Hey Memphis!  How about the drama on the latest episode of our favorite show!

We met Serena’s grandma CeCe and learned she isn’t as nice as she looks!  She had a hidden agenda for her granddaughter.  She pretended to be dying in order to get S to attend the cotillion.  Then she tried to scare Lonely Boy off by making him feel as though he didn’t belong in Serena’s social circle.  But Dan stood his ground and decided to ditch his mom’s gallery opening in order to be S’s escort.  CeCe then resorted to dirtier tactics.  She went to the gallery to see Rufus and told him she’d buy all of his wife’s paintings if he’d ensure Dan would dump Serena.  Rufus wouldn’t budge either.  CeCe then dropped a bombshell.  She told Rufus that even though he couldn’t be bought, Serena could, just like her mother!  CeCe gave Lily a choice when she was younger: dump Rufus or lose her inheritance!  Lily obviously chose the money.  Rufus was stunned.

Meantime, Chuck and Blair started the episode hot and steamy.  B was scheduled to attend the cotillion with a prince.  But Nate persuaded her to change her mind and attend the soiree with him.  Nate decided he liked the new, more independent Blair, but he became convinced she was seeing another guy.  So he asked his best friend Chuck to look into it, not knowing Chuck is that “other guy”.  Chuck convinced Nate that B was seeing Carter ??.  He egged him on until Nate punched Carter during the cotillion.  Blair was furious once she realized Chuck was behind the scheme.  She told him they were over, then rushed into Nate’s arms.

Back to S.  Dan arrived to pick her up for the cotillion.  He tried to tell her about her grandma’s dirty tricks.  But S was furious that Dan would badmouth her beloved grandmother.  S told Dan to leave, and CeCe called backup date Carter Baizen.  Once at the cotillion, she realized her “coming out” speech was not the one she wrote.  She realized her mother had altered her speech, so she wrote a new, more risqué version.   CeCe was furious and embarrassed once she heard the new version, and took her anger out on Lily.  When Lily confronted Serena about the drama, Serena turned the tables, telling Lily that she was not supporting her like she should.  Lily realized S was right, went straight to the gallery to get Dan and told him that there is no better man for her daughter.  Dan joined S at the cotillion and the two danced the night away. 

A shaken Rufus couldn’t get over CeCe’s admission to giving Lily an ultimatum.  He called Lily to ask her about it.  She told him it was water under the bridge, but Rufus told her if he had only known, they could still be together.  Then he hung up, leaving Lily stunned. 

The episode ended with a very sad Chuck.  We realized he does indeed have a heart, and it was broken when Blair chose Nate over him.  He packed his bags and told his driver to take him to the airport.

So what do you guys think?  Did you feel sad for Chuck?  Do you think Lily and Rufus will eventually get together?  And do you think Blair and Nate are back together for good?