Gossip Girl: O Brother, Where Bart Thou?

Episode Specific Spoilers

Well, this one was a doozy.

Bart Bass is dead and Chuck is in self-imposed solitary confinement at a hotel. He's avoiding everyone while comforting himself with plenty of booze and possibly a threesome (didn't they mention twins?). Blair is taking this avoidance very personally. Serena uses her mourning time to wander about in black negligee and talk about how "natural" it feels to spend so much time with Dan. Is anyone surprised?

Sneaking out away from the prying eyes of her meddling mother, Lily meets with Rufus in the park. He says he'll wait for her, as long as it takes, six months or six years. I think "forever" might have been a more romantic sentiment, but he tried. Cece followed Lily and now knows the union she tried so hard to break up is in full force.

At the funeral ...more