The Kids Are Not All White

Diversify Your Interests: Well, it seems as though Jesse Jackson has been emailing Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, because we finally got some African American folks on GG this week! Yeah, sure, Vanessa is definitely not "white"... but she is more of a Tiger Woods cocktail of ethnicity, and that can only hold the NAACP over for so long. So, this week, we got a new power family- the Thorpes- and they are full blooded AAs. I have to admit, I had never noticed that there weren't any prominent black people on this show, that is now in it's 4th season. But now that they are there, I do ask... Why have there not been? Kudos Jesse, this needed to happen.

Lily in the Valley: So this week, we see the aftermath of Lily's betrayal or deceit or whatever word-of-the-day Serena has learned lately. S is pissed because her mom forged her name on an affidavit, and Chuck is trying to save his father's legacy. Okay, let's pause for a moment. In the midst of all this anger toward Momma L, it seems that Serena has forgotten that Ben is the one that sent Juliet to, what? kill her? And, it looks like Chuck has some delusions of grandeur about the relationship he had with Bart Bass. I can agree that Lily uses some underhanded methods of "taking care" of things, but I do wish everyone would just chill the heck out for a minute and let the grownups handle things. I've expressed in this blog before how ridiculous it is that Serena is so offended that her mom would ASSUME she slept with her teacher... Did they watch the episode of Serena and Ben at the library hotel, or restaurant, or strip mall or whatever the heck that place was... after her tire blew out? I don't know, but she seemed pretty intent on sleeping with her teacher. Yeah, sure, he's had to be in prison, bla bla bla. Get over it, S. Now, onto Chuck... I don't talk badly about Chucky. BUT, I was not his biggest fan in this episode. While I understand his desire to save his money- ahem, I mean his father's legacy- he came across childish by teaming up with Serena. And, as much as I would melt at the sound of, "I'm Chuck Bass," I didn't like how he said it and acted when he was at Thorpe's office. I am not a fan of this new pairing, but we will cover that later.

Commander and Chief: For some reason, when I start to write here, I can never remember if they call Nate's dad The Captain or The Commander... either way, it's stupid. This week, we watched The Non-Captain and/or Non-Commander play some Wii Tennis and then skip a couple of interviews. He somehow managed to get into what appeared to be an invitation-only party, and then somehow managed to get a job out of it. He told Nate that he wanted to remind people that before all the S (and I don't mean Serena) hit the fan, he was good at what he did. Well, yeah, you were, but so was Bernie Madoff. Everyone is good until they're not. And then they're just thieves who stole their friends' money. And I'm sorry, but there is no way that these people would say, "Sure, you swindled me out of millions, but you did make me a couple of thousand before that... ok, here's my account number!" Bogus. I can all but guarantee that this new partnership is not going to end well for anyone involved.

Do We Dair: FYI, I am going to use the word "Dair" in this blog every week, so just get ready. I love Dan. Yes, he can be annoying and self righteous, and just down right pathetic at times, but I love him. And don't even get me started on Blair. Obsessed doesn't begin to describe it. I don't know that I can get behind a love fest for these two, but I definitely think they add a new chemistry that I'd like to explore. Some angry make-out sessions would be nice. I am bored with Dan and Serena, and while my end goal is a big Chair wedding, I can definitely handle some Dair in the mean time. Even if it is just as friends. But hopefully more. But not TOO much more. But more. Love it.