Gossip Girl backdrop
Gossip Girl S4E5 — Goodbye, Columbia
7.3
Gossip Girl•Season 4•Episode 5

Goodbye, Columbia

7.3/10 · 707 votesOct 11, 201042 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

Discussion

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

Directed byJeremiah S. Chechik
Written byRobby Hull
Previous episodeE4 · Touch of EvaNext episodeE6 · Easy J
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons6

All123456

Season 4 Episodes22

Belles de Jour stillE1 7.7

Belles de Jour

Double Identity stillE2 8.2

Double Identity

The Undergraduates stillE3 7.5

The Undergraduates

Touch of Eva stillE4 7.6

Touch of Eva

Goodbye, Columbia stillE5 7.3Now viewing

Goodbye, Columbia

Easy J stillE6 7.7

Easy J

War at the Roses stillE7 7.8

War at the Roses

Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore stillE8 7.7

Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The Witches of Bushwick stillE9 7.9

The Witches of Bushwick

Gaslit stillE10 7.9

Gaslit

The Townie stillE11 8.1

The Townie

The Kids Are Not Alright stillE12 7.4

The Kids Are Not Alright

Damien Darko stillE13 7.4

Damien Darko

Panic Roommate stillE14 7.0

Panic Roommate

It-Girl Happened One Night stillE15 7.3

It-Girl Happened One Night

While You Weren't Sleeping stillE16 7.4

While You Weren't Sleeping

Empire of the Son stillE17 7.7

Empire of the Son

The Kids Stay in the Picture stillE18 7.1

The Kids Stay in the Picture

Petty in Pink stillE19 7.4

Petty in Pink

The Princesses and the Frog stillE20 7.3

The Princesses and the Frog

Shattered Bass stillE21 7.4

Shattered Bass

The Wrong Goodbye stillE22 8.0

The Wrong Goodbye

Cast9

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Serena van der Woodsen

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Blair Waldorf

Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Dan Humphrey

Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford

Nate Archibald

Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick

Chuck Bass

Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen

Jenny Humphrey

Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle

Rufus Humphrey

Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr

Vanessa Abrams

Kelly Rutherford

Kelly Rutherford

Lily van der Woodsen

Crew2

R

Robby Hull

Writer

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Director

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Goodbye, Columbia" is episode 5 of Gossip Girl season 4. It scored 7.3/10 from 707 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by Robby Hull, it aired on October 11, 2010.

Next: E6 · Easy JBest of Season 4