'Gossip Girl': By Georgina!

Just when you think the worst things that can happen on the Upper East Side are stolen skeleton keys and Valentino dresses, "Gossip Girl" introduces Georgina Sparks. Vengeful, deceiving and utterly diabolical, Serena’s former partner-in-crime (played by Michelle Trachtenberg) makes all of Blair and Jenny’s backstabbing dirty deeds look so … high school.

This girl definitely has an agenda. Convincing Serena to drink one too many cosmos is one thing (I’m still waiting for some explanation as to how 16-year-olds are allowed into bars and clubs — at least show them flashing their fake IDs!), but slipping a drug in her Diet Coke was a page ripped right out of "Melrose Place." "Looks like you haven’t really changed after all," she sneers after Serena awakens groggy and disoriented. Heather Locklear would have been proud. Later it’s apparent that Serena and Georgina share a secret so deep, dark and twisted (and possibly illegal?) that it must be kept from Dan at all costs.

What could Serena have done? (Feel free to post your guesses in the comments.)

This secret better be good because last night marked the first time anything comes close to genuinely threatening the golden couple’s happiness. Dan’s concerned puppy dog eyes were working overtime as Serena flaked their study dates and the SATs. When he confronts her at Chuck’s suite, you can see their wide-eyed adoration for each other slip away as the seeds of guilt, insecurity and distrust are slowly planted. The last scene, in which Georgina introduces herself to Dan as "Sarah" -- how she knew exactly which bench in Central Park he was wallowing on is beyond me -- shows how far she’s willing to go to ruin Serena’s life. There was so much treachery crammed into this episode that it’ll be a miracle if Dan and Serena’s young love escapes unscathed.

Speaking of love, Nate and Vanessa? Really?! I understand his attraction to her carefree artist’s attitude about life and higher education, but these two have zero chemistry. Aside from being the "unexpected" coupling that viewers are forced to wrap their heads around, I can imagine this union's sole purpose would be to make Blair (and maybe Dan?) jealous. If anything, it humanizes Nate, who shockingly knows his way around Brooklyn and digs lesbian punk bands. OMG.

xoxo

-- Enid Portuguez

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Comments

[Tooter]

Finally! They gave Vanessa something to do! She's a beautiful actress and just seeing her do something, besides be Dan's faithful friend, is just awesome. I like her pairing with Nate though. I'm stoked that they mentioned Ruby's band too. It's like the saying "It's different...but the same." Loved the books. Loving the new stories of the show!

[CBuck]

Taken right out of the script of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" ... I suspect G and S accidentally killed a bum after a night of hard drinking. $10 says it was a hit-and-run and they dumped the body somewhere in Central Park.

and THANK YOU for being just as confused as I am about how these "kids" can get into clubs and run up tabs. seriously?

[Echo]

Vanessa is a boring waste of space. And don't you have to preregister for the SAT?

[ElNina]

I thought the same thing about the SAT pre-registration! And how did the red haired fake Serena get to the test site so quickly with fake ID? Chuck can't be that good at being bad.

As for Vanessa and Nate, I kinda like it. I'm waiting for all the "slumming" jokes from Queen B's camp.

I think they are trying way too hard with this whole Georgina thing though. And yes, it better be a damn good secret!

[Lashonda Douglas]

I love Gossip Girl and love the cute relationship that Dan and Serena have. It's an opposites attract kind of thing. So as Georgina (Michelle) I am glad she is back on the CW; been awhile since I have seen her. She was amazing on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I just hope she doesn't cause to much trouble in Serena's life...I mean hasn't the girl been through enough. I can't imagine what Serena did that was so bad that could possibly break her and Dan up...but hopefully it will be ok in the end..

But what do you expect. Happy couples do not stay happy long not on national TV. A little drama never hurt anyone.

[tatyana]

i think that it has something to do with drugs because remember when G drug dealer called she try to stale but s took the phone & you saw the face that s made just like old times she didn't no what to do she felt like her past was coming back