I love Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes of shows. There is always a crisis and somehow it gets resolved in that hour. And in that time you might just laugh and cry many times. I just hate that in Canada we have to wait for another month and a half before we get to see the Thanksgiving episodes from the States. But we still appreciate it.

Episode eleven of the season is called, Treasure of Serena Madre, and it goes like this: It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving on the Upper East Side if there wasn’t a serving or two of some major drama for the holiday. Blair (Leighton Meester) suspects her mom (guest star Margaret Colin) has been keeping a big secret from her, but it turns out to be something else entirely. Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) is supposed to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, but has a fight with her mom (guest star Gina Torres) and shows up on Dan’s (Penn Badgley) doorstep. Rufus (Matthew Settle) learns that Lily (Kelly Rutherford) has been lying to him about her mother, Cece (guest star Caroline Lagerfelt). Chuck (Ed Westwick) tells Nate (Chace Crawford) that he has some potentially damaging information about one of their friends. Jenny (Taylor Momsen) learns that Eric (Connor Paolo) was behind her very public embarrassment at Cotillion and can’t pass up a chance to get even. Serena (Blake Lively) is put in a very awkward position when her mother invites Trip (guest star Aaron Tveit) and Maureen (guest star Holley Fain) to join them for Thanksgiving dinner..

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I have to say that Gossip Girl has really brought the guest stars this year,  Hilary Duff, Jimmy Fallon, Lady Gaga and one of my personal favorites, Kevin Zegers. I was going to write about Kevin before…he starred in the Air Bud movies and he grew up in Canada…right near where I lived in Ontario. We all know he has to be cool then!

The tenth episode of the season is called, The Last Days of Disco Suck, and it goes like this…Hoping to impress the elitist theater kids at NYU, Blair (Leighton Meester) sets her sights on landing a private concert with the hottest musical performer of the year, Lady Gaga. Dan (Penn Badgley) and Olivia (guest star Hilary Duff) sign up to write and star in a school play, based on an idea by Blair and directed by Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). With Blair out of the picture, Serena (Blake Lively) turns to Nate (Chace Crawford) to help her get through a difficult situation. As a favor to Chuck (Ed Westwick), Jenny (Taylor Momsen) agrees to hang out with Damien (guest star Kevin Zegers), the son of an ambassador who is staying at Chuck’s hotel, but the experience proves to be a lot more intriguing than she expected.

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Can you believe we are already at episode 8 of the season? I think that’s crazy talk! I was caught up with Gossip Girl but now I’m lagging again. I just need to have time to watch all my shows.

Episode 8 is called, They Shoot Humphrey’s, Don’t They?, and it goes like this: Not satisfied with just being Queen of Constance Billard, Jenny (Taylor Momsen) sets her sights on becoming the Queen of all the Upper East Side by landing the hottest escort for Cotillion. Nate (Chace Crawford) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) plot to help Serena (Blake Lively) and Blair (Leighton Meester) repair their damaged friendship. Dan (Penn Badgley) is upset when Olivia (guest star Hilary Duff) contemplates leaving school for a movie project.

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Gossip Girl is on a hot streak. And I really need to catch up on the episodes I’ve missed!

The seventh episode is called, How To Succeed In Bassness. And it goes like this: In need of publicity for his new hotel, Chuck (Ed Westwick) decides to move up his club’s opening and enlists Serena’s (Blake Lively) help to get the word out to her celebrity clients. Feeling left out of the planning, Blair (Leighton Meester) attempts to win Chuck’s approval by secretly helping him with a problem concerning opening night. Dan (Penn Badgley) is unnerved when he finally watches one of Olivia’s (guest star Hilary Duff) infamous sex scenes with co-star and real-life boyfriend at the time, Patrick Robinson (guest star Simon Miller). Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is forced to choose between her relationship with Eric (Connor Paolo) and her new role as Queen Bee. Rufus (Matthew Settle) gets Lily (Kelly Rutherford) into the Halloween spirit.

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More pictures from the Gossip Girl photo shoot here were released today. I have to say that I absolutely love these pictures. Especially the Chace Crawford ones. It’s too bad everyone is here except Blake Lively.

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It looks like Gossip Girl is gaining speed again and with the newest episode we see Tyra Banks and Hilary Duff guest starring. I know there has been mixed feelings on Hilary being on the show. I don’t think she’ll do too bad.

The fourth episode of the season is called Dan De Fleurette and goes like this: It’s the first day of school at Constance Billard which means it’s also time for Jenny (Taylor Momsen) to take her rightful place as the new Queen Bee. Unfortunately for Jenny, Blair (Leighton Meester) is more than happy to intervene when news reaches her that she may be needed back at Constance. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) returns home to Rufus (Matthew Settle) and her family to find that things are definitely not as she left them. A famous movie actress, Olivia Burke (guest star Hilary Duff), enrolls at NYU – and is assigned to be Vanessa’s (Jessica Szohr) roommate – hoping for a somewhat normal college experience. Tyra Banks guest stars as Ursula, an actress co-starring in Olivia’s movie and someone who Serena (Blake Lively) befriends.

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These Gossip Girl pictures are awesome! I had seen parts of this photo shoot before but finally I got a hold of most of the pictures from it. It makes me excited for the season to start already. The first episode of the season, Reversals Of Fortune,  is on Monday.

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I was looking at these pictures of Taylor Momsen on another site when I was thinking that the dress she was wearing was really cute. And it was all sparkly (and I love my sparkles) and it was all one piece. Then I took a closer look and saw that I could see her belly in between there. My mom side instantly took over. Taylor just turned 16, but in all honesty she looks way older than that. And as a mom I don’t agree with the belly showing thing.

They claim she was out on a date with some mystery guy. I wonder if the guy just got caught walking behind her. You know how those stories go. And if that’s the case the guy is going to like that he’s splattered all over all the celebrity gossip websites. (Except for here.)

And why can’t I stop singing that song, Genie In A Bottle when I see that dress?

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The other night some of the Gossip Girl cast members were filming a night-time scene at the Empire Hotel.  I have been seeing these ’20’s era’ pictures all week and finally I have come up with a back in time episode.

I think this look for Blake Lively, Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen have this era down, and almost look like they are right at home.

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I think writing about TV shows has to be my favorite part of the job. Not that what I do really could be considered a job, since it’s so fun! The new TV season is coming up and I have so many things I want to write about.

This Season 3 Gossip Girl cast photo has been released. And I’m afraid to say but the only person that really sticks out is Blake Lively. I’m not sure why they dressed her up in blue when everyone else was wearing darker colors. It could be a set-up for the season to come though too. I guess we will have to find out when the new season starts in September.

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