THE 4-5-6: Gossip Girl’s Downtown Adventures
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Discussed: The Most Beautiful Subway Map Ever Designed; What Happens On The 4-5-6, Stays On The 4-5-6; Any Time Is Party Time, Party Time Is Everytime; The Glorification of All Things NYLON
PUT YA CHUCKS ON
There’s no question that Gossip Girl is a “cool’ show. It’s hep with the youngins. But no matter what hopes we’ve held of Little J getting her own place in the LES, or Dan & Serena going to see Department of Eagles at the Bowery Ballroom, or Greg Wilson at Santos’ Party House…no matter how much we hope, we just never get it.
It is as if Manhattan consists of only the eastern area above 14th and below 96th…until now. Yes this week we have experienced something great my friends – a slow move (drum roll please) DOWNTOWN (bring on the trumpets!)
We’re not quite there yet (and we won’t be until James Murphy himself makes a guest appearance) but there were some pretty heavy indicators in last night’s episode, so let’s break it down:
AARON ROSE:
We’re going to be the first to report it, in case you didn’t pick it up. The last name of Serena’s new crush, Aaron, is Rose. Like the real-life Aaron Rose. The Alleged Gallery-owning, Beautiful Losers-producing, Espo & Harmony & Chloe-friending downtown art superstar Aaron Rose.
Clearly the writers of Gossip Girl recognize that there is a slightly more educated & pretentious audience for their show (one that only this blog appreciates and services, unfortunately) than they had original suspected. So this was quite a tip of the hat, if you ask us…And hello to you too, good sirs!
AGNES
Hey Agyness! Oh I’m sorry, Agnes. That’s right, in an act of recycling that would bring a tear to the weathered eyes of both Al Gore & Lil Wayne, they brought some heat over from the OC cast, dressed her in some Lorick Waldorf, and made her a hot young model. Then they named her after a hot young model. Clever.
MAX (PHOTOGRAPHER GUY)
Max, Mark. It’s all the same. This guy is supposed to be The Cobrasnake, but far more annoying because he lives in NY, clearly has familial wealth (huge apartment) and wants to be Terry Richardson…but we don’t see any Obama shoots in his near future, or pictures of men with their penises in their hand either for that matter (this guy’s got no balls at all).
They spent most of the episode in Brooklyn (even Chuck & Blair) at a New-Museum-worthy show by an artist from RISD (speaking of that, when do we find out the connection between Agnes & Aaron? – clearly there’s something there).
What’s next? A flick at the Film Forum, dinner in The Bowery Hotel lobby, a stop by the Disco D’or party, and a late night spent at Beatrice?
Either way, you’ve got our attention now GG writers (well you probably had that at the half naked underage girls dancing - but now you’ve REALLY got it) let’s just hope you don’t let us down.
Slum away!
You know you love us,
XOXO.
