If you missed the season kickoff they’re rerunning the opener tonight (really, repeats already?). But they’re back and getting in the groove and if you just want to know they have been up to so far…
Dan and Serena tried it again because they’re still in love but alas their differences are too great. Meaning they had to continue a contrivance to keep them apart. But good for us because our beloved ascot wearing Chuck decided to screw with them to bring out the old Serena. How we love it when a reformed bad girl goes back to her evil ways.
And why would Chuck want Serena to rise to her old self? Well because her rise should facilitate Blair’s fall. And a fallen Blair is more susceptible to Chuck. This is of course after Blair lost her Duke after finding out he was doing it with his stepmom the Duchess. Ridiculous.
The same Duchess that was doing it with Nathan. Nathan’s summer fling got complicated when she offered him money to cover his prison fleeing dad’s debts. Though Blair tried to blackmail the Duchess to bail out Nathan, Brooklyn’s Vanessa wasn’t patient enough to wait for Blair or honest enough to talk to Nathan and told the Duchess’s husband all. At least that storyline is over.
So then we got into fashion week and watching Little J on her new self destructive turn. Last season she tried to scheme her way up the social ladder and this season she is scheming her way into the fashion world. While working Blair’s mom for her fashion expertise she’s skipping school and of course pissing off Blair. Or are they now developing an alliance? Little J will need some help if she’s quitting school to pursue her dreams.
In other unlikely alliances Dan tries to intern at the school of Chuck to get some new writing fodder. He tries to not just follow in Chuck’s footsteps but to learn what makes Chuck tick (mom killed in childbirth, dad hates him for it…). Chuck doesn’t take to being used so Dan better watch out.
And what of the rest of the parental units? Pops Humphrey has a new girlfriend. I doubt this one’s a keeper but he’s giving it a go instead of pursuing a relationship with the now married Serena’s mom. Serena’s mom apparently has yet another secret to come out as we learn that Chuck’s dad has a dossier that seems to be keeping her in line.
Now that Serena’s deciding not to worry about Blair’s feelings and shine full force, I can only hope there’ll be plenty more juicy gossip to come.
