It's time for the Snowflake Ball!  Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) arrives wearing the dress Jenny designed for her, Lily shows up without Bart, and Blair and Chuck come with their doppelgangers.  The people they found to be each other's dates are basically lesser versions of themselves, as if One Tree Hill's Lucas Scott cast them to be in Gossip Girl: The Movie, directed by James Van Der Beek.  The doppelgangers end up ditching the duo to make out in the corner, proving that the C-list versions of Blair and Chuck get more action than the A-list variety.

Serena and Dan share a dance at the ball while Aaron spends time with his ex.  They share an awkward conversation (do they ever have any other kind?) about their upcoming sexual adventures, but Dan's enthusiasm at bedding Lexi only upsets Serena.  Again, this is why you shouldn't be friends with an ex.  While S storms off to wash the icky idea of Dexi sex from her brain, Vanessa tells Jenny that she's going to end things with Nate.  V approaches N and admits to stealing the letter, saying she feels absolutely terrible for coming between him and Jenny.  J starts to feel bad about her evil scheme with the dress, but it's too late to stop her master plan.  As Vanessa walks through the middle of the room, someone shines a spotlight directly on her, revealing that her outfit is see-through.  As everyone laughs at Vanessa for flashing her bits in public, Nate (Chace Crawford) tells J that he's appalled by her actions.

Lily pulls Rufus aside at the ball and reveals that she plans to leave her husband.  They share a touching moment where Rufus admits that he regrets letting her go, but unfortunately Chuck sees the entire thing.  He calls his father in his limo and tells him that Lily is flirting with Rufus yet again.  Bart plans to head to the ball immediately, but first he asks his PI what he discovered about Lily's time in the sanitarium.

Nate stops Vanessa just as she's about to hop in a cab to head to Brooklyn.  He must have liked what he saw under the spotlight, because he still wants to be with her regardless of her letter thievery.  They share a kiss while Jenny looks on, feeling sullen as usual.  The Billiard Bitches no longer want anything to do with her, but J vows that she'll be seeing them again soon.

As Gossip Girl comes to an end, Chuck and Blair share a dance and admit that they'll never be as openly affectionate as their doppelgangers.  Meanwhile, Dan and Serena part ways to go have sex with other people, and Lily finds out that Bart has been in a horrible accident.  Will he survive next week, or are we destined to be short one Basshole?

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- Don Williams, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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