Will Serena's quest to unmask Gossip Girl be successful - and will Derena reunite? How will the Chuck-Blair-Nate love triangle play out as the big prom approaches?

Luckily for us, Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly has some scoop in both departments. Here's what the venerable TV sleuth writes in his weekly column ...

Q: I read somewhere that the season finale of Gossip Girl includes Serena uncovering the identity of Gossip Girl herself. Will she be successful in that regard?

A: She uncovers the identity ... of someone connected to Gossip Girl, but not Gossip Girl herself (still no word on what to make of that Kristen Bell sighting).

Q: I need Gossip Girl scoop, preferably about the prom.

A: Revenge-seeking Chuck Bass, furious at Blair Waldorf for attending the big ball with Nate Archibald, hatches a plan to make Nelly Yuki prom queen. Meanwhile, Dan and Serena end up going together, but as friends, not lovers.

A FRIENDSHIP STRAINED: Will the relationship between these two ever be the same after they battle one another for the affections of the lovely Miss Waldorf?

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