3.04: Dan De Florette

- Per Ausiello, Hilary Duff joining for a multi episode arc. Playing Olivia Burke, a movie star who wants a normal college experience and rooms with Vanessa.
From E!: Inside sources tell us exclusively that Duff's character Olivia is a movie star who just wants to live a simple peasant girl's life at college and date a simple unfamous guy. Lucky for her then that Dan doesn't know who she is and that he wants to hook up with her. Yep, not only are Dan and Serena all permanently broken up, but Dan is stepping out on Serena with this new girl Olivia.
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3.05: Rufus Getting Married
Writer: Leila Gerstein
Director: Ron Fortunato
WILL LILY & RUFUS GO THROUGH WITH THEIR PLANNED NUPTIALS? / SONIC YOUTH PERFORMS IN THE EPISODE / HILARY DUFF AND MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG GUEST STAR — Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) decide to move up their wedding to the next day, but will someone or something come between them before they become man and wife? Chuck (Ed Westwick) discovers a secret that Carter (guest star Sebastian Stan) has been keeping from Serena (Blake Lively). Dan (Penn Badgley) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) are pulled into one of Georgina’s (Michelle Trachtenberg) schemes. Blair (Leighton Meester) is suspect of Bree (guest star JoAnna Garcia) and shares her concerns with Nate (Chace Crawford). Taylor Momsen also stars.

- Sources tell us that Dan, Serena, Jenny, and Eric learn about their half brother earlier in the season. In 3.05, Rufus and Lily finally meet their long-lost spawn, Scott, and he's up to nothing more nefarious than trying to find his birth parents. He's a good guy, after all! Scott's main arc is the first five episodes of the season, and he departs again after the big reunion, but more likely than not, the character will recur again for the remainder of the season.



3.06: Enough about Eve
Writer: Unknown
Director: Unknown
UNOFFICIAL DESCRIPTION - Vanessa and Blair both fight for the honor to give the freshman toast at NYU; Dan takes Olivia to have dinner with Lily and Rufus; Serena and Nate team up to help Carter.

Casting Call for 3.06
- Sophie is a NYU student and a follow of Blair's.
- Vanessa's mother is introduced.
- Bree's brother PJ Buckley is an obnoxious Southern playboy and high rolling poker player.
- Girls ask for Olivia's autograph at a NYU family banquet.

- Vanessa's mom will be played by Gina Torres from 'Firefly' and 'Alias'

- Extra's Casting (SpoilerTV)

- Chuck Bass will kiss Neal Bledsoe's Josh Ellis, NYU's head of freshman affairs. Josh is tasked with selecting an incoming student for the honor of delivering the freshman speech. He’s a person of interest to Blair. She’s so determined to snag the slot that she goes so far as to pimp out her boyfriend to the gay guy in charge. According to Ausiello, there's a catch. Gossip Girl exclusive: Chuck Bass goes gay?!
- It's confirmed. Chuck will be kissing Josh Ellis. Script Page Leaked



3.07: How To Succeed In Bassness
Writer: Sara Goodman
Director: Joe Lazarov

Casting Call for 3.07
- More mean girl drama for Jenny.
- Patrick, Olivia's ex-boyfriend and co-star in the "Vampire Knight" movies, will be introduced.
- A bureaucrat from the Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control will issue a liquor license for a new night club.
- Young trick-or-treaters (ages 8-11) will be dressed as Batman, Robin, and Lady Gaga.
- Police officers raid a new night club.

- Dialog and filming snippets according to extras (SpoilerTV)



3.08: The Grandfather Part II
Writer: Lenn K. Rosenfeld
Director: Mark Piznarski

Casting Call for 3.08
- Blair makes a new friend.
- A CBS news producer is looking for a scoop.
- Trip van der Bilt, Nate's cousin, is running a political campaign.
- A man falls into the Hudson River and nearly drowns.
- There will be news reporters.



3.09: They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?
Writer: Unknown
Director: Unknown

- Casting call for 3.09

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You honor the dead by going on, even when you’re scared.
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You honor the dead by going on, even when you’re scared.
You live because they don’t get to.

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You honor the dead by going on, even when you’re scared.
You live because they don’t get to.

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You honor the dead by going on, even when you’re scared.
You live because they don’t get to.

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