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Gossip Girl :: The Serena Also Rises (02x05)

Episode Information

Title:

The Serena Also Rises

Episode #:

02x05

Production Number:

205

Original Airdate:

Monday September 29th, 2008

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Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country:	Aired On:

NL (Net 5)	Jan 30, 2009
UK (ITV2)	Feb 18, 2009

Episode Crew
Director:	Patrick Norris
Writer:	Jessica Queller

Episode Summary

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During Fashion Week, Blair learns that Eleanor, after a suggestion from Jenny, has given Serena and Poppy front row seat to the Waldorf show. Hurt, Blair decides to sabotage the show. Meanwhile, Dan begins hanging out with Chuck, but Dan learns the hard way that Chuck isn't the best company to keep. Elsewhere, Lily finds out the dark secret that Bart has been keeping.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Amanda Setton	played	Penelope	Recurring (8th appearance)
•David Patrick Kelly (1)	played	Noah Shapiro	Recurring (first appearance)
•Dreama Walker	played	Hazel	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Jill Flint	played	Bex Simon	Recurring (third appearance)
•Margaret Colin	played	Eleanor Waldorf	Recurring (11th appearance)
•Michelle Hurd	played	Laurel	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Nicole Fiscella	played	Isabel Coates	Recurring (16th appearance)
•Robert John Burke (3)	played	Bart Bass	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Tamara Feldman	played	Poppy Lifton	Recurring (first appearance)
•Tinsley Mortimer	played	Herself	Recurring (second appearance)
•Yin Chang	played	Nelly Yuki	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Zuzanna Szadkowski	played	Dorota	Recurring (14th appearance)
•Cristina Greeven Cuomo	played	Herself
•Michael Kors	played	Himself

Main Cast

•Blake Lively	played	Serena van der Woodsen
•Leighton Meester	played	Blair Waldorf
•Penn Badgley	played	Daniel 'Dan' Humphrey
•Taylor Momsen	played	Jenny Humphrey
•Ed Westwick	played	Charles 'Chuck' Bass
•Kelly Rutherford	played	Lillian 'Lily' Humphrey
•Matthew Settle	played	Rufus Humphrey
•Kristen Bell	voiced	Gossip Girl

Episode Notes

Chace Crawford (Nate), Connor Paolo (Erik) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) do not appear in this episode.

Featured Songs

Artist	Song Title	Played When
•The Duke Spirit	This Ship Was Built to Last
•Lady GaGa	Poker Face
•Nous Non Plus	Fille atomique
•The NYC Gone Gone	Conor Oberst
•Phantom Planet	Raise the Dead
•The Republic Tigers	Made Concrete

Cultural References

Episode Title: The Serena Also Rises

The episode title comes from both The Sun Also Rises, a best seller by Ernest Hemingway, and the movie adaptation produced in 1957.

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