gossip girl 第二季

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Goodmorning,UpperEastSiders!eandonlysourceinthe

scandalouslivesofManhatten'ryonmyhomepage:Serenavander

ody'sfavouriteIt-Girlhasjustreturnedfromamysterious

abnce.

[INTTRAIN-Serenaislookingoutofthewindow]

[INTGRANDCENTRALSTATION-Serenawalksin]

[INTHOMEOFTHEWALDORFS-Chuck,KatyandIsabelaresittingonacouch,Katy

andIsabelarelookingattheirmessagesontheircellphones]

Katy

You'llneverbelievewhat'son'GossipGirl'!

Isabel

SomeonesawSerenagettingoffatrainatGrandCentral!

[EXTNEWYORK-Severalpeopleonthestreetsreceivethenewsovertheircell

phonesthatSerenahasreturned]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

ryoneistalking

[INTBLAIR'SBEDROOM-BlairandNatearekissingonthebed,halfundresd,

Eleaonrinterruptsthem]

Eleanor

Blair,it'sSerena!

Nate

Serena?

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

AndB'sboyfriendNate?Rumourhasithe'salwayshadathingforSerena.

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL]

Nate

Butyou'rbacknow.

Serenar

Ididn',Blairismybestfriendandyou'reherboyfriendand

shelovesyou.

[INTOSTROFFCENTER-Serenaislookingintoherbrother'sroom]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Whydidsheleave?Whydidshereturn?

Eleanor

Mustbealotofrumourswhyyou'reback.

Serenar

Yeah,butnoneofthemmentionedyou.

[INTOSTROFFCENTER-HALLWAY]

Serenar

Hetriestotakehisownlifeandyou'reworriedit'sgonnacostyou'MomOfThe

Year'.

Lily

Youhavenoideawhatit'sbeenlike.

[FLASHBACK-INTBAR-SerenaandNatearehavingx,Chuckiswatchingfrom

thebalcony]

Chuck

'sprettyclassy,S.

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

AndNate'sfriendChuckwon'tletSerenaforgetaboutherpast.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-KITCHEN]

Serenar

I'mtryingtochange.

Chuck

Ilikedyoubetterbefore.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BAR-SerenacrashesintoDan]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Andthenthere'sDan:Outsider,lookslikehischildhoodcrushhasreturned.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-FOYER]

Dan

Shedoesn''scool.

Concierge

Serena!Doyouknowthisyoungman?

Serenar

Uhm,fromlastnight.

Dan

Yourememberme?

[Danwalksoffbutthenturnsaround]

Dan

You'dreallygooutwithsomeguyyoudon'tknow?

Serenar

Well,youcan'tbeworthantheguysIdoknow.

[INTHOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-KITCHEN]

Rufus

Guesswho'sdadiscool!

Jenny

It'satrickquestion.

Dan

Yeah,'cauitcan'tbeours.

[Danlooksatthefrontpageof'RollingStone']

Dan

'Top10ForgottenBandsOfThe'90s'.

Rufus

Yeah,checkoutwho'snumbernine.

Jenny

He'sveryproud.

Dan

Hey,heywaytobeforgotten.

[INTTHEHUMPHREY'SARTGALLERY]

Lily

Whyismydaughtergoingtooneofyourconcerts?

Rufus

Well,'sasmallisland.

Lily

You'resureit'snotsomeployyourusingmydaughtertogettome?Nowthatyour

wifeleftyou?

[INT'KISSONTHELIPS'PARTY-DanandSerenaarewalkingthroughthecrowd]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

SerenaandhermysterymanmadeasurpriappearanceatBlair's'KissOnThe

Lips'party.

IsabelandKaty

Serena'shere?

Blair

Whatisshedoinghere?Shewasn'tinvited.

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

ButSerenawasn'ttheonlyonewhomadeanimpression.

[INT'KISSONTHELIPS'PARTY-ChucknoticesJenny]

Chuck

Who'sthenewbie?

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

JennymadeanimpressiononChuck.

Chuck

Let'sgoandtalksomewhereprivate.

[EXTROOFTOP-ChucktriesviolentlytokissJenny]

Jenny

No,stop!

Dan

Hey!Thatismylittlesister!

[EXTROOFTOP-DanpunchesChuckintheface]

Serenar

Don'tyouevertouchheragain!

Chuck

Hey,you'relifeisover,slut!

[EXT'KISSONTHELIPS'PARTY-BlairandChuckwatchDan,JennyandSerenaget

intoacab]

Blair

Shebetternotshowherfaceagain.

Chuck

I'mactuallyhopingshewill.

Dan

So,thinkI'vegotashotataconddate?

Serenar

Wetalkaboutitinthecab.

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

AndnowthatSisback...willtheUpperEastSideeverbethesame?We'realljust

dyingtoewhathappensnext.

ENDOFTEASER[EXTNEWYORK]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Ibetyou's:Ineverwent

teprecioustimedreamingwhenwakinglifeissomuchbetter?

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-KITCHEN-Icecubesarethrownintoabucket,lemons

andcucumbersarebeingsliced,eggsscrambled]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Istherereallyanythingbetterthanalazysunday?Readingthepaperinbed,sipping

coffee,,rEastSidersdon'tdolazy:

Breakfastisbrunchanditcomeswithchampagne,adresscodeandahundredof

ourclostfriends...andenemies.

[Tablesgetdecorated,flowersarranged,strawberriesarebeingdippedin

chocolate]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Chuck'neis

,noteveryone.

[INTHOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-Danopensagaragedoorwhichperateshis

roomfromhissister's]

Dan

Oh,hey,you'reup.

Jenny

Andyou'recheckinguponme.I'mok,really,I'w,Iwasokwhenyou

askedmeatthepartyandinthecab,whenwegothome,beforeandafterIbrushed

,Ijustfeelreally...,howcouldI'Veactuallythought

thatChuckBassjustwantedtotalktome?

Dan

Becauyoutrustpeoplewhichisnormallyagoodthing

Jenny

Yeah,exceptwhenitinvolesChuck.

Dan

Yeah,prettymuch.

Jenny

So,therealquestionis:Howareyou?

Dan

Me?Whywouldn'tIbeok?

Jenny

Youknow,attheendofthenightwithSerenaandthe...the...

[Jennymakesawavinggesture]

Dan

Wasitreallythatbad?

[FLASHBACK-LASTNIGHT-CAB-Jenny,DanandSerenaaresittinginthecab,

Serenaisgettingout,thenstops]

Serena

,goodnight.

Dan

Yeah,uhm,yeah,goodnight.

[Serenagetsoutofthecab]

Jenny

Go!Walkhertothedoor!Something!Go!

[Dannodsandtriestogetoutofthecabbutthedoorsslamsintohishead,thecab

startstodriveoff]

Jenny

Whoa,stop,stop,sir,stop,stop!

Dan

IthinkIhavebraindamage.

Jenny

Youknow,Dan,ifyouhadbraindamageyouwouldn'tevenknowyouhadbrain

damage.

Dan

No,let'sgo,msburg.

Jenny

No!

[Serenalooksinsidethroughthesidewindow}

Dan

Howie

hi.

[DanwavesatSerena,thecabdrivesoff,Serenalookspuzzledafterthecaband

wavesslightly]

[INTOSTROFFCENTER-ERIK'SROOM-Erikissittingonhischair,lookingathis

hand]

Erik

Sohewaved?Iwouldn'thavetakenhimforawaver.

Serena

No,hewasjusttryingtobefunny.

Erik

Ormaybeheisshy.

Serena

Orhehatesme.

Erik

Noguyinthehistoryoftheworldhaverhatedyou.

[INTHOMEOFTHEHUMPRHEYS-JENNY'SROOM-Danispacingupanddown,

Jennyislyingonherbadlookingthroughamagazine]

Dan

dmyentireadolescentlifeforadatewith

w,SerenavanderWoodn!AndIdecidedtoclotheevening

withawave.

Jenny

Itwasanicewave.

Dan

Attheendofadate?Comeon,there'onlygetoneshotwith

neandIblewit.

Jenny

Whichmeansyou'vegotnothingtoloo.

Dan

Nothingexceptmylastshredofdignity.

Jenny

Ohno,Ithinkthat'sgone.

Dan

You'w,I'lljust...I'llgotalktohere.I'mgonnaapologiforthe

wave,IgonnatellherhowmuchIlikeherandI'mgonnaaskforacondshot...

andI'mgonnagetacondshot.

Jenny

Yeahyouare!

Dan

Yeah.

[Danwalksoutoftheroom]

Jenny

Wait,wait,wait!Ilovetheplanbutuhm...youneedabetteroutfit...andmaybea

shower.

[Danheadsintohisroomandclosthegaragedoor]

[INTERIK'SROOM-Serenaispacingupanddown]

Serena

Whatever,tthingIneedinmylifeisanotherguy.

Hewasjustsosmart,though,andfunny...

Erik

Itsoundslikeyoulikehim.

Serena

...,'tevenknowwhy.

Whatever,I',maybeIshouldgo

overthere.

[INTHOMEOFTHEWALDORFS-LIVINGROOM-Anoteisclippedtoadress:Went

arls!EleanorWaldorf,NewYork]

Blair

ou,Dohertha!

Isabel

Thanks!

Katy

Weweresleepingonflareslastnight.

Blair

Idon'twanttoeSerenaatschoolandshebetternotshowupatbrunchtoday.

Katy

You'rereallymadatSerena.

Isabel

Ihopeyounevergetthatmadatus.

Blair

Well,youwouldneverdowhatSerenadid.

Katy

No,never.

Isabel

'Cournot.

[IsabellookspuzzledatKatywhoshrugshershoulders]

Blair

dbesowrongofmetoshowup

withoutmyboyfriendwhomIlove...andwholovesme.

[BlaircallsNate]

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-CHUCK'SROOM-Nate'scellphoneisvibratingonatable

coveredwithcardsandpokerchips,Natewakesuponthecouchandanswersthe

phone]

Nate

Hello?

[INTTHEWALDORF'SLIVINGROOM]

Blair

keyou?

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-CHUCK'SROOM]

Nate

No,I'mup.

[INTTHEWALDORF'SLIVINGROOM]

Blair

Well,getsomestrongcoffeeandjumpintheshower,'sdad's

brunchforhisfoundationistodayatThePalace.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-CHUCK'SROOM]

Nate

Ah,great,ofcour.

[Natehangsupthephoneandthrowsitontothetable,thenoiwakesupChuck

whoislyinginbedwithtwowomen]

Chuck

Nathaniel!Keepitdown!Someofusaretryingtoregainourstrenght.

Nate

You'redad'sbrunchistoday.

Chuck

Thealarm'stfornine.

Nate

It'sten.

[Chucksighs,thenraisandclapshishands,hehasablackeye]

Chuck

Ladies,doubletime!Oh,unless...Nathaniel?

[Chuckpointsbehindhimatthetwowomen]

Nate

I'mgood.[ThetwowomenwearmaiduniformsandNateaddressthem]

Nate

Actually,couldyoutwobringsomecoffeewhenyougetachance?Andsomewater,

lotsofwater.

Maid

Youwanticewiththat?

[ShepointsatChuck'sblackeye]

Maid

Lookslikeyoucouldusome.

Chuck

That'nough,'llmakesuretotellmyfatherjusthowcommittedyou

aretothehospitalityindustry.

Nate

Thatkidpoppedyouprettygood,huh?Nevermesswithaguy'ssister.

Chuck

IfIknewhisnameI'dhunthimdownandkillhim.

Nate

What,'cauyoukillpeoplenow?Areyougonnastranglehimwithyourscarf?

[NatethrowsChuck'sscarfintohisface,Chuckispreparingahangoverremedyina

blender]

Chuck

Don'tmockthescarf,'smysignature.

Nate

Justsaying,deathbyscarf:Notthatintimidating.

Chuck

Hesucker-punchedme,s,betterabrokennothanabroken

heart.

Nate

What?Ididn'teventalktoSerenalastnight.

Chuck

WhosaidanythingaboutSerena?

[INTJENNY'SROOM-Danopensthegaragedoor,hehaschangedhisclothes]

Dan

DoIlookok?

Jenny

Definitelycondshotmaterial.

Dan

Alrightthen,I',uhm,andaboutwhathappend,youknow,with

Chuck...ifyouwanttotalktosomeone...notyourbrother,justletmeknow.

Jenny

Ok.

Yeah,alright.

Jenny

Hey,therewait!Actually,thereissomeoneIwanttotalkto.

[Jennygrabsherpurandtheypreparetoleave,Rufuscomeshome]

Dan

Hey!

Rufus

Hey,whereareyouguysgoing?Iwasgoingtomakewaffles.

Dan

Uh,sorrydad.

Jenny

Yeah,can't.

Rufus

ButIwanttoknoweverythingaboutyourdate.

Dan

Later.

Rufus

Andyourparty.

Rufus

WhenIgetback?

Youguysmisdareallygreatshow!AndImakereallygoodwaffles!

[DanandJennyleave]

[THEPALACEHOTEL-CHUCK'SROOM-Nateisonthephone]

Concierge

ThePalaceHotel.

Nate

Hi,thisisNateArchibald,oudon'tnormallygive

outthisinformationbutcouldyoutellmewhatroomthevanderwoodnsarein,

plea?

[EXTNEWYORK-Serenaiswalkingdownthestreet,sheisleavingBlairamessage

onthephone]

Serena

Hey,Blair,it',Iguessyou'restillsleepingbutI'

,ehm,.

[INTHOMEOFTHEWALDORFS-Blaircheckshermisdcalls:Serena,shedeletes

it]

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BALLROOM-Allthetablesaredecorated]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

astheguestsarrivewecanstartdishing.

Here'swhat'sonthemenue:

[FLASHFORWARD-Serena,Blair,Dan,Chuck,Jenny,Nate,Dan,Blair,Serena,

ChuckwalkstowardsDanbutNatestopshim,Blairtakesoffabluedress,Jennyis

wearingBlair'sbluedressandlooksatherlfinamirror,ChuckgivesBlairakey,

BlairandNatearekissinginanelevator,Blairturnsaroundrapidly]

[THEPALACEHOTEL-THEROOMOFTHEVANDERWOODSENS-Serenais

archingthroughboxes]

Serena

Mom,didyouborrowmyMichellePari?Uh,Ican'tfindanythinginhere!

Lily

Well,,you'rehomenow,it'syourlife,youshould

startlivingit.

Serena

Thisisnotlive,thisisahotelwe'relivinginbecauyoudecidedyoudidn'tlikethe

colourofthewallsinourrealhome.

[LilyhandsSerenathegreenpairofpumpsshewaslookingfor]

Serena

Mom,IsaidI'doyouwantfromme?

Lily

Serena,whyareyoubeinglikethis?justnotlikeyou.

Serena

oudon'tknowwhatI'mreallylike.

Lily

Oh,ok,tellme.

[Serenaputsonherpumpsandjuststaresathermother]

Lily

SodidyouandDanhavefunattheconcertlastnight?

Serena

We,uhm,allyendedupatthe'KissOnTheLips'party.

Lily

Ah,wellthatmusthavepleadBlair.

Serena

Blair?Actuallyno,swhyI'mgoingtotalktoher.

Lily

Justbebackintimeforbrunch,ok?

Serena

Mom!

Lily

Look,honey,Iknowhowharditisforyoutobebackbutthemoreyouhideyourlf

awaythemorepeoplearegonnathinkyouhavesomethingtohide.

Serena

Comingfromsomeonewho'skeepingmybrotherinaninstitution.

Lily

That'sdifferent.

[Serenaleaves,Lilyshoutsafterher]

Lily

Imeanit:Don'tbelate!

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL-Serenarunstogetacab]

Serena

Wait!

[SerenagetsintothecabjustasDanwalksuptoThePalaceHotel,Danentersand

walksovertothereception]

Dan

Hey!Howareyoudoing?I,ah,IwasinyesterdaywithSerena.

Concierge

HowcouldIforget.

Dan

Yeah,well,is...shein?

Concierge

Justmisdher,actually,butyou'rewelometowait.

Dan

Ok,bablywon'tbethatlong,right?

Concierge

Onceshewentoutanddidn'tcomebackforsixmonthbutfeelfreetosit.

[Danpointsbehindhimtowardsalounge,theconciergepointsintotheopposite

direction]

Concierge

Overthere.

Dan

OverthereiswhereI'llbe.

[Danwalksoff,Natewalkstowardstheelevator,thedooropensandLilystepsout]

Lily

Hi,Nate,it'sgreattoeyou.

Nate

Hi,eyou.

Lily

Oh,I'mjustheadingout.

[NateaccompaniesLilythroughthefoyer]

Nate

Oh,isSerenain?

Lily

Oh,youjustmisdherbutI'lltellheryoucameby.I'msureshewillbehappyto

hearit.

Nate

I...Idon'tknowaboutthat.

Lily

Oh,what?Imean,SerenalovesyouandIthinkshe'salwaysalittlecrushonyou.

'CouryouandBlairaretheperfectcouple.

Nate

Mmh,isSerenagoingtobelong?Icouldjustwait.

[Theyarriveatthereception,Lilynodstowardstheconcierge]

Lily

Uhm,well,Dexterherecantakecareofyou.I'mjustgonnastepoutforawhileand

Nate'sgonnawaitforSerena.

Nate

Great.

Concierge

Hecangetinlinebehindthatguy.

[TheconciergepointstowardsDanwho'ssittinginachairbehindthem,Lilyand

Nateturnaround]

Lily

Ihadafeelingyou',isit?

[Dangetsupandshakesherhand]

Dan

Humphrey,'snicetoeyouagain,ouhad

apleasant,eh,21hourssinceIlastsawyou.

Lily

Yes,ithasbeenverypleasant...men...

[Lilyturnaroundandwalksoff,NateandDanstareateachother]

Nate

Hey.

Dan

Hey.

[NateandDansitdownnexttoeachother]

[HOMEOFTHEWALDORFS-Serenaexitstheelevator]

Serena

Blair?Hey.

Blair

Serena.

[Serenatakesacopyof'BreakfastAtTiffany's'outofabag]

Serena

Hey.,IgottwobaguettesandAudrey.

Blair

ImusthavetotallyblankedonthepartwhereIinvitedyouover.

Serena

I...,it'sSundaymorning:Coffee,croissants,'BreakfastAt

Tiffany's'.It'sourtradition.

Blair

Ihavenewtraditionsnow.

Serena

Well,they'renottraditionsifthey'renew.

[BlairsitsdownwiththeSundaypaperandignoresSerena]

Serena

Look,Blair,I'hteverythingwasgood

betweenus.

Blair

Itwas...beforeIfoundoutyouhadxwithmyboyfriend.

[Serenaislookingforwords,Blairjuststaresather]

Serena

Howdidyoufindout?

Blair

thefeltheowedittometotellthetruth.

Serena

Idon'tknowwhattosay.

Blair

Don'n'tbelieveyouanyway.

Serena

Blair,itwas...

Blair

Youknow...Ialwaysknewyou'reawhore...Inevertookyouforaliartoo.

Serena

Blair,howcanIfixthis?

Blair

Youdon't,tstayawayfromme,myboyfriendandmyfriends.

You'redonehere.

[BlairwalksawayandleavesSerenabehind]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Serena'svisitwasshortandapparentlynotverysweetbutyouknowwhatis?

it''shungry?

[Serenahasalreadyleft,Jennyexitstheelevatorandentersthelivingroom,Blair

shoutsfromtheotherroom]

Blair

Dohertha,ItoldyouIdidn'twanttoeanyone!

[BlairentersthelivingroomandesJenny]

Blair

Hey,Jenny.

Jenny

Hi.

Blair

Whatdoyouwant?

Jenny

Eh,IrealidthatIstillhaveyourcalligraphypens...fromthepartyinvitationsand

thoughtyoumightneedthemforsomething.

Blair

That'sthelamestexcuI'naknowwhatChuckBassis

sayingaboutyou.

Jenny

...sayingthings?Isanyone?

Blair

Mmh,ikestobragabouthisconquestsnothisvictims.

Comeon,youcanhelpmegetreadyforbrunch.

Jenny

Ok,sure.

[BlairleadsJennyupstairs,Jennynoticesanarrangementofflowers]

Jenny

Niceflowers.

Blair

They'rehydrangeas.

[EXTNEWYORK-Lilygetsoutofacab]

Lily

Justcoffee.I'mnotstayinglong...Iwanttogetoutofherebeforesomeonethrows

medownandtattoosme.

Rufus

ThisisBrooklyn,Lil,notthe'WarpedTour'anddon'ttellmeyouhadallyourtattoos

,eventhatonethelittleheart-shapedonebetweenyour,uhm...

Lily

Don'ttrytobecute,aysarewaybehindyou.

Rufus

,what'sthebig

emergency?

Lily

DanwentoutwithSerenalastnight.

Rufus

AndasHumphreyIsureamproudofhim.

[Theywalkintoacoffeeshop]

Lily

Well,currentlyheissittinginthelobbyofthehotelwherewe'reliving.

ShopAssistent

Hi,howcanIhelpyou?

Rufus

Twoamericanos,onewithanextrashot?

Lily

Mhm.

Rufus

Youdon'tactuallythinkthatI'mgonnatellmykidyouhecanandcannotdate.I

meanisthatreallythereasonyoucamedownhere?

Lily

Oh,Iknowwhatyou'reimplying.

Rufus

Thatmaybeyou'refallingformeagain.

Lily

You'reright,you''sthelowincometaxbracket,thebadv-neckt-shirts,

'tknowwhyyourwifeleftyou.

Rufus

Well,she'sgotbettertastethanyou.

[Theshopassistantbringsthemtheircoffee,Rufuspays]

ShopAssistent

.

Rufus

Imean,comeon,whyelhaveIenyoumoreinthelasttwodaysthaninthelast

fifteenyears?

Lily

Anunfortunatetwistoffate.

Rufus

Butfatenontheless,unless...youare...areyoueingsomeone?

Lily

No,notreally.

Rufus

Aha,notrious...orhe'smarried,thatisyourtype.

Lily

That'nough,Rufus.

Rufus

What'shisname?HaveIreadofhimin'Forbes'or'RollingStone'?Well,whoeverhe

isI'msurehecan'tkeepupwithyou.

Lily

Well,I''mrious,I'mworriedabout

'tneedsomenewboyinfluencingher,distractingherfromherneeds.

Rufus

Well,nooffen,Lil,butI'mguessingakidlikeDanixactlywhatSerenaneeds.

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL-Danwalksawayfromthemainentrance,hemeetsNate

atthefrontgate]

Dan

So,ah,whatdoyouneedtotalktoSerenaabout?

Nate

Nothing,?

Dan

I...I'mnowhereneartheneighborhoodbutI'mworkingonabetterexcu.

Nate

Youguyslike...

Dan

Oh,ah,I...Idon'tknow.

Nate

Yeah,well,that'ryou'llneverknow.

[Chuckwalkstowardsthem,heiswearingblacksunglass]

Chuck

Nathaniel!eyoudoing?

Nate

Nothing...justwaitingforyou.

[ChucknoticesDan,hetakesofhissunglassandrevealeshisblackeye]

Chuck

Him?Whatareyoudoinghere?

Dan

Why?Whatisthis...yourhotel?

Nate

Actually,itis.

Chuck

YesandunlessyouhaveareasontobehereIhavetoaskyoutowaitonthecurb

withtherestofthetrash.

Dan

Trash?Lookman,IliveinBrooklyn,alright,nottheOzarks...nooffentothe

'tyouthinkwe'retakingthisclasswarfarethingwaytoofar?

[ChuckpushesDan,Natekeepshimback]

Nate

Ok,man,let'sjustgo.

Chuck

YoutoldmestickitupforSerena'sreputation...ifanyonehasareasontokickhis

assit'syou.

Nate

It'e.

[NateleadsChuckawayfromDan,ChuckturnstoDan]

Chuck

Thisisn'tover.

Dan

Hey,anytime,eblackeyslooksalittlelonely.

[BLAIR'SBEDROOM-Blairistryingonthebluedresshermotherlaidoutforherto

weartothebrunch,Jennyiswithher]

Jenny

Wow,Blair,it's...it'...youlookbeautiful.

Blair

It'ides,StellaMcCartney'samuch

betterversionofBergdorf's.

[Blairtakesthedressoff]

Jenny

Right.I...I'vebeenmeaningtogobyBergdorf's.

[JennywalksovertoBlair'sbedandpicksupadoll]

Jenny

Wow,d,you'vegot'CabbagePatch'.Mybrother

ewasCedric.

Blair

You'rebrother'snameisCedric?

Jenny

No,thatwashis'CabbagePatchKid'.Mybrother'ly,youmight

,uhm,hewentoutwithSerenalastnight.

Blair

Thatwasyourbrother?Sodoesthatmeanyou'refriendswithSerenanow?

Jenny

Imean,Idon'thaveaproblemwithherbutifsomeonedidhaveaproblemwithher

Iwouldn'thaveaproblemwiththateither.

Blair

Youknowifyoulikethatdress...youcanhaveit.

Jenny

What?No,no.

Blair

I'msureyou'llfindsomewaytorepayme.

Jenny

Wow,Blair,thankyou,Imean,forthedressand...fortheotherthing...aboutthat

Chuck.

Blair

Ifyouwanttobepartofthisworld,Jenny,peoplewilltalk...

needtodecideifallthis...isworthit.

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL-DaniswaitingforSerena,shewalksuptohim]

Serena

Dan,hey.

Dan

I,I...Iwasintheneighborhood...uhm,,Ijust

wantedtotellyouinpersonthat,eh,theendoflastnightmaynothavebeenmy

,eh,awave.

[Danmakesawavinggesture]

Serena

I,I...Isawthat.

Dan

Yeah,henI'vejustbeenwondering...eh...areyouhungry?

Serena

ly,Ihadtheworstmorining.

Dan

Doyou...doyouwannatalk?Andeat?Notnecessarilyinthatorder.

Serena

Yes,IwouldlovetodobothbutfoodfirstbecauI'mstarving.

[Lilywalksuptothem]

Lily

Great,justintimeforbrunch.

Serena

Mom.

Dan

MissvanderWoodn.

Lily

Dan,you'restillhere.

Serena

Look,mom,Ireallydon'tthinkit'sagoodideaformetogotothatbrunch.

Lily

Youpromid.

Serena

Yeah,butthatwasbefore...'tlettheboy

starve.

Dan

Itwouldbeinhumane.

Lily

He'snotinvited.

Serena

Yeah,that'swhyI'mgoingwithhim.

Dan

BecauIcan'tgowithher.

Serena

Andwehaveplanstogotobrunchtogethertoday.

Dan

Wehadthoplans.

Lily

Serena,you'rehome:Livingundermyroof,itgonnataketoget

youdresdandthroughthatdoor?

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BALLROOM-DanandSerenastandattheentrance,Dan

looksalittleoverwhelmed,therearemodelspaintedwhitetopoasstatues,

HowieArchibald,BartBrassandLilyareallthere,Nate,Chuck,Blair,Katyand

Isabelaresittingtogetherlaughinganddrinking,BlairnoticesSerenaandher

mouthdrops]

Serena

Youknow,maybe...maybethiswasa...abadidea.

[Backatthetable]

Blair

Yougottobekidding.

[Backattheentrance]

Dan

Yeah,thiswas...thiswasdefinitelyabadidea

[Backatthetable,ChucknoticesDan]

Chuck

Thisshouldbefun.

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

LookslikeChuckandBlairshowedupwithquitesomeappetite...fordestruction

thatis.

[DanandSerenafinallyentertheballroom]

[INTHOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-Rufusisplayingtheguitar,Jennyenterswithher

newbluedressinatransparentclothbag]

Jenny

Hey,'sthenewsonggoing?

Rufus

Ah,IthinkIneedmorecoffee.

Jenny

Whateverworks.

[Rufusnoticesthedress]

Rufus

Wheredidyougetthedress?

Jenny

Oh,itwasathankyougiftfromBlairfordoingthepartyinvitations.

Rufus

Lookslikeaveryexpensivethankyougift.

Jenny

Dad,she',hermom

designedit.

Rufus

Andhermomisverytalented...butthedressyoumadeforyourlfismuchnicer.

Jenny

Whichiswhyyoudon'tweardress.

Rufus

Oneofacouplereasons.

Jenny

Hey,youthinktheFarmers'Marketisstillopen?

Rufus

Yeah,why?Youwannago?

Jenny

Yeah.

Rufus

Ithoughtyouweregettingtoooldtogoplaceswithyourdad.

Jenny

Well,'90sarehavingacomeback.

Rufus

Youhavenoideahowmuchthathurts.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BALLROOM-DanandSerenaarestandingatthe

decadentbuffet]

Dan

Well,can'tsaymuchforhischildbearingskillsbutBartBrassknowsbrunch.

[SerenanoticesNatewhonodstowardshertosignalhewantstotalktoheroutside]

Serena

Uhm,I...Ineedtoutheladies'nkyoubeokforyourlfforawhile?

Dan

Yeah,comeon,meandsomeBelugacaviar?Can'tgetenoughofthisstuff.

Serena

Ok.

[Serenaleaves,Danturnstooneofthepaintedmodels]

Dan

Hey,how'sitgoing?

[Themodeldoesn'tanswerormove]

Dan

No?Youdon't...ok,just...goaheaddoyourthing.

[DanturnsaroundandfindsChuck,theystareateachotherforawhileuntilChuck

turnstohisfather]

Bart

Charles!

[Bartturnsawayfromaguest]

Bart

Wouldyouexcume?

Guest

Ofcour.

Chuck

Father.

Bart

The,uh,theinvitationsaid'BlackTie'not'BlackEye'.Areyouok?Imeanifyou're

insomekindoftrouble...

Chuck

Onlyofmyownmaking.

Bart

WhydoyouthinkIdoallthis,hu?,soyoucanmeetpeople.

Youknow,becomeapartofsomething,makesomekindofchange.

Chuck

Really?Ithoughtitwasanotherexcuforanopenbarand,eh,re-hiringthe

milanestatues.

Bart

Domeafavour,willyou?Lothescotch...it'sbarelynoon.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-OUTSIDEOFTHEBALLROOM-Nateiswaiting,Serena

arrives]

Nate

Serena,Ireallyneedtotalktoyou.

Serena

Actually,,youtoldBlair!What

wereyouthinking?

Nate

Look,Iwannaexplain...

[Apartyguestinterruptsthembecauthey'restandinginherway]

Guest

Excume.

Nate

Sorry.

[Theymovealittleapartandletherthrough]

Nate

Wecan'ttalkhere.

Serena

What?WhereBlairmighteus?

Nate

MeetmeinChuck'ssuite.

[Natetalksakeyoutofhispocket]

Serena

I'mnotsneakingaroundwithyou.

Nate

Plea,justtotalk.

[Serenatakesthekey]

Serena

Tenminutes.

Nate

Imeetyouupthere.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BALLROOM-HowieistalkingtoBlair]

Howie

'syou'relovelymothertoday?

Blair

somedramaattheatelier.

Howie

Nothingtoodramatic,sttellingmyfirm

whatagreatinvestmentshe''sreallygoingplaces.

Blair

dding.

[NatewalksoverandtakesBlair'mptyglass]

Nate

Hey.I'llgetyouarefill.I'llberightback.

Howie

I'us.

[NatekissBlaironthecheekandtheywalkaway]

Howie

ike...you'retakingcareofbusinessaswediscusd.

Nate

Dad,noteverythinginlife'sabusinessdeal.

Howie

Cometalktomeinthirtyyears.

[Theywalkuptoaguest]

Howie

mhassomereallyinteressting

summerinterships.

[akehands]

Nate

Hey.

Nicetomeetyou.

[ChuckwalksuptoBlair]

Blair

Ican'ertostayaway.

Chuck

YouworriedaboutNate?youknowwhatyouneedto

dotogethisattention.

[Chuckoffersherakey]

Blair

Andwhat'sthat?

Chuck

Akeytomysuite,Nate'sheartandyourfuturehappiness.

[Blairtakesthekey]

Chuck

I'mhonoredtobeplayinganevensmallroleinyourdeflowering.

Blair

You'redisgusting.

Chuck

Yes,eshy?backwithdetails.

[Blairwalksoff]

[dhisfather]

Nate

.

Blair

Whatareyoudoingrightnow?

Nate

Ah,well,Iwasjustgonna...

Blair

Whataboutme?

Nate

Uhm...

Blair

Doyouhaveabetterofferor...

Nate

No,ofcournot.

Blair

Yeah?

Nate

Now?

Blair

.

[BlairandNateleave,Chucklooksafterthem]

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-TheelevatordoorsopenandrevealNateandBlair

kissing]

Nate

Wherearewegoing?

Blair

I'vegotusthebestroominthewholeplace.

[INTCHUCK'SROOM-BlairpushesNatethroughthedoor]

Nate

Wait,thisisChuck'sroom.

[Serenaisalreadythere]

Serena

Nate...

[BlairlooksatSerenaindisbelief]

Blair

Serena?

Serena

Blair.

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Spotted:NandB,hotandheavyinthehallsofThePalaceHotel,onlytofindS

wereflyingforsure...butwillitbeathree-way?OrD-day?

Blair

Whatisshedoinghere?

Serena

IwaswaitingforNate.

Nate

Justtotalk,Iswear.

Blair

Yousaidyou'dneverspeaktoheragain!

Serena

Yousaidthat?Whywouldyousaythat?

Blair

Becauyoucan'tbetrusted!

Nate

It'snotSerena'sfault.

Blair

Donotdefendher!

Nate

Iaskedhertocome.

Blair

Oh,oh,soyouwanttotalktoher.

Nate

,toexplain...whyI'mnottalkingtoher.

Blair

MaybeIleaveyoutwotofinishthatfascinatingconversation.

Serena

Uh,no,no,I'guysgetbacktoyourquicky.

Blair

Itwasn'ctuallykindofabigdealtosomeofus.

Serena

Oh,yeah,'sbed?too.

Blair

Oh,urnewfriendDanwouldlovetohearallabouthowclassyyou

are.

Serena

Dan?What...

[Blairrunsoff]

Serena

God,doyoureallythinkshe'sgonnatellhim?

Nate

It'sBlair.

[Theyrunafterher]

Serena

Ican'tbelieveyoutoldher.

Nate

Youjustexpectedmetokeepitacret?

Serena

Yes,'snothingwrongwithkeepingacretifthetruthisgonnahurt

someone!

Nate

That'sahellofawaytolookatthings.

Serena

Oh,I'msorry,Ididn'trealiinallthisyouwerethemosthonestguyontheplanet.

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL-DanissteppingoutsidetolookforSerena,heesBart

andLilytalkingtoeachother]

Bart

Itjustemstomethatyou'retheonedoesn'twanttobeentogetherinpublic.

Lily

No,on'twanttoeyoutogetherwithanyone

urharemofshopgirlsandmodelsthatyou'reeingsomeone.

Bart

Iam...butthoconversationstakealittletime.

Lily

Well,theygotnothingbuttime,Bart,they'retwenty-five.

[LilynoticesDanstandingbytheentrancelookingatthem]

Lily

Excume.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-Danwalksbackinside,Lilyfollowshim]

Lily

Dan,wait!Look,Ireallydon'tappreciateyourlurkingintheshadowavesdropping

onmyprivateconversation.

Dan

What?No,no,Iwasn'okingforSerena.

Lily

Well,Idon'?

Dan

No,whichiswhyIwaslooking.

Dan

Idon'tknowwhatyou'redoinghereorwhatyouthinkyouheard...

Dan

Nothing,Iheardnothing.

ButSerenadoesn'tknow.

Dan

AndneitherdoI,ok?Sonowifyouexcume,I'mgonnagobackinside,nottell

anyoneathingandmindmyownbusiness.

[INTTHEPALACEHOTEL-BALLROOM-BlairwalksuptoDan]

Blair

Dan?Hi,I'mBlairWaldorf,Serena'sfriend.

Dan

Oh,,doyouhappentoknowwheresheis?

Blair

AsamatteroffactIdo.

[SerenaandNatecomerunningin]

Serena

Blair!

Dan

Serena,thereyouare.

Serena

Hi.

Wherewereyou?

Blair

Shewaswaitinginahotelroom...formyboyfriend.

Serena

Totalk!

Nate

Aboutwhyweweren'ttalking.

Blair

Thatdoesn'tsoundanysmarterthecondtime.

Dan

Whyweren'tyoutalking?Doesthishaveanythingtodowithwhyyouwerewaiting

forSerenathismorning?

Blair

Youwerewhat?

[Chuckjoinsthem]

Chuck

AndhereIthoughtyouwerewaitingforme.

Oh,exactlywhatthesituationneeds:isgoingonhere?

Blair

Wewerejustgettingtothat.

Serena

Blair,plea,don'tdothis.

Blair

Sorry,didyouwanttotellhim?

Chuck

I'lltellhim.

NateandBlair

Youknow?

Chuck

Iknoweverything.

Dan

AndapparentlyIknownothing.

Serena

Look,Dan,itwasalongtimeagoandIregretit...

Chuck

Look,Serena,stoptryingtopretendyou'leptwithbest

friend'fadmireyouforit.

Dan

Isthattrue?

Blair

Well,houghtyoushouldknowbeforeyou

fallheadoverheelsforyourperfectgirlinherperfectworld...andthengetleftall

alonewithnoonebutyour'CabbagePatchKid'.

Nate

'CabbagePatch'?

Dan

Didyoutalktomysister?

Chuck

Ah,yes,evesheandIhavesomeunfinishedbusiness.

[DanwalksupclotoChuck]

Dan

Youstayawayfromher.

Chuck

Poordevil,solittletimesomanyslutstofu...

[DanpushesChuckwhocrushesintoawaitercausinghimtofalldown,allguests

turnaroundtolookatthescene,Katyismakingphotoswithhercellphonewhile

Isabelistexting]

Dan

It'sfine!It'sfine!''smyfaultand...and

I'mleaving.

Serena

I'llgowithyou.

Dan

Actually,I'dpreferifyoudidn't.

[Danwalksoff]

Nate

Hopeyou'rehappy.

Blair

Notevenclo.

[Blairwalksoff,Natefollowsher]

Chuck

Lookslikeit'ntlymyroom'savailableif...

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Somemightcallthisafustercluck...butontheUpperEastSidewecallitSunday

afternoon.

[EXTTHEPALACEHOTEL-SerenaisrunningafterDan]

Serena

Dan!Dan,wait!I'msosorry.

Dan

There's...there'snoneedtobe,dn'

mistake.

Serena

No,youdidn',I'msorryaboutBlairandChuck...

Dan

It'snotaboutBlairorChuck...Imean,itisbutit'snotjustthem.

Serena

No,e,rld...it'scrazy.

Dan

Yeah,yeahitis...andyou'repartofit.

Serena

What...andyoudidn'tknowthat?

Dan

Idon'tknow...Ithoughtyouweredifferent.

[Danturnsaroundandstartswalkingaway]

Serena

Well,I'msorryI'..what'shappenedisinthepast,

youknow.

[Danstops]

Serena

oucan'tacceptthatthen...youknow...

you',Iguesswebothmademistakes.

[SerenawalksawayfromDan,Danlooksafterher,thenstartswalking,Serena

turnsaroundbutDanisleaving]

[HOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-KITCHEN-Danissittingatthecounterdrinkingtea,

JennyandRufuscomehome,Jennyisholdingapotwithflowers]

Jenny

Hi.

Rufus

Hey,findher?

Dan

Yeah,yeah,IfoundherandthenIlosther.

Rufus

Oh,eh,that's...eh...

Dan

It''sfine,'andherfriendsandherfamily...

herwholeworld...turnsoutitwasn'tforme.

Jenny

Wait,ppened?

Jenny

DidyoutellBlairWaldorfaboutCedric?

Jenny

I...itmayhavecomeup.

Dan

Youcan'ttrustthepeople,'renicefloweres.

Jenny

They'rehydrangeas.

[HOMEOFTHEWALDROFS-BLAIR'SROOM-NateandBlairarelyinginbed

together,botharefullydresd,BlairhasherbackturnedtoNate]

Nate

Look,Blair,eitheryoutrytoforgivemeandmoveon...orweendit.

[Nateputshishandonhershouldersandhecoversitwithhers]

[EXTHOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-Danissteppingoutsideonthefireescape]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

Well,Serena'eis...oh,whocares.

NowthatheandSareover...soarehisfifteenminutes.

HUMPHREYS-JENNY'SROOM-Jennyiswearinghernewbluedressandlooksat

herlfinthemirror]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

ButhissisterJennywasspottedwithanewdress...giftedfromBlairherlf.

EveryoneknowsanEleanororiginalistheuniformofB'lJbe

aloyalsoldier?OrwillshesidewithS'srebelforces?

[THEPALACEHOTEL-CHUCK'SROOM-Chuckislyingonhisbedlookingat'Gossip

Girl'onhiscellphone,ablondeiscoolinghisblackeyewithice]

AndasforSherlf:Wehearshelefttoday'sbrunchwith...nofriends,noboyand

nowherelefttorun.

[EXTNEWYORK-SerenaiswalkingdownthestreetlookingatpicturesofBlair,

Nateandherlfonhercellphone]

[HOMEOFTHEWALDORFS-BLAIR'SROOM-BlairsqueezesNate'shand]

[HOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-JENNY'SROOM-Jennyisstandinginfrontofamirror]

[EXTHOMEOFTHEHUMPHREYS-Danissittingonthefireescape,staringintothe

night]

[EXTNEWYORK-SerenalooksatapictureofherlfhuggingBlair]

GossipGirl(VoiceOver)

'syourmove,Serena.

Andyouknowwho'llbewatching:GossipGirl.

[Serenathrowshercellphoneintoagarbagecan]

ENDOFEPISODE