As Lily awaits the consequences of her decision, William van der Woodsen, CeCe and Lily's sister, Carol, come into town to support her and be part of a Taschen photo shoot on "modern royalty" in which the Rhodes family is participating. Unbeknownst to Carol, who has always chosen to keep her daughter Charlie far away from the Upper East Side, Charlie has followed her to New York to meet Serena and the rest of the family. Blair has an epiphany about her future, and grapples with the knowledge of whom she's destined to be with.
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William, along with Lily's mother and sister, CeCe and Carol ( Sheila Kelley ), come to New York to support Lily as she awaits sentencing for confessing to her crime. As the family reunion goes underway, it's discovered that Serena and Eric have a cousin who they didn't know about. Meanwhile, Blair and Dan deal with the aftermath of their kiss as Chuck realizes that he wants to win Blair back. Title reference: The 1994 film The Kid Stays in the Picture.