Keeping track of the friendships on “Gossip Girl” was a dizzying feat for viewers.

That kind of sounds like a recipe for disaster, right?

But what about the other guys on the show?

Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford photographed at an event

Badgley famous (or infamously?)

I had the same qualms you did."

Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford go in for a hug at an event