97-472: The fifth season of the American teen drama television series Gossip Girl premiered on The CW on September 26, 2011, and concluded on May 14, 2012, consisting of 24 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar , the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage . The CW officially renewed the series for a fifth season on April 26, 2011. It
194-583: A Bass Industries press conference, Blair chooses Chuck over Dan, but Chuck rebuffs her as he is preoccupied with his father's return as head of Bass Industries and he ousts Chuck to reclaim his former position as CEO. One week later, Lola hands over her inheritance share to Ivy, who in return promises to help her bring down their common enemy: Lily. Lola leaves town to go on tour with her acting troupe, while Ivy returns to Florida to plot her revenge against Lily. The disgraced Serena leaves town and reverts to her old self by taking drugs and sleeping with her dealer, while
291-540: A Studio 54 party in her honor. Serena continues dating Max who begins blackmailing Charlie. Meanwhile, Dan meets with his publicist Alessandra where they create rival "Dan fan" and "Dan hater" accounts on Twitter in order to create online buzz for his book. Blair attempts to figure out how to make Louis more like the "new" Chuck by spending the day with Chuck. She accompanies him to therapy and demands to know how he has improved himself only to find out that he has let her go. Upset, she runs home and later reveals to Chuck that she
388-407: A Yom Kippur dinner party to celebrate, Sophie and Beatrice try to get Blair to accept a series of conditions following the marriage. Blair naturally refuses, and Louis must choose between standing beside Blair or his mother. Meanwhile, Serena tries to get back into Dan's good graces after her boss tells her to ask Dan to gain the movie rights to his book. Charlie asks Nate for help after Diana gives her
485-474: A baby on the way, and Dan discovers the consequences of writing candidly about his closest friends. Also, the surprise return of cousin Charlie will threaten to destroy the van der Woodsen family. Confused about Chuck's sudden change, Blair is determined to prove his behaviour is an act to win her back. The series' 100th episode focused on Blair's wedding to prince Louis. "I think it's our biggest episode since
582-462: A better understanding of the film. According to the taxonomy, combining the type with the genre does not create a separate genre. For instance, the "Horror Drama" is simply a dramatic horror film (as opposed to a comedic horror film). "Horror Drama" is not a genre separate from the horror genre or the drama type. Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make
679-443: A cameo appearance in the fall finale, would return as Chuck's uncle, Jack Bass. Also guest starring was One Life to Live ' s alum David A. Gregory as a friend of the real Charlie Rhodes ( Ella Rae Peck ). Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta made a cameo in season 5 finale. I feel like if you're a fan of the show and you've been watching from the beginning, you're going to feel rewarded. But I also feel like if you're tuning in after
776-547: A collision course with the Van der Woodsens as she continues to look after the cancer-stricken CeCe. Charlie/Lola continues to investigate Ivy's origins. Carol Rhodes also arrives back in New York after learning from Lily and Serena about Cece's medical turn for the worse. At the hospital, Ivy and Charlie run into each other once again. Charlie finally reveals to the whole Van der Woodsen family that Ivy (whom they still know as Charlie)
873-506: A decision about the future with Diana. When Gossip Girl begins to upload excerpts from Blair's diary, her love life begins to unravel, causing her to choose between Dan and Chuck. Serena is banished from the Waldorf apartment for her part in the reveal of Blair's diary. She then retaliates by trying to seduce Dan with the help of Blair's minions. Nate asks Lola to move in with him, but she turns him down when she tells him that her acting group
970-430: A difficult assignment to find more dirt on the Van der Woodsen family kept in the family safe. As Rufus and Lily continue to avoid talking with Dan over his book, Chuck connects with an attractive therapist who rebuffs his advances and seems to see right through his character for who he really is. Blair tries out three of her former minions to see if they are worthy to be her bridesmaids, and Charlie willingly teams up with
1067-408: A hidden agenda. Diana Payne's return to The Spectator starts a power struggle with Nate for control, while Lola reacts with jealousy; but everything is not what it appears. It is discovered that Chuck paid Blair's dowry to get rid of Louis' family. Also, Rufus and Lily have a falling out after Lily goes behind Rufus' back to play a simple scheme to remove Ivy from their penthouse. Blair and Dan throw
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#17327828289501164-494: A long time, I think you may feel like you've missed a lot, but we really try to hit on everything that's happened since [early on]. I'm very proud of it. —Joshua Safran on the series' 100th episode milestone Season five opens in Los Angeles, where a vacationing Chuck and Nate decide to visit Serena, who is working on a film set. Back in New York, Blair learns that planning a royal wedding can be stressful, especially with
1261-463: A major confrontation for her own deranged enjoyment. Elsewhere, Dan sets out on his book tour, but Rufus and Lily discover that he is not exactly having the experience that he claims. At the end, more shocking twists are revealed as the evil Diana and Nate's crooked grandfather, William van der Bilt, are revealed to have been working together to orchestrate Nate's employment with Diana as part of sinister grand plan for Nate, while Max, sent away by Diana on
1358-685: A more central component of the story, along with serious content. Examples include Three Colours: White (1994), The Truman Show (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Coined by film professor Ken Dancyger , these stories exaggerate characters and situations to the point of becoming fable, legend or fairy tale. Examples: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Maleficent (2014). Light dramas are light-hearted stories that are, nevertheless, serious in nature. Examples: The Help (2011) and The Terminal (2004). Psychological dramas are dramas that focus on
1455-463: A multi-episode arc. Michelle Trachtenberg reprised her role as Georgina Sparks , who was last seen in the fourth season finale. She made her first appearance during the show's 100th episode. Also returning was William Baldwin as Serena and Eric's father, William van der Woodsen , for the season's 17th episode, which aired in February 2012. It was also reported that Desmond Harrington , who made
1552-400: A particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods . To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict —emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in
1649-633: A person's life and raises their level of importance. The "small things in life" feel as important to the protagonist (and the audience) as the climactic battle in an action film, or the final shootout in a western. Often, the protagonists deal with multiple, overlapping issues in the course of the film – just as we do in life. Films of this type/genre combination include: The Wrestler (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), and Locke (2013). Romantic dramas are films with central themes that reinforce our beliefs about love (e.g.: themes such as "love at first sight", "love conquers all", or "there
1746-414: A plan to assure that does not happen by upstaging Dan at a publishers’ gathering. Meanwhile, Lily throws a family gathering including William, Carol, and Lola in an attempt to prove the van der Woodsen family is as united as ever, but Lily has an ulterior motive. Finally, Nate digs into Diana's past and is surprised by what he discovers. Chuck, Nate, Blair, Serena, and Lola team up to uncover what they think
1843-513: A recurring role for the fifth season. Peck would later film his scenes with Lively for the season premiere. French actress and model Roxane Mesquida was cast as Beatrice, Louis' sister and Blair's nemesis in a recurring role for the fifth season. Actress Elizabeth Hurley was cast as media mogul Diana Payne and starred in a multi-episode arc, with the character being described as "a sexy, smart, self-made media mogul and an all-around force to be reckoned with." Former Lost actor Marc Menard joined
1940-419: A ruse, accidentally discovers Ivy's double life of impersonating Serena's cousin Charlie. Serena is hard at work planning a dream bridal shower for Blair, but it is no surprise that Serena has to plant some false information about the shower in order to keep Blair from finding out all the details. Meanwhile, Chuck and Dan decide to spend the day together to distract themselves from the fact that they did not make
2037-521: A salon as a way of coming out as a couple, but drama caused by their friends derail the night. Lola finds out Serena is posing as Gossip Girl but does not tell Nate, knowing he would be hurt by the revelation. Lily cuts off Rufus' debit card after she finds out he has been paying for a hotel for Ivy. It is revealed at the end that Diana is really Chuck's mother: she was too young to raise a baby and gave him to Elizabeth to look after. Blair feels like her Upper East Side status might be slipping away and devises
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#17327828289502134-430: A sixth season. Head of Warner Bros. Television , Peter Roth was also confident that the show will return, stating, "I can't really say at this point, but I would hope and expect that there would be at least another year—if not years—to come." Later on, executive producer Stephanie Savage hinted that a sixth and final season was likely. "We're not writing a series finale this year," said Savage. She added "I checked in with
2231-464: A specific approach to drama but, rather, consider drama as a lack of comedic techniques. Examples: Ghost World (2001) and Wuthering Heights (2011). According to the Screenwriters' Taxonomy, all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) of the eleven super-genres. This combination does not create a separate genre, but rather, provides
2328-406: A tip from one of her sources and leaves. Georgina, as Gossip Girl, then reveals Blair’s location to Louis and Sophia. Nate, Serena, and Chuck eventually find Blair in a hotel room with Dan. Sophia finds Blair and threatens to sell Eleanor's company if Blair chooses not to return, on which Blair reluctantly decides to go back. Elsewhere, Nate has another meeting with the real Charlie Rhodes, who goes by
2425-526: Is a final fight to the death; the idea of the protagonists facing death is a central expectation in a war drama film. In a war film even though the enemy may out-number, or out-power, the hero, we assume that the enemy can be defeated if only the hero can figure out how. Examples include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Come and See (1985), Braveheart (1995), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Black Book (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), 1944 (2015), Wildeye (2015), and 1917 (2019). Films in
2522-416: Is afraid she will have to raise the baby on her own if he leaves her. In the end, Louis apologizes for his behavior and agrees to trust Blair. Even Rufus becomes angry and alienated with Dan when he says he had never regretted leaving the music industry to have a family, until upon reading the book, which portrays him as marrying Lily just for money. Meanwhile, Diana makes the connection of Ivy and Charlie being
2619-488: Is afraid that she is the one that brings the dark side out in him and Louis. Chuck assures her that she is "the lightest thing that ever came into my life" and tells her he let her go because she asked him to. He just wants her to be happy. Also, as Nate becomes the new boss of The Spectator , one of his employees finds out that his cousin Tripp's wife, Maureen, might be having an affair. He soon figures out, however, that Maureen
2716-607: Is also revealed to have spent the last three months hiding out in the Hamptons where she keeps a bedside vigil at a local hospice for a terminally sick CeCe Rhodes. Dan feels honored when he learns that Upright Citizen’s Brigade theater troupe is performing excerpts from his book, Inside . Meanwhile, Blair tries to prove Serena's suspicions about her feelings for Dan are wrong, in order to save their relationship. A jealous and vindictive Chuck maliciously plots to sabotage Dan's writing career. On her way out of town, Ivy Dickens ends up on
2813-451: Is an explosive secret between Diana and Jack. Meanwhile, Dan is offered a prestigious fellowship in Rome for the summer, but turns it down for his relationship with Blair. Dan tells Blair he loves her, but she does not say it back. Nate and Lola team up with Gossip Girl to take back the site from Serena, leaving her hopeless. Diana is seen to be running a high class brothel service. At the end of
2910-539: Is an impostor. Carol, unable to lie any more, tells the truth about Ivy and their scheme. Blair admits to her feelings for Dan. At the end of the episode CeCe dies. Blair thinks her stepfather may have found a potential loophole in her prenuptial agreement that would allow her to escape her marriage to Louis. CeCe Rhodes, before her death, arranged for a secret Irish-themed wake to take place at Van der Woodsen penthouse. Georgina Sparks decides to leave her post at Gossip Girl to her loyal but incompetent husband, Phil, and crash
3007-628: Is behind Gossip Girl once and for all. Everyone is rocked by the return of Bart Bass to the Upper East Side. Serena and Blair face problems in their friendship because Blair is dating Dan who Serena still loves. Serena finds a job as a production assistant while spending her summer in L.A , but her work is quickly jeopardized when she tries to impress her new employer in order to be promoted. Nate and Chuck also arrive in Los Angeles, where Nate meets an older woman and Chuck starts making increasingly reckless moves. Meanwhile, after spending
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3104-432: Is faking an affair in order to create a sympathetic image for Tripp in the public eye before the upcoming election. Serena learns the truth about Ivy and Max and breaks up with him. Carol Rhodes visits to help find a cover story to get "Charlie" her trust fund and to help keep her there where she is loved. In the final confrontation, everyone believes Ivy's false story that she really is Charlie and pretended to be Ivy when she
3201-672: Is going on tour. At the Shephard divorce party, Serena and Dan have sex, but when Dan learns she videotaped their encounter just to hurt Blair, he furiously leaves. Elsewhere, Lily chooses to annul her marriage to Rufus, since her marriage to Bart is still valid. Lola receives her share of the van der Woodsen estate from her biological father, William, and also learns that Lily intentionally sabotaged Carol's defense in court to keep her imprisoned as well as destroyed Ivy's case in order to keep Cece's wealth all for herself. Blair accepts an offer from her mother to take over her fashion company. Following
3298-495: Is in love with Louis, and she convinces Blair to agree to having her marriage annulled as long as she does not say a word to the media, including Gossip Girl. However, this is all a ruse perpetrated by Georgina herself, who sends a photo of Blair and Dan kissing to Gossip Girl and the Waldorfs are once again threatened with responsibility of paying the dowry and declaring bankruptcy. Blair tells Chuck that she will always love him but
3395-465: Is intent on stirring up more trouble since taking over Gossip Girl's website. With the help of a group of informants, Georgina decides to crash Nate's Valentine's Day party which is being held at the Empire Hotel, while Chuck does not feel in the holiday spirit and falls into his old habits. Meanwhile, Ivy returns to New York for a quick visit, but has a run-in with the real Charlie Rhodes, whom Nate
3492-458: Is not in love with him anymore. Georgina no longer wants to act as Gossip Girl after revealing to everyone that she has been filling in for the real Gossip Girl. She sends her computer to Serena and leaves for Monaco to help annul Blair's marriage, in exchange for a favor down the road. Blair tells Dan that he is the one who has her heart and they begin a relationship. Chuck invites his uncle, Jack, back to New York to thank him for saving his life in
3589-518: Is not, and never will be, trustworthy. During the wedding, Gossip Girl leaks a video which shows Blair confessing her love for Chuck. However, the interrupted wedding continues and Blair is officially declared the Princess of Monaco. However, at the reception, Louis reveals to Blair that the wedding stands is just for show and their love does not exist anymore, to which Blair reacts in distress and runs away with Dan. The identity of Gossip Girl's successor
3686-487: Is now her turn to fight for him. The CW officially renewed the series for a fifth season on April 26, 2011. On May 19, 2011, with the reveal of The CW's 2011–12 television schedule, Gossip Girl stayed on Monday night and moved to the 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central timeslot as a lead-in to Hart of Dixie , which is produced by Gossip Girl' s executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage . The fifth season premiered on Monday, September 26, 2011. Filming for
3783-522: Is persuaded by the ruthless maneater Diana to cross moral lines while interviewing a couple at the Jenny Packham fashion show. Lily is finally released from house arrest and attends the fashion show with Rufus, despite the fact that her social life is in shambles. After learning that Ivy stole some of Charlie's trust fund money for herself, Carol Rhodes tracks down Ivy to New York where Ivy threatens to reveal their scam, as well as implicate Serena and
3880-457: Is pregnant, not bulimic. Serena and Charlie return to New York. Worrying that her identity will be revealed, Ivy decides to start forging her own path by becoming a part of New York's social scene as Charlie. Meanwhile, Dan learns that his former mentor, Noah Shapiro, is responsible for publishing his novel. After his attempts at stopping Noah fail, Dan soon ends up in the spotlight. Chuck tries to break through his emotional block. Unknowingly, Nate
3977-441: Is published. Blair Waldorf receives life-changing news and is still stuck in the love triangle between Chuck Bass and Louis Grimaldi, and begins seeking comfort from the unlikeliest of people, Dan Humphrey. Serena van der Woodsen's family have multiple bombshells uncovered after one of their own dies. Charlie's real identity is revealed to everyone, as is who put her up to it and why. Serena and Nate make it their mission to uncover who
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4074-678: Is reluctant to become the next Gossip Girl as her work at The Spectator takes off. Elsewhere, Lily is worried by Charlie's long absence and decides to hire a private detective to track her down despite Rufus' objections. Vera Wang makes a cameo as herself at Blair's dress fitting. Blair decides to throw herself a bachelorette party, but shady enemies who include Beatrice ( Roxane Mesquida ) and her co-conspirator cousin Father Cavette, scheme to ruin and humiliate Blair, with an unknowing Chuck as their patsy, in order to prevent Blair's upcoming marriage by any means necessary. Meanwhile, Nate, with
4171-475: Is revealed at the end of the episode. Following the wedding, Blair tries to leave for the Dominican Republic, with the help of Dan, to get a divorce from Louis without his consent due to a loophole in the Dominican Republic's law. However, she realizes that she forgot her passport and so asks Dorota for help. Serena, Chuck, and Nate reluctantly team up with Georgina to find Blair, until Georgina gets
4268-469: Is revealed that CeCe was aware the whole time of Ivy's real identity. Ivy evicts both Lily and Rufus from the Van der Woodsen penthouse. Carol Rhodes also reveals the identity of Charlie's father as William Van der Woodsen. The real Charlie 'Lola' Rhodes continues her affair with Nate but has little interest in getting to know her family until Georgina suggests to her there may be another reason why her mother hid her from them. Blair's personal accountant, Estée,
4365-402: Is somehow involved. Through a series of emotional flashbacks, Blair reveals to Serena what really happened in the aftermath of her car crash with Chuck. Dan tries to help Blair recover, while both Chuck and Louis mistake their bonding as an affair. Meanwhile, Nate discovers information about the accident that suggests possible foul play. Having successfully shut down Gossip Girl's website, Serena
4462-421: Is someone out there for everyone"); the story typically revolves around characters falling into (and out of, and back into) love. Annie Hall (1977), The Notebook (2004), Carol (2015), Her (2013) , and La La Land (2016) are examples of romance dramas. The science fiction drama film is often the story of a protagonist (and their allies) facing something "unknown" that has the potential to change
4559-425: Is still pining for. Serena is shocked by something she witnesses at the party. Georgina figures out that Dan was the one who leaked the video of Blair confessing her love for Chuck at her wedding, but keeps silent when Dan discovers her own secret of being Gossip Girl. Charlie discovers that Ivy, whom she used to know from acting school, has been impersonating her but remains quiet as she sets out to investigate her. Ivy
4656-622: Is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Examples: Black Mass (2015) and Zodiac (2007). Unlike docudramas, docu-fictional films combine documentary and fiction, where actual footage or real events are intermingled with recreated scenes. Examples: Interior. Leather Bar (2013) and Your Name Here (2015). Many otherwise serious productions have humorous scenes and characters intended to provide comic relief . A comedy drama has humor as
4753-651: The World Trade Center before the September 11 attacks . Footage containing the World Trade Center have been omitted by films and TV shows such as Sex and the City and The Sopranos to honor individuals who died in the attacks. The network has not responded to criticism regarding the usage of the footage. Despite dwindling ratings, series executives were confident the show will be renewed for
4850-763: The western super-genre often take place in the American Southwest or Mexico, with a large number of scenes occurring outdoors so we can soak in scenic landscapes. Visceral expectations for the audience include fistfights, gunplay, and chase scenes. There is also the expectation of spectacular panoramic images of the countryside including sunsets, wide open landscapes, and endless deserts and sky. Examples of western dramas include: True Grit (1969) and its 2010 remake , Mad Max (1979), Unforgiven (1992), No Country for Old Men (2007), Django Unchained (2012), Hell or High Water (2016), and Logan (2017). Some film categories that use
4947-402: The "old Serena": drinking, dating teachers, being shallow, partying, and reckless. Nate does not receive a character description, but is merged with Eric (a younger, gay character with political relatives). Chuck is described as being lonely, cynical and without any friends or family. The book talks about Blair and Dan having sex, and when Louis reads it he says he cannot trust Blair anymore. Blair
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#17327828289505044-493: The Apes (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Children of Men (2006), Interstellar (2014), and Arrival (2016). In the sports super-genre, characters will be playing sports. Thematically, the story is often one of "Our Team" versus "Their Team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;
5141-461: The alienated Dan leaves for Rome and prepares to write another tell-all book about the Upper East Side with the help of Georgina. Nate receives CCTV footage from Diana Payne of the real Gossip Girl (a hooded masked figure) stealing Serena's laptop on the night of Bart's return. While in Monte Carlo, Blair goes to a casino where Chuck and Jack are scheming to bring down Bart Bass and tells Chuck it
5238-407: The audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes. Examples of crime dramas include: The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974), Goodfellas (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Big Short (2015), and Udta Punjab (2016). According to Eric R. Williams ,
5335-508: The authorities with what he knows, he blackmails Ivy for a large sum of money. Also, William van der Bilt forces Diana to quit as editor-in-chief of The Spectator so that Nate can take her place. Chuck tells Dan that he (Dan) is in love with Blair. The episode ends with Blair visiting Chuck at the Empire after she learns from Serena that Chuck really has changed. CeCe Rhodes arrives back in New York where Lily and Serena are planning to throw her
5432-705: The bosses to make sure we're not shooting ourselves in the foot" and said the cast contracts run out at the end of the next season so "that feels like probably an organic ending point". St. Vincent performed "Cruel" and "Cheerleader" from her Strange Mercy album during the Valentine's Day episode. Diana's entrance on the Upper East Side will change the lives of all our characters—including and especially, Gossip Girl herself. —Stephanie Savage and Joshua Safran on Liz Hurley's introduction Blake Lively , Leighton Meester , Penn Badgley , Chace Crawford , and Ed Westwick all returned as series regulars. Kaylee DeFer
5529-412: The broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis ) characters . In this broader sense, drama is a mode distinct from novels, short stories , and narrative poetry or songs . In the modern era, before the birth of cinema or television, "drama" within theatre was a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy . It is this narrower sense that
5626-434: The car accident by donating blood, but starts to doubt Jack's story when Chuck investigates and learns that Jack was recently diagnosed positive with Hepatitis C , and a test on Chuck for hepatitis turns out to be negative. Meanwhile, Blair and Dan attempt to consummate their new relationship, but unexpected roadblocks get in their way. Serena takes over the role of Gossip Girl after receiving Georgina's package, but learns that
5723-588: The cast in the role of Father Cavalia, a handsome priest from Monaco who will preside over Blair's wedding. Brian J. Smith , known for his role on Stargate Universe , had been cast as a love interest for Serena while she is in Los Angeles and would appearing on the show as Max, an aspiring chef. Connor Paolo , who went on to become a regular on ABC 's Revenge , did not return to the show as Eric van der Woodsen stating, "I'm done. You should never go back in life. Only forward." In an interview with Elle magazine on August 16, 2011, Momsen stated that she had quit
5820-533: The characters' inner life and psychological problems. Examples: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Oldboy (2003), Babel (2006), Whiplash (2014), and Anomalisa (2015) Satire can involve humor, but the result is typically sharp social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology. Examples: Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Idiocracy (2006). Straight drama applies to those that do not attempt
5917-505: The confirmation of the 2011–12 schedule, The CW announced that Gossip Girl would be returning to Mondays at 8:00pm as a lead-in to Hart of Dixie . The season premiere (Yes, Then Zero) was set in Los Angeles, California, where Serena has a job on a film set. Nate Archibald begins an affair with Diana Payne, an older woman with many secrets, and begins working at The New York Spectator . Still posing as Charlie Rhodes, Ivy Dickens also begins working there. Dan Humphrey's first book, Inside ,
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#17327828289506014-473: The course of the film. Thematically, horror films often serve as morality tales, with the killer serving up violent penance for the victims' past sins. Metaphorically, these become battles of Good vs. Evil or Purity vs. Sin. Psycho (1960), Halloween (1978), The Shining (1980), The Conjuring (2013), It (2017), mother! (2017), and Hereditary (2018) are examples of horror drama films. Day-in-the-life films takes small events in
6111-665: The distant assistance of Gossip Girl, finally discovers that Tripp was responsible for the car accident that hurt Blair and Chuck and he contacts William van der Bilt for help to expose Tripp's scheme. Also, Serena and Dan continue their fake relationship to protect Blair while Dan becomes uncertain about writing again. In the 100th episode, Blair's wedding day finally arrives, along with a vengeful Georgina Sparks and her co-conspirator husband who are determined to ruin Blair's wedding by any means necessary. Meanwhile, Serena decides that she has to tell Dan how she feels while Nate unknowingly meets
6208-552: The end of the evening. Dorota follows Blair to the performance to stop her from trying to prove that Chuck's attempts to reform himself into a better man are a scam. Meanwhile, Diana sets her sights to snag Serena a job at The Spectator as part of her twisted quest to ruin Gossip Girl's website. Charlie/Ivy's ex-boyfriend, Max, arrives in town to look for her, and ends up as Serena's date to the performance. Diana sets about manipulating Max, Serena, Charlie, and Nate, hoping to cause
6305-410: The entire Van Der Woodsen family, if Carol does not back away. Elsewhere, a very reluctant Blair decides she does not want to learn who the father of her unborn child is, but is later seen telling Chuck that she is pregnant with Louis' baby, but adds "Part of me wished it was yours". He is both amazed and hurt. When Blair tells Louis that she is pregnant, he is ecstatic, but at the end Blair is seen hiding
6402-465: The episode Chuck finds out his father Bart Bass is still alive. 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 as Dan seeks to meet with a college rep from Italy for his overseas summer stay in Italy. Meanwhile, Ivy and Lola team up to help Chuck with a personal vendetta against an old enemy of Bart Bass. Also, Nate makes
6499-481: The family as a whole reacts to a central challenge. There are four micro-genres for the family drama: Family Bond , Family Feud , Family Loss , and Family Rift . A sub-type of drama films that uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". Film critics sometimes use
6596-409: The film and television industries, along with film studies , adopted. " Radio drama " has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio . The Screenwriters Taxonomy contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character and story, and therefore
6693-416: The future of humanity; this unknown may be represented by a villain with incomprehensible powers, a creature we do not understand, or a scientific scenario that threatens to change the world; the science fiction story forces the audience to consider the nature of human beings, the confines of time or space or the concepts of human existence in general. Examples include: Metropolis (1927), Planet of
6790-399: The group in order to seek out a story, where she proves herself to be more than a match for the mean girls. Nate becomes frustrated that Diana refuses to publicly speak about their romance. Nate tries to make Diana jealous by asking Charlie to accompany him to Diana's party celebrating the opening of her new gossip blog at The Spectator . Meanwhile, Serena is forced by her boss, Jane, to secure
6887-416: The hallmark of fantasy drama films is "a sense of wonderment, typically played out in a visually intense world inhabited by mythic creatures, magic or superhuman characters. Props and costumes within these films often belie a sense of mythology and folklore – whether ancient, futuristic, or other-worldly. The costumes, as well as the exotic world, reflect the personal, inner struggles that the hero faces in
6984-559: The invite list for Blair's shower. Nate and Serena find a silver bullet in Diana's war against Gossip Girl when they uncover a list of all of Gossip Girl's contacts, but struggle about whether to use it or not. When the list is leaked anyway, Nate and Serena accuse each other. Nate also accuses Diana, but Blair finds out that the culprit is Louis. Elsewhere, Max confronts Ivy about her double life of impersonating Charlie. Max quickly sees through Ivy's lies and, instead of informing Lily or Serena or
7081-610: The job is trickier than she thought. Elsewhere, Ivy believes she has found an ally in William in her quest to be accepted into high society on the Upper East Side. Lily tries to adjust to living in Brooklyn at the Humphrey loft with Rufus until the war against Ivy is settled. Lola decides to help her family, seeing as they are all she has left. Also, Nate is hopeful that a new investor will save The Spectator . The episode concludes with
7178-408: The labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, the taxonomy contends that film dramas are a "Type" of film; listing at least ten different sub-types of film and television drama. Docudramas are dramatized adaptations of real-life events. While not always completely accurate, the general facts are more-or-less true. The difference between a docudrama and a documentary
7275-506: The majority of stock shares at The Spectator and he influenced Diana to hire him. William invites Nate to an upstate retreat, but Nate's cousin, Tripp, has been excluded. After Dan sacrifices his own love for Blair for her happiness, Chuck and Blair are hurried into a car from Charlie's debutante ball. Their car is tailed by vicious paparazzi (Charlie sent a blast to Gossip Girl and tipped them off in order to keep them away from her) who cause them to crash, leaving Chuck fighting for his life and
7372-586: The mysterious Diana Payne ( Elizabeth Hurley ), a woman whom he had a fling with in Los Angeles who offers him a job opportunity to work at her newspaper, The New York Spectator . Meanwhile, Dan is desperately in need of help from Chuck to stop his novel from being published, but finds out that Chuck is hiding a secret. Ivy, still in character as Charlie, tries to hide her real identity from an unsuspecting Serena but her plans affects her life in Los Angeles with her unsuspecting boyfriend Max. Blair's plan does not go accordingly since Beatrice overhears her tell Dan that she
7469-491: The name of Lola. At the end, it is revealed that neither Chuck nor Serena, who takes the blame, leaked the video of Blair confessing her love for Chuck, and it is implied instead that Dan is the one who sent it in to Gossip Girl. It is revealed that Georgina is simply filling in for Gossip Girl ever since she abandoned the blog after Chuck and Blair's car accident. It is Valentine's Day and Blair cannot resist acting as Cupid as she tries to get Serena and Dan back together. Georgina
7566-590: The one-million-viewer mark, to 869,000 viewers and a 0.4 in the 18-49 demographic. Teen drama In film and television , drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction ) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera , police crime drama , political drama , legal drama , historical drama , domestic drama , teen drama , and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate
7663-426: The paternity test results in a drawer. Also, Nate finds Ivy's missing cell phone with her text messages from her boyfriend Max, but does not make the connection that Ivy and Charlie are one and the same. Dan is about to be announced as author of Inside so he gives copies of the book to Blair, Serena, Nate, Chuck, and Rufus, hoping they will be supportive at his upcoming book party. In the book, Dan described Serena as
7760-465: The pilot", said executive producer Joshua Safran. With the move to 8:00pm, The CW charged $ 50,304 for a 30-second advertising slot before the fifth season began airing. The season premiere was watched by 1.37 million viewers and received a 0.7 rating in the Adults 19–49 demo, down 0.3 compared to last season's premiere. Episode 23 hit a new series low, hitting for the fourth time a total viewership below
7857-405: The pregnant Blair fighting to keep her baby. After Max's pleas to both Serena and Nate about Charlie's real identity fall on deaf ears, he runs into Tripp van der Bilt, whom he tells Ivy’s story to. Charlie calls Carol Rhodes to tell her that she is leaving New York City after she tells Rufus that she is a fraud. Also, Diana is called by Jack Bass and informed about Chuck and Blair's car accident; she
7954-451: The real Charlie Rhodes working as a waitress at the reception. Elsewhere, Chuck struggles with deciding whether or not to make a final grand gesture to show Blair how he feels until Blair's mother, Eleanor, approaches him to persuade him to stop the wedding. Blair's estranged father Harold and her stepfather Cyrus try to get Blair to choose one of them to escort her down the aisle, while Louis' mother, Sophia, again tries to tell Louis that Blair
8051-429: The real Gossip Girl ready to resume her post, and requesting that Serena give the site back. Chuck discovers that it is his mother who donated the blood. Serena is determined to turn Lola into the next "it-girl" of the Upper East Side, starting with trying to persuade Lola to model at a Kiki de Montparnasse lingerie show. Meanwhile, Chuck reaches out to Blair for advice about his past but is rejected as she believes he has
8148-424: The same person and forces Charlie to work for her at The Spectator . Also, Serena's boss tells her to get the film rights for Inside and that she has only one week, forcing Serena to choose between Dan and her career. Louis' mother Princess Sophie and his sister Beatrice pay another visit to New York where Blair announces her pregnancy to everyone. While her stepfather and mother, Cyrus and Eleanor, decide to throw
8245-486: The screenwriting rights for Dan's book, who quickly realizes that Jane wants someone else to write the screenplay in order to make the movie more marketable. Also, Chuck discovers that his therapist, Dr. Eliza Barnes, has been recruited by Louis in order to dissuade Chuck from pursuing Blair any further. Several of the group attend a performance of Punchdrunk's provocative theater experience, "Sleep No More", which involves masks, anonymity and some surprising romantic twists by
8342-464: The season began on July 7, 2011. On August 3, 2011, The CW ordered two additional episodes for the fifth season, which will now total at 24. Executive producer Joshua Safran announced that he would be "pulling out all the stops" to make the 100th episode of the show special, which is expected to air in January. On the date of the season premiere, the show used footage of the New York cityscape that showed
8439-405: The series to focus fully on her music career. Hollywood stuntwoman Zoë Bell was slated to appear on the show and made her debut in the season premiere. New York magazine noted the appearance of American novelist Jay McInerney , who reprised his role as writer Jeremiah Harris. Aaron Tveit , who previously portrayed Nate's cousin Tripp van der Bilt in the third season , returned to the show for
8536-534: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Examples of this genre/type include: The Hustler (1961), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), and Moneyball (2011). War films typically tells the story of a small group of isolated individuals who – one by one – get killed (literally or metaphorically) by an outside force until there
8633-525: The story." Examples of fantasy dramas include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Horror dramas often involve the central characters isolated from the rest of society. These characters are often teenagers or people in their early twenties (the genre's central audience) and are eventually killed off during
8730-484: The summer in Monaco , Blair returns to New York to hasten the preparation of her wedding, while concealing a secret that could wreck it all. Meanwhile, Dan seeks Louis' help in preventing the publication of a revealing article on Blair written in the spring. Blair tries to conceal the news of her recent pregnancy from Louis as the arrival of her future sister-in-law Beatrice ( Roxane Mesquida ) nears. Nate reconnects with
8827-578: The term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, camp tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences". Also called "women's movies", "weepies", tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films. Often considered "soap-opera" drama. Focuses on religious characters, mystery play, beliefs, and respect. Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and
8924-485: The vindictive Max is determined to reveal Charlie/Ivy's secret by any means necessary. Meanwhile, Blair must choose where she stands with both Louis and Chuck as she hides out at the Humphrey loft in Brooklyn from the press. Dan realizes that it is time to tell Blair the truth about his feelings for her. Louis returns to New York where he meets with Serena and confides in her about his fears about his future with Blair. Nate learns that his grandfather, William van der Bilt, owns
9021-399: The wake to stir up more trouble. Chuck learns that Dan was the one who sent the video of him and Blair at her wedding ceremony and sends a blast to Gossip Girl. However, Phil inadvertently leaves Chuck's name in the blast. William Van der Woodsen ( William Baldwin ) returns to the Upper East Side for the wake, as he is the executor of CeCe's estate. Ivy Dickens is announced as CeCe's heir and it
9118-498: The word "comedy" or "drama" are not recognized by the Screenwriters Taxonomy as either a film genre or a film type. For instance, "Melodrama" and "Screwball Comedy" are considered Pathways, while "romantic comedy" and "family drama" are macro-genres. A macro-genre in the Screenwriters Taxonomy. These films tell a story in which many of the central characters are related. The story revolves around how
9215-475: Was later announced that Taylor Momsen , who played Jenny Humphrey since the pilot, and Jessica Szohr , who joined the series as Vanessa Abrams in season one, would not be returning for the fifth season as regulars. Kaylee DeFer was upgraded to a series regular status in her roles as Serena's cousin, Charlie Rhodes, and aspiring actress/con artist Ivy Dickens . Hugo Becker also reprises his role as Blair's love interest, Prince Louis Grimaldi of Monaco. With
9312-410: Was upgraded to series regular status, while Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr exited the show, though they were both invited back as guest stars. Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also returned as regulars. On April 6, 2011, 10 Things I Hate About You star Ethan Peck landed a guest-starring role on the show. Peck made his debut in the fourth season finale and was in talks with producers for
9409-460: Was with Max, even though he calls her a liar and says otherwise. Ivy also finds out that CeCe is sick, but keeps it a secret. The episode ends with Max reaffirming his threats to Ivy to expose her scam, Chuck telling Nate that he still loves Blair, and Blair looking despondent in her bedroom, refusing to talking to Louis who is out of the country. Serena and Lily prepare Charlie for her first debutante ball to welcome her into New York high society, but
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