Gossip Girl Episode Preview: Minions and Bridesmaids!

Gossip Girl is off next Monday before returning November 7.

Disappointing as these random off weeks are, last night's episode gave us plenty to discuss in the interim. If you missed it, read our review of "The Fasting and the Furious" and sound off on it now.

Looking ahead to the next episode, Blair makes all of her former minions (and Charlie) compete to secure the coveted bridesmaid spots in her upcoming royal wedding. Should be pretty funny.

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Meanwhile, Nate is tired of keeping his relationship with Diana a secret, so he decides to use Charlie to make Diana jealous. Not sure you want to mess with a woman like that, but good luck!

Finally, Serena's boss is determined (as we know) to acquire the film rights to Dan's book, so Serena must put her personal feelings about Dan and the book aside in order to close the deal.

How do you see all of this playing out? Is a rekindled romance on the horizon for Derena? Will Blair actually go through with the wedding? Share your predictions with us in the comments.

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