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Not approving of the new man in her mother's life, Cyrus Rose, Blair makes it her mission to split up the two lovebirds. After running away from home, Jenny moves in with Agnes as the friends move forward with their plans for a fashion line. Serena continues to fall for the new guy in her life, Aaron, but she learns something about him that threatens to end things just as they are getting good. Dan decides to win the trust of Bart Bass in order to learn more about the man and possibly write an exposé on him for Vanity Fair, but things get heated after Chuck finds out the real reason Dan is spending so much time around his family. Singer Cyndi Lauper makes a cameo at Blair's 18th birthday party celebration. Title reference: The 1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities.
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