Battle of the Bitches

Hey Upper-East Siders...

OMFG!

 GG totally rocked last night! After seeing the utterly trashy advertisements talking about sex, sex and sex plastered all across Manhattan, various teen Web sites and all over The CW, I was a bit apprehensive about the fledgling show's return to the airwaves.

I shouldn't have been. The first episode back from the strike was everything we love about the show and more.

The episode opened with another callback to "Breakfast at Tiffany's," with B reenacting the final moments of the film, filling Hepburn's heels nicely while still adding her own zest to the scene with a well-timed "Ew!" The book ended with (spoiler!) Holly Golightly deciding to go overseas, and I'm guessing were the last episode the actual season finale B might have as well, but instead she returned to school, first meek and finally in fighting form.

And let's talk about that fight, epic as it was. Poor Jenny. Given the chance, she sold her soul (in the form of her sewing machine) faster than Meredith comes up with a new reason to leave Derek on "Grey's Anatomy" (returning this Thursday! OMFG!). Before we knew it the girl who thought staying out after 10 was sinful was dropping yogurt on B's head while cackling, inviting B to a dinner she had no intention of attending, and looked stunning a 15K dress! And fabulous as she looked in that red dress, she did steal it from one of her new BFF's lofts and got a maid fired for it!

But as much as I hated Jenny for most of the episode, that didn't stop my heart from immediately reaching out to her the moment her father unwittingly unleashed the hounds of hell on her, Blair laughing all the way to the rice krispie treat plate. Kudos to the writers, not to mention Taylor Momsen, for being able to pull off that twist palpably without ruining the character.

By the time B had her troupe back groveling at her pedicured feet at some disposable hotspot, I was feeling a little overkill. Having the girls so easily switch sides smelled less like a logical plot development and more like a "OMFG guys, we have to wrap ten episodes of plot into five episodes! Get it moving!" But it didn't end there, with Jenny pulling the ultimate coup d'etat by getting Adonis Nate, looking as bored and clueless as ever, to show up and upset B's power play. Snaps to you Jenny. I hate you, and I love you for it!

All the drama almost completely overwhelmed the B-plot of S getting a bunch of fun gag-gifts like cases of champagne and ounces of cocaine delivered to her. No, she had not started a friendship with Tara Reid and Lindsey Lohan...at least not yet (it's not May sweeps, silly!). The gag gifts were from someone named G...and please tell me I'm not the only one who thought for ten seconds that they were from Gossip Girl. Anyone? Bueller? Anyways, turns out it's Dawn from "Buffy" sending the gifts! Will she show up next episode and bring a new meaning to the term "hellmouth"? Signs (and previews) are pointing to yes.

Meanwhile, it appears as if Chuck is trying to seduce Eric to the dark side, and I'm all for it. The character of Eric had so much potential in the series premier, but since then has had absolutely NOTHING to do. We still don't know why he went cuckoo for cocoa puffs and tried to kill himself, nor why he is as boring as paint drying. Let's hope this new subplot changes that.

What do you think? Is it only a matter of time before producers run out of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" scenes to reenact and move on to "Sabrina" or "Charade"? Did everyone else immediately go online and buy "Sour Cherry" off iTunes as soon as the end credits played? And how many excuses have you come up with to say or write "OMFG" over the past few weeks?

You know you love me.