So, Bass senior is back in the picture, huh? Who didn't see that coming? It might have been obvious, but not logical, not at all. Jack Bass, Chuck's uncle, not his father( a fact that no one really doubted, come on, can't there be a picture of you and your sister-in-law without an affair between the two of you?), he tried to get the Empire and stuff from Chuck first, using the meanest schemings, while he really was just hiding Bart for some creepy reason? Yes, that seems to be a believable reason. Now that Lily and Rufus are having trouble with their relationship, Bart can have a little comeback here as well... (aren't they in fact still married?)
I didn't like how Lola (why is she back? why?) and Nate treated Serena. I mean, she was willing to help them and do the right thing, but they just fooled her and lied to her. What is Serena going to do know? No job, no boyfriend, no real friends... Poor S.
And Dan is just a paranoid teddy bear, that's all.
Finally! Lola, one of the most annoying GG person ever, decided to leave the Upper East Side. But unfortunately, we can't be sure about the fact that she is gone for good, because on Gossip Girl, they are always coming back. Like Vanessa (loved how Blair said: "Vanessa what's her name?") or Jenny. Always a bit more annoying than before and with a judgemental and "I am so much better than every one else" attitude.
The news that the mother of the Basstard actually is Diana Payne didn't come too surprisingly. Sex obsessed, powerful, scheming, extremely good looking ... what a family!
Serena is really using her new powers for what she wants. I like it, very much indeed. Making Lola loose her job chances? Nothing easier than that. But her having a GG video uplink app on her phone? Come on, couldn't the writers have made it any more obvious for everyone? Very realistic, really.
Blair and Dan were trying to ~decide in which world they want their relationship to be in~ , the Upper East Side or Brooklyn. In the end, they found out, that "our relationship is our world" (Dan). Super cheesy, wasn't it? And unnecessary, too. Dan doesn't have to "enter her world", he desperately wanted to when he started seeing Serena and became her boyfriend. That is why the Upper East Side is not really new to him, and Brooklyn isn't exactly for Blair, because she already spent a lot of time hiding out there. So, what was all the drama for?
After all, this episode was ok, but nothing more. What this season urgently needs is a thrilling love story. It is Gossip Girl, there normally always is. Why not now?
This season is really annoying me at some point (especially the girls: Lola, Ivy, BLAIR...), but Serena, taking over Gossip Girl and using it for what she wants, might be the thing happend in a while. The past few seasons, S was always the sweet, kind of innocent girl, everyone else messed with, but now, she is finally taking control. Hopefully, she will be doing some more malicious stuff. :P
Something else I am hoping for is a new love interest for her. It doesn't have to be a serious one, but I want to see her having some fun. Maybe a handsome, rich boy, she party with, without any "I love you, you're the world to me" shit. (Chuck!!! I know, I am annoying.)
A highlight of this episode was Chuck's outfit in his first scene. I miss his funny style, do you guys remember all the ridiculous clothes he used to wear? Ridiculous, but it still suited him. He could just wear anything, I would still love him.
Lola is still annoying, that is nothing new. "Oh my god, I am way to cool to be an It-girl". Go away, girl, nobody needs you.
The two best songs this episode were:
Bad Girls - M.I.A.
Skins fans might remember it from 6x08. Anyway, it is a great song. I hope, Serena will be living like that a bit more soon. "Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well..."
Hit the Ground (Superman) - The Big Pink
Love that song. The band is very cool anyway, you should really check them out, especially the song "Dominos".
This week's episode of Gossip Girl was something I waited for impatiently. But it didn't really turned out to be worth all that waiting, in fact, it was pretty boring. And it doesn't look like there is going to be any interesting storyline soon. Chuck's mommy complex back on the plan, does anyone need that? Dan and Blair, I know a lot of people love them, but seriously, they are nothing but lame together. And Lola. She might be the most superfluous person that joined the Upper East Side in years. Almost everything about her annoys me. Her relationship with Nate, the way she is just extremely rude and unpolite to everyone, her judgemental attitude. I miss a really interesting love interest. Maybe Serena could fall in love again, or at least have somebody who she could possibly fall for... Chuck? I am still hoping that they are getting together, it would be so much fun. A party night with a lot of alcohol to forget about all their problems, cut, the morning after at Chuck's suite... I wish I was the writer of the show and could make it happen... but it would take away all the suspense, wouldn't it? :)