Gossip Girl (2.22): Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Georgina returns to the Upper East Side but it's not the same Georgina we all knew, she's changed. Chuck and Nate relationship is at a crossroad because of their mutual interest in Blair. Serena relationship with Gabriel get's more complicated.

Air Date: Monday, April 27, 2009

• Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg, "17 Again") returns to the Upper East Side after undergoing a major transformation.
• Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Nate (Chace Crawford) find themselves at a major crossroads in their relationship as it pertains to their mutual interest in Blair (Leighton Meester).
• Serena (Blake Lively) finds her relationship with Gabriel (guest star Armie Hammer) growing more complicated.
• Georgina Sparks is back on Gossip Girl, and when E! News caught up with her on the set, Michelle Trachtenberg revealed, "We're filming a scene that's actually the first time we see Georgina. She has a little run-in with Chuck Bass, who is in shock and awe at her new attire and getup and demeanor." Looky loos on the set spied a less-glamazony Georgina than the one we remember from last year-could she have been the victim of a tragic makeunder, or is something more extreme afoot? Here's what we're hearing about Georgina's shocking transformation, along with her relationships with ex-lover Dan and sworn enemy Blair... According to our spies, the big Chuck-Georgina reunion happens in the park when Chuck comes upon a group of oddly dressed people at a log cabin. The assembled young people are all wearing T-shirts that read "OMJC," and one asks Chuck, "Are you a wayward soul in search of direction?" Right about then a hippie-looking, creepy, smiley and altogether weird-seeming Georgina pops up and asks if Chuck's been saved as well. Has G been brainwashed by a cult? Michelle says, "I think there are definitely evil elements that Georgina can never leave behind, but you will be seeing a different, let's say reformed, side of Georgina." Madness! Now, what will this mean for Georgina's relationships with the rest of the Upper East Siders? According to Michelle, "Georgina has some unfinished business with Blair, but how that's going to transpire, I'm not sure. Could be a handshake, could be a fistfight, could get wild and crazy, and seeing as how we left Dan and Georgina, there were some crazy sparks a brewin'. I'm sure there will be fireworks." Source: Kristin on E!Online
• Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Leila Gerstein (#222).