, ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁is ▁o stra ci zed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁consist ently ▁fight ▁and ▁recon cile ▁throughout ▁the ▁show ' s ▁subsequent ▁episodes , ▁often ▁dealing ▁with ▁Ser ena ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁over shadow ▁Bla ir . ▁Ser ena ▁and ▁Bla ir ▁recon cile ▁after ▁a ▁heart f elt ▁confront ation ▁that ▁prompt ed ▁Ser ena ▁to ▁admit ▁her ▁mistake ▁with ▁N ate ▁and ▁leaving ▁Bla ir ▁in ▁her ▁time ▁of ▁need . ▁ ▁Ser ena ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁problems ▁as ▁her ▁mother ▁becomes ▁engaged ▁to ▁Bart ▁Bass , ▁who ▁forces ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁adjust ▁to ▁living ▁with ▁Ch uck , ▁then ▁she ▁disco vers ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Dan ' s ▁father , ▁R uf us ▁Hum ph rey , ▁and ▁the ▁comp lications ▁of ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Dan ▁that ▁is ▁met ▁with ▁disapp ro val ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁pe ers . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Dan ▁further ▁reaches ▁comp lications ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Georg ina ▁S par ks , ▁a ▁long time ▁friend ▁who ▁slowly ▁reve als ▁to ▁view ers ▁the ▁real ▁reason ▁why ▁Ser ena ▁left ▁Manh attan . ▁Georg ina ▁drives ▁her ▁to ▁commit ▁the ▁same ▁mistakes ▁she ▁did ▁before ▁leaving ▁Manh attan , ▁r anging ▁from ▁part ying ▁excess ively ▁to ▁drink ing ▁heavily , ▁causing ▁Ser ena ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁S AT s . ▁Ser ena ▁confront s ▁Georg