"Gossip Girl" Seventeen Candles (2007)

Director:

Lee Shallat Chemel

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Gossip Girl" (2007)

Original Air Date:

14 November 2007 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Blair is devastated by the current state of her relationship with Nate and the guilt from her recent indiscretion...

Plot Keywords:

Upper East Side | Private School | Prep School | College | Teenager

Cast

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

Runtime:

40 min | Ireland:46 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

College Hill Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

Blair Waldorf: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been... a while since my last confession.
Priest: What troubles you, my child?
Blair Waldorf: [sighs] After being broken up with my boyfriend for exactly twenty minutes, I succumbed to inebriation, performed at a Speak-Easy, and surrendered my virtue to a self-absorbed ass. The only good news is that he's a total pig who'll act like it never happened, thank God.
Priest: Ahem.
Blair Waldorf: Sorry. Truthfully, I'm not even Catholic.
Priest: [sarcastically] You don't say?
Blair Waldorf: But losing my virginity to Chuck Bass? None of my friends will ever understand. I'm ready for my punishment. Whatever you and God think is fair. Flogging, fasting, putting that thing with the teeth around my thigh like Silas.
Priest: How about some food for thought instead? Don't drink, keep your clothes on, try avoiding those who might cause you to stray.
Blair Waldorf: Oh, I plan to. Thank you, Father. That was very good advice.
[gets up but comes back]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Sixteen Candles (1984)

Soundtrack:

Inside Out

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

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

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.