Mini Recap: The Kids Are Not Alright

Gossip Girl's mid-season return rated a solid "meh" on the excite-o-meter.

Party du Jour
Midwest Moguls bash, complete with Blagojevich references.  The Illinoisan in me wanted to throw things at the screen.

Best Line
Lily: "I know you disapprove of me, but can't you do so in a tuxedo?"

Best Outfit
Serena as Lily.  Beautiful!  Elegant!  Tailored!  Soak it in, kids, because this is no doubt the only time we'll get to see Serena in this mode. 

Headshaker
Who called The Great Envelope Switch before it happened?  Ok, you can all put your hands down.

Anne missed you, and I know you missed her...see her recap this Thursday!

Comments

[Bethany]

it was so disappointing! Steph and I were watching it together and we could not believe how lame everything was. I actually did not mind Dan/Blair, if only because if Blair was still involved with Chuck at this point, she'd get dragged into this whole Bass Industries mess and I want better for her right now. Because really, how pathetic was Serena? How pathetic was Rufus? At one point he was literally trailing after Lily, holding her wrap like a slave. Every time I think Rufus has hit a new low, the writers pull something like that out.

[Steph]

And Serena magically managed to dress better than Blair for most of the episode (save for B's gorgeous de la Renta), but in the end, she borrowed Jenny's hooker boots and went for coffee with an ex-con/teacher-she-may-or-may-not-have-slept-with...I mean Ben.