If you thought "Summer, Kind of Wonderful" was great (and it was), wait 'til Monday, writes Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello. See below ...

Q: The Gossip Girl premiere rocked! That's all.
A: Oh yeah? Well, next week's episode is even better. As I've said, the scene in the study between Leighton Meester and Madchen Amick is worth the price of admission alone. As for the Gossip Girl Season 2 opener - the ratings seem to be catching up to the buzz. Gossip Girl scored its best female demos and nearly set a record for viewers. To celebrate, here's some exclusive Gossip Girl gossip: I hear someone's going to come dangerously close to dropping out of school.

BRING IT: Sounds like some sort of confrontation between Catherine (Madchen Amick) and Blair (Leighton Meester) is on tap this week on Gossip Girl!

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