G.G. (Gossip Girl)

"G.G."

Gossip Girl episode

Episode no.

Season 5
Episode 13

Directed by

Mark Piznarski

Written by

Joshua Safran

Featured music

"Young Folks"
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
"Endless Summer"
"Slow"
"Rondo in C Major, Op 51"
"Never Tear Us Apart"
"We Belong"
"Suego Faults"

Production code

513

Original air date

January 30, 2012

Running time

41 minutes

Guest appearance(s)

Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks
Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky
Hugo Becker as Prince Louis Grimaldi
Joanne Whalley as Princess Sophie Grimaldi
Marc Menard as Father Cavalia
Wallace Shawn as Cyrus Rose
John Shea as Harold Waldorf
Margaret Colin as Eleanor Waldorf Rose
Ella Rae Peck as Charlotte "Lola" Rhodes
Amanda Setton as Penelope Shafai
Nan Zhang as Kati Farkas

Episode chronology

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"Father and the Bride"

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"The Backup Dan"

List of Gossip Girl episodes

"G.G." is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television teen drama, Gossip Girl and the show's 100th episode overall. The episode was written by executive producer Joshua Safran and directed by Mark Piznarski. It premiered on The CW Television Network (The CW) in the United States on January 30, 2012. In the episode, the wedding of Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) to Prince Louis Grimaldi (Hugo Becker) takes place.

The episode opened to favorable reviews, with television critics praising the fact it honored the series' successful days. Michelle Trachtenberg's performance as Georgina Sparks was also well received. Upon its initial airing, the episode was viewed by 1.39 million Americans and garnered a 0.7/2 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. The total viewership and ratings for this episode were slightly up in comparison to the previous episode "Father and the Bride".

The episode begins with a musical dream sequence of Serena (Blake Lively), featuring herself as Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and Blair (Leighton Meester) as Audrey Hepburn. Everyone prepares for the wedding of Blair to Prince Louis Grimaldi of Monaco (Hugo Becker). Father Cavilla (Marc Menard) visits Chuck (Ed Westwick) to tell him the plan to ruin the wedding – Father Cavilla will replace Father Smythe who will mistakenly have taken sleeping pills, and when he asks during the ceremony if anyone has any objection to the marriage, Chuck will tell that Blair is still in love with him. Though he first agreed on helping him, Chuck changes his mind because he doesn't want to destroy Blair's dream and only wants her happiness.

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