Season 5

Title: The Fugitives
Air Date: May 7, 2012 at 8:00 PM PDT

Blair enlists Serena to be her stand-in at an important meeting when Blair finds herself needing to be in two places at the same time. Meanwhile, Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) and Lola (gueststar Ella Rae Peck) team up to help Chuck with a personal vendetta, and Nate(Chace Crawford) makes a decision about the future with Diana Payne (guest star...

Title: Raiders of the Lost Art
Air Date: April 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM PDT

Chuck, Nate, Blair, Serena and Lola team up to uncover what they think is an explosive secret between Diana (Elizabeth Hurley) and Jack Bass. Meanwhile, Dan is offered a prestigious fellowship in Rome for the summer. — CW Read Wetpaint Entertainment's full recap here!

Title: Salon of the Dead
Air Date: April 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM PDT

To celebrate their official coming out as a couple, Blair (Leighton Meester) and Dan (Penn Badgley) host a glamorous British-themed Salon, including guests Julian Tepper and Jenna Gribbon (founders of The Oracle Club). Lola (guest star Ella Rae Peck) lands the audition of a lifetime, but Gossip Girl may have other plans for the...

Title: It Girl, Interrupted
Air Date: April 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM PDT

Serena (Blake Lively) decides she is ready to relinquish the spotlight and sets out to make a reluctant Lola (guest star Ella Rae Peck) the next “It Girl” of the Upper East Side, starting with modeling at a Kiki de Montparnasse lingerie show. Meanwhile, Chuck (Ed Westwick) reaches out to Blair (Leighton Meester) for advice about...

Title: The Princess Dowry
Air Date: February 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

Blair (Leighton Meester) thinks Cyrus (Wallace Shawn, who does not appear in the episode) may have found a potential loophole in her prenup. Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) partner up in a scheme, but it has an unpredictable outcome. Meanwhile, a family crisis brings William van der Woodsen (Baldwin)...

Title: Cross Rhodes
Air Date: February 20, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

Dan (Penn Badgley) feels honored when he learns that Upright Citizen’s Brigade is performing excerpts from his book, Inside. Blair (Leighton Meester) tries to prove Serena’s (Blake Lively) suspicions wrong in order to save their friendship. On her way out of town, Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) ends up on a collision course with the van der...

Title: The Backup Dan
Air Date: February 6, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

Blair (Leighton Meester) must make a difficult decision about her future, the consequences of which could hurt those she loves most. Serena (Blake Lively) takes the blame for an incident with Gossip Girl in order to protect someone she loves. Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) smells the scent of scandal and decides to follow its...

Title: G.G.
Air Date: January 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

Chuck struggles to accept Blair's pending nuptials to Louis, and Georgina returns to town in time to cause havoc for the bride-to-be. Read the full recap here. (Music from the episode here!)

Title: The End of the Affair
Air Date: January 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM PST

Blair's flashbacks reveal the fallout of her and Chuck's car accident. Nate realizes that the crash may have been caused by foul play. Vera Wang makes an appearance at Blair's bridal-dress fitting. Lily gets a private eye to locate Charlie.

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Title: Riding in Town Cars With Boys
Air Date: December 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM PST

Lily (Kelly Rutherford) throws Charlie/Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) a party to officially introduce her to New York society. Meanwhile, Ivy’s ex-boyfriend, Max (Brian J. Smith), throws a wrench into her future as an Upper East Side princess. And as the royal wedding draws near, Dan (Penn Badgley) decides it may be time to tell...

Title: All The Pretty Sources
Air Date: November 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM PST

Serena (Blake Lively) is hard at work planning a dream bridal shower for Blair (Leighton Meester), but she has to plant some false information about the details in order to so that Blair can still be surprised. After neither Chuck (Ed Westwick) or Dan (Penn Badgley) is invited to Blair's shower, the two decide to spend the...

Title: The Big Sleep No More
Air Date: November 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM PST

Several of our favorite Upper East Siders attend a performance of Punchdrunk’s provocative theater experience, “Sleep No More,” which translates to masks, anonymity and some surprising romantic twists by the end of the evening. Meanwhile, Diana (guest star Elizabeth Hurley) sets her sights on Serena (Blake Lively) in her...

Title: The Fasting and the Furious
Air Date: October 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM PDT

In the midst of celebrating Yom Kippur with family and friends, Blair and Louis find themselves in a power struggle with Louis’ family. Serena’s boss (guest star Michael Michele) puts Serena in the awkward position of choosing between her new job and her relationship with Dan. Diana prepares to debut the New York...

Title: Memoirs of an Invisible Dan
Air Date: October 17, 2011 at 8:00 PM PDT

After much deliberation, Dan decides to gather Serena, Blair, Nate, Chuck, Rufus, and Lily to reveal the truth about his book in the hope that they will support him at his book party. Meanwhile, Blair and Louis hit a crises point after Louis reads Dan’s book. Diana learns incriminating information about one of Nate’s...

Title: Beauty and The Feast
Air Date: October 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM PDT

Nate reconnects unexpectedly with Diana, who offers him an exciting opportunity. Serena forces Charlie to decide which world she wants to embrace. Dan seeks out Chuck’s help to stop the publication of his book, but discovers it is Chuck who needs the help. Blair’s future sister-in-law, Beatrice, arrives from Monaco, but her...

Title: Yes, Then Zero
Air Date: September 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM PDT

Serena makes a grave error at her new job in Hollywood. Chuck and Nate then meet up with her in L.A., where Nate is captivated by an older woman (Elizabeth Hurley). Elsewhere, Blair is not pleased when Louis sides with his family over her; and Dan receives help from an unexpected source. Read the full recap here.