The BEST episodes written by Joshua Safran
#1 - Yes
Quantico - Season 1 - Episode 22
It’s graduation day for the NATS of Quantico, while, in the future, Alex and her team find themselves head-to-head with the terrorist.
#2 - Inside
Quantico - Season 1 - Episode 11
The terrorists responsible for the bombing of Grand Central Station finally reveal themselves, but instead of answers, more questions remain. While back at Quantico, the recruits receive a well-deserved few days off for the holidays, but not everyone is oh so merry when secrets are revealed and lines and blurred.
#3 - The Wrong Goodbye
Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Episode 22
Georgina Sparks turns up at the fundraiser looking for trouble. Serena and Vanessa reluctantly join forces to find Dan and Charlie. Blair must make a choice between the men in her life when her life is in danger.
#4 - G.G.
Gossip Girl - Season 5 - Episode 13
Chuck wrestles with the reality that Blair is about to walk down the aisle with Prince Louis. Georgina's return threatens to throw the royal event into chaos.
#5 - America
Quantico - Season 1 - Episode 2
Alex is on the run and must outsmart Liam and his team to get into her apartment for anything that could help clear her name. Meanwhile, in a flashback to Quantico training, the NATS are tasked with finding a needle in a haystack while looking for potential threats to national security.
#6 - Summer, Kind of Wonderful
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 1
As the summer draws to a close, Serena and Nate pretend they are in a relationship. Blair returns from abroad with a new man and Jenny sneaks an invite to a much-coveted Hamptons' White Party.
#7 - The Goodbye Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 25
Gossip Girl decides to liven things up at graduation by sending out a shocking and damaging email blast in the midst of the commencement ceremony. Lily and Rufus struggle to repair their relationship.
#8 - Woman on the Verge
Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 17
After Georgina reveals the true reason Serena left Manhattan, Serena falls back into her old habits. Meanwhile, Rufus is excited when his band is invited to perform at a Rolling Stone-sponsored concert.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#9 - Run
Quantico - Season 1 - Episode 1
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#10 - KUDOVE
Quantico - Season 2 - Episode 1
While investigating the dark world of espionage at a mysterious CIA training facility, Alex becomes caught at the center of a conspiracy that threatens lives across the globe.
#11 - You've Got Yale
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 16
The students are stressed out as they find out who was accepted for early admission to Yale. Chuck finds an unlikely ally in his feud with Jack.
#12 - Hi, Society
Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 10
Serena's grandmother announces that Serena must go to Debutante Ball. A jealous Nate begins to suspect that Blair is seeing someone else. Jenny finds herself defying her parents.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#13 - Seventeen Candles
Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 8
Blair is feeling heartbroken and guilty by the current state of her relationship with Nate and her recent indiscretion, but she manages to put on a happy face for her 17th birthday party.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#14 - Belles de Jour
Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Episode 1
Blair and Serena have spent the summer in Paris, both trying to take their minds off of their problems back in New York. Meanwhile, Eleanor helps plan a fashion party at the Van Der Woodsen apartment.
#15 - Double Identity
Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Episode 2
Living out a real-life fairytale in Paris, Blair is pursued by a handsome young man. A very concerned Lily asks Serena to help her find Chuck. Meanwhile, Chuck is adjusting to a fresh start in Paris with a mysterious new woman.
#16 - The Magnificent Archibalds
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 11
Blair is offended when her mom's new boyfriend ruins her Thanksgiving traditions. Lily attempts to strengthen the frail bond between Rufus and Jenny. Eric discovers a secret about Bart.
#17 - The Treasure of Serena Madre
Gossip Girl - Season 3 - Episode 11
Blair suspects her mom has been keeping a big secret from her. Jenny can’t pass up a chance to get even with Eric. Serena is put in a very awkward position when her mother invites Trip and Maureen to join them for Thanksgiving dinner.
#18 - Reversals of Fortune
Gossip Girl - Season 3 - Episode 1
Blair and Chuck continue to adjust to being in a relationship with one another. Serena returns from Europe with new secrets to hide and a new relationship.
#19 - New Haven Can Wait
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 6
After they get into a fight, Serena decides to get even with Blair. Dan discovers that none of his recommendation letters for Yale were ever submitted.
#20 - Bad News Blair
Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 4
Blair's mother chooses her to be the new face of her clothing line. Serena and Dan are reminded that they come from two very different worlds. Nate and Chuck have a boys weekend.
Watch Now:Apple TV
#21 - Last Tango, Then Paris
Gossip Girl - Season 3 - Episode 22
Blair must make a difficult decision. A Gossip Girl gossip bomb involving Dan explodes Serena and Nate's relationship. Meanwhile, Georgina returns to the Upper East Side.
#22 - Gaslit
Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Episode 10
Chuck, Serena, Blair, Dan, Jenny and Eric find themselves faced with a crisis when a member of one of their families is hospitalized. Nate attempts to help his parents put their complicated past behind them and reconcile.
#23 - Yes, Then Zero
Gossip Girl - Season 5 - Episode 1
Serena slips up at her new job in Hollywood. Chuck and Nate arrive in Los Angeles and meet up with Serena for a glamorous party. Plans for their wedding come between Louis and Blair. Dan has a problem when a magazine plans to print an excerpt of his book.
#24 - LNWILT
Quantico - Season 2 - Episode 14
In the wake of the G20 hostage crisis, President Claire Haas assembles an illegal and clandestine joint task force, bringing together Alex and her friends from both the FBI and CIA to unmask a global conspiracy.
#26 - On Broadway
Smash (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 1
Back from a successful run in Boston, Eileen, Julia and Tom are blindsided by both personal and professional obstacles as they seek to take "Bombshell" to Broadway. Karen consults her new mentor, Broadway star Veronica "Ronnie" Moore, as she finds herself on the brink of fame, but her success may come at cost to Ivy. A new talent is discovered in an unexpected place. Meanwhile, Derek copes with a damaging accusation.
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#27 - The Phenomenon
Smash (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 14
An unexpected event bonds both "Bombshell" and "Hit List."
#28 - Just Another Girl on the MTA
Gossip Girl (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 1
As the school year begins for New York’s elite, a new student at Constance St. Jude’s finds herself thrust into the spotlight, while a mysterious presence threatens to shake the status quo.
Watch Now:Amazon
#29 - The Tonys
Smash (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 17
On Tony night, the awards might not provide the answers everyone is looking for. As Jimmy faces a final reckoning, Tom, Julia, Derek, Karen, Ivy, and most of all, Eileen wait to see if the ceremony will confirm their place in the Broadway pantheon once and for all.