All spoilery.
THANK YOU, NATE. You really didn't want to date Jenny, she's like Blair Lite but with way worse hair, makeup and clothes. (Yes, I said it, I don't dig Jenny's designs. Weird black fur cape thing, wtf? It was like she was wearing a dead panther slung over her shoulders or something.) And it has already been proven that Nate doesn't work so well with Backstabbing Bitch Extraordinaire. TEAM VANESSA FOR THE WIN. (Okay, so Team Chuck is my favorite, but she is second place). She is gorgeous and down-to-earth and passionate about things that are important to her and she just makes him light up smiling. Nate has never seemed that happy around anyone else except Chuck. I'm sure it'll get fucked up eventually- what is Gossip Girl without drama and Nate being a moron?- but I shall thoroughly enjoy it while I can. Nate is on an unusual roll of good decision making. I find this odd but very happymaking.
Also, you know Nate himself was totally digging the see-through dress. What he really meant at the end was not just, "Let's get drinks," but, "Hey baby, let's get drinks, and then maybe you'll let me shine bright lights on you in the privacy of one of our bedrooms, y/y?"
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CHUCK BASS, YOUR SPARKLY SUIT IS GLORIOUS. I COULD WEEP FOR JOY. It will go down in
Basshion history just as soon as I have screencaps. And oh, the silver-striped bowtie. I want to have Chuck Bass' sparkly, fabulous, metaphorical babies.
Bart is a Basstard. Full stop. Also, Lily/Rufus squee.
Serena's dress was boobtastic. Blair's looked awesome (and, and, necklace!). Despite myself, I even liked Penelope's. Lily's did her no favors.
I was loling so hard at Chuck and Blair's bet. Both the dopplegangers and poor Dorota. That's not all you'll be polishing indeed, sporfle. I liked this episode.