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-Dan winds up at the house in the Hamptons and CeCe shows "uncharacteristic" kindness to him.~Source: Jenna












08/25 - Thanks to The CW, I had the chance to watch the premiere. Here are a few tidbits I can add to the spoilers below: Because of his new dating habits, Gossip Girl gives Dan a new nickname: Playboy. The latter is unable to finish a story, which doesn't suit well with his boss. Chuck tries to get Blair back but things will not go his way, especially when he can't say the words Blair needs to hear from him. Blair learns the truth about her new boyfriend James. Let's say it's a fairtale ending... for now. Jenny and Eric patch things up. The renewed friendship will help Jenny get revenge on her boss. Rufus is still on tour. Dan and Serena have a heart to heart. (original source Spoilerfix)

Amanda: D Meets His Other Half

Jenns: S Likes Them Dumb

DS: Best Friends Or Worst Enemies?

S Keeps Them Drinks Coming

V To Poor N's Rescue!

Frightened Girls: B Flexes Those Bitch Muscles

TRL footage: B wins the battle, but C wins the war....of seduction

Vanessa goes into a restaurant where Blair, Marcus, and Catherine seem to already be gathered. When she leaves, she looks very upset and covers her face in her hands.

Episode 2.05: The Serena Also Rises
Airdate: September 29, 2008
Writer: Jessica Queller ("Handmaiden's Tale," "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!," "Roman Holiday")

Director: Unknown

Poppy sincerely coaxes S into a bitchfight with B

C Is For Convict

"Hooker": C Helps D Cross To The Dark Side

R Tries Too Hard For Fashion Week

BJ Showdown Over S' Honor

Noah: C's Got A Secret, But Can D Keep It?


Michael Kors will be guest-starring in the Fashion Week portion.

Episode 2.06: New Haven Can Wait
Airdate: October 6, 2008
Writer: Joshua Safran and ??? McNally

Director: Unknown

CN's Eternal Bromance Threatened By Skull And Bones

Dean Alexander: D's Preparation Lacks A Little Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi

Shirley: Money Is B's Best Friend

Jordan: Dear, Sweet N... Will You NEVER Learn?

S And B Get Down And Dirty On Streaming Video!

Tati's spoilers
The first scene I saw:
Chuck sees Serena across the quad and calls out, "I know you're not a geography major, but Brown is in Rhode Island."
Serena looks annoyed and says, "I don't have time for this, Chuck."

I couldn't hear the rest of the dialogue, but Chuck looked pretty pleased and S looked pretty pissed. She kept trying to walk away and he would call something back to her. She turned around and bitched him out a bit, then stalked off. Chuck continued to look like he wanted to have sex with someone in the vicinity.

The PA guy filled me in that Serena had done something to upset Blair, so they were fighting. During one fight, Blair said that Serena couldn't even get into Yale if she tried, so Serena had decided to visit Yale instead of Brown to spite Blair/prove her wrong.

The second scene:
Chuck is walking around a corner, bumps into a beautiful man dressed all in black. The beautiful man (Skull and Bones) whips Chuck around, two other guys come out and throw brown bag over his head. The S&B leader whispers something in his ear and they carry him off.

The third scene:
Blair sees Serena coming out of a "Yale" building and says, "What are you doing here? Yale is mine!"
Serena replies, "Oh, I hear Yale has a great drama program."

I didn't hear the rest of the dialogue, but my extra friend informed me that Blair accuses Serena of trying to take everything from her, and just being at Yale out of spite. Serena denies it, then gets a phone call and is like, "Oh, a private party at the dean's house? I'd LOVE to come." Blair is piiiiissed.

The fourth scene:
The next day, Blair and Serena meet up again and Serena apologizes, saying Blair was right and she shouldn't have tried to take Yale out of spite. Blair forgives her and says she's sorry, too. They hold hands.

The fifth scene:
A crane shot of Dan walking along the quad. He gets a phone call, appears a little distraught or unnerved by it and starts walking very quickly in the opposite direction.

Episode 2.07: Chuck In Real Life
Airdate: October 27, 2008
Writer: Lenn K. Rosenfeld

Director: Unknown

Lily Lies, But It's For Her Family

Bart Does Not Believe In Homosexuality

You Can Count On C


Episode 2.08: Pret-A-Poor-Jenny
Airdate: Unknwon
Writer: Amanda Lasher

Director: Unknown

Aaron Rose Steals S' Heart; Kicks D's Ass

Little J Betrays Eleanor Over A Few Compliments

General Spoilers
CW Gossip Girl Season 2 Description-courtesy of ggmedia.org

According to Interviews from the Premiere:
Chuck has been contemplating his decision to stand Blair up all summer.
Blair is hurting herself by not being with Chuck, even though she wants to be.
Rufus will be making Lily a little jealous with his new girlfriends.
Vanessa still has feelings for Nate, tries to help him, and screws up BIG TIME.
Nate's dad will reappear eventually.
Jenny is "eperimenting" and deeply involved in her work.
Dan is experimenting for the sake of his writing.
Serena is...hanging with an older crowd.

According to Dawn Ostroff:
"Blair and Serena: their relationship will be nothing like it is now."
"Dan and Serena: Their relationship will go through a huge change."

According to the TV Guide magazine:
Tamara Feldman will appear on the CW's Gossip Girl as Poppy a new classmate who befriends Serena (Blake Lively) for at least three episodes. She still hopes to return to her Dirty Sexy Money role as Jeremy's ex who lied about being pregnant. In an interview, she stated that Poppy will not be a frienemy like Georgina, but rather a woman who has truly taken a liking to Serena.

According to the New York Observer: Rufus and Jenny will run into trouble when she must decide between school and design.
Jay McInerny (Lydia Hearst's uncle) will be playing Dan's mentor (is this Sebstian Harris or Noah Shapiro?)

According to IMDB Spoiler Board:
S and N have faked a relationship over the summer to cover for Nate's love affair.
Marcus is pretending to be an American boy so no one will date him for his title, but Chuck finds out that he is British aristocracy and soon Blair starts to like him.
Duchess Catherine knows about Nate's dad and has been helping Nate financially. After they break up, Nate and Vanessa get back together, but Catherine threatens to report Nate's father to the authorities if V stays. So V leaves N.
V has turned Rufus' art gallery into a combination coffee shop/art place.
Lily and Bart will not be at the Hamptons, as Kelly Rutherford asked for more time off.

According to People: Blair was introduced to Marcus by Ben. Chuck and Marcus will play a game of squash, in which C will endear himself to M and get his phone number. All part of a stalkerish plan to sabotage Blair's new love, of course.

'Gossip Girl' Stephanie Savage Speaks

According to Entertainment Weekly:
Leighton says that Blair still has feelings for Chuck, but "maybe" he messed up. There will be a lot of bickering and evil plans between them. At the White Party, Chuck and Blair will discuss "the love that cannot be."

According to Kristin:

Rufus and Lily will NOT be happening for the first part of the season.

Eric will be getting a love interest...or two.

Catherine will have a "surprising connection to another new character."

Blair and Nate will not be reconciling any time soon.

Chuck will be "occupying" Blair all season long.

Connor Paolo told cinemablend that he hopes for more Eric/Chuck time, and then Eric will get more "badass" next season.

Blake says, "Whatever happens at the Hamptons doesn't stay there."

According to Kristin:

Both Michelle Trachtenberg and a CW source confirmed that, there aren't any plans to bring her back in season two

From Kristin's video: "The writers have identified their Ross and Rachel for the whole series and guess what? It's not Serena and Dan! Word is they'll be on the outs for the next season, while the spotlight shifts to Blair and Chuck. They'll learn to play nice and retract their claws."

Any word on Gossip Girl next season?

Hope you are sitting down for this and have a paper bag to breathe into because I’m hearing the future is not looking good for Dan and Serena. Gaaahhh! I know, I know, come here and I’ll hold you. Sources tell me that in season two, Dan and Serena will be up and down and all around and everywhere except happy coupledom. The crazy-good news, though? Bluck or Chair or whatever you want to call them are so on. Apparently, the producers have noticed the crazy-good chemistry that lies within that naughty-by-nature duo, and there'll be much more of them ahead. I'm actually told they will be "the couple" moving forward. (Holler if you’re happy in the comments! I’ll meet you there.)

From Watch with Kristin:

April in San Francisco: I know I shouldn't even be watching it, but can you please give us some more Gossip Girl dish?

Good news: Serena and Dan are hooking up in episode two. Hurrah! Bad news: They so are not long for this world. (Wah-wah.) Meanwhile, Nate's dad continues to be a schmuck, and Nate continues to be the man of the family. And I'm also hearing that the boy Blair uses in a blatant attempt to make Chuck jealous is hot, and will do the trick!

According to SpoilerTV:

There are casting calls for the following roles:

Catherine Mason

Mädchen Amick

Late 30s-40. Gorgeous model turned Upper East Side wife. A stunning woman who knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate every situation. She does not let the often lonely life of an Upper East Side wife keep her from anything (and anyone) she wants. Guest Star;

Marcus Beaton

Patrick Heusinger

18-22. A handsome, British young man with a royal upbringing. Mysterious, smart, charming, and affable. A British accent. Guest Star;

Jeremiah Harris

40s. Renowned author and literary lion. A voluble, commanding presence. Charming and sexy a la Hemingway or Norman Mailer. Guest Star;

strikeleo

TFTNT Tati

afeverpitch

OMFG, you guys! Apparently this was the cover of the DVD they gave critics of the first three episodes!

MPGirl

TFTNT!

katherineblair

i don't get the picture

ElleBee

ewww "sweet cherry pie"

MPGirl

That picture kinda freaks me out

katherineblair

me too
and please spoilers now!!

bright_eyes

i love that its ed on it PROMOTE BABY!

ElleBee

uggh it made me permanently lose my appetite, I hate that song/term

afeverpitch

It's disgusting. It looks like Ed just ripped out someone's insides. And he also looks massively creepy/rapey. But, on the bright side, they put only Ed on the cover, for the critics... meaning they must know critics love him.

strikeleo

I think maybe they don't show Blair's pov in some stuff, like, the whole NY thing, they should have shown more of why she was doing, because she was scared and wanted to get in Yale, but instead, out of nowhere, they showed that she was jealous of NY's cleverness. I believe that now they are showing more of Blair's reasons to be going for LM and why she can't resist Chuck, like, yeah, at first it was wrong for Blair to be using LM, but you have to remember, it was just a fling, and she wasn't giving herself all in to him, which means she wasn't really putting an effort into it, so unless he's mr. rushy, he coulnd't fall in love with her already. And I do appreciate that she didn't lie to him nor denied anything that it was true.

When she found out about LM's titles, yeah, maybe a little part of her started to desire him because we all know that she's this fairtale about princes and lords, but in the end, it shows that LM is not good enough, because she doesn't want titles, but she wants quinky sex and stuff like that LM being shady would mean for me, that the producers thought Blair was doing something really wrong, so I wouldn't agree with it. Plus, if you think about it, when Blair started to put an effort into her relationship with LM, was around the same time she realised Chuck was not ready to be a man and have her, and in the love that cannot be scene, we see that she doesn't care about titles, but she wants to be loved poor B
that's why I'm able to understand Blair and love her, and if anyone thinks she is using him and is pure evil, I believe they're watching the wrong show.

brazilianchick20

For me it kind of looks like a crushed American Pie? Freaky, indeed!

ElleBee

Ohh I adore Blair, which im sure you all know, but most of her vulnerabilty comes with Leightons portrayal and delivery of the lines rather than the actual material she is given IMO. If someone else was playing her im not sure id be that into the show bc i hate bitches without or little depth
Lol u know what "sweet cherry pie" means right, thats sooo raunchy!

bright_eyes

yeah leighton plays b amazing