Woman on the Verge

Season 1, Episode 17, Aired
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Serena slips back into her old habits because she is ashamed of her secret. She eventually reveals it and her friends Blair, Nate and Chuck have to put their differences aside, in order to help her. Unfortunately, Serena is too ashamed to share the truth with Dan, therefore he assumes the worse about his girlfriend.
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  • Can this show get any worse?

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    By krazy4crack, Mar 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    This show has just gone from spoiled rich kids to impossible and just plain annoying. One thing I must point out is Rufus's super fake voice. In the slim possibility that it is real, the mere fact that it sounds fake already destroys every single positive thing that could come out of it being real.

    Dan is switching boats? But why? Georgina is really getting on my nerves, it just goes to show how much free time these rich useless, poison to society type of people are. I just don't get how she benefits from what she does? And her face is so annoying, I just wanna shoot her.moreless

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    No Jenny? Than it must be a good installment of Gossip Girl, that statement was definitely true tonight. After the definite Jenny overload we got in the past couple of episodes, she was finally gone to make room for the more important story lines.

    I was incredibly intrigued and enthralled in Serena's story. I never actually blamed her for the guy's death, she didn't really "kill" him as she had claimed, but I was still satisfied with the pay off.

    I'm really loving Georgina, and the cliffhanger was just really great, with the shots going back and forth from Serena & Georgina and Dan kissing. Loved the friendship dynamics between Nate, Blair and Chuck. Also it was nice to see Vanessa actually being useful with the Sara/Georgina tie in. Overall, great penultimate episode of the first season.moreless

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  • Serena's secret is revealed.

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    By thefanof, Aug 31, 2010 Report Abuse
    Although the acting on the show is sub-par, this was a fairly decent episode of Gossip Girl. Instead of behavior passed off as scandalous, but rather better described as lame and ingenuine, we had a powerful, emotional storyline. While Blake Lively is not the best actress in the world, she was able to get the viewer interested in her story and feeling for her. Leighton Meester was great in her role, coming down to Earth from her "Queen Bee" status to help her friend out. The whole apologizing to the family deal was not needed though, and anything involving Rufus is usually brutal crap. If Gossip Girl would just try more to be a classical teen drama than an exaggerated look at female behavior more people might watch the program.moreless

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  • exactly why i watch the show. great episode :)

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    By WaLdAsS95, Jul 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    exactly why i watch the show. we learn serena's secret, and we learn that chuck and georgina, well, you know :)in sixth grade! love chuck! And we get some rufus/lily action! Her interview with that guy from rolling stone, that was a turning point for her. she realized how much she loves rufus. yay! And lets not forget about " sarah" a.k.a. georgina. dan and vanessa have no clue who she really is! and her little story about how her boyfriend is out to get her?! how could dan believe that? i mean i thought he was supposed to be smart? all in all, great episode :)moreless

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  • The non-judging breakfast club saves the day!

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    By celine09, Jun 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    It was great that Nate, Blair and Chuck set their differences aside to help their best friend. It was a good episode, and we finally find out Serena's secret. A lot of people would say that Serena is a wimp for not telling Dan about her secret. But I think otherwise. She didn't want to cause conflicts with Georgina especially when she's still convinced that she killed Pete. Lily and Rufus were amazing in this episode, especially when Rufus was looking at her while he was singing. CB shippers had their fair share of CB moments. Nate was quite stupid when he told Vanessa that they should look for Dan and Georgina "alone". Speaking of Georgina, she is a manipulative psycho b*tch and I love every bit of it. The way she could twist the truth and lie about why she was pretending to be Sarah. That was genius! Of course Dan fell for it. All in all, great episode.moreless

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    • Gossip Girl's post at the beginning of the show read like this: Trouble in Paradise? Is the honeymoon over for our famous lovebirds? They've recently been spotted arguing on several occasions. What's the deal? Did Serena finally wake up and realized she was dating Lonely Boy? Is Dan totally fed up with Serena's recent wild girl actions? We hope they'll bounce back from this rough patch because, surprisingly, Gossip Girl thinks they're a pretty cute couple (even though he's from, ugh, Brooklyn.) Edit
    • We learn in this episode that Chuck lost his virginity to Georgina in the 6th grade. Which is also mentioned in the Gossip Girl 'Because I'm Worth it' book. Edit
    • Rufus' band is called Lincoln Hawk. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: U konci s dechem (At the End of Breath) Edit
    • This episode was nominated for the 2009 Prism Award in the "Drama Episode" category. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Latin America: May 28, 2008 on Warner Channel Philippines: June 24, 2008 on ETC Poland: July 29, 2008 on TVN7 The Netherlands: August 12, 2008 on Net 5 Sweden: October 26, 2008 on Kanal 5 Norway: December 3, 2008 on TVNorge Slovakia: January 25, 2009 on Markiza Turkey: January 6, 2009 on CNBC-E Denmark: March 2, 2009 on Kanal 4 Germany: August 8, 2009 on ProSieben Czech Republic: January 16, 2010 on Prima Edit

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    • Dan: Did you sleep with someone else? Serena: Yes. Dan: I'm done. Edit
    • Gossip Girl: If I were you, S., I'd be worried. In the city that never sleeps a lot can happen in one night. Sweet dreams, Serena. XOXO Gossip Girl. Edit
    • Serena: I'm not afraid of you anymore. Georgina: You should be. 'Cause all bets are off. Serena: Why? What are you gonna do? Georgina: It's not what I'm gonna do, Sweetie. It's who i'm gonna do it with. Serena: No. I know Dan. He's too good. Georgina: You sure about that? Edit

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    • YouTube: Dan mentions that he can watch Rufus' concert on YouTube later. YouTube is a popular video website that allows people from around the world to view or upload videos about practically anything. Edit
    • Blair: We're the non judging Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Anthony Hall, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy. Edit
    • Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone, is an American based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published bimonthly. Edit

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