Gossip Girl — S04E17 — Empire of the Son
2011 · 41 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 359 VOTES · DIR. David Warren
Overview
Ben's mother comes to town, forcing issues to the surface between Ben and Serena. Russell Thorpe is determined to destroy Chuck's family legacy, but he risks alienating his daughter, Raina, in the process. Billy Baldwin returns as William van der Woodsen, Lily's ex-husband and Serena and Eric's father.
Dialogue Timeline — 647 lines
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00:00:02 GOSSIP GIRL: Gossip Girl here, your one and only source...
00:01:42 Whenever you're ready, Mrs. Humphrey.
00:03:48 You're too happy, content.
00:05:35 But I don't wanna come between you and your best friend.
00:07:10 You know what? I could use some fresh air.
00:09:00 LILY: Thank you.
00:10:43 - Charles, I'm so sorry. - Hey.
00:12:19 Just what are you implying?
00:14:00 Serena, Charles and I think Russell Thorpe knows about Ben...
00:15:41 than spending the day pretending to like some German pedagogue of art.
00:17:33 There is one thing.
00:18:54 Because I believe your father already knows.
00:20:35 No, I thought I should hold on to it for safekeeping.
00:23:06 We think he gave it to Russell...
00:24:47 Let me hazard a guess...
00:26:24 I was heading to the bar to meet you. What are you doing here?
00:28:09 Once I go on record with the truth, no one can hold this against us.
00:30:00 Yeah, but doesn't it make you feel a little better to know that he wasn't?
00:32:11 and let it go.
00:34:17 Dan and Blair, individual entities.
00:36:25 Hmm. Do you have kids?
00:37:56 You call that a foul? Maybe you're not as smart as you look.
00:40:09 Chuck, maybe you should go upstairs and get some sleep.
00:41:49 GOSSIP GIRL: XOXO, Gossip Girl.
Cast & Characters
Blake Lively
Serena van der Woodsen
Leighton Meester
Blair Waldorf
Penn Badgley
Dan Humphrey
Chace Crawford
Nate Archibald
Ed Westwick
Chuck Bass
Taylor Momsen
Jenny Humphrey
Matthew Settle
Rufus Humphrey
Jessica Szohr
Vanessa Abrams
Kelly Rutherford
Lily van der Woodsen
David Call
Ben Donovan
Tika Sumpter
Raina Thorpe
Michael Boatman
Russell Thorpe
William Baldwin
William van der Woodsen
John Bolton
Bruce Caplan
Zuzanna Szadkowski
Dorota Kishlovsky
Aaron Schwartz
Vanya
Marsha Dietlein
Cynthia Sharp
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed647
Dialogue density15.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:41:49
Production Record
DirectorDavid Warren
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes359
Factoids
Episode
Gossip Girl, season 4, episode 17: Empire of the Son.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1395/season/4/episode/17
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