Gossip Girl's Chuck in New Haven Can Wait
We'll admit we were pretty excited about this episode, especially since last week Serena declared all out war on former BFF, Blair and we weren't going to be disappointed either.
Cat fights, backstabbing and plenty of bitching, this was Gossip Girl at its ludicrously finest. Totally over-the-top and dramatic, it just gets better each week, as Serena's dresses get lower cut and shorter.
New Haven Can Wait opened with Blair dreaming she was Audrey Hepburn again, as you do. This time she was Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complete with dodgy cockney accent and trampish clothing.
As she desperately tried to master the infamous 'rain on the plane' speech, who should appear but Serena dressed in Eliza's finest racing day clobber. Getting the tricky speech in one go and winning the affection of Yale's Dean in the process, Blair was left screeching 'Ohh' in Eliza's cockney drawl.
Poor Blair, even in her dreams she's foiled by "sunshine Barbie" but we did like the fact that when she woke up, she appeared to be in a blue ruffled going out top, complete with perfect hair and make-up. We wish we looked that perfect at 7.30am in the morning, but such details we shall overlook.
On to Serena, who was still reeling from her ultimatum with Blair last week, and now had to make a choice between visiting Yale and Brown for the weekend- tough one.
Considering it's Blair who has the terrifying obsession with Yale, you would have thought it was obvious, which path S would take, but apparently not, as Serena decided to crash Blair's dream with an almighty bang.
We loved her nautical blazer and skinny jeans combo in this episode, as she seems to get taller and more supermodel like each week, with her annoying long endless legs and lion's mane of hair. Seriously, how can real girls compete?!
Blair however, severely let us down once again in the fashion stakes, but as she was trying to look the part of a perfect, preppy, if slightly geeky college student, we won't come down too hard on her.
Rocking an olive green cardigan and skirt, with mustard shirt and tie was about as un-Blair as you could get, but it did make her look small and vulnerable, which is what we're guessing the costume peeps were trying to convey.
So as the action moved to New Haven for a weekend of fun and frolics, we were introduced to lonely boy desperately doubting his writing ability (gee, Dan, we can't think why Yale wouldn't want a sap like you) and was equally depressing with his brown suit jacket and pants. Somebody give this man a make-over and bring him into the 21st century, before we stop caring altogether please!
Moving onto Chuck and Nate, who were also planning to visit Yale for the weekend, although they had slightly different motives compared to everyone else.
Chuck was hoping to be invited into the prestigious Skull and Bones secret society (yes, really) and Nate, well Nate just wanted to get laid and not much else really.
At least he's getting a tad more adventurous with his clothes though, as this episode he added a navy jumper to his boring blue T-shirt. Baby steps, Nate. Baby steps.
He's got a long way to go until he catches up with Chuck though, who was back to his fashionably gay best this week, rocking burnt orange trousers, a mustard coloured jacket, pink shirt and brown trilby hat to perfection.
He must be the only man alive to get away with such colourful combinations and a penchant for bow ties, and still be a total player, where apparently women have no trouble resisting him. In fact, as it was revealed in the episode, he'd already slept with most of Maxim's swimwear models. Nice.
While our Upper East side lot headed to the country, where oh where was little Jenny Humprey? Having told her father last week she was to ditch school for studying fashion full time, this week she was all sweetness and light trying to convince Pa Humprey that she wanted to be home schooled.
Ah, the mood swings of being a teenager. We're loving her outfit choices this season so far, as they seem much more mature and playful compared to last year. Rocking sixties swing dresses, she seemed to be back to sweet Jenny again, after last week's boob and bum baring incident.
After convincing Rufus to watch her work for a day at Eleanor's and then a late night visit to see Lily Bass, somehow he was convinced Jenny's future did lie in fashion and he was wrong all along.
It may have had something to do with the fact that Lily was in a tiny LBD, with her boobs very much on show. Clearly Rufus couldn't think straight with such a vision in front of him, and his judgement on this issue will come back to bite him on the bum in future episodes, mark my words!
Moving back to the action at Yale and Nate had managed to bag himself a lady already (well, we can see why he has no trouble really) Serena had aced her admissions interview, Blair managed to blow any chance of acceptance by kissing the Dean, and Chuck, well he'd been captured by the Skull and Bones crew. A lot can happen in an hour...
Blair and Serena work out their issues at Yale
It got even more confusing when Nate decided to reinvent himself for the weekend, after people began gossiping about his father and family. Calling himself Dan Humprey, when the real Dan is on campus at the same time was a risky move, and unfortunately for Nate it didn't pay off.
After the real Dan (with me so far?!) crashed in on Nate as he was about to get it on with his lady friend, Nate was revealed as a fake and as a consequence Dan had no chance of getting his letter of recommendation in the process. Don't you just hate it when people steal your identity and mess everything up for you?!
Meanwhile, Blair decided she was getting into Yale no matter what and after blackmailing the Dean's secretary, she showed up at the Dean's house to take her war with Serena to the next level.
Finally, Blair was back to her fashionable and bitchy best as she donned a green dress and shoes, complete with a to-die-for purple satin bow headband.
Serena meanwhile, well she stuck to what she does best, flashing her boobs and back in a new Herve Leger number. She did look gorgeous to be fair, but so out of place among the brain buffs in the room.
Cue a very funny and realistic cat fight between the two ladies on the porch, after Blair revealed to the Dean that Serena had killed someone. Unsurprisingly the room went deadly silent and left Serena muttering some form of excuse, while Blair looked smugly on.
Our LOL moment of the episode came when Serena ripped off Blair's headband with such venom, and poor B was left spluttering 'My headband!'
Can our girls ever recover from this kind of betrayal? Well, it seemed all hope was lost as they went their separate ways, but hey this is GG and there was still 15 minutes to go this week!
While we were shedding some tears for B and S, Chuck was busy throwing a party for his new, highly strange friends, by presenting them with masked ladies, who apparently did their best work in threes- eww.
Again in another truly gay fashion moment, Chuck and his pink bow tie and grey suit combination managed to make the lady killer look truly edible.
He also turned out to do a pretty decent thing for Nate, by setting up Dan to take the fall, when his new friends demanded Nate's head for his family's bad deeds to their trust funds.
Unfortunately Nate didn't appreciate Chuck's actions and decided to ditch him for Dan on the way home. At least Dan gets to wear a slightly better T-shirt for his parting moment on the episode, and when you throw in that leather satchel, woah! steady on Humprey, one trend at a time!
Chuck could take some comfort in knowing he had the fashion edge on Humprey however, as despite loosing his best friend, his diamond golf jumper and beige pants were a style triumph.
Speaking of style triumphs, Blair and Serena's parting outfits were gorgeous as the pair rekindled their friendship and realised nothing was more important than them being together. Altogether now, awww!
Blair's Missoni turquoise number with matching hat was the perfect compromise for the stylish and studious Blair, while Serena's white jumper dress, although short was worn with tights, signaling she's ready to relinquish her crown for Blair. Once again, awww!
As the pair declared Yale was for both or neither of them, the parting shot of Blair looking back at her dream crumbling in front of her, was quite heartbreaking.
We'd like to say it all comes right in the end, but we have a hunch things won't quite work out quite as she planned in the future. Watch this space...
So, where does that leave us for next week's episode? Well, next episode is all about Chuck. Hurrah! A bet between himself and Blair escalates into something neither of them are prepared for, and could Chuck be falling for a new Brooklyn babe as a consequence?
Jenny's dreams of being a designer finally come true and Serena breaks the house rules to go out partying on a school night, minus her pants. Check in next week for another fashion rundown with Chuck In Real Life.
FemaleFirst- Laura Terry
We'll admit we were pretty excited about this episode, especially since last week Serena declared all out war on former BFF, Blair and we weren't going to be disappointed either.
Cat fights, backstabbing and plenty of bitching, this was Gossip Girl at its ludicrously finest. Totally over-the-top and dramatic, it just gets better each week, as Serena's dresses get lower cut and shorter.
New Haven Can Wait opened with Blair dreaming she was Audrey Hepburn again, as you do. This time she was Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complete with dodgy cockney accent and trampish clothing.
As she desperately tried to master the infamous 'rain on the plane' speech, who should appear but Serena dressed in Eliza's finest racing day clobber. Getting the tricky speech in one go and winning the affection of Yale's Dean in the process, Blair was left screeching 'Ohh' in Eliza's cockney drawl.
Poor Blair, even in her dreams she's foiled by "sunshine Barbie" but we did like the fact that when she woke up, she appeared to be in a blue ruffled going out top, complete with perfect hair and make-up. We wish we looked that perfect at 7.30am in the morning, but such details we shall overlook.
On to Serena, who was still reeling from her ultimatum with Blair last week, and now had to make a choice between visiting Yale and Brown for the weekend- tough one.
Considering it's Blair who has the terrifying obsession with Yale, you would have thought it was obvious, which path S would take, but apparently not, as Serena decided to crash Blair's dream with an almighty bang.
We loved her nautical blazer and skinny jeans combo in this episode, as she seems to get taller and more supermodel like each week, with her annoying long endless legs and lion's mane of hair. Seriously, how can real girls compete?!
Blair however, severely let us down once again in the fashion stakes, but as she was trying to look the part of a perfect, preppy, if slightly geeky college student, we won't come down too hard on her.
Rocking an olive green cardigan and skirt, with mustard shirt and tie was about as un-Blair as you could get, but it did make her look small and vulnerable, which is what we're guessing the costume peeps were trying to convey.
So as the action moved to New Haven for a weekend of fun and frolics, we were introduced to lonely boy desperately doubting his writing ability (gee, Dan, we can't think why Yale wouldn't want a sap like you) and was equally depressing with his brown suit jacket and pants. Somebody give this man a make-over and bring him into the 21st century, before we stop caring altogether please!
Moving onto Chuck and Nate, who were also planning to visit Yale for the weekend, although they had slightly different motives compared to everyone else.
Chuck was hoping to be invited into the prestigious Skull and Bones secret society (yes, really) and Nate, well Nate just wanted to get laid and not much else really.
At least he's getting a tad more adventurous with his clothes though, as this episode he added a navy jumper to his boring blue T-shirt. Baby steps, Nate. Baby steps.
He's got a long way to go until he catches up with Chuck though, who was back to his fashionably gay best this week, rocking burnt orange trousers, a mustard coloured jacket, pink shirt and brown trilby hat to perfection.
He must be the only man alive to get away with such colourful combinations and a penchant for bow ties, and still be a total player, where apparently women have no trouble resisting him. In fact, as it was revealed in the episode, he'd already slept with most of Maxim's swimwear models. Nice.
While our Upper East side lot headed to the country, where oh where was little Jenny Humprey? Having told her father last week she was to ditch school for studying fashion full time, this week she was all sweetness and light trying to convince Pa Humprey that she wanted to be home schooled.
Ah, the mood swings of being a teenager. We're loving her outfit choices this season so far, as they seem much more mature and playful compared to last year. Rocking sixties swing dresses, she seemed to be back to sweet Jenny again, after last week's boob and bum baring incident.