Blair thinks Cyrus may have found a potential loophole in her prenup. Chuck and Georgina partner up in a scheme, but it has an unpredictable outcome. Meanwhile, a family crisis brings William van der Woodsen back to the Upper East Side.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 17 of Gossip Girl resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Gossip Girl Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Yes, Then Zero
• s05e02 - Beauty and the Feast
• s05e03 - The Jewel of Denial
• s05e04 - Memoirs of an Invisible Dan
• s05e05 - The Fasting and the Furious
• s05e06 - I Am Number Nine
• s05e07 - The Big Sleep No More
• s05e08 - All The Pretty Sources
• s05e09 - Rhodes To Perdition
• s05e10 - Riding In Town Cars With Boys
• s05e11 - The End of The Affair?
• s05e12 - Father and the Bride
• s05e13 - G.G.
• s05e14 - The Backup Dan
• s05e15 - Crazy, Cupid, Love
• s05e16 - Cross Rhodes
• s05e17 - The Princess Dowry
• s05e18 - Con-Heir
• s05e19 - It Girl, Interrupted
• s05e20 - Salon of the Dead
• s05e21 - Despicable B
• s05e22 - Raiders of the Lost Art
• s05e23 - The Fugitives
• s05e24 - The Return of the Ring

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.