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Episodes

"Southern Gentleman prefer blondes" {2x22}
GEORGINA IS BACK! — Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg, “17 Again”) returns to the Upper East Side after undergoing a major transformation. Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Nate (Chace Crawford) find themselves at a major crossroads in their relationship as it pertains to their mutual interest in Blair (Leighton Meester). Serena (Blake Lively) finds her relationship with Gabriel (guest star Armie Hammer) growing more complicated. Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Leila Gerstein

"The Wrath of Con" {2x23}
NATE VS. CHUCK / MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG GUEST STARS Blair (Leighton Meester) pressures Georgina (Trachtenberg) into making amends for her past bad behavior by helping her in a scheme. The rivalry between Nate (Chace Crawford) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) over Blair comes to a head. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) hatches a secret plan to help Rufus (Matthew Settle) with Dan's (Penn Badgley) college tuition. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr also star. Janice Cooke Leonard directed the episode written by Sara Goodman (#223).

"Valley Girls" {2x24}

"The Goodbye Gossip Girl" {2x25}


CN talk & CBNS in&out of Tea Room & • Chace Crawford Online •

Promos/Sneak Peaks

Nate and Switch!



Sightings

-Chace spent a day filming with Blake, Ed and Leighton.

General Spoilers

According to Kristin:
-NJ are done for now and it's NV from here on out.
-Nate's wealthy cousin, Kip Vanderbilt, will show up. Mid 20's, married, highly political.
-Nate gets into Columbia.
-One of the CB/NB finale kisses was a foiler, but Blair will be kissing both boys in the last few episodes (duh).
-Nate notices Chuck and Blair's bond and, in retaliation, asks Blair to move in with him.

Randall in Miami: What's the latest on Gossip Girl?
A former bigtime couple that some of you (though, admittedly, very few of you) love will be getting back together and who it is certainly surprised the pants off of me! Also, Nate's grandfather makes him an offer that's too good to pass up, which leads to Vanessa feeling out of place, and the dynamic of that relationship shifting. Basically the whole rest of the season is relationship roulette.

Margaret in Seattle: I still cannot believe that Nate and Blair are hooking up! What will happen with Vanessa?
Jessica Szohr tells us, "Obviously, Vanessa's a little bit hurt because that's her boyfriend, but what comes around goes around, so I'm sure Vanessa will be all right." Looks like Queen B may be getting yet another lesson in karma. Will it humble her or cause her claws to retract? Of course not!

According to Stephanie:
-Nate and Blair have a deep friendship because of their romantic past and know they can always be there for each other. More NB scenes.
-Nate will grow up this season and towards the end, he will start thinking about the people he began his "journey" with and "feelings resurface."

According to Korbi:
Please tell me this Blair and Nate thing won't last. -Karolina
Take comfort, it'll be but a blip in the Gossip Girl timeline.
-Chuck will scheme and try to break NB up.

Filming Pictures

Episode 21



STILLS





Future episodes

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It's the moment so many of you have been waiting for, begging for, blogging for, bitching for... All "Gossip Girl" die hards are well aware that we're hanging on the precipice of graduation and meeting Dan and Serena's half sibling and of course the "Gossip Girl" spin off. And we will get to all that in due time. But I think I'd be risking an internet lynching if I didn't deliver the big news right now. What's the deal with the Chuck-Blair-Nate triangle? Will it be but a blip in the total "Gossip Girl" time line as I promised weeks ago? Well, yes. The short answer is yes. I spoke with executive producer Stephanie Savage on Friday, as many of you already know, and what I took from our talk is, though this Blair-Nate pairing won't go away next week, and you will have to live with it for a time, the two are not exchanging rings. "We are definitely out there [online], kind of listening to what people are saying. We are very aware there is a lot of interest in having the Chuck and Blair story come to fruition... and that’s what we’re thinking about right now," Savage told me. And what exactly does "right now" mean? Well, "GG" season two has already wrapped and when I asked Stephanie to clarify, she did say Chuck-Blair would be a top priority for season three. So, does that mean Blair and Nate -- What are we calling them now? Nair? 'Cause they stink? -- will be a big part of year two's five remaining episodes? Sounds like it. "They have a little run," Savage revealed. "I don’t want people to not be invested in that story because I think that when the Nate and Blair story finally ends, people will understand that it was necessary growth for both of the characters. They come out in a different place." So the lady's got a plan, people. It's all going to work out and, actually, she can even explain the reasoning behind this Nate and Blair reunion and why it makes sense right now: "It felt like, given the history that they had -- when we met Blair, her whole story for the first half of the first season was very much about them feeling like they were destined to be together -- it is very realistic. Especially since Blair has been feeling insecure lately -- she's found out that she’s not getting into Yale, her life isn’t going to end up like she thought it would and she’s kind of off the path she'd planned -- Nate offers security, familiarity, and just kind of that nostalgia for that vision of herself that she had as a young girl, wanting to see that come to fruition as high school culminates. This is your high school boyfriend, this is who you always dreamed about finishing high school with. And when that dream presents itself, it’s going to be pretty appealing." Makes total sense to me. But for those still worried the show is simply stalling on Chuck and Blair and that "Gossip Girl" will forever avoid a relationship between the two till we hit the series finale, there is more promising news. When I asked Stephanie whether or not a Chuck-Blair pairing could work without tanking the drama, she seemed pretty confident that it would: "We think we had good success on [our first series] "The O.C.", for example, with the Seth and Summer storyline, where they were really together as a couple for the vast majority of the show. We told stories where they were having issues and they were having obstacles, but in the context of them as a couple. So it’s not necessarily the case that once a couple comes together, they stop being interesting or stop being able to generate story." Satisfied? This is all good, no? And in the meantime, as Chuck has to wait out the whole my-best-friend-is-banging-my-girl storyline, the Vanessa thing will continue for a bit. But Savage explained that it certainly won't have the same resonance as the Blair-Nate situation. And yes, I know some of you are disgusted by the temporary coupling of Chunessa, but come on, don't you think it's even just a little hot? They come from two completely different worlds and perspectives, they despise each other, and yet they're finding comfort in one another while on common ground for the first time. You can at least agree that this is better than Chuck B******* chasing after some stupid secret nanny prostitute or whatever that whole thing was, right? Also, Stephanie told me she and her writing staff have not forgotten the fact that Nate and Chuck are supposed to be loyal to each other, given their longstanding friendship. Apparently the two boys have a very sweet story which will play out at the end of the season as they "kind of figure out the Blair of it all." That's a direct quote. As for the whole Uncle Jack Bass-Blair of it all, the ball was not dropped on that storyline after all and will, in fact, come to full blossom in "Gossip Girl"'s season finale. What happened -- and as Stephanie told me, this is some good behind the scenes scoop -- is the writers had originally planned for the big "what went down with Bart & Blair on New Years" reveal to play out in an episode earlier this year. The scene with Chuck finding out was even shot and partially shown in a preview for that episode. But when the producers watched the cut of it, they just felt like it wasn't dealt with properly. It seemed as though an important piece of drama was being rushed through, so they ultimately decided to hold that information back and get a bigger story out of it at the end of the year. Mystery solved. So, thoughts? Remember, "Gossip Girl" is off the air this week, but hopefully this -- along with the answers to your other "GG" questions, which I'll roll out later on so don't forget to check back -- will tide you over till next Monday...