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It's Ivy week for the Upper East side teens of Constance Billiard and St. Judes and the visiting representatives arrival brings more than just college applications. Cutt-throat rivalry is at it's sharpest this week as the students compete for prestigious positions. Blair discovers a shocking but juicy secret about Serena and plots to drop the bomb at the best possible moment. Dan is sure that landing the coveted usher position with the Dartmouth rep will either make or break his future at the school. Unfortunately, it's Nate who nabs the position, despite total disinterest in the school. Meanwhile, Jenny gets close to Serena's younger brother Eric and Rufus asks Lily for a favor. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Felicia D. Henderson

Director:: J. Miller Tobin

Stars:: Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen); Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald); Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf); Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey); Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey); Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl (Voice) (Uncredited)); Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass); Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey); Kelly Rutherford (Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen)

Recurring Role:: Nicole Fiscella (Isabel Coates); Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota); Nan Zhang (Katy Farkas); Sam Robards (Howie "The Captain" Archibald); Connor Paolo (Erik van der Woodsen)

Guest Star:: Jenna Stern; Cherise Boothe (Dr. Miller); Yetta Gottesman (Faculty Member); John-Paul Lavoisier (Field Hockey Coach); Darren Pettie (Jed Hall); Reed Birney (Mr. Prescott)

When Eric explains to Blair that he is a patient at the Ostroff Center for attempting suicide and not Serena, he raises his right hand to show her his scar while in the pilot he has a bandage on his left hand. edit »
Blair and Serena both play field hockey. edit »
College choices:
Nate would like to attend U.S.C.
Blair would like to attend Yale
Serena would like to attend Brown
Dan would like to attend Dartmouth
and Chuck would like to attend Princeton. edit »
After Serena and Blair came to blows on the field, Blair grabbed her right leg in pain. In the next scene, it is her left leg being iced down. edit »
The dress Jenny wore to the Ivy League party is the same dress Blair gave her in "The Wild Brunch". edit »

International Air Dates:
India: November 16, 2007 on Zee Cafe
Latin America: November 21, 2007 on CANAL WARNER
Australia: December 20, 2007 on Fox 8
Norway: January 9, 2008 on TVNorge
Sweden: February 12, 2008 on Kanal 5
Philippines: February 26, 2008 on ETC
United Kingdom: April 10, 2008 on itv2
Poland: April 22, 2008 on TVN7
The Netherlands: June 24, 2008 on Net 5
Denmark: March 16, 2008 on Kanal 4
Turkey: September 23, 2008 on CNBC-E
Greece: October 4, 2008 on Star edit »
Music in this Episode:
- "Glamorous" Constance Billard Choir
- "I Got It From My Momma" by Will.I.Am
- "Can't Be Happening" by The Marlows
- "Raise Your Hand" by The Lights
- "I Feel It All" by Feist
- "Dusk Till Dawn" by Ladyhawke edit »

Serena: It's a tough week.
Dan: Not for me, apparently.
Serena: Oh, you got an usher position?
Dan: No I didn't. In an ironic though not totally unexpected twist, Nate got the one I wanted. edit »
Serena: I really want to believe that was an accident.
Blair: Then you must be delusional. edit »
Serena: Blair, what the hell was that?
Blair: Will you excuse us, please?
Serena: So we good now, we square?
Blair: No. Because nothing I do will ever be as bad as what you did to me.
Serena: Look, I'm asking you please. I'll stop if you will.
Blair: You're just saying that because today you lost, and your gonna keep losing. Now if you'll excuse me, unlike you I have a future to get back to. edit »
Jenny: We're Humphreys Dad. Not exactly royalty uptown.
Rufus: You okay with that?
Jenny: No, but I'm used to it. edit »
Blair: My father left my mother for a 31-year-old model. A male model edit »

Episode Title: Poison Ivy

This is a reference to the 1992 film of the same name. edit »

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