▁two ▁of ▁Bla ir ' s ▁mean ▁girls ▁throwing ▁N air ▁at ▁Am anda ▁and ▁Dan ▁acc using ▁Ser ena ▁of ▁being ▁behind ▁it , ▁Ser ena ▁takes ▁matters ▁into ▁her ▁own ▁hands ▁and ▁easily ▁re - est ab lish es ▁herself ▁as ▁Queen , ▁thus ▁reign iting ▁her ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Bla ir . ▁She ▁has ▁Dan ▁public ly ▁o stra ci zed ▁throughout ▁the ▁school . ▁Ex pos ing ▁herself ▁to ▁New ▁York ' s ▁high ▁society , ▁she ▁meets ▁Po ppy ▁L if ton , ▁a ▁social ite , ▁and ▁further ▁stra ins ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Bla ir ▁during ▁Ele an or ▁Wald orf ' s ▁fashion ▁show ▁when ▁she ▁and ▁Po ppy ▁particip ate ▁in ▁it . ▁Ser ena ▁and ▁Bla ir ▁eventually ▁recon cile ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Y ale , ▁where ▁she ▁didn ' t ▁originally ▁want ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁but ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁after ▁Bla ir ▁told ▁her ▁she ▁couldn ' t ▁possibly ▁get ▁in . ▁ ▁An ▁exhib it ▁in ▁R uf us ' ▁gallery ▁has ▁Ser ena ▁finding ▁new ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁child hood ▁friend ▁and ▁artist , ▁A aron ▁Rose . ▁She ▁eventually ▁recon c iles ▁with ▁Dan ▁but ▁their ▁friendship ▁soon ▁threat ens ▁her ▁new ▁love ▁with ▁A aron , ▁prompt ing ▁him ▁to ▁esc ort ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁ball ▁where ▁Ser ena ▁receives ▁news ▁from ▁her ▁mother ▁of ▁Bart ' s ▁death . ▁During ▁Bart ' s ▁fun eral , ▁A aron ▁not ices ▁her ▁contin ually