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"Summer, Kind of Wonderful" is the 19th episode of the CW television series, ''Gossip Girl'', as well as the season premiere of the show's second season. The episode was written by Joshua Safran and directed by J. Miller Tobin. It originally aired on Monday, September 1, 2008 on the CW. "Summer, Kind of Wonderful" premieres in the Hamptons with the summer nearly drawing to a close. Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) spends the summer attempting to move on from her previous relationship with Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), who himself also has trouble moving on to the point that it has affected his internship with a famous author. Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) awaits the arrival of Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) from her European trip but finds her already in a new relationship with James Schuller (Patrick Heusinger) who is hiding his own secrets from Blair. Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) uses his fake relationship with Serena to conceal his affair with an older, married woman named Catherine Mason (Mädchen Amick) while Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen) finds herself interning at Eleanor Waldorf Designs, subsequently reconciling with Eric van der Woodsen (Connor Paolo) to impress her boss. ==Plot== The episode reveals Blair, Serena, Nate and Chuck spending their summer in the Hamptons and opens with Nate having an affair with a woman named Catherine while he and Serena mislead people into thinking that they are together. During one their trysts, Catherine's husband returns home early and she drives Nate out of the house. Barely clothed and running for the street, he runs into Serena and her date and Serena discovers Nate's affair. Nate soon develops feelings for Catherine and arrives with Serena as a date to the White party to make Catherine jealous. Serena helps Nate make her jealous by kissing him in public but is shocked to find a displeased Dan witnessing the entire scene. Serena's plan eventually works for Nate as Catherine becomes jealous and the two sleep with each other during the party. Chuck is seen spending his summer with other women and prepares to impress Blair by meeting her at the bus stop of the Hamptons jitney, fresh from her travels. Blair returns but is seen with a new man, James, whom Blair uses to make Chuck jealous. During lunch at their Hamptons house, Chuck's attempts to ruin Blair reveals Blair's conflicted feelings for Chuck but chooses not to forgive him after he left her during her travels. In the hopes of getting rid of James, Chuck calls his private investigator to find any information on him. James' origins soon become questionable when he mixes up the college he is enrolled in. During the White party, James tries to confess something to Blair but finds Blair still enamored of Chuck and dismisses her. Blair turns to James to apologize and he confesses that he is of English nobility and reveals his real name to be Marcus Beaton. The revelation stuns Blair and the two continue their relationship. As the White party ends, Chuck attempts to reconcile with Blair but she gives him an ultimatum: to confess his love for her or she'll leave with Marcus. Unable to express his love, Blair leaves the party with Marcus. Jenny's summer internship under Eleanor Waldorf grows more difficult as Laurel (Michelle Hurd), her supervisor, subjects her to unreasonable amount of work. Jenny apologizes to Eric and makes her way into the White party, impressing Tinsley Mortimer and Laurel, telling her that she is lucky to be working where she already is. Dan and Serena face the hazards of breaking-up with Serena continuously pining for Dan despite news that she has been seen with Nate. Dan has taken a summer internship under Jeremiah Harris (Jay McInerney) but has been uninspired throughout the summer since his break-up Serena and procrastinates his submission of a story. Dan travels to the Hamptons and is surprised to see CeCe (Caroline Lagerfelt) whose recent illness has given her a change of heart and encourages him to resume his relationship with Serena. At the White party, Dan and Serena resume their old issues as Serena is forced to keep Nate's affair secret, thereby resuming her lying to Dan and Dan faces the problem of dating multiple women at once. The two eventually reconcile as Dan returns to his writing and he and Serena watch the fireworks from a distance on a beach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Summer, Kind of Wonderful」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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