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The episode opens up with Dan stressing out over how his date with Serena ended, Serena does the same thing with her brother Eric. Everyone else is busy getting ready for the annual Bass brunch, and Serena makes the first move to fix things between her and Blair. When Serena goes to try and patch things up with Blair, Blair tells her that she already knows about Serena and Nate.Jenny goes to Blair to find out if Chuck is talking about the night at the party, and ends up leaving with an original Waldorf dress. Lily goes to talk to Rufus about Dan seeing Serena, and tells him that she doesn't want another guy around to distract her. Dan heads over to The Palace to wait for Serena and soon after Nate joins him, but things don't go so good when Dan finds out that Chucks family owns The Palace.Serena tells her mom that she will only go to the Brunch if Dan is allowed to go with her, but no one there is happy to see them. Soon after though, Nate, Blair and Serena all end up in Chucks room and Blair gets very mad at the two of ... [more..]

Woman On The Verge is a pretty hefty episode, and the music choices are as varied as the emotions and roles that each character takes on. The sounds of jazz and soothing melodies paired with touching lyrics fill the silence. As a bonus, GG band, Lincoln Hawk plays a cover of Pieces of Me by Song and Wagner. The band is playing the song at the very end of the episode, when Georgina has left the concert with Dan and the rest of the gang arrives at the concert to confront her.There are more songs paired to Georgina scenes in this episode than any other. At the very beginning of the episode there is a montage of Georgina trying to repeatedly get a hold of Serena and phoning her non stop. During the montage Cities In Dust by Junkie XL featuring Lauren Rocket plays and leads into the scene where Lily begins to search Serena's room. When Georgina lies to Dan in order to get him to leave with her and dispel any rumors, Stay by Lisa Loeb plays in the background.Strong music follows Serena as she goes through her revelation of and then deals with the secret she has ... [more..]

Episode 13 is called "A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate"-- a thin blue line, that is... like the kind you hope not to see on a teenage pregnancy test. And this particular pregnancy test causes scandal after scandal.First it's Serena, caught buying the test and reported by none other than Gossip Girl herself. Dan finds out in about two milliseconds and promises to do the right thing. I knew he was a sweetie pie. He's a keeper, Serena.But Serena bought the test is for Blair, who, being the spoiled princess she is, refuses to take it. Because if Miss Princess doesn't want to be pregnant, then she's not pregnant. Serena, well-intentioned as she is, can't seem to mind her own business in the episode; she goes to Chuck to talk about Blair's potential pregnancy. Chuck says it's not his.And Blair eventually gives in and takes the test. Crying, happy, she calls Serena to tell her that the test came out negative. She thinks that's the end of it, but those of us who have been watching Gossip Girl TV know that it's not. This kind of gossip doesn't just die in the rich kid set.Sure enough, Blair has to ... [more..]

Gossip Girls first episode of the season was filled with denial, lies and then a whole lot of coming clean-- and so was the music. True to the shows musical past, the first episode of the second season, Summer, Kind of Wonderful, was an eclectic mix of indie and pop tracks beginning with Reverse of Shade by The Windupdeads.Reverse of Shade runs through the recap of last year and plays into scenes of summer with several of the main characters. Just as the new scenes of summer begin with Nate and his new best friend locked together at the jaw, the track Buzzin from Shwayze belts on in the background. The lyrics fit the mood perfectly even as Serena passes Chuck on the beach with a set of topless beach bunnies.Another catch all song in the show was Fell in Love Without You by Motion City Soundtrack, which does a good job of capturing the strife, heartache and denial that most of the characters are so obviously feeling over each other. The song plays through two of Chuck scenes, including his trip to the airport to welcome Blair home only to see her with another man. The show ends with ... [more..]

Gossip Girl continues to bring fresh music to each and every episode from a roundup of indie bands just making a name for themselves or already favorites with a huge fan following. In Desperately Seeking Serena, the music is loud and rocking, but every song has just the perfect lyrics to capture the mood of each scene. Here are the songs played, the bands that played them and where each tune was played in this episode of Gossip Girl.The upcoming SATs that the entire crew must undergo is the source of much stress, anticipation and of course thoughts about the future. Two songs in this week's episode are dedicated to highlight and accompany the group as they go along with all the necessary preparations for the big day. Do The Panic by Phantom Planet opens the episode and bops along through an SAT prep monologue and a couple other SAT related scenes. Later in the episode Campus by Vampire Weekend comes in while Dan, Vanessa and Nate discuss the upcoming tests.Three tracks follow Georgina and Serena around town and as they let loose and find trouble. Party beat Crimewave by Crystal Castles vs. Health plays while old buddies Georgina and ... [more..]