In tonight’s repeat of Gossip Girl’s season 2 episode “Pret-A-Poor Jenny,” Jenny (Taylor Momsen) befriends a young model Agnes (guest star Willa Holland, The O.C) who encourages Jenny to stand up for herself to Eleanor Waldorf (Margaret Colin), who tries to “borrow” Jenny’s designs.

Meanwhile, this is the episode where Serena (Blake Lively) meets artist Aaron Rose (John Patrick Amedori) – not exactly my favorite part of the season.

Blair (Leighton Meester) attempts to seduce Chuck (Ed Westwick), but it proves tougher than she ever imagined. But you go girl!

Don’t have time to watch? Read the recap here.

Gossip Girl airs on Mondays at 7 p.m. CST on The CW. Of course, this fall when Gossip Girl returns for its third season on Sept. 14, it will move to One Tree Hill’s time slot at 8 p.m. CST (and One Tree Hill will move to the 7 p.m. spot.)

By the way, Amedori has been cast in ABC’s midseason drama Happy Town.

Image: Bauer-Griffin (John Patrick Amedori, Gossip Girl guest star Aaron Rose)

Gossip Girl “There Might Be Blood,” Episode 2.09

Airdate: Monday, November 3

Little J takes a bold chance in her career while Blair sees her chance at getting in Yale resting in the hands of a girl she babysits on the newest episode of Gossip Girl Monday.

On the last episode of Gossip Girl (Pret-A-Poor Jenny), Little J (Taylor Momsen) was getting a little hot and heavy with Nate (Chace Crawford). But now it’s been a week and Nate’s pretending nothing happened.

This confuses Jenny, who is preparing for her fashion show with Agnes (guest star Willa Holland). Agnes tells her she needs to make the next move with Nate if she wants his amnesia to go away.

Nate and Dan (Penn Badgley) still have their bromance. The Yale girl Jordan texts Dan that she’s talked to three professors about his writing (it doesn’t sound promising for Dan). Dan tells Nate he’s worried no one is interested in his writing. Wondering what Jenny and Agnes have been up to, Dan asks Nate to talk to Jenny. Dan has no clue about Jenny and Nate’s kiss.

While visiting the rich wife of a Yale donor who is in town for a visit, the woman is more than impressed with Serena (Blake Lively) but could care less that Blair (Leighton Meester) is even in the room. Serena tries to help Blair get her foot in the door by offering for Blair to take her 15-year-old daughter Emma (guest star Stella Maeve) to the movies.

But Emma has a different plan. She wants to lose her virginity before her friend Muffy and has been reading up on Gossip Girl. Read more

Gossip Girl, Episode 2.08

“Pret-a-Poor Jenny”

Wow, the first five minutes of Gossip Girl were freaking off the wall. And the rest of the episode wasn’t so bad either.

First, Blair (Leighton Meester) gets caught by her maid Dorota sharing some one-on-one time with herself during a very vivid fantasy about Chuck (Ed Westwick). Dorota reminds her that God sees everything.

Then while Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is scrambling to not be late to work at Eleanor Waldorf Designs, she runs into a naked Nate (Chace Crawford) coming out of the bathroom after a shower. He’s got the towel over his shoulder instead of around his hips. Um, Nate, did you forget that young Jenny was in the house? Nate doesn’t seem concerned, but seems intrigued that Jenny looks different. Jenny, embarrassed, tells him her hair is blonder and shorter. She can’t help but look. Could you?

Chuck pulls the limo next to Blair (Leighton Meester) walking to school, and offers her “a ride.” But Blair tells him that will be a little hard since he has made that impossible. Chuck says maybe he was a little hasty and doesn’t want to be tortured anymore. Just when she thinks she’s going to get her man, Chuck reminds her he needs to hear those ‘three little words” first. Read more

 UPDATED: Added name of actress Natalie Knepp, who will guest star as Lexi

Well, we knew that starting on Monday’s episode “Pret-a-Poor Jenny” that Serena (Blake Lively) would be getting a new love interest — Aaron Rose, played by John Patrick Amedori.

These photos from the Gossip Girl set this week show there’s even more to come.

There’s been rumors floating around that Dan (Penn Badgley) would be dating Aaron’s ex-girlfriend Lexi (guest star Natalie Knepp). On Gossip Girl Insider, this would take place in Episode 12 (look at the script on the site).

Here are photos from the Gossip Girl set to help us figure it all out. Read more

According to the October 13-19 edition of TV Guide, Serena’s new love interest Aaron Rose (John Patrick Amedori) will first appear on Gossip Girl on the Monday, October 27 episode.

The scheduled episode for that date is called “Pret-a-Poor Jenny.”

Guess where Serena and Aaron will meet? In the art gallery Dan’s dad Rufus (Matthew Settle) runs. How ironic.

Amedori’s character will appear in a multiple-episode story arc.

Their first kiss will be in Times Square (as seen in the photo).

Photo courtesy of Newscom.

If the gossip is to be believed, Serena will be getting a new love interest this season - for how long hasn’t yet been revealed.

The new man in her life will be played by John Patrick Amedori. John is a 20 year old actor from Baltimore, MD. He has previously appeared in a number of hit TV shows, including “CSI: NY”, “Numb3rs”, “Nip/Tuck” and Jennifer Love Hewitt’s “The Ghost Whisperer.”

John’s character is Aaron Rose. In the Gossip Girl books, Aaron was Blair’s stepbrother; he dated both Serena and Vanessa. What is it about those two?