[s1e3] Poison Ivy Info

The episode concludes with a poignant scene where Blair reads an unsent letter she wrote to Serena while she was away at boarding school, highlighting the deep rift and lost history between the former best friends. Subplots:

Blair discovers that Serena has been visiting the Ostroff Center. Misinterpreting this as Serena seeking treatment for her own "scandalous secrets," Blair publicly outs Serena as a "patient" during the Ivy mixer to sabotage her reputation. [S1E3] Poison Ivy

As Ivy Week arrives at Constance Billard and St. Jude's, the pressure of college admissions brings out the worst in the Upper East Side's elite. While students scramble for coveted usher positions for Ivy League representatives, Blair Waldorf wages a personal war against Serena van der Woodsen. The episode concludes with a poignant scene where

Rufus Humphrey swallows his pride to ask Lily van der Woodsen for a favor to help Dan’s chances with Dartmouth. As Ivy Week arrives at Constance Billard and St

Dan Humphrey is determined to be the Dartmouth usher to secure his future, but is passed over for Nate Archibald, whose father (The Captain) is pressuring him to attend the school despite Nate's lack of interest.