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In lieu of live-blogs last week, I offer you my old-school reaction post.

I will post 90210 tomorrow.

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EPISODE 7.11: You Know I Love You, Don’t You

• Previously on: Nathan fires Clay, Haley insinuates to Quinn that Clay screwed up because he was too busy focusing on her, Quinn packs her bags, Julian tells Skills about the sports coordinator job with SportsArc in Los Angeles, Rachel wants to do Dan’s from the hallway where he killed Keith and Jimmy killed himself (flashbacks!), Julian tells Alex their script isn’t going anywhere, Millicent does cocaine, Millie is pulled over by the cops and calls Brooke who won’t bail her out, Brooke finds out she isn’t pregnant and she tells Julian she can’t have kids
• That was a long previously on!
• Note: My DVR stopped recording for six minutes early in the episode. You guys will have to tell me what I missed!
• Someone is getting dressed in a suit.
• It’s Clay. He looks sad.
• Quinn tells him he looks good for someone who was fired.
• He says (clearly taking Dan’s advice from the last episode) that he agents should wear a suit.
• Quinn asks which clients he still has and he says none.
• There’s still one kid in Arkansas that, the agency doesn’t know about, that Clay is working with.
• Clay says, in 4 years, the kid will be the best quarterback in the NFL.
• Man, you know this isn’t the old One Tree Hill when the opener stars with Clay and Quinn. Sigh.
• Quinn tells him she’s proud of him and he says that means a lot.
• Q1: It means everything, actually.–Clay
• Nathan tells Haley the agency says they have an offer for him and they’re coming over.
• They are quite excited, even though they don’t know where it’s for.
• Julian says he’s going to time off from “doing nothing” to spend time with Brooke.
• Her straight hair looks fab!
• She says she can’t–she has to go to talk to Millicent.
• She says she’s so “pissed” at her but Julian points out that she’s going over there (where? isn’t she in jail? how much time has passed?) to make sure she’s okay.
• I wonder if it’s too late?
• Julian then says he doesn’t need kids to be happy.
• Q2: I just need you, Brooke Davis.–Julian
• For once, Brooke didn’t get teary-eyed!
• Q3: What did I do to deserve you?–Brooke
• Skills is telling Lauren and Mouth he needs to make a “sizzle reel” (or a highlight reel) to show he’s qualified for the job in L.A.
• Jamie says he loves the movie White man Can’t Jump, as he watches it.
• He looks so much older! I wonder why.
• Skills gets an idea and asks him what he and Chuck are doing today.
• Someone knocks at the door. Brooke is looking for Millicent.
• Mouth says she didn’t come home.
• She’s surprised he doesn’t know. She explains Millie was arrested for drunk driving last night. (Okay, so this is the next day.)
• Mouth takes off.
• Brooke doesn’t seem upset.
• Victoria bailed Millicent out. They’re leaving now.
• Millie is grateful and apologetic but Victoria says she was just “protecting our investment.”
• Q4: Zero may not be a size but it’s clearly your IQ.–Victoria
• Victoria tells her to go home and get clean and not to come around until she can be professional.
• Millie nods and takes off.  I can’t trust, though, if she’s taken it to heart. How will we know when the real Millie is back?
• Nathan and Haley are listening to a presentation from the agency.
• They explain nearly every team is either full or either money.
• So they suggest he play in Spain! Rego, Barcelona to be exact.
• Wasn’t this a rumor (or maybe a foiler?) last year? Or did they actually mention it? I can’t remember.
• They explain that this is a better situation than a lower-level spot in the NBA somewhere.
• Haley points out that Nathan wants to be in the NBA.
• The agents say he will–after he works on his game and makes money in Barcelona.
• He looks apphrehensive, contemplative at best.
• We’re in the studio and now my DVR cut off, 9 minutes into the episode.
• My DVR resumes now 15 minutes into the episode.
• Haley tells Nathan she’s supposed to leave next week to tour in support of her new album.
• Now Nathan looks frustrated, perplexed at best.
• Gossip Girl promo
• Clay is in Arkansas, apparently, with the kid mentioned earlier.
• Clay is admiring an autographed football where the kid excelled in the game.
• He’s promising he’ll do his best as his agent.
• The kid, named Trey, says they heard he was fired.
• Dan is in the hallway filming a promo for the episode.
• He says he does a show about forgiveness and asks if he can be forgiven, adding the cliche adage “the truth will set you free.”
• Why the hell would Tree Hill High give permission for them to do this?! I can’t imagine any justification.
• Rachel tells Dan he needs to go bigger and he worries it’s already too big.
• Rachel says it’s “genius” and will take them to a “whole other level.”
• Millie is rifling through Alex’s closet.
• Alex walks in and asks her if she’s OK after last night.
• Millie just says she’s “fine” and “it is what it is.”
• She asks where her Seven jeans are and Alex realizes she’s looking for drugs to do and calls her out on it.
• Millie freaks out as Alex flushes it down the toilet.
• Alex tells Millicent that she’s been in her position before, knows what she’s going through and she needs to stop with the drugs.
• Q5: I thought you were my friend. How dare you!–Millie
• How dare she what? Try to save you from effing up your life?
• Millie tells Alex that she isn’t better than her.
• Q6: You’re just a washed-up actress to dumb to realize you’re chasing after a boy that isn’t into her. And if you had half a brain, you’d understand that. Julian doesn’t want you in his life. And neither do I.–Millie
• Uht oh! She brought up Alex’s kryptonite!
• Kind sounds like something Brooke would say. Or Victoria. Does this mean Millie’s learned well?  I think not.
• She leaves Alex dumbfounded. (No pun intended.)
• Haley comes to see Quinn. Where is she? It doesn’t look like Clay’s house. A motel?
• Quinn says she thought they were in a fight but Haley says she “needed her big sister.”
• Hmm. So now Haley wants her so she can unload her problems? When the day before she was POed at Quinn for not understanding her problems? Where is this going?
• Clay is still with Trey, who talks about the pressure he’s under to make money for his family. He explains they have “one shot at this” and Clay is “an agent without an agency” and “this is my whole life.”
• He asks Clay what he would do if it were him.
• Clay avoids the answer and asks who the agency plans on pairing him with. Trey says the dude’s name and Clay suggests someone else. He wishes Trey good luck and says he’ll see him around.
• I guess we can call that bowing out gracefully?
• Alex walks into Clothes Over Bros where Brooke is dressing a mannequin.
• Q7: If you’re looking for your partner in crime, you might want to try Central Booking.–Brooke
• Speaking of, what happened with Mouth going to find her? And what happened to Brooke caring?
• Alex says that’s not why she’s here. She says she knows what she’s going through because her sister went through it, too.
• I thought she meant being a friend to someone on drugs but when she places pamphlets about fertility problems on the counter, it’s clear she means something else.
• Brooke is shocked that Julian told her.
• I can’t believe he would actually do that. And when could he have done it? But how else could she know?
• Alex says, yes, Julian told her because they talk about “everything” and she shouldn’t “hate on him for that.” Her smirk either belies a scheme or genuine sweetness. I can’t tell yet.
• She says the “important thing is we get you some help.” Brooke is thrown off by the “we.” And by “we” she did mean herself and Julian.
• Brooke then says the real reason their script didn’t work out, per Julian, is because her dad said it’s “unmakeable” with Alex attached to do it.
• Is this true, too? When did Julian tell her that? I wouldn’t put it past Brooke making it up on the fly. Old Brooke would definitely do that.
• Alex is surprised and said it isn’t true but Brooke says it is and she should ask Julian “the next time you talk about everything.” Then she tells Alex is get out of the store.
• Life UneXpected promo! LUX stars Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).
• Clay is driving in a swank car when he comes to a sign that points one way to Tree Hill and another way to Atlanta. Did he really drive to Arkansas? Impossible. Maybe I missed something?
• Clay contemplates which direction to go in and eventually turns in the Atlanta direction.
• Kind of cool seeing a sign like that with Tree Hill on it.
• Now he’s at Sara’s grave, where the headstone simply reads “Sara Kay Evans.”
• He’s teary and says he really needs her now.
• Another ghostly vision coming up?
• He asks for her to talk to him and nothing happens.
• Dan shows up at Nathan’s. Nate assumes he’s here for Jamie but he’s not.
• Dan says he wants Nathan to hear it from him that he’s doing a show “about the day we lost Keith.”
• Q8: You mean the day you killed Keith. If you’re gonna ask for forgiveness, get it right, Dan.–Nathan
• You tell him, Nate!
• Dan tells him to keep an open mind and check out the show.
• Nathan says all it is is Dan taking people’s money.
• Dan again tells Nathan to give it a chance.
• Q9: You don’t think after all these years I didn’t want to believe you were a better father than the man standing in front of me? I’ve given you a million chances.–Nathan
• Nate says he would rethink their relationship if he did even just one thing to show he cared about anyone but himself. (I guess exposing Renee doesn’t count?)
• Q10: So forgive me, but I’m all out of chances.–Nathan
• Dan closes the door on him and we cut to a rap song playing as Jamie and Chuck walking on to the basketball court in slow-mo. Really bad transition from something to serious and emotional and absolutely needed to…this.
• Skills is filming them play against Junk and Fergie. Jamie and Chuck are full of attitude and swanky moves.
• Actually it’s Mouth filming them. Um, what?! We last saw him going to find Millie. What happened? Major continuity error!
• Haley is sitting in her car with Quinn, watching them, but talking about her problems.
• If she goes with Nathan’s plan, she screws Peyton and Red Bedroom Records (Peyton mention! Um, Haley, why not call her and discuss it?!). If she goes with her plan, Jamie has to live and be schooled on a tour bus.
• How about you just be normal parents and put your son ahead of your own dreams? Mmkay.
• LOL Quinn says Spain has good margeritas and Haley points out that that’s Mexico. YEAH IT IS! (That’s where I just was this past week!)
• Haley says she wants Jamie and Nathan to be happy but she doesn’t want to let Peyton down.
• You know who would be a good person to talk to about this? LUCAS!
• And is she really worried about Peyton or passing up her own dream? I can’t tell. I don’t feel like I know this Haley anymore. (Maybe it’s the awful messy red hair. I kid. Sort of.)
• Quinn says she loves this about Haley–this being, Haley always worrying about other people. Quinn tells her to focus on what she wants.
• Yes, that’s what your early 20s are for. But you chose to get married and have a kid during that time. That kid needs to be your priority. Sorry.
• Millie is with Mackenzie asking for coke. Mackenzie gives it to her but then says this, combined with past drugs given, means Millie owes her $600.
• She starts to panic, saying she doesn’t have it right now. Right now or at all, Millicent?
• Mackenzie takes the drugs back but then says if Millicent can get her the red Clothes Over Bros dress she likes, they’ll be even.
• Millicent explains that the dress is from the not-yet-released clothing line and there’s no way she can get that from Brooke. Guess she now realizes she was wrong when took an unreleased dress (the same one?) too?
• Q11: Well then I think the weather report from Millieville is going to be cloudy with very little chance of snow.–Mackenzie.
• How clever.
• Quinn says Haley’s not selfish for wanting to go on tour and not a bad person if she gives up Red Bedroom Records. I agree with the latter, not the former.
• Haley asks for help in making the decision.
• Quinn points out that she always came to Haley to make the right decisions and she knows she will here, too. Whatever she chooses will be the right decision.
• Q12: You’re kind of bad-ass like that.–Quinn
• Hm, how does that help, Quinn?
• Haley then apologizes “for being tough on you lately.” She says it comes from her need to fix things.
• I guess she’s apologizing for the David pressure but not quite for yesterday. An apology is needed for yesterday. From Quinn, too.
• Back to the stupid Jamie basketball thing. I usually like his stuff but this is bothering me. I have no patience forit this time around.
• LOL to Jamie dunking
• Brooke comes home. Now she’s teary-eyed.
• Julian asks what’s wrong and she comes right out and calls him on telling Alex she couldn’t have kids.
• Julian admits to it! He apologizes, saying it just slipped. He seems pretty remorseful as he’s quickly realizing it was a major mistake.
• Brooke says the worst part is that he told Alex he wants kids after telling Brooke he didn’t want them. I think he actually said he didn’t need them to be happy but I guess that’s just semantics at this point. She’s upset that “you told her the truth and you lied to me.” She slams the door on him.
• Skills and co. are watching the video on a laptop in the apartment. Everyone is happy for him.
• Jamie tells him he’ll do a great job with the, um, job.
• Skills says he’ll miss him when he moves.
• Jamie is surprised and instantly saddened. He didn’t know the job meant Skills leaving.
• Aw. Jamie is going to have Peyton’s “people always leave” complex!
• Skills said he thought Jamie knew and it’s all happened so fast. Um, wait. Did he even *get* the job yet? Isn’t he still just pursuing it?
• Jamie runs off. Skills is clearly sad now, too.
• Haley comes home and tells Nathan she’s not going on tour.
• Q13: I want you to have your dream.–Haley
• Nathan doesn’t reply. He just smiles and says he has something to show her.
• He has a map laid out with thumbtacks and post-its. He explains that this is the “adventure” she and Jamie will have on tour…while he’s in Spain.
• He’s come up with things for them to do together in all of her tour stops. Aw.
• A rib joint in Chicago, eh? Can’t say I ever went to one when I lived there.
• This is sweet, Nate. But it doesn’t make up for the family being apart and Jamie’s life being disrupted.
• He says when the tour is finished, they can join him in Spain.
• Haley says they should be together and the family has already been through a lot. Um, yes!
• Nathan brings up the anniversary we saw last season (I think it was last season) where she told him she wished she could go on tour again and he wants her to have that wish come true and everything will be fine.
• Q14: I love you, Nathan Scott. And I love our little family.–Haley
• Sorry, guys, I don’t right now. Argh.
• Victoria finds Brooke in CoB’s back room obviously crying and looking at something (the pamphlets).
• Victoria is alarmed, even though Brooke says it’s nothing.
• Victoria then sees the pamphlets and Brooke cries out that she can’t have kids.
• Victoria is clearly shocked and hugs her, saying they’ll go to more doctors.
• Brooke says she’s been to doctors and “if anything could be done, I’d be doing it.”
• Hmmm. Is there ever really zero chance?
• Victoria says she can still have a family by adopting. Actually, she says, “We’ll adopt.” There’s that “we” again. You people have messed-up senses of what’s your life and what’s someone else’s!
• Brooke says it’s not the same and Victoria, almost insultedly, says it is. UHT OH! I’m calling it now: Brooke was adopted! (Damn, seriously. Where is Peyton when you need her?!)
• Victoria asks how Julian reacted and she says he told Alex he wants kids.
• To which Victoria replies that maybe he’s not the one for Brooke. To which Brooke replies…
• Q15: What if I’m the one for him?–Brooke
• I like to think your one and his one (for all couples) go hand-in-hand but I guess that isn’t necessarily always the case.
• Victoria just hugs her.
• Skills is apologizing to Jamie for upsetting him and says they’ll still get to see each other.
• Q16: Like I see Uncle Lucas?–Jamie
• Oh. Em. Gee. That was just perfect and heartbreaking! Man, what is with all the Lucas and Peyton overtures in this episode? Are they finally realizing people want them mentioned more?
• Skills says Jamie is too young to understand that, as an adult, you have to do things you don’t like.
• But, um, Skills, you do like the job and you do want to move. I guess he’s talking more about Jamie? (Or about going to jail in real life? I kid. I kid. For reals this time.)
• Q17: And even though he’s gone, your Uncle Lucas loves you very, very much.–Skills
• Aw! But wait–he was talking about Lucas? Wasn’t Lucas leaving town his choice? (Whether it was CMM’s choice remains up for debate. Though this echoes one of the rumors…)
• Skills says he loves Jamie, too, and won’t forget about him. He also invites Jamie to stay with him in Cali when he’s older.
• Better check with Naley, Skills. Who knows where they’ll be living–and if they’ll even be living together–at the point?!
• Q18: I am never leaving Tree Hill.–Jamie
• I think he better tell his parents that! Love the kid’s dedication to Tree Hill but he’s in for a rude awakening…
• Cut to Quinn shocked to see Clay packing up. He’s leaving, he says.
• Clay says he realizes he has “no business” guiding someone’s career right now.
• Quinn accuses him of running away and then breaks out Clay’s own kryptonite.
• Q19: Do you think Sara would let you quit?–Quinn
• My guess is no given these circumstances but also given these circumstancecs, I could see her agreeing it’s best to move on. Guess we’ll never know?
• Q20: “What do you think she’d say?” “Nothing. Sara’s dead.”–Quinn and Clay
• Aw. That was sad.
• Quinn was about to say she only stayed in town for him but he turns his back and she walks out. And now she’s the one teary.
• I feel sad for Clay. His life must feel so empty. Loss and failure does that to you.
• Dan is standing in the hallway, where the production crew is still set up.
• Someone calls him from behind.
• OH MY GOD! It’s Jimmy’s mom! I can’t believe they brought her back! This could be enough to save the episode for me.
• Dan assumes she wants an autograph. Jesus.
• She SLAPS him for not knowing who she is. It’s about time someone did that again!
• Q21: How dare you profit on the death of my Jimmy! You let everyone believe he was a murderer…You have the nerve to talk about forgiveness. I just came here today to tell you you won’t ever find forgiveness with me. Never.–Mrs. Edwards
• But does Dan care about that? Doesn’t he just want forgiveness from Nathan?
• She leaves and Rachel makes a snide comment about not getting that on film. Dan is just completely shocked.
• Millie is looking at the red Mackenzie wants when Victoria comes in.
• Victoria is happy to see her, assuming she’s better.
• Millicent apologizes for last night.
• Victoria explains that the company–and Brooke–is counting on her now and she bever not mess it up.
• Will the pressure snap Millie back into who she used to be or snap her into disaster?
• Julian comes over to Alex’s and blasts her for what happened with Brooke, saying he never should’ve trusted her.
• Alex says she was trying to help and Julian says her helping led to him and Brooke not talking.
• But she says that’s not necessarily a bad thing and Julian, who is apparently a bit daft, doesn’t get what she’s insinutating.
• So she spells it out for him.
• Q22: I can give you everything you want and Brooke can’t.–Alex
• Julian says he thought they were over this already and it was behind them.
• She says it’s not because she loves him and…
• Q23: I know deep inside you love me, too.–Alex
• Is she nuts?! I don’t think there’s anyway Julian loves her. I think over time it could develop but he’s done nothing but push her away, never giving an inkling of intrigue or possibility.
• Q24: Let’s make this clear! I. Don’t. Love. You. I don’t even like you! This is goodbye!–Julian
• Harsh. Kind of necessary, though. She’s hysterical.
• Julian then says he lied when she said he was talented.
• Q25: “Brooke told me about the movie. The real reason it didn’t sell. So it’s true then. Nobody wants me.” “Yes.”–Alex and Julian
• Yes to the former, the latter or both? I’m going to go with the latter because, again, I don’t put it past Brooke making something like that up.
• He storms out, she’s still hysterical.
• Gossip Girl promo
• Mouth comes home to his apartment to find Millicent there. He says he’s been looking all over for her. Not true, Mouth. Not true.
• Millie doesn’t care at all that he seems to be concerned and tries to leave.
• He stops her, saying she has a problem and needs “real help.”
• Q26: My only problem is you.–Millicent
• Ouch.
• Q27: Millie, if you walk out that door, don’t bother coming back. Do you understand me?–Mouth
• She leaves. I think she understands you, Mouth.
• Julian comes home to find Brooke drinking alone.
• He asks her if she’s okay. She says she’s not–and even worse is that *they* aren’t okay.
• She tells him he should’ve never stayed in town. She’s been making him give things up–including Alex–and she doesn’t want to do that anymore.
• Julian again says she doesn’t care about having kids.
• Brooke calls him out on that not being true and says he does want it and he should have it.
• Q28: I don’t want to be the girl that keeps denying things from you.–Brooke
• She tells him to take another movie…AKA, leave.
• He asks her what about them, what is she really saying?
• She says they need time apart. Hmph.
• She walks away. He looks crushed.
• Clay is still packing up. He puts a picture of him and Nathan into a box and then takes it out, as if he’s going to leave it behind.
• His assistant is cleaning out his office and puts a picture of him and Sara in a box.
• Quinn shows up saying she needs her help. I wonder what she has planned?
• Nathan calls Haley and asks her what she’s wearing right now, even though he’s in the next room. Sorry, Nate. Lucas did it better.
• He says he was just getting a head-start on the long-distance communication.
• Haley asks Nathan to tell her leaving Tree Hill will be okay. He says it will be fine.
• She then asks him to tell her that Jamie will understand. He says it will be fine.
• Jamie? Understand? He’s not even 10 years old!
• Oops. Jamie was sitting on the stairwell, out of sight, listening to the whole thing.
• Dan tells Rachel he doesn’t want to do the show–he’s “done.”
• Rachel thinks he’s kidding.
• He pulls out of a check and gives it to her. It says it’s enough for her to make a new start. He points out that she has her whole life ahead of her.
• Rachel says they’re just getting started and he has no idea how big they can go.
• Dan, still thinking it’s all about money, asks her much money it will take her to let it go.
• She accuses him of trying to get rid of her. He says he just wants to stop what they’re doing now and live a normal life.
• Q29: “We can grow old together.” “You’re already old.”–Dan and Rachel
• She said it was such a smile that it was hard not to LOL.
• He says what they have now is enough and she says it will never be half.
• Then she points out that, since they’re married, she’s entitled to half of everything–in which case, his check falls far short. She rips it up.
• Then she points out that when the “clock stops running” (his heart, she means), she’ll get everything. The implication being, I guess, that she’s not going anywhere.
• He looks less than pleased.
• Skills tells Mouth that he officially sent in his reel.
• Mouth tells him he deserves to get the job. (See, I knew it wasn’t a done deal yet. How about you freak Jamie out after you know for sure?)
• Skills thanks him for his help and asks how things went with Millie.
• Mouth says it went really bad and he doesn’t think it’ll be fixed.
• Q30: So promise me, then, that if I get this job in L.A., you’ll come with me.–Skills
• Mouth agrees. Aw. That was nice.
• Millie is in CoB. She puts the dress into her purse and leaves.
• Victoria is watching from her car across the stress.
• Alex, her face quite pale and tears slowly falling, calls Julian. He sees it’s her and hits ignore. He’s drinking alone at Tric.
• Q31: I’m just calling to tell you how sorry I am for all the trouble I’ve caused you. But you don’t have to worry because from now on I won’t be around to cause you anymore pain. And in spite of everything you said to me, I will always love you. Goodbye.–Alex
• She drops the phone into the water. Aerial shot shows she’s in the bathtub, clad in a bra underwear, blood gushing from her wrists.
• Fade to black.
• Preview: A piano melody plays. Rachel takes off her headset, Julian finds Alex in the tub, Clay is sitting by a fire, Millicent is crying, Skills is hugging Lauren, Haley and Nathan are throwing food, Jamie is sitting at the bar in TRIC, Quinn is on the beach, Skills and Mouth are in an elevator with their luggage, Brooke is with Julian

EPISODE 3.11: The Treasure of Serena Madre

• Previously on: Tripp interrupts Serena and Nate’s almost-kiss, Vanessa’s mom tells her they are hard on her because they want her to be her on person, Blair asks Eric how he got Graham to ditch Jenny, he says he knows what Graham did at camp, Jonathan breaks up with Eric for who he’s become, Olivia calls Dan out on having feelings for Vanessa, Tripp says he doesn’t know what’s going to happen with his marriage but he doesn’t want to be alone, he and Serena kiss, Lily finds a letter from Serena’s dad, Serena tells Blair she went looking for her dad but he didn’t want to see her
• Rufus is planning Thankgiving dinner.
• Eric says they don’t have any traditions.
• Lily says Serena said she can’t come tomorrow (Thanksgiving).
• Q1: I stand corrected.–Eric
• That was kinda funny. The season 1 Thanksgiving episode is classic.
• Serena’s excuse that she has to work for Tripp. Define work, Serena!
• They say Scott’s with his parents. Well, who would he be with?
• Lily says her family isn’t well-enough to travel.
• She says they’ll bring in dinner and leaves.
• Rufus is obviously a bit disappointed and Eric suggests they show her what a real meal can be like.
• They will video conference in with CeCe. LOL
• Jenny tells Eric to invite Jonathan and he reveals they broke up.
• Jenny’s shocked and wants to know whappened but he doesn’t want to talk about it and walks off.
• Jenny texts Jonathan, asking for a “Thanksgiving truce” and insinuating that Eric wants to see him.
• Kind of sweet of her. But does Eric really want to see him?
• Serena walks into to Tripp’s home office and loudly calls him Congressman and says she has the paperwork he needed.
• They get closer to each other and she asks if he spoke to Maureen.
• He says he did and she agreed to a divorce but the public won’t get the real reason why.
• Serena asks if she’s the real reason but Tripp points out that Maureen’s a fraud and tried to make him one, too. Even if Serena was out of the picture, he’d still be leaving her. Glad to see he still has some morals.
• But then he ruins and says he hopes she won’t leave.
• She says she has to leave–as long as she’s married, they can’t do this.
• He asks if that can start after tomorrow. He doesn’t want to spend Thanksgiving alone.
• She says she expected that, which is why she already told her mom she had to work with him.
• Convenient, S. You can never stick to your guns. That’s one spot where she and Blair really differ.
• Serena says it only means pay-per-view movies and room service at her hotel. Sounds like porn and sex to me!
• She teases him with a kiss, says she’ll be good and leaves.
• Chuck tells Blair she hasn’t mentioned Serena in a while and she say she’s has a more “deceptive” adversary to deal with…her mom.
• Eleanor is apparently coming to town just to fly with Blair back to Paris. Blair assumes there’s some big news and she’s not happy.
• Chuck says she’s paranoid but she says she’s going on precedence.
• They made a weak Rihanna joke. Too soon.
• Serena gets out of a cab right where they are.
• She tells Chuck she can’t get a hold of Nate.
• Blair makes a snide remark about one Vanderbilt not being enough.
• Serena replies that she’s not having an affair with Tripp (ahem, S!) but he is leaving his wife.
• Q1: So what are you exactly? An 18-year-old blonde coincidence? Call me in six months when he meets his next coincidence.–Blair
• She adds that she doubts he’ll actually leave his wife.
• She walks off and Chuck just kinds of bows his head and follows. Weak, Chuck!
• Nate is on the phone with Dan, saying “told you so” on the threesomes-end-badly idea.
• Dan says how Olivia thinks he has feelings for Vanessa.
• Is he really telling this to V’s ex?
• Nate asks if he does and Dan says he doesn’t know but explains the look that Olivia told him about.
• Q2: This is not your next story for the New Yorker. I’m sending it out to an entirely different magazine.–Nate
• I think Nate has forgotten he’s V’s ex, too.
• Nate brushes the feelings idea off, making Dan feel better.
• Dan asks what he’s doing for Thanksgiving and Nate says he won’t be around.
• He then vaguely reveals that he’s also been having some mixed feelings for someone else (coincidentally, Dan’s ex) but he’s going to see his grandfather in hopes of patching things up.
• Then Serena walks in!
• She asks to go for a walk.
• I wonder if she’s going to apologize for ditching him? If she knows deep down she has feelings for him, too?
• Vanessa shows up to Dan’s with her bags, saying she had a fight with her mom and isn’t allowed to stay in the dorm so she needs to crash there.
• Q3: “What with the face?” “This is my surprised happy face.”–Vanessa and Dan
• Rufus and Eric are videochatting with CeCe.
• CeCe reveals that she’s fine and Lily said they weren’t doing anything for Thanksgiving.
• Hmmm. Lily, was CeCe ever really sick at all?
• Rufus covers saying they aren’t doing anything major.
• But CeCe says she wants to come anyway and surprise Lily.
• Blair comes home and is annoyed when Dorota doesn’t say hi.
• Q4: I’m not talking with Vanya and now he not stop calling and texting and tweeting and writing on wall.–Dorota
• LOL I love Dorota’s tweets!
• Blair finds a package from Eleanor’s estate attorney and assumes the secret her mom has is that she’s changing her will.
• Cue Eleanor’s entrance.
• She gives her mom the package and says they should open it now but Eleanor wants tea first.
• Nate and Serena are on a park bench.
• He reminds her that she left him in a bar and then says he found out through the “Vanderbilt grapevine” that Tripp is getting divorced.
• I guess Trpp isn’t confiding in Nate anymore, after realizing he’s the competition.
• Serena admits that she and Tripp kissed but it was a mistake that won’t be repeated.
• Nate says fine but I don’t think he believes. I do think he loves her, though. He has that face. LOL
• Cue Tripp calling. Serena answers saying she needs to call him back but he says he needs to cancel their plans.
• Apparently Maureen is a mess and wants to have Thanksgiving together.
• Serena abrupt hangs up, clearly disappointed.
• But then she goes to plan B, Nate, and asks if he has plans for Turkey day.
• He says he doesn’t so she invites him to dinner at Lily’s. And there’s that look again!
• Lily runs into Maureen on the street. They’re wearing the same coat. LOL
• Maureen hides the fact that things aren’t well with her and Tripp.
• Lily asks about Tripp working Serena so hard on Thanksgiving, which Maureen clearly knows nothing about but plays it off well.
• Lily asks Maureen to come and convince Tripp to bring Serena home for at least part of the meal.
• Q5: Uht oh. Looks like someone’s small Thanksgiving might just have a big problem.–Gossip Girl
• Life UneXpected promo.
• Vanessa tells Dan about her fight with her mom. She says she hasn’t had anyone to vent to since Olivia left.
• Dan says he hasn’t spoken to her since he left.
• Vanessa says “everything happens for a reason” and then calls him out on making another face! LOL
• She asks him what’s going on but then someone knocks at the door.
• Q6: Don’t hate me for this.–Dan
• In walks Vanessa’s mom.
• Q7: I won’t hate you because you’ll be dead.–Vanessa
• Gabrielle (I think that’s her name?) says Dan was just trying to help. And she wants to make things up to her so they are going to have dinner with Rufus, Dan and co!
• Dan is clearly shocked. Soooo not what he had in mind–which was obviously getting space between him and V. (Though he can’t hide forever. So maybe he just wanted time to think?)
• Where’s the rest of Vanessa’s family? Dad? Sister? At least explain!
• Vanessa says she’ll give her mom another chance but if it doesn’t work, consider her moved in. Dan looks thrilled.
• Tripp and Serena slyly and non-chalantly get into an elevator together.
• He calls her out on not returning his calls and jokes that he’s stalking her.
• Then he says their “relationship” (ugh) will get more complicated now that they’re spending Thanksgiving together. S had no idea.
• Serena says it’ll be weird and Tripp says it doesn’t have to be and at least they’ll get to spend time together.
• He says all he cares about is spending time with her once last time.
• She asks why this has to be so hard. (double ugh)
• He asks if she wants him to come inside now and she says he does…which is why he can’t.
• Instead, she pulls the stop button the elevator and they make out.
• Eleanor is laughing on the phone with Cyrus.
• Blair goes to get the package when Eleanor gets off the phone.
• Dorota walks in and says she’s working for Lily tomorrow since they’ll be out of town.
• Blair tells her mother they should join Lily (and Serena), too.
• Eleanor agrees to at least call and ask.
• Blair tries to get the package as she does but then Eleanor takes it away.
• B then notices Dorota clutching a bag, which she says is Eleanor and is private.
• Q8: You know what isn’t? The INS tip line.–Blair
• She’s being so (extra) mean to Dorota this episode. I don’t like it. Not that I like Blair at all this season, anyway.
• Blair snatches the bag, looks in and finds a pregnancy test. She concludes that’s why the will is beign changed.
• Chuck goes to see Nate and tells him that the elevator cameras in his hotel caught a couple making out…Serena and Tripp!
• Chuck says Tripp is going to bolt in 6 months, just as Blair said.
• Q9: C’mon. How often does the other woman get a happily ever after?–Chuck
• More often than not, I think. Well, no. It depends, I guess.
• Nate is clearly concerned for Serena and says someone needs to get through to her.
• Chuck walks away and Nate calls security.
• Everyone is setting up for dinner at Lily’s when CeCe walks in. She’s shocked and fakes being thrilled.
• Vanessa and Gabrielle arrive, Dan in tow.
• Dan tells CeCe she’s looking well and CeCe says she is and whispers to Lily that they have a lot to talk about…”as do you and Rufus”!
• Blair tries to get Eleanor to admit she’s pregnant by flaunting alcohol and salmon. Eleanor blushes both off.
• Maureen and Tripp arrive and exchange peasantries with Serena.
• S’s dress is QUITE low-cut for a holiday dinner. They’re really playing up this mistress idea, eh?
• All 3 compliment each other, pretending not to know the truth.
• Maureen walks off to say hi to Nate.
• Tripp tells S the hardest part is over (um, how?) and they’ll get through this (um, I doubt it).
• Blair comes in and immediately makes a snide remark to Tripp and Serena.
• Q10: Is it just me or is my daughter getting crazier and crazier?–Eleanor
• IT’S NOT JUST YOU, ELEANOR!
• Q11: A little Thanksgiving proclamation. You two ever play grab-ass in my eleavator again and Serena will be staying at an airport Marriott. Happy holidays.–Chuck
• That was great!
• Maureen says hi to Nate. Why is Nate receptive? He knows what she did!
• She point-blanks asks if Tripp is having an affair. She says she wants the truth…and just wants her husband back.
• Nate’s silence gives it away.
• Maureen looks hurt.
• Nate apologizes and says he has a way to “end it quickly and quietly.”
• He shows her a flashdrive and asks if she wants to see what’s on it. She says she does it, if it’ll end things.
• I guess it’s the elevator’s security tape.
• I don’t see how this’ll bring Nate and Serena together. I guess he just wants revenge now?
• Jenny pulls Blair aside, asking what happened with Eric at cotillion.
• She explains Jonathan texted her back, saying he’s surprised J and Eric are still even friends.
• Blair reveals that Eric sabotaged her, by having her escort given away leaving her stranded in front of everyone.
• Q12: By the way, how do you feel having a sibling? Someone who’s sole purpose on earth is to compete for your parents’ love and attention?–Blair
• And now we have the remix of Imogen Heap’s “Whatcha Say.” Not seeing the big deal that others did. The only comparison I can make so far is that it came after a discussion about sibling rivarly, which is partly what it had to do with on The O.C.
• CeCe tells Rufus she’s glad they’re sitting together. Lily looks uncomfortable.
• Gabrielle asks CeCe to tell her about Rufus and Lily’s wedding.
• CeCe says she wasn’t invited because Rufus didn’t think she belonged. Hm. I don’t remember this.
• Vanessa tries to get her mom to stay out of it.
• CeCe makes a snide remark about it being Lily’s 5th wedding.
• Rufus explains that Lily said she was still too sick to travel.
• CeCe says she was better by then but then covers and says she’s getting her dates mixed up. Rufus isn’t buying it.
• Maybe the use of this version of “Whatcha Say” is more about the non-original lyrics, like “when the roof caved in and the truth came out, I just didn’t know what to do.” That’s quite fitting.
• Shot of Lily drinking a la Kirsten Cohen. Hmmm.
• Vanessa complains to Dan about her mom and then accuses him of defending her and being weird all day. Then she says he’s making a weird face again and asks what’s going on.
• Vanessa asks Jenny if she’s ever known someone to all of a sudden do this.
• Jenny says to ask Eric, because he’s been doing it, too.
• She calls Eric out on sabotaging her.
• Another shot of Lily drinking.
• Blair is disturbed to see her mom is drinking water. She then calls her mom out on being pregnant.
• Rufus makes a toast, while Lily is MIA. He thanks everyone for coming to their first Thanksgiving as a family but says he wants to make a joke while she’s gone since Lily forbidded it.
• Serena and Tripp are conveniently sitting next to each other, laughing, with Maureen across from them.
• Now it’s her turn to call someone–two someones–out.
• She starts by saying they have no deceny.
• Nate tries to stop her but she continues by saying that she and Tripp are going to D.C., whether Serena likes it or not–or she’ll go public.
• She puts her phone on the table, showing the video of Serena and Tripp in the elevator.
• Chuck asks where she got that.
• Q13: He’ll be a political joke. And you’ll be a punchline. Your affair ends now.–Maureen
• And of course this is said as Lily walks right behind Serena.
• Lily is shocked and demands to speak to Serena.
• The table falls silent and Rufus says they should just eat.
• Jenny says she her appetite and gets up.
• Blair says she wants pie, which we know is her emotional weakness.
• Gabrielle tries to lighten things by saying “kids” and Vanessa says “what makes you the expert?” before walking away.
• CeCe thanks Rufus for inviting her.
• Lily asks Serena if she’s having an affair with a married man. She says she isn’t.
• Lily points out she saw the video of them kissing.
• She said they kissed only after he decided to leave his wife. Hmm.
• Lily reminds her that she knows what it feels like to be the wife left behind.
• Serena says this is different because Tripp actually cares about her.
• Lily points out that Maureen thought the same thing. She tells Serena to “walk away.”
• Q14: Until you do, you’re not welcome in this home.–Lily
• Wow! I imagine Lily still harbors a lot of pain from what happened with Serena’s dad?
• Jenny asks Eric why he’s been pretending to be friends when he really hated her.
• Q15: You lost any rights to honesty when you chose being queen over our friendship.–Eric
• Jenny said that’s not what happened.
• Eric says he always defended her and that’s what drove Jonathan away. He figured if, just once, he could beat Jenny and make her feel the way she makes him, she’d understand and change it. But it doesn’t work out.
• Q16: “But that didn’t happen. And you lost Jonathan because of it.” “I lost everything.” “Not me, not if you apologize.” “You say that now but you’ve been a totally different person. As a result, so have I. Apparently I became someone Jonathan no longer wanted to be with. And for that I blame you. I told Kira she had to watch her back. Well, now you have to watch yours.”–Jenny and Eric
• I’m not big on either of those two but I thought that exchange was great.
• I don’t think breaking up with your boyfriend at 16 is losing everything but I remember that it felt like it was. Add the fact that Eric was suicidal in the past and I guess it feels even worse to him to be living like this, like he has no one. (Hey, maybe he should hang out with Clay from OTH!)
• Eleanor finds Blair stuffing her face with pie.
• Q17: Mother, how could you? I mean, no offense to Cyrus, but do you think the world really needs another Aaron Rose?–Blair
• LOL That’s a good point. Interesting that they haven’t touched on that before. You’d expect Aaron to be around somewhat.
• Eleanor says she’s not pregnant. She was changing her will because she bought new property…in Paris. They are going to live there full-time.
• Q18: Perhaps it’s time for me to step back and let you make Manhattan your own.–Eleanor
• Um, I’m pretty sure she already does! And I can’t stand it.
• Eleanor wins Blair over by saying their flat in Paris is near B’s favorite restaurant.
• Q19: I’m sorry, mom. You pregnant? We both know you closed for business a long time ago.–Blair
• She wonders aloud whose test it was.
• I’m calling it now: Dorota!
• Vayan comes up and says he still hasn’t heard from Dorota but he’s sorry for whatever he did.
• You can tell Blair is thinking what I am: that Dorota is preggers.
• And then Eleanor and Blair both go “Oh my god!”
• Gabrielle tells Rufus it’s odd that she wasn’t truthful about CeCe’s illness.
• Rufus says Lily will tell him all about it when she’s ready.
• Gabrielle tries to give more of her opinion but Rufus walks away and Vanessa goes off on her for always doing things her way.
• Dan interrupts with a simple “It’s Thanksgiving” and Gabrielle says she should leave.
• Q20: For once, mom, I agree.–Vanessa
• Serena comes back to the living room to silence and stares.
• She says to Maureen she’s sorry and she was wrong and she never meant to hurt anyone, but she knows she did.
• Q21: I promise I’ll never see Tripp again.–Serena
• She walks off, as everyone looks kinda of sad and shocked.
• Blair goes to comfort Serena, saying Chuck told her what happened.
• She tells S she did the right thing, even though it hurts.
• Q22: Doing the right thing requires courage and strength. At least that’s what I’ve heard.–Blair
• Q23: And anything that hard is only made more difficult by not having your best friend by your side. I’m sorry you had to go through it alone.–Blair
• Serena apologizes as well for “everything.”
• Blair suggests she come to Paris for the weekend, since she and Eleanor and Chuck are going anyway.
• Q24: Chuck can shop for sweaters with Harold and Roman and we can…spend time just the two of us like we haven’t done in so long.–Blair
• That was a great scene, even though I’m tired off their fights and reconciliations. It had nice echoes of Serena leaving Blair behind and going away and then Blair wanting to leave Serena behind and go away and now they are going away together!
• Rufus finds Lily drinking still.
• She apologizes for missing Thanksgiving and calls him wonderful.
• Rufus asks her why she didn’t come home sooner if CeCe was better.
• She says she was finally connecting with her mother, crediting the illness with making her a changed person.
• CeCe walks by and over hears this. You can tell by her look that this still isn’t the truth.
• Rufus says if this was the case, Lily should’ve told him and she agrees. She says she lied and continued to lie to cover it up.
• CeCe comes in and Lily says she wasn’t supposed to overhear how happy she was to be with her.
• Q25: I’m glad I did because now I have a witness in case you ever tell me how insufferable I’ve become.–CeCe
• Rufus leaves and Lily knows she’s gonna hear it from her mother.
• She thanks CeCe for playing along and CeCe says Lily didn’t tell him about “your little trip this summer.”
• Lily says no and she’s not going to. And we wonder where Serena gets it from…
• CeCe asks Lily when she’ll learn (and we wonder where Lily gets it from…) that “secrets can’t stay hidden.”
• Q26: “Well, this one will.” “Let’s hope so.”–Lily and CeCe
• Eleanor gives Dorota a plate of food to give to Vanya.
• Q27: Tom Colicchio live in building. I’m sure he send food already.And Rufus send food already. Mr. Rufus good cook but not Top Chef.–Dorota
• Eleanor and Blair push Dorota to talk to him.
• Q28: You not understand. We are not married. My parents start next Polish-Soviet war.–Dorota
• LOL They force her into the elevator. Couldn’t she get off any at floor? She doesn’t have to go to him.
• Dan finds Gabrielle leaving the loft. She thanks him for his concern but says it’s a waste of time since she and V are so different.
• Dan says that’s not true and cites examples and calls V amazing. I wonder if he’s realizing his feelings? This is what happened on Dawson’s Creek. Dawson told Joey’s dad how amazing she is and realized he loves her.
• Q29: “I can’t believe I didn’t see this til now.” “Um, what?” “You’re in love with her. It’s all over your face.”–Gabrielle and Dan
• He tries to deny it again and V walks in. He leaves so they can talk.
• Tripp tells Nate he can’t believe Nate interfered. He’s worried Maureen will use it against him now.
• Nate says this was all Tripp’s choice/fault. Nate says that he’s only now thinking about his career makes him sure he did the right thing.
• Tripp leaves and now it’s Chuck’s turn. He asks Nate why N wasn’t honest–the truth being that Nate is really someone who “will sacrifice anything” to be Serena, “even if it means stealing a tape from his best friend’s business.”
• Q30: Tell her how you feel. Give her a chance to be with a guy that does deserve her.–Chuck
• For the record, I don’t think Dan didn’t deserve her but I know the comparison here is to Tripp.
• I can’t see Serena reciprocating right now, though.
• Blair and S are in Bart’s old office, which is now Rufus’ pad save for her mom’s safe.
• S is opening it so she can get her passport. I bet the letter’s in there.
• They’re interrupted by Tripp, who says he couldn’t leave.
• Q31: I can help you out with it. The elevator comes, you get on it and we never see you again.–Blair
• Q32: I don’t care if Maureen knows about our affair. I don’t care if they run me out of Congress. All I care about is you. If I’m going to leave Maureen–which I just told her I am–I want to do it with you by my side.–Tripp
• He says he’ll be waiting in his car and he wants S to join him.
• I imagine she’ll go. She’s a sucker for things like this, especially from him we’ve seen.
• LOL Blair says “I didn’t think he had it in him.”
• And now she encourages S to go!
• What about their trip? Or Nate? =(
• A ha! Serena goes to close the safe and spots the letter! She immediately tears up when she realizes a) it’s from her father, b) it came weeks ago and c) someone read it already.
• Eleanor calls for Blair and S tells her to go, as she wants to read it alone.
• She reads it and then starts to talk out of the penthouse when Lily asks where she’s going. She says Tripp and Maureen have left and S did the right thing.
• Serena, clearly POed, tells her mom that Tripp and Maureen are divorcing and he’s waiting for her so they can be together.
• Q33: “I thought we understood each other, Serena.” “We do. I’m not welcome in your home.”–Lily and Serena
• Lily tells her she’s still responsible for ruining the marriage (except for the whole Hudson fraud thing but she doesn’t know about that) and it’s all a mistake that she’ll regret for the rest of her life.
• Serena takes the letter out of her bag and gives it to her mother.
• Q34: You don’t get to judge me. Ever again.–Serena
• Gabrielle is happy now that she and Vanessa worked things out. They’re going to go to a hotel for the weekend.
• Dan says they can stay and Gabrielle says he gave good advice to her before so she’s going to do it for him now.
• Q35: When Vanessa told you her feelings for you all those years ago, you broke her heart and your friendship almost didn’t recover. So, unless you’re sure your daughter is the one you want to be with, I suggest you keep your feelings to yourself. Because if you break her heart this time, your friendship won’t survive and that would be a tragedy.–Gabrielle
• Vanessa comes in and says she got a text from the theater boy (in the last episode, Paul is his name I think) who wants to meet for a drink with his parents and hers. (That’s moving a little fast, V!)
• Gabrielle defers to Dan on whether she should go. He says they should as V likes him a lot and she should meet him.
• He doesn’t look happy, though. I think he’s mostly confused.
• Serena walks out of the building with Nate chasing after her.
• Q36: “Excuse me for leaving without saying goodbye but after what you did–” “Don’t go.” “What?” “Don’t go with Tripp.” “Nate.” “Look, I know what I did was wrong and I’m sorry. I did it because (pause) because ever since last week, ever since 3 years ago when you left–please don’t get in the car. Stay here with me. Just give me a chance.”–Serena and Nate
• Why didn’t he just say he loves her?!
• Cue Tripp rolling up in his car, asking Serena if she’s coming.
• Gabrielle and Vanessa are leaving. V and Dan hug (he has the look!) and V thanks him for “everything.”
• Q37: You know what? I like your new face. It’s cute.–Vanessa
• Dorota and Vanya are talking. He is ecstatic when she says she’s pregnant. It’s quite cute.
• Eric texts someone that Jenny knows and they have to “strike” now. Hmm.
• Lily is reading the letter when Rufus comes over. She hides it.
• Q38: Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. And what I’m most thankful for is the truth. Sometimes it’s the truth you’ve been trying not to face. Or the truth that will change your life. Sometimes it’s the truth that some people have a long time coming. Or the truth you prayed would never see the light of day.
• Chuck and Blair and Eleanor are leaving when Chuck and B see something. Presumably Nate left alone.
• Q39: “Do you mind if I stay?” “Yes. But what’s why I love you.”–Chuck and Blair
• Yep, it’s Nate alone. I’m heart-broken.
• Q40: C’mon. Let’s go get drunk.–Chuck
• This is like the upteenth scene we’ve gotten of Serena in the back of a limo, wondering if she’s happy.
• Q41: Some truths may not be heard the way we hoped they would. But they linger long after they’ve been said. But the kind of truth I’m most thankful for: the kind you never see coming, that falls right into your lap.–Gossip Girl
• Maureen is back; she forgot her coat. But she took Lily’s! And she now has the letter!
• Fade to black.
• Episode dedicated to a Mike Russel, Sr.
• Preview: Serena tells Tripp everything will blow over, Tripp says he can’t hide out forever, Maureen says she  loves Tripp and would do anything to keep him, Maureen pulls out the letter, Chuck is in a cemetary, someone lied, Nate punches someone, Serena and Tripp are in a car accident

Those are my thoughts. What’s yours?