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Episode 2.19: The Grandfather
Airdate: March 23, 2009
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BLAIR WALDORF EXPLORES HER DARK SIDE - Devastated by the recent plot twist in her life, Blair turns her back on her predictable Waldorf existence in favor of a more wild and unpredictable lifestyle, causing Serena and Chuck to have serious concerns about their friend. Vanessa convinces Nate that it may be time to forgive and forget when it comes to his mother's Kennedyesque family, The Vanderbilts, who abandoned Nate and his mother when they needed them most. In a misguided effort to be completely honest with each other, Lily and Rufus agree to share lists of their past lovers.
COUPLE SPOILERS (NV, CB, NB, DS) For 2.19

Promo & Sneak Peeks: PROMO, EXTENDED PROMO, Sneak Peek #1 - Dorota Finds It Hard To Keep Track; #2 - Nate Thinks Nothing Will Change, FAMILY MATTERS: Dan/Vanessa/Nate, CB AND CBS SCENES FROM 2.19, NB AND CBN SCENES FROM 2.19
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Episode 2.20: Remains Of The J
Airdate: March 30, 2009
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JENNY'S KINDA-NOT-SWEET SIXTEEN / TAMARA FELDMAN & ARMIE HAMMER GUEST STAR Serena (Blake Lively) decides to throw Jenny (Taylor Momsen) an intimate party for her sixteenth birthday, but things get way out of control when Poppy Lifton (guest star Tamara Feldman) turns the small gathering into a huge social event. In a moment of weakness, Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) agrees to help Chuck (Ed Westwick) with a scheme having to do with Blair (Leighton Meester) and Nate (Chace Crawford). Rufus (Matthew Settle) learns that Dan (Penn Badgley) will not receive financial aid at Yale and tries to figure out another way to cover the cost of his education. Kelly Rutherford also stars. Armie Hammer guest stars as Poppy's boyfriend, Gabriel. Allison Liddi-Brown directed the episode written by Sarah Frank-Meltzer

Promo & Sneak Peeks: Audition Tape for Gabriel, Audition Tape for Gabriel #2 NB Hug; CV Shrug, NB's Big Wet One, NB Meet-Cute
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Hiatus for 3 weeks

Episode 2.21: Seder Anything
Airdate: April 20, 2009
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April 20 Wallace Shawn ("The Princess Bride") returns as Cyrus Rose, Eleanor Waldorf's (Margaret Colin) husband.

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Episode 2.22: Loose Ends
Airdate: April 27, 2009
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April 27 Michelle Trachtenberg ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer") returns as the manipulative Georgina Sparks in a four-episode arc.
Promo & Sneak Peeks: BROTHERS & SISTERS: Jenny and Dan, CNB outside Tea Room Serena Arrested/CN
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Episode 2.23:
Airdate: May 4, 2009
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Episode 2.24:
Airdate: May 11, 2009
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Episode 2.25:
Airdate: May 18, 2009
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Promo & Sneak Peeks: CB Make Kissy Faces, NV Discuss Graduation Plans?, Oh, B, You Little **** There is no Chuck Bass without Blair.
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According to Korbi
- There is always hope for Chuck and Blair
- Lily lies to Rufus about how many lovers she's had
- Chuck schemes to break up NB

Kristin said what?:
- One of the CB/NB finale kisses was a foiler, but Blair will be kissing both boys in the last few episodes.
- Rufus buys an engagement ring
- There will be roofie action at prom
- Nate notices Chuck and Blair's bond and, in retaliation, asks Blair to move in with him.
- Nate will go to Columbia; Blair will go to NYU
- Dan and Serena are over for the rest of the season.
- Georgina will come back a totally different person - she has been "saved".
- The plan is to have the love child be a major character next season.
- Message from Vanessa to Blair: "What goes around, comes around."
- Nate and Blair will seek comfort in each other's mouths.
- Dan and Serena will continue to go in circle for a few episodes before Dan gets involved with the teacher.
- Nate and Vanessa will be going strong. She will help him a bit with the Chuck situation.
- CB are done for now. They will be attending 3 different colleges.
- RL are triggering Kristin's morning sickness. No CB-officialness this season.
- Money problems for Rufus. Poppy coming back for Serena.

Ausiello scoops:
- There will be another minions story line that ties Blair in with Rufus and Lily, and sets up Jenny's arc for next season.
- Stephanie Savage says that Dan and Serena "do not get back together as a couple."
- No Doubt will be playing an 80s song in episode 2.24.
- Brittany Show will be playing young Lily in 2.24
-A new love triangle for Serena that will eventually set in motion that whole Anne Hathaway-inspired plot I told you about last week. What I failed to mention in that story was that when Serena's grifter love interest is first introduced, he's in a relationship with her socialite bud, Poppy Lifton!
Exclusive: 'Gossip Girl' spots Anne Hathaway-inspired plot | Gossip Girl | Ausiello Files | EW.com
- Stephanie Savage says that even though Nate and Blair "look really cute together kissing in the snow," Chuck and Blair fans should still "hang in there."
- Nate gets a rich, married, Vanderbilt cousin in his 20s.
- Serena and Anne Hathaway will have something in common.
- Lily and Rufus' love child will appear on the show in April or May.
- The show is casting the possibly recurring role of an "unassumingly cute" 16-year-old male. Sounds like Jenny's getting a new suitor!
- Gossip Girl will have 25 episodes this season!
- Carter Baizen returns for two episodes to mess with Chuck and hook up with Blair.

-Jenny has a big Blair, Mean Girls story for the end of the season that also ties in with the Rufus/Lily story. And you will see that a new course has been charted for Jenny Humphrey in the fall.

Interviews:

- - According to Jessica Shzor, Vanessa and Nate will stay strong and V will help him reconnect with his mother's side of the family.
- - According to Stephanie, "Chuck will realize what's really important to him. It starts with a B and rhymes with 'eclair.'"
- - According to Korbi, Nate and Blair will be but a blip on the GG timeline.
- - Photographer Patrick McMullan will have a cameo in a future episode.
- - SpoilerTV says: They are casting for a dashing socialite male in his 20s. He will be on the show from 2.20 - 2.24.
- - According to Stephanie: Dan and Blair will play each other's love interests, and Serena will have a big story line at the end of the season that will include one of Blair's biggest foes.
- - According to Stephanie: They will be doing prom and graduation. Georgina is coming back near the end of the season.
- - According to Stephanie Savage: Vanessa will go to college; Nate and Blair will continue to be friends; Dan and Blair will star in a school play together; Nate will feel a pull towards " the people he started his journey with" and surprising feelings will come to the surface.
- - According to Josh: "Certain times a situation is so dire that it requires the assistance of even your most sworn enemy. It just might come to pass that Serena and Blair find themselves in a situation where they have no recourse other than to recruit Georgina Sparks."
- - According to josh: Dan and Serena's secret half-brother again. (I'd explain the previous sentence more fully but it would take up way too much space).
Schwartz did say that Michelle Trachtenberg would be back around April and May as troublemaker Georgina Sparks, and Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Blair (Leighton Meester) would remain at the forefront of the show.
"We get that that [relationship] works for people," Schwartz said with a laugh.
He also noted that many of the show's teen characters "graduate at the end of this year -- that's going to be a very big deal and it will shape direction of the show heading into Season 3."

Magazines:
- - According to Entertainment Weekly: Serena gets a mug shot. Blair is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Nelly Yuki in Age of Innocence is the BEST THING EVER.
- - According to New York Magazine:
Adam Green and the Misshapes make a cameo appearance at a party Serena throws for Little J, where the two girls get into a fight.
Next season will be college, but some characters won't be attending.

Unknown/Other sources:
- Unconfirmed spoiler for 2.22: Blair and Chuck tie up some loose ends and reach a surprising agreement (Wikipedia)
- Dashing young man being cast for episodes 20-24. (Source: SpoilerTv)
- we'll revisit the Uncle Jack situation in a future episode, which doesn't bode well for Blair.(Source: Matt's Megaminute from TVGuide.com)

fabulouslyfreckled

title anyone????

grumpyloveschuck

I don't know, maybe BECAUSE THOSE WHO WATCH THE EPISODES FIRST, LIKE TO MAKE STUFF UP?

I just saw some clips of the Nate scene in which he announces he's taking his internship and last night a bunch of people on this thread said that Nate was discussing finding his path and future and looking directly at Blair. I saw the clip this AM on another site and guess what? Nate's actually looking at Vanessa. Blair's in the room, but he's not even close to glancing in her direction. Also, it looks like he's actually guilty about picking the internship over Vanessa, which I give him props for.

I'm getting sick of the bias on the thread. I love CHuck but at least I can admit he's a jerk at times and he waited to long to tell Blair he loved her. I wish the bias wouldn't transfer to episode discussions though. I won't be reading any more recaps and might just post my own.

Iris

Because Nate's punch got lost in the mail.

Sorry

fabulouslyfreckled

oh iris that is hilarious!!!!

where is everyone today??? I would have thoguht there would have been more buzz here the morning after the eppie aired.. well for canadians anyways...

grumpyloveschuck

I don't know but some of the clips I watched in no way resembled the discussions going on last night. I think I was a lot more calm and collected about GG before becoming so obsessed with spoilers.

Banna

Does anyone know what the promo is for the next ep, that is if any was shown after the ep last night??

Plus, is there anything more about the Jack & Blair secret and when it is going to be revealed?

fabulouslyfreckled

i hear ya.... sometimes I have to step back and just breathe!!!

but I get stressed and then i remember everyone has their ship and opinion but I just don't get why they don't see mine.. lol

KatlynLover_Girl23

I only saw two clips.I loved the Dortha/Serena/Chuck scene.(Sorry if i spelt her name wrong.).I loved it when she was like "Yes Old Blair than new blair its like old Serena,new Serena,its hard to keep track."Thats why she's the only character to watch these says.She speaks the truth and her lines are so
funny and exact.I also loved her telling off chuck in her own language.It sounds like she's polish.

I think the NV clip was boring.The only reason i will like this storyline is because N finds himself.Or is that a foiler?

silverjasmin

Lol, I think I enjoyed GG more when I was just casually watching. On the surface, GG is all great. But once I actually thought about it (thank you, long hiatus!), I realize how little of the actual s/ls I actually like.

Where did you find the extra clips? Are you talking about the ones in the OP?

silverjasmin

It sounds like it. It watched the NB scene, and it looks like Nate has finally accepted that its okay to be wealthy and not feel guilty about it and enjoy it.

grumpyloveschuck

I understand loving one couple more than the next, but what bothers me is when you claim certain things happened in an episode when they didn't. Kinda like when the whole Dan telling his Dad that he cared for Rachel thing was ignored and no where to be found in recaps or comments on this thread...like it never happened. I hate that. At least CBers admit that Chuck prob had sex with Elle, as much as we hate to admit it.

fabulouslyfreckled

i agree... of course I liked that part not him bonding with B... well friendwise that is cool, but since I know the spoilers yucky..

BUT he sounds like he knows himself, but then he looks like he feels guilty for chosing the internship over vanessa.. I guess I am confused...

grumpyloveschuck

They were in the CB thread posted by another poster: Dailymotion - Nbgrandfather 040, a video from starsprite. NB, GG this is the Vanessa one, but if you click at the bottom, you get more. Really good quality film, too.

grumpyloveschuck

I don't mind him picking the internship...to be honest, I would have done the same. What bothers me is that he kept the whole thing a secret and V had to find out about it from someone else. Also, I think maybe him reassuring V might have been wise. He's only a teen, so I guess he's allowed to make these mistakes. Except I know what he's about to do so it kinda wrecks it for me. Added to that the fact that he jumps from one girl to the next. He appears extremely confused to me.