The Serena Also Rises

Season 2, Episode 5, Aired
EDIT

Episode Summary

Fashion Week is here!!!
''
''Blair is furious with her mother for giving Serena and her new socialite friend, Poppy Lifton, front row seats to the Eleanor Waldorf show. Hurt by both Serena and her mother, Blair decides to sabotage the show.
''
''Meanwhile, Dan starts hanging out with Chuck, but he quickly learns that the dark side has its risks. Lily learns a secret that her new husband, Bart has been keeping from her.moreless
8.1
out of 10
EPISODE RATING: Great
378 votes
  • Your Rating: 10
    "Perfect"
  • Your Rating: 9.5
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 9
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 8.5
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 8
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 7.5
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 7
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 6.5
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 6
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 5.5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 4.5
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 4
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 3.5
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 3
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 2.5
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 2
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 1.5
    "Abysmal"
  • Your Rating: 1
    "Abysmal"
Rate It

Watch Online

Netflix
Subscription
Amazon
Buy
iTunes
Buy
VUDU
Buy/Rent

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

Fan Episode Reviews (15)

See All

  • 205

    7.3
    "Good"
    By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 24, 2011 Report Abuse
    After 4 episodes of uninteresting story lines, we finally got a satisfying episode of Gossip Girl. We actually got a lot of character development and emotion especially from Chuck, finally he's becoming a three dimensional character after a whole season of being a stereotype.

    Nate's absence boded well for this show, considering the Catherine drama is finally over. Jenny is still annoying, but it's great to see how she develops over the course of the show's run. She started the show out as an innocent 14 year old, lets see where she ends up.

    One of the reasons season 1 of Gossip Girl was so good was the on going rivalries between the characters, one of which being Serena & Blair. We got those interactions back on tonight's episode. I'm really looking forward to the future dynamics because of this. Overall, first "good" episode of the season.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 0

  • Kinda of a filler episode

    7.0
    "Good"
    By Chippy7, Jul 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    We see Serena’s rise as she gets out of Blair’s shadow, once and for all. She confronts Blair about all the past glory that Blair has gotten because of Serena’s loyalty. Blair on the other hand, was busy scheming her own plans to ruin Jenny and Serena at the same time (hehe, I love it). However, as the show closes, we see plans backfired against Blair. Not to worry, I’m sure Blair has a backup plan...and it’s not throwing a purse at Serena (hint, hint). We also see Dan and Chuck rekindling their friendship? Not for long anyway. There was no mention of Nate anywhere, or Vanessa, or Catherine...seems like they completely dropped that storyline or something. Oh well, it was an ok episode, but in the end, nothing really happened.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    2 5

  • Was I the only person who got that season 1 dejavu feeling???

    8.0
    "Great"
    By ___ByakuyA___, Oct 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was an enjoyable episode, the Dan vs Chuck plot was carried out too fast though. Serena is a mayor bitc* and Dan is a little slow. I'm glad that Amanda is gone, Nate is a fa* Vanessa is so so so so so so so hot! I'm curious to how the next episode will deal with the whole Blair, Vanessa and the English Royalty bizz. 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 1

  • chuck is my idol...

    8.5
    "Great"
    By Ploki_Ikolp, Oct 05, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was just brilliant! I love how we got to see a more sensitive side of Chuck, just unfortunate with the whole jumping to conclusions thing with Dan and his notes. I thought they were a very funny match and unlikely pair of mates. I would love to see more of them together and Chuck just taking the p*ss out of Dan really, but deep down they will start to like each other. I'm glad to see a more humane side of Serena again, just hoping she'll go back to nice, normal Serena again. Hurting Blair was a bit harsh, but I guess she's right to some extent, although she said it in a pretty mean way...moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    2 1

  • We had the oppurtunity to learn more about the characters and unlikely friendships formed, but most of the storyline's weren't very exciting.

    7.5
    "Good"
    By OTHfan323, Oct 05, 2008 Report Abuse
    I'll start with what I liked. First off, Dan and Chuck bonding time. It is always great to see two characters that don't know or like each other much open up to each other. I also liked the conflict between Jenny, Blair, and Serena. It really showed how hard Blair tries because no one appreciates her. I loved how she started out agianst Jenny but ended up on her side. Serena has always been trying to aviod outshinning Blair and it made sense that she finally decided not to worry about it. The thing I didn't like about it was the whole focus on jobs. I just don't buy that Jenny is an amazing designer right after starting. People want to see people they can relate to, not the most talented, out of the ordinary people. The way Jenny treats her dad also really annoys me. I also just didn't find Dan's writing storyline very interesting. Another problem I had was that the seating chart arguement seemed like it should not have been that big of a deal, but they made it into the main premise of the show.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 0
 

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

  • Trivia

    ADD TRIVIA
    • Goof- Right before Eleanor Walfdorf goes out onto the runway to "take her bow", she hands her ID tag to an assistant, but in the next shot as she makes her public appearance, you can clearly see that her ID tag is clipped to her waistline, which then goes missing in the subsequent shot. Edit
    • Goof: When Jenny is at the fashion show, she gets a call from her dad. On the phone closeup, the signal indicator show that no network is available and the title reads "pictures & videos". It's a video recording of a fake call. Furthermore on the closeup there is only one hand holding the phone but in the previous and next shot Jenny is holding it with both hands. Edit

  • Notes

    ADD NOTES
    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Serenina hvězda (Serena's Star) Edit
    • International Air Dates: Latin America: December 3, 2008 on Warner Channel Sweden: December 7, 2008 on Kanal 5 Norway: January 28, 2009 on TVNorge Philippines: March 3, 2009 on ETC Greece: March 7, 2009 on Star TV Denmark: July 5, 2009 on Kanal 4 Turkey: October 6, 2009 on CNBC-e Poland: October 25, 2009 on TVN7 Australia: February 4, 2010 on GO! Czech Republic: February 21, 2010 on Prima COOL Slovakia: May 8, 2010 on Doma Edit
    • Music in this episode: "NYC-Gone, Gone" by Conor Oberst "Made Concrete" by The Republic Tigers "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga "This Ship Was Built To Last" by The Duke Spirit "Fille Atomique" by Nous Non Plus. Serena walks the runway "Raise The Dead" by Phantom Planet Edit

  • Quotes

    ADD QUOTES
    • Gossip Girl: They say in fashion, one day you're in and the next day, you're out. Edit
    • Guy from the bar: Did you just call my girlfriend a prostitute? Chuck: It was an honest mistake. Guy from the bar: There's nothing honest about it! Dan: Oh, common, calm down, he said he was sorry. Guy from the bar: Did he? Well, maybe I just teach him some manners than. Chuck: It's not my fault your girlfriend dresses like high class call girl. Edit
    • Gossip Girl: Spotted: Dan Humphrey. Shoeless and clueless. That's all. Edit

  • Allusions

    ADD ALLUSIONS
    • Episode title: The Serena Also Rises The Sun Also Rises is an Ernest Hemingway novel which was adapted into a film in 1957. It is also the title of an unrelated 2007 film by Chinese director Jiang Wen. Edit

Show Forums

See All
Last Activity
Replies

Watch Gossip Girl Full Episodes

See All

Related Shows

Season 2 Episodes

See All
Ep 25
The Goodbye Gossip Girl
Ep 24
Valley Girls
Ep 23
The Wrath of Con
Ep 22
Southern Gentlemen Prefer ...
Ep 21
Seder Anything
Ep 20
Remains of the J
Ep 19
The Grandfather
Ep 18
The Age of Dissonance
Ep 17
Carnal Knowledge
Ep 16
You've Got Yale
Ep 15
Gone with the Will
Ep 14
In The Realm of the Basses
Ep 13
O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
Ep 12
It's A Wonderful Lie
Ep 11
The Magnificent Archibalds
Ep 10
Bonfire of the Vanity
Ep 9
There Might be Blood
Ep 8
Pret-a-Poor-J
Ep 7
Chuck In Real Life
Ep 6
New Haven Can Wait
Ep 5
The Serena Also Rises
Ep 4
The Ex-Files
Ep 3
The Dark Night
Ep 2
Never Been Marcused
Ep 1
Summer, Kind of Wonderful

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

TV Listings

Full Listings
BROWSE | Shows | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | TV.com Blog

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use