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OMG. LET’S DISCUSS.
If you (god forbid) missed the return of Gossip Girl Monday night, watch it here http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video/gossip-girl/gossip-girl-the-hurt-locket/?play=634-7384 right now. Seriously, right now, WATCH IT.

First things first: a nifty bullet list of important things that happened:
• Nate and Serena
• New douchelord, Damien
• Jenny and Damien’s little hobby
• Chuck’s long-lost mother?!
• Lily and Rufus’ marriage probs
• Blair is annoying

Looking back at the message boards from during the break, it seems people were all wanting Nate and Serna to hook up (again) and they certainly did (over and over and over again). Way to take it slow, guys.

This new twist that Chuck might not have lost his mother in childbirth is quite a development. Why would Bart lie about this? Did he need to make an excuse to resent his only son? All we know is that she was at his grave and has a locket (“the hurt locket”-nice allusion to the Oscar winner!)We’ll have to wait to find out more about Elizabeth Fisher.

We finally have some more deets about the letter to Serena from her dad. After Rufus comes back from skiing (by himself??) and confronts Lily by asking her pointblank- “Did you sleep with your ex-husband?” “No, it was just a kiss.” Ok, case closed, ::phew:: and here I thought Lily had cheated on her husband. (-_-)

I used to love Blair, but now I think she’s just settled into the role of Chuck’s sappy puppy-eyed girlfriend. Stop being all lovey- dovey and go slap a hoe! I’d rather see B cut a bitch than fawn all over Chuck, but that’s just me.

So, what exactly did fans receive from this episode? Disappointment, relief, a quick fix?

What a fabulous restart. We got sex, drama, suspense and laughter once again from all our favorite elite. Counting down until Monday next, XoXo Miss Media

Another media reinventment: product placement.
Consumerism has reached a newer level in the past few years by placing their products in TV shows and movies. Sometimes subtly, other times in a scripted, unnatural way to mention it, most humorously so is Pepsi in Austin Powers.
While this has been going on for quite a while, I think Gossip Girl has truly integrated this concept even more through Verizon Wireless. The characters all clearly have Verizon phones. Since the actual Gossip Girl in the show uses text messages to send out the newest gossip, cell phones play a considerable part in the show.
Also, Verizon has an app service that sends you texts and pictures from the show, so you can live like the Upper East Siders. This connection between Tv and Mobile for a show is quite innovative and sets Gossip Girl apart from other TV shows.