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Gossip Girl: Woman on the Verge

In the fallout of Georgina revealing why Serena left Manhattan for boarding school, Serena begins to fall back into her old ways. Seeing this, Blair, Nate and Chuck must put their feelings for one another aside to help Serena in her time of need. However, Serena cannot bring herself to tell Dan the truth, leading him to assume the worst about her. Meanwhile, Rufus' band is invited to play at a concert put on by Rolling Stone and assumes that Lily will not attend since it is the same night as her rehearsal dinner.


Episode Info


Episode number: 1x17
Production Number: 116
Airdate: Monday May 12th, 2008

Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Joshua Safran

Alternate Airdates:

UK (ITV2) Jul 17, 2008
NL (Net 5) Aug 12, 2008
Greece Jan 24, 2009

  • Currently 7.7/10
7.7/10 (28 Votes cast)
Guest Stars
Michelle TrachtenbergMichelle Trachtenberg
As Georgina Sparks
Recurring
Robert John BurkeRobert John Burke
As Bart Bass
Recurring
Zuzanna SzadkowskiZuzanna Szadkowski
As Dorota
Recurring
Craig WalkerCraig Walker
As Roadie
Elan Moss-BachrachElan Moss-Bachrach
As Pete Fairman
Lisa LoebLisa Loeb
As Herself
Robert SellaRobert Sella
As Claude
Stephen KunkenStephen Kunken
As Journalist
Main Cast
Blake LivelyBlake Lively
As Serena van der Woodsen
Leighton MeesterLeighton Meester
As Blair Waldorf
Penn BadgleyPenn Badgley
As Daniel 'Dan' Humphrey
Chace CrawfordChace Crawford
As Nathaniel 'Nate' Archibald
Ed WestwickEd Westwick
As Charles 'Chuck' Bass
Jessica SzohrJessica Szohr
As Vanessa Abrams
Kelly RutherfordKelly Rutherford
As Lillian 'Lily' Humphrey
Matthew SettleMatthew Settle
As Rufus Humphrey
Kristen BellKristen Bell
voiced Gossip Girl
Episode Notes
Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey) does not appear in this episode.



Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Cham PainOff The Wall 
Junkie XLCities In The Dust 
The KillsHook and Line 
Lisa LoebStay 
The Republic TigersFight Song 


Episode Quotes
Serena: I didn't know what to do. I just knew I had to leave right away. I took a train heading north and I got a room and convinced my mom that boarding school was a good idea and --
Blair: Never said goodbye. It makes sense now.

Nate: What about her?
Serena: Well, something happened the night of the Shepherd's wedding.
Blair: I think we're all aware of what happened that night.
Serena: No, something else. Something I've tried to escape but Georgina won't let me. And now she's blackmailing me.
Nate: Blackmailing you?
Chuck: With what exactly?
Serena: (to Nate) Well, it started when Blair thought you and I had too much to drink. She told us to get some air, go outside, sober up. Instead, we ended up in the bar and I opened that bottle of champagne and we... well...
Blair: We can skip that part, k?
Chuck: Go ahead, I'll fill her in later.
Serena: I left in a hurry. I felt so terrible, so guilty for what I'd just done. I just ... I had to get out of there. Georgina and I had plans to meet up after, so I headed straight to her. Little did I know, she had a surprise waiting for me.

Nate: You know, why do I get the feeling you're actually enjoying this?
Chuck: Call me sentimental.

Nate: She's right, Serena, none of us are saints.
Blair: Yeah, I had sex with him in the back of a limo.
Chuck: Several times.
Nate: And I had sex with you at a wedding when I was her date. (to Chuck) Once. (everyone stares at Chuck)
Chuck: I'm Chuck Bass.

Serena: Because, I would rather Dan think I cheated on him than know what I really did.
Nate: What you really did?

Serena: I'm not afraid of you anymore.
Georgina: You should be beause all bets are off.
Serena: Why? What are you going to do?
Georgina: It's not what I'm gonna do, Sweetie. It's who I'm gonna do it with.
Serena: No. I know Dan. He's too good.
Georgina: You sure about that?

Dan: Did you sleep with someone else?
Serena: Yes.
Dan: I'm done.

Gossip Girl: (voiceover) If I were you, S., I'd be worried. In the city that never sleeps a lot can happen in one night. Sweet dreams, Serena. XOXO Gossip Girl.



Cultural References
Episode Title: Women On The Verge

The episode title comes from the 1988 film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Blair: We're the non judging Breakfast Club.

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 film starring Molly Ringwald about a group of high school teenagers serving morning detention together.



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