Gossip Girl Episode 5 had three very interesting lines. Wordplay that may elude to future subplots,
one of which has already begun, one of which we may see in the mid-season finale next week,
and one of which may elude to a major event later this year in the Season 1 Finale.
First there is this line here: "What are you doing after school?" As a fan who has been
shipping Nick and Kate since they first met at the parent teacher conference, that line
jumped out as a way of asking someone out on a date. But at the time, Nick was just
asking Kate if she was free to tutor Zoya. Nonetheless, that line took on new meaning
because after the tutoring session, Nick invited Kate over to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
That was a date. When the dust settled of the war that was
the trick-or-treaters, Nick complimented Kate on her article. But unfortunately, Kate decided
that instead of writing, the best way for her to make a difference in the world is with
Gossip Girl. So Kate bailed on a great opportunity for a kiss by sneaking off to the bathroom
to reactivate Gossip Girl. This time with the comments turned off.
Kate's article was rejected, so she invited Nick out to dinner. But there are two problems
here. First off, Kate has been keeping Gossip Girl a secret from Nick ever since the very
first time that they met. So yeah, Kate can wipe Gossip Girl clean, but Nick's from Buffalo.
He s from upstate. And the north remembers. Nick knows that Gossip Girl has posted bad
stuff about Zoya and Jules. And to make matters worse, Jordan wants Kate. So Jordan's jealousy
of Nick may lead to threats and or action against Kate, possibly at the expense of Zoya.
That actually leads into the second of the three possible examples of wordplay that I
wanted to share today. Check out this line here: "If you won't stop, I'll make you."
Kate said that to herself in regards to deactivating Gossip Girl so as to prevent Jordan from posting
again about Zoya. But Kate has reactivated Gossip Girl. So in the next episode, if Jordan
tries to sabotage Kate s relationship with Nick by posting about Zoya, then those words
may take on new meaning. "If you won't stop, I'll make you."
And speaking of threats: "Tell a single soul what you know, and what I do to you next will
be." Max threatened Rafa before they became a thing. Aki threatened Rafa at the bar, and
Rafa threatened Aki in return. Now that Max has left Rafa, Rafa may threaten Max in an
attempt to get him back. So there will be more drama to come with Rafa since Rafa is
a wolf in sheep's clothing. Just like the writer Simon was to Zoya in this episode.
And Monet turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing as well. Monet backstabbed and ditched
Jules because Monet was unwilling to evolve with Jules as Jules changes and grows.
And Jules isn't the only one who is changing. They all are, especially Ak. Audge noticed
Ak checking out boys instead of listening to her. And later, Ak admitted that he is
changing. He admitted that they are changing. But regardless of what Ak decides, Audge seems
to be a rock unlike Monet. So it seems that Audrey will be there for Aki just as she will
be there for her mother. But we are getting ahead of ourselves.
The last theme to discuss today is the feeling of being ignored.
Part of why Monet betrayed Jules was because she felt as if Jules was ignoring her. And
in a way, she was. Jules had been choosing Zoya over Monet, and that hurt Monet.
Max has been ignoring both his friends and his family, who are at home, alone, grieving.
And Audrey and Aki had been ignoring Max, and that hurt him.
Then we've got Zobie. Obie feels ignored by Zoya, since Zoya doesn't want to be touchy
feeling in front of Jules. And also because Zoya doesn't listen to him attentively anymore
since Zoya doesn't know if Obie believes in the things he says he believes in or if he
is being fake. Zoya needs to figure that out. But the theme of feeling ignored hit home
most closely with Audrey. Audrey was very stressed that her mother had told her that
they need to move back to Connecticut. But all of her friends, mainly Jules, ignored
her. Jules ended up realizing this, but it was too late. Audrey had gotten drunk just
like her mother had gotten drunk at the fundraiser party. That's when Audrey realized that she
herself had been ignoring her mother, who was still hurting from her father s affair,
the divorce, and the bankruptcy. Low and behold, Audrey got a call from her
mother s phone, but unfortunately, her mother was in the E.R. Luckily, she survived, and
now Audrey realizes that she needs to and wants to be there for her mother. And as tragic
events often do, the group of friends came together, including Max. So the road ahead
may be rocky, but as long as they stick together, they will all be able to traverse it.
That leads us into the third example of wordplay that I mentioned at the beginning of the video.
Check out this line here: But know. I'll be here. Keeping count. What does that sound
like to you? It sounds like a list of who is naughty and who is nice. So considering
the fact that they just had a Halloween party, let's not be surprised if one of the second
half episodes, possibly even the finale, is a Christmas party.