Gossip Girl Season 1

Desperatly Seeking Serena

("Do The Panic" by Phantom Planet plays over S, B, Chuck and Lonelyboy studying worriedly.)

Gossip Girl: "There are three things we do alone: We are born, we die, and if we're a high school junior headed for college, we take the SAT. And while the test is said to measure our best traits, preparing for it Inevitably brings out the worst..."

(Lonelyboy, at home.)

Gossip Girl: "Humility becomes self-doubt..."

(B yelling the answers while Dorota shows her stationary-quality flashcards.)

Gossip Girl: "Striving becomes obsession..."

(S gulps coffee in a pile of books on her bed.)

Gossip Girl: "Some are driven to self-medication..."

(Alisha, Wyatt, Hazel, Isabel and Penelope gather seriously around a table.)

Gossip Girl: "While others cling to the security of being part of a group."

(They hit a chess timer and start practice tests.)

(Chuck pays off a guy in the courtyard for something.)

Gossip Girl: "And anyone who's used to bending the rules will find themselves breaking them."

(Lonelyboy's studying in his bedroom; Rufus enters suddenly.)

[later]

(Jenny, alisha, Isabel, Hazel and Penelope walk down a Constance hallway.)

Penelope: You have no idea how lucky you are.

alisha: Seriously, Jenny. I would do anything to be a freshman again.

Penelope: Junior year sucks. Nate doesn't call, I'm not ready for the SATs...

Isabel: Maybe I should join Kati on the Kibbutz in Israel, quit now.

Jenny: You guys, it's just a test. Look, cram session tonight. My dad's making lasagna, my brothers got tons of flash cards, and I'm totally available to help.

Blair, appearing: ...That won't be necessary, Little J. You girls are all taken care of, Courtesy of Blair Waldorf SAT Prep & Spa.

Hazel: Are you serious?

Blair: If you're gonna sweat the test, better not clog your pores. This evening at my penthouse, you'll find personal tutors, hot stone massages, mani-pedis and an amazing acupuncturist who specializes in mental acuity.

Jenny: Guess that beats my dad's lasagna.

Blair: I'll flickr over some photos for you, it's upperclassmen only. I'm sure you understand.

Jenny, sadly: Totally.

(After a moment, they turn and join B as alisha stays behind with jenny.)

alisha: i'll still come...

jenny [smiling]: thanks alisha...

alisha: anything...for my boyfriend's sister [hooping jenny's arm with hers] plus anything is better than a night with blair

jenny: are you still mad...with what happened with chuck...

alisha: yea...kinda hard to forget when your one of your closest friends sleeps with your boyfriend...

jenny: but...you're not still into chuck are you

alisha: oh god...no...and i really like your brother...he has been amazing...

jenny: i'm glad to here that...and its great that...we are friends...

alisha: me too

wyatt: i couldn't agree more..[appearing]

[alisha then pulls wyatt in a kiss]

wyatt: now...jenny...as much as i love your company...

jenny: i get it...you want to be alone...see you later alisha

alisha: bye

[alisha then faces wyatt]

wyatt: you and jenny seem to be getting close

alisha: yea..i like her...and alot better then [looking over at blair and her minions] them

wyatt: thought you were the queen...or something