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Gossip Girl :: Bad News Blair (01x04)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Bad News Blair
Episode #: 01x04
Production Number: 103
Original Airdate: Wednesday October 10th, 2007
*Also Known As:
8.9/10 (14 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
CA (CTV) Oct 09, 2007 (Premiere!)
UK (ITV2) Apr 17, 2008
NL (Net 5) Jun 24, 2008
Greece Oct 11, 2008
DE (ProSieben) May 09, 2009
Episode Crew
Director: Patrick Norris
Writer: Joshua Safran
 
Episode Summary
 
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Blair is estatic when her mother chooses her to be the face of her clothing line. However, her joy is short-lived when Serena once again moves into the spotlight. Meanwhile, Serena and Dan deal with being from two very different worlds. Elsewhere, Nate and Chuck head out on a boys' weekend out after Ivy Week.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Chase ColemanplayedBoyRecurring (first appearance)
Jill FlintplayedBex SimonRecurring (first appearance)
Margaret ColinplayedEleanor WaldorfRecurring (third appearance)
Michelle HurdplayedLaurelRecurring (first appearance)
Nan ZhangplayedKati FarkasRecurring (4th appearance)
Nicole FiscellaplayedIsabel CoatesRecurring (4th appearance)
Sebastian StanplayedCarter BaizenRecurring (first appearance)
Gerardo RodriguezplayedPlayer 
Jared MorrisonplayedPoker Player 
Jaron VeselyplayedTicket Clerk 
Jeff MantelplayedHigh Stakes Poker Dealer 
Lucas Van EngenplayedDoorman 
Peter O'BrienplayedHenri 
 
Main Cast
 
Blake LivelyplayedSerena van der Woodsen
Leighton MeesterplayedBlair Waldorf
Penn BadgleyplayedDaniel 'Dan' Humphrey
Chace CrawfordplayedNathaniel 'Nate' Archibald
Ed WestwickplayedCharles 'Chuck' Bass
Kelly RutherfordplayedLillian 'Lily' Humphrey
Matthew SettleplayedRufus Humphrey
Kristen BellvoicedGossip Girl
 
Episode Notes
 
Ratings: 2.90 million viewers
 
Beginning with this episode, Margaret Colin now guest stars as Eleanor Waldorf in place of Florencia Lozano.
 
Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey) does not appear in this episode.
 
Guest star Sebastian Stan (Carter Baizen) and series star Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald) previously worked together in the 2006 movie The Covenant.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Alana DUntil You Can't 
EveTambourine 
Henry ManciniMoon River 
Invisible MenMake It Bounce 
Miss Eighty 6Candy Store 
Miss Eighty 6Till The Sun Comes Up 
Miss Eighty 6Bounce Back 
Sean KingstonBeautiful Girls 
X5The Focus 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Eleanor: (to Blair who is about to eat a croissant) Before you tuck into that, you might find a low-fat yogurt more appealing.
 
Gossip Girl: Doesn't Chuck know that a party isn't a party until someone crashes?
 
Blair: Normally I wouldn't be this close to you without a tetanus shot.
Dan: My mom kind of left us a couple of months ago. Only my... my dad and my sister don't really see that, 'cause she told us she had to go away for the summer to, uh... to follow her dreams and be an artist. But it's not summer anymore and she's still up there. And that's all she seems to care about right now. Every time I go to see her, I tell myself this time I'm going to tell her what I think. This time I'm going to look her in the eye, and say... either come home or leave for good. And so there I was, just the other day; I was sitting across the table from her, I looked her straight in the eye and I didn't say anything.
Blair: Why not?
Dan: I don't know. But I wish I had.'Cause, even if it didn't change anything, she'd know how I felt.
 
(About Carter Baizen)
Chuck: He's not your friend. He can't be trusted.
Nate: And why is that? 'Cause he doesn't believe what you believe?
 
Chuck: That dream of yours... What is it really? 'Cause I hear you talk about how you don't want to go to Dartmouth, how you don't want to follow in your father's footsteps. But what exactly do you want?
Nate: All I know is that it's not this.
Chuck: Well, you had better discover what it is before you throw everything away trying to find it.
 
Gossip Girl: The rules for a model the day of a photo shoot are similar to those of the patients pre-surgery. No food, nor drink 12 hours prior, wear comfortable clothing and make sure your affairs are in order. You never know what can go wrong in a flash.
 
Rufus: I dated a girl like Serena, once. Actually a lot like Serena. And girls like that might be challenging. That's true. And they're complicated, and enigmatic. And usually worth it. And the only way you know for sure is to jump it with both feet.
Dan: What happened with you?
Rufus: I swam for a while. Till I drowned.
Dan: Oh. Well, thanks dad. That's a great story.
 
Chuck: Let me remind you of the rules. As of this moment there is no outside world that I do not show you. You eat what I provide, practice what I preach. Until I say so, the only girls you talk to are the ones I’ve paid for.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Episode Title: Bad News Blair

The episode title comes from the 1976 movie and its 2005 remake Bad News Bears.
 
Serena: Let's do something crazy, like Britney with the umbrella.

Serena is referring to an incident in which Britney Spears was hitting an SUV with an umbrella.
 
Serena: Posh Spice in America.

Serena is referring to Spice Girl Victoria Beckham who moved to America in 2007 with her husband, David Beckham, and her sons.
 
Visual: Blair in front of a jewelry store in a black dress

This visual is a reference to a scene from the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
 
 
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