Zap2It's TV Show Rehab: 12 Steps to a better 'Gossip Girl'

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Step 6: Give Nate something to do

Nate's embracing his Vanderbilt destiny has given him a little bit more screen time, but it hasn't made him more interesting. He took one for the team by saying he set up the fake-rescue hoax for Trip's congressional campaign, and he dated a Buckley, but otherwise he's been little more than peripheral. He's cute, he's got his "Footloose remake in the works –- let the boy show off some chops.