Dr. Estrangeloved 

When Lily's ex-husband, Dr. William van der Woodsen, shows up unexpectedly in Manhattan, Serena finally gets the reunion she has so desperately wanted with her father, but the circumstances... See full summary »

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writers:

Cecily von Ziegesar (book), Josh Schwartz (developed by)

Stars:

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Kelly Rutherford	...	Lily van der Woodsen
Matthew Settle	...	Rufus Humphrey
William Baldwin	...	William van der Woodsen
Zuzanna Szadkowski	...	Dorota Kishlovsky
Ben Yannette	...	Cameron
Taylor Frey	...	Cater-Waiter
Megan Guinan	...	Willa Weinstein

Storyline

When Lily's ex-husband, Dr. William van der Woodsen, shows up unexpectedly in Manhattan, Serena finally gets the reunion she has so desperately wanted with her father, but the circumstances turn out to be far from ideal. When Serena and Nate continue to have relationship issues, a scheming Jenny is more than happy to be a shoulder for Nate to lean on. Meanwhile, Dan finds out that he didn't get accepted into the Tisch writing program and Vanessa admits she may have been somewhat responsible.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | title co written by female | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl) and William Baldwin (William van der Woodsen), although not appearing in any scenes here, also worked together on Forgetting Sarah Marhsall as Sarah Marshall & Detective Hunter Rush respectively.

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Quotes

Dan Humphrey: [to Jenny] Hey, Jenny! Jenny! Please tell me what you're doing here, starting with "Dad knows", and ending with "these drinks are not for me."
Jenny Humphrey: Since I haven't actually talked to Dad today, no. But these drinks are for Nate and Chuck.
Dan Humphrey: What are you doing with Nate and Chuck?
Jenny Humphrey: Well, Nate's my friend, and Chuck's totally harmless unless this place runs out of ice.

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Connections

References Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

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Soundtracks

Slang Tang
(uncredited)
Performed by Discovery

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

College Hill Pictures Inc., 17th Street Productions, Alloy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1