In the midst of Fashion Week, a furious Blair learns that her mother, Eleanor, at the suggestion of her protege Jenny, has given Serena and her new socialite friend, Poppy Lifton, front row seats to the Eleanor Waldorf show. Hurt once again by Serena's popularity and her mother's betrayal, Blair decides to sabotage the show. Meanwhile, Dan starts hanging out with Chuck, but a walk on the dark side always has its risks and Dan learns that the hard way. Lily learns a secret that her new husband, Bart, has been keeping from her.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 5 of Gossip Girl resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Gossip Girl Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Summer, Kind of Wonderful
• s02e02 - Never Been Marcused
• s02e03 - The Dark Night
• s02e04 - The Ex-Files
• s02e05 - The Serena Also Rises
• s02e06 - New Haven Can Wait
• s02e07 - Chuck In Real Life
• s02e08 - Pret-A-Poor-Jenny
• s02e09 - There Might Be Blood
• s02e10 - Bonfire of the Vanity
• s02e11 - The Magnificent Archibalds
• s02e12 - It's a Wonderful Lie
• s02e13 - O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
• s02e14 - In The Realm of the Basses
• s02e15 - Gone with the Will
• s02e16 - You've Got Yale!
• s02e17 - Carrnal Knowledge
• s02e18 - The Age of Dissonance
• s02e19 - The Grandfather (1)
• s02e20 - Remains of the J
• s02e21 - Seder Anything
• s02e22 - Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• s02e23 - The Wrath of Con
• s02e24 - Valley Girls
• s02e25 - The Goodbye Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl Show Summary

The Upper East Side is thrown for a loop when Gossip Girl reports that Serena van der Woodsen, Manhattan's most notorious party girl, has arrived back in town after a mysterious absence where no one knows where she was or why she left. Not even Serena's closest friend, Blair Waldorf, knew her whereabouts and is shocked to learn Serena has returned. However, their once close friendship is complicated upon Serena's return, strained now that Serena is the center of attention and Blair has been cast from the limelight, and the revelation that Serena had a fling with Blair's boyfriend Nate Archibald.

Also ruling the Upper East Side is Chuck Bass, son of the wealthy and powerful Bart Bass and a friend of Nate's since childhood. Chuck leads a reckless life, which often leads Nate down a similar path of darkness and destruction.

Lastly there's Dan Humphrey and his sister Jenny, middle-class kids on the outside looking in on the exclusive wealthy clique. Dan and Jenny are forced to attend the school by their former rock star father, Rufus, who has a tumultuous past with Serena's mother Lily van der Woodsen, a socialite with a secret past as a groupie. However, Dan and Serena's worlds collide following a chance meeting where Dan quickly finds himself dating the girl of his dreams. The closer they become, the more Dan learns about the real Serena and how different she is from the world in which she lives.

With all of the ever-changing drama in the lives of the teenagers and adults alike, the ever-present Gossip Girl is always around to keep up on the complex and intriguing world.