Below is a promo for next Monday's Gossip Girl, "The Grandfather," in which Nate makes the difficult decision to reach out to his family. What will this mean for Vanessa?

Reeling from her denial from Yale, Blair Waldorf decides to do the opposite of everything the old Blair Waldorf would have done. Carter is still in town causing problems.

Chuck decides he's going to fight for what he cares about most, but it may be too late. Lily and Rufus decide to make lists of their past lovers - with unintended results.

Check out our photo gallery from this episode, then watch the promo below ...

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Because the Gossip Girl producers and the CW are so cool, we were sent a copy of this episode and have seen it. We'll post a recap for you later in the week!

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