I was naughty and neglected to post my usual “Gossip Girl” recap of Monday night’s episode (sorry, y’all), but rather than waste words commenting on the Snowflake Ball blah-blah-blahs, I thought I’d get right to talking about the question every fan is asking:

Is Bart Bass really dead?

For those of you who didn’t watch the trailer for next week’s show and can’t figure it out, or haven’t obsessively followed all of the online speculation, heed this warning and STOP READING HERE.

For everyone else, here’s the answer:

Of course he is.

And I thought miracles were supposed to happen at Christmas.

Apparently, on the Upper East Side, Thanksgiving is the holiday of wonder.

Chuck Bass skipping dinner and traveling to Brooklyn—gasp!—to help out an estranged friend?

The Captain doing the right thing and turning himself over to the FBI?

Jenny and Rufus reconciling?

Blair and her mother actually getting along?

Yes, it was a Thanksgiving extravaganza, one where almost everything ended with smiles and happiness.

Except for the van der Woodsens getting pretty ticked after discovering that Bart has fat investigative files on each and every one of them.

Oh, and Vanessa’s sneakier than we thought: Stealing Nate’s (semi) love letter to Jenny? For shame.

Let’s start the recap with the Archibald household, shall we?

Say that headline three times fast, right?

But it’s true: Entertainment Weekly says we’re gonna meet Mr. Freeze’s little bro early next year.

He’ll be played by Desmond Harrington, who’s currently cavorting with serial killers on Showtime’s “Dexter.” That should give him some practice in dealing with the killer schemes of the Upper East Side.

And maybe it’s just me, but my guess still is that Bart is going to be the one to die on “Gossip Girl.” (There’s a rumor going round that a funeral is imminent.)

Could Bart’s brother be coming to town to pay his respects? And maybe fight Chuck for control of Bass Industries?

Let me know your theories, boys and girls. Ta-ta for now, XOXO …

(Photos courtesy of Showtime and the CW)

Oh, B. How could you not love Cyrus Rose right away? It’s inconceivable. And yes, that was a lame nod to Wallace Shawn’s “Princess Bride” tagline.

But seriously. Sure, as Blair so bluntly pointed out, the man looks like a gnome. However, he makes brittle Eleanor almost bearable. (Yet, in all fairness, if my husband had left me to cavort in France with another man—and not just any man, but a hot model who once worked for me—I’d be a little cranky, too.)

Most amazing, though, Cyrus knows how to outmaneuver Blair!

That’s pretty impressive, especially when you’re using Cyndi Lauper as part of your battle plan.

Seeing Cyndi make Blair speechless? Awesome. Not actually having Cyndi sing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”? Bummer.

Anyway, it seems that, for now, Blair is on board with this new relationship. She’s not so keen on Serena’s new love, Aaron, who just happens to be Cyrus’s son.

Me neither. Aaron is doing nothing for me. I guess he’s supposed to be this older, cool artist hipster, but personally, I think he’s a pretentious wanna-be bohemian who looks like he needs a shower. I know Serena needs a transitional man to get Dan out of her system, but at this point, I’d take Mr. Judgmental Humphrey over this guy every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

I loved that Serena thanked him for his “condescending lecture” on dating etiquette, but hated that she accepted Aaron’s lame apology and ran off into the park with him in her indecently short nightgown. Girl, it’s November. I get the whole I-want-to-be-wild-and-carefree business, but it’s cold outside: It’s gonna take hours for your lady parts to thaw out.

But on to the real focus of last night, which was on the three other men in Serena’s life: Dan, Chuck and Bart Bass.

Little J. staged some guerrilla fashion warfare on high society last night, and although her little stunt got her onto Page Six and some possible financial backing for her clothing line, it cost her Vanessa’s friendship and her dad’s approval.

Yes, little Jenny Humphrey hijacked a charity ball honoring Lily and Bart and turned it into the stage for a Betsy Johnson-on-steroids-style fashion show starring new pal Agnes and her model friends.

I guess spending all that time with Blair paid off because girlfriend knows how to multi-task: In the midst of all this scheming and plotting, she had time to seriously smooch Nate Archibald and score a major Gossip Girl posting.

Which gets Jenny into major trouble with Vanessa, who clearly still has feelings for the Upper East Side’s favorite gigolo. Come on, girls: Why fight over Nate? He probably won’t remember your name in a few weeks, as evidenced by his forgettable hook-up with Jordan, the Yale T.A. trying to help Dan with his writing application.

As for Rufus, his bright idea on how to handle his defiant daughter? Try to get her arrested. Luckily, Lily refuses to press charges and gently tells Rufus that Jenny’s show was inspired and that she’s a true artist. (Who’d have thunk that absentee mom Lily would have the better parenting advice?)

Meanwhile, Blair, Chuck and Serena spent most of the evening racing around to Manhattan hotspots in the search of Emma, the practically pre-teen daughter of a prominent Yale donor. See, Serena tried to boost Blair’s chances of getting into her dream school (because, you know, Princeton is a trade school) by offering B. as a babysitter.

Except, oops, little Emma is hell-bent on busting out of Virgintown and wants to be deflowered by anyone who’ll take her.

Oh, little J., little J., will it all be A-OK?

Quitting Eleanor, leaving school.

Snogging Nate? Are you a fool?

Whew. OK, that’s all out of my system now. And truth be told, if I had a choice between curfews and algebra and rubbing elbows with fashionistas and smooching major hotties at midnight, I might follow right in little J.’s shoe-booted footsteps.

But I probably wouldn’t let a teenage flake of a model—or anyone who wears rubber leggings, for that matter—be my business advisor.

Perhaps Jenny’s eyeshadow overdose affected her brain? Because she stupidly ends up following the advice of Agnes (played by Willa Holland, formerly Marissa’s little sis on “The O.C.”). The little pipsqueak was the one who convinced Jenny to launch her own fashion line, after Eleanor basically stole two of her dresses to show some otherwise disinterested department store buyers.

But Jenny, Jenny, Jenny. Your instincts were spot on.

You’re 15. You have no money. No investors. No contacts. No one knows who you are. A few online photos and a mention in Nylon magazine isn’t going to get you very far. Ask Isaac Mizrahi. He was the darling of the fashion world, and the dude still went bankrupt. That was before he hooked up with Target, of course. So hey, maybe things will all work out!

Anyway, you can’t blame a girl for trying. And you can’t blame a girl for taking advantage of the situation when your brother’s smokin’ hot friend comes to rescue you from a shady photographer’s clutches.

Nate, you little slut. First Blair, then Serena, then Blair, then Catherine and now Jenny? Let’s see how long this one lasts.

Awww! Last night’s episode was as close as “Gossip Girl” gets to an after-school special!

Chuck decides to save a Brooklyn landmark!

Dan gives his newly homeless and suddenly poor pal, Nate, a safe place to crash!

The van der Woodsens and Basses become a real family!

Blair plots to ruin Vanessa!

OK, so that last one wasn’t quite so nice. Still, there was an awful lot of caring and friendship going on beneath the surface of all that sexual tension and Dangerous Liasons-style plotting.

Let’s start first with the man of the hour: Chuck Bass—and his interesting sense of style. (Which finally got made fun of by a bunch of Brooklynites, complete with a tossed tomato. Which was totally freakin’ awesome.)

Is someone on “Gossip Girl” getting the ultimate XXX-off?

Yup, if you believe Jessica Szohr. TV Guide bumped into Vanessa herself, who let it slip that there’s a funeral in the series’ future.

OMG! Who could it be? We agree with TV Guide that it’s unlikely to be one of the kids, so it’s probably a minor adult character.

But who?

The Captain, Nate’s Michael Milken-esque father who fled the country? (I love how no one even remembers Mr. Archibald’s real name anymore. And it’s Howie, in case you’re interested. How unfortunate. I’d call myself “the Captain,” too…)

Or could it be Serena’s grandma, CeCe? (Which would give Lily an even bigger bank account?)

Maybe Bart Bass? (Which would leave Chuck an orphan? Aww, sad. And scary.)

Whoever it is, we’ll find out soon enough. Not to mention we’re going to have even more “Gossip Girl” coming up: The CW just ordered two extra episodes for this season, bringing the total number to 24.

You’ve totally gotta XOXO that, right?

(Photos courtesy of the CW)

Ah, fall. That time of year when your average Upper East Sider plans a momentous visit to Yale, and ends up having a well-dressed fistfight at the dean’s house.

Would you expect anything less from “Gossip Girl?”

Yes, my lovelies, the gang hit the road to New Haven, in the hopes of boosting their chances of making it into the creme de la creme of the Ivies. (Because Yale, Harvard and Princeton are the only ones that really count as an Ivy League school, according to the Book of Blair Waldorf. Her assessment of what attending Brown would do to Serena’s fashion sense and hygiene was truly hilarious.)

And speaking of Blair and Serena, they brought the campus smackdown last night. Serena decided to sabotage Blair by wooing the college dean of admissions, after B. taunted her about never being able to get in: “You’re not that smart.”

Because after flashing the dean some serious skin in a low-cut blouse and tight jeans—always appropriate for a college interview—S. managed to finagle an invite to the dean’s house party.

Poor Blair, dressed like a 1930s schoolmarm, got bupkis. Until she, in classic Waldorf fashion and a bizarrely funny scene, bribed the dean’s secretary with some antique porcelain cats.

B. had a meltdown at the party, though, changing Serena’s answer to Pete Fairmond, who, thankfully for those of us who’ve forgotten last week much less last May, she reminded everyone is the man Serena killed. (Well, sort of. She and Georgina scooted out of that hotel room when Pete O.D.ed, but hey, S. did call 911 before he croaked. And his parents forgave her, so we’re all good!)

That led us to the spectacular purse-throwing, hair-pulling, stiletto-kicking, “I hate this headband!”-flinging catfight to end all catfights. Which somehow did NOT result in Serena falling out of her (once again) inappropriate cocktail dress, most likely through the miraculous intervention of industrial-strength double-sided tape. (Sorry, boys, the CW isn’t HBO…)

“It’s all Serena, Serena, SERENA!!!!”

Whoa. A hissy fit by the deposed Queen B. is a scary thing to behold. It also made me realize something last night: Blair Waldorf is, quite possibly, more frightening than any of the villains on “Prison Break.” (Leighton Meester has just been on fire this season.)

And what prompted this little outburst, you ask? Why, just that Ms. van der Woodsen is seriously outshining B. as the hot new socialite on the scene. Not to mention, it was Fashion Week in New York, which means that Blair’s designer mother was paying more attention to Serena and intern Jenny (the horror!) than her own daughter.

So here’s what went down between the frenemies:

After watching Mamma Eleanor place Serena and her new pals in the front row of her show—Kirsten Dunst is SOOO 2007 (ouch!)—a jealous Blair turned to sabotage. Except she turned her wrath on Jenny, changing seating charts, firing models and swapping Eleanor’s finale dress with one of Jenny’s designs. But alas, Blair’s plans backfired. Jenny’s suggestion that Serena and the Socialites (hey, that’s a great band name!) swan down the catwalk turns out to be a great PR move, and the fashionistas (hello, Michael Kors!) love, love, love Jenny’s dress.

Blair tries to apologize to Serena in the end, but Miss Everything-Comes-Easily-To-Me has had her head turned by Poppy’s “don’t be afraid to show your inner light” speech. (Insert much eye-rolling here.) So Serena tells Blair that she’s not letting her hold her back anymore.

Jeez, Serena: Conceited much?

Clearly, Serena has forgotten that only last week, Blair tried to hatch a revenge plot because Dan had hurt Serena’s feelings. And just a few months ago, Blair got rid of the evil Georgina for her. Not to mention the myriad times that Blair has yanked her drunken ass out of a bar and covered for her. Blair’s methods might be mean sometimes, but she’s been a pretty loyal friend.

As for Blair and Jenny, B. tries to get Jenny fired—and rats her out to Rufus. Seems that little J. has been going to work at Eleanor’s instead of attending school. Blair showing up at the Humphreys’ apartment with a tub of chicken soup and fake concern was classic. (And you’d have thought Mrs. Queller would have caught on to that fake mono story a little sooner, wouldn’t you?)

The upshot of all this is that Blair and Jenny call a truce, after J. tells Blair she admires her for working so hard for all she has, while Serena floats through life. Jenny also announced that she’s not going back to school, and called Rufus a hypocrite for dropping out himself to follow his musical dreams. (To top it off, she implied that she’s more talented than he was. Snap!)

So that’s what’s up with the girls. Now, how about the boys?

Bow down, minions, to the new Queen Bee-yotch: Miss Serena van der Woodsen.

Man, what a first week of school! If I’d had one that dramatic, I’d have been sucking my thumb in the fetal position by the time the weekend rolled around.

But not for our favorite Upper East Siders. Head games and evil plots of revenge aren’t stressful here, boys and girls.

They’re fun.

On the Serena-Dan front, the sad-eyed couple are still broken up, but trying to remain friends. Yet Serena’s hurt when Dan is spotted chatting with the new girl at school. After Blair reads New Girl’s dossier as part of the annual “project” vs. “victim” evaluation series, she’s dubbed “Dan with boobs” and Blair vows to do something to protect Serena.

So Blair (who’s possibly channeling Queen Victoria in her frilly white lace cape and high-necked blouse) and her headbanded henchwomen “befriend” the newbie, so they can set her straight on the rules.

No. 1: Thou shalt not covet a friend’s ex-boyfriend.

(Apparently Rule No. 2 is to never wear last season’s Tori Burch flats.)

After that, there’s a lot of back and forth between Dan and Serena: You hurt my feelings; no you did; you were mean to New Girl; I didn’t do anything, it was Blair; blah blah blah.

Then things get really interesting when Blair’s flunkies burn off New Girl’s hair—and we find out that she’s being paid off by CHUCK to stir things up.

(We’re not quite clear on why he does this, but more importantly, we’re supposed to believe that Chuck Bass is so all-powerful he can get some random girl accepted and enrolled in a prestigious Manhattan school? If that’s true, then Chuck’s missed his calling: Forget the burlesque club, he should start a business promising all those hysterical NYC parents that their kids will get prep school placement.)

The result of all this plotting?

Serena gets super-pissed at Dan, telling him that if their argument is a contest, there’s no doubt about who will win.

The next thing Dan knows, Serena’s back to her old self and he’s persona non grata once again at school.

And in a scene straight out of the movie “Heathers,” Serena gives Blair a scarf and chillingly reclaims her position as Queen of the Campus.

So has Penn Badgley—Dan from “Gossip Girl”—started a feud between the CW’s hottest teen shows?

He’s reportedly given his opinion on the controversy surrounding the super-skinny actresses from “90210.”

Eat a freakin’ double-cheeseburger.

Ever since the revamp of the “0” premiered, folks have been buzzing about the bobble-heads that are the show’s main actresses: Shenae Grimes (Annie), Jessica Stroup (Silver) and Anna­Lynne McCord (Naomi). Their stick-thin frames are actually causing so much concern that Entertainment Weekly says the CW has called the girls’ representatives, asking them to address the weight issue with their clients.

So what prompted Penn to weigh in on all the drama? Maybe he was just being a protective boyfriend.

As any “GG” fan knows, Penn is dating his co-star, Blake Lively, who People magazine recently called “curvy,” along with the show’s Leighton Meester.

That’s only when compared to the “0” girls, of course. Because if the ultra-slim Blake and Leighton are considered voluptuous, then there’s no hope for the rest of us. We might as well staple our asses to the couch and start shoveling in Ring-Dings.

Personally, I think all of these ladies could use a few chocolate milkshakes, but yes, the “90210” gals are appallingly thin, particularly Grimes and Stroup.

I mean, check out this photo of Stroup from an upcoming episode, which apparently involves some fashion show (and ooh, will Mrs. Wilson catch Kelly Taylor’s mom snorting coke backstage this time around, too?!?):

We’ll try to contain our hysterical laughter at Silver’s ridiculous get-up, but seriously, look at the girl’s limbs. She looks like a giraffe (and those animal-print tights aren’t helping to dispel that image).

Anyway, forget cheeseburgers, Penn. I think it might be too late for that. Someone needs to strap her down and force-feed her some straight lard—STAT!

(Photos courtesy of the CW)

Boy, Gossip Girl, did you ever nail the mood of B’s back-to-school shindig last night: “This party just went over to the dark side.”

And no, she wasn’t just talking about the blackout. I think I’ve gone over to the dark side, too.

Because I’m guessing it’s kinda wrong that I think the teen-age love scenes on “Gossip Girl” are hotter than the ones between adults on, oh, say, “Dirty Sexy Money.”

That moment when Chuck whispers nasty sweet nothings in Blair’s ear?

Smokin’.

Yes, my dearest Upper East Siders, C and B were together again, even if it was brief and Blair supposedly mistook Chuck for Marcus in the dark.

(I liked the inside joke in that scene, too, since Ed Westwick, the British actor who plays Chuck, got to use his real-life accent to imitate English lord Marcus.)

But when the lights went on, Marcus caught the two together—and then Chuck caught a punch in the face.

So the Queen B. is dating a real-life English lord now, and she’s intent on becoming his one-and-only lady-in-waiting.

Blair’s determined to forget about Chuck Bass, otherwise known as “that Bass-hole.”

(Which follows last week’s “mother Chucker” and “Bass-tard” lines: Clearly, the writers are having fun seeing how many near-curse words they can slip past the FCC.)

And how does B. try to hang onto Marcus, whose (step)mommy insists on approving all of his girlfriends?

By doing what she does best, of course. Planning a party.

Who cares that it’s a fake get-together, or that Blair’s poor maid is doing all the actual work?

Nothing stops Blair Waldorf from trying to make an impression on a royal family.

Unfortunately, “the Dutchess”—who turns out to be Catherine, the married woman having an affair with Nate—thinks the “lowly” Waldorfs are the equivalent of trailer trash.

Blair’s crack about how Catherine could only teach her about the dangers of “too much Botox” probably didn’t help, either.

Luckily, Blair was able to use Catherine’s lust to her advantage. She catches Catherine and Nate together half-naked, causing her to shriek another not-quite profane one-liner, “Oh, my f-ing God!”

Blackmail follows, of course. Was anyone surprised to see B. bargain with Catherine? You pretend to like me, and my lips are sealed.

Apparently, Blair could care less about her one-time true love, Nate, who’s become Catherine’s exclusive boy toy.

Looks like “Gossip Girl” creator Josh Schwartz has dipped into the casting pool of his oh-so-2003 teen hit, “The O.C.”

E! is reporting that Willa Holland—who played Mischa Barton’s little sis, Kaitlin Cooper, on “The O.C.”—will become an Upper East Sider for a few episodes. (Guess if you can’t get Mischa, you can at least try to land the Mini-Cooper.)

Holland is reportedly on board as Agnes, a teen model who hooks up with Jenny through her design work for Eleanor Waldorf. And let’s just say she’s not a good influence on the supposedly reformed wanna-be bad girl.

Also, insiders tell E! that John Patrick Amedori has been cast as Aaron Rose, the new love interest for Serena this season.

No word on exactly how closely the TV Aaron will line up with the character from the GG novels, but here’s Wikipedia’s description of the Harvard hottie in the books:

The herb cigarette-smoking and vegan stepbrother of Blair Waldorf and son of Cyrus Rose. He drives a red Saab, and had a unrequited crush on his stepsister, Blair. Later on he dated both Serena and Vanessa, and was accepted to Harvard University.

Hmm, does that mean the next catfight over a boy could be between Serena and Vanessa?

Only time will tell, boys and girls. And of course, tune in tonight for yet another gossip-filled episode in which Blair is determined to hold onto her royal b-friend, Lord Marcus.

Check back here tomorrow for the recap. Until then, XOXO…

(Photos courtesy of the Associated Press and the CW)

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…

The Season 2 premiere of “Gossip Girl” is less than a week away!

But it’s never too late for juicy tidbits about what to expect from our favorite Upper East Siders this year.

STOP HERE if you want to plunge into “GG” all fresh and innocently spoiler-free, like a newborn babe.

But why would you want that?

So if you’re up for a few down-and-dirty secrets before the Labor Day debut, read on…

It’s kind of a mystery how a show can pull in middling ratings and still be a cultural phenomenon, but somehow, “Gossip Girl” has pulled it off in a big way.

The edgy teen soap has been off the air since May, but you’d never know it from all the coverage it’s been getting lately.

The series and its stars have been all over:

• Fashion magazines (they’re part of Vanity Fair’s annual Bright Young Hollywood issue)

• Gossip columns (dating co-stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley are making out all over the set, and no one’s talking to the actress playing Penn’s new on-screen love interest because it’ll make Blake upset!)

• and even respected news organizations like CNN.com (about the CW’s meant-to-be-controversial uber-sexy Season 2 ad campaign)

Then, as the ultimate badge of honor, “GG” was the big winner at last night’s Teen Choice Awards.

It snagged SIX surfboard trophies: Choice TV Drama, Breakout Show, Breakout Male Actor (Chase “Nate” Crawford), Breakout Female and TV Drama Actress (Blake “Serena” Lively) and TV Villain (Ed “evil Chuck” Westwick).

And if that isn’t enough to make you say “YAY!” then remember this: It’s less than a month now until the show’s back on the air for its sophomore season.

Yup, our favorite snarky blogger returns on Sept. 1: It’s a holiday, people, so remember to set your TiVos, if you can’t roll your bloated, sunburned self home from that Labor Day BBQ by 8 p.m.

And what’s in store for our beloved prep-schoolers, besides the already-reported new love for Dan and summer fun in the Hamptons?

Ooh, Serena and Blair get in a catfight over …

a flashlight.

That’s the word from Michael Ausiello, the former TV Guide guru who’s now freshly ensconced at Entertainment Weekly.

Sheesh, Mike, I hope you can get better “GG” scoop that THAT in the future.

That’s all for now, boys and girls, arrivederci, ciao, au revoir and all that …

“Gossip Girl” has a new hottie, and she’s out of high school.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Madchen Amick has been cast as a “cougar” named Catherine Mason, who’ll be the older gal tempting Nate (Chase Crawford) into a May-December romance.

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Now, I had several thoughts upon hearing this news.

One, if Amick’s birthday on IMDB.com is correct, I’m a wee bit disturbed by the fact that this show regards a 37-year-old as a cougar. I thought that term was restricted for gals who are at least 40. Amick needs at least a few more notches on her belt before she can take that title away from the likes of Demi Moore, people!

Two, Mad-CHIN Ami-whosits?!? She’s the kind of actress who I think I’ve seen before, but can’t quite place. (And sorry, EW, referring to her as a casino owner’s wife on the blink-and-you-missed-it “Viva Laughlin” doesn’t help.) Again, trusty IMDB to the rescue! I discovered that I know this chick from my much-missed “Gilmore Girls!” She was Sherry, the girlfriend of Rory’s dad, Christopher. You know, she got knocked up just as Lorelai and Christopher were about to get back together, but it didn’t matter because Lor was destined to be with Luke anyway and…whoops! Got carried away there.

Three, was Amick cast simply because for once in her life, she’ll fit in with the show’s other oddly-named actresses? Leighton Meester and Blake Lively, watch your backs.

Looks like little J. may be getting her own TV show.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that the makers of “Gossip Girl” are already looking at a spin-off, set in a girls’ boarding school, with Jenny Humphrey (played by cutie Taylor Momsen) as the possible star.

Makes total sense. The “GG” books spun Jenny off into her own series, “The It Girl.” In those novels, Jenny opts to leave her private NYC school after a string of embarrassing incidents plunges her popularity quotient into the toilet.

The books qualify “embarrassing” as appearing scantily-clad in a teen magazine. But I’m guessing that having your boyfriend publicly outed as gay, followed by having the cool crowd find out that you lied about losing your virginity, qualifies too.

Anyway, THR says that a Jenny-based show isn’t a sure thing. The producers could adapt the same Jenny storyline to another character that’s yet to be introduced.

So keep your eyes peeled when “GG” is back in the fall, boys and girls. There may be a new star in the making right in front of you…until then, XOXO!

UPDATE: “GG” creator Josh Schwartz tells E! Online that this rumor isn’t true. Then again, the same story quotes a CW source as saying the network would consider the idea if Season 2 does well. Considering that “GG” has super-duper buzz and gossip column mentions galore—but you know, so-so ratings, which are kind of important to TV execs—methinks someone has put the cart before the horse.

(Photo courtesy of the CW)