Gossip Girl Season #1

Gossip Girl

Episode #1: Pilot – “Hey, Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here and I have the biggest news ever. One of my many sources Melanie91, sends us this: “Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand, Serena van der Woodsen.” Was it only a year ago our It Girl mysteriously disappeared for “boarding school” and just a suddenly she’s back? Don’t believe me? See for yourselves. Lucky for us, Melanie91 sent proof. Thanks for the photo, Mel! – Gossip Girl” Gossip Girl is busy spreading rumor that “It Girl” Serena van de Woodsen has returned to Manhattan after a mysterious and seemingly self-imposed exile to boarding school. Serena’s best friend, Blair Waldorf, seems to have conflicted feelings about her friend’s return, since she has enjoyed being Queen Bee during Serena’s absence and might not be ready to relinquish her new position on the social ladder. Blair also suspects that there may be secretive and unspoken feelings between Serena and her longtime boyfriend, Nate Archibald. On the Upper East Side in Manhattan, Serena van der Woodsen arrives at Grand Central Station. Gossip Girl, voiced by Kristen Bell, narrates her arrival, crediting “Melanie91” for snapping a picture of Serena, who is suddenly back from “Boarding School” after a year away from the city. Simultaneously, Dan Humphrey and his younger sister Jenny are also at Grand Central as they return from a weekend visiting their mother in Hudson. They are welcomed by their father, Rufus, who immediately asks if the siblings’ mother regrets leaving Manhattan. It is revealed that the Humphreys’ marriage is in disarray. As they leave the station, Dan gazes longingly at Serena and Gossip Girl narrates her first “Lonely Boy” post. The news of Serena’s arrival quickly spreads, as different people all over the city are shown receiving notifications about the news through their phones. At a party attended by most of Serena’s old friends and their families, it is explained that Blair’s mother is a fashion designer. At the same time, Nate Archibald’s father introduces him to some of his friends as a future Dartmouth student. Nate mentions that he would like to also consider some colleges on the west coast, but his father tries to convince him that Dartmouth is the best option. Suddenly, Blair interrupts their conversation and takes Nate to a bedroom insisting that she’s ready to have sex, despite having previously told him that she wanted to wait. On their way to the bedroom, Charles “Chuck” Bass is introduced, as he asks Nate if he wants to accompany him to “get some fresh air” (in this case, he’s referring to smoking marijuana.) Whilst Blair and Nate are in the bedroom, Serena is shown arriving to the party. She is greeted by Blair’s mother, Eleanor Waldorf, who immediately calls out to Blair about Serena’s arrival. Nate hears that Serena has returned and despite Blair’s protestations, rushes out of bed to see her. Serena searches for her mother, Lilly Van der Woodsen and asks where her younger brother Eric is, but her mother doesn’t want to talk about it in public. As Nate walks out of Blair’s room, he catches Serena’s eye and smiles at her, but Blair quickly gets between the two of them. She greets Serena with a fake smile and hug and insists that she stays for dinner, but Serena excuses herself by saying that she doesn’t feel well and that she’ll see Blair at school the next day. Blair is offended by Serena’s abrupt departure and begins talking to her other friends. Gossip Girl narrates the surprise at Serena’s refusal to stay, noting that the “bad girl” might have really “gone good.” Dan is shown reading the Gossip Girl posts about the party on his laptop at home. Serena then goes to the hospital to visit her brother Eric spending the night on the chair next to his bed. In the morning, Eric wakes his sister and the two embrace as Serena apologizes for not being there for him. Lilly arrives and is quickly confronted by Serena. It is revealed that Eric’s stay in the hospital is related to a suicide attempt.

EPISODE #2: The Wild Brunch – When it comes to Manhattan’s Upper East Side what is never bound to change is that as soon as one social event is done – Blair’s Kiss On The Lips Party – another one is on the way – Sunday Brunch at The Palace. And everyone can join: Well, not everyone. Family Humphrey, for instance, is kind of not invited. Well, it has to be said that RSB – the Rich Sunday Brunch – isn’t the major issue on Dan Humphrey’s mind. He cannot forgive himself for the way he said goodbye to Serena the previous night – a miserable wave. Meanwhile Serena, former-bad-girl-turned-SS A.K.A. Saint Serena, is filling her brother Eric in on the whole “goodbye wave” drama. Eric is kind of stunned and claims that he definitely “wouldn’t have taken Dan for a waver.” As soon as Dan decides to ask Serena out again, the blonde is heading to Blair’s. Unfortunately, Blair gives her the cold shoulder. Yep, the whole sex secret is out and Blair lets her ex-BFF know that from this point on Serena had better stay away from her, her boyfriend Nate, and all their friends. “You’re done,” is Blair’s less-then-sympathetic verdict. At The Palace, while Dan is waiting for Serena, another van der Woodsen shows up. It’s Lillian. And the woman doesn’t seem that thrilled to see her former artistic boyfriend’s offspring drooling over her sophisticated, well-bred daughter. Lillian is definitely relieved to see that Humphrey Jr. isn’t the only one waiting though. Nate wants to talk to Serena as well and as far as Lillian is concerned an Archibald trumps a Humphrey. Anyway, as soon as Chuck shows up, Nate leaves because he has to keep Chuck away from Dan, since Chuck kind of wants to knock Humphrey Jr. off. Don’t forget that Dan dd punch Chuck at the “Kiss On The Lips” benefit because of his unwanted advances on lil’ sis Jenny. And speaking of Little J… she stops by Blair’s, seeking advice and friendship. After discovering that Jenny is the sister of Serena’s mystery man, Blair allows her to enter her inner circle by giving her an expensive dress as a gift: an Eleanor Original, also known as “the uniform of B’s private army”. At the same time, Serena is back at The Palace and Dan is there waiting for her. He apologizes to her for the whole wave thing and asks her to have lunch with him. Unfortunately, Lillian shows up… guess where Serena and Dan are going to grab some delicious food?! Yep, the Sunday Brunch. Blair can’t believe Serena actually had the never to show her face so soon, but Chuck claims it will definitely be fun. Nothing better than some good drama to shake up the lives of these bored rich kids. Managing to shake Blair’s watchful eye, Nate steals a moment alone with Serena. He has to talk to her, he says seriously. In Chuck’s room, Serena pretends to resist for at least five seconds, then gives in and heads to the room – leaving Dan all by himself. Nate is about to catch up with Serena but Blair decides now-is a good time for the two of them to advance their relationship. And where else? In Chuck’s room, of course, where – what a surprise – Serena is waiting for him. An awkward moment ensues and then the two former friends attack each other – verbally of course. After all, who wants to go back to RSB with a broken nail? Brunch wasn’t an easy time for Dan either. He discovers that Lillian is having an affair with Chuck’s father and then Chuck blurts out Serena and Nate’s past naked mistake. Dan is hurt and tells Serena he’s leaving. She tries to go with him but he tells her, in no uncertain terms, not to bother. The Upper Eastside world lost its fascinating light, after all. Underneath all that gold and glitter is just a whole lot of tarnish. And once home, Dan tells Jenny and Rufus that he and Serena are too different and not meant to be. Elsewhere, Nate informs Blair of their choices. Either forgive and forget or finally break up. They make up… but Serena is still persona- no-grata. As Gossip Girl says, “We hear S left today’s brunch with no friends, no boy, nowhere left to run. It looks like the ultimate insider has become a total outsider. It’s your move Serena and no one will be watching.”

“I bet you’re wondering what Gossip Girl is doing up so early. Truth is, I never went to bed. Why waste precious time dreaming when waking life is so much better. Is there really anything better than a lazy Sunday? Reading the paper in bed, sipping coffee, scrambling an egg or two. Yeah right. We Upper East Siders don’t do lazy. Breakfast is brunch and it comes with champagne, a dress code and a hundred of our closest friends. And enemies. Chuck’s dad, Bart Bass, is hosting the annual brunch for his foundation, Everyone is invited. Well… not everyone. =Gossip Girl In the wake of the scandalous Kiss on the Lips party, Serena receives an icy cold reception from her best friend Blair, who reveals that she knows Serena slept with her boyfriend Nate, before mysteriously running off to boarding school. Serena decides to take Dan to arch-enemy Chuck’s fundraiser brunch at The Palace and Jenny seeks advice from Blair, who realizes she may have something to gain by allowing Jenny into her inner circle. At the loft, Dan and Jenny recap the end of the night before. She reminds Dan that after Serena got out of the cab, he waved at her as a goodbye gesture. At The Ostroff Center, Serena fills Eric in on the wave too. Back at the loft, Dan talks himself into going to see Serena and winning a second shot with her. Jenny loves the plan but suggests he change his clothes and shower first. Back at the center, Serena admits that she did like Dan despite the end of the date. She also tells Eric about Blair acting cold towards her, but thinks they’ll be able to move past it. At the Waldorf’s, Serena tells Kati and Isabel that Serena had better stay away from the brunch. She finds a dress Eleanor left for her to wear to brunch and decides to call Nate. At The Palace, Nate is awoken by his phone and tells Blair that he’s up and will be at brunch. He throws his phone on the table, which wakes Chuck up. Nate reminds him about Bart’s brunch and they both get up. They also discuss the night’s prior events and they recap on how that sucker Dan punched Chuck. Chuck tells Nate that it’s better to have a broken nose than to have a broken heart and Nate assumes he’s talking about Serena. Back at the oft, Dan is dressed and showered. Before he leaves, he asks Jenny to let him know if she ever wants to talk to someone that isn’t him. She thinks about it and then asks him to wait for her. She gets dressed and on their way out they run into Rufus. They promise to tell him about their night later and leave. Back at The Palace, Nate calls down to the front desk to find out what room the VDW’s are staying in. Elsewhere, Serena calls Blair to tell her that’s coming over to talk. Blair sees the notification on her phone and deletes it. At The Palace, Serena returns to her suite and gets dressed to go to Blair’s. Lilly asks if she and Dan had fun at the concert but she admits that they didn’t go because they ended up at the Kiss on the Lips Party. She says that Blair wasn’t happy with her coming so that’s why she’s going to her place to talk to her. Lily reminds her not to be late for brunch and Serena gets into a cab to leave. Right after it pulls into traffic Dan arrives at the hotel. He talks to the concierge and asks if Serena is home. The concierge tells him that’s he welcome to wait and directs him to the waiting area. Meanwhile, Nate is about to head up to the VDW suite when he runs into Lily getting off the elevator. They greet each other and he asks if Serena is home. Lily explains that she just went out and tells the concierge that Nate is going to wait for Serena to return. The concierge directs Nate to the same area that Dan is in and Lily coldly greets him before leaving. At the Waldorf’s, Serena arrives and brings coffee and a copy of Breakfast at Tiffany’s to watch with Blair. However, Blair acts coldly towards her and eventually reveals that she knows Serena had sex with Nate. Serena asks how she can fix it, but Blair tells her she can’t and won’t ever be able to. She leaves the room. Later, jenny comes to see Blair. She lies that she’s there to return her calligraphy pens but Bair figures she wants to know what Chuck is saying about her. Blair informs her that he isn’t saying anything yet, but if he does, he probably won’t name her. She invites Jenny to help her get ready for brunch and leads her upstairs. On the way, Jenny compliments Blair on the flowers in the foyer. Blair replies that they’re hydrangeas. In Brooklyn, Lily arrives to have coffee with Rufus. She tries to allude to asking him to tell Dan not to date Serena, but he refuses. He asks her if she’s seeing anyone and deducts that she is but not seriously. She again tells him that she doesn’t need a new guy influencing Serena, but Rufus replies that a kid like Dan is exactly what Serena needs to be a good influence. Back at The Palace, Dan and Nate move to waiting outside. Dan asks what Nate needs to talk to Serena about. Nate answers that he’s just in the neighborhood before asking Dan the same question. Dan replies that he is nowhere near the neighborhood but needs a better excuse. Nate asks if they’re a thing and Dan admits he doesn’t know. Chuck then emerges from the hotel and Nate lies that he was there waiting for him. Chuck recognizes Dan and tries to start a fight with him. However, Nate is able to pull him away and they leave. At the Waldorf’s, Blair tries on several dresses but is unsatisfied with each one. While talking to Jenny, she learns that the guy Serena was with is her brother, Dan. Jenny compliments the dress Eleanor left for her and Bair offers to give it to her. Jenny gratefully accepts and Blair tells her that she’s sure she’ll find someway to repay her for it. At The Palace, Serena arrives home to find Dan waiting for her. He explains that the wave was a mistake and he didn’t mean to end the night like that. She admits she’s had a terrible morning and they agree to go get food and talk about it. However, Lily also comes home and tells Serena that she has to go to brunch. She asks what it will take to get her upstairs and dressed. Downstairs, Dan and Serena go together; revealing that having Dan was her condition to go. Across the room, Blair, Nate, Chuck, Kati and Isabel eat together until Blair and Chuck spot Serena and Dan. Neither are happy with them being there. At the loft, Jenny enters to find Rufus playing guitar alone. He sees her dress and Jenny explains that Blair gave it to her and that her mother, Eleanor designed it. She asks if the farmer’s market is still open and he says yes before asking if she wants to go. She says she does and they go off together. At the brunch Serena and Dan are getting food when she notices Nate looming nearby, trying to get her attention. She excuses herself to go to the restroom and Dan makes menacing eye contact with Chuck from across the room. Meanwhile, Blair asks Chuck if he’s okay after seeing his bruise. Bart tells him that he does all he does so that Chuck can change his life for the better by meeting the right people. He also orders him to stop drinking before noon and ends their conversation. Elsewhere, Serena and Nate talk privately. She asks him why he told Blair about them and he says he’ll explain if she meets him in Chuck’s suite. He offers her a key which she takes and says she’ll be up in ten minutes. Back inside, Nate’s dad, Howard Archibald asks Blair where Eleanor is. He mentions that Eleanor and her company would make a great investment just as Nate comes over. He takes Blairs empty glass and tells her that he’ll get her a refill. Howard offers to come with him and says it’s good that Blair seems happy, as it means Nate is doing as he was told. He introduces Nate to Timothy Good, a CEO with lots of good internship opportunities. Meanwhile, Blair tells Chuck that she can’t believe Serena came to brunch. He asks if she’s worried about her and Nate, then advises her to finally have sex with him in order to keep him away from Serena. He offers her a key to his suite and tells her to go up there with Nate. She finds him and leads him upstairs to finally do it. However, he is surprised when she brings him into Chuck’s suite, where Serena is waiting. He tries to explain to Blair that he was only going to talk with Serena but she reminds him that he wasn’t supposed to speak to her again. Offended, Serena asks why he said he wouldn’t but he said he was coming to explain to her why he wasn’t. Blair announces that she’s going to tell Dan what Serena did and runs away while Serena and Nate chase after her. Outside, Dan exits the building to find Bart and Lily having a heated conversation. She tells him that she is only okay with making their relationship public if he isn’t seen with anyone else, so he needs to tell her the women he’s been sleeping with that he’s seeing someone. He replies that those conversations take time and Lily spots Dan. She excuses herself and follows him inside. When she catches him, she tells him that she doesn’t appreciate him listening in on her conversation, especially about something Serena doesn’t know about. He promises not to say anything and goes back inside. Blair reenters the dining room and introduces herself to Dan. As she’s about to reveal what Serena did, Serena and Nate catch up. Blair says Serena was waiting in a hotel room for Nate and Dan asks if that’s why he was waiting for her that morning. Chuck comes over and says he thought Nate was waiting for him. Dan asks what’s going on and Chuck reveals that she skep with Nate despite him being with Blair. Dan asks if that’s true and she admits that it is. Blair makes a remark about Dan’s Cabbage Patch Doll and he realizes she talked to Jenny. Chuck says he and Jenny have some unfinished business and Dan shoves him, causing him to knock over a waiter carrying several glasses. Dan goes to leave and Serena offers to go but he says it would be better if she didn’t. Nate tells Blair sarcastically that he hopes she’s happy and she replies that she’s not. Serena follows Dan outside and tries to apologize. She says that her world is crazy and he simply says that she’s apart of it and he really thought she was different. She explains that anything that happened is in the past and all she can do is try and change for the better, and if he can’t see that, he isn’t who she thought he was. Dan doesn’t say anything back and walks away but not before glancing back at her. At the loft, Jenny and Rufus come home. Dan says that while he found Serena, he lost her too. He promises that it’s for the best because Serena’s world isn’t for him. Jenny asks what happened and he asks if she told Blair about his Cabbage Patch. She admits she did and Dan tells her she can’t trust anyone who LIES. He compliments her flowers and she says they’re hydrangeas – like Blair’s. At the Waldorf’s, Nate tells Blair that she can either forgive him so they can move on or they can break up. She reaches for his hand and they lay together in silence. At the loft, Dan sits on the fire escape while Jenny tries on the dress Blair gave her. Elsewhere, Serena goes through old photos of her and Blair, Nate and Chuck on her phone before throwing it in a trash can,.