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| - It's graduation for Constance Billard and St.Jude as the characters plan to take the plunge into their lives after high school. For some like Blair and Serena it means leaving behind Gossip Girl. Unfortunately, Gossip Girl has other plans for them. In the midst of the ceremony, Gossip Girl sends out a blast with unflattering labels for each of the main characters: "Nate: class whore; Dan: the ultimate insider; Chuck: coward; Blair: weakling; and Serena: "After today, you are officially irrelevant." Although Dan is unperturbed, the others are furious and seek revenge by trying to uncover Gossip Girl's identity. The attempted outings anger Gossip Girl so much that she unleashes her entire stockpile of tips, which concern events that have happened throughout the series but have thus far remained secret. Tempers flare as the secrets are revealed and everyone confronts each other. Chuck and Blair turn their anger onto Serena, who had set the trap that had provoked Gossip Girl's wrath. Upset, Serena texts Gossip Girl to meet her alone face-to-face at a bar, threatening to reveal her true identity to everyone. Gossip Girl calls her bluff and arranges for the whole class to meet Serena in the bar. Via e-mail, Gossip Girl then points out that she had given them all the perfect graduation present: a clean slate, as all their secrets were now out. She also reminds them that without their tips and their thirst for gossip and sordid drama, she would be nothing. She reveals that she will be following them to college, and her identity remains a mystery. The characters all prepare for the summer; Little J is crowned future Queen by Blair; Nate and Vanessa prepare for their roadtrip to Europe, just as friends; and Georgina prepares to attend NYU with Dan and Blair. After Blair pours out her heart to Chuck, he returns from Europe with her favorite goodies and tells her that he loves her too, finally.
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