tell Us?

Some highlights:

• Blair in that brown dress looks like she’s starved herself for two weeks for the first day of school. Real. Plus 5.

• Eva has non-famous, normal-person teeth. Plus 2.

• Milo’s face when they are talking about foster care. Plus 5.

• Also, they wear those giant keys around their necks all the time? Do Pi Kappa Alpha girls wear tiny kegs of booze around their necks, like St. Bernards? No. At least they would at least have had Tiffany make nice, demure key necklaces or something. Minus 8.

• Even though they have a whole house, the Hamilton House happy hour is conducted on the steps of the school. While we appreciate the retro Constance Billiard reference, no matter how pretty you are, the police don’t let you just drink martinis at the Franz Sigel sculpture. Minus 5.

• "Once men have tasted caviar it baffles me how they settle for catfish," Blair says when she and Serena see Nate kissing Juliet. Ew. What? Why? Why not, "tasted Bordeaux/settle for Yellowtail"? Or "flown first class/settle for coach." Or even, "eaten Oreos/settled for Hydrox"? Anything but a fish metaphor. Minus 2.


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Last Tango, Then Paris.

So, now that I have vented about my near death incident I had on my couch last night, I can finally breathe and provide you with the Daily Intel Gossip Girl Recap for this weeks episode!

And seriously, holy shit, Gossip Girl. WTF happened last night?!

Here it goes...

Realer Than Serena's Entire Summer Plans Consisting of Just Doing a Cleanse and Starting a Dream Journal:

• Breakfast at the Waldorfs: Cyrus: lox and bagel. Eleanor: fruit. Blair: a croissant. Untouched. Plus 3. (I love how they represent the stereotypes of this family through food. And I love that Blair STILL doesn't eat.)

• Dorota: “Blair loves the Empire State Building. Even though she doesn’t want to, and she should just admit it and make all our lives easier.” Plus 3. She’s gotten so brave with her pregnancy! (Though she later admits to de-friending Chuck "on Facebook and in life" on Blair's orders, which is cute, even if Chuck would never be on Facebook, so wash for that.) (I love Dorota for this. Well done.)

• The telltale coffee cup with Jenny's name on it was an awfully good plot device, we have to admit. Plus 1, for sparing us an absurd "who could have done this?" scene. (I completely missed this one. What on earth are they talking about?)

• Blair uses the term “Basshat.” Plus 1. The term “asshat” was coined by Marisa Cooper on The OC shortly after it had caught on with the cool kids across the country. Sadly, we do not expect this one to have the staying power. (YES! I have been obsessed with the term "asshat" ever since The OC! And I'm pretty sure it's the best thing that came from that show! I cannot believe I didn't pick up on this hilarity during last nights episode! Shame on me.)

• Serena wears five-inch Louboutins and a plunging top with no bra to the hospital? Plus 10. (Umm yah. Really, Serena? I know you outdress everyone, and your tits hang out almost everywhere you go, but you're in the Delivery Ward of a hospital. There are small children and families around. Put some clothes on.)

• Dan ruins a sweet moment by needling Serena about her daddy issues. Plus 4.• Serena doesn't notice. Plus 1. (This was awesome. And Serena just smiled and nodded. And the fact that Dan doesn't look like he feels remotely bad about making this comment just goes to show that he's been spending entirely too much time with Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass. It's phenomenal)

• Jenny truly looks like a monster when she is crying. That’s really going for it for your craft. Plus 2 (See Perez, he says it best)

• Did Jenny remove the sex sheets from the bed before escaping from Chuck's boudoir? Plus 3 for teenage shame. (Poor lil J. She might be a raging biatch, but at least she was wise enough to destroy the evidence. I guess that's the drug dealer in her)

• Blair: "First of all, S., you didn't go to school this year and you haven't had a real job in months, so life is kind of like summer for you." Plus 5 (YES. Thank you Blair! I love you for this. And I love the fact that Serena has no argument in response. At least she knows she's a waste of life)

• Of course, what Serena "needs" is to go to Paris with Blair and spend a shitload of money. because she's had a very traumatic time. Plus 4 (Sometimes, I think I "need" to flee the country and spend tons of money. If only I had that luxury...)

Faker Than Jenny Ever Accepting Being Exiled to the Suburbs

• Georgina just walks into Chuck and Nate's apartment, no key card, no nothing. Minus 1. Why are people always doing that on this show? (Seriously, it freaks me out. Wouldn't the hotel staff question people entering the pent-house suite of the owner of the hotel...just maybe?)

• Jenny has a reaction to only one part of Blair’s speech (and it was likely just an afterthought for Blair) “You’re hurting people you love.” Jenny is a full-fledged rage ball. She doesn’t care who she hurts. Minus 2. (A foreshadowing of Jenny's bad decision making in the last 20 minutes of the episode? I'd say yes...because we all know Jenny, as mean as she is, secretly LOVES Blair Waldorf, and wants to be her)

• Nate stayed around to chat with Dan and Serena about their kiss, not storming off so they can’t explain, and not hitting anybody. Minus 3, because what is this, real life? (Not real life, just Nate having air for a brain)

• First of all, this Jenny and Chuck thing would never, ever happen. Minus 100. Even the actors looked like they didn’t want to go through with it. That said, if it did happen, Blair would have known the second she entered the apartment, if not from the smell of sex or extinguished Diptyque then by the way that Chuck took her arm to steer her away from the bedroom with the flickering light inside. Minus 10 And how did Jenny get out of Chuck's bedroom? Minus 7 Also, we don't get why Dan gets to punch Chuck in the face over this thing and be like, "Jenny this is not your fault at all." We get that he's a big brother and that Chuck is the King of Douches, but it's not like he deflowered her against her will! They were consenting teenagers! Minus 5 And furthermore, why would Jenny tell her brother, if what she's freaking out about is being hated by Chuck and everyone else, why make things so much worse? Minus only 1, because, teenagers. (I agree. If lil J were to shake her lil V with Chuck, she would have done it a long time ago. Not waited til her dad grounded her for the 95th time this season. And of course Jenny knew how to get out of Chuck's bedroom without anyone knowing. She's a master of climbing out windows, seeing as she's been grounded for the last 6 years of her life, and somehow manages to attend every party and drama filled situation that this show has to offer)

• What on earth stopped Blair from TEXTING Chuck to tell him about Dorota? And wouldn't at least Gossip Girl have known? Minus 5 (Touche)

• We get why Jenny is in the chapel. But why did Eric stop by there? Minus 2. (I am actually more concerned with the fact that Jenny is in the chapel...I know its weird for Eric to be there, but Jenny is a witch. She would never go to church, unless there was a graveyard out back and she could ressurect people from the dead...Also, why would she leave The Empire to go to the hospital chapel? It's New York City, there are churches everywhere. If you really felt the need to go cry to God about losing your V Card, you might have considered doing it somewhere that your entire extended family wouldn't find you. Just a thought.)

• Why is everyone acting like they're never going to see Jenny again? Like Eric's all, 'I'll miss you next year'? She's going upstate, not to Papua New Guinea. It's possible she might come home for a weekend now and again. Minus 2 (Umm did they miss the part where Blair strictly forbid Jenny from stepping foot on the island of Manhattan ever again? And we all know that they won't be visiting her, because that would mean having to hop on public transportation out to the burbs)

• Dan would know better than to believe even for a second that Georgina is pregnant with his baby. Minus only 2, because it's possible that the shock and horror registering on his face had more to do with her gold lamé unitard than the baby bump itself. (Agreed. This is totally going to end with some absolutely ridiculous story, and Dan won't end up being the father of the baby...instead, it will be a character from the past...like Cyrus's son Aaron Rose. Also, why did Georgina go to every single character in the show before looking for Dan? That girl is trouble, and I wish she was the one that was shot in the last scene. Yah, I said it.)

ALSO. Aside from everything I love about this analysis of the most absurd season finale ever, where is the discussion of Chuck Bass getting SHOT in the end of the episode? I think that deserves some serious discussion. My opinion? They probably shot him in the finger, and he passed out because he was drunk. There is no chance in Hell that Chuck Bass is dead. They cannot have a successful season without him. Mark my word. He will be back.

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GG gave me a heart attack...

Mondays suck. I honestly think there isn't much worse than having a great weekend with your friends, and then having to wake up on Monday morning and drag your morally hungover ass out of bed and go to work. Then, I remember that I have something to look forward to: Gossip Girl! (Unfortunately, with last nights episode being the season finale, I may have to resort to becoming severely depressed on Monday's from now until the leaves start changing colors again, and go all Jenny Humphrey goth on your asses---but that's just between you and me).

Per usual, I received a multitude of text message between the hours of 9 and 10 pm EST. Unfortunately, I did not start watching the show until 9:30, and was verging on livid with the text messages I was receiving. As I'm watching Blair convince Dorota to escort her on her date, I received the following:

HHS: "Omggggg omggggg gossip girl!"
C: "I'm behind! Ahhhh!"
HHS: "Holy shit ahh the season finale I almost cried."
"Ahhhh you're going to die!"
"Hahahahahhahhahah I'm dying"
C: "Stoppppp!"
HHS: "Fghjkfdhsjkfhs." "Umm WOW"

Thank you, HHS, for giving me a borderline heart attack from the anxiety that was building up inside me.

H-ster: "Nate Archibald makes monday worth it"
C: "So right"
H-ster: "Humphrey packs a weak punch"
C: "Damnit! I'm behind!"

At least H-ster stopped when I told her to...and so glad she's on the same page as me with Monday's taking a turn for the best when Gossip Girl turns on.

HLR: "Holy FUCKKKKKKKKK"
C: "Ahhh I'm 15 mionutes behind!!!!!!!"
HLR: "Ahhhhhhhhjksdakldjaskdsakljdask"
"Oh. My. Fucking. God."
C:"Stopppp!"

She too stopped when I asked her to.

EJB: "I bet lil J gets preggers"

So right. And thank you for not spoiling the show for me. Although, EJB has spoiled enough endings to stories/movies/tv shows, that she has learned not to anymore. Maybe HHS should take some tips from her??

...or maybe I should just watch GG at the proper time?

I'll keep that in mind for next fall.

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Ex-Husbands and Wives.

Within the first 5 minutes of Gossip Girl airing last night, I received the following text messages:

"Are you watching GG? I'm confused about something-did Rufus and that woman really sleep together?" -R

"Why am I not as smart as Gossip Girl?"...."SB and I are confused" -JN

How many girls with college educations does it take to understand an episode of GG?

Seriously though, these past few episodes have been a bit confusing. Last night, however, it all seemed to fall into place. (Even though it took text messaging with both R and JN throughout the entire show for all 3 of us to understand what was going on...and I'm still not entirely convinced that JN is completely with it, but i forgive her, because she's blonde).

Now that we all (or most of us) are on the same page, we can once again count on the Daily Intel Gossip Girl Recap to give us another good laugh! Here are some of the wittier portions of the analysis of last nights episode:

Realer Than the Humphreys All Talking About One Another in the Third Person:

• Blair: “I mean, who starts a courtship during the day, anyway? Serena: “Humans who venture out in light and aren’t named Bass?” Plus 2. (ZING)

• Blair is the girl who wears the most slips of any girl under 20 in the whole world. Seriously, American Girl dolls have fewer protective undergarments. Plus 2. (Did anyone else want to wear slips when they were little girls, merely because their American Girl doll wore one?!---or maybe I'm alone on that one....)

• Nate says Serena is "in a good place." Plus 1. (HA-when has Serena EVER been in a "good place"??)

• Some of Jenny’s extensions are making a break for it. Plus 1. (I really hope this is refering to the scene at the library benefit where Jenny is talking to William, and she has a Jheri curl-like rat's tail hanging down the middle of her back...while the rest of her hair seems to be in a side pony tail...get a brush. Or at least a mirror.)

• Serena says “I didn’t mean for you to find out this way” to Lily, even though she set the whole thing up exactly to go down that way. Plus 2. (Of COURSE Serena wanted her mom to find out this way. She thinks she's a 35 year old who knows the best way to break it to her own mother that her husband is allegedly cheating on her. This is "Gossip Girl," not "Serena the Secret Keeper." She obviously is going to let her mom find out in front of the entire extended family)

• William will only invite Lily to the library benefit if Serena comes, too. Plus 3, because every time it seems like he wants to sleep with his daughter this ridiculous plot becomes slightly more believable, as gross as that is. (Thank GOD they said this. William is so creepy around Serena. Every time they are alone I feel like hes going to try and cop a feel. Keep your hands off your daughter, Mr. Van der Woodsen)

• Nate knows a “Captain Lewis” from the police? Plus 2. ("I'm glad Nate had the police on speed dial"-JN. "And that they know him by first name"-C)

• It is only when Jenny's boobs are presented at their most spectacular and Serena-like that Nate finally accedes to her advances. Plus 10, especially for the way he trails her into the other room, like a puppy following someone wearing its owner's sweater. (In the words of Plies, "Titties is bouncin' up and down")

Faker Than "Holland" Having an Actual Medical Practice:

• Why is this episode the first time we hear someone say “lymphoma”? Minus 3. (THANK YOU. This was the root of some confusion in the past couple of episodes. Nobody ever mentioned what exactly it was that Lily was sick with! Come on GG, the majority of your viewers are tweens. You need to spell things out.)

• Jenny's lolling-about-the-house-grounded outfit consists of a lace miniskirt, several pounds of jewelry, a leather jacket, a full face of makeup, and a hairdo that involves prom-style curling-iron ringlets. Minus only 2, because we remember dressing up like Madonna in Who's That Girl when we were stuck at home as kids — of course, we never left the house. (What are you talking about? I TOTALLY walk around the house as if the Paparazzi could be right around the corner. DUH.)

Serena: “Well, you have been there throughout her entire sickness.” But not, you know, the previous fifteen years. Minus 1, because come on, Serena. Normally we give you points for saying stupid things, but this is just too much. (This is just one of the many reasons I have begun to hate Serena. On top of the fact that she's a raging bitch to Rufus, the DILF.)

• William: "I've got the files in my bag. Do you want to see them?"Serena: "No, Dad, you don't have to prove yourself."William: "I think I do." [Runs away like a totally pussy.] Worst. Exit. Ever. Minus 3. (He would. I saw this coming 3 epsiodes ago. Total sleezeball. I know Serena is a total moron, but come ON. He ran away from you 15 years ago...what would stop him from doing it again?)

All in all, a pretty decent episode. Now that William is out of the picture (hopefully), I think I can handle giving my full attention to the TV screen from 9-10 on Monday nights. Can't wait til next weeks episode!

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C

Rufus looks hot?

That is the text I sent C last night while watching Gossip Girl. I was only half-watching GG last night, but the few times I looked up from my computer (OBVIOUSLY I was on Facebook looking at pics from this weekenddd!!!), I noticed something.

Rufus looked kinda hot in this episode.

I know this is not a picture from last night's episode, per se, but please. Deal with it. And picture him hotter and without those hippie things around his neck.

As always, check out The Daily Intel for their take on last night's episode. (Disclaimer: they do not mention Rufus' attractiveness.)

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