- Georgina reveals the true reason that Serena fled Manhattan for boarding school, and Serena quickly falls back into her old habits.
- Serena falls back into her old habits of drinking and drugs. She eventually reveals to Blair true reason why she left Manhattan: to avoid being implicated in an accidental drug overdose of a school friend in which Georgina was also present. Blair, Nate, and Chuck are forced to team up to try to help Serena deal with this situation. Unfortunately, Serena is too ashamed at herself to share the truth with Dan about her mistake, and therefore he naturally assumes the worse about his girlfriend. Lily discovers the blackmail videotape Georgina made showing her and Serena that night with their victim. Being who Lily is, she too jumps to the wrong conclusion about Serena and it takes a little intervention from Blair to save her friend from being emotionally torn apart for good. Blair also discovers from Vanessa that Georgina, under her alias 'Sara', is still hounding them by pretending to be their friends, and Georgina takes advantage of Dan's alienation with Serena to make the moves on him. Meanwhile, Rufus is excited when his band is invited to perform at a Rolling Stones sponsored concert. But Lily is the last person on Earth he expects to see at the performance, especially since her wedding rehearsal dinner is on the same night.—Anonymous
- Previously on Gossip Girl: Blah blah Lily, blah blah Rufus, blah blah Vanessa and Nate, blah blah Chuck, blah blah Georgina/Sarah and Dan, blah blah "that night," blah blah Blair... OMG SERENA SAID SHE KILLED SOMEONE!!!!!!
(Deep breath. Relax. Ready? Okay.)
It's the day after the big confession -- Georgina is trying to call Serena, leaving messages in a very I'm-imitating-Glenn-Close-In-An-Oscar-Nominated-80s-Thriller kind of way (but with way better hair). No reply at all, as Phil Collins would say.
In Brooklyn, Rufus is practicing guitar, ready for his Rolling Stone (product placement!) gig about forgotten bands of the 90s. Dan counters with a nasty remark towards the Starbucks demographic, Rufus laughs it off and offers a VH1 joke ready for Dan... who doesn't make one, on account of a sleepless night. Total girl trouble! Dan says Serena isn't telling him the whole truth, Rufus says Dan is way judgemental.... Dan is offended at first but takes the advice.
Still in Brooklyn, Nate is rocking a sweater outfit and tousled hairstyle that says he just rolled out of bed in Manhattan and sauntered his way across the East River to Vanessa, who is Rufus' honorary roadie for the "big gig" tonight. A phone call keeps the two from serioius flirting.... uh oh, sounds serious! Nate has to run, he offers explanations and asks what she's doing tonight. Can he meet her at the concert. It's a real date!
Lily is preparing for the wedding, but does she remember she also has a Rolling Stone (placement again?) interview? Dan stops by, but no one's seen Serena. Chuck saunters in wearing a beige-type golf outfit, complete with plaid pants. Has Chuck seen Serena? Nope, and a phone call Chuck receives gives the impression no one knows where S is.
Nate enters a wood-paneled elevator, just as former-friend-turned-enemy Chuck enters. Both are headed to....Blair's penthouse? The maid tells the dynamic duo to wait... Blair's on her way!
Back to creepy Georgina -- leaving the three-thousandth message for Serena. She's got coffee -- such a good ploy! Uh oh - Dan spots "Sarah" who plays the OMG-what-a-coincidence card! Sarah is all concerned, offering advice. Just then... Serena calls! But wait - it's some bartender, calling the first name on Serena's speed-dial. Things do not look promising... and Dan looks sad, but plays good guy.
Blair arrives back at her penthouse -- she needs Chuck and Nate's help. Actually, "we" need their help. Serena is slumped in the elevator. Chuck and Nate play noble men and drag Serena upstairs, while Blair orders coffee from the maid. Must have been a bad night!
The three try to clean up Serena and wake her up -- keep her talking! Chuck saunters in with hangover food, Nate turns away as Blair undresses S, but good old Chuck leers at the Victoria's Secret underthings revealed. "Just like old times," Chuck says. Serena throws up on cue.
Blair explains the sitch - Serena confessed something totally crazy, B went to find her mom's Valium (a good friend, that B!), but Serena then disappeared and it took B all night to find S. Chuck wants to know the crazy confession, but Blair dodges artfully.
Rufus is unloading for his gig alongside Vanessa -- should dad be worried about Dan? Vanessa says it's all about a friend called "Sarah." Just then, a vintage pic of Rufus is unfurled.... Turns out Lily took Rufus' iconic image (so says the Rolling Stone reporter). The reporter unleashes with the questions -- when was Lily involved with Rufus? Why did she give up photography? Before or after she broke Rufus' heart? Just then Dan arrives -- Lily is totally relieved. Who's seen Serena? Maybe "Charles"? (That would be Chuck) Lily tries to send Mr. Reporter on his way, but he presses on with the how-much-did-you-love-Rufus interrogation. Lily stammers... she wasn't in love with him.... that much! End of interview.
Dan arrives at B's penthouse, where it's Serena Central with Blair, Chuck and Nate. Dan wonders at the unusual convergence. They try (badly) to tell him that Serena's not there, but B offers up a story... Serena does *not* want to see Dan! Brooklyn Boy tries to laugh it off, but he wants to see her -- for super-serious. Just then Serena arrives, pale with hair pulled back in purple velour robe.
"What's happening?" Dan asks. It's hard to explain. He wants to know her secret. What is the deal? Who are the guys from the bar? She doesn't know -- looks like she really doesn't know. Then he asks if she slept with someone else. He's serious, she sees a reason to push Dan away from the truth and says yes. Dan says he's done. OMG!
As Dan enters the elevator, "Sarah" calls all concerned - does Dan want to meet her? She's a real good listener. The answer is... yes.
Lily's back in full-on wedding planner mode. She's had three perfect weddings before and wants this one to be more perfect than perfect! Just then Blair's maid calls with news... Serena is like the "old days." Lily should be worried for her daughter. Uh oh! Lily now has to run a very familiar errand.
Lily starts searching Serena's room and finds.... the flash drive with the dreaded video!
Back at Blair's, Serena explains she didn't do anything bad the previous night, and would rather have Dan think she cheated than...know what she really did? Nate is curious! Dan can't know the truth... and even Chuck is getting scared! Blair says she can tell them anything, and a quick recitation of past misdeeds (Chuck and Blair in a limo, Nate and Serena on a bar, Chuck being, after all, Chuck) is offered up. They totally won't judge! Really! They're the non-judging Breakfast Club! What is it, Serena?
"If I tell you, it can never leave this room!" Cut to commercial, naturally.
Back to the story - remember Georgina? Chuck lost his virginity to her in the sixth grade. Something happened the night of the Shephard wedding -- something S wants to escape, but G is blackmailing her. Turns out that was where Nate and Serena got down and dirty -- skp that part, please, says B. But then, after... Serena left in a rush, flags a cab to Georgina's hotel, where G has a surprise waiting.
Just then, Lily is watching G's video - Georgina and a mystery man are planting a camera for an actual-real Serena van der Woodsen sex tape. Is she down for it, asks Mystery Man? Georgina says S goes down for anything! (Reowr!) Serena arrives but is a total downer about having boinked Nate. Mystery Man wants a party... so break out the favors! OMG, it's cocaine! Serena demurs and goes to hurl; G says S is always frisky after reverse peristalsis (our words, not G's). Lily fast-forwards (whew - thank you! Get to the good stuff!). Mystery Man wants to make out, Serena is not in the mood, but sluggishly acquieses. Soon she's into it... Lily stops the video!
Back at Blair's, B asks S to press on with the story... back to Mystery Man on top of S. Serena tries to put him off with more cocaine. He does some... and then promptly overdoses. S goes to call 911, but Georgina bursts in and stops her. Get the drugs, get his phone, get out of there! Still, Serena calls 911 but G drags her out. G splits but S waits to see the paramedics helping "Pete" and gets a full view of the body bag instead. After that, boarding school was a good idea... and B understands why S left. Savvy Nate asks what Georgina wants. And S spills the Georgina/Sarah story. Tell Dan, everyone says! Serena says OMG no! He'll never speak to her again! Truth brings consequences after all, says Gossip Girl.
At the Palace, it's Lily's big rehearsal dinner. Serena and Blair and Chuck arrive -- Lily sweeps her daughter off and grills her like a steak. What about the drugs, and the video she watched? Serena panics, but turns out Lily never got to the drug overdose hijinks. Lily tears up -- what has her daughter become? Ah -- seems like Lily thinks this happened recently! And proffers reformatory school as a cure for it all! Serena is stunned.
In Brooklyn, Sarah and Dan arrive for Rufus' concert with... special guest star Lisa Loeb? Yes, the real singer! Sarah/Georgina is super-nice to dad, and Dan offers the rationale for why Jenny's not in this episode (she's at mom's). Uh oh - a girl in the audience yells out, "Hey, Georgina!" G/S ducks and takes Dan over for a drink.
Back at Lily's, Blair confronts icy mom and politely dresses her down, sadness in her eyes. Serena has a secret that is finally catching up with her -- Blair needs Lily's help. Serena needs Lily's help. There's a story Lily doesn't know. Lily goes to find out.
Nate's on his way to Rufus' concert to meet Vanessa -- in the night's most shocking turn, he says he's going to take the subway! Vanessa laughs and says look for Dan, who's there with new girl Sarah. Nate is on point all of a sudden, Vanessa is confused.... Nate tells V that she should SO not trust Sarah, who is really Georgina and he will explain it all when he gets there. Nate then calls Blair -- after "ews" are exchanged re Rufus/Vanessa/concert/location-outside-of-Manhattan, Nate gets down to business: Georgina is at the concert. Blair says she'll meet him in 10.
Meanwhile, Lily is off to "help" Serena - to juvenile hall, from the sound of it. She kisses Chuck's dad and heads out. Meanwhile redux, Blair tells Chuck she knows where Georgina is. Chuck is totally in to get the evil G. The two are reunited, and it feels somewhat good!
(We failed to mention Blair is again rocking an updated Daisy Buchanan look. We likey!)
Lily and Serena are in a limo -- somehow Lily found out about dead Mystery Man, and tells S to confront his parents. Lily will be right by her side! Whew - no juvie!
Lisa Loeb is hosting the Rufus gig, as Sarah/Georgina runs into Vanessa, who's dubious about her so-called new pal. V is full-on Brooklyn - you got anything to say to me, Georgina? Um, Nate's on his way! G plays dumb, V steps it up and says she has a chance to explain. G walks away. Um, do NOT mess with V, who starts to explain to Dan, but is called away on a Rufus-related errand. Uh oh - what's happening?!?!?
Dan is curious, and serious, and finds Georgina, who's turning on the waterworks.
Lily and Serena emerge from Mystery Man's parents, who apparently have told the two that he was an addict who couldn't stop. Serena still feels guilty, but Lily tells her it's not her fault. Serena is really a good person! Lily's sorry she doubted her. The two hug. And Serena has to do something else -- take her to see Dan!
OMG OMG -- more shocking than Nate promising to take the subway is Lisa Loeb going into a full-on rendition of "Stay." Yes, she's wearing the glasses. Meanwhile, Dan is getting G's full story -- there was a mean ex-boyfriend, and G got really scared and left -- is this for real? Ha - it's not! Wow, good cover! G had to change her name to get away from fictional evil boyfriend. Sadly, Dan is buying it all (apparently influenced by the mellow song stylings of Ms. Loeb). G turns on the heat -- she's been falling for him! Oh, she shouldn't have said! Dan wants to talk now -- for him, that's foreplay! G is smug as a bug in a rug. Evil girl - oh, we likey!
Back at the concert, Rufus is rocking out with an acoustic guitar -- is Rufus really singing? It doesn't totally suck! Vanessa finds Nate, who's brought Blair and Chuck to her dismay. Where's Georgina? Apparently she took off, V's not sure where. Nate and Vanessa go off just as Serena arrives - where's Dan? S tells B it's all over now - she can tell Dan everything!
Backstage, Lily is calling her fiance, but hears dreamy Rufus singing. She's drawn to him, fails to make the call... old feelings emerge. Away goes the cell phone. Lily and Rufus make eye contact, and he sings directly to her. She loves it. But then she leaves! What's happening?!?!?!? No, get away, Lisa Loeb - Rufus does not want to do an encore! He confronts Lily outside, she brutally rebuffs him, then they kiss -- and she's the one who leans in! It's the most action we've seen all episode!
Serena's looking desperately for Dan -- who suddenly calls! She's so happy -- but not for long, as it's Georgina calling from Dan's phone. G found out S told their secret. S isn't afraid of her any more but now -- but now G informs her former pal all bets are off! What is G going to do? It's not what she's going to do, it's who she's going to do it with -- just as Dan walks up with coffee for his new friend Georgina. G hangs up. Dan asks how things went with her mom on the phone, while G offers up a lame story and switches their phones back, and then moves in for the kill....er, kiss! G kisses first, Dan assesses the situation... and kisses back!
Quick cut back to Serena, who is clearly worried. Dan and Georgina walk off hand in hand.
Next week: Wedding! Fisticuffs! Come-uppance! Confrontations! Classical music! Season finale!
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