We Were Your Priority

White lights, covert meetings, newfound religion and B & S in glitter couture once more. How else would they do New Year’s on the Upper East Side?

To cut through a layer of this massive web, let’s revert to concise bullets:

• Blair had a chat with God who wants her to be a princess and leave Chuck alone
• We’ve located the real Charlie while Lily is still trying to tracking down the imposter
• Serena and Dan are back together and it’s only a matter of time before it’s more than just a ruse
• Blair lost the baby as a result of the car accident and the youth of this show was instantly revived
• The one change left unexplained is how the elites “took down” Gossip Girl
• Blair spends the least amount of time with Louis, yet swears she’s marrying him, and later ends up at Chuck’s apartment and with Dan at Vera Wang

The most interesting twist was that Nate, the new Gossip Girl, apparently has an X on his head. Throw in a guilty conscience and only the real Gossip Girl to help him and, well, that solidifies the name of the show. We weren’t about to tune into Serena’s Diary. 

This week’s “detective” theme was accompanied by a thrumming Zee Avi tune, proving that the music director finally woke up. The songs became a sort of muffled narrative throughout, providing us with all the words Blair couldn’t muster.  The art direction was also spot-on for this episode, set up most like the Audrey Hepburn intros – a style which is always welcome. Looks like Leslie Morgenstein has realized she has some tough competition – her other show in the same time block. Who will win viewership in a showdown between a snarky Gossip Girl and a sinister A?

Mimi