Gossip Girl: The Handmaiden's Tale

Episode score 8.5 Great

The Handmaiden's Tale

  • 6.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 6
  • First Aired: 10/24/2007
  • Prod Code: 3t6755
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EPISODE OVERVIEW

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Masquerade Ball, anyone?

Dan finds himself caught between two girls when his childhood friend, Vanessa, returns to Manhattan and declares her feelings for him, just as he and Serena are trying to figure out what they mean to each other. At the masked ball, Blair sends Nate on a scavenger hunt, but Nate is distracted by his feelings for Serena. Although Blair said that outsiders were not welcome to the party, a disguised Jenny and Dan sneak into the ball. Finally, Lily asks Rufus to accompany her to an Eleanor Waldorf event hoping to make Bart Bass jealous. Read full recap »

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CAST AND CREW

Writers:
Jessica Queller
Director:
Norman Buckley
Stars:
Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey)
Kelly Rutherford (Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen)
Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey)
Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald)
Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf)
Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen)
Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey)
Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl (Voice) (Uncredited))
Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass)
Recurring Role:
Robert John Burke (Bart Bass)
Jessica Szohr (Vannessa Abrams)
Sam Robards (Howie "The Captain" Archibald)
Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota)
Nan Zhang (Kati Farkas)
Nicole Fiscella (Isabel Coates)
Francie Swift (Anne Archibald)
Margaret Colin (Eleanor Waldorf)
Guest Star:
CariDee English (Bart's Date)
Mark Dold (The Dapper Clerk)
Chase Coleman (Rich Kid)
Ward Horton (Edward Abbot)
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TRIVIA

  • The number of the hotel room Serena is staying in is 1510. edit »
  • Nate, Blair, and Dan all mistake Jenny for Serena after Serena lends her some of her clothes and her mask. edit »
  • The picture of Serena for her ad on the Gossip Girl site was from the second episode 'The Wild Brunch' when Blair and Nate had come into the hotel room Serena was in. edit »
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NOTES

  • This is the first episode to feature recurring character, Bart Bass (Robert John Burke). edit »
  • This is the first episode to feature Anne Archibald (Francie Swift) as a recurring character. edit »
  • This is the first episode to feature recurring character, Vannessa (Jessica Szohr). edit »
  • International Air Dates:
    India: December 7, 2007 on Zee Cafe
    Latin America: December 13, 2007, on Warner Channel
    Australia: January 22, 2008 on FOX8
    Norway: January 30, 2008 on TVNorge
    Sweden: March 4, 2008 on Kanal 5
    Philippines: April 8, 2008 on ETC
    Poland: May 13, 2008 on TVN7
    Denmark: April 6, 2008 on Kanal 4
    The Netherlands: July 1, 2008 on Net 5
    Turkey: October 21, 2008 on CNBC-E
    Greece: October 25, 2008 on Star edit »
  • Music in this episode:
    - "Timebomb" by Beck
    - "Happy Ending" by Mika
    - "Guess Who (Parov Stelar Remix)" by Nekta
    - "Kiss, Kiss" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    - "Take It to the Top" by 5 Alarm Music
    - "A Taste" by Sofia J
    - "Nasty Funky Crazy" by Becca Styles
    - "Ring A Ling" by Miss Eighty 6 edit »
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QUOTES

  • Chuck: Mysterious financial transactions. Warring parents. Welcome to the Upper East Side. edit »
  • Rufus: There you are.
    Lily: I just needed a moment...with what just happened.
    Rufus: The kiss.
    Lily: Yeah. I mean I feel a little...
    Rufus: Nostalgic?
    Lily: Nauseous.
    Rufus: Right. Ummmm. Ouch.
    Lily: No. I...I'm kidding. Kind of. I'm sorry, Rufus. I...I...Maybe I shouldn't have asked you here.
    Rufus: Right, ummm....and ummm I'm sorry I kissed you, but I did it because that mercenary in the starched white shirt.....he doesn't appreciate everything you have over an attractive 25 year old mannequin because beauty fades but yours has done a remarkable job of holding on, and in the long run it's going to be his loss and I thought he should know how it feels to lose you.....because trust me it's not fun. edit »
  • Vanessa: The Pacifier played for like a year.
    Dan: And they said Vin Diesel couldn't do comedy. edit »
  • Dan: Vanessa, wait! Why don't you wait... because you're not Vanessa. Sorry. Case of mistaken identity; ironically, not involving masks. edit »
  • Jenny: Let's play a game.
    Chuck: I'd say strip poker. But I don't have any cards edit »
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ALLUSIONS

  • Serena's Date: almost as bad to make you not want to summer in Newport again.

    Newport is in Orange County and where The O.C. was set.

    Newport is also a wealthy town in Rhode Island, where the Vanderbilts spent their summers, as well as the location of the "Summer White House" for both Eisenhower and Kennedy edit »
  • Perogies (pol. Pierogi) are Polish variation of Slavic stuffed dumplings. They are made of unleavened dough and can be stuffed with mashed potato, soft cheese, sauerkraut, meat, mushrooms or in the summer with seasonal fruits. In US or UK the perogies are the most common name for every Eastern European dumplings which is not accurate as they are differentiated in making technique and stuffing. In Russia they are called vareniki, in Hungary they are referred to as derelye. edit »
  • Dan's ex mention going to Angelika. Angelika is an independent movie theater on Houston Street in Soho, Manhattan. edit »
  • When Dan's ex mentions "perogies at Veselka" she is referring to eating perogies, an Eastern European dumpling. Veselka is a restaurant on 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in the East Village in Manhattan. edit »
  • Episode Title: The Handmaiden's Tale

    This is a reference to the 1990 movie The Handmaid's Tale, which is based on a Margaret Atwood novel of the same name. edit »

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