Gossip Girl

Victor/Victrola

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired 11/7/07

Episode Summary

Things are heating up between Serena and Dan.
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''Serena and Dan finally accept that they are crazy about each other, despite that they come from polar opposite worlds. Chuck thinks of investing in a club trying to make his father Bart Bass proud of him. Nate confronts his father, about the drugs he found in his house but he denies having a problem. Jenny discovers a secret that her parents have been keeping from her. Finally, Blair is devastated by Nate's actions when Jenny reveals that Nate kissed her by accident thinking she was Serena. AT the end, Nate admits to Blair that he no longer loves her, therefore, causing Blair and Nate to break-up. Blair then goes to Chuck's party at Victrola, a burlesque house, and hangs out with Chuck. After a little persuasion from Chuck, Blair decides to get up and dance on stage and does a striptease in front of everyone, including Chuck. At the end of the episode, Jenny visits her mother's house, pleading for her to come home, Serena and Dan have sex for the first time, and Chuck and Blair also have sex for the first time, in the back of Chuck's limo.moreless

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By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 17, 2011 Report Abuse

A really surprising episode of Gossip Girl, it was a little bit slow moving and frankly it was hard too get into especially since most of it was the after math of the last masquerade episode, but it was still good.

Final scenes of episodes always make the entire episode, and this was no different. We got a great payoff in the end, and even though I'm not a huge fan of everyone switching partners as early as the seventh episode of the series, we still go a great scene.

I mean, I understand two people getting together because of their chemistry, but when two people get together just for the heck of it, now that bothers me. Hopefully that isn't the case for Chuck/Blair, I actually see a lot of chemistry between the two. Nate getting punched by his father was a powerful scene, and I've been for the most part impressed this season, good episode overall.moreless

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By JBentham, Aug 27, 2010 Report Abuse

Bit too sappy for my liking, but certain parts were extremely good in this episode.

For example, the Dan / Serena storyline was a bit too over the top for the show. I'm not saying it was bad, it wasn't. It was sometihng that HAD to happen, but I thought it was a bit of a waste to make a full episode about it.

On the other hand I like how Nate dealt with his father, that was really good. Blair and Chuck getting together - yay? I really like Chuck so I'm glad about that. Blair confronting Nate was also great, I mean that really had to happen now, I was happy the writers didn't drag it out longer. Good episode overall, but not great.moreless

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By Sarah_LOST, Mar 06, 2009 Report Abuse

So it has been a while since my last review on Gossip Girl, been to busy. But I'm glad I have started whating it again, I have missed it and all the hot boys. Well this episode was something. I really, really, really enjoyed it. The storyline was amazing. Dan and Serena are just love. So cute and just so right for eachother. I'm actually glad that Blair and Nate broke up. I also like the scene with Nate and his father. Oh and I loved the end, Blair and Chuck, there the same type of people so I like what they have done. All in all awesome episode. Bring more Gossip Girl on.moreless

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By iewuxis, Feb 08, 2009 Report Abuse

This is my all-time favorite episode. I just loooove it. I could watch it all over again and I'm not getting bored. The storyline was tasteful from the beginning til the end. I like the excitement in Chuck's eyes when he though about his own burlesque bar, because this was the first episode when we get to know other sides of Chuck's personality - so he's not just an underage womanizer and boozer, but also a wannabe entrepreneur, who even wrote the business plan to show it up to his father. The scenes at "Victrola" was hilarious, I wouldn't expect something like that from any TV show, but Gossip Girl made these scenes so decent and watchable and I even enjoyed it. Blair - the baby vamp, who stepped up on the stage to dance with other burlesque girls. hmmm... even Chuck was surprised, but I still think that viewers (I mean us) were even more shocked than he. Nate and his father... clever move, Nate. I didn't like his father since the very first time I saw him, but to use his son as a bait to get into higher level position, it's cheap, especially if parents already are the socialites themselves. But as I said in the beginning, I just loved this episode.moreless

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In this episode Chuck tries to impress his father by investing in a new business venture. Nate, takes matters into his own hands to get his father some much needed help and Blair realizes Nate's true feelings or lack thereof and decides to cut loose.moreless

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By BBGG77, Jan 28, 2009 Report Abuse

This episode was smart, sexy and beautifully filmed. From set design to costume; soundtrack to editing it was a treat to watch. It was almost as if they did a period piece with a contemporary edge similar to Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliette. This is the start of the romantic relationship between Blair and Chuck and it has set the Gossip Girl fan base on fire! A hot scene where Blair does a strip tease on stage is followed by losing her virginity in the back of Chuck's limo and this seems almost too hot for TV! Certainly not to be expected of a teen drama. This is where it becomes obvious that the rules of behavior in the Upper East Side are like nowhere else!It is also the first time the Chuck storyline is the A story and hence it is where we are first introduced to his star power. The B stories are related in theme to the A since they all seem to deal with the need to gain independence and the quest to live life on your own terms. As layers of each character are shed we see new aspects of the characters' personality revealed making them more real. To date this is the best episode of Gossip Girl.moreless

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Trivia
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- Blair loses her virginity to Chuck in the backseat of his limo in this episode. Edit
- Chuck's father company is called Bass Inc. Edit
- Gossip Girl is now calling Dan "Not So Lonely Boy" Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Chuckův podnik (Chuck's Company) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: India: December 14, 2007 on Zee Cafe Latin America: December 20, 2007 on Warner Channel Australia: January 29, 2008 on FOX 8 Norway: February 6, 2008 on TVNorge Sweden: March 11, 2008 on Kanal 5 Philippines: April 15, 2008 on ETC Poland: May 20, 2008 on TVN7 The Netherlands: July 8, 2008 on Net 5 Turkey: October 28, 2008 on CNBC-E Slovakia: December 14, 2008 on Markiza Hungary: February 8, 2009 on Cool TV Germany: May 30, 2009 on ProSieben Czech Republic: October 31, 2009 on Prima Edit
- Music in this episode: - "Stripper" By Soho Dolls - "So the say" By Classic - "Ballad of an easy..." By David McConnel - "Release" By Miss Eighty 6 - "Second Hand Lovers" By John Ralston - "Just Love" By Warren - "Photograph" By Air - "Four Seasons - Concerto No. 4 'Winter' RV 297, II. Largo" by Vivaldi - "Girl I Told Ya" By Valeria ft Aria - "Whatever" by Elliot Smith - "With Me" By Sum 41 Edit
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- (In Dan's dream, he is watching Serena and Nate have sex at the Shepard wedding, Serena wraps her leg around Nate) Dan: The leg wrap. That's interesting. Serena: Sexy, right? And it increases stability. Dan: Sure, yeah. I could see that. (Nate grabs at Serena's hair) The hair grab. Does that really work? Nate: Oh, yeah. Every time. Dan: Okay, so leg wraps and hair grabs. Hold on a second. Do I have to keep my shirt open like that? Nate: Well, it never hurts. Serena: Nice. (They resume making out) Dan: I'm doomed. Edit
- Gossip Girl: Have you heard, Upper East Siders? Burlesque is all the rage again... and sometimes a little raging is exactly what you need. Edit
- Lily: Long night? Chuck I found someone who made me a omelet. I may have washed it down with a Bellini or two. Lily: Father didn't go for youy business proposal... Come on, let me help you. Chuck: He was born poor. I was born loaded. But if the only way to impress him is that I started with nothing, why doesn't he just take it all away? Lily: Because he loves you. No good parent likes to see his child go without. Chuck: I had the idea. I did the work. He tells me I can't be committed, and he is the one screwing a 25-year-old when he is supposed to be committed to you! Edit
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- Blair: Hey Cinderella. Think you dropped this at the ball. This is an allusion to the popular fairy tale about a young girl, who attended the ball and lost her glass slipper, while running from the ball, where she was dancing with the Prince. Edit
- Gossip Girl: Looks like this little lamb needs to stay silent or else.. This is an allusion to the popular novel by Thomas Harris (and movie by Jonathan Demme (1991)) "The Silence of the Lambs" about Dr. Hannibal Lecter, who is sociopathic, cannibalistic psychiatrist. Edit
- Blair: Well, it's not very High School Musical scandalous. This is an allusion to the popular Disney made for TV movie High School Musical, which is G rated, and doesn't even have a kiss between the main characters. Edit