Fashion Week is here!!! Blair is furious with her mother for giving Serena and her new socialite friend, Poppy Lifton, front row seats to the Eleanor Waldorf show. Hurt by both Serena and his mother Blair decides to sabotage the show. Meanwhile, Dan starts hanging out with Chuck, but he quickly learns that the dark side has its risks. Lily learns a secret that her new husband, Bart has been keeping from her.
Blair and her ‘Posse’ interview different girls to decide whether or not they would be inducted into their ‘clique’. Dan bumps into new student Amanda and they form an instant bond however, Blair and her ‘posse’ attempt to sabotage Dan and Amanda’s friendship by inducting her as the new girl in their ‘clique’ meanwhile, Serena meets a new lust interest and Vanessa meets with the Duchess.
Serena and Dan are trapped in an elevator during a citywide blackout making them work out their differences. Marcus and Blair have problems of their own which is passion. While Chuck has problems in having no passion with women other than Blair. Nate struggles with his feelings for Vanessa and Catherine.
Original Air Date: 8 September, 2008
The identity of Lord Marcus’ mother is revealed - which leaves our favorite Upper East Siders shocked. Nate and Serena get closer. Chuck and Lord Marcus begin an unexpected friendship and Blair makes a revelation.
As the summer draws to a close in the Hamptons, Serena and Nate have everyone fooled into thinking they are a couple to cover up the fact that Nate has been hooking up with a married older woman and Serena has been secretly mourning her break-up with Dan. Blair returns from abroad with a hot guy on her arm, making a very jealous Chuck question his decision to leave Blair stranded at the heliport. Dan has spent the summer assisting a famous author, but decides to head to the Hamptons to see how things stand with Serena after a summer spent apart. While interning for Eleanor Waldorf’s company, Jenny sneaks an invite to a much-coveted Hamptons’ White Party at which Eric introduces her to socialite Tinsley Mortimer.