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EPISODE 3.13: The Hurt Locket

• Previously on: Blair and Serena want a new challenge, Chuck wants to turn a profit by the time he is 21, Olivia tells Dan his feelings for Vanessa are real, he says I love you to Vanessa and she’s silent, Jenny is intrigued by danger via Damian, Nate confesses he was in love with Serena, Serena is more interested in Tripp, Maureen finds a letter from Serena’s dad, seems Lily is having an affair with her ex-husband, Nate punches Tripp, Chuck sees someone at his dad’s grave and the woman leaves behind a locket
• This is the first episode since Dec. 7.
• The title is a play on The Hurt Locker, which won several awards at last night’s Oscars, including Best Picture.
• Serena tells Blair Nate is coming home from somewhere tomorrow.
• She’s excited. Apparently they text a lot.
• Blair is more excited for Dorota’s return. She’s been away for the holidays.
• Blair tells S to take it slow with Nate.
• Blair finds the locket of Bart that Chuck had found at the grave.
• Serena runs into Damian. They know each other. Apparently they went to boarding school together.
• Of course everyone knows everyone…
• He compliments her on her looks and said they had fun times in Spanish class.
• She calls him “Mr. Perfect.”
• He says he has to meet a friend but they should hang out sometime.
• Turns out they’re both going to the French Ambassador’s dinner tomorrow night.
• Blair shows Chuck the locket.
• He says it’s a “worthless trinket.”
• Blair says he should be curious about its origins.
• He assumes the woman another concubine and he has better things to do than track her down.
• Blair is excited for Chuck’s lunch with an elite Parisian.
• He promises an introduction.
• Blair leaves and Chuck looks at the locket. He gets a text from an Andrew Taylor who says he found the jeweler.
• Jenny just got back from spending the holidays with her mom. She’s chatting with Lily.
• Apparently Rufus is away.
• Damian walks in and gives Jenny a present.
• She shoos Lily out but Lily asks to speak with her alone.
• Lily says she and Rufus haven’t discussed her having boys in her room.
• Q1: Lily, if we wanted to ahve sex, we’d just go to a hotel.–Jenny
• She swears things aren’t like that between them.
• Lily says she lost Rufus’ itentiery and Jenny thinks he’s coming home today.
• She goes back to her room.
• In the gift box is a bunch of pills.
• Rufus returns to the loft. He ignores a call from Lily.
• Chuck is at the jewler. The guy says it’s his work and he sold it to Bart.
• A woman came in a month ago to repair the hinge.
• Chuck offers money for him to give more details about the woman. He says the locket is all he has left of him.
• The guy is apprehensive but then checks his records.
• The name is Elizabeth Fisher. Address: the Iroquois Hotel.
• Serena returns home and there is Nate.
• She looks SO happy.
• Nate’s grandfather brought hm home early because he was sick of seeing him text Serena.
• They kiss. And it’s hot. Totally.
• Tomorrow is there first official date.
• But wait…I wish we knew how they got to this point.
• Serena says they should take it slow and he agrees.
• Cue sexy kiss and makeout sesh.
• And now they’re on the couch!
• Have to apologize for missing awesome quotes at the beginning. That Gossip Girl is always too fast for me. (Actually the show is in general, but that’s a different story.)
• Nate meets Dan for coffee.
• Dan was hoping it was Vanessa. Apparently they haven’t spoken since his confession.
• Dan says it’s his fault for trying to move too fast.
• He says he read a lot about going from friends-to-lovers and that you should take it extra-slow. He says maybe it should apply to Nate and Serena.
• So Dan is okay with Nate and Serena? Awkward.
• Dan draws on his own experience with Serena, warning Nate that she’ll get caught up in the romance and physical stuff.
• Serena meets Blair for lunch and she can tell they already hooked up.
• Q2: You and Nate can be more than an affair to remember.–Blair
• So Blair is okay with this, too? There was huge potential there. Disappointed we’re not seeing it.
• Q3: You are the one thing Nate always wanted and could never have.–Blair
• Blair warns Serena not to move to fast and over-satisfy him so he loses interest.
• Blair suggests playing games and making him “work for it.”
• ‘Cause, you know, Blair’s advice is always the best.
• Damian and Jenny are plotting a drug deal. They’re debating how to pull it off at the state dinner.
• The issue is getting the “package” into the dinner so it gets to “Viola.”
• Jenny suggests she wear it by making a jacket and hiding it in there and switching jackets with Viola.
• Damian is impressed. She playfully pulls his shoulders.
• Lily and Dan run into each other outside the loft.
• Lily is looking for Rufus.
• Dan is surprised that Rufus hasn’t gone to see her if he’s indeed home.
• They go inside and he’s not there but his stuff is.
• Lily pretends not to be concerned. Rufus does less convincingly.
• Blair wants to role play–she’s Anna Karenina–but Chuck is MIA. She calls him.
• Apparently Chuck skipped his lunch and he’s skipping their sex date.
• Blair finds a folder and it has the stuff about the locket in there.
• She asks Chuck why he missed lunch and he doesn’t mention the locket.
• She looks a little hurt.
• Chuck is outside the hotel. Elizabeth has returned and knows Chuck was waiting…so she checked out mmediately.
• Nate walks in and is amused by Blair’s outfit.
• Rufus looks sad and contemplative on the street.
• He runs into the woman from 3.12. I forget her name.
• She asks if he’s back for good.
• He says he’s not sure. He needs to talk to Lily and she needs to explain (about the letter) but he’s not sure he wants to hear it.
• She suggests they grab coffee. He accepts and offers his arm.
• Serena goes over to Nate’s. They kiss almost immediately and she comes onto him further.
• Nate suggests he go to the dinner tomorrow alone.
• Serena asks what’s wrong and he says they shouldn’t rush into things like he said.
• Q4: So the plan went from having sex on Eleanor Waldorf’s floor to not seeing each other?–Serena
• Nate reiterates that their plan was not rushing into things.
• Serena sarcastically says, “The last thing I want to do is rush into things,” ’cause, you know, they’ve waited years.
• She walks out and calls Damian. She asks if he has a date for the dinner tomorrow.
• He enthusiastically accepts.
• Q5: No matter what language you say it in, sounds like S just started the clock on a ticking time bomb.–Gossip Girl
• Promo for High Society, reality show about Tinsley Mortimer who cameo-ed as herself in 2.01.
• My local news just had a promo advertising a story on sex, drugs and something else related to Gossip Girl and what parents can learn. Hmmm.
• Next day. Breakfast time.
• Dan calls Rufus out on staying at the loft and being away from Lily.
• He explains he had a fight with Lily.
• Dan says that must be why he made him and Jenny spend the holidays with their mom.
• Rufus said that has nothing to do with it.
• Dan asks why Rufus isn’t talking to Lily.
• Rufus doesn’t want to explain himself.
• Dan calls him out on telling him to always be honest.
• Q6: I really hope you’re not going to let your marriage die because you’re scared to take your own advice.–Dan
• You tell ’em, Dan! (How often do we say that?)
• Jenny shows Damian her sweater. She’s proud.
• He explains that their dinner will have to be another night.
• Jenny is taken aback. This was her plan. They had plans.
• Damian says anyone can wear the jacket.
• He explains he’s going with Serena to the dinner.
• Jenny says S is with Nate now. How does she know? I wish we saw the steps that got S and Nate from the hospital scene to now.
• Damian says Serena asked him.
• Jenny explains Serena has changed since he knew her and Damian says he won’t tell her about the drugs then.
• She says if he doesn’t tell her, she will. To which he says, then he’ll blow Jenny’s cover, too.
• He promises Jenny her cut and leaves.
• Blair is disappointed to see Chuck isn’t ready for the event. She wants to mingle with the Parisian elite.
• He is blowing her off and Blair guesses it has to do with the “floozy.”
• Chuck says the woman isn’t random based on the clues he has: she knew his dad, his mom’s favorite flower, had the locket and recognized him at the grave.
• Blair says she knows he’s been searching for weeks and come up empty-handed so why can’t he take the time to go to one dinner?
• Q7: I know you may find this hard to comprehend but some things are more important than your social climbing agenda.–Chuck
• Damn, Chuck. You REALLY tell ’em!
• Blair walks away hurt and mad.
• Damian and Serena arrive at the event. She’s wearing the sweater.
• Nate sees from afar. He’s peeved.
• Jenny walks over and says the guy is Damian and she thinks S and him hooked up at boarding school.
• Nate admits he didn’t know and asks Jenny what she’s doing there.
• She says Nate has come to her rescue plenty of times and she can return the favor now. They enter together.
• Serena and Nate confront each other about coming with “him” and “her.”
• Jenny and Damian spar, too. Jenny wants to finish what she started–the drug deal.
• Q8: So much for diplomacy. Let the international games begin.–Gossip Girl
• 90210 promo. I will be live-blogging it tomorrow at 8pm eastern.
• Blair walks over to Serena and is surprised to see Damian instead of Nate.
• Damian excuses himself and Blair is pleased S is taking her advice and with a hot guy.
• Serena says her plan is juvenile but it seems to be working, though Jenny is here.
• Blair says despite Jenny, she’ll get Nate right where wants him.
• Blair gushes over one of the Parisian girls. Viola?
• Serena and Blair do a cute kiss on both cheeks.
• Damian walks over to the girl. They talk in French.
• Jenny walks over and Viola walks away.
• Q9: Wow. French people really are rude.–Jenny
• I’m sure the international fans will love that!
• Nate asks Serena why she’s here with this guy. Serena explains Nate uninvited her.
• Damian walks over and says he’ll introduce Serena to people. They walk away and Nate is none too pleased.
• Damian and Nate do look alike. They could do the whole Jenny/Serena mask plot thing.
• Damian asks what’s Nate’s deal is.
• Serena explains she wants to make Nate jealous.
• Damian says they can if they turn it up a notch.
• He tries to kiss her and Serena resists.
• He makes a comment about wanting her throughout boarding school and tries to remove the sweater.
• Serena gets POed very quickly and storms off.
• Damian realizes he just messed up his chance to get the sweater for the drug deal and Jenny notices.
• Chuck shows up and Blair is talking a mile-a-minute about stalking one of the diplomats.
• Chuck tries to explain why has more pressing things on his mind.
• Q10: I think that whore may be my mother.–Chuck
• How is that not a commercial break cut?
• Jenny tells Nate Serena is about to leave and he should stop her.
• Nate says he tried listening to Dan but this isn’t fun anymore.
• Q11: Why would you take advice from a guy that has a cabbage patch doll?–Jenny
• Love it!
• Q12: The masquerade ball was two years ago. Don’t let Serena get away again.–Jenny
• That kind of gave me chills. I love references to the past like that.
• Blair reminds Chuck that his mom died in childbirth.
• Chuck says he knows it seems crazy and that’s why it’s hard for him to talk about this.
• He explains it’s not unusual for a lover of his dad’s to know his name but his dad only had one locket made and it has an E on it and this woman had it.
• Q13: Do you think anything can be more painful than killing my own mother and having my dad hate me for my whole life? If there’s any chance this isn’t what happened, I have to know.–Chuck
• Now that is definitely chill-inducing.
• Blair says nothing is more important than being with him for this. Aw.
• They leave together.
• Just don’t get why Blair didn’t realize this was important to him from the start, regardless of whether she thought it had any significance.
• Gossip Girl says something about seizing the moment or whatever you can grab…
• Cue someone grabbing Serena and pulling her into a room? Closet?
• Nate pulls Serena into the coat closet.
• She says she doesn’t want to be with him if he only wants her because she’s with someone else.
• He explains that’s not it. He’s just nervous because they waited a really long time for this.
• She agrees and they start making out and undressing in the coat room. The sweater is off! (Other things, too.)
• Rufus walks into the penthouse and tells Lily they need to talk.
• She’s happy to see him
• Q14: I guess you should’ve thought about that before you spent the night in a hotel room with your ex-husband.–Rufus
• Rufus says he wants to know what happened and he’s not interested in anymore lies.
• Damian is looking for Serena.
• Serena and Nate are making out on a couch. Still pretty clothed.
• She suggests they leave as people are getting their coats but Nate wants to finish what they started. LOL
• Damian puts on his jacket, looking defeated.
• Jenny comes over and asks if he’s having fun.
• He says no and tells Jenny she can gloat.
• Q15: You’re the one that screwed up a major deal because you wanted to fulfill a high school dream of being with Serena van der Woodsen.–Jenny
• Damian admits he messed up and says he lost his chance to get the money he needed to re-pay his father (for what?) and he should go home to his country now.
• Jenny spies the sweater on the floor and calls Damian over.
• She yells at a woman in the coat room for dropping it, saying it’s Viola’s and the woman now must make sure Viola gets it at the end of the night.
• Quick thinking, J!
• Chuck and Blair find Elizabeth in a hotel (?)
• Chuck says he saw her at the grave and she apologizes for running off.
• She says she was visiting her mother’s grave, paying her respects.
• Chuck calls her out on being there late at night, with his mother’s favorite flowers and knowing his name.
• She She admits she had a fling with Bart along ago and says Chuck looks like his dad and that’s how she knew who he was.
• Chuck says he looks like his mother–hint, hint.
• She says she never met his mother.
• Chuck shows her the locket.
• She says that is a locket Bart gave her–but she thinks all his girlfriends got one. She suggests he keeps it.
• She apologizes for not being more helpful and walks away.
• Chuck looks crushed and apologizes to Blair for wasting her time.
• She says she needs to go to the bathroom and then they’ll leave.
• Of course she goes to talk to Elizaebth.
• She says knows Elizabeth is hiding something.
• She explains Chuck spent his life thinking he killed his mother and if she knows something that can take away that pain for even a second, she needs to share it. Otherwise…
• Q16: Leaving town means never having to say your sorry.–Blair
• Odd play on the line from Love Story. Kind of insulting, I think.
• Q17: Can there be a secret even B can’t crack?–Gossip Girl
• Lily explains to Rufus she was scared and exhausted because CeCe was sick and she sought out her ex-husband because he’s a doctor.
• Q18: Tell me you didn’t sleep with your ex-husband.–Rufus
• Lily says she didn’t sleep with him. They did kiss “but that’s all.”
• Q19: It must’ve been one helluva kiss to build all these lies around it.–Rufus
• Touche, Rufus.
• Q20: “It didn’t mean anything.” “We were engaged. It means something to me.”–Lily and Rufus
• He starts to leave and Lily asks where he’s going and he says he’s not ready to talk to her anymore.
• Dan is leaving Vanessa a message, saying he hasn’t heard from her so she probably doesn’t want to hear from him.
• Oh, wow. Didn’t even notice she’s been MIA. Oops.
• He explains things haven’t been good here and says he’d like to talk to her.
• Rufus is going down the elevator and stops on the floor of that lady. (What is her name, dammit?!)
• He does to her door and they shared a few awkward looks and he walks in.
• Serena and Nate are post-coital. She suggests they leave.
• Serena asks him to grab her jacket.
• Nate notices it’s missing. They’re both perplexed.
• Cut to Viola walking out wearing it.
• Jenny and Damian are pleased.
• Jenny says she’s glad Damian is sticking around.
• She actually looks pretty good in these scenes.
• He offers his arm and she reminds him it wasn’t a date and if he wants a date, he’ll have to ask.
• Nate and Serena walk out of the party giddily and then share a slow kiss.
• Q21: No matter how long it took, it was worth the wait.–Gossip Girl
• So true! I look forward to seeing where this goes…
• Blair asks Chuck if he’s okay.
• He says he’s spent 18 years thinking his mom was dead and it was misguided thinking one of his dad’s girlfriends would change that.
• Q22: I don’t have a real mother, Blair. I never will.–Chuck
• Tears in my eyes!
• Q23: It doesn’t mean you’re alone. I love you, Chuck. And I’ll always be your family.–Blair
• She kisses him on the cheek and walks away.
• Sweet, nice to say but of course doesn’t dilute the sadness he feels right now.
• Chuck holds the locket.
• Elizabeth looks at her phone.
• Chuck gets up from his seat.
• His phone is vibrating.
• Elizabeth is calling, holding half a locket that shows a young woman with a newborn. Her and Chuck?
• Fade to black. Have to say…I really enjoyed!
• Preview: Serena and Nate are post-coital again, Jenny and Damian are hooking up, Lily and find pills, Chuck tells Blair, Nate and Serena that Elizabeth is his mother

Those are my thoughts. What are yours?