Last night on an all-new Gossip Girl, Chuck Bass was found reeling and distraught... in Thailand. By his uncle Jack (guest star Desmond Harrington). Back in the U.S., his downward spiral continued by smoking hash at school and nearly falling off the roof of the Victrola.

Elsewhere, Jenny is back at school and ruffling feathers already, while Dan and Serena are no longer impeded by Aaron Rose ... just the whole love child thing. Not theirs, of course, but their parents'. Nate and Vanessa were nowhere to be found last night.

That's the short version. Follow the link for a full recap of "In the Realm of the Basses."

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