" The Wrong Goodbye " is the 87th episode of the TV series The CW Gossip Girl . It is also the 22nd and final episode of the fourth season. This episode was directed by Patrick Norris and the second final in the series written by Joshua Safran. It also marks the second time that the show has filmed a scene in California. "The Wrong Goodbye" aired on CW in the United States on May 16, 2011, and was seen live by an audience of 1.36 million Americans. Despite the low ratings, this episode gets positive reviews from reviewers and critics.
"The Wrong Goodbye" takes the place of previously abandoned episodes. Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) searches for the lost Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) who is held hostage by the unstable Russell Thorpe (Michael Boatman). The uncertain Charlie Rhodes (Kaylee DeFer) escaped the humiliation of being denied by Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley). Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr) reluctantly join after discovering the secret behind Charlie's behavior. Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenburg) suddenly appeared on the show looking for trouble.
Jessica Szohr made her last appearance as Vanessa Abrams; the exit was noted in the spotlight in season 4, with many critics praising Szhor's acting in his phone conversation with Dan. This episode also marks Connor Paolo's last appearance as Eric van der Woodsen until the end of the series.
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Plot
After learning that Charlie had not taken the drug, Serena and Vanessa reluctantly joined to find it. Chuck, Nate, Vanessa, and Serena immediately surround Dan, exclaiming that they need something from him. Chuck asks where Blair is when Serena and Vanessa ask for Charlie's whereabouts. One of Blair's old friends revealed that Blair had left the party. While accompanying Chuck to their apartment in search of Blair, Nate confesses that he told Raina (Tika Sumpter) everything behind his mother's death. Chuck scolds Nate until Raina interjects them to apologize. Blair was taken hostage by Russell at Chuck's hotel. Pretending to run away, he calls Chuck on his phone, revealing his location. Russell explains his reason for abducting Blair: burning the hotel with him in it. Charlie's drunken looks dancing wildly until Dan confronts him, but he escapes. Serena greets Principal Queller (Jan Maxwell), who expressed his concern with Serena's choice to stay in New York City, after hoping Serena will find her place outside the Upper East Side. Georgina offers his help in their scheme but Dan, Vanessa, and Serena refuse his help, go their separate ways to find Charlie.
At Chuck's hotel, Chuck rescues Blair while Raina stops his father. With the arrival of the police, Chuck offers Blair a limo ride, and Raina is homesick with Nate, intending to return to Chicago. Chuck suggests avoiding Constance's party by going to the bar mitzvah in the same way as the Death Bringing Holiday, which Blair received. Chuck and Blair have sex while Prince Louis (Hugo Becker) waits for Blair in Constance. While looking for Charlie in the attic, Vanessa finds Dan's novel and reads it. And called him and was annoyed that he had read the novel, which he claimed that he published it despite the possibility of a reaction. Realizing that he no longer cares about writing, Vanessa stole the novel after Dan angrily dismissed it. Serena stops Charlie from jumping out of the window and Charlie reveals her feelings towards Serena, aspiring to become like her until Serena confesses her personal flaws to Charlie, who comforts her. Dan and Nate find Charlie and Serena and return to the party. Charlie made a suspicious call to his mother and marveled at Georgina's interest, which gave her her phone number. Blair finds herself in a dilemma as her feelings for Chuck have reappeared, arriving at a party to inform Louis about his decision but Chuck interrupts him, telling him that he has their blessing. Blair confronts Chuck to make a decision for her, but both end up solving their problem, and she lets it go.
Three weeks later, Blair travels to Monaco to spend the summer with Louis while Serena goes to Montecito, Charlie goes to Miami, Chuck and Nate decide to travel together, and Lily (Kelly Rutherford) tells the family that his house arrest will end in season died. And decided to spend the summer at The Hamptons with Eric (Connor Paolo) and tell Rufus (Matthew Settle) that he had moved from writing. Vanessa has a Dan novel published and left for Spain. While in California, Serena meets a man who tries to turn one of his favorite novels into a movie, but finds himself given a job instead. In Miami, Carol (Sheila Kelley) pays Charlie, who is actually a con artist named Ivy who was hired to gain access to her daughter's trust fund. Ivy's bag shows that he has stolen money from Carol and plans to return to New York. The next scene shows a positive pregnancy test in the trash in Blair's bathroom which was dumped by Dorota (Zuzanna Szadkowski).
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Production
"The Wrong Goodbye" is the second part of the two-part season finale. Gossip Girl executive producer , Joshua Safran noted that the most important character of the show was Georgina Sparks and discussed working at the end of the two-part season for the first time on the show.
"I think it's so much fun, it's always nice to have Georgina, she's just poking around in pots in a great way.She sort all the main stories [...] sort of witness until she injects herself And of course, back to Constance, you can not go back without Georgina. [...] So a lot of things are being played and a lot of things happen [...], since we've never done two-quarter before, we want to load as many guns as possible. "
Following his role in Green Lantern, a news story about Blake Lively is leaving the show to continue his acting career in Hollywood. IOL noted "Despite all the talk about the career path and fanbase, Blake insists his choice is made through a much simpler criteria and when asked about playing in comic films says:" This is not the right question because of my decision create on the parts come from a more emotional place. It must be the character I connect with or someone I can empathize with. New York Magazine and various periodic media have also recorded Possible Lively leaving the show Serena and Georgina's dress is designed by Jenny Packham and Marchesa, respectively Blair wore Alexis Mabille dress while Chuck was wearing a Ralph Lauren suit.
Casting
Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell made a cameo appearance on the show. Actor Ethan Peck reportedly got a role in the show. Both stars were seen filming with Blake Lively in California. Peck made his debut at the end of the season along with Russell. Tony Award-winning actress Jan Maxwell imitated her role as Principal Queller for the end of the season. Hugo Becker remains ambiguous as to whether he will join the series as a regular or recurring member during an interview with Zap2it, stating "the answer is in the final." and hinted at the possibility of a recurring role. Cecily von Ziegesar made a cameo appearance during the end and filmed the scene with Lively.
Music
The Airborne Toxic Event made a special appearance as a band for Constance Billard Alumni party, playing the song "Changing" from their second album, All at Once . The band announced that they will perform at the end on their website.
Reception
The Wrong Goodbye received positive reviews from critics and garnered an audience of 1.36 million viewers. New York Magazine took a reference from last season and commented on how the end of the season was written. "Last Episode of the Fourth Season of the Biggest Show of Time We feel in many ways as it may have been written to end the series, what with many moments This Is Your Life (like the return of Georgina Sparks and the old Blair Minion Izzy and Kati), a wry reference to previous episodes, wrapping the storyline (including the revelation that Dan had secretly made his observation novel about the Upper East Side for the whole time we thought we already "knew" him), and the meaningful departure from the most precious star to the no other than Hollywood. "Critical praise goes to the storyline reversing Charlie's identity, citing him as" big "disgusted" from the Gossip Girl final "and Gossip Girl's cameo appearance Cecily von Ziegesar. Television Without Pity including episodes in the gallery "Finales 2011 Season: The Best and the Worst", declared the end as one of the best and stated that "has many storylines payable" and "is our own small version of fairy tale. "
Television and Steve Marsi from Fanatis TV praised Georgina's return, stating "Michelle has had some of the funniest dialogue of the show for a long time.He and Jack Bass really made two the last week for me. "It was fun to have his back." While reviewing the last scene, Marsi praised the positive pregnancy test performance to the audience, calling it "Simply cliffhanger to leave us with a very entertaining ending." The show comes out in high pitch and next season can be more good. " New York magazine commented on the pregnancy test, insisting that" we pretend that a positive pregnancy test does not exist. "
The Los Angeles Times Judy Berman praised the cover, stating "[...] this year came out hard.I have doubts and doubts, especially regarding Blair and Chuck, but I am shocked and happy to report that I found the end of "Gossip Girl" Season 4 is both exciting and fulfilling. "Georgina Sparks's return was well received as did Serena's development, with Berman citing Serena's confession to Charlie before he could plunge into his death. "This disaster, along with the events of the season in general, seems to have given S a few perspectives.A friend, he apologized to Nate and Dan for leading them and confessing to Charlie that his decision-making skills left something to be desired even if the lazy writing in Serena falling into old habits in the next season, it is a quite satisfying moment. "Berman also questioned Vanessa's motives behind the publication of the novel Dan" [...] it is impossible to know whether she tries to make her old friend one last advantage or profit from churning out more drama in his life Considering that Jessica Szohr will not return to the show in the fall, we may never know. "Berman also praised casting director David O Russell calling it" one of the most random fun events ever ". The New York Magazine labeled Chuck and Blair's relationship as "Most Delayed Delay" this season, adding that "the big news is that Blair and Prince Louis are somehow still together and engaged, with the wedding schedule to moon up November We are comfortable with the assumption that at that moment, Chuck will simply regroup to solve things more definitively. "
References
External links
- "The Wrong Goodbye" in IMDb
- "The Wrong Goodbye" on TV.com
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