Gossip Girl: The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate

Episode score 7.8 Good

The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate

  • 13.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 13
  • First Aired: 1/9/2008
  • Prod Code: 113
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EPISODE OVERVIEW

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Gossip Girl reports that Serena van der Woodsen was seen buying pregnancy tests. Of course, on the Upper East Side, the truth is often even juicier and more scandalous than the gossip. Nate finds out about Blair and Chuck's affair. Everyone else also finds out what happened and Blair's life comes crashing down. Dan struggles to tell Serena those three words. Read full recap »

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CAST AND CREW

Writers:
Felicia D. Henderson
Director:
Norman Buckley
Stars:
Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen)
Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf)
Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald)
Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass)
Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey)
Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey)
Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey)
Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl (Voice) (Uncredited))
Recurring Role:
Margaret Colin (Eleanor Waldorf)
Connor Paolo (Erik van der Woodsen)
Nicole Fiscella (Isabel Coates)
Nan Zhang (Kati Farkas)
Dreama Walker (Hazel)
Amanda Setton (Penelope)
Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota)
Guest Star:
Veronica Taylor (Bryn)
Jill Flint (Bex)
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TRIVIA

  • Chuck's message to Gossip Girl was:

    "G.G., S not pregnant, covering for Blair. Same Blair whose sheets were rumpled by two guys in one week". edit »
  • When Blair leaves school, she is wearing a green coat. Then at Nate's house, she is wearing a bright red jacket, and it doesn't match the green headband she is still wearing. edit »
  • Serena thinks Blair is pregnant in this episode. edit »
  • Blair's eating disorder is mentioned again for the second time with her mom referring to it as "the condition". edit »
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NOTES

  • International Air Dates:
    India: February 1, 2008 on Zee Cafe
    Norway: March 26, 2008 on TVNorge
    Latin America: April 3, 2008 on Warner Channel.
    Philippines: May 27, 2008 on ETC
    Sweden: June 17, 2008 on Kanal 5
    Poland: July 1, 2008 on TVN7
    The Netherlands: July 29, 2008 on Net 5 edit »
  • Music Featured in this episode:
    - "Got Ur Number" by Nadia Oh
    - "The Dark Side Of Indoor Track Meets" by Falling Up
    - "You'll Change" by Machine Translations
    - "Where There's Gold" by Dashboard Confessional
    - "The Air We Breathe" by Figurines
    - "Goodbye" by Dan Cray Trio
    - "Happily Never After" by Nicole Scherzinger edit »
  • Although she is credited, Kelly Rutherford (Lily) does not appear in this episode. edit »
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QUOTES

  • Serena: I'm not pregnant.
    Kati: Aw, cool.
    Iz: Congratulations.
    Hazel: Celebratory drinks after school?
    Serena: Sure, whatever. edit »
  • (Rufus calls Bex as she's leaving the gallery)
    Bex: (smiling) Hello.
    Rufus: I never was good at following rules. (Bex looks back at him and smiles) edit »
  • Dan: Hey! What are you doing here?
    Serena: I need to know why you love me.
    Dan: Because I do.
    Serena: I really want to trust you when you say those words, Dan, so maybe if I knew why, I'd stop being so scared of hearing them and afraid to say them.
    Dan: Okay. Well, if you want to talk about why...
    Serena: It has to do with my mom and her many marriages.
    Dan: There. that's why. Because I actually like it when you interrupt me, which is often, by the way. I love you because you make no apologies about being exactly who you are... Beautiful, smart, sexy as hell.
    Serena: Now you're embarrassing me.
    Dan: That's another reason. You're completely unaware of your affect on me. You're also completely unaware that you laugh like a 4 year old.
    (Serena laughs)
    Dan: Just like that. And I love you because you can be with someone like me and still be best friends with someone like Blair.
    Serena: Yeah, well, I tried to be.
    Dan: I know you do, and that's not easy, but you never give up on her. That is how amazing you are.
    Serena: Well, you're amazing, too, for being able to say all of those things, you just are. (they kiss) And I love you... But I have to go.
    Dan: What? what--what is it this time?
    Serena: One of the many reasons you love me. (gives Dan a flying kiss) edit »
  • Serena: Hello?
    Blair: Hey, S. It's B. Two things. First... I'm sorry. About Dan, about the Gossip Girl blast and about not telling you about Nate.
    Serena: Okay.
    Blair: You were just so hard on me about Chuck. I didn't want to be judged for sleeping with them both.
    Serena: I understand. Apology accepted.
    Blair: That was fast. If I were you, I would've made me work for it a little bit harder.
    Serena: Well, I think you've suffered enough.
    Blair: And second thing...
    Serena: Wait. that's already, like, three things.
    Blair: I took the test. I'm not pregnant.
    Serena: Aah! oh, my gosh! Are you kidding me?
    Blair: Aah!
    Serena: Oh, I am so happy. I would have had no idea what to wear to a paternity hearing.
    Blair: Clean slate?
    Serena: Oh, clean slate. Oh, I'm so happy. edit »
  • Blair: You're late.
    Jenny: Yeah, I know. I had to drop some books off at the library. Sorry.
    Blair: Would you do me a favor?
    Jenny: Anything.
    Blair: Move down a couple steps.
    Jenny: You know, this whole hazing thing is getting a bit old, don't you think, B.?
    Blair: First of all, the hazing stops when I say it stops. And for future reference, only my friends call me B. edit »
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ALLUSIONS

  • Episode Title: A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate

    This is from the 1996 movie A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, starring Della Reese, Bobby Brown and Martin Lawrence, who also wrote and directed the movie.

    ^Clearly, the above allusion is partially incorrect. The episode name and Movie Title both source back to the 1971 R&B hit made famous by "The Persuaders". edit »

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