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|Guests=*[[Connor Paolo]] as Eric van der Woodsen |
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*[[Margaret Colin]] as Eleanor Waldorf |
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*Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky |
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*[[Nan Zhang]] as Kati Farkas |
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*[[Nicole Fiscella]] as Isabel Coates |
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*[[Dreama Walker]] as Hazel William |
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*[[Amanda Setton]]as Penelope Shafai |
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*[[Jill Flint]] as Bex |
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| Prev = [[School Lies]] |
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| Next = [[The Blair Bitch Project (Gossip Girl)|The Blair Bitch Project]] |
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{{Quote box |quote="I’ve been lobbying for the show to use the GG gimmick as more than just a cute framing device or a running commentary on events that need no further embellishment. Tonight, the GG blog set off the daisy-chain of misunderstandings and back-biting that kept the episode percolating, and finally demonstrated how the rumor mill can upend people’s personal lives. Whether the rumors are true or not doesn’t really matter."|source=—Scott Tobias praising the utilization of the Gossip Girl blog.<ref name="Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’"></ref> |align= |
{{Quote box |quote="I’ve been lobbying for the show to use the GG gimmick as more than just a cute framing device or a running commentary on events that need no further embellishment. Tonight, the GG blog set off the daisy-chain of misunderstandings and back-biting that kept the episode percolating, and finally demonstrated how the rumor mill can upend people’s personal lives. Whether the rumors are true or not doesn’t really matter."|source=—Scott Tobias praising the utilization of the Gossip Girl blog.<ref name="Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’"></ref> |align=left |width=30% |quoted=1 |salign=right}} |
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| ⚫ | "The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" was watched by 2.27 million of viewers<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=2008-01-15|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=011508_03|title=Weekly Program Rankings|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref> and received positive reviews from critics. ''[[New York Magazine]]'' praised the episode following the show's return from the Writer's Strike and the use of Gossip Girl to elevate the episode. "We were concerned after last week's episode that Gossip Girl was embarking on a downward spiral, that the writers' strike would cause it to slink off the air like a disgraced social climber, [...] Every time we find ourselves doubting or mistrustful of our lover, he or she surprises us, we are proven wrong, and we fall in "love" all over again. As the great writer Jessica Fletcher once said, what does not kill us makes us stronger. And this week's season finale had us feeling strong indeed! [...] it was the first to play up the role of Gossip Girl herself and her effect on the character's lives."<ref name="Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’">{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/gossip_girl_finale.html| first=| last=| title=In Which We Finally Say Those Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’| date= January 10, 2008| work=[[New York Magazine]]| accessdate=June 1, 2011}}</ref> Scott Tobias of [[The A.V. Club]] lauded the development of the Blair/Nate/Chuck triangle, "[...]one, it adds another layer to the big revelation that she lost her virginity to Chuck before losing her fake virginity to Nate. It would have been hard enough to deal with the truth about who’s sleeping with whom, but adding a paternity test to the mix kicks it up several notches. For two, we get to see Blair’s swift and stunning fall from grace after Chuck decides to finally play his hand on the Gossip Girl site."<ref name="The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-thin-line-between-chuck-and-nate,12746/| first=Scott| last=Tobias| title="The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate"| date= January 10, 2008| work=[[The A.V. Club]]| accessdate=June 1, 2011}}</ref> |
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"The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" was watched by 2.27 million of viewers<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=2008-01-15|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=011508_03|title=Weekly Program Rankings|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref> and received positive reviews from critics. |
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Chris Rovzar from ''New York Magazine'' praised the panic that the pregnancy storyline caused. "To be fair, Blair's sleeping with Chuck after getting dumped was kind of understandable. But it's so real that no one would see it that way."<ref name="Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’"></ref> Tobias commended the writers' shifting the storyline from Serena to Blair. "[...]surely none of you believed that Serena was buying the test for herself, did you? The writers do a fine enough job covering up this little twist, but it’s impossible to believe that she and Dan would have unprotected sex." On reviewing the episode, Tobias praised the pregnancy scare storyline for Blair, calling it a "masterstroke" and noted the commonality of the rules of 19th century New York high society and the rules of high school hierarchy in the show. "The moment Blair is tarred as a harlot, her adoring underlings turn on her like a pack of hyenas; it’s strange to think that Blair’s pristine sexuality was somehow the root of her power [...] but in this world, it makes sense. Sleeping with two guys in quick succession (particularly Chuck, who isn’t “special” like Nate) is a show of weakness, and she fast discovers that her loyal subjects do not respect vulnerability from their leader." Tobias expected the return of a vengeful Blair. "Blair will have to dig pretty hard to hurt Chuck as badly as he did with that “Arabian horses” speech. Can’t wait for her Medea phase to begin."<ref name="The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate"></ref> |
Chris Rovzar from ''New York Magazine'' praised the panic that the pregnancy storyline caused. "To be fair, Blair's sleeping with Chuck after getting dumped was kind of understandable. But it's so real that no one would see it that way."<ref name="Three Little Words to ‘Gossip Girl’"></ref> Tobias commended the writers' shifting the storyline from Serena to Blair. "[...]surely none of you believed that Serena was buying the test for herself, did you? The writers do a fine enough job covering up this little twist, but it’s impossible to believe that she and Dan would have unprotected sex." On reviewing the episode, Tobias praised the pregnancy scare storyline for Blair, calling it a "masterstroke" and noted the commonality of the rules of 19th century New York high society and the rules of high school hierarchy in the show. "The moment Blair is tarred as a harlot, her adoring underlings turn on her like a pack of hyenas; it’s strange to think that Blair’s pristine sexuality was somehow the root of her power [...] but in this world, it makes sense. Sleeping with two guys in quick succession (particularly Chuck, who isn’t “special” like Nate) is a show of weakness, and she fast discovers that her loyal subjects do not respect vulnerability from their leader." Tobias expected the return of a vengeful Blair. "Blair will have to dig pretty hard to hurt Chuck as badly as he did with that “Arabian horses” speech. Can’t wait for her Medea phase to begin."<ref name="The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate"></ref> |
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Tobias praised the direction Jenny Humphrey |
Tobias praised the direction of Jenny Humphrey from her role in bringing down Blair to being given an elevated storyline. "I’ve been waiting for Jenny to play a more integral role than luring her boring mother back into the Humphrey household."<ref name="The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate"></ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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"The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" is the 13th episode of the CW television series, Gossip Girl.[1] The episode was written by Felicia D. Henderson and directed by Norman Buckley. It originally aired on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 on the CW.
Plot
Production
Reception
"I’ve been lobbying for the show to use the GG gimmick as more than just a cute framing device or a running commentary on events that need no further embellishment. Tonight, the GG blog set off the daisy-chain of misunderstandings and back-biting that kept the episode percolating, and finally demonstrated how the rumor mill can upend people’s personal lives. Whether the rumors are true or not doesn’t really matter."
—Scott Tobias praising the utilization of the Gossip Girl blog.[2]
"The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" was watched by 2.27 million of viewers[3] and received positive reviews from critics. New York Magazine praised the episode following the show's return from the Writer's Strike and the use of Gossip Girl to elevate the episode. "We were concerned after last week's episode that Gossip Girl was embarking on a downward spiral, that the writers' strike would cause it to slink off the air like a disgraced social climber, [...] Every time we find ourselves doubting or mistrustful of our lover, he or she surprises us, we are proven wrong, and we fall in "love" all over again. As the great writer Jessica Fletcher once said, what does not kill us makes us stronger. And this week's season finale had us feeling strong indeed! [...] it was the first to play up the role of Gossip Girl herself and her effect on the character's lives."[2] Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club lauded the development of the Blair/Nate/Chuck triangle, "[...]one, it adds another layer to the big revelation that she lost her virginity to Chuck before losing her fake virginity to Nate. It would have been hard enough to deal with the truth about who’s sleeping with whom, but adding a paternity test to the mix kicks it up several notches. For two, we get to see Blair’s swift and stunning fall from grace after Chuck decides to finally play his hand on the Gossip Girl site."[4]
Chris Rovzar from New York Magazine praised the panic that the pregnancy storyline caused. "To be fair, Blair's sleeping with Chuck after getting dumped was kind of understandable. But it's so real that no one would see it that way."[2] Tobias commended the writers' shifting the storyline from Serena to Blair. "[...]surely none of you believed that Serena was buying the test for herself, did you? The writers do a fine enough job covering up this little twist, but it’s impossible to believe that she and Dan would have unprotected sex." On reviewing the episode, Tobias praised the pregnancy scare storyline for Blair, calling it a "masterstroke" and noted the commonality of the rules of 19th century New York high society and the rules of high school hierarchy in the show. "The moment Blair is tarred as a harlot, her adoring underlings turn on her like a pack of hyenas; it’s strange to think that Blair’s pristine sexuality was somehow the root of her power [...] but in this world, it makes sense. Sleeping with two guys in quick succession (particularly Chuck, who isn’t “special” like Nate) is a show of weakness, and she fast discovers that her loyal subjects do not respect vulnerability from their leader." Tobias expected the return of a vengeful Blair. "Blair will have to dig pretty hard to hurt Chuck as badly as he did with that “Arabian horses” speech. Can’t wait for her Medea phase to begin."[4]
Tobias praised the direction of Jenny Humphrey from her role in bringing down Blair to being given an elevated storyline. "I’ve been waiting for Jenny to play a more integral role than luring her boring mother back into the Humphrey household."[4]
References
- ^ Gossip Girl Episode Listings http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=gossip_girl&view=listings
- ^ a b c "In Which We Finally Say Those Three Little Words to 'Gossip Girl'". New York Magazine. January 10, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b c Tobias, Scott (January 10, 2008). ""The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
