Gossip Girl: Kiss the Girl
Ignore the crab, Dan. IGNORE THE CRAB!
A very wise crab named Sebastian once told us to “kiss the girl” to uncover our true feelings. Surely it’s been a while since Dan hit play on a copy of Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid,” but he’s taking the sentiment to heart. After secretly cavorting around with Blair under the guise of “just friends” and discussing the matter over with Rufus, Dan decides locking lips is the best way to find out if there’s something more between the two former foes. While Dan and Blair examined their emotions, one parent regained the respect of her children (Lily), while another lost the trust and admiration of his sole progeny (Thorpe) on this week’s episode of Gossip Girl.
Artfully utilizing a flashback technique, we learned of Lilly’s grim future right at the start and spent the next hour fitting the pieces together. Thorpe managed to convince Ben’s mother to deliver Lily’s affidavit to him so he could blackmail both Lily and Chuck into signing over all of Bass Industries to him lest the authorities be alerted to Lily’s crime. Chuck astutely stashed Raina in another room to overhear her father lay out his mischievous plan. Here are some other thoughts:
Best message: It didn’t hold the same horrific connotations as finding a horse’s head in your bed, but sending Lily an orange jumpsuit along with her cleaning signaled a certain amount of menace.
Most self-absorbed: Blair and Dan think their friendship or whatever it is will cut down those close to them like a sudden, incurable illness or an earthquake. A Blair and Dan alliance will not reverse the order of the natural world.
Biggest loser: Ben won’t return Serena’s post-coital phone calls because his mother is in town and he slips and tells her where Serena hid the incriminating affidavit. Ben needs to grow a pair.
Most pushy: Getting along with your boyfriend’s mom takes finesse and even a few years of gradual steps to win her heart. And that’s just in normal situations where the girl didn’t put her son in prison. Serena wants to immediately give Ben’s mom a big, ol’ figurative hug. In inviting her to Serena’s house for an ill-fated lunch, she just gave the revenge-seeking mama a straight path to the affidavit.
Can’t take a hint: Vanessa will stop at nothing to win back the affection of her former friends. While her Intel might be spot on, it still didn’t prove Ben’s responsibility in tipping off Thorpe.
Continue reading to find out the episode's biggest surprise.
Weirdest spot to hang out: Why is Dan laying across Blair’s bed while they talk? Is there not a living room he can wait in until she’s ready? It’s hard to claim “plausible deniability” when the guy in question knows what color sheets you use.
Most ridiculed: Nate has a good heart, he’s constantly there for his friends when they need him and he tries his best not to stab people in the back. Yet, everyone views him as if he’s just a dumb blond in a tight-fitting dress. Raina gives him a backhanded compliment when she says he’s smarter than he looks. Gee, thanks.
Best line: “Bass Industries isn’t his legacy, Charles. You are.” Lily sure has a way with words.
Least surprising: Ben needs to figure things out AFTER he sleeps with Serena. How convenient.
Biggest surprise: Lily turns herself in to the authorities followed by Billy Baldwin showing his mug again.
Biggest disappointment: Just when you thought Bart Bass left his son in a good place, we find out he’s responsible for the death of Raina’s mother.
What did you think? Are you sad Serena and Ben cut ties? What did you think of the big kiss?
Comments
Glad Ben is gone because him and Serena were soooo annoying. But I looooove Dair! They are sooooo cute and I can't wait to see what happens to them.
Posted by: Tabina | March 2, 2011 4:01 PM