‘Gossip Girl’ Season 2 premiere: ‘Summer, Kind of Wonderful’
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So have the Prom King and Queen (Serena and Dan) of “Gossip Girl” officially been upstaged by a new couple (Blair and Chuck)?
Because after last night’s Season 2 premiere, I could care less that Lonely Boy – or Playboy, as GG renamed him after his different-girl-every-night summer— crawled back into Serena’s good graces.
The couple that I want back together NOW is Blair and Chuck, so they can begin their evil reign over the Upper East Side!
Can’t you see the dastardly plots these two would hatch once they start working together, instead of against each other?
Anyway, let’s back up to the Hamptons, where most of our merry crew has been summering since school let out back in May…
Serena’s been acting as a cover girl for Nate, who’s been having an affair with a smokin’ hot married woman.
(And honestly, if you don’t want your hubby to find out about your extracurricular activities, Catherine, don’t make out with a teen-ager in a car in plain view of nosy neighbors.)
As for Chuck, he’s been, ahem, partying with South American triplets who like to sunbathe topless. (Sigh. How cliche.)
Meanwhile, the Humphrey kids have been slumming it back in the city, working at—GASP!—actual summer jobs: Jenny’s an intern for Blair’s designer mom, Eleanor, and Dan’s an assistant to a famous author (guest star Jay McInerney as a boozy version of himself).
And B.? She spent most of the summer in gay Paree—no pun intended, I swear!—hanging out with her two dads.
But, of course, she kick-starts the real action when she shows up in the Hamptons just before school starts—with a new boyfriend, James.
All to make Chuck jealous of course.
And it works, since C. immediately becomes obsessed with bringing Blair’s guy down.
(BTW, one of the best lines of the night came from Eric, of all people, after Chuck launches an investigation into James’ background: “He’s got a P.I. on speed dial!”)
But first, Chuck embarrasses himself at tea—how quaint!—by interrogating James about Blair’s favorite things. Then he gets honestly choked up when he spots James literally wearing Blair’s heart (pin, that is) on his sleeve.
Speaking of hearts, who knew Chuck Bass had one? Clearly he does, judging from his heart-to-heart with Blair in the garden: “Do you really feel the same way about him as you did about me?”
Blair’s reaction in recounting the scene for Serena: “Damn that mother-Chucker!”
(Cheesy, yes, but don’t lie: You know you’re going to be saying “mother-Chucker” all season…)
However, James catches on to the intrigue at the White Party—a clear rip-off of Diddy’s infamous seasonal Long Island bash—calling Blair on her attempt to use him.
But the cojones on B.! When James asks if she actually likes him at all, she bluntly says, “No. Not really. I mean, you’re kind of boring.”
James scores points for rendering B. speechless, though: Intend of slinking away, like most of her targets, he slams back—wondering if she ever bothered to listen to him because she’s so selfish.
That kind of verbal sparring makes B. a little more interested, but guess what makes her like James even more? His confession that his name isn’t James and he didn’t go to Georgetown or Princeton.
He’s Marcus Beaton, and he’s a freakin’ BRITISH LORD! Wow, didn’t see that one coming, Chuck, did you?
Chuck can’t compete with a title for Blair’s affection, so he goes for the truth: He admits that he left Blair at the airport because he was afraid she wouldn’t want him after spending the whole summer together.
Yet Blair refuses to turn her back on Marcus unless Chuck says three magic little words (or “eight letters,” she adds, in case he became brain-damaged in the last 5 minutes).
Of course, Chuck can’t do it, and Blair leaves with Marcus.
Oh yeah, and Dan finally headed east to figure out his relationship with Serena: They hook up, of course, and end the episode watching fireworks on the beach.
So, boys and girls, who’s your favorite couple now? To paraphrase GG herself, I’m betting you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Until next week, XOXO … and how glad are you that our favorite Manhattan snobs are back?!?
(Photos courtesy of the CW)
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