Blair is feeling heartbroken and guilty by the current state of her relationship with Nate and her recent indiscretion. But she manages to put on a happy face for her 17th birthday party and attempts to hide her feelings from her friends. Hoping that Serena and Vanessa can bond, Dan takes Vanessa to Blair‘s birthday party. Jenny brings her mother home as a surprise, but Rufus isn‘t ready to forgive and forget. Finally, Nate‘s parents ask him to make a huge sacrifice to save his father‘s business.

Previously on Gossip Girl, Blair (Leighton Meester) dismissed Jenny (Taylor Momsen) for good for keeping secrets from her; Jenny found out that Ma Humphrey was having an affair and asked her to come back home; Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) came back to New York just in time to complicate Serena (Blake Lively) and Dan‘s (Penn Badgley) relationship; Nate‘s dad was charged with drug possession, fraud, and embezzlement; Nate (Chace Crawford) and Blair broke up; and Blair and Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) did it in the back of his limo.
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