"Gossip Girl's" Chuck Bass Kissed a Boy ... And It Wasn't the First Time

He'll do anything to get what he wants - but is what he wants part of this game?

When we first heard about Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) kissing a guy on Gossip Girl, we called ratings stunt for sweeps. Whoops! We may have spoken a bit too soon there, because while it was certainly a stunt, it wasn’t for sweeps. And it fit the story completely.

For those of you who only tuned in to see Chuck Bass kiss a dude, you may have felt disappointed. For regular viewers, however, it was better writing than we’re used to seeing from the trashy little soap.

The plot's background is simple: star crossed lovers Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Chuck Bass are finally together and free of the restrictions of high school. But as always, they have the best sex when they’re screwing someone else over.

You see, Blair spent the summer picking out targets for Chuck to seduce – rich girls, models, actresses – and just as he was about to kiss the target, Blair burst into the room as the betrayed lover. And the poor little thing’s embarrassment/shame served as fuel for their hot sex. Sure, it's a little unconventional as aphrodisiacs go, but , hey, it works for them.

The direct approach didn't work with Mr. Ellis

Since Blair’s been feeling a little less than her normal empowered self, what with not being Queen Bee at college and all, she wants to deliver some toast thingie at the Freshman Dinner to make her feel good about herself.  She’s fairly far down on the list of potential speakers, but figures a little blackmail never hurt. So she calls up Chuck and says she has a target picked out.

Down at one of those ridiculously nice bars television shows always have, 18-year-old Chuck enjoys a scotch while chiding Blair that “her girl is late.” When Blair points out Josh Ellis (Neal Bledsoe), the faculty advisor, Chuck doesn’t flinch, but calmly observes “That’s a guy.” Once Blair explains it’s a revenge scenario, Chuck’s fine with seducing the tall, dark and boring wardrobe. She offers to vanish for ten minutes, to which Chuck responds “I only need five.”

Chuck saunters up to my future ex-husband, who opens with “Can I help you?” to which Chuck, in that bedroom voice of his, answers “Oh, definitely.”

Who's seducing who?