At ceces wake, chuck outs dan via gossip girl as the sender of the video that was fatal to blairs marriage. Dan humphrey was revealed as gossip girl in the first episode, and i have proof. Serena was overjoyed at the revelation, stating that dan, through gossip girl, had written her and everyone else a sevenyear love letter and made her. Yet, gossip girl reported that lonely boy, aka dan, was seen gazing at serena, his long lost crush. He was the son of lily and rufus before being adopted out of the family. Hi, society roman holiday school lies a thin line between chuck and nate the blair bitch project desperately seeking serena all about my brother woman on the verge much i do about nothing season two summer, kind of. Oct 10, 2018 this is the hardest gossip girl quiz youll ever take xoxo, gossip girl. Dan reveals at the end of the series that he was gossip girl from the. And at the end of the episode its been revealed that blair is the one pregnant.
Surprise, surprise, gossip girl didnt even have a confirmed identity when the show first started. As season six begins, serena is off the grid, blair has offered chuck her heart, dan has written a new book and nate determines to reveal gossip girl s true identity. News that the writers always knew dan was gossip girl and that the big secret was almost revealed in the first episode. Actress kristen bell may have voiced the notorious xoxo gossip girl signoff, but in a surprising series finale twist, dan humprey aka lonely boy, was revealed. She first appears in the kids stay in the picture, initially appearing as serenas estranged cousin, charlie rhodes, whom serena takes under her wing and introduces to the upper east side. Jack and georgina totally would have been a thing if the scheduling worked out. To celebrate their official coming out as a couple, blair and dan host a glamorous britishthemed salon, including guests julian tepper and jenna gribbon founders of the oracle club. For some, like serena, it was lowkey and gave her the space she needed to get over dan or at least try to. While it was revealed in the finale of the popular cw show that the one and only dan. In the episode, titled xoxo, gossip girl, dan humphrey.
Dan is good friends with nate archibald, blair waldorf, and chuck bass. The first episodes of gossip girl aired in the united states on wednesdays at 9. Penn badgley was the titular, anonymous blogger wreaking havoc on manhattans upper east side. Giovanni rufinothe cw 2011 the cw network gossip girl gossip girl s identity was almost revealed in the pilot episode december 20, 2012 by. Cw part of the reason it was hard to buy dan humphrey as gossip girl were the multiple inconsistencies which arose after the revelation. Gossip girls identity was almost revealed in the pilot. Daniel randolph humphrey is a fictional character in the best selling gossip girl book series. The revelation that dan lonely boy humphrey was gossip girl all along was a fitting end to the show, in the sense that it was an incomprehensible mess best enjoyed as selfparody. Dec 18, 2012 after six seasons of secrets, scandals and surprises, gossip girls identity was finally revealed during the series finale dec. The gossip girl pilot basically told us dan was gossip girl. If fans watch the shows first episode carefully, the dan reveal isnt that surprising after all. Six years after ending his run as gossip girl s dan humphrey, penn badgley is returning to television as a brilliant bookworm who uses social media to work his way into the life of a striking.
Giovanni rufinothe cw 2011 the cw network gossip girl gossip girls identity was almost revealed in the pilot episode december 20, 2012 by julia wayne 0 shares advertisement have you heard. Getty last nights series finale of gossip girl the cw show based on the novels by. Dan is gossip girl ggs identity finally revealed in. Gossip girls identity was almost revealed in the pilot episode. This is the hardest gossip girl quiz youll ever take. Dan then revealed his secret to all by giving nate his final chapter to publish in the struggling spectator, revealing to all that the only purpose of gossip girl was the love he had for serena. Charlotte charlie rhodes is a fictional character who exclusively appears in the gossip girl television adaptation, portrayed by kaylee defer. Contentsshow season one pilot the wild brunch poison ivy bad news blair dare devil the handmaidens tale victorvictrola seventeen candles blair waldorf must pie. The episode was written by josh schwartz and stephanie savage and directed by mark piznarski. The juicy buzz oozing from gossip girl s blog continues as dan begins dating a film star and serena looks to get even after a falling out with chuck. Teenagers acting like adults, adults acting like teenagers.
Dan and blair have sex for the first time, serena gives a try at being gossip girl and a secret from chucks neardeath experience is revealed on the april 2 episode of gossip girl. Dan overhears her throwing up, is concerned that her bulimias back, and tries to convince her to go get help for it. Dan is one of the first people to see serena back in person. Jennys entire character arc becomes both this and fridge brilliance, if you accept the ass pull of dan being gossip girl as actual canon. Except, because dan is gossip girl, he definitely would have. Gossip girl was actually supposed to be nate, not dan, and. Gossip girl was finally revealed on the cw series finale, after six seasons and countless twists. Gossip girl series finale spoilers chuck and blair wedding. I dont think ive ever truly recovered from the gossip girl finale that revealed new yorks elusive, allknowing blogger wasnt a girl after all, but dan lonely boy humphrey. Therefore, we all gloriously suffered for six seasons trying to figure out gossip girls identity when it was revealed in the very first episode.
When he reveals his sister is a drug dealer season 3, episode 20 its. Sep 19, 2017 18 clues that prove gossip girls true identity from the shows premiere episode. Lola lands the audition of a lifetime, but gossip girl may have other plans for the upper east sides latest it girl. Gossip girl concluded its final season with new york, i love you xoxo, an epic finale to a series closed out in classic gg style. She eventually tells him that shes pregnant and thats why shes throwing up. At first, she thinks that its just a game chuck is playing and she is unwilling to participate, however, when she sees the guilty looks on dans face she realizes that its the truth. When gossip girl was revealed to be dan humphrey, fans were torn. We could have made the show two hours long with just rufus drilling dan about all of those things, she said to e. In the sixth season, dan reveals himself to be the anonymous blogger known as gossip girl. But for a select few, some might have been able to piece together the clues, just in the first episode alone. She is portrayed by jessica szohr in the television adaptation. Pilot gossip girl pilot is the first episode of the cw television series, gossip girl. Dec 29, 2016 gossip girl threw us all for a loop when we learned dan humphrey a.
In the episode, titled xoxo, gossip girl, dan humphrey penn. Dan was almost accidentally revealed as gossip girl in the very first episode. Nov 29, 2019 as we wait for more to emerge about the reboot, we look back on the six original seasons, in all its highsociety new york glory. Dec 15, 2019 gossip girl all you want, there is absolutely no way dan humphrey will appear in the gossip girl reboot. Dan is gossip girl ggs identity finally revealed in last. The 17 cringiest moments from the gossip girl pilot. Dan and blair teamed up in the townie in order to find bens sister, juliet. Yes, the first ever episode of gg pretty much told the audience in so many words that dan was gossip girl. The only one there was dan who wrote it himself as gossip girl. If badgely himself disliking the show and wanting to distance himself from it and his character wasnt enough, the writers have confirmed that it follows a new set of characters in a new, modernday setting.
Inconsistencies you never noticed in gossip girl insider. Scott rosson was a recurring character in the tv series gossip girl. In the present time, viewers saw dan decide to give the. May 07, 2015 during gossip girls sixyear reign as one of televisions mostwatched dramas, teens and twentysomethings were tortured trying to figure out the mystery behind the gossip blog when the answer. The episode debuted as a free download available on itunes on september 14, 2007, five days before the series initial broadcast. He, blair and serena are the only characters that appear in every episode of the tv series. In the season 2 premiere, gossip girl gives us a glimpse of a summer in the hamptons. The humphrey kids were being picked up from their trip to moms at the same moment serena was spotted at the train station after.
Sep 19, 2016 the revelation that dan lonely boy humphrey was gossip girl all along was a fitting end to the show, in the sense that it was an incomprehensible mess best enjoyed as selfparody. Gossip girl is the anonymous, unseen narrator of the gossip girl television series and the novels of the same name. Dec 18, 2012 actress kristen bell may have voiced the notorious xoxo gossip girl signoff, but in a surprising series finale twist, dan humprey aka lonely boy, was revealed as the person behind wreaking. Serena decides not to go either, so her grandmother, cece, shows up to change her mind. Dan had always struggled to be an insider among the upper east side and had supposedly created gossip girl to gain more power and had been the one pulling the strings the. Dan humphrey was revealed as gossip girl in the first episode. In both the novels and the television adaption, gossip girl is a blogger whose true identity is never revealed. Nate does not fact or copycheck it, and instead has sage go and type it paragraph by paragraph onto the web.
Dan had always struggled to be an insider among the upper east side and had supposedly created gossip girl to gain more power and had been the one pulling the strings the whole time as mentioned by serena in the finale. When asked why dan was revealed as gossip girl, he gave quite the frank answer. Lonely boy was born the same time s was spotted at grand central. As gossip girl posts news of the annual cotillion ball to take place on the approaching weekend, blair decides not to go with nate, but she finds herself being featured in the new york times and is enjoying her secret affair with chuck. If dan was gossip girl, why is he texting himself and why does he. Desperately seeking serena is the 15th episode of the cw television series, gossip girl. So dan is gossip girl now those are five words i never thought id write. Feb 28, 2018 when the season finale revealed dan humphrey was the gossip girl, some may have dropped dead right then and there. It originally aired on monday, april 28, 2008 on the cw. Dan is gossip girl ggs identity finally revealed in last episode. Gossip girl writer reveals dan humphrey wasnt the original.
Following the 100day writers strike, the remainder of the season aired on mondays at 8. Dan humphrey was revealed as gossip girl in the first. Gossip girl is a teen drama which premiered on september 19, 2007 in the united states on the cw. The 12 best episodes of gossip girl to watch vogue.
For starters, a gossip girl source was the one who spotted serena at grand central station. Except, because dan is gossip girl, he definitely would have been following them, for months if not. Over the past six seasons, loyal gossip girl fans have been. Dec 21, 2012 so i took a strange pleasure in a literary parallel that emerged in this last episode. And while we may have conjured up our own dream gg reboot cast back when plans for a new adaptation were announced in july 2019, we have to saythe new. Gossip girl s first mention of lonely boy occurred the same day dan saw her there first hand. Gossip girl threw us all for a loop when we learned dan humphrey a. She also admits that there are a lot of times when fans could have been dubious that dan was truly gossip girl. We first hear from gossip girl in grand central station, where serena is returning from boarding school. How could lonely boy be the snake behind the screen. Dec 18, 2012 the 3 minutes in the finale that explain who gossip girl is. Its also the episode that revealed dan was gossip girl all along and jenny knew when she was banished by blair.
Dan makes his first appearance in pilot, where he plans to help rufus. The gossip girl pilot basically told us dan was gossip girl glamour. I like to joke that dan was gossip girl because i had left the show by then, he said. The revelation that dan lonely boy humphrey was gossip girl all along was a. And when bart bass, jack bass and georgina sparks show up to raise hell, its a fight to the spectacular series finale. Vanessa abrams is a fictional character in the gossip girl novel series.
Those nowiconic words have opened every episode of the cws gossip girl since it first premiered on sept. After six seasons of secrets, scandals and surprises, gossip girl s identity was finally revealed during the series finale dec. Dan humphrey, played by penn badgley, was revealed to be gossip girl during last nights series finale. Dec 17, 2012 new york, i love you xoxo is the 10th episode of the sixth season, the 121st episode overall, and the series finale. Dan handed a print version of the gossip girl story to nate rather than an emailed copy. Lily kept the secret from rufus for many years until cece tells him in season two. It made no sense, and yet, it was a deliciously dramatic end to a scandalous series.
Gossip girl revealed to be dan humphreys business insider. With the exception of the 12th episode school lies, the first episodes aired on the ctv television network in canada one day prior to their us airdate. Sep 28, 2019 this is the episode responsible for getting chuck and blair married so blair wouldnt have to testify against him. In the episode, gossip girl texts dan and blackmails him into bringing blair to a party. Nate never sent in a tip in through all of those episodes, which is when were like, oh, well then hes gossip girl. In november 2019, gossip girl executive producer joshua safran revealed some very intriguing information out into the ether. Basically, we learned that dan used gossip girl as a way to write himself into the lives of the upper east siders all to get close to serena blake. Dec 17, 2012 s06e10 the final episode of gossip girl. Episode 15 of season five is by far the most problematic in regards to dans identity as gossip girl. Yet, there was no source to turn that tidbit into gossip girl. Part of the reason it was hard to buy dan humphrey as gossip girl were the multiple inconsistencies which arose after the revelation.
There was much controversy around dan being revealed as gossip girl in the season finale. Vanessa was introduced on the first season as a recurring character, but became a series regular after a successful run due to the popularity of her character. The upper east side was like something from fitzgerald or thackeray. There are major inconsistencies with dan revealed as gossip girl. When dan finally reveals himself as gossip girlthrough an article in the pretty boy nate archibalds. And how about that flashback showcasing the first time dan and serena talked at a birthday party.
Gossip girl and that the big secret was almost revealed in the first episode. Here are the best episodes of gossip girl, to catch up on while you wait for the remake. Dan was almost revealed to be gossip girl in the pilot episode. Pilot is the first episode of the cw television series, gossip girl. Dan was at the plaza when gg spotted s alone at the bar jenny tipped dan. Dan, olivia his celebrity girlfriend at the time, and long. Nate spent much of the episode trying to unmask gossip. Who else is at grand central station on that very same day. The 17 cringiest moments from the gossip girl pilot, because the first episode was that dramatic. Few tv shows are able to maintain their quality throughout.