FOR SHAME, SERENA! FOR SHAME!
Who would have thought last night’s Gossip Girl gay pride celebration could ever be upstaged, especially by anything stemming from the previously tiresome (now AMAZING) Michelle Trachtenberg storyline? BUT IT WAS. OH IT WAS. If you haven’t seen the episode, you must watch it immediately. Not only did it have a killer cliffhanger, but there were about a dozen vicious zingers scattered throughout the show. Katie Holmes and Vanessa Hudgens became back-to-back butts of gay jokes, which were both bold, funny, and incredibly true to the characters saying them. Also earning bonus points: swishy Asher threatening to pop Jenny Humphrey’s cherry to Dan. Finally: teenagers that sound like teenagers (even if they seem to be a bit precocious with their whisky swilling and whatnot). That’s what makes Gossip Girl so fantastic: no kid gloves. The only downside to last night was that there could have been plenty more Eric-Asher-Jenny intrigue to be had (I’m talking a few episodes’ worth), but sadly, it was all dissipated entirely too quickly. That’s okay though. It was still an incredibly awesome hour.
I don’t really have time regrettably to write a whole thing about last night’s episode, but feel free to discuss it here. Here are some discussion points: is it me, or does Michelle Trachtenberg have distractingly pointy canine teeth? And is there anything worse than watching Nate kiss Vanessa?