The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate

"The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate"
Gossip Girl episode
Serena convinces Blair to stay.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 13
Directed by	Norman Buckley
Written by	Felicia D. Henderson
Production code	113
Original air date	January 9, 2008 (The CW)
Guest appearance(s)
Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen Margaret Colin as Eleanor Waldorf Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky Nan Zhang as Kati Farkas Nicole Fiscella as Isabel Coates Dreama Walker as Hazel Williams Amanda Setton as Penelope Shafai Jan Maxwell as Headmistress Queller Emma Demmar as Elise Wells Jill Flint as Bex Veronica Taylor as Bryn
Episode chronology
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"The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" is the 13th episode of the CW television series, Gossip Girl. The episode was written by Felicia D. Henderson and directed by Norman Buckley. It originally aired on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 on the CW.

After Gossip Girl posts a picture of Serena looking at pregnancy tests, everyone thinks that she must be pregnant. Jenny, Dan, and Rufus see the news online, and Dan worries about what's the right thing to say. After hearing about the Gossip Girl blast while with Eric, Serena runs into a frazzled Dan who blurts out that he loves her. Serena tells him that she's not pregnant, and goes to find Blair. It's revealed that Serena bought the test for her because Blair mentioned that her period was late. Blair refuses to take the test since everything is going so well in her life. Including her reinforced relationship with Nate. Dan tells Rufus about what happened between him and Serena, and he says that it's a good thing it was just a scare, because they need to take some time and slow down. Jenny tells Dan that if he really does love Serena, he should tell her again in a more personal way.

While having dinner together in the Humphrey's apartment, Serena tells Dan everything about Blair's current situation. Dan explains that even though Chuck is a jerk, he deserves to know about what's going on. Serena later visits Chuck at his hotel room, who informs her that Nate and Blair have already slept together. She confronts Blair over her dishonesty. Making a point by saying she took a public bullet getting the test for her. Eleanor expresses concern over Blair's recent attitude fearing that her bulimia may have resurfaced. Blair finally takes the test, and calls Serena to happily tell her she isn't pregnant. At school, Chuck tries to threaten her about exposing their tryst to Nate, to which Blair replies that he would never tell Nate since that would ruin their friendship, and that she no longer wants to be a part of his games. Chuck then sends a blast to Gossip Girl about Serena covering for Blair because "her sheets got rumpled by two guys in the same week".

Meanwhile, Dan attempts to say a proper "I love you" by having a romantic picnic in the park, only to get derailed when Serena's English paper gets blown away. Everyone see the news about Blair when school lets out. Nate initially believes that it must be a lie, but Jenny, who overheard Serena's conversation with Dan the previous night, tells him the truth. Nate gets into a fight with Chuck over the whole thing, then tells Blair he wants nothing to do with her. She is quickly overthrown as the queen bee, with Jenny joining the popular group. Serena asks Dan if he told Jenny anything relating to Blair, so he says he wouldn't do something like that to her because he loves her.