1. Gone Maybe Gone Today

: In a shocking twist, Dan discovers his father, Rufus, has begun a romantic entanglement with Ivy Dickens, the woman who famously conned the family.

: Nate is focused on saving The Spectator and finds himself intrigued by Sage, a young girl who claims to have information that could revitalize his paper. 1. Gone Maybe Gone

While the group hunts for Serena, Blair and Chuck grapple with their own complicated future. They have made a to stay apart until they have both achieved professional success—Blair running her mother’s fashion empire and Chuck reclaiming Bass Industries from his father, Bart. Their chemistry remains undeniable, but they are determined to prove they can be powerful on their own before they can be powerful together. Tangled Webs The episode also sets up several scandalous threads: : In a shocking twist, Dan discovers his

In the world of the Upper East Side, " Gone Maybe Gone " serves as the high-stakes premiere of Gossip Girl's final season. The story centers on a frantic search for Serena van der Woodsen, who has vanished after a summer of silence. The Search for Serena They have made a to stay apart until

After months without a word, Blair, Dan, Chuck, and Nate unite to track Serena down. Their search leads them to a secluded country estate where they find her living under the alias "Sabrina" with a wealthy new boyfriend, Steven Spence. While she claims to have finally found a drama-free life, her past quickly catches up when her old "friends" crash her idyllic party. A Pact of Ambition

: Dan, feeling betrayed by everyone, teams up with Georgina Sparks to write a scathing "tell-all" book about the Upper East Side, shedding his "innocent Brooklyn boy" persona for something much more calculated.