Gossip Girl: The Dark Night

About this episode

Phoebe & Caroline discuss the blackout episode of Gossip Girl, exploring the instability of relationships on the Upper East Side.

Welcome back to Your One and Only Source, your one and only destination for all things Gossip Girl. Phoebe & Caroline are diving into The Dark Night — aka the blackout episode that somehow leaves every relationship on the Upper East Side even more unstable than the city’s power grid. Blair is busy trying to convince herself she wants Prince Charming when what she actually wants is Chuck Bass in a darkened bedroom, Chuck realizes he may only be emotionally functional when obsessing over Blair, and Serena and Dan get trapped in an elevator long enough to finally admit their relationship keeps collapsing for the exact same reasons. Meanwhile, Nate’s financial domination situation with the Duchess somehow gets even darker, Vanessa reaches her limit, and Jenny accidentally talks herself into becoming Eleanor Waldorf’s favorite intern. It’s blackout confessions, toxic romance, awkward breakups, candlelit makeouts, and enough emotional damage to power Manhattan for weeks. Don’t miss this episode of Your One and Only Source with Phoebe & Caroline, the podcast recapping every iconic Gossip Girl spiral, scandal, hookup, and Chuck-and-Blair near kiss one episode at a time. Because…

People in this episode

Hosts: Phoebe Connell, Caroline Connell

Topics covered

• Gossip Girl
• relationships
• blackout episode
• Upper East Side
• emotional damage
• toxic romance

Keywords

• Gossip Girl
• The Dark Night
• blackout
• relationships
• Upper East Side
• Chuck and Blair
• toxic romance
• elevator
• emotional damage

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Books & works: Gossip Girl

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