The Treasure of Serena Madre

what happens

It wouldn't be Thanksgiving on the Upper East Side if there wasn't a serving or two of some major drama for the holiday. Blair suspects her mom has been keeping a big secret from her, but it turns out to be something else entirely. Vanessa is supposed to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, but has a fight with her mom and shows up on Dan's doorstep. Rufus learns that Lily has been lying to him about her mother, Cece. Chuck tells Nate that he has some potentially damaging information about one of their friends. Jenny learns that Eric was behind her very public embarrassment at Cotillion and can't pass up a chance to get even. Serena is put in a very awkward position when her mother invites Trip and Maureen to join them for Thanksgiving dinner.

who made it

directed

Mark Piznarski

written

Joshua Safran, Robby Hull

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Gina Torres as Gabriela Abrams
• Holley Fain as Maureen van der Bilt
• Aaron Tveit as Trip van der Bilt
• Caroline Lagerfelt as CeCe Rhodes
• Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen
• Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky
• Aaron Schwartz as Vanya
• Margaret Colin as Eleanor Waldorf