▁gar ner ▁much ▁attention . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁introdu ces ▁Ser ena ▁as ▁the ▁beautiful , ▁wealth y ▁daughter ▁of ▁divor ced ▁parents ▁who ▁returns ▁from ▁board ing ▁school . ▁Her ▁return ▁spark s ▁her ▁old ▁rival ry ▁with ▁her ▁best ▁friend , ▁Bla ir . ▁Ser ena ' s ▁return ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Eric ▁van ▁der ▁Wood sen , ▁who ▁attempted ▁suic ide . ▁She ▁is ▁considered ▁unw el come , ▁most ▁so ▁by ▁her ▁old ▁best ▁friend ▁Bla ir , ▁who ▁has ▁always ▁seen ▁Ser ena ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁her ▁reign ▁as ▁Queen ▁Be e ▁of ▁Const ance . ▁After ▁Ser ena ▁successfully ▁recon c iles ▁with ▁her , ▁Ch uck ▁Bass ▁reve als ▁to ▁Ser ena ▁that ▁he ▁knows ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁her ▁sudden ▁departure ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁- ▁taking ▁N ate ▁Arch ib ald ' s ▁( B la ir ' s ▁boy friend ) ▁vir gin ity ▁during ▁a ▁wed ding , ▁and ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁kiss ▁her . ▁Ser ena ▁man ages ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁runs ▁into ▁Dan , ▁a ▁St . ▁J ude ' s ▁student ▁from ▁Brook lyn , ▁who ▁often ▁express es ▁c yn ic ism ▁about ▁the ▁l ifest yle ▁his ▁wealth ier ▁class m ates ▁lead . ▁Ser ena ▁also ▁finds ▁a ▁friend ▁in ▁Jen ny ▁Hum ph rey , ▁Dan ' s ▁younger ▁sister . ▁N ate ▁eventually ▁reve als ▁his ▁tr yst ▁with ▁Ser ena ▁to ▁Bla ir