8.8/106 votes#1 - New York, I Love You XOXO
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2012
In a fashionable farewell to remember, our favorite Upper East Siders join forces for one last soiree, and the shocking identity of Gossip Girl is finally revealed.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.7/103 votes#2 - The Family Business
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/2023
Charlie finds a new family. Regan and William’s old wounds are revealed. Keith is shocked by revelations about the shooting.
Director: Haifaa al-Mansour
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.7/103 votes#3 - Brass Tactics
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/25/2023
Charlie learns a secret. William finds himself back in the family fold—with dire consequences.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.5/106 votes#4 - 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
8.3/103 votes#5 - We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/11/2023
A shooting in Central Park upends the lives of a disparate group of New Yorkers.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.2/105 votes#6 - Valley Girls
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2009
In a flashback to the 80s, 17-year-old Lily Rhodes gets kicked out of boarding school and runs away to Los Angeles, reconnecting with her parents, Rick and Cece, and sister, Carol. Back in present day, Blair and Nate attend prom together, but the evening doesn't turn out exactly as planned and Chuck and Serena have a little something to do with that. Serena and Lily don't see eye-to-eye over Serena's recent run-in with the law.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.2/104 votes#7 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2019
An 18-year-old Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.0/103 votes#8 - Scenes From Private Life
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2023
The search for the shooter begins—and the police are not the only ones looking for answers.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.0/103 votes#9 - Land of a Thousand Dances
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2023
Keith becomes a suspect—and begins to fear an even worse possibility. Charlie uncovers his first real clue.
Director: Haifaa al-Mansour
Writer: Stephanie Savage
8.0/103 votes#10 - The Demon Brother
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/8/2023
Charlie races to stop a new threat.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.8/1020 votes#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2007
"It girl" Serena van der Woodsen has returned to Manhattan after a mysterious and self-imposed exile to boarding school. Serena's best friend, Blair Waldorf, has conflicted feelings about her friend's return since she has enjoyed being the Queen Bee during Serena's absence and might not be ready to relinquish her new position on the social ladder, not to mention the fact that she has always suspected there may be unspoken feelings between Serena and her longtime boyfriend, Nate.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.8/105 votes#12 - O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2008
The entire Upper East Side of Manhattan is rocked when Bart Bass dies suddenly in a limo accident. Serena and Eric take the news very calmly while Lily has a troubling time despite her mother, Cece's, awkward attempts to comfort her. Chuck begins to blame Lily for his father's death and threatens to reveal a secret that Bart found on her before his accident. Meanwhile, Blair's mother, Eleanor, prepares for her latest marriage to Aaron's father Cyrus.
Director: Joe Lazarov
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.8/1037 votes#13 - Gimme Shelter
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/2018
The kids struggle with their new lives as Runaways, but find a hideout. Alex goes to work for Darius while PRIDE plots to kill Jonah. Jonah initiates a plan to build a new box.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.8/1025 votes#14 - I Hardly Recognized You
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2017
When Blake chooses Cristal over his own daughter, Fallon sidles up to Blake's biggest rival, Jeff Colby, to seek her revenge. Meanwhile, when Cristal's nephew Sammy Jo comes to town, her carefully concealed history could bring her future crashing down - and who knows who else she might take down with her.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.7/103 votes#15 - Annus Horribilis
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/2023
The Hamilton-Sweeneys’ twisted past proves crucial to unraveling the truth.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.7/103 votes#16 - In the Dark
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/15/2023
A citywide power outage puts the investigation—and multiple lives—in jeopardy.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.6/107 votes#17 - The Telenovela
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2004
Ryan and Marissa begin their life together as "friends", but both discover that it might be harder to do than to say. Theresa drops into Newport for work, and another visit. Julie and Luke realize the meaning of "booty calls", and Seth and Summer make a declaration.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.5/106 votes#18 - The Best Chrismukkah Ever
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/2003
Ryan, and the World, are officially introduced to the bi-religious holiday Chrismukkah, thanks to Seth. And Seth insists he has TWO Godly forces helping him as he plays TWO girls. Marissa has some 'discount shopping' to do, and finds herself in an embarrassing situation, or two, or three. Kirsten does something that could cost her more than just her job. Summer and Anna each have very special gifts for Seth, but which one will he like the most? And a new boy enters the Newport scene.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.5/106 votes#19 - The Disconnect
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2005
Marissa visits Johnny at his house after his accident to see how he is doing. Julie and Kirsten get a contract for their new catering business while Sandy, Ryan and Matt meet with investors.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.4/108 votes#20 - Much 'I Do' About Nothing
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/19/2008
Blair takes matters into her own hands to help Serena with the manipulative and evil Georgina Sparks. Lily, while keeping Rufus in her mind, prepares for her wedding with Bart Bass that is designed to be the Upper East Side's social event of the year. Serena finally tells Dan the whole truth about her past and they try to work things out after Dan has cheated on her, but will it be too late? An unexpected guest shows up at Lily and Bart's wedding. Georgina is sent somewhere where she can do no harm. Blair plans to go somewhere with Chuck.
Director: Norman Buckley
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.4/107 votes#21 - The Man of the Year
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/4/2006
Ryan and Volchok make a deal after a fallout at prom. Sandy is chosen as Man of the Year, but this sparks the DA to dig deeper into his involvement with the hospital problems. Marissa goes and sees Kaitlin at her boarding school and Seth visits the Newport Group HQ and lights up the joint.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.4/107 votes#22 - The My Two Dads
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2007
Kaitlin is assigned a tutor after she presented a ruffled report to her class. Julie comes clean to Kirsten about who Frank really is. Summer and Seth continue their recent commitment despite how they really feel about it. When Ryan's dad comes to the Cohen's for dinner things don't go as planned.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.4/1090 votes#23 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2017
A group of six Los Angeles teens, fractured by a tragic loss, reunite only to discover that their parents may be hiding a terrible secret that turns their world upside down.
Director: Brett Morgen
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.3/106 votes#24 - Never Been Marcused
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2008
Blair is over the moon that she is dating royalty and has every intention of becoming a royal herself, but a scheming Chuck has other plans for Blair and her new love, Marcus, when he introduces Blair to Marcus' stepmother who happens to be Catherine. Meanwhile, Nate learns the downside to having an affair with Catherine when he keeps getting caught in his lies and learns his family has gone bankrupt due to his father jumping bail.
Director: Michael Fields
Writer: Stephanie Savage
7.3/107 votes#25 - The Mallpisode
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2005
After Lindsay moves to Chicago with her mom, Ryan is heartbroken and Caleb's confused. Seth, Summer, and Marissa invite Ryan to the mall to get his mind off things. Caleb tags along to vent when Sandy tries to make amends with Kirsten by searching for her wedding ring or even a grand gesture that will take her back to when Sandy first proposed. Meanwhile, Alex learns that Marissa might not be as into her as she thought she would be. Kirsten and Julie call an editor for Newport Living but at the same time Julie's Riverside past catches up to her.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephanie Savage
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"New York, I Love You XOXO" is the best rated episode written by Stephanie Savage. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Mark Piznarski. It aired on 12/17/2012 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Family Business".