With “The Revengers,” it’s apparent her angle is so ugly and transparent that I wish she’d never graced the stages of The Lying Game. I’ve not read the books, but I have heard Sutton died in the early stages. I found myself wishing early on she had taken that same dark path in the series. Instead, she and Rebecca will now embark upon a terrible reign of terror to tear apart a family. A family that Rebecca desperately wants while, ironically, Sutton wants nothing to do with. That’s what I’m finding really confusing as things stand at the end of this episode. Rotten to the core and morally reprehensible Rebecca has had this plan to rip Ted and Kristin apart so she can take Kristin’s place with both of her daughters and live the life she believes she was meant to have all along.

Unless I’m missing something, we still do not have confirmation Ted is the girls’ father, but I can understand Rebecca’s obsession with her high school crush. It’s been done enough that I don’t need a degree in neuroscience to understand her motivation. Sutton, however, hates Ted and Laurel AND her twin, Emma. I cannot for the life of me figure out why she’s going along with her mother’s plan to put this little freaky family together. I suppose it could be that she wanted her mother’s love so much she was willing to do anything, and I’ll have to live with that for now. Otherwise, it just makes no sense.

Emma and Laurel continue to share such a lovely relationship and I hate that they aren’t the sisters. I only hope Laurel is as understanding and accepting of Emma when she inevitably finds out the truth about Emma as Sutton’s friends have been. Because, really, their acceptance has been amazing. Am I right? You have to wonder why any of them were ever friends with Sutton in the first place, because they aren’t welcoming her nasty butt back into their lives with open arms now that they’ve seen her doppelganger with the loving and caring personality in her place. I love it!

When Jordan called Rebecca mom, I immediately started doing math and trying to figure out where he came from. It never occurred to me that he’s most likely a step son. He would appear to be older than Sutton and Emma, and since most of their group of friends have a good picture of her life up until their birth, I don’t think he could have come any sooner. I think he and Mads will be the newest couple in town, and I can only hope he doesn’t have a heart similar to Rebecca’s. Mads’ deserves more than any scheming relation to Rebecca might bring.

Even though I had my suspicions last season that Alec knew about Emma walking in Sutton’s shoes, to hear him admit it and even offer to help her shocked me. I cannot get a good read on him. One minute I consider him the ultimate bad guy and the next a trusted friend and good father. Surely he’s somewhere in between, and that’s what makes his character so interesting. I want him to rip the rug out from out under Rebecca and Sutton, to expose them and help Emma to become a part of the Mercer family. Hell, I seem to think he has super powers, because the stunts he pulls off are so outrageous. When the idea is Alec pitted against Rebecca, I want him to nail her ass to the ground.

Thayer is still there for Emma, and Emma and Sutton are both still vying for Ethan. I hate that Ethan continues to think about Sutton for even a moment, and it makes me wonder whether Emma should even consider him as a romantic interest any longer. But you can’t force love, and if she doesn’t feel anything other than friendship for Thayer, then I hope they don’t force her to be with him just because he’s the only other available guy in the cast. Not everyone needs a love interest, as much as we’d enjoy to see them have one.

I’m going to have a hard time watching Emma struggle against her blood bitch relatives as we veer into this second season. Will her new friends and allies help her find a way to save the Mercer family she has come to love and remain in their good graces? When will Emma discover Rebecca is her mother? What kind of wedge and warring campaign will that wage between the twins? The questions are endless and I’m betting the answers will be few. What are your hopes for the new season and what did you think of the premiere?

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A musical moment done right was the scene with Dan telling Serena he still loved her. Ellie Goulding’s “Hanging On” playing in the background was perfect and hit all the right emotions. That’s one of the things I’m really going to miss about this show, the music. Alexandra Patsavas and her team are geniuses’ and I’ve been enjoying her music selections ever since The O.C. and Chuck. I’m still really annoyed at Dan and I’m not even convinced he still loves Serena but to see him grovel feels quite good.

Before Bart’s demise, he was being honoured at a Man of the Year Gala. Nobody does an event like Gossip Girl, but even I had to chuckle at that one. Wasn’t this man “dead” for the better part of the year? It was a fabulous way to get everyone together, scheming of course. Blair and Chuck came up with an plan but they needed Serena. Serena got Ivy involved then Sage came into the picture and it wouldn’t be a scheme without Georgina. I have to say, when Ivy, Sage and Georgina were all standing at the Gala together the word spinoff totally came flying out of my mouth. Brilliant, no?

My heart really started to crumble into a million little pieces when a news report came out saying the Bass plane was missing. Supposedly the same one Chuck was on. It had Bart’s stench all over it. The writer’s couldn’t be seriously with this one could they? Good thing it was all part of the master plan. While Dan was supposed to introduce Bart to the podium he revealed Chuck instead. Chuck revealed Bart tried to have him killed. I got so angry when Bart said Chuck had a substance abuse problem. What else could he say though? “Yeah, it’s true. I totally tried to have my son killed because he’s trying to take me down for the illegal things I’ve done.”

We did get a really great Blair and Serena moment out of this. They truly are the nucleus of this show. I’m going to miss these moments when the series ends. Despite all the craziness this show has produced, one of the many things I’ve loved about this show is the relationships the characters have had with each other.

So the stage has been set for the series finale next week. Nate is going to start looking for Gossip Girl again. I for one am thrilled! I hope next week they pull out all the stops!

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