7.7/10827 votes#1 - Belles de Jour
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2010
Blair and Serena spent their summer living it up in the belly of the beast: Paris, France. But where there's Paris there's bound to be boutique, Balenciaga, and of course, boy trouble. Unaware of Chuck's shooting in Prague, Blair struggles to forget him; things take a turn, however, when Chuck mysteriously shows up in Paris with a foreign stunning blonde at his arm. Meanwhile Serena contemplates which of her long-time beaus could be the one for her: Dan or Nate? Even on the Upper East Side drama erupts as Dan figures out the baby mama drama with Georgina, and Nate realizes something about himself when he meets fellow Columbia student, the intriguing Juliet.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Stephanie Savage, Joshua Safran
8.2/10848 votes#2 - Double Identity
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2010
Living out a real-life fairytale in Paris, Blair is pursued by a handsome young man, Louis, who she suspects is a member of Monaco's royal family. A very concerned Lily asks Serena to help her find Chuck, who hasn't been heard from or seen in months. Meanwhile, Chuck Bass is as we've never seen him before, adjusting to a fresh start in Paris with a mysterious new woman, Eva, at his side. Juliet offers to help Nate win Serena back, suggesting that reigniting Dan and Vanessa's romance may just be the trick to remove Dan from the Dan-Serena-Nate love triangle.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Joshua Safran, Sara Goodman
7.5/10650 votes#3 - The Undergraduates
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/2010
On her first day at Columbia, Blair attempts to gain membership into an ultra-exclusive social club, Hamilton House .... but she’s in for a few big surprises. Serena begins to suspect that Juliet is intentionally sabotaging Serena’s life and that it may have something to do with Nate. Rufus is worried about Dan and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Director: Norman Buckley
Writer: Amanda Lasher
7.5/10636 votes#4 - Touch of Eva
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2010
Nate suspects that Juliet is keeping a big secret from him and decides to confront her. Blair schemes to undermine Chuck's newfound happiness. Dan finds himself torn between his feelings for Serena and Vanessa.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Leila Gerstein
7.3/10615 votes#5 - Goodbye, Columbia
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2010
An anonymous Gossip Girl blast starts a very damaging rumor about one of Columbia's new students, Serena. On her path to greatness, Blair decides to take a class with a powerful businesswoman, Martha, who is guest-lecturing at Columbia, but a mysterious fellow student thwarts her plans to secure the prized position as Martha's assistant.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Robby Hull
7.7/10676 votes#6 - Easy J
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2010
Although Blair made it perfectly clear that Little J was no longer welcome in Manhattan after what happened with Chuck, Jenny is tempted by a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Tim Gunn, which could be a game changer for her future. Meanwhile, Serena discovers something about her new boyfriend, Colin, that may put an end to their relationship just as it was getting good.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.8/10717 votes#7 - War at the Roses
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2010
Blair is caught off-guard – and not in a good way – by a surprise guest at her birthday party. Having had enough of Chuck and Blair’s games, Serena and Nate decide to plan an intervention.
Director: Joe Lazarov
Writer: Jessica Queller
7.7/10679 votes#8 - Juliet Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2010
Chuck and Blair decide it’s in both their best interests to put the past behind them and end their vindictive games. Nate confronts Juliet after discovering a secret she has been keeping from everyone. Dan and Nate realize they both still have feelings for Serena.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Jeanne Leitenberg
7.9/10695 votes#9 - The Witches of Bushwick
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2010
Chuck hosts a "Saints and Sinners" masquerade party at the Empire Hotel. At the party, Dan and Nate don't know what to make of Serena's strange behavior and mixed messages. Blair sets her sights on becoming the new face of Anne Archibald's foundation for girls, but Anne is concerned that Blair's friendship with Chuck Bass may be problematic.
Director: Ron Fortunato
Writer: Sara Goodman
7.8/10643 votes#10 - Gaslit
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2010
Chuck, Serena, Blair, Dan, Jenny and Eric find themselves faced with a crisis when a member of one of their families is hospitalized. Meanwhile, Nate attempts to help his parents, The Captain and Anne, put their complicated past behind them and reconcile.
Director: Tate Donovan
Writer: Joshua Safran, Robert Hull
8.1/10720 votes#11 - The Townie
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2010
Blair and Dan join forces to find Juliet. Serena expounds her boarding school experiences to her therapist and discovers the truth behind Juliet's vendetta against her. Meanwhile Chuck suspects Lily has not told him the full truth.
Director: Joe Lazarov
Writer: Stephanie Savage, Amanda Lasher
7.4/10599 votes#12 - The Kids Are Not Alright
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2011
A former associate of Chuck’s father, Russell Thorpe – along with his daughter Raina – returns to Manhattan with some unfinished business for our Upper East Siders. Serena and Chuck join forces against Lily. Blair realizes that her mother, Eleanor, may be her key to becoming a future CEO. Nate worries that his father, The Captain, is having a little too much fun and not taking his parole seriously.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
7.4/10591 votes#13 - Damien Darko
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2011
Blair is ecstatic to land an internship at W Magazine, but the thrill quickly fades when she finds out that Dan has secured one of the coveted positions as well. Chuck may have finally met his match with Russell Thorpe – and his daughter Raina – back on the Upper East Side. Nate receives alarming news about his father’s business prospects.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leila Gerstein
7.0/10615 votes#14 - Panic Roommate
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2011
Blair enlists Nate’s help to win over her high-strung boss, Epperly, at W Magazine. Damien stirs up more drama on the Upper East Side. Chuck finds himself torn between business and pleasure. Florence and the Machine performs an acoustic version of “Cosmic Love.”
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.3/10604 votes#15 - It-Girl Happened One Night
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2011
With Russell Thorpe poised for a takeover attempt of Bass Industries, Chuck makes one last-ditch effort to save his family’s company. Blair is given a challenging assignment at W Magazine with the promise of a possible promotion. Serena struggles with her feelings for Ben.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10600 votes#16 - While You Weren't Sleeping
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2011
It wouldn’t be a proper Upper East Side party without some major Gossip Girl drama, and for Eric’s 18th birthday celebration there is plenty to go around. Blair decides to speed up the time table on her career path to becoming a powerful woman.... but ultimately stretches herself too thin. Serena is forced to choose between her family and Ben. Chuck and Lily’s relationship remains icy in the aftermath of Lily’s betrayal.
Director: Norman Buckley
Writer: N/A
7.7/10624 votes#17 - Empire of the Son
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2011
Ben’s mother comes to town, forcing issues to the surface between Ben and Serena. Russell Thorpe is determined to destroy Chuck’s family legacy, but he risks alienating his daughter, Raina, in the process. Billy Baldwin returns as William van der Woodsen, Lily’s ex-husband and Serena and Eric’s father.
Director: David Warren
Writer: Robby Hull
7.1/10614 votes#18 - The Kids Stay in the Picture
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2011
As Lily awaits the consequences of her decision, William van der Woodsen, CeCe and Lily’s sister, Carol, come into town to support her and be part of a Taschen photo shoot on “modern royalty” in which the Rhodes family is participating. Unbeknownst to Carol, who has always chosen to keep her daughter Charlie far away from the Upper East Side, Charlie has followed her to New York to meet Serena and the rest of the family. Blair has an epiphany about her future, and grapples with the knowledge of whom she’s destined to be with.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Jessica Queller
7.3/10585 votes#19 - Petty in Pink
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2011
Serena enlists Charlie to go undercover Gossip Girl-style to determine why Dan and Blair are spending so much time together, and what role an unexpected visitor is playing in their lives. With Nate’s help, Raina decides to go on a search for her long-lost mother. Chuck’s hopes about his legacy are dashed with the reveal of devastating information from the past.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amanda Lasher
7.3/10617 votes#20 - The Princesses and the Frog
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2011
Blair’s dreams appear to be coming true, but Serena threatens to jeopardize it all by dredging up Blair’s past. Charlie befriends Vanessa, who may or may not have a hidden agenda. Nate is torn between his relationship with Raina and a truth he must keep hidden out of loyalty to Chuck.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Leila Gerstein
7.4/10622 votes#21 - Shattered Bass
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2011
Charlie is finally starting to feel less like a fish-out-of-water with Serena and her friends, but complications present themselves when Charlie is invited to attend the Constance Billard alumni fundraiser. On the road to "happily ever after" Blair finds herself torn between the men in her life. Jack Bass return to the Upper East Side sets off a chain of events that could end up destroying Chuck and those closest to him.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: N/A
8.0/10758 votes#22 - The Wrong Goodbye
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2011
The episode continues from the early events of the Constance Alumni event. Georgina Sparks turns up at the event looking for trouble. Serena and Vanessa reluctantly join forces to find Dan and Charlie, who does not take Dan's rejection of her well. Blair must make a choice between the men in her life when her life is in danger by Russell.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Joshua Safran
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Belles de Jour" is the best rated episode of "Gossip Girl" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 827 votes. Directed by Mark Piznarski and written by Stephanie Savage, Joshua Safran, it aired on 9/13/2010. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Double Identity".