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As we head toward the new year, our thoughts naturally turn to resolutions -- you know, exercise regularly, quit staying up so late, no more trying to polish off the gingerbread house in one sitting. But we also have some CW-related resolutions – both for ourselves, and some hints for the folks who run our favorite shows. Take a look, and add your suggestions in the comments!

This year, we resolve to:

*Give reality shows more of a chance. Granted, we don’t have much choice in the matter, but we’ve got to get over our knee-jerk suspicion of the genre. Beauty and the Geek proves that reality shows can be done right. Now we pledge to start trying to find the best in shows like Crowned, Farmer Wants a Wife, and the next cycle of America’s Next Top Model.

*Where we can’t find the good, we resolve to revel in the bad. Hey, at least we can have fun with Crowned, right? (Dammit, we’ve already messed up resolution number one…)

*Take a breath before reacting to news of new characters, plot twists, or other developments in our favorite shows. Maybe – just maybe – it’s not the apocalypse every time Eric Kripke deviates from the formula we know and love.

*Give said characters, plot twists, or other developments at least three episodes before we write them off.

*After three episodes, realize that other people might have different views on the aforementioned characters, twists or developments, and just because they don’t agree, that doesn’t mean they’re wrong.

*Reevaluate our stands on some familiar characters. They have passionate fans, and those people can’t all be crazy -- unless it’s about John Winchester. (Argh! Did it again!)

*Look for the good among some of the more reviled people on the shows. Sure, Tyra seems to be a raging egomaniac now, but just think of how focused and down-to-earth she was during the Great Wall photo shoot!

*Admit that John Winchester does have his good points. He’s a good Hunter, he did his best, and when it comes to the boys, he was always… tall. (Sorry, we just can’t do it.)

This year, we hope the Powers that Be behind the network and the shows resolve to:

*Spend more time and money promoting the gems that they have. Why don’t we see billboards advertising The Game, Aliens in America, or Supernatural? Why aren’t there more ad spots for Smallville, Reaper and Everybody Hates Chris? Come on, folks – get those shows out there!

*Let the geniuses behind the shows work unimpeded. We’d hate to think that certain show creators felt pressured to add new characters because the network thought they would sell better…

*Go for class, not trash. We’ll take 1,000 Beauty and Geeks over even one more Pussycat Dolls, guilty pleasure though the PCDs may be.

*Make the shows make sense. We’re still reeling from the fact that Asia wasn’t actually obligated to join the PCDs after winning the competition. That makes no sense!

*Spread out the excitement over more than two or three episodes. A couple of shows (we’re looking at you, Smallville) tend to have huge, splashy, special-effects-laden jaw-droppers at the beginning and end of the season, and right before hiatuses. Then, they have several snooze-worthy episodes that seem like obvious passing. Think more Bizarro, less Fierce.

What about you? Any new CW-related resolutions to share? Post them in the comments!

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Imagine starting a new gig where everyone else has worked together closely for the past four years. Scary, right? That was the potentially nerve-wracking situation the new actors faced when joining the One Tree Hill cast for Season Five. Lucky for them, the OTH cast and crew was incredibly warm and welcoming (not that we're surprised about that), hosting movie nights and showing them the Wilmington hotspots! Joe Manganiello (Owen), Daphne Zuniga (Victoria), Stephen Colletti (Chase), Torrey DeVitto (Carrie), and Robbie Jones (Quentin) talk about how they settled into NC life and befriended their new coworkers. Check it out!

Watch lots of videos:
*Cullen Moss and Stephen Colletti!
*New characters
*Dresses and dates
*The thrill of 100 episodes. Lots more still on the way!

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We’ve been pretty open about our problems with the results from the latest cycle of America's Next Top Model – and we’re not alone. But what we had to say is nothing compared to what we're hearing from Cycle 1 winner Adrianne Curry.

"I agree with the majority in saying that [Saleisha’s win] is not fair," Curry writes on her MySpace page. "I didn't think that they chose the girl who could actually model... but then I remembered that they are nine seasons into this show and have yet to be successful in making a real Top Model." Ouch!

Then there’s this gem: Curry says she hopes Tyra "will do the right thing in this situation. Heck, maybe after she is done righting this wrong, she could hint at the agency she placed me in to pay me for the work I did and won through her show? Been trying to get that check since 2003."

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Cullen Moss turned the tables on Jason C. at the One Tree Hill 100th episode party! Check out Cullen's interviewing skills as he grills Jason C. Plus, Stephen Colletti talks about what's next for his character in Season Five.

Watch lots of videos:
*New characters
*Dresses and dates
*The thrill of 100 episodes. Lots more still on the way!

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TV Guide had an item that caught our eye – someone is advertising auditions for a reality version of Gossip Girl. "Are you the real Gossip Girl? Maybe an adorable Seth Cohen prepster who hates TV? Either way, we'd love to chat with you. We're looking for NYC prep-schoolers for a reality show [to air on] a major youth-oriented network." Innnnteresting.

What do you think? Would you watch real-life versions of B and S, or do you despair at the thought of another reality show?

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Last night's episode of Crowned officially divided the mansion into good versus deliciously evil. In a surprise turn of events, frozen face Patty and her sinister daughter Laura weren't the ones leading the brat pack; Angela and Tenia have taken over as the queen bitches. While the nicer ones are crying over the dismissal of The Realists (who will always be Silent but Deadly in our hearts), the bad girls were having a dance party.

On last week's show the daughters were in charge; this week the mothers had to take command as they picked out new evening gowns for their team to wear and then act as art director for a mother/daughter photoshoot. Their guest judge was fashion designer, Nick Verreos, of Project Runway fame. He was both adorable and straight-shooting, telling Angela that her first dress looked like she had just had sex in it for three hours before showing up. Things didn't get much better when she had a wardrobe change since the dress she chose literally had a slit that went up to her crotch to the point where cameras had to blur out her no-no parts.

Other teams fared better as Ada and Christan finally changed their names from Hot and Not to the Blessed Beauties. Blessed they were, as they received top marks for the evening gowns Ada picked out.

Back at the mansion, the nice girls settle in for some relaxation and gripe release. Hollis tells the other girls that she didn't come to the show to fight and have bad feelings, so she needs to avoid the people in the other room, speaking of course about the mean girls. Meanwhile, Angela, Tenia and some of the other evildoers are eavesdropping on their conversation via the house intercom system. Angela decides that she is going to be confrontational and starts to yell at Hollis saying that she is a phony who talks about people behind their backs and how dare she do that...which is pretty interesting considering last week's episode where Angela decided to have some words about the Goal Getters' noses having bumps. We seem to remember a reference to "The Humpty Dance" being made along with a proclamation of, "If you have flaws, I'm going to point them out." Well, honey, people living in rented-out glass mansions shouldn't be throwing stones.

In an effort to stand up for her daughter, Gina comes to the rescue and tells Angela to back off. Angela starts verbally attacking Hollis's state of grace, forcing Gina to yell, "YOU SHOWED YOUR CROTCH OVER AND OVER AND OVER!" When the dust settled, Gina and Hollis consoled each other through their tears.

The next day, the mothers and daughters had their photo shoots and the mothers had to stage the entire production. Poor Felicia and Pamela continued being desperately out of place while Ada and Christan continued with their climb to the top, taking the best picture out of all the contestants.

In the desashing ceremony, the two teams in last place were the Diamond Dolls and the Tomboy Queens. In previous ceremonies, the second to last team was asked to take the bedazzled scissors to cut the sash off of the last place team, but this time around, the Tomboy Queens had to *gasp* desash themselves! Ooooh the horrors! Truth be told, we were kind of over them anyway. We tried and tried to like them and see through the diamond in their rough, but really, they just never evolved. Also, we hate to admit it, but we really missed Patty and Laura in this episode. Their campiness is too good to not have air time.

What did you think of this week's episode? Do you think a larger fight is brewing? Has your pick for who the overall winner will be changed?

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Last week, Jason C. caught up with Kristin Kreuk and Allison Mack on the phone and got the scoop on their college survey. This week, he gets down to business with some pressing Smallville-related questions for Kristin. Does she do her own stunts? How is it portraying Lana's anger? What's her take on Bizarro? Find out the answers here -- and check back next week for our chat with Allison!

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Soon you’ll be able to see a couple of your favorite CW stars on movie screens. We just got word that Kristin Kreuk – Lana on Smallville – will be showing off her fighting moves in the latest cinematic video-game adaptation. Kristin will be kicking butt in Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li -- and yes, she’ll be starring as Chun-Li. We can’t wait to see Ms. Lang work her fighting mojo on big bads other than Lex Luthor!

Also, Life is Wild hottie Andrew St. John wants to be your date for Valentine’s Day – that’s when his horror movie The Caretaker is set to be released. The flick revolves around a group of teenage boys who attempt to give their girlfriends a good scare in an abandoned house, where a real-life urban legend involving a caretaker took place.

Will you be checking either of these flicks out when they hit theaters?

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Call it art imitating life -- or maybe art imitating art, or comics imitating TV that's imitating comics. Whatever it is, it means Chloe Sullivan, reporter, sidekick and fan favorite on Smallville, will be showing up in the original source material -- DC's Superman comic.

Comics news source Newsarama reports that our favorite girl reporter will hit the comic in Superman #674, which hits the stores on March 12.

Writer and all-around comics god Kurt Busiek says Chloe is "a strong and useful and fun addition to the [comics] cast, one that would give us several elements to the cast structure that have been missing for years, but in a new and different way."

The comic-book Chloe won't be a carbon-copy of the TV Chloe, Busiek said: "‘Our’ Chloe is clearly inspired by the Smallville character, right down to wanting to be a journalist, and being roughly the same age as the Smallville character. And she’s still Lois’ cousin. Beyond that, though, since she’s obviously a different age than Clark and Lana, she’s got to be her own, unique character.

"[Chloe's] got to have a different spin, one that lets her occupy a different role from [comic-book Lois and Lana]. She's the younger sister of someone Clark went to school with, not a classmate of Clark's herself. As a result, she's the new intern at the Daily Planet, fresh out of journalism school and itching to make a name for herself. That'll make her clearly different from Lois and Lana, and at the same time more familiar to watchers of the show.”

What do you think of Chloe crossing over? Vote in our poll and leave your thoughts in the comments!

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Check out the gallery and see how the cast looks now that they're playing twentysomethings. Whose look do you like the best?

Can't get enough OTH?
*Check out our red carpet cast photo gallery

Watch lots of videos:
*The cast's Christmas wishes
*New characters
*Dresses and dates
*The thrill of 100 episodes. Lots more still on the way!

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Christmas is over, and we're (slowly) getting back into the swing of things here at The CW Source. While we recover from the indulgences of the holidays, we'll be watching Crowned -- cringeworthy fitness routines and self-esteem destruction by way of a swimsuit competition elevated last week's episode to a new level of insanity. Get caught up on the theatrics with Jason C.'s Crowned ripcap!

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Here we thought the day after Christmas would be a slow news day, but it's just the opposite! First there was the possibility of Penn and Blake, and now Rush and Molloy report that Sophia Bush is involved with James Lafferty (scroll down to Side Dish)!

What!??!

We have to admit that we're totally shocked. Of course, it's entirely possible that this entire tidbit was made up -- and it does seem way out of left field, and a whole lot less believable than the Penn/Blake romance. Plus, Sophia's rep is saying there's nothing going on.

But anything's possible on the set of OTH, it seems. And we know that TV romance has happened offscreen in the past, both on OTH and on tons of other shows.

We don't know what to make of this, so we'll let you speculate. Do you think Sophia and James are dating, or is this complete nonsense? And if they are dating, are they a couple you'd like to see more of?

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We are PUMPED for tonight's episode of Crowned. It looks like Skin Deep is trying to get physical with sweet ol' Gina from the Dreamgals. Tears will be shed, insults will be slung and apparently a momma crotch will see the light of day for all others to see. We'll be sitting by the set with a big bag of popcorn and a Pabst Blue Ribbon for this one (only the best!).

We are psyched that Crowned Sock Puppet Theater has struck again! Here's their recap of last week's episode.

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Just spotted. B and P canoodling on the Upper East Side. Are these two just doing their jobs... or are they mixing business and pleasure? Only time will tell...

Xoxo,
Gossip Girl

Okay, Gossip Girl didn't really write that about Blake Lively and Penn Badgley... but she could have! We're hearing that all the heat Serena and Dan generate on Gossip Girl might not just be good acting -- The New York Daily News reports that the two are quietly dating. Squee! These two are already so adorable on the show, and they have so many lovey-dovey scenes, it's not hard to believe that their onscreen romance turned into a real one.

It wouldn't be the first time -- think of all the other teen drama couples that hooked up after their characters did. Offscreen romances are practically a requirement! Just think of Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray on One Tree Hill, Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody on The O.C., Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson on Dawson's Creek-- and that's just for starters (the fact that none of these couples lasted is something we'll just ignore for now).

We'd like to think this gossip is true, but The NY Daily News isn't exactly Gossip Girl. We need her to confirm this juicy rumor! What do you guys think -- are Penn and Blake for real? And if so, are you a fan of this new relationship? Tell us in the comments and vote in the poll!

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The boys of Aliens in America continue to crack us up in part three of Jason C.'s interview. In this clip, Adhir tells us how he really feels about his brief nude scene, Dan shares his New Year's resolutions, and the guys fill us in where they'll spend the holidays. Check it out!

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With Christmas just a few days away, we decided to play Santa and decide which CW characters were worthy of piles of gifts... and which ones were more deserving of a lump of coal (lots!). Is there someone we missed? Add your own suggestions in the comments!

Nice:
These CW characters are always trying to do the right thing, and we love them for it.

Dan from Gossip Girl: He's polite, he's charming, and (when he's not letting the "oh, woe! We come from different worlds!" thing get to him) he's a great boyfriend.

Clark from Smallville: Superman can't NOT be nice (unless there's Red Kryptonite involved).

Raja from Aliens in America: Raja embodies all that's right in the world. The boy exudes such sweetness. And yeah, he doesn't celebrate Christmas, but we want to slip him a few gifts anyway.

Chloe from Smallville: Even with her meteor-freak powers, she's still a good girl.

Joshua and Shay from Beauty and the Geek: We loved this misfit pair on BATG – they seemed the most genuinely affectionate and proud of each other. Plus, they're hysterical together!

Ben from Reaper: Sure, Ben's a bit of a ladies' man, but he's the only one of the Reaper trio who seems to have any grasp on morality at all.

Heather from America's Next Top Model: Heather overcame a lot to be on the show, and overcame even more to hang in there with some nasty castmates (we're looking at you, Bianca!) But she kept her poise, for the most part, and didn't succumb to bitterness. We think she's awfully nice.

Naughty:
The most naughty characters on The CW showed no mercy, whether they were reality show hosts, cheaters, or flawed millionaires.

Bela from Supernatural: OK, we get that you had a rough life. The thievery we could overlook, but shooting Sam and siccing Gordon on the boys? Nothing but lumps of coal for you, young lady.

Lex from Smallville: Building an army of meteor-affected supersoldiers tends to be frowned upon in polite society. Unfortunately, Lex already has everything, so a lump of coal in his Christmas stocking isn't going to be much of a deterrent.

Lana from Smallville: This may not be popular, but we think Lana deserves to be on the bad-kids' list. Look, she took Lionel captive, tried to kill Lex, continues to lie to Clark, and is wearing an awful lot of black clothing. We know her motives are pure, but her methods… not so much.

Chuck from Gossip Girl: Chuck just oozes naughtiness -- that's what makes him so much fun to watch.

Bianca from America's Next Top Model: She sabotaged other players, sent Jenah in the wrong direction, and delighted in torturing Heather, Lisa, and anyone else who passed into her field of vision. She didn't win the competition – and she gets no presents from us.

Tyra Banks from America's Next Top Model: Oh, Tyra – we used to like you. But your drama-queen antics, your insistence on breaking down the women on your show, and your obviously rigged model winner this season makes you naughty in our eyes. We hope you make some changes next season!

All the men from The Game: Malik's a player who fired his mom. Jason's on steroids. Derwin is a cheating ass. These men are getting nothing but coal from Santa. Of course, with their NFL-star salaries, they can buy their own Christmas presents.

Nice because they're naughty!
These characters' irresistible naughty streaks keep us interested, even if we wouldn't necessarily trust them.

Dean from Supernatural: OK, so he's a good-time guy, but he's still heroic. Surely all the world-saving he does makes up for his more questionable habits? Besides, it's his naughty side that makes a lot of us love him so much!

Andrew from Life Is Wild: He skips out on chores, almost fails his classes, and nearly gets himself killed mountain climbing, but Andrew's far from rotten to the core. Remember when he covered for Oliver during the cheetah-shooting debacle? And his budding romance with Mbali definitely brings out the best in him. We're rooting for him to get in touch with his sweet side -- as long as he doesn't forget that his wild streak is what makes him so much fun.

The Devil on Reaper: You could never call the Devil nice, per se – but he sure is charming and a lot of fun to hang out with (when he's not torturing your immortal soul.) We can't help but love him, and figure Santa would feel the same way.

Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl: Our favorite teen vixen does all sorts of things wrong (blackmailing, cheating, and encouraging break-ins -- and that's just for starters) but we wouldn't have it any other way.

Unclassifiable:
This pair of Sams leaves us scratching our heads -- they just don't fit into any category.

Sam from Supernatural: On the Nice side, he saves the world a lot, he's a good brother (usually), he's honest (usually) and kind, and he fights to save people from evil beasties. Unfortunately, he may be the Antichrist, which makes it difficult for us to wholeheartedly endorse him as nice. Plus, he does seem to be killing a lot of people and/or things lately…

Sam from Reaper: He's nice because he saves people from their doom and sends evil souls back to hell. But he's doing all this for the Devil, who is the Anti-Nice. It's enough to make Santa's head explode.

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Smallville's Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk want to hear from college students for their survey, and Jason C. got to catch up with them on the phone about it! In this interview, Allison and Kristin share why they want this info and which college experiences they wish they could have had.

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Last night's Crowned episode separated the good from the bad but left us wanting more drama. Where's the drama? Where are the catfights? The most exciting part of the entire show was the new theme song.

Once the intro was over, we were taken to the mansion where Angela from team "Skin Deep" went off about how they made it past the first round because they worked so hard. We don't know who she was trying to convince of her hard work, but they've only made it past one judging and all they had to do was beat out a mother/daughter team who couldn't keep their yaps shut long enough for Carson to critique their poor outfit choice.

The next day a few of the teams took some time to change the names they had unimpressed the judges with. The "Blonde Bombshells" became the "Goal Driven Gals," "Sassy Sisters" transformed into the "Goal Getters," the evil "Redheaded Bombshells" somehow came up with "Sexy-Sincere Reds" and "Silent But Deadly" *snicker* changed to "The Realists."

The first part of this two-part challenge was for the daughters to pick out a new bathing suit for their mothers. The guest judge had something to say about almost each and every one of the bathing suits. We loved it when Patty was told to cover up a bit more. Can someone also tell her to stop getting work done? She's starting to look like Joan Rivers. When all was said and done, the "Goal Getters" (Jill and Nicole) won the challenge, which left some of the other contestants a bit miffed.

Back at the ranch Angela and Tania were drinking some Haterade and started going off on how they don't think Jill and Nicole are that pretty. Jealousy is a bitch, and so are they. Of course, they aren't the only ones whose tiaras may have to be adjusted to accommodate devil horns; "The Goal Driven Gals," "Sexy-Sincere Reds," and "Hot and Not" seem to be rounding out the dark side. Of course, the sweeter side is comprised of sugar and spice and all things nice; "Dream Gals", "Daredevil Divas," "The Realists," "Goal Getters," "Diamond Divas," and we're assuming the "Tomboy Queens" but it's hard to tell since they seem like they're on another planet altogether.

The second part of the challenge was for the daughters to come up with a one minute fitness routine, incorporating three different exercise techniques and making it as mom-friendly as possible. Words will not do the routines justice, but it's safe to say that for the most part, they were terrible. Angela and Tania were under the false impression that they could, "...get down with the get down." Their routine looked like a poor excuse for the Kid 'n Play dance mixed with tripping on their laces. Patty's face never changed expression while Laura's face looked excruciatingly creepy. Gina and Hollis, while absolutely adorable, brought in a bit too much musical theater which prompted Carson to tell them, "You were too Broadway, which I can't believe I said as a gay man." The "Daredevil Divas" shocked us; they were awesome! Lots of acrobatics and the mom was able to do the splits. Have you checked out the guns on those girls? They are jacked!

Elimination was no shocker as the judges called out our garnets in the rough, "The Tomboy Queens," "The Realists," and "Goal Driven Gals" as their bottom three teams. In the end, the judges asked that "The Tomboy Queens" take the shears and de-sash "The Realists," thus proving that changing their name couldn't make them stink any less.

Next week's previews look like tensions in the house are rising steadily and we're finally going to get some serious fighting. Whose fitness routine did you like the most? Were you surprised by which team got eliminated?

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The One Tree Hill cast got glammed up in Wilmington, NC to celebrate 100 episodes -- and we were there! Here's the first of several galleries. We'll have more coming of new characters and cake-cutting. But first, here's what you've been asking for -- gorgeous pics of the cast looking their best on the red carpet!

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*The thrill of 100 episodes. Lots more still on the way!

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Did last night's Christmas episode of Gossip Girl feel like a bit of a letdown to anyone else? Okay, it was probably hard to live up to the intense highs and lows of "Hi, Society." And part of it could be attributed to the complete absence of Chuck and Nate -- those boys provide a lot of the drama these days. Hey, we wouldn't have a minded a few scenes of them hanging out in Monaco! The episode felt a little slow for us without them.

Instead, the episode was all about parental relationships -- with a dash of Dan and Serena for good measure. Blair's dad swept back into town with Roman, his French gay lover, which went right to the heart of Blair's abandonment issues. So the little schemer got right to work -- first by tripping Roman at the ice-skating rink (and putting the poor guy on crutches for Christmas) and then by inviting his ex Freddy to show up at her mom's Christmas party. We know we're supposed to love Blair's poor-little-rich-girl routine, but it's a little easier to stomach when it involves her relationships with men. Last night, she just seemed like a brat, and we had trouble sympathizing.

Across the bridge in Brooklyn, Rufus and Allison realized it just wasn't working -- they're both still interested in other people. But will the timing ever work for Rufus and Lily? He came so close to reaching her... too bad Bart Bass was already down on one knee.

Meanwhile, Dan and Serena encountered yet another round of Divisive Class Conflicts when it was time to exchange Christmas gifts. Did you cringe when Dan refused Serena's watch? Yes, it was probably insanely expensive, and it's true that he couldn't reciprocate with a gift that cost even half that much... but that wasn't the point. Dan pulls the whole, "We come from different worlds" routine a little too often for our tastes, and if he keeps it up, we think even the unflappable Serena might get frustrated, too. But the gift exchange had a decent outcome -- Serena (with a LOT of help from Vanessa) gave him snow... (and sex, it seems). Okay, that was a really cute scene!

Speaking of Vanessa, how'd you feel about her last night? A lot of the time, she seems like a really contrived addition to the show, like the writers were thinking, "We can't let Serena and Dan get too happy!" And Dan doesn't help matters -- ever notice how he always hangs out at Vanessa's restaurant? Then when Serena shows up, they're already on Vanessa's turf. Just when we were totally annoyed with Vanessa for getting involved in the prep work for Dan's gift, Blair showed up, put her in her place, and the unthinkable happened -- we felt SORRY for Vanessa. Did you? Or do you think Blair was right to warn Vanessa that she'd always be watching?

The episode-ending holiday montage was sweet in unexpected places. At the Waldorfs', Blair got the sweet, photo-ready holiday she wanted. The Van der Woodsen holiday went a little sour with the Bass surprise proposal. And beneath the tree in Brooklyn, the Humphrey kids tried to pretend everything was okay, even though they knew their parents were splitting up for good. Heartbreaking!

But perhaps the most heartbreaking scene was that of Rufus, outside in the snowstorm without a jacket, spilling his guts to Lily on the phone as she was being proposed to. We adore Rufus -- we just want him to get his way for once!

So what'd you think of the episode? Did you love it, hate it, or somewhere in between? Do you like the way things are going with the parents, or are you itching for more Blair/Chuck/Nate drama? What'd you think of Blair's behavior? Is Vanessa getting to you, or do you like her? Tell us in the comments!

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