Daniel Sweren-Becker: Gossip Girl Live Diary

Hey Spotters and Spottees, we're coming to you with a live diary of Gossip Girl. Now for a year and half, I belittled any human being soulless enough to watch this show. Then I actually watched an episode. And I realized it's not the beautiful people, absurd contrivances and utter disregard for the geography of New York that make the show great - it's the irresistible urge to scream at your television. Here's what I was yelling about on Monday night: 7:59 Didn't the teaser at the end of last week's episode ruin this week's big "surprise"? We'll see. But I have a feeling that Chuck Bass is about to be very wealthy. 8:00 I already miss Beta Bass from last week. 8:01 Before we get started, let me put just put down my copy of the New York Journal . 8:02 Count me as a fan of Serena's breakfast-wear. 8:03 Love Wallace Shawn. I'm setting the over/under at 3 for how many more episodes until Blair comes up with some half-baked scheme, and Wallace Shawn yells "Inconceivable!". And ... (link)