Gossip Girl (TV Series)

The Serena Also Rises (2008)

Taylor Momsen: Jenny Humphrey

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• Laurel : Eleanor, this seating chart is weak. Where are all our "It" girls?

  Eleanor Waldorf : They're there. Look!

  Laurel : Kirsten Dunst? So 2007. Her rehab stint barely made the radar.

  [shakes her head] 

  Eleanor Waldorf : Blair says we can't get A-list girls because our show is at the same time as Marc Jacobs'.

  Laurel : But those girls bring press. Without them...

  [shakes her head] 

  Jenny Humphrey : Eleanor, Serena has some new friends.

  [shows them the photo of Serena with Poppy Lifton] 

  Jenny Humphrey : I bet she could help.

  Eleanor Waldorf : New friends?

  [shakes her head] 

• Blair Waldorf : Mom!

  Eleanor Waldorf : Good, you saw the changes we made to the chart. Aren't they marvelous?

  Blair Waldorf : That's not quite the word I was going to use.

  Eleanor Waldorf : Jenny had the inspired idea of putting Serena and Poppy Lifton and her friends in the front row.

  Blair Waldorf : But... I already told you, Poppy and her crowd never miss the Marc Jacob's show. And Serena would never watch a show from anywhere but the backstage without me. It's our ritual. None of them will agree to this.

  Eleanor Waldorf : I spoke to Lily. They already have.

  Blair Waldorf : Even Serena?

  Eleanor Waldorf : Absolutely! Marc is going to eat his grunge corduroys.

  Blair Waldorf : And all this thanks to little Jenny Humphrey.

  Eleanor Waldorf : [sighs]  The girl's quite a talent. She shouldered most of the workload at the atelier this week.

  Blair Waldorf : How does she manage that after school?

  Eleanor Waldorf : Jenny doesn't... go to school. She got an, uh...

  Blair Waldorf : Independent study?

  Eleanor Waldorf : [snaps fingers]  Independent-study thing this semester.

  Blair Waldorf : [incredulous tone]  A tenth-grader with independant study?

  Eleanor Waldorf : Mm-hmm.

  Blair Waldorf : I just realized I forgot a book at school.

  [leaves] 

  Eleanor Waldorf : [calling after Blair]  Have fun, honey.

  [wouldn't understand the irony of her words] 

  Blair Waldorf : [passes Jenny]  You never learn, do you?

  Jenny Humphrey : Excuse me?

  Blair Waldorf : Great job ruining my seating chart.

  Jenny Humphrey : Your seating chart? Blair, I didn't know.

  Blair Waldorf : Well, now you do.

  [vindictive glance over her shoulder as she leaves] 

• Jenny Humphrey : It's not as bad as it looks. A girl in my class was e-mailing me my assignments. And I was keeping up with all of my reading.

  [shakes her head] 

  Jenny Humphrey : I just needed to get through Fashion Week and it would have been fine.

  Rufus Humphrey : Being a liar and a truant... is not what I would call fine.

  Jenny Humphrey : Look, I'm sorry that I cut school and that I lied.

  [Rufus nods] 

  Jenny Humphrey : It's just... I wanted to help Eleanor so badly... and I did. Dad, I'm really good at this.

  Rufus Humphrey : I hope you're as good at groveling. I spent thirty minutes on the phone this morning with headmistress Queller convincing her that you shouldn't get expelled. I did my part, now you're gonna do yours.

  [Jenny raises her brows quizzically] 

  Rufus Humphrey : You have an appointment at her office this afternoon. To prove you're an honorable person worthy of a second chance.

  [Jenny just stares] 

  Rufus Humphrey : Go get dressed.

  Jenny Humphrey : Dad... It's a Saturday.

  Rufus Humphrey : So be glad she's willing to come on her day off.

  [Jenny seethes, then dashes off]