Rufus Humphrey

We needed a shower after that knockdown drag-out claws-bared shitfest of a Gossip Girl episode. But even with all the screwing over and double-crossings, there were still some shining moments of hilarity ensuing. Here are some of our favorites:

10. Apple, meet tree.
Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick): “Don’t do this. My father will screw you and screw you over.”

9. She opens her...

If you've watched any of Season 6, you’ve already seen a little taste of what we can expect from father figures for the rest of this season. Namely, Rufus (Matthew Settle) has been engaging in some, ahem, extra-curricular activities (yeah, we feel dirty, too) with one Ms. Ivy (Kaylee DeFer). The two were spotted hooking up in Brooklyn by Rufus’s now-scarred for life son, Dan (...

The beauty of an hour-long series in its final season is that its relationship with its audience is that of an old married couple. We’ve been with Gossip Girl for so long, we know all its spots and it knows ours —  disorienting plot twists happen so fast, but we already speak the language. But sometimes, we are left scratching our heads and wondering how we let it pull those......

It’s been kind of a strange season for relationships on Gossip Girl so far. Blair (Leighton Meester) is sort of engaged to Chuck (Ed Westwick), but not like engaged engaged. Serena (Blake Lively) is dating the most baffling person ever. Nate (Chace Crawford)’s girlfriend is like a half-thought out plan in person form. Rufus (Matthew Settle)? Oh lord. Ivy (Kaylee DeFer)...

Look, we have nothing against May-December pairings (hellllooo, Harrison and Calista), but there’s something Ben Gay-scented on the set of Gossip Girl. Well, two things, actually. Namely, Serena (Blake Lively) and Steven Spence (Barry Watson), and Rufus (Matthew Settle) and Ivy (Kaylee DeFer).

Public service announcement time: we think it’s all a little arthritic, story-wise. In...