Gossip Girl Seventeen Candles

Episode Description

Devastated by the current state of her relationship with Nate and still dealing with the guilt from her recent indiscretion with Chuck, Blair puts on a happy face for her 17th birthday party and attempts to hide the truth from her friends. Hoping to ease the tension between Serena and Vanessa, Dan takes Vanessa to Blair's party so the girls can have some bonding time, but this only ends up making Serena more uncomfortable. Jenny brings her mom home for a surprise visit, but Rufus may not be ready to forgive and forget. Nate's parents ask him to give the family diamond ring to Blair so Eleanor won't pull her business from Nate's father in the wake of his arrest for embezzlement and fraud. Nate confides in Chuck, and Chuck tells him to stop letting his parents control him. But Chuck doesn't really have Nate's best interests at heart-- he's interested in Blair himself, and he tells her that Nate is only considering getting back together with her because his parents asked him to. Nate decides to stand up to his parents, and Chuck and Blair end up in bed.