Oh it is so good to have Gossip Girl back. Blair is still doing her evil best to ruin little Jenny (though the fact that she has to engage at all is a dire tactical situation to find oneself in). Serena and Dan continue to not talk about things and thus cause unnecessary conflict. Chuck remains the smarmiest, sexiest snake-charmer who has chemistry with every single person in the room. The biggest shocker: Nate has somehow become interesting!
And the show continues its hilarious way of simultaneously proving its utter queer coolness (witness Nate and Vanessa's funny date banter about their shared fondness for lesbian punk bands) and complete over-the-top promotions (see teaser for next week's episode, above).
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT'S COMING OUT. Get it? GET IT?
Whatever, obviously if Serena's little bro, Eric, got a makeover -- he has bangs now! and they're cute! and Chuck seems like maybe he's trying to seduce him! -- he's totally going to be the gay one. Anything will be more interesting than having to watch Michelle Trachtenberg, who I barely and rarely enjoyed on Buffy, sort of attempt to be mean and manipulative. Sweetie, leave it to the real pros on this show.
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In other "good TV shows never die, they just spawn years of guest appearances on other, lesser shows" news, the late, great Arrested Development wins this month's prize for most ex-cast placements. Witness the following:
> Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth) showing up in the last five minutes of Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Kristen Bell's new on-screen crime-fighting partner. Animal Instinct!
> Tony Hale (Buster) teaching Michael Jackson dance moves to karate-clad dancers in Fall Out Boy's video for their "Beat It" cover. (Also keep an eye out for Scrubs' Donald Faison and Queer as Folk's Hal Sparks.)
> Jessica Walter (Lucille One) as the matriarch in the 90210 spin-off. She'll play Tabitha, "a 60-something has-been actress and alcoholic." I don't mean to overstate the case, but this sounds kind of like The Wire's Michael K. Williams (Omar Little) going back to playing two-dimensional thugs.
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