Reversals of Fortune

"Reversals of Fortune"
Gossip Girl episode
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Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 1
Directed by	J. Miller Tobin
Written by	Joshua Safran
Original air date	September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
Guest appearances
Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen Sebastian Stan as Carter Baizen James Naughton as William Vanderbilt Joanna Garcia as Bree Buckley Aaron Schwartz as Vanya Chris Riggi as Scott Rosson Ashley Hinshaw as herself
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"Reversals of Fortune" is the 44th episode of the CW television series, Gossip Girl ^[1] and the third season premiere. The episode was written by Joshua Safran and directed by J. Miller Tobin. It originally aired on Monday, September 14, 2009 on the CW.

"Reversals of Fortune" shows Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) exercise their relationship through unconventional means. Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) returns from her European vacation a celebrity but finds herself facing other troubles when Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan) follows her. Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) decides to sever ties with his family returns from his travels with Bree Buckley (Joanna Garcia), a member of his family's political rival. Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) finds himself overwhelmed by the sudden change in his lifestyle while Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr) assumes the worst of Dan and brings a long her new friend, Scott Rosson (Chris Riggi) to meet him and Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle).