Seventeen Candles (14 Nov. 2007)

Blair is devastated by the current state of her relationship with Nate and the guilt from her recent indiscretion. But she manages to put on a happy face for her 17th birthday party and ... See full summary »

Director:

Lee Shallat Chemel

Writers:

Felicia D. Henderson (teleplay), Joshua Safran (teleplay),

Stars:

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Blake Lively	...	Serena van der Woodsen
Leighton Meester	...	Blair Waldorf
Penn Badgley	...	Dan Humphrey
Chace Crawford	...	Nate Archibald
Taylor Momsen	...	Jenny Humphrey
Ed Westwick	...	Chuck Bass
Kelly Rutherford	...	Lily van der Woodsen (credit only)
Matthew Settle	...	Rufus Humphrey
Margaret Colin	...	Eleanor Waldorf
Susan Misner	...	Alison Humphrey (as Susie Misner)
Sam Robards	...	Howie 'The Captain' Archibald
Francie Swift	...	Anne Archibald
Jessica Szohr	...	Vanessa Abrams
Nicole Fiscella	...	Isabel Coates
Nan Zhang	...	Kati Farkas

Storyline

Blair is devastated by the current state of her relationship with Nate and the guilt from her recent indiscretion. But she manages to put on a happy face for her 17th birthday party and attempts to hide her feelings from her friends. Hoping to ease the tension between Serena and Vanessa, Dan takes Vanessa to Blair's party so the girls can bond together, but this ends up making Serena more uncomfortable. Jenny brings her mother, Alison Humphrey, home as a surprise visit. But Rufus isn't ready to forgive and forget Alison for walking out on their marriage to find herself and concentrate on her artist work. Also, Nate's parents ask him to make a huge sacrifice to save his father's business as he faces charges of embezzlement and fraud.

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Plot Keywords:

upper east side manhattan new york city | new york city | manhattan new york city

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

College Hill Pictures Inc., Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min 46 min 42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Guitar hero was incorporated into this episode because of Blake Lively's real life skill in the game.

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Quotes

Chuck Bass: Not as much as I enjoyed the memory of you purring in my ear which I have been replaying over and over...
Blair Waldorf: Well erase the tape!

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Connections

References Sixteen Candles (1984)

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Soundtracks

"How We Breathe"
Performed by Pinback

User Reviews

~*-Relationships... hardly perfect-*~

Nate's parents are so messed up I would kill them myself. No wonder Nate is so confused with his Blair/Serena feelings. He seems to be a gentleman and Blair plays with him like a toy. I think their relationship needs more communication.

Blair's Seventeenth Birthday, Chuck wanting Blair, Serena and Vanessa getting along for Dan, Nate and Jenny having a heart to heart, and Allison is back! That's the resume.

~ Blair and Chuck: The most exquisite couple! Unique and.... well, different. Will this relationship work out? ~ Serena and Dan: They represent the cute lovesick couple on the show. Nothing bad happens to them, because they can work it out.

~ Nate and Jenny: Wouldn't that be really nice? Maybe he could have prevented her from turning into a bit*h.

~ Rufus and Allison: Disgusting! My favorite part of the episode was the last part when Blair received her present from Chuck. And of course, Nate and Jenny were really nice. Nate was nice actually.