Gossip Girl

Desperately Seeking Serena

Season 1, Episode 15, Aired 4/28/08

Episode Summary

Serena's world descends into chaos when a former friend, the evil Georgina Sparks returns to town. Dan sees Serena preoccupied and he assumes that it has something to do with Chuck, her soon to be step-brother. Nate connects with the last person he expected, Vanessa.
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''Hazel and Penelope try to recruit Nelly Yuki to be part of their club but it is not easy. Blair supervises the whole operation and hatches a plan to sabotage her biggest rival, Nelly Yuki. When Nelly breaks down after being reminded of her recent break-up with her boyfriend, the ladies find their way in and Nelly comes to the Waldorf penthouse. Then Blair invites the ex-boyfriend over.
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''Meanwhile Serena goes out with Georgina, but things get so bad that Serena thinks someone spiked her non alcoholic drink. Jenny develops a crush on a dog-walker, Asher Hornsby, who might be her ticket to permanent popularity.moreless

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7.3

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By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 20, 2011 Report Abuse

A very interesting episode of Gossip Girl, we got the usual cliffhangers, the regular comedic timing, and just some entertaining drama. The SAT's and Blair trying to take down another girl that was taking them wasn't very entertaining, and was probably the weakest plot of the bunch.

Well that might no be entirely true considering Jenny managed to ruin another episode for me. Where are the writers even going with this character? She serves no purpose other than being incredibly annoying (especially as of late). Nate & Vanessa? Okay, that was random, I hate when two people just hook up for the heck of it, so this was unsettling.

The Georgina scenes really were fantastic, I love Michelle Trachtenberg, so it was great seeing her here, and I love the fact that she's playing a character as sinister as Georgina, definitely looking forward to future story lines involving Georgina's scheming, definitely not looking forward too Jenny's relationship story lines. Entertaining episode.moreless

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It was nice, but G ruined it for me.

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By krazy4crack, Aug 30, 2010 Report Abuse

G: Serena's old friend, Georgina is back and town and she's out to party. She becomes a major bad influence for Serena and a huge obstacle when it comes to her and Dan's relationship. I really hate G, the actress is horrible, her character is so pointless and she can't get any more annoying.

Jenny: As all her friends start studying for the SATs, she is forced to go on her own and with that in mind, she finds a king. Her king must be smart, he must be good looking and of course, he must have a lot of money. She finds a guy who fits well with her standards, but remember, you're grounded Little J. Asher seems like an interesting enough addition to the show. I hope Jenny and Blair continue their quarrels.

Blair: She steals back her circle from Jenny after she has luxuries to offer and other than that, she also has a very big plan to have a higher ranking in her SATs. It was sort of filler-ish, but it wasn't that bad, had its funny moments.

Nate: Well, Nate is the most normal character on this show and that is why he stands out (how ironic). He starts getting to know Vanessa, you know, Dan's friend. They seem to have chemistry and I see more of them in the future. I like the idea of them getting together, but they aren't the most exciting characters on the show, so it might end up a little dull.moreless

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Someone from Serena's past is back. She is someone who knows the Serena of old.

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By kawadge, Jun 08, 2008 Report Abuse

Someone from Serena's past is back. She is someone who knows the Serena of old.

Serena decided to meet with Georgina, and the first night they went out she was drunk. The next night Georgina told Serena to meet to hear about the new her, and whilst Serena was on the phone she spiked her drink.

The next morning Serena woke up at Georgina and was risking of missing the SAT's. She called Chuck and he decided to pay someone to take Serena's place. Meanwhile Dan realised that something was wrong.

Serena is afraid of Georgina. Something happened last year, something that she is afraid of telling even Chuck. Meanwhile Jenny found a guy who can help her become Queen instead of Blair.moreless

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Everybody has their evil side.

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By celine09, Jun 08, 2008 Report Abuse

The infamous Georgina Sparks returns. She is driving Serena crazy. It's like, G has S wrapped around her finger. And it isn't pretty. Poor Serena, waking up not knowing what happened the night before. Ugh, Georgina is twisted. Blair is also twisted, gathering her "army" and they all turn against Nelly Yuki. Nelly however, buys Blair's pseudo-concern, not knowing that B has been scheming to take her down. Not that Nelly's gonna be "Queen", B thinks Nelly has a bigger chance of going to Yale. So thus, she does whatever she can, even taking out the batteries out of Nelly's calculator. I'm not a huge fan of Vanessa and Nate, and never will be. Lol. It was an okay episode.moreless

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Buffy's little sister stars as Serena's ex-BFF.

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By firefly317, May 08, 2008 Report Abuse

Every time I see Michelle Trachtenberg all I think of is her as Buffy's little sister. In everything she's done. even the Harriet the Spy movie which came out years before she was on Buffy. All I saw all episode was Dawn which threw me waaaay off track. I have to say she did a better job than I expected though. I loved to hate Dawn mostly because she was so annoying, but I love to hate Georgina for totally different reasons. She's deceiving, scheming, and wears great clothes =] and she definitely plotted for Serena to miss the SATs.
Can't wait to see how she keeps lying to Dan, and telling him she's Sara, and has nothing to do with Serena.moreless

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- Some information found on Nelly Yuki's homepage is: Female 16 years old Student New York, NY United States Edit
- Vanessa's parents didn't go to college. Edit
- Isabel is a concert pianist. Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Sereno, kde jsi? (Serena, Where Are You?) Edit
- Original International Air Dates: Latin America: May 14, 2008 on Warner Channel Philippines: June 10, 2008 on ETC Australia: June 24, 2008 on Foxtel Fox8 Poland: July 15, 2008 on TVN7 The Netherlands: August 5, 2008 on Net 5 Sweden: October 12, 2008 on Kanal 5 Norway: November 19, 2008 on TVNorge Turkey: December 23, 2008 on CNBC-E Greece: December 27, 2008 on Star Slovakia: January 18, 2009 on Markiza Denmark: February 16, 2009 on Kanal 4 Germany: July 25, 2009 on ProSieben Czech Republic: January 2, 2010 on Prima Edit
- Music in this episode: -"Do the Panic" by Phantom Planet -"Campus" by Vampire Weekend -"Crimewave" by Crystal Castles VS Health -"Nice Sweet Sexy" by DIFX ft. Imperio & Cru -"Elevator" by Flo Rida -"We Started Nothing" by The Ting Tings Edit
Quotes
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- Blair: Lucky for us, mental acuity and common sense rarely come in the same package. Edit
- Chuck: (referring to Blair) She really needs to tone down the social niceties. It's embarrassing. Serena: Eventually, the two of you are gonna have to work out your issues. Chuck: What issues? I'm issue-free. And based on my exhaustive research... So are you. Serena: (anxious) Georgina? Chuck: According to my very reliable sources, Georgina Sparks is nowhere near our fair isle. She's in Switzerland, dating the prince of Belfort. Serena: There's a prince of Belfort? And she's dating him? Oh, thank God! Chuck: Now you can enjoy the gifts she mailed you with peace of mind... And maybe Chuck in the room? Serena: (shoving him) Oh, shoot, except we're siblings! Chuck: Georgie always brought out the devil in you. Part of me is a little disappointed she's not here. Serena: (ironically) Mm, I wonder which part. Chuck: It's been a while since I saw the old Serena. Serena: Well, thanks to her, the new one has to break 2000 on her SATs, so, if you could just go smarm elsewhere... Chuck: The offer still stands. I know a lovely little redhead that's just dying to be you for the day... Serena: Oh, I'll leave the cheating to you, Chuck. I plan on taking the SATs myself. Edit
- Serena: This is not about last year Georgina, it's about last night! Georgina: Like you are some innocent bystander who walked in on... Serena: I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IT GEORGINA, OKAY?! And neither are you. If I going down, you're going down with me. In the meantime, stay out of my life. Georgina: I don't need anyone in my life who doesn't wanna be there. Serena: Then we're agreed. Edit
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- Episode Title: Desperately Seeking Serena The title of this episode refers to the 1985 movie Desperately Seeking Susan starring Rosanna Arquette as a bored suburban housewife. After accidentally getting hit on the head she wakes up with amnesia, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan, played by Madonna. Edit