I totally understand get the not-rapey part... I did find it kind of odd that the show just... glossed over that like it was no big deal but chalked it up to it being in the pilot. But that is good to know:D Serena won't want to strangle him as much then.
And y/y on the van der Bass wedding! I'm happy it got bumped up because it'll give Serena and Chuck snarky/awkward interaction. Especially thrown together with the fact that, hey, their parents are engaged but zombies are trying to eat them. Which is a bigger problem? (in GG land it's a toss-up)