Ep 3. The Undergraduate

In the third episode of Gossip Girl season 4, entitled "The Undergraduate," the characters are back at college and the drama continues. One of the main storylines follows Blair Waldorf as she tries to maintain her status as a Queen Bee on campus. However, she faces competition from a new freshman student named Juliet, who is quickly gaining popularity.

Meanwhile, Serena Vanderwoodsen is struggling to balance her new job as a production assistant on a movie set with her schoolwork. She is also dealing with feelings for Ben, the teacher who was falsely accused of having a relationship with her last season.

As always, the gossip blog is keeping tabs on all of the characters' lives and spreading rumors about them. One particularly juicy rumor involves Chuck Bass, who is rumored to have a secret wife. This rumor causes tension between Chuck and his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Blair.

Another major plotline of the episode involves Dan Humphrey, Jenny's brother and a student at NYU. He gets involved with a young movie producer named Olivia Burke, who is played by guest star Hilary Duff. Olivia is with Dan when they run into Vanessa Abrams, Dan's ex-girlfriend. Vanessa is working on a documentary about Olivia and the movie she's working on, which causes tension between her and Dan.

Overall, "The Undergraduate" is a typical episode of Gossip Girl, filled with drama, scandal, and intrigue. As always, the characters are dealing with the pressures of being young, beautiful, and wealthy in the cutthroat world of Manhattan's elite.