The Best Episodes Written By Sara Goodman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #1 - It's Good to Be King

   S1:E83/15/2016

   The Farrells bow to a new authority.

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #2 - The Revengers

   S6:E912/10/2012

   After a run-in with an increasingly paranoid Bart, Blair grows alarmingly concerned for Chuck’s safety. However, feeling confident that his father will never hurt him, Chuck makes a deal that could change his life. Wanting to make things better for Chuck, Blair devises a plan with the help of Serena, Georgina and Sage to try and get what they need out of Bart. Meanwhile, Nate's financial dilemma finally lands him in a place that he never thought he would be.

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   #3 - The Hurt Locket

   S3:E133/8/2010

   Nate and Serena decide to explore the boundaries of their friendship. Blair suspects that Chuck is having problems forgetting about the woman he saw at his father’s grave. Jenny agrees to accompany Damien to a State Dinner but is unaware that he needs her help with a drug exchange. Vanessa and Dan attempt to move past the awkwardness of Dan’s confession of love. Rufus returns from a ski trip and tries his best to avoid Lily.

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   #4 - Ex-Husbands and Wives

   S3:E215/10/2010

   When things get tense between Rufus and Will, Serena chooses to stand behind her father, while at the Rufus is made to feel like an outsider in his own family. Meanwhile, Jenny deliberately shares information with Will that may ultimately destroy Lily and Rufus' marriage. After many failed attempts, Chuck makes one last grand gesture to reconcile with Blair, hoping she will finally accept the fact that they are destined to be together.

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   #5 - The Witches of Bushwick

   S4:E911/15/2010

   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.

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   7.8/10(30 votes)

   #6 - Damsels

   S2:E37/3/2017

   Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy get a tip that God may be in New Orleans. Tulip is hiding a secret and their stop in New Orleans risks exposing her.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #7 - While You Weren't Sleeping

   S4:E162/21/2011

   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.

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   7.7/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Sonsabitches

   S3:E27/1/2018

   Desperate to escape Angelville and his family, Jesse attempts to forge an unlikely alliance with a familiar adversary.

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   7.6/10(24 votes)

   #9 - Backdoors

   S2:E118/28/2017

   The mission begins to alienate Tulip and Cassidy. Tulip receives advice about her relationship with Jesse. Cassidy begins to doubt Denis.

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Double Identity

    S4:E29/20/2010

    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.

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    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Deviant

    S4:E38/11/2019

    Tulip gets in too deep in Masada; Cassidy reflects on a lost life; the Saint closes in on Jesse.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - The Wrath of Con

    S2:E235/4/2009

    Blair puts pressure on Georgina to making amends for her past bad behavior by helping her in an evil plan. The rivalry between Nate and Chuck over Blair reaches a boiling point. Lily makes a secret plan to help Rufus with Dan's college tuition.

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    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Monster Swamp

    S1:E46/19/2016

    Jesse makes Quincannon a bet he can't refuse; and Cassidy works to fend off the angels. Meanwhile, Tulip tries to bring justice to Annville.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - The End of The Affair?

    S5:E111/16/2012

    Blair's flashbacks reveal the fallout of her and Chuck's car accident, which Nate realizes may have been caused by foul play. Meanwhile, Lily gets a private eye to locate Charlie; and Vera Wang makes an appearance at Blair's bridal-dress fitting.

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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Monstrous Ball

    S6:E511/12/2012

    After Eleanor gives Blair an ultimatum, Blair is even more determined to remedy Waldorf Designs’ problems by making a splash with a dress at the upcoming Cotillion, but a shocking revelation at the ball affects everyone. Serena becomes worried about Steven’s attitude toward her, but after some investigating she discovers the surprising reason why. Chuck finds an unlikely ally as he tries to drive a wedge between Bart and Lily’s relationship to help expose his father’s secret. Meanwhile, Dan publishes another article, but the effect is just the opposite of what he was hoping for.

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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Beauty and the Feast

    S5:E210/3/2011

    Nate reconnects unexpectedly with Diana, who offers him an exciting opportunity. Serena forces Charlie to decide which world she wants to embrace. Dan seeks out Chuck’s help to stop the publication of his book, but discovers it is Chuck who needs the help. Blair’s future sister-in-law, Beatrice, arrives from Monaco, but her motives with Blair may be more than just to get acquainted.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Shattered Bass

    S4:E215/9/2011

    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.

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    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Alpha

    S1:E111/21/2024

    Welcome to Manchester college. Caroline enlists Lucien's help to recruit the Vice President’s daughter Annie Grover to join Delta Phi. Cece persuades Professor Chadwick to give her a coveted TA position.

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    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - How to Succeed in Bassness

    S3:E710/26/2009

    In need of publicity for his new hotel, Chuck decides to move up his club’s opening and enlists Serena’s help to get the word out to her celebrity clients. Feeling left out of the planning, Blair attempts to win Chuck’s approval by secretly helping him with a problem concerning opening night. Dan is unnerved when he finally watches one of Olivia’s infamous sex scenes with co-star and real-life boyfriend at the time, Patrick Robinson. Jenny is forced to choose between her relationship with Eric and her new role as Queen Bee. Rufus gets Lily into the Halloween spirit.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Return of the Ring

    S5:E245/14/2012

    When Gossip Girl goes after Blair as she’s never done before, Serena admits she may have unintentionally played an important role in Blair’s latest nightmare. Meanwhile, Nate invites Lola to move in with him, and Lily must make a big decision about the future of her marriage. Finally, by episode’s end, Blair will make a choice between the two men in her life…will it be Chuck or will it be Dan?

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    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #21 - It's Thursday

    S1:E110/14/2021

    Lennon Grant returns home after her first year at college and discovers that someone knows the terrible secret she and her OG crew of friends swore to keep last summer.

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    5.3/10(9 votes)

    #22 - It's Not Just for Dog Shit

    S1:E210/14/2021

    The estranged friends reunite to try and figure who might have revealed their secret or who else knows what they did – which leads to murder.

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    4.6/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Your Next Life Could Be So Much Happier

    S1:E811/11/2021

    Lennon and her surviving friends confront painful truths from the past as the shocking truth of the killer's identity is finally revealed – with deadly consequences.

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