We tried to make a decent podcast to celebrate the Limoversary but we failed because we didn’t even wish you guys a happy CB day and we were all over the place. I hope you’ll forgive us because it’s our first audio post together, we promise to get better at it since I’m sure it won’t be the last time we make one (we had a lot of fun). So enjoy and give us some feedback. Happy Limoversary from CBthePP, xoxo
Boring, boring and uneventful episode. Since there will be a break of one week (5.06 will air on Nov. 7) I figured we would have got more juicy info, but we instead had some confused stuff. I find the stuff we’ve got at the end of the epi (only part I find noteworthy) relevant for our future anyway.
The few things I liked from this epi were the scene with Chuck/Dan and then Chuck/Nate. Blair and Eleanor final scene, and Dan and Serena’s last scene. I am interested in who the heck Diana is to Chuck, but until that story unfolds, I don’t care.I hate how they’re making Blair act, she’s being weak and controlled by the Grimaldi’s, and that’s not the Blair we love. She’s doing everything she can to keep her fairytale bs still on, but she’s realizing every thing has a price, and that a fairytale is anything but fairy and happiness. Most of princes marry because they HAVE to.
My vote for this epi is 5/10.
This post won’t end too well, but it won’t be cruel either. That being sad, I really didn’t like much last night’s episode. It was well written, nothing to say, but somehow I wasn’t trapped by it like I was last week. And no, is not that I didn’t like the episode because there wasn’t any CB scene. Reasons are deep, and go beyond that. Is more what I as a viewer, I’ve felt.
My rating is 5.5/10. And you, what did you think?
Who knew that after five seasons, Gossip Girl would be returning to the basics?
Last week’s premiere dropped a bombshell (Blair’s unexpected pregnancy) and set up the season’s arcs: Serena trying out the Hollywood thing, a “reformed” Chuck returning to his old ways and introducing the enigmatic Diana Payne (Elizabeth Hurley) into the fold. But after the departures of Taylor Momsen, Connor Paolo and Jessica Szohr, executive producer Josh Safran says this year the CW drama is focusing more on its core group. “This season is very much about the choices our characters making,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter.
As the show readies for its landmark 100th episode (which hasn’t been written yet), Safran discusses the game-changing pregnancy reveal, why Diana is keen on the Gossip Girl website and what viewers can expect in future episodes.
[Warning: Minor spoilers ahead.]
source: hollywoodreporter.com
“The thing about expectations is most of the time, someone else sets them for you. Yet you feel like they’ve been there all along. And you can’t wait to live up to them. But just because you know what’s expected of you doesn’t mean you still can’t surprise everyone.”
Tell me what did you think of the episode in this poll!
source: aoltv.com
If we had to describe the season five premiere of Gossip Girl in one word, that word would be: fun.
Seriously, Gossip Girl‘s season opener, airing on Monday, Sept. 26, is just a whole lot of fun. That’s not to say there isn’t any delicious drama accompanying all the fun. Come on now, this is GG. You should know better.
So how is Chuck (Ed Westwick) dealing with Blair’s (Leighton Meester) engagement? What’s going on between Dan (Penn Badgley) and Blair? And who the heck is pregnant?!
To make this easier, let’s tease the premiere character-by-character, shall we?
Blair: Our favorite Audrey Hepburn worshipper returns from Monaco with Prince Louis (Hugo Becker) full of love…and complaints. You see, Louis’ mother is making all of the wedding decisions, including (gasp!) the dress that Blair will wear. Blair may or may not begin to rethink her engagement when Louis refuses to stand up to his mother. Her (possible) cold feet lead us to…
Dan: Slow ya roll, Chair fans. It’s not like that. Dan—who took up softball during the summer (in a league for writers and artists!) and looks adorable in his team’s shirt—is Blair’s only friend currently in the city and she desperately needs someone to talk to. As a friend.
Lonely Boy is more than happy to offer his assistance considering he’s still harboring major feelings for Blair and all. Our evidence? Vanity Fair is attempting to publish a chapter from Dan’s novel Inside, which is all about Blair and he desperately tries to stop it from being printed and turns to an unexpected source for some help. Does he succeed? We’re not saying, but we will say Dan and Blair have a heartfelt and serious (their banter is MIA) scene in the loft that will make Dair lovers very, very happy for a moment or two.
Chuck: Prepare for Chuck like you’ve never seen him before: Truly happy! OK, we’ve seen him happy before, but this is a different kind of happy: it’s dangerous. It seems Chuck took Jim Carrey‘s Yes Man a little too much to heart because that’s his new favorite word: Yes. As in he’s down to try anything at least once, even if it puts his life in danger. At least he does it all with style and one-liners. (Here’s our favorite: “People like me don’t write books. They’re written about.”)
While Chuck and Blair don’t come face-to-face in the episode (He is in L.A. being a daredevil and all), he definitely still feels her presence when an envelope containing a certain invite arrives.
Nate: Attention! Nate Archibald finally has a storyline! Whee! We had a blast watching Nate run around L.A., pretending to be a movie star and hooking up with Elizabeth Hurley (who is awesome and gorgeous and scheming and we love it!) and it’s all thanks to Chace’s underrated comedy skills. We’re glad the show is finally highlighting the goofy side of Nate.
That being said, Nate has an epiphany of sorts in the episode: He’s kind of lost. (Better late than never, Natey!) Where that takes him should be really interesting to watch this season.
Serena: S is a working girl, y’all! She’s got a job as a production assistant on a film with David O. Russell and is in some fierce job competition with—drum roll, please—10 Things I Hate About You‘s Ethan Peck! Yes, Ethan is in the premiere and he’s kind of a jerk. Sad panda.
One of the episode’s highlights includes all the Chuck, Nate and Serena interaction, which had kind of a season-one vibe. The Non-Judging Breakfast Club (minus Blair at the moment) lives on! We totally wanted in on their group hug.
Not enough Gossip goodies for you? Here’s a few other tidbits we can tease:
- It’s revealed what Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is up to pretty early in the episode. (She’s not in Hudson anymore.)
- What are the parentals up to? Rufus (Matthew Settle) is definitely becoming suspicious of Dan’s feelings for Blair, while Lily (Kelly Rutherford) is still redecorating (off-screen).
- Remember the term “Three words, eight letters” from season two? Of course you do. It’s brought back in the premiere and has nothing to do with Chuck and Blair.
- And finally, yes, someone is in fact pregnant. Yes, it’s shocking. Yes, the reveal comes near the end of the episode. Yes, we will be in deep trouble if we say anything else on the subject.
source: eonline.com
Chuck (Ed Westwick) kissed a boy before…and he didn’t mind it. (Good times, season three! Good times!)
With Blair (Leighton Meester) off planning her wedding to Prince Louis (Hugo Becker), could Gossip Girl‘s resident bad boy become a little curious this season? Or maybe Serena (Blake Lively) has decided to experiment while living it up in Los Angeles?
We’ve exclusively learned that one of Gossip Girl‘s main characters (they’re in the picture above!) is going gay in season five and trust us, it’s good.
So who is it and how does it happen?
OK, so maybe the headline is kind of misleading, but still, one of our favorite Upper East Siders will be fictionally switching teams.
Yes, that’s right. It seems like Dan (Penn Badgley) took some major creative liberties with his subjects in “Inside,” his book about the UES—which Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) published without his knowledge—and made someone gay! We’re going to assume fans of the original book series by Cecily von Ziegesar are thrilled by Dan’s decision, as Lonely Boy was sexually confused for a few pages and Chuck was in fact gay. GG is going meta and we love it!
Could it be his ex-girlfriend/stepsister Serena? Or maybe his BFF (Bromantic Friend Forever!) Nate (Chace Crawford)? And we wouldn’t put it past Dan to change Chuck’s (or is his name Charlie Trout in the novel?) sexual orientation, so he could end up with a certain brunette all to himself. Then again, Dan easily could have made his own character gay… or even Blair’s!
So who is it? We’re not telling… yet. But we want to hear from you. Whose sexual orientation do you think Dan changes in the name of art? Vote in our poll and then head on over to the comments to get your speculation on. You know you want to. XOXO, the TV Gossip Girls.
source: eonline.com
