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Gossip Girl S1E8 — Seventeen Candles

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Gossip Girl•Season 1•Episode 8

Seventeen Candles

7.7/10 · 1,329 votesNov 14, 200739 min

Ranked #8 of 18 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Blair is feeling heartbroken and guilty by the current state of her relationship with Nate and her recent indiscretion. But she manages to put on a happy face for her 17th birthday party and attempts to hide her feelings from her friends. Hoping that Serena

Directed byLee Shallat Chemel

Written byJoshua Safran, Felicia D. Henderson

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Blake Lively

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Serena van der Woodsen

Leighton Meester

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Blair Waldorf

Penn Badgley

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Dan Humphrey

Chace Crawford

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Nate Archibald

Ed Westwick

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Chuck Bass

Taylor Momsen

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Jenny Humphrey

Matthew Settle

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Rufus Humphrey

Kelly Rutherford

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Lily van der Woodsen

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Lee Shallat Chemel

Lee Shallat Chemel

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Joshua Safran

Joshua Safran

Writer

Felicia D. Henderson

Felicia D. Henderson

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Episode Summary

"Seventeen Candles" is episode 8 of Gossip Girl season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,329 votes, ranking #8 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Joshua Safran, Felicia D. Henderson, it aired on November 14, 2007.

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