'Gossip Girl' recap: The Blair War Project

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Lily and Rufus aren't wasting much time in celebrating their love. And, unfortunately for Serena and Eric, the apartment has thin walls. Poor Eric apparently heard a little more than he should have. That is weird that parents and siblings are dating. Um, also, Kelly Rutherford's real-life pregnancy is totally starting to show, so they're gonna have to start making her carry some laundry baskets. Or, more realistically, have one of her servants carry a laundry basket in front of her. It's so cute seeing Rufus trying to learn opera and try to become a better fit in Lily's world. Also, Eric has never seemed more gay than when trying to explain The Magic Flute to Rufus.

Apparently everyone on the Upper East Side goes to the opera on the same exact night. Also, how boring are Nate and Vanessa? Snoozeville. Can they get a more exciting story line? Literally, this episode the big drama they dealt with was a congested senior citizen. And side note: I fully believe Nate has no idea what A Clockwork Orange is, despite looking like he was just making a joke. He probably thinks it's a Jamba Juice flavor. Loved, loved Blair's dress for the opera and its coat. Ruffles are hard to pull off but she looked fabulous. Not sure about Serena's dress. It felt kinda liked Blake Lively's Golden Globes gown in the sense that it didn't really seem to fit properly. And who knew there were so many stairs at the opera? I feel like there were at least three scenes of Rufus and Lily WALKING up stairs. Were they sitting on the roof? Mercy.

It was actually fun to see Lily and Chuck working together to defeat Jack. I love Chuck's laundry list of attempts to dirty Jack's image: buying anthrax, transvestite hookers. And it was nice to see Lily do something outside of Rufus and her kids. Plus, these two had some genuinely sweet moments. I'm not really sure that I buy Jack's transformation from cokey douchebag into violent rapist. Tonally, I thought that scene was the most off of the night. But then it led to some really sweet moments between Lily and Chuck. I can't believe she adopted him. That was quite a surprise. It didn't really ever seem like Lily liked Chuck but I guess that's not the case. It also adds another interesting development to this whole Lily-Rufus blended family.

Interestingly, this episode was very Lily-centric and it aired the same week that The CW announced their much-rumored Gossip Girl spin-off pilot, featuring a younger Lily. I'm guessing we're going to be seeing a lot more of Lily in the coming months, to build on the anticipation for this new series and to hint at her checkered past. Notice Jack kept bringing up her history in this episode and just last week Serena mentioned that Lily had dated French president Sarkozy.

What did you think of last night's Gossip Girl? Will Blair end up going to Yale? Are Rufus and Lily meant to be?