Gossip Girl: Season 5, Episode 21 :: Despicable B

Apr 25, 2018

This week on Gossip Girl (Season 5, Episode 21), Blair steals Dan’s thunder, and Serena discovers she has a half-sister. Read Kidzworld’s recap of “Despicable B,” which aired on April 23, 2012, to discover what you missed.

Gossip Girl: Season 5, Episode 21 :: Despicable B

The Press Question Lily and Serena Courtesy of the CW

Lola Learns Her Father's Identity Courtesy of the CW

Serena and Her Father Courtesy of the CW

Lily Van Der Woodsen and David Patrick Columbia Courtesy of the CW

Blair and Dan Courtesy of the CW

Stealing Dan's Thunder

Blair is sick of living in the shadow of her boyfriends. When a magazine article announces that Dan is higher on the social ladder than Blair, she immediately decides to rectify the situation. She attends Dan’s awards banquet wearing an over-the-top gown (when the dress code is casual), and steals his thunder as soon as he begins making his speech.

Something's Fishy

When Nate finds out that Jack Bass has been funding Diana Payne’s position at the Spectator, he realizes that something isn’t adding up. He has his secretary investigate her, only to discover that Diana isn’t her real name. So he sneaks into her hotel room hoping to gain some more insight into her real past, but Diana finds him. He seduces her so that she doesn’t question why he broke in.

Half-Sisters

Serena discovers that Lola is her half-sister and that her dad cheated on Lily during their marriage, she immediately tells her mom. Lily claims she’ll handle this information maturely. Instead, she does what Lily does best. She teams up with Ivy to get her sister arrested for fraud, revealing at the same time that she knows about their affair. When Rufus finds out what she did, he says that they should spend some time apart.

Gossip Girl Fashion

Blair is a little overdressed for a cocktail party in this black Elie Saab Fall 2011 beaded feather gown and Kara Ross Prunella Confetti clutch purse.

BlairCourtesy of the CW

In Serena's world, it's expense to look frumpy. She wears a Kaelen ombre jacket ($487.50), Ecco Hobart buckle 25 mm boot ($175.99), and Yves Saint Laurent Cabas Chyc medium extra-wide tote bag ($1,895.00)!

SerenaCourtesy of the CW

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