So good! The law of Conservation of Awesome is in full effect as Nate and Chuck"s absence and presumable canoodling on the coast make way for major Humphrey fun. S flakes out on B"s annual slumber party to go on a "real date" with Dan, so B invites little Jenny Humphrey instead. Dan cashes in all his nickels and dimes to take Serena to a tony restaurant and freaks out in predictable ways, but manages to be totally charming while he"s doing it. S pays for the dinner on the sly, but instead of wigging out like always happens on TV shows, he agrees to her logic and takes her to a dive bar instead, where they play pool and are adorable. Meanwhile, Lily has reneged on her plan to let Eric come home for the weekend, depressing him further. Blair"s insane sleepover -- which starts at baseline with Kati and Isabel making out -- ramps up in a Truth Or Dare way, to the point where she"s pretending hilariously to be a celebutante on serious drugs so that Jenny can smuggle Eric out of the Ostroff Center. Team Blair head to a club where Jenny more than proves her Mean Girl skills, causing the breakdown of a relationship with a simple phone call.
Lily hears about Eric"s escape and thinks Serena"s to blame, but because Serena forgot her phone, Lily and Rufus get to do the French Farce Tango yet again. Rufus sends S and Lonelyboy on yet another date-turned-rescue mission, and Lily shows up Chez Humphrey wigging out. They cook together in a really comfortable, romantic way, and she finally spills the beans about Eric"s suicide attempt. Just as they"re getting close, Lily accidentally answers the phone -- Rufus"s estranged wife Alison -- but it"s okay: earlier, Rufus got a strange man when he was calling her, so he"s feeling no guilt about entertaining Alison"s old rival. Dan and Serena locate Eric, Jenny, and the rest of Team Blair at the club, there are fisticuffs and craziness, but Dan lets Jenny go off with Blair so that he and Serena can take Eric back to Ostroff -- where Lily finally decides to check him out for good. Jenny gets punk"d and locked inside Eleanor"s store but bullshits the cops impressively, showing back up at the sleepover and telling B she can stuff her stupid soiree, but they"ll be having BFF coffee Monday morning. Blair, Gossip Girl, and yours truly all fall head-over-heels in love with Jenny Humphrey, and Dan and Serena finally kiss a whole lot. What a perfectly satisfying hour of television! WATCH THIS SHOW!