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Gossip Girl S01E17

“Woman on the Verge”

Now this is what I look for in an episode of Gossip Girl. It had everything that is needed for a trashy piece of drama. And it makes me a little upset that we only have one episode left.

The episode was set into motion by Serena’s avoidance of Dan. The lie that she told him about cheating on him the night before was the first domino that led to the chain reaction at the end. I was very happy to see that the killing was handled in a believable way. If it had been something where Serena had actually killed a man, it would have been incredibly unbelievable and it could’ve dragged the entire episode down with it.

This lie that she told to Dan was one of the more frustrating things in the episode. I understood it, but it was clearly the wrong thing to do and it had me yelling at the television. If she hadn’t told this lie, and I could understand her not being completely honest, then the entire thing with Georgina could’ve been avoided at the end.

The glimpse we had of her breakdown was awfully entertaining and I’m upset that we won’t get to see more of it. Though, if she has trouble getting Dan back next week, it is entirely possible that we could have more wild and crazy Serena.

I loved Chuck, Nate, and Blair coming together to help Serena. The tension and friction between the three was the most entertaining part of the show. Not only that, but it was great when they all came together in order to defend the honor of Serena.

Another great thing about this episode. No Jenny. We got a breather from her desperate social climbing, which was much needed.

Yet, for all the Jenny-free time that we had, we had to deal with Rufus and his wooing of Lily. Which culminated in a kiss at the end of the episode. I just don’t care about it, make it stop, please.

And that brings us to the Georgina-Dan pairing which was implied by the end of the episode. Most likely, the writers will back out of having anything big happen there. At most, a little making out. But it puts us in an awkward position, for a lot things to happen in the next forty-two minutes.

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