Summer Kind of Wonderful (1 Sep. 2008)

As the summer of the Upper East Siders comes to a close, Blair returns from her summer trip to Europe with a charming new boyfriend, named James, just to make Chuck jealous when she takes ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Miller Tobin

Writers:

Joshua Safran, Josh Schwartz (developer),

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
Jessica Szohr	...	Vanessa Abrams (credit only)
Kelly Rutherford	...	Lily van der Woodsen (credit only)
Matthew Settle	...	Rufus Humphrey
Mädchen Amick	...	Duchess Catherine Beaton (as Madchen Amick)
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Celia 'CeCe' Rhodes
Jay McInerney	...	Jeremiah Harris
Tinsley Mortimer	...	Herself
Connor Paolo	...	Eric van der Woodsen
Paloma Guzmán	...	First Girl with Dan

Storyline

As the summer of the Upper East Siders comes to a close, Blair returns from her summer trip to Europe with a charming new boyfriend, named James, just to make Chuck jealous when she takes him to the Hamptons to spend the last few weeks of the summer with her. However, 'James' is hiding a secret of his own from everyone. Serena, struggling to get over her breakup with Dan, takes a liking to a young lifeguard. Meanwhile, Nate gets involved in a steamy relationship with an older woman, named Catherine whom is married. While Rufus is still on tour with his band, Dan has remained in New York to take a job with a demanding magazine editor, and has gone on a dating spree to get over his breakup with Serena, while Jenny has taken a job at a fashion company working under the cynical, devil-incarnated Laurel, who holds Jenny back for she sees ambitious interns as a threat to her own job.

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Plot Keywords:

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

1 September 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 49 min 42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Blair about to leave with Marcus]
Blair Waldorf: Chuck, aren't you done trying to destroy my night?
Chuck Bass: Look, I should have never abandoned you. I know I made the wrong decision as soon as your plane took off. I distracted myself all summer, you might not feel it, but I still do.
Blair Waldorf: And?
Chuck Bass: I was scared, I was scared if we spent the whole summer together just us, you'll see.
Blair Waldorf: See what?
Chuck Bass: Me. Please don't leave with him.
Blair Waldorf: Why? Give me a reason, and "I'm Chuck Bass" doesn't count.
Chuck Bass: 'Cause you don't want to.
Blair Waldorf: Not good enough.
[...]

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Connections

References Charade (1963)

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Soundtracks

"Paparazzi"
(uncredited)
Performed by Lady Gaga

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