All About My Brother
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| "All About My Brother" | |
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| Gossip Girl episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Janice Cooke-Leonard |
| Written by | Paul Sciarrotta |
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| Cinematography by | Ron Fortunato |
| Editing by | Harry Jierjian |
| Production code | 116 |
| Original air date | May 5, 2008 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"All About My Brother" is the 16th episode of the first season of the American teen drama television series Gossip Girl.[1] It originally aired on The CW on May 5, 2008. The episode was written by Paul Sciarrotta and directed by Janice Cooke-Leonard.
International titles
- Czech Republic: "Vše o mém bratrovi" ("All About My Brother")
Cultural allusions
- Jenny is seen using Evite to invite everyone to her party.[2]
- After publicly humiliating Jenny and Asher, Blair's clique ask her where they're going to celebrate and mentions a Waverly restaurant and the Lower East Side bar, 151.[2]
- When Lily discusses seating arrangements for her wedding, she requests a waiter to have Serena seated far away from former New York governor, Eliot Spitzer.[2]
- Penelope compares Gossip Girl to Page Six when the blog halts its acceptance of gossip involving Blair and Jenny.[2]
- Hazel compares Jenny to Vanessa Hudgens while Blair compares Jenny to Katie Holmes when a rumor implying Asher's alleged homosexuality spreads.[2]
- Frustrated with Gossip Girl's choice of halting her publishing of gossip involving her and Jenny, Blair expresses to Dan how Gossip Girl's credibility is now similar to an inebriated Tinsley Mortimer.[2]
- Jenny reveals that Dan wears L.L.Bean pants.[2]
- Lily discusses hiring both wedding planner Preston Bailey and noted cake-maker Sylvia Weinstock for her wedding.[2]
Reception
"All About My Brother" was watched by 2.12 million of viewers,[3] the least watched episode of the series to be aired in 2008.
The episode received generally favorable reviews. BuzzSugar gave the episode a positive review, and praised Leighton Meester's performances by saying that "Blair was on fire". She said that the "surrender of Little J to Blair was", in her own words, "classic".[4] Jacob from Television Without Pity also gave the episode a positive review, claiming that the episode was as a whole "awesome", and that the final scene of Serena saying to Blair that she killed someone as a great surprise for the episode.[5] Isabelle Carreau from TV Squad had used the word "OMFG" to describe how great the episode was, and that "the suspense" of Serena's storyline was "killing" her.[6]
References
- ^ "Gossip Girl Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "'Gossip Girl' Blows Our Minds". New York. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 13, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Gossip Girl Rundown: Episode 16, "All About My Brother"". BuzzSugar. May 6, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ Jacob (May 6, 2008). "When You Were a Fever". Television Without Pity. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ Carreau, Isabelle (May 6, 2008). "Gossip Girl: All About My Brother". TV Squad. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
