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"WOMAN ON THE VERGE"
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Show Episode: 117
First Aired: 05/12/2008
Show Season: One
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Writer(s): Joshua Safran
Director(s): Tony Wharmby
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Mini Synopsis: Serena slips back into her old habits because she is ashamed of her secret. She eventually reveals it and her friends Blair, Nate and Chuck have to put their differences aside, in order to help her. Unfortunately, Serena is too ashamed to share the truth with Dan, therefore he assumes the worse about his girlfriend.
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Everytime
Lincoln Hawk

Cities in Dust
Junkie XL

Stay
Lisa Loeb




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■ WOMAN ON THE VERGE BEST QUOTES
  • Vanessa: (to Georgina) I'm not a big fan of liars, and neither is Dan.
  • Gossip Girl: Spotted -- B. and C. reunited to defend S.'s honor. With friends like these, who needs armies?
  • Georgina: (referencing Serena) Don't worry, she gets frisky right after she hurls.
  • Blair: We've seen you with vomit in your hair, making out with investment bankers in the men's room at PJ Clark's. You don't have to hide anything from us.
  • Chuck: So we have every hangover cure known to man. Plus bagels.
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■ WOMAN ON THE VERGE BEST MOMENTS AND BIGGEST SHOCKERS
  • Serena's secret: Georgina set up Serena to make a sex tape with this guy, but before they started they did a few lines first and the guy overdosed and died. Serena called an ambulance using the guy's phone but then she and Georgina freaked and left the guy there. This happened right after Serena slept with Nate. The guilt of both actions proved too much for her, so that's why she left for boarding school immediately without saying goodbye.
  • Dorota calls Lily, warning her about Serena's slide back into her old behavior. Lily finds the USB stick with the video of that night, but she turns it off before seeing the whole thing. She decides Serena should go back to boarding school.
  • Serena tells Nate, Blair, and Chuck that Georgina's been spending time with Dan and Vanessa as Sarah. Later, when Nate is talking to Vanessa on the phone, she mentions that Sarah is there and Nate tells her who Sarah really is. Vanessa confronts Georgina, telling her she doesn't like liars and neither does Dan. Vanessa doesn't get a chance to tell Dan the whole story, only the part about the name, so Georgina takes advantage and gives a cover story as to why she lied about her name.
  • Blair tells Lily that she doesn't know the whole story. That this is too big for Blair to deal with, that Serena needs her mom. Lily takes Serena to see the dead man's parents where she learns that he was an addict for awhile and it wasn't really her fault.
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■ WOMAN ON THE VERGE RELATIONSHIP DRAMA
  • Serena doesn't want Dan to know the truth about what she did so she tells him she cheated on him.
  • Nate and Vanessa plan their next date. They're going to a Lincoln Hawk concert (Rufus' band.) Blair, of course, is appalled. First, that Nate is dating Vanessa, second that he's going to Brooklyn, and third that he's going to a concert in Brooklyn.
  • Lily goes to see Rufus' band and when he sees her there, he chases after her and kisses her.
  • Georgina calls Serena and tells her she plans to seduce Dan and she can't do anything about it. She takes the battery out of Dan's phone and then kisses him. They leave together.
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■ WOMAN ON THE VERGE SYNOPSIS
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As a result of Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) revealing the true reason that Serena (Blake Lively) fled Manhattan for boarding school, Serena falls back into her old habits and Blair (Leighton Meester), Nate (Chace Crawford) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) must put their complicated feelings for each other aside to help their friend. Unfortunately, Serena is too ashamed to share the truth with Dan (Penn Badgley), leaving him only to assume the worse about his girlfriend. Rufus (Matthew Settle) is thrilled when his band is invited to perform at a Rolling Stone-sponsored concert, but Lily (Kelly Rutherford) is the last person on earth he expects to see at the performance, especially since her wedding rehearsal dinner is the same night. Lisa Loeb and famous cake designer Sylvia Weinstock appear in the episode as themselves. Jessica Szohr also stars. Nate is speaking with Vanessa, planning a date when he receives an urgent call from Blair and rushes off. Dan is looking for Serena at her mom's place, and speaking with Chuck, who then receives a call from Blair as well. They quickly rush off to Blair house, who then later shows up. She needs their help with Serena who is passed out drunk in the elevator. They do what they can to help her. Chuck gets bagels to soak up the licquor while Blair bathes her in cold water.

Dan receives a call from who he believes to be Serena, but it is a bartender from a bar she was at the night before. He tells her she left with 3 guys. He goes back to Serena's, where her mother tells him Chuck went to Blair's to pick her up.

When Dan arrives at Blair's, Nate, Chuck and Blair won't let Dan see her, but she comes anyways. Rather than admit the truth of everything Serena tells Dan she cheated on him, but admits her chilling Secret to the other three. Serena was set up by Georgina to make a sex tape, and before her and this guy actually made it to the sex, she decided they should do a few lines first. The guy overdosed and died. Serena had no idea Georgina was video taping it all and they had rushed out and left the guy there. Serena did use his phone to call for help first, but when the paramedics arrived it was to late. This was why she left for boarding school with out saying goodbye. It was also the same night of the wedding where she slept with Nate. Serena also tells them Georgina is pretending to be a girl named Sarah to get closer to Dan.

As this is all happening, Serena's mom receives a call from Blair's maid who informs her of her daughters current state. This leads Lily to snoop and she finds the usb stick with the movie on it. She turns it off before seeing what really happened. From this she decides that Serena should return to Boarding school.

Serena and Blair eventually show up at the rehearsal dinner, where Lily confronts her daughter about the tape. Informing her she is being sent to boarding school. At this time, Nate has called Vanessa, because he will be 10 minutes later for their date, which is at Rufus' concert. She tells him that Dan and Sarah are there as well. Nate tells her who Georgina really is. Vanessa confronts her and Georgina runs off. Vanessa tells Dan who she is as well, but doesn't get the chance to fill him in on it all. Georgina makes up another story to cover up lyng about her name.

At the rehearsal dinner, Blair convinces Lily she doesn't know the whole story. After Lily realizes the truth she takes her daughter to see the guy's parents who died that night, in hopes of redemption for it all. Serena does find it, when it is revealed he was an addict for a while. With her newfound happiness, she asks her mom to take her to see down.

Lily goes into the concert and hears Rufus play. He is shocked to see her there and runs after her. He won't let her leave. They end up locked in a kiss.

Blair and Chuck are also on their way there as well. They received a call from Nate and decided to go take care of Georgina themselves. Georgina had left already with Dan though, with the intention of seducing him. She calls Serena from his phone and fills her in on her plan, knowing Serena is helpless to stop it. She then takes the battery out of the phone and kisses Dan, who returns the kiss. They get up and walk away hand in hand, as it flashes back and forth between them and Serena looking upset.


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