"Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite." "Yale has rescinded your acceptance and given the spot to Nelly." "Doesn't hurt as bad as waking up in Santorini and finding you jumped on a boat." "That night wasn't exactly what I signed up for either." "When your father escaped, he could only get enough money to get set up." " We don't have money." " Vanderbilts do." "My grandparents pay us to live with him?" " They can't even help us out here." " Isn't it breathtaking?" "Your art consultant has exquisite taste." "You've got a good heart." "Give it to somebody who cares." "Miss Blair is out, Mr. Chuck." " I'll wait." "Carter, what are you doing here?" "Buying you a drink." "Where has she been?" "And who am I?" "That's one secret I'll never tell." "You know you love me. x O x O Gossip Girl." "Springtime on the Upper East Side where the winter chill is supposed to be so last season." "But when mittens and scarves are still all the rage the best thing you can do is just button up and hope for warmer days." "Budapest, Bucharest, Dubrovnik." "Oh, there's nothing like summer in the Eastern Bloc." "Just a Eurail Pass and a backpack full of failed socialist policies." "And Nate." "The Vienna State Opera one day, pierogies in Poland the next." "No map, no reservations." "Total freedom." "Nate is super excited too." "Not as excited as he is about our day of college basketball." "I know your mom's out of town." "If you came..." "Hey, guys." "Hey, this is my cousin, Tripp." " Hey." " My girlfriend, Vanessa." " Hi." "This is Dan." " Hi." "Nice to meet you." "Trying to convince Nate to appear at the family hoodoo this weekend." "Lunch today, cocktail party tomorrow." "Hey, Maureen will be there." "We're engaged now." "I didn't know that." "That's fantastic." "Yeah, well, you missed a lot." "Hey, why don't you drop by?" "Grandfather would love to see you too." "No, look, I appreciate it, Tripp." "I do." "There's just a lot of stuff going on." "I can take a hint." "Call me if you change your mind,." "I will." "I will." "Congratulations." " Thanks, man." " Yeah." "Nice to meet you." " Bye." "Nice meeting you, Tripp." "You're gonna skip out on your family reunion?" " I appreciate commitment to the game..." " No." "I'm not gonna pretend to bond with the people who shut me and my mom out when Dad got busted." "Let's go inside." "The game's starting." "Hello, sweetheart." "I've been looking for my phone all morning." "I was checking to see if Blair had changed her number." "If she's not calling back, take the hint." "I went to see her last week." "She never came home." "It's not like our girl to be out all night." "Look, I know something's going on." "This is more than her having her dirty laundry out on Gossip Girl." "She, um..." "She got rejected by Yale." "The only thing she wanted more than me." " That would be painful." " Chuck, she's embarrassed." "We need to give her time to lick her wounds." "Maybe I can lick them for her." "Blair, hey, it's me." "Now, here's an extraordinary new piece I can get from a private collector." "I thought perhaps for the bedroom." "Oh, I agree." "It's perfect." "Oh, excuse me one moment." "Hello, Rufus." "Oh, I wish I could talk, my darling, but I'm right in the middle of something." "Okay, bye." "Lily, I just want to thank you for handling this so gracefully." "The whole Rufus thing." "The whole Rufus-and-I-used-to-date thing?" "Oh, God." "Please tell me that I'm not putting an enormous foot in my mouth." " He told you, right?" " Well, of course he did." "It's fine." "So you were thinking above the bed." "I think it'll look fantastic there." "I figured out the split screen." "All right, now we can watch all four games at once." "What were you guys talking about?" "You don't wanna go to your family reunion?" "We know they weren't cool to you and your mom." "But your cousin is trying to make up for it." "Unless he's armed with an engraved apology from Grandfather I do not care." " Nate, they're making an effort." "Yeah, sure, they're making an effort now." "Where were they when we needed them?" "You told me about your summers with your cousins." "Your grandfather teaching you to sail, how you looked forward to Christmas." "You loved them." "Now, if you really don't want to go, fine." "But don't pretend you don't care." "She wasn't my girlfriend." "We just went out a few times." "You might have mentioned that, considering that she works for me." "It was humiliating." "Well, I've been meaning to tell you." "You know, it's a shame we never see each other." "Any other exes I should know about?" "My trainer, my accountant?" "Sorry, but I've never asked you to list everyone you've dated." "I'd be happy to make one." " Sure." " Think I wouldn't?" "I don't think about it." "We should drop it." " Let's make lists." " Lily..." "You clearly have some idea about my past that I'd prefer to dispel." "This way, I won't be blindsided again." "Unless, of course, there's something that you don't want known." "All right." "Okay, tonight, then, at dinner." "Be ready." "This has disaster written all over it." "There's Tripp." " Hey, guys." "Hey." "What?" "Man, you said it was a mansion, not a country club." "Nate." "Changed your mind." "Six times, actually." " Hey, good to see you." " Hi." "Hi, Tripp." "Flying low." "There must be a hospital nearby." "It's not a medevac." "It's Grandfather's ride." "He'll be so surprised to see you." "Wait, I thought this was his idea." "Not exactly." "So I came to give him a chance and he didn't even want one?" " No, no, no." " Nate, wait." "You've come this far." "Come on." "Nathaniel." "I'm so delighted you're here." "My boy." "We missed you." "Looks like V is leading a lost lamb back to the flock." "And C is coming to B, sheepishly bearing gifts." "Would've been here sooner." "Stopped to pick up a little something." "How thoughtful." "Serena thinks you're in some kind of trouble." "But it seems to me your only problem is having a party all by your lonesome." "Except she's not alone." "What are you doing with this insect?" "Having the time of my life, thank you very much." "Well, as much as I enjoy bursting your bubble he's just using you to get at me." "Ask him about his role as a kidnapper for a certain secret gentlemen's club." "I should know." "I had him expelled." "Please." "All I did is bring that girl to a waiting pile of cash." "Which, I understand, she gladly took before leaving town without you." "Blair, this guy..." "What?" "Dishonest?" "Bad news?" "He can't be any worse than you." " I'm the one trying to help you." " Help me?" "That's what you were doing at your little gentlemen's club while my life was going up in flames?" "I'd rather take Carter's help." "We hear Carter Baizen's dealt Chuck another losing hand." "But rest assured, Upper East Siders." "Chuck always has a card up his sleeve." "Secretary of State Simon Vanderbilt." "Governor Hamilton Vanderbilt." "A family history of distinguished public service." "And it all began with Johannes Vanderbilt." "He came to America 250 years ago." "Found coal in Pennsylvania." "You can understand why we're proud to be celebrating our family's anniversary this weekend." "We started with almost nothing." "Finally, something I can relate to." "And now, all this." "Or not." "Nathaniel, let's show your friends the Presidential Medals of Freedom." "Finally." "So tell me, Nathaniel, what are your plans next year?" "Well, I'm waiting to hear back from colleges." "The only thing is when everything went down with my father it was around the time applications were due." "So I didn't exactly knock the essays out of the park." "Another unfortunate byproduct of that regrettable situation." "Which, I might add, you handled admirably." "Admirably?" "I thought you were ashamed of me." "On the contrary." "I've never been more proud." "You stood by your mother, got your father to do right." "I used to worry that you got her looks and his brains but you proved me wrong on that." "You're a part of this legacy, too, Nathaniel." "So?" "Who's up for some touch football?" "Come on." "Do you know how exhausting it's been being Blair Waldorf for the past 18 years?" "All the work, the planning." " You mean plotting?" " Yes, exactly." "I'm glad it all blew up in my face." "It was a wakeup call." "I was such an overachiever, I was headed for a quarter-life crisis at 18." "Well, B, you've had a couple of setbacks but there must still be a way to get into a great college and if anyone can do it, it's you." " No, S." "I've learned the hard way." "I can't control everything, plan everything." "Now, with Carter's help, I'm trying something different." "In fact, if I'm somewhere and I can say, "Blair Waldorf would never do that" guess what." "I'll do it." "B. B, you have to pay for those." "So call Security." "Hey, we have a problem." "Let me guess." "Carter Baizen?" "As usual, you're a step behind." " He's encouraging the worst in her." " True." "Unfortunately, my PI has yet to dig up an unpaid creditor or a jealous husband that would clear Baizen out." "Tell him you want to see him." "Why?" "What do you have?" "Just do it." "Did you and Blair find anything you like at BBH?" "Well, Blair certainly did." " Are you reorganizing?" " Oh, no, just reminiscing." "Why is Bart's name next to Trent Reznor and the...?" " Oh, my God." "Mom, what is that?" " It's..." "No, please, don't answer." "It's a long story between me and Rufus." "You're not showing Rufus that, are you?" "Well, we agreed to be upfront with each other." "Upfront, okay." "But, Mom it's gonna take him 20 minutes to get through the '90s alone." "I know, I know." "We got into this tiff because he hadn't told me he dated Bex." "And then the next thing I know, I was saying yes to lists." "And how am I gonna back out now?" "Besides, I'm not ashamed of my past." "Most of it, anyway." "Do you think he'll judge?" "I think you should just sneak a peek at his little black book before you drop the Yellow Pages on him." "Just make sure your numbers are on par." "Okay." "Slash?" "Seriously?" "What, there's no penalty?" "You want me to call that?" "Thought this was touch, not rugby." "I forgot how the Vanderbilts like to play football." " B.S., man, you can quit." " No, no." "Let's play." "I remember my first time here." "Intimidating." "I'm Maureen, Tripp's fiancée." "Vanessa, nice to meet you." "And yes on the intimidating front." "Feel like a Republican at the Kennedy compound." "Don't fret." "Everyone loves you." "They're probably already designing the campaign posters." " What do you mean?" " You saw the hall o' governors?" "Politics is a Vanderbilt birthright." "And with Nate's charm and your background..." " Excuse me?" " Nate mentioned you're an activist in your community, a documentary filmmaker." "Oh, yeah." "Well, I think you've been misinformed." "The only thing Nate's ever voted for is American Idol." "Tripp was the same way." "He wanted to be an archaeologist in college, like Indiana Jones." "Now he's Law Review at Yale and about to clerk for the Supreme Court." "Grandfather can be very persuasive." "Welcome to the next 30 years." "I'm surprised you waved the white flag so soon." "Goes down almost as easy as you did." " So it was all just a game?" " Initially, yes." "Though I have to admit, Blair surprised me." "That girl certainly knows how to let loose." "Victory never tasted so sweet." "Speaking of which, do you mind if I take this?" "Blair's meeting me at a party." "It's not a place she'd be left alone." "Actually, I don't think you're gonna be making that." "What's this?" "Good cop, Bass cop?" "Blair needs to regroup, so you need to bid adieu." "Dubai again." "Nice try, but I'm having too much fun." "Nothing's gonna get me to leave town." "What about Santorini?" "You think Blair will want to hear about that?" "The Greek guy, Spiros?" "The Greek police?" "I still have all their phone numbers from when they questioned me." "You wouldn't." "I would." "But I won't if you leave town now alone." "There are a few things I could hold over your head from that trip." "But consider us even." "If the two of you think that getting rid of me is gonna change back your friend, think again." "I'm just a symptom of the disease, not the cause." "What happened in Santorini?" "Let's find Blair." "I want to make sure she's okay." "Spotted:" "B taking one small step for new Blair one giant step towards a strange townhouse." "Enter at your own risk, B." "Hello." "We've touched on the weather." "I think we've made a clean sweep of all possible small talk." "Well, I think we should just get it over with before the kids come home." "I will go first." "Is it all right?" "Yes, of course." "And this is the whole thing?" "That's it." "Okay, well, then that's just..." "Okay, I'll just get mine." "Yeah." "Oh?" "Oh, here I am." "I'm sorry." "It's just..." "Well, I'm relieved." " Don't take that the wrong way." " Oh, no." "Just you've dated more people than I have and I wasn't sure that we'd be in the same ballpark." " Well, I'm glad that that is behind us." " Me too." "I'll get dessert." "What happened to you?" "It's called getting to know the Vanderbilts." "Turned out to be less Gatsby, more Fight Club." "Ooh, ooh, ooh." "Don't worry, I'm okay." "I'm fine." "Well, you'd better recover by tomorrow." "Nate told his grandfather we'd come to the country house." "Reception at the country house." "Very blazer-and-chinos." "Overnight you a ribbed tie from Bluefly?" "Thanks, no." "Could you get me something for my ankle?" "Sure." "So spill it." "Spill what?" "The minute we dropped Nate off, you clammed up and got that look." " I don't have a look." " He's right, you definitely have the look." " Here." " You have a look." "Thank you." "When I encouraged Nate to reconnect with his family I had no idea it came with such expectations." "Sounds like Nate's grandfather lays out your life for you." "They're the Vanderbilts, not the Corleones." "This may sound silly." "I don't want Nate to get pushed into the family sausage grinder and come out his cousin." " Tell him that." "He just got his grandfather back in his life." "He seems happy." "The last thing I'd want is to say something that kept them apart." "Nate's understanding when he's not maiming people on the field." "So if you're worried, just tell him." "What?" "She's not here?" "She went to that party alone?" "Look, you have to tell us where she is." "Sorry, but Miss Blair very specific." "No tell Miss Serena, no tell Mr. Chuck." "If Mr. Chuck come, tell him Mr. Carter is more attentive to a woman's..." "Enough." "I'm not going to play Where's Waldorf?" "all night." " How much is it gonna cost?" " How much?" "Dorota, Dorota, please." " Can't you see that Blair has changed?" " Yes." "It is old Miss Blair, new Miss Blair." "Like it was old Miss Serena, new Miss Serena." " Very hard to keep track." " Okay." "Blair is at a party right now alone with some very bad people." "We just want to help her, please." "I know Grandfather's pretty strong-willed." "If you're worried I'm gonna be pushed into anything, don't be." "Because I am really happy that you reconnected with your family." " Just..." " Hey, hey, hey." "Nothing's gonna change." "Oh, hold on just one second." "Hey, Tripp, what's going on?" "Wait, where, in the city?" "I'd love to, but I'm on a date right now." "Yeah." "All right, just tell Grandfather I said I'm sorry." "All right, thanks, man." "Bye." "You should go meet them." "But we're eating pierogies." "We'll do the real thing this summer in Warsaw." "And Moscow and Budapest." "Summer pierogi tour '09." "I can't wait." "Okay." "Don't forget we have the party tomorrow." " Okay?" "Bye." " Okay." "Have fun." "May I help you?" " Great." "Looks like Polanski's in town." "Please, don't do this." "Blair." "Chuck?" "What are you doing here?" "Miss Waldorf, as I was saying I met with you as a favor to your headmistress." "But Sarah Lawrence cannot accept someone who has hazed a teacher." "But Dean Wheeler, that was a one-time mistake, an aberration." " Dean Wheeler?" " We may have made an error." "Colleges stopped accepting applications months ago." "Please?" "I don't have any other options." "I'm sorry, but you have my answer." "B. B, why didn't you tell us?" "What?" "That I was coming to debase myself by begging to be accepted at Sarah Lawrence?" "Gee, you're right." "Why didn't I update my Facebook page?" " Old Blair's still in there." " I knew you wouldn't give up." "You're wrong, I just did." "Don't follow me." "Poor B. Couldn't spin this one in her favor." "Looks like now, she's spinning out." "Why are we crashing Nate's family reunion?" "Why would Blair be here?" "Well, Dorota tipped me off." "She's coming." "Maybe she's ready to re-launch herself into blue-blood society." "Blair." "Hey." "You look great." " I feel great." " Why?" "Because I realize that while we can't tear out a single page of our life we can throw the whole book in the fire." "George Sand, she understands me." "What better place to go up in smoke than in front of the crème de la crème of New York society?" " Blair Waldorf." "How are you, dear?" "I heard you rejected the Colony Club." "Too stuffy for my taste as well." "That's because your taste includes sleeping with your driver and popping prescription meds." " Okay, not good." " Not good." "Like Dan-having-sex-with-Rachel-Carr in-the-costume-closet- during-the-school-play not good." "By the end of tonight, the old Blair will be dead and buried with no chance of resurrection." "Hey, you, garçon with the bubble butt arrét." " Wow, that was..." " Yeah." "Go find Dan." "I'll make sure this social eulogy doesn't get out of hand." "Thanks, Chuck." "Security check?" "I can't even fit my lipstick in here what could I possibly be trying to sneak in?" "I don't know, a liberal agenda?" "Universal healthcare?" "Education reform?" "Increasing estate tax?" "Well, I see you got my delivery." "Yes, I did." "Thank you." "Fits perfectly." "Of course it does." "Glad you could join us again." "I hope we weren't too hard on you." "I've always wanted a football injury to impress the ladies." "Touch-football injury?" "Would you mind if I borrowed him?" "No, you two go and talk and we'II, um, catch up with you later." " Drink?" " Drinks." "Hm." "Think the Humphreys have a crest?" "Something Jenny could stitch on to my cardigans?" "And don't forget the egg rolls." "Very important." "All right, thanks." "Lil?" "You have cash for a tip?" "Rufus, did you need something?" "How about the truth?" " Vanessa." "Hey, hey." " Tripp." "You look like you're having fun." "Top shelf all the way." "So you excited for Nate's big adventure this summer?" "He told you about our backpacking trip?" "I was talking about the internship at the mayor's office." "It's why William wanted Nate to meet him last night." "You didn't know." "There must be a misunderstanding." "Nate and I are traveling this summer." "Yeah." "I guess there must be." "Hey." "Anything you wanna say to me?" "Who told you?" "Tripp." "Here's where you tell me you told your grandfather we already made plans for the summer." "Look, I haven't made any decisions yet." "No, you haven't." "Your grandfather made this decision." " It's not like that." " Tell me what it's like." "Two days ago, you were excited to get away." " Just the two of us." " I know." "And I still am, okay?" "But it is an amazing opportunity." "For what?" "To turn into Tripp?" "Is that who you wanna be in five years?" "I don't know who I wanna become in the next five years." "That's the point." "If this is something I thought you wanted I'd be happy for you." "Can you tell me this isn't about what William wants?" "As opposed to what you want me to do." "I didn't mean that." "It's just my grandfather believes in me." "So, what are we talking about?" "It's good to see you." "Is your mother here?" "No." "It's a shame, though, she should be here to see this." "You must have her call me." "Gerald and I just got engaged and I need an Eleanor Waldorf design." "Sure, though I think she discontinued her third-trip-down-the-aisle only-took-the-plunge-for-money line." "I think you've had too much to drink." "Oh, you would know." "Three DUl's now, is it?" "Not that I blame you." "Her way to escape the whispers that you made your money in adult-entertainment sites." " I'm sorry, everyone." " Bye." "Big fan of your sites." " You about done?" " No." "What are you doing?" "Trying to destroy the old you?" "Burn every bridge?" "It won't help." "Believe me, I've tried." "I should head up to the roof, make it more dramatic." " This isn't you." " How do you know?" "I know you better than I know myself." "Oh, right." "You can see right through me." "Can't you, Chuck?" "Into my core." "Do you remember the first time you saw the real me?" "Why the dance for you that night at Victrola?" "The Blair with none of the hang-ups, none of the frustrations." "That's the Blair right here." "Take me now." "Why?" "To prove that nothing matters." "No." "This isn't you." "It's not the Blair I want." "That's right." "And I never will be again." "The danger with calling someone's bluff is that even if you win..." "Goodbye, Chuck." "...you risk them walking away from the table for good." "And who wants to play with themselves?" "Hey." " What are you doing out here?" " I don't know." "Well, here, take that." "Do you remember the first time you brought me here?" "When we first started dating?" " We were like..." " Twelve or 13." "We used to talk about our future." "How perfect everything would be, remember?" "Yeah." "What happened?" "When did everything get so screwed up?" "This isn't how it's supposed to be." "I don't know who I am anymore." "What I'm supposed to do." " I feel so..." " Lost." "Do you remember when you used to make us watch your favorite movies over and over again?" "Like Tiffany's and Holiday." "It used to drive me nuts." "This is a pep talk?" "Well, I finally asked you why you like watching movies you've already seen." "And do you remember what you said?" "I like knowing how things are gonna turn out." "Exactly." "Well, growing up, I never knew who I was supposed to be." "So I'd spend all my time apologizing for the privilege and the wealth and the opportunities I felt other people deserved more than I did." "And you know what I'm finally learning?" "You can't fight against who you are." "You are Blair Waldorf." "What happened to the Nate Archibald who just wanted to get high and play "Halo"?" "I don't know." "Well, I better..." "I better head inside." "Nate." "Don't forget your jacket." "Thank you." "Serena, hey, how are...?" "Whoa." "Whoa, what was that for?" "I don't know, Newland Archer." "Try to rack your brain a little." "Blair told you about me and Rachel." "In the costume closet, yes." " You and I were broken up." " That makes it okay to have sex with a teacher?" " Wasn't mine." "No, she was mine." "And you slept with her at school during a play, with me probably 20 feet away." "Okay, right." "Yeah." "When you put it like that." " What?" "Why are you smiling?" " I don't know." "I am mad, but that was invigorating." "Well, that's..." "That's good to know that you enjoy hitting people." "Oh, and look, that's wonderful." "I'll be sure to check that out on bitchslappedagain. com later." "Let's go get you ice." "This looks great." "And you remembered the egg rolls." "Make sure I only eat a few, I'm gonna feel guilty." "Not likely." "Okay, enough." "What's going on with you?" "I'm sorry, I was going to tell you..." "Pretend this never happened." "What you wanted." " Not fair." " No kidding." "Which is why I didn't show you a condensed list." "A dozen, how much more condensed could it have been?" "Thirteen." "I'm not embarrassed about my past." "No, you're just embarrassed about mine." "When you saw the condensed version, you told me you were relieved." "So I think we found out everything we needed to know about each other." " Hey." " Hey." "I've been looking for you." "About before what I forgot to tell you is I believe in you too." "Just a different you." "Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?" "As we celebrate our family's past this weekend we also look to its future." "Our grandson Nathaniel is graduating from St. Jude's this year." "And I'm proud to announce, has been offered an internship in the mayor's office." " Nathaniel." " I'm sorry." "Well, our family has many traditions." "Some, like touch football, come at a steeper price than others." "What they all have in common is commitment to bringing out the best in yourself." "The potential, even if you're not sure what that is." "I hope to find out this summer in the mayor's office." "Yes, that's what I wanted to hear." "How about that?" "Call your travel agent, kiddies." "Looks like Nate Archibald traded in a summer of love for a one-way ticket to his legacy." "Hey, you left early." "What happened with Blair?" "Chuck?" "Okay, fine." "Have fun drinking by yourself." " I'm losing her." " Well, then, fight for her." " She did for you." " I tried." "I failed." "Well, then, try again." "She's scared, Chuck." "Her plan hasn't worked out for her and she doesn't know what's gonna happen next." "If you wanna be back in her life, make her feel safe." "You know what to say." " I can't believe you guys broke up." " We didn't exactly break up." "Or maybe we did, I don't know." "I just left." "It was bad, whatever it was." "Welcome to the world of Upper East Side grandparents." "I've gone up against them myself, they're tougher than they look." "So, what do I do?" "Well, just give him some space, you know?" "I mean, he needs time to work through everything." " Okay." " Space is key." "I mean, you guys belong together." "God, I'm hungry." "Why do rich people insist on tiny food?" "That's how they stay rich." "Only buy small food." "Okay, music." "Hey, listen." "It's gonna be okay." "I thought you'd left." "I did." "Well, why don't you try it again?" "Maybe this time it will take." "I made a new list." "It's not what you think." ""Murphy's Two for One Fridays"?" ""Romance novels." "Sonoma Cabernets." "Christmas-tree ornaments. "" "That's the only list I need to know." "Things that make you happy." "Or sad or crazy." "Though that last one would be kind of hard to condense." " Just know that I'm sorry." " Why?" "This whole thing was my fault." "I'm the one that wanted to open the door to the past." "Well, consider it closed." "I don't get it." "I mean, I know you were married for 18 years but you were the lead singer of a not entirely unpopular band and I remember beautiful girls throwing themselves at you every night." "It's true but the majority of that time, I was pining for a certain blond photojournalist." "Springtime, a season for rebirth and new beginnings." "For some, it's a chance to turn over a new leaf." "I told doorman, no visitors." "Mr. Chuck, it's late." "I just need a moment of her time." "Miss Blair asleep." "I'm sorry." "Can you tell her that I stopped by and I have something I need to tell her?" "I will." "In morning." "Thank you for making sure I got home okay." "You're welcome." "I just wanted to make sure you were fine." "Which you are, so I should go." "Wait." "For others, it's the surprise of seeing something bloom." "Stay." "But for yours truly, it's a reminder that on the Upper East Side everything old can be new again." "x O x O, Gossip Girl."