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{{Infobox Televisiontelevision episode
| Seriesseries = [[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]
| Imageimage = [[File:Gossip girl season 4 premiere.JPG|220 px]]
| Captioncaption = [[Blair Waldorf|Blair]] and [[Serena van der Woodsen|Serena]] having fun in [[Paris]]
| season = 4
| Title = Belles de Jour
| Seasonepisode = 41
| airdate = {{Start date|2010|09|13}} ([[The CW]])
| Episode = 1
| Airdatewriter = September[[Joshua 13,Safran]] 2010& ([[TheStephanie CWSavage]])
| Writerdirector = [[JoshuaMark SafranPiznarski]] & [[Stephanie Savage]]
| guests = * [[Hugo Becker (actor)|Hugo Becker]] as [[List of Gossip Girl characters#Louis Grimaldi|Louis Grimaldi]]▼
| Director = [[Mark Piznarski]]
|Guests=* [[Katie Cassidy]] as [[Juliet Sharp]]
* [[Margaret Colin]] as [[List of Gossip Girl characters#Eleanor Waldorf|Eleanor Waldorf Rose]]▼
*[[Clémence Poésy]] as Eva Coupeau
* [[MichelleClémence TrachtenbergPoésy]] as [[GeorginaEva Sparks]]Coupeau
* [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] as [[Georgina Sparks]]
▲*[[Margaret Colin]] as [[List of Gossip Girl characters#Eleanor Waldorf|Eleanor Waldorf Rose]]
* Taylor Gildersleeve as Tiffani▼
▲*[[Hugo Becker (actor)|Hugo Becker]] as [[List of Gossip Girl characters#Louis Grimaldi|Louis Grimaldi]]
| Productionproduction = 401▼
▲*Taylor Gildersleeve as Tiffani
| prev = [[Last Tango, Then Paris]]
▲| Production = 401
| Prevnext = [[LastDouble Tango,Identity Then(Gossip ParisGirl)|Double Identity]]
| Nextepisode_list = [[DoubleList Identityof (Gossip Girl)|Double Identity]]episodes
| Episode listseason_article = [[List of Gossip Girl episodes|List of ''Gossip Girl''season episodes]]4
|}}
 
"'''Belles de Jour'''" is the 66th episode of the [[The CW Television Network|CW]] [[television series]], ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', as well as the [[season premiere]] of the [[Gossip Girl (TV series)|show's]] [[Gossip Girl (season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=gossip_girl&view=listings| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl Episode Listings|publisher=thefutoncritic.com | access-date=| work=| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref> The episode was written by [[Joshua Safran]] and [[Stephanie Savage]] and directed by [[Mark Piznarski]]. It originally aired on Monday, September 13, 2010 on the [[The CW Television Network|CW]]. The episode filmed several scenes in Paris, a move that was heavily promoted by the show's network and commended by critics. A promotional video entitled "Oh Mon Dieu" used a French rendition of [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s "[[These Boots Were Made For Walking]]" to advertise the season premiere.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.starsentertainment.com/tv-according-to-alexis/item/1872-gossip-girl-oh-mon-dieu.html| first=| last=| title='Gossip Girl': Oh Mon Dieu!| date=| work=Stars Entertainment.com| accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-24| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722062601/http://www.starsentertainment.com/tv-according-to-alexis/item/1872-gossip-girl-oh-mon-dieu.html| archive-date=2011-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/08/gossip-girl-season-4-promo-oh-mon-dieu.html| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl - Season 4 Promo - Oh Mon Dieu!| date=2010-08-16| work=Spoiler TV| accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/08/gossip-girl-promos-sacre-blair/| first=Steve| last=Marsi| title=Gossip Girl Promos: Sacre Blair!| date=2010-08-20| work=TV Fanatic| accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2010-08-17-oh-mon-dieu-new-gossip-girl-trailer| first=| last=| title=Oh Mon Dieu!!! New Gossip Girl Trailer!!!| date=2010-08-17| work=''[[PerezHilton.com]]''| accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-24}}</ref>
 
The episode received generally favorable reviews, with critics and fans praising [[Katie Cassidy]] for her performances as Juliet Sharp.<ref name="Tv Fanatice">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/09/gossip-girl-review-belles-du-jour/| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl Season Premiere Review: "Belles Du Jour"| date=September 14, 2010 | work=TV Fanatic| accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> The fourth season premiere opens with [[Serena van der Woodsen]] ([[Blake Lively]]) and [[Blair Waldorf]] ([[Leighton Meester]]) spending their vacation in Paris to move on from their troubles. [[Vanessa Abrams]] ([[Jessica Szohr]]) returns to New York and finds [[Dan Humphrey]] ([[Penn Badgley]]) living with [[Georgina Sparks]] ([[Michelle TrachtenburgTrachtenberg]]) and a baby, while [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nate Archibald]] ([[Chace Crawford]]) attempts to move on from his breakup with Serena, he befriends Juliet Sharp ([[Katie Cassidy]]), a girl with ulterior motives for helping him.
 
==Plot==
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Serena and Blair enjoy their summer vacation in Paris trying to take their minds off of home. Chuck is recovering after being found and healed by Eva. Meanwhile, back in New York, Eleanor helps make arrangements for the Fashion's Night Out gathering at the Van Der Woodsen apartment and Dan and Nate prepare to face Serena.
 
==Production==
===Casting===
The fourth season premiere showed cameos from prominent members of the fashion and film industry. During the Fashion's Night Out party, fashion models Corinna Drengk and [[Karlie Kloss]] make a cameo appearance as Lily's guests and French actress and fashion model [[Lou Doillon]] makes a cameo during Serena and Blair's double date.<ref name="Gossip Girl Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales">{{cite web|url= http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/gossip_girl_recap_8.html| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales| date= September 14, 2010| work=[[New York Magazine(magazine)|New York]]| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110414185121/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/gossip_girl_recap_8.html| archivedatearchive-date= 14 April 2011 | url-status= live}}<!/ref> A new love interest for Blair had been cast for the Paris story arc. French actor [[Hugo Becker (actor)|Hugo Becker]] was cast as Louis Grimaldi, a member of the [[Monaco|Monégasque]] [[House of Grimaldi|royal family]] and suitor to Blair.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://talking-gossip.com/tag/hugo-DASHBotbecker/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830120356/http://talking->gossip.com/tag/hugo-becker/| deadurlurl-status=dead| noarchive-date=August 30, 2011| title=4.02 – Double Identity – Synopsis| date=September 8, 2010| work=talking-gossip.com| access-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref>
A new love interest for Blair had been cast for the Paris story arc. French actor [[Hugo Becker (actor)|Hugo Becker]] was cast as Louis Grimaldi, a member of the [[Monaco|Monégasque]] [[House of Grimaldi|royal family]] and suitor to Blair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talking-gossip.com/tag/hugo-becker/ | first=| last=| title=4.02 – Double Identity – Synopsis| date= September 8, 2010| work=talking-gossip.com| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref>
 
Although credited, [[Taylor Momsen]] ([[Jenny Humphrey]]) does not appear in this episode.<ref name="Gossip Girl: Belles de Jour Episode Summary on TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/gossip-girl/belles-de-jour/episode/1355263/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl: Belles de Jour Episode Summary on TV.com| date= September 13, 2010| work=[[TV.com]]| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> When discussing Momsen's return to filming in the show, producer and ''Gossip Girl'' writer [[Stephanie Savage]] stated, "We want to keep it up in the air where her character will go" and hoped to create tension with her absence, also stating that Momsen would return for an episode for the first half of the season. Savage also dispelled rumors that Italo-French songwriter and wife to the President of France, [[Carla Bruni]], would make a guest appearance nor would famous director and producer [[Woody Allen]].<ref name="Gossip Girl Producers Dish On Chuck's Fate, Filming In Paris and Jenny Humphrey's Return">{{cite web|last1=Adalian|first1=Joe|last2=Gordon|first2=Diane|title=Gossip Girl Producers Dish On Chuck's Fate, Filming In Paris and Jenny Humphrey's Return|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/gossip_girl_producers_dish_on.html|date=July 29, 2010|work=New York Magazine|accessdateaccess-date=December 1, 2013}}</ref>
 
[[Michael Ausiello]] of [[Entertainment Weekly]] stated that a new love interest for Nate would be cast, confirming rumors that Nate and Serena's relationship has ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/06/09/ask-ausiello-gossip-girl-chuck/| first=Michael| last=Ausiello| title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Gossip Girl,' 'Chuck,' 'True Blood,' 'Greek,' 'Grey's,' and more!| date= June 9, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| access-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Former ''[[Melrose Place (2009)|Melrose Place]]'' star [[Katie Cassidy]] joined the cast as Juliet, a student at Columbia University and a potential love interest for Nate, with an agenda against Serena, together with [[David Call]] as Ben Donovan, Juliet's imprisoned brother.<ref name="Ben">[http://gossipgirlsss.us/casting-news-david-call-ben/ Casting News : David Call – Ben] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824033225/http://gossipgirlsss.us/casting-news-david-call-ben/ |date=August 24, 2010 }} retrieved: 2010-08-19.</ref><ref name="Gossip Girl snags Katie Cassidy">{{Cite magazine|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/26/gossip-girl-snags-katie-cassidy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627124943/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/26/gossip-girl-snags-katie-cassidy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2010|title=Exclusive: 'Gossip Girl' snags 'Melrose' minx Katie Cassidy|date=June 26, 2010|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 26, 2010}}</ref>
 
[[MichaelNews Ausiello]] of [[Entertainment Weekly]] statedspread that a new love interest for NateChuck would be cast. Producers started casting the recurring role of Eva, confirmingan rumorsutterly thatgorgeous Natefemale in her 20s or 30s who boasts a warm heart and Serena'san relationshipauthentic hasFrench endedaccent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/0605/0924/ask-ausiello-gossip-girl-season-4-spoiler-chuck/| first=Michael| last=Ausiello| title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Gossip Girl,' 'Chuck,'scoop: 'TrueIs Blood,'this 'Greek,'[spoiler] 'Grey's,'new and more!girlfriend?| date= JuneMay 924, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> FormerHollywood and media business blog, ''[[MelroseThe PlaceWrap]] (2009)|Melroseannounced Placethat [[Harry Potter]]'' staractress [[KatieClémence CassidyPoésy]] joinedhad thebeen cast as Juliet,Eva aand studentwould atbe Columbiaa Universitypart andof a potentialfour loveepisode intereststory for Nate, with an agenda against Serena, together with [[David Call]] as Ben Donovan, Juliet's imprisoned brotherarc.<ref>{{cite nameweb|url="Ben">[http://gossipgirlsssinsidetv.usew.com/casting2010/06/21/gossip-newsgirl-davidclemence-call-benpoesy/| Castingfirst=Michael| Newslast=Ausiello| title='Gossip Girl' scoop: DavidMeet CallChuck's –new Ben]'Blair'| {{webarchivedate= June 21, 2010|url work=https://web[[EW.archive.org/web/20100824033225/http://gossipgirlsss.us/castingcom]]| access-news-david-call-ben/ |date=AugustMarch 2420, 2010 2011}} retrieved: 2010-08-19.</ref><ref name="Gossip Girl snagsHarry KatiePotter Cassidystar">{{Cite web|url=http://ausiellofileswww.ewdigitalspy.comco.uk/2010ustv/06/26s83/gossip-girl/news/a230946/potter-snagsstar-katiesigns-cassidy/ up-for-gossip-girl.html|title=Exclusive: 'Gossip GirlPotter' snagsstar 'Melrose'signs minxup Katiefor 'Gossip Girl'|last=Wightman|first=Catriona Cassidy|date=June 2621, 2010|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=Entertainment[[Digital WeeklySpy]]|accessdateaccess-date=June 2621, 2010}}{{dead| linkarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100624220532/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s83/gossip-girl/news/a230946/potter-star-signs-up-for-gossip-girl.html| archive-date=September 201624 June 2010 |bot url-status=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic live}}</ref>
 
===Filming Locationslocations===▼
News spread that a new love interest for Chuck would be cast. Producers started casting the recurring role of Eva, an utterly gorgeous female in her 20s or 30s who boasts a warm heart and an authentic French accent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/05/24/gossip-girl-season-4-spoiler-chuck/| first=Michael| last=Ausiello| title='Gossip Girl' scoop: Is this [spoiler] new girlfriend?| date= May 24, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Hollywood and media business blog, [[The Wrap]] announced that [[Harry Potter]] actress [[Clémence Poésy]] had been cast as Eva and would be a part of a four episode story arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/06/21/gossip-girl-clemence-poesy/| first=Michael| last=Ausiello| title='Gossip Girl' scoop: Meet Chuck's new 'Blair'| date= June 21, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Harry Potter star">{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s83/gossip-girl/news/a230946/potter-star-signs-up-for-gossip-girl.html|title='Potter' star signs up for 'Gossip Girl'|last=Wightman|first=Catriona |date=June 21, 2010|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=June 21, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100624220532/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s83/gossip-girl/news/a230946/potter-star-signs-up-for-gossip-girl.html| archivedate= 24 June 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
[[File:GoosipGossip Girl filming in Paris, France, 30 December 2011.jpg|250px|thumb|upright|Blake Lively filming in [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], [[Paris, France]].]]▼
 
Various news medias announced the fourth season premiere of Gossip Girl would be filmed in Paris. ''[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]'s'' [[Tim Stack]] revealed that the show would be filming two episodes in the French capital, anticipated whether it could rival the same Parisian trip that ''[[Sex and the City]]'' had done years prior and jokingly requested that show stylist Eric Daman dress [[Leighton Meester]] in a gown to equal [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]'s multi-lyered Versace outfit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/10/gossip-girl-is-paris/| first=Tim| last=Stack| title='Gossip Girl' is headed to Paris. Oh là là!| date= May 10, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Archana Ram revealed the new clothes that the show's character would be wearing for the Paris story arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/07/06/gossip-girl-filming-paris/| first=Archana| last=Ram| title=Spotted: 'Gossip Girl' stars filming in Paris, wearing more clothes for us to obsess over| date= July 6, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> French magazine ''[[Grazia]]'' revealed that the show would be shooting at the French University, [[La Sorbonne]] in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5, with [[Clémence Poésy]] joining the cast in the same [[filming location]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/30/gossip-girls-french-filming-location-revealed/| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl’sGirl's French filming location revealed| date= June 30, 2010| work=onlocationvacations.com| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011| archive-date=October 16, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016074726/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/30/gossip-girls-french-filming-location-revealed/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grazia.fr/people/Gossip-Girl-a-Paris-le-tournage-aura-lieu-a-50276| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl a Paris, le tournage aura lieu| date= June 30, 2010| work=Grazia.com| accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Joe Adalian and Diane Gordon of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' revealed more filming locations from [[MuseeMusée Dd'Orsay]], the [[Eiffel Tower]], [[Gare du Nord]] to [[Avenue Montaigne]]. Stephanie Savage stated that Vogue's [[Vogue_Vogue (magazine)#Other_editionsOther editions|Fashion's Night Out]] would be incorporated into the story arc.<ref name="Gossip Girl Producers Dish On Chuck's Fate, Filming In Paris and Jenny Humphrey's Return" /> [[Leighton Meester]] and [[Blake Lively]] filmed the double date scene at the French restaurant [[Bacarat]].<ref name="Gossip Girl Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales" />▼
▲===Filming Locations===
▲[[File:Goosip.jpg|250px|thumb|upright|Blake Lively filming in [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], [[Paris, France]].]]
▲Various news medias announced the fourth season premiere of Gossip Girl would be filmed in Paris. ''[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]'s'' [[Tim Stack]] revealed that the show would be filming two episodes in the French capital, anticipated whether it could rival the same Parisian trip that ''[[Sex and the City]]'' had done years prior and jokingly requested that show stylist Eric Daman dress [[Leighton Meester]] in a gown to equal [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]'s multi-lyered Versace outfit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/10/gossip-girl-is-paris/| first=Tim| last=Stack| title='Gossip Girl' is headed to Paris. Oh là là!| date= May 10, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Archana Ram revealed the new clothes that the show's character would be wearing for the Paris story arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/07/06/gossip-girl-filming-paris/| first=Archana| last=Ram| title=Spotted: 'Gossip Girl' stars filming in Paris, wearing more clothes for us to obsess over| date= July 6, 2010| work=[[EW.com]]| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref> French magazine ''[[Grazia]]'' revealed that the show would be shooting at the French University, [[La Sorbonne]] in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5, with [[Clémence Poésy]] joining the cast in the same [[filming location]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/30/gossip-girls-french-filming-location-revealed/| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl’s French filming location revealed| date= June 30, 2010| work=onlocationvacations.com| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grazia.fr/people/Gossip-Girl-a-Paris-le-tournage-aura-lieu-a-50276| first=| last=| title=Gossip Girl a Paris, le tournage aura lieu| date= June 30, 2010| work=Grazia.com| accessdate=March 20, 2011}}</ref> Joe Adalian and Diane Gordon of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' revealed more filming locations from [[Musee D'Orsay]], the [[Eiffel Tower]], [[Gare du Nord]] to [[Avenue Montaigne]]. Stephanie Savage stated that Vogue's [[Vogue_(magazine)#Other_editions|Fashion's Night Out]] would be incorporated into the story arc.<ref name="Gossip Girl Producers Dish On Chuck's Fate, Filming In Paris and Jenny Humphrey's Return" /> [[Leighton Meester]] and [[Blake Lively]] filmed the double date scene at the French restaurant [[Bacarat]].<ref name="Gossip Girl Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales" />
 
===Fashion===
While filming, Blake Lively commented on the show's fashion for the premiere and her experience of dressing up in Paris. "I feel like just in general, people here dress a little more fabulous [with] things that are a little more old glamor. It's a little bit more glamorous in Paris. You can get away with it." Meester also praised the elevation of the fashions usually seen in the show. "The wardrobe in this show is incredible, but in Paris it's been over-the-top amazing. They just really have taken it to the next level...because we're in Paris and because Blair is starting a new life."<ref name="Paris Fashion">{{cite web | title = Gossip Girl - Paris Fashion|author=cwgossip| publisher = [[YouTube]]|url=httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8fnmrmQX4|date=2011-05-11|accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-24}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
 
The opening montage features Leighton Meester wearing a printed [[Moschino]] frock with Blake Lively dressed in a [[GeorgeGeorges Chakra]] couture dress and a Haute Hippie ruffled emerald green wrap dress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2010/07/05/on-the-gossip-girl-set-with-leighton-meester-in-moschino-blake-lively-in-georges-chakra/| first=| last=| title=On The Gossip Girl Set With Leighton Meester In Moschino & Blake Lively In Georges Chakra| date=July 5, 2010 | work=Red Carpet Fashion Awards| accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.instyle.com/2010/07/06/gossip-girl-stars-get-parisian-chic/| first=Joyann| last=King| title=''Gossip Girl'' Stars Get Parisian Chic| date=July 6, 2010 | work=[[InStyle]]| accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.instyle.com/photo-gallery/?postgallery=18447=8| first=Joyann| last=King| title=''Gossip Girl'' Stars Get Parisian Chic| date=July 6, 2010 | work=InStyle.com| accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> Lively was later seen wearing Suno pink palazzo pants while Meester appeared in a pink [[Oscar de la Renta]] frock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.instyle.com/photo-gallery/?postgallery=18447=1| first=Joyann| last=King| title=''Gossip Girl'' Stars Get Parisian Chic| date=July 6, 2010 | work=InStyle| accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> Meester also wore a [[Maxime Simoëns]] dress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gossip Girl Fashion Credits: Every Season In One Place!|url=http://news.instyle.com/photo-gallery/?postgallery=143856#179|work=InStyle|accessdateaccess-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref>
 
==Cultural Allusionsallusions==
The title of the episode comes from the 1967 film ''[[Belle de Jour (film)|Belle de Jour]]'' starring French actress Catherine Deneuve,<ref name="Gossip Girl: Belles de Jour Episode Summary on TV.com" /> featured French literature, fashion, and art, and pays homage to one of Edith Wharton's novels. [[Édouard Manet]]'s ''[[Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe]]'' is featured in the episode and an artistic favorite of Blair when she visits [[Musée d'Orsay]]. [[Gigi (novella)|Gigi]] penned by novelist [[Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette|Colette]] is read by Blair in a Parisian park and mentions Serena's infatuation with men wearing [http://www.zadig-et-voltaire.com/ Zadig and Voltaire]. Juliet is seen reading Wharton's, ''[[The House of Mirth]]'' at the New York restaurant, Norma's.<ref name="Gossip Girl Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales" />
 
==Reception==
"Belles de Jour" was watched by 1.83 million viewers and achieved a 1.0 in the Adults 18-49 demo.<ref name="belles">[http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/09/21/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-20-2010/ Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 20, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515210916/http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/09/21/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-20-2010/ |date=May 15, 2012 }} ''Your Entertainment Now''. Retrieved November 2, 2010.</ref> Despite the low ratings, the premiere received generally favorable reviews from critics. L.J. Gibbs, from ''Tv Fanatic'', gave the episode 4.5 stars out of 5.0 and praised [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] and guest star [[Katie Cassidy]]'s acting and storylines.<ref name="Tv Fanatice" /> Mark O. Estes, from ''Tv Overmind'', also enjoyed the fact that the episode had "explored more adult themes than usual".<ref>[http://www.tvovermind.com/cable/thecw/gossip-girl/gossip-girl-401-belles-de-jour-reviewrecap/30603 Gossip Girl 4.01 “Belles de Jour” Review/Recap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917104452/http://www.tvovermind.com/cable/thecw/gossip-girl/gossip-girl-401-belles-de-jour-reviewrecap/30603 |date=2010-09-17 }}. TV Overmind. September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.</ref> Gerard McGarry, from ''Unreality Shout'', had said that the season premiere was "brilliant", while Alexis James-Whitehead, from ''Buzz Focus.com'', had said that the episode was "''less sizzle than fizzle''".<ref>[http://unrealityshout.com/blogs/gossip-girl-season-4-belles-du-jour-s04e01-episode-review Gossip Girl Season 4 - Belles Du Jour (S04E01) - Episode review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917125405/http://unrealityshout.com/blogs/gossip-girl-season-4-belles-du-jour-s04e01-episode-review |date=September 17, 2010 }}. Unreality Shout. September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.buzzfocus.com/2010/09/13/gossip-girl-season-4-episode-1-premiere-belles-de-jour/ Gossip Girl Season 4 Episode 1 (Premiere): Belles de Jour] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916021451/http://www.buzzfocus.com/2010/09/13/gossip-girl-season-4-episode-1-premiere-belles-de-jour/ |date=September 16, 2010 }}. Buzz Focus.com. September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.</ref> A repeat of the season premiere was watched by 0.87 million viewers on October 18, 2010.<ref>Robert Seidman [http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/19/monday-finals-castle-adjusted-down-how-i-met-your-mother-dwts-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-adjusted-up/68822 Monday Finals: Castle, Lie to Me Adjusted Down; How I Met Your Mother, DWTS, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly Adjusted Up] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021064756/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/19/monday-finals-castle-adjusted-down-how-i-met-your-mother-dwts-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-adjusted-up/68822 |date=2010-10-21 }} ''TV by the Numbers''. Retrieved: 2010-1019.</ref>
 
Erik Adams assessed the relationship chemistry between Blair and Serena. "Chuck’s survival and new life are set up to be the episode’s big shocker, but I was taken by a different revelation: After Blair decided for the umpteenth time that she was tired of living in Serena’s shadow, it dawned on me that the Serena-Blair relationship is the great, central romance of Gossip Girl. The “will they break it off?” tension between the two characters has informed plenty of plots and multi-episode arcs in the series’ past, but “Belles du Jour” truly let that relationship breathe as it built momentum toward the next episode. It also paid off in one of the show’s best punch lines in a long time, as Blair’s bitchy, entitled nature boiled to the surface and plunged Serena into a fountain.<ref name="Belles">{{Citecite webnews|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/belles-de-jour,45119/ |title= Belles de Jour |date=September 14, 2010 |last=Adams |first=Erik |worknewspaper=''[[The A.V. Club]]'' |accessdateaccess-date= May 26, 2010}}</ref> Adams praised the casting of Cassidy and the character of Juliet having "[...]the most intriguing hand to reveal in coming episodes. Introduced as the cultured, compassionate antidote to the bimbos performing a commercial for Rock Band 3 [...] the character leaves “Belles du Jour” by flashing a cork-board diagram of the main cast’s social circle that would leave The Wire’s Lester Freamon thoughtfully nodding his head."<ref name="Belles" /> The closing montage featured Juliet with photos and visual cross references on the Upper East siders, leading fans to speculate if she was Gossip Girl. An interview with the ''[[New York Post]]'' dispelled rumors when Katie Cassidy jokingly stated that she was not portraying Gossip Girl but understood how the episode had been set up to make fans assume.<ref name="Katie Cassidy interview">{{Cite web|last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/katie_cassidy_R3zeFjvJtBtqhA3QlUeTeI|title=Katie Cassidy: I'm not Gossip Girl |date=September 27, 2010|work=[[New York Post]]|accessdateaccess-date=November 2, 2010| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101115203826/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/katie_cassidy_R3zeFjvJtBtqhA3QlUeTeI| archivedatearchive-date= 15 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The scene in which Blair pushed Serena in the fountain was included in [[BuddyTV]]'s 10 favorite catfights on television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kubicek|first=John|title=Girl-on-Girl Action: TV’s Top 10 Catfights|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/pretty-little-liars/girlongirl-action-tvs-top-10-catfights-8529.aspx|publisherstatus=[[BuddyTV]]|accessdate=February 27, 2013dead}}</ref>
 
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