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GOSSIP GIRL‘ new episode, “Summer, Kind of Wonderful” airing Monday, September 1, at 8pm on The CW.

That’s right Upper East Siders,
Gossip Girl is back for an all new second season. What type of troubles will S & B get themselves into this year? What about Chuck, will the bad boy be back or will we see a sweeter side of him again in Season 2? And Nate, what is up with him? Hopefully, he’ll have a more interesting storyline this season. And what about that new guy, Marcus, with Blair?

All I can say is I’m so glad Gossip Girl is back!

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Gossip Girl “Summer, Kind of Wonderful” below.

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Episode Synopsis: “Summer, Kind of Wonderful” – As the summer draws to a close in the Hamptons, Serena (Blake Lively) and Nate (Chace Crawford) have everyone fooled into thinking they are a couple to cover up the fact that Nate has been hooking up with a married older woman (guest star Amick) and Serena has been secretly mourning her break-up with Dan (Penn Badgley). Blair (Leighton Meester) returns from abroad with a hot guy on her arm (guest star Patrick Heusinger), making a very jealous Chuck (Ed Westwick) question his decision to leave Blair stranded at the heliport. Dan has spent the summer assisting a famous author (guest star McInerney), but decides to head to
the Hamptons to see how things stand with Serena after a summer spent apart. While interning for Eleanor Waldorf’s company, Jenny (Taylor Momsen) sneaks an invite to a much-coveted Hamptons’ White Party at which Eric (Connor Paolo) introduces her to socialite Tinsley Mortimer.

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Blake Lively talks to Hannah Storm about her current project, “Gossip Girls,” and the sequel to “The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants.” (CBSNews.com)

Gossip Girl may be over for the season, but Ed Westwick (aka Chuck), is keeping busy. The British actor has just been cast in S. Darko, a follow-up to Donnie Darko, the 2001 cult fave that helped put the Gyllenhaal sibs on the map, says the Reporter.

The Darko sequel will feature the story of Samantha, Donnie’s sister, who leaves town with her best friend in the face of a broken family and strange visions. Daveigh Chase will return as the Darko sis, while Step Up to the Streets 2‘s Briana Evigan just joined to play Samantha’s friend. Along with Westwick and Evigan, Elizabeth Berkley has also just joined the film. She’ll play a former drug addict who’s now devoted to Jesus — and to her hunky pastor.

How will the follow-up play out? Anything with Westwick is promising…as long as it doesn’t distract him from his important work on the Upper East Side. — Anna Dimond