I so loved the dances they were doing at the cotillion. I'm not even sure they were waltzes. They looked much more esoteric, or "outdated," as snitty Dan would say -- maybe a form of pavonne?

Is Juno coming out this week? I think so. It looks pretty good and the Nazi dude from Oz is in it.

@GinaRomantica: maybe time to re-read *The Portrait of a Lady*?

I was getting kind of bored with this show but last night sucked me back in. I hope Serena's mom and Dan's dad get together, Serena's grandmother is a b-i-t-c-h and I loved her, Chuck Bass is the most likeable male.

My .2.

Ugh. I'm going back to the loft.

Serena also get her former alcoholism from grandma.
All of the dresses, save for maybe Jenny's, were awful.
Do debutante balls really happen on the UES? Really?

Alison sucks! Though I guess in some respects it makes the Rufus-Lily plotline even better. Delayed gratification ;)

Do we believe that Blake Lively is 20 years old?

I hate to ask two weeks in a row, but where is Vanessa?

@mcginstein: People are telling me they do.

@LolCait: I mean, here.

@LolCait: Whore!

@elizabethm: 20 cents?

@Conbon: YUP.

@mcginstein: Yes, yes they do.

cant reed commenz uless i post plz fix kaithnkxbai.

@LolCait: This means that guy I nominated for a commie is totally getting one, RIGHT?

The "band" doesn't garner a mention. And Jenny's hair made it impossible to judge the dress.

@LolCait: This is important stuff.

@elizabethm:

Screw that! I want Serena's mom and DAN to get together!

@elizabethm: But if they get together, that would make Serena and Dan almost brother and sister, which is weird and gross.

"Don't Eff with an Effer, Nate"
Chuck Bass, 2007

Jane Pauley, is that you?

So, so, so, so good.
This show is finally getting to the nadir of awesomeness I knew it could reach. Lily Van der Woodsen is bringing it with a fierceness. That actress is awesome. Do you think Serena knows Mom used to eff Gia back in the krazy 80s?
I actually got teary eyed at this episode. And I didn't even hate myself for it.
I did hate that band, though. Oh, sweet Christ, those synchronized moves made me want to vom, Blair-style.

@mcginstein: and now you too can dress like one:

and now you too can dress like one. [shopping.yahoo.com] @

@SarahHeartburn: and repeat yourself too.

random faux-hipster shoutout of the night: did you notice that they got one of those pink shopping bags, a la Beacon's Closet, for the secondhand shoes Little J's mom bought her? nice

@Sara Benincasa: btw: I think maybe you mean "zenith of awesomeness"? ("nadir" is... the worst of the worst. Which: maybe it is, but in a good way)

also: I totally agree :)

@SarahHeartburn: All my hopes and dreams!

Actually, I kind of really want to steal Blair's style. Minus the deb thing. I've found myself buying clothes thinking, "B would totally wear this." Guh.

@Sara Benincasa: That actress was on Melrose Place, no? So of COURSE she's an awesome actress.

I was recently complimented on the "good graces" in my "arsenal"...

@zequ: Oh seriously - that would be kinda hot!

@Fuzzy_Duffel_Bag: But I like weird and gross - at least in my tv melodramas.

Perhaps the most awesome thing was that Blair's evening was being written by an NYT " Night on the Town with ..." reporter. Was that done with the Times' blessing I wonder.

Emily, this is the last time you have to watch this show! Aren't you just so excited?

Hey, how about executing me one last time? C'mon, it'll be fun. OK: "You're a bad feminist."

@horsefeathers: Did Jenny's mom then shoplift shoes from the department store? It seemed like the pair that Jenny picked up after mom left had a hole in them, as if they were switched with a new pair in an effort to placate one's shrew of a daughter.

But I was pretty not sober when I was watching, so I could have made it up.

Everyone should email tips@gossipgirl.net. Everyone.

I once engaged in an entire conversation with someone about how his Manhattan-raised daughter had changed her mind about "coming out." I kept thinking, gee, I didn't know she was a lesbian in high school, but he meant her debut. Silly me!

@Sara Benincasa: Ugh, thank god I'm not the only one who hates that 'band'. In July I was forced to sit through those moves LIVE when they opened for a show at The Highline. To be fair though their clothes were great. But they are awful.

@zequ: in her van sittin' down by the east river.

i usually consider brunettes more beautiful than blondes. however, in this show serena and her mom are the true knock-outs. both by no means big screen material, but perfect tv actresses.
@superbufo: i don't believe for a second that emily is going to stop watching gossip girl after this week.
@ mcginstein: i was speechless when i worked in a country club in los angeles and witnessed a cotillion rehearsal. after that, i can believe that they do exist on the ues.
wait, did i just leave a comment about gossip girl?

"You embarrassed me in front of the New York Times!" is my new 2:40 am drunk dial.

Best Planet Zorgon deb party ever. Loved the ultra-tarted dresses instead of plain white, and the choreographed dances to pop music. Quite the cotillion, ladies. Although there were no Jews there, so it was a little accurate.

@lieschenmueller:
Three in fact.

Last night I converted to the church of Chace Crawford. At least for the last couple minutes. And forget the gowns, where do these girls get their lingerie?

i was making potato latkes for chanuka while watching this episode. i've never felt more out of place.

@horsefeathers: Oh, shizz. Thanks. See, this is why I'm just an ASSOCIATE editor.

@mcginstein: WHERE IS DAPHNE ZUNIGA? Chuck Bass needs a mommy...

@lemmeout: AAAAK! What were they like live?

This recap sounds familiar. AND I'M DONE.

I loved the band's lyrics during the dance, though -- kind of reminded me of the "Roxanne" number in "Moulin Rouge."

Debutante balls do happen in NYC, Junior League/NY Infirmary mentions and all -- but they're for college freshmen, not high school girls. And they wear white ball gowns, although they change into other gowns/cocktail dresses for the after-parties and the receptions/parties leading up to the ball itself.

They let the two minority girls talk last night! It's as though they're two fops from a Sheridan play.

@louise:
Tinsley, is that you?

I just want HotDad to ditch the hippy wife and go jump in bed with Serena's mom! And Nate must be shirtless...always. These episodes are sudsier than when Marlena was possessed by the devil on Days in the early 90s.

@louise:
Excellent response. Instead of a traditional curtsy, take a Texas Dip.