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6-8: "It's Really Complicated" 2012.12.03


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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:00 PM

AND LET THERE BE THANKS — Serena and Dan decide to throw their first Thanksgiving together, inviting only their closest friends, but everyone seems to have their own agenda for attending. Feeling defeated by his father (guest star Robert John Burke), Chuck begins a downward spiral, leaving Blair to find a solution to his problems. Meanwhile, Dan has written his latest exposé, but he must make a tough decision whether to publish it, knowing it could destroy a close friendship. Chace Crawford, Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also star. Barry Watson and Sofia Black-D’Elia guest star. John Stephens directed the episode written by Jake Coburn.


Seeing Nate make out with Sage is gross. The actress looks twelve years old and needs some lessons before she should be on t.v. again. Not that any of these people are great thespians, but she's especially annoying.

Edited by gingercharm21, Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:01 PM.

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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:10 PM

So Nate had sex with Serena and humiliated her because though she invited him into her world, she never included him?

And he bow feels like one them and its a good thing because ......

Also, Penn please visit a groomer already
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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:11 PM

Dan has to be like Bass? GG writers, I get it, you don't like Dan. But must you ruin his character this much? I don't like any character, I haven't for a few seasons now, but even I can tell that this Dan is a Bizarro one. I'm guessing that his final chapter is about himself, or about how despite how horrible the UES is he still considers them his family. Otherwise, I don't understand his character destruction.

I thought the punch Nate gave Dan was a bit hypocritical. Nate was the same person who wanted Dan to write all these articles on the Spectator and he knew what he was getting himself into. The moment Dan jumped ship to Vanity Fair, which seemed like a smart thing since Nate might go to jail, Nate started to think of him as the devil. If Dan stayed with Nate, do you think he'd still punch Dan? No.

Some of the lines were pretty bad too, like the Pocahontas and 7th Heaven.

Sage is pretty much everything Nate hated about original Blair. The scheming, the lying, the exposing people. Yet, he's back to kissing her. This actually is in perfect character sense.

Two more episodes left and the preview looked stupid. Chuck isn't going to die. The writers love him too much. He'll probably show up at some brothel with Diana and Jack.

Edited by KookaMonga, Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:48 PM.

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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:25 PM

This is the most-checked-out I've ever seen with a TV show in its final season. They knew it was the last going in, but there is no energy left in this. The actors are bored, the writers seem like they're trying to scribble something down while they look for new work...even the title of this episode is lazy! Even by the standard of GG episode titles.

When Nate punched Dan, I pretended it was because of the hair.
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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:32 PM

Dan, you're not in high school anymore. Your dad isn't married to Lily anymore. If you truly loathe the UESers so much, stop hanging out with them! Make new non-UES friends! Just stay in Brooklyn!

And Chuck, if you're worried that your dad is going to kill you, don't get in one of those tiny planes that crash all the time! Fly commercial!

Edited by ilovestamos, Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:35 PM.

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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 10:41 PM

When Nate punched Dan, I pretended it was because of the hair.


I pretended it was the V-neck shirt.
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Posted Dec 3, 2012 @ 11:58 PM

When Nate punched Dan, I pretended it was because of the hair.


I pretended it was the V-neck shirt.


I pretended it was because Nate's pissed off because he's getting yet another storyline about another guest star and he's now going to punch every single character on the show because of it.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:03 AM

What is with this show and the frantic fetishization of "first love"? Serena defends "choosing" Dan (this week) by saying "He's my first love." Dear GG writers, it's called first love for a reason--because you're supposed to go on and have other loves after that. Otherwise, it would just be called, y'know, love. --Respectfully yours, EBStarr.

I liked the last shot of Chuck and Blair cheersing to going to war. They bore the shit out of me, but at least that scene was vaguely inspiring, and nicely shot. It sucks to see Blair literally transforming herself into a sex worker to sneak in to see Chuck, though; seems to me like an on-point metaphor for the way she's sold herself to him on every level. (And I'm usually not one to say "he sold her for a hotel" but also, he sold her for a hotel.)

Does anyone else suspect that Ed Westwick is severely tired of having to act out Chuck's nonsense and has decided to entertain himself by seeing how much throatier he can make his voice in each successive episode? Ten-episode countdown to total Joker voice!
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:18 AM

Best part of the episode was the priceless facial expression of CreepyChuck when Sage and Nate were making out. I know we probably won't see CreepyChuck again so that's the way i choose to remember him. Comedy gold.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:22 AM

How far in advance does the show shoot? Obviously they've long since wrapped filming by now, but I'm wondering if there was any overlap between when this was in production and the media blowup of both the No Doubt music video and Victoria Secret fashion show wherein traditional Native American clothing was used in culturally inappropriate/offensive ways. 'Cause Blair in the slutty Pocahontas get up? Was exactly that. I mean, really Gossip Girl? Really? It's like you're trying to make me hate the character even more. Which is just not possible at this point, guys. You can't get lower than low.

Seeing Nate make out with Sage is gross. The actress looks twelve years old and needs some lessons before she should be on t.v. again. Not that any of these people are great thespians, but she's especially annoying.


Right? I'm sure the actress is probably in the nineteen to twenty age range, but she looks awfully young. It's just a weird, squicky storyline line in general. (What with her father sleeping with her current boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. Just all around gross.)

I don't have anything to say about "permanent outsider" Dan who can't just STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM THE UES. C'mon dude. Move on. You're an adult. Get some pretentious, arty Brooklyn friends (you used to have a really annoying one named Vanessa who kinda made you famous) and draft shitty novels on your hipster typewriter and STOP SLEEPING WITH SERENA. It's really that easy. And I say this as someone who loved and adored Dan. Truly.

Edited by Brinny, Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:23 AM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:30 AM

Every line Chuck said this episode made me giggle, "he defeated me"? Who talks like this?

So Bart not only keeps damning evidence on microfilm, he also kills people in obvious ways and places that Nate (NATE) can put together (but not the FBI). Also, Bart? The fastest way to get Chuck off your ass? CUT HIM OFF.

I don't even pay attention to Blair anymore.

Nate and Sage again? Ew.

See, the problem I'm having with Dan now is the same problem I had with Jenny and Vanessa - if you hate them so much AVOID them. Stay away from the UES.

I can't believe these are the stories TPTB wanted to tell in the final season.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:54 AM

When Nate punched Dan, I pretended it was because of the hair.



I pretended it was the V-neck shirt.

Nate did punch Dan from all of us, after all.

I don't have anything to say about "permanent outsider" Dan who can't just STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM THE UES. C'mon dude. Move on. You're an adult

I don't think Serena ever looked down on Dan for anything, much less being from Brooklyn. Dan was the one that looked down on Serena for what she did, and couldn't get past her past. So not only should Dan grow up and if he really hates those UES types to much, just solve that in the very easy manner of not hanging around them. There is also the fact that the person who really brought him into their group, didn't actually look down on him for it, it was the other way around. Boy needs to look in a mirror.

How far in advance does the show shoot? Obviously they've long since wrapped filming by now, but I'm wondering if there was any overlap between when this was in production and the media blowup of both the No Doubt music video and Victoria Secret fashion show wherein traditional Native American clothing was used in culturally inappropriate/offensive ways.

That scene was shot way before the fall-out from those things. Though I have to say that I don't see that it would be out of character for Blair to use it. She's never struck me as being someone who would be terribly concerned with something like cultural misappropriation in private. Publicly where it could get her bad press? sure. But in the privacy of the home? not seeing that she would care.

Edited by WedgeOfSpite, Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:56 AM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 1:51 AM

I enjoyed thepunch in the abstract, but I agree that having Nate, the person who was himself going to publish the tell all installments and is at least 50% pissed that he was denied the opportunity, do it was a little hollow. It should have been Serena. I still managed to enjoy it though.

Now I just wish it had been a slaps-giving and every one of these idiots have gotten a punch. They all deserve it. Serena actually called Steven and expected him to pick up after she smugly told him he was her rebound guy? Sure he was being a douche at the time, but that's just another reason not to call.

And I know I want to slap the shit out of Chuck every time he utters the word "pact." If I hadn't already wanted it excised from the English language by the middle of Season 5, I would now. I'll say it again; you made a pact with yourselves which was idiotic in the first place and can be broken at any time if you so agree, YOU FUCKING MORONS.

I have no interest in Derena so that part is fine, but what the blue diddley hell is the plan for Dan? I mean clearly he is an asshole (admittedly not a unique trait among these people), but what are we meant to see this progression as? I cannot tell if we are supposed to see him as some kind of Pip transported from poverty (relatively speaking) to the world of the wealthy and no longer belonging in either world, a slowly disintegrating tragic hero, a man who has already had a complete mental break, or ... what? He was horrid.

You know, I might respect this show a little bit if it ends with Dan completely unhinged as a dead eye psychopath in the manner of American Psycho sitting with Georgina in front of a fire with her running her fingers through [read: getting her claws tangled in ] his flowing [read: fro-ing] locks

Edited by RachelKM, Dec 4, 2012 @ 3:49 AM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 3:32 AM

I've been a Chair hater for a while now but for some reason I kind of enjoyed them this episode. Obviously Blair enjoys being dominated by Chuck in every single way possible. For some reason certain girls dig that and I'm guessing Blair is one of those girls. She probably enjoys being strangled during sex too (did I just go too far?) but if they both enjoy that dynamic, then whatever. The writers are going to stick with it so I might as well try and enjoy it.

Not sure what's going on with the character assassination of Dan. He wants to become Bart Bass? LOL please.

Serena proving Dan completely right by immediately phoning Steven, post-break up with Dan. She is the flakiest bitch ever.

Nate is a total hypocrite.

Lily looked gorgeous.

Sage is useless and like 12 years old.

Georgina was the best.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 7:01 AM

This episode was full of win, everything, the acting, dialog, ridiculous plots. It has to have been unintentional because I can’t believe Savage wanted to make it this easy for me to compartmentalise the show. So far, they’ve spend this season proving why DS and CB are unworkable. DS were your normal, frivolous high school love story but as CB set the bar of what is considered true love, they had to make them as toxic. The sex tape started it and their MO in these situations is to level the score, so now, they’re level.

Where to start with Dan, for the most part, he has been proved right, lol at Serena with Steven afterwards. And while he is giving credence to the idea of doppelgangers lately, despite their holier than thou charade, the others are equally despicable. Chuck with is petulance and coldness to Blair and Nate is the biggest hypocrite ever. But, I’m not the target audience.

Blair is embarrassing. It’s nothing new of course, running back time and time again like a kicked puppy is how she is with Chuck. He makes her weak, it’s not love, it’s not the powers of forgiveness, it’s masochism. He holds all the power and she is reduced to nothing. Props to the writers for not changing their dynamic I guess. How many times has he rejected her now, she probably thought the Native American outfit was worth a shot, seeing as how everything else failed. As the end line gets closer, they just kept hacking away at her character so now there is nothing. How delusional are CB to think once he has vanquished Bart they will be all hunky dory and they can grow old being epic together. S5 Blair may have been in denial and isolated, living it destitute in Brooklyn but she was miles better than this. Fuck tptb for subjecting Leighton to that outfit though.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 7:31 AM

So Dan is still spouting the same complaints that he was six years ago, but this time instead of just ending his relationship over them, he is tricking Serena into believing that he wants a relationship with he and then writing about how gullible and easy she is. And this is similar to what her friends do to each other...how, exactly? He totally lost me with that bit of logic. Also, the fact is, whatever his reasons, what he did to Serena (with interference from Georgina, but he had still WRITTEN the chapter) was disgusting and awful regardless of anything she had done to him. And in reality, she had done nothing to him. Having more money and belonging to a higher social class are not really legitimate grievances against Serena. And when you factor in that Dan could simply make the choice not to be around her, but instead decides to fake-date her just so he can rehash all these old wounds that were never her fault to begin with, and his balloon of indignation totally deflates and folds in on itself. That officially made no sense other than to color Dan as a really terrible person. Also, not that any of this fits to begin with, but Dan dated Blair, who is ten times the class elitist that Serena is. He never threw her wealth or status in her face and told her it made her a bad person who deserved to be publicly humiliated. So it's not even consistent. I feel like Dan/Serena are the endgame, and at this point, it just seems like a poor choice. He really seems to not only not like her very much, but to actually be disgusted by her very existence to the point of taking drastic action to make her miserable. They really should stay very, very far away from one another.

Blair and Chuck's conversation about Pocahontas and John Smith/John Rolfe was really poorly written. I kept waiting for the punchline, and...nada. It felt like there was supposed to be a cute pun or quip inserted in there, and someone just forgot or couldn't come up with one and let the placeholder dialogue go to the shooting script.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 8:20 AM

My reaction to the episode " The series finale is when? Not next week? What do you mean not next week?!"
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 8:50 AM

Dan verbally attacking Serena in the bedroom really bothered me because she basically didn't respond. The nonsense about Serena keeping Dan out of her world never really worked for me because she was always pretty accomodating when they were together, and from how I remember it, it was always other people telling him he could never be part of the UES (Cece, Lily, Rufus, etc.). It isn't like Serena exclusively dates rich men, and considering that she does seem willing to retool her life according to who she is dating, none of Dan's complaints really make sense to me. She would probably move to Brooklyn and live a quieter life if she thought that is what Dan wanted.

It bothers me even more now because at least back in season one the have/have nots angle was well done and made the show stand out a little, but it just doesn't seem to work at this stage. I'm really tired of the show constantly dumping on Serena (and everyone else, to be fair).

I actually quite enjoyed this episode. Georgina was cracking me up as usual, and I loved her speech about young mothers in the city having to stick together, despite the fact that it was Thanksgiving and she apparently had no interest in seeing her husband or child. Heh. And...are they ever going to bring Philip back? It doesn't look likely now that we only have two episodes left, which is a shame. Their scenes together were some of my favourites last season.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 9:55 AM

Yeah, I always thought it was pretty clear that Dan was the one who was actually the snob, when compared with Serena, who basically never cared where Dan was from originally or how much money he had. Pretty much, this is all Dan's thinking, not Serena's. It bugged me, too, that she didn't simply point that out to him. He's always been the one who had a problem with Serena, not the other way around. Her background and her past behavior were things with which he always had a problem.

The only true complaint about Serena, besides her inevitable flightiness, which has nothing at all to do with her money, is that she even decided to have a relationship with the person who did such a hatchet job on her friends.

So, Dan's character is pretty much assassinated. Aloso, his writing talent is pretty darned suspect as he's basically written a gossip book.

I imagine, though, that this is, at least in part, some kind of scheme. To what end I have no idea with only two episodes left.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 10:26 AM

So Sage, who spent TWO FULL EPISODES scheming to keep her father and Serena apart, is now shanghaied into helping them reunite (by Blair-- against whom in the aforementioned two episodes she went rogue in a millisecond but now for whom she plays good little soldier)... for the prospect of dating Nate Archibald (for a little while longer)?

Also, Nate, hypocrite much? Would you be punching Dan if he had published his chapters in the Spectator or clinking champagne glasses with him?

And Serena-- way to prove Dan right, as well as the perpetual stereotypes of you, by calling Steven a half-hour after he left.

On the other hand-- poor S: she gets fought over by two men, one of whom hates all that she represents (except he doesn't really-- he actually wants to be all that she represents) and the other one who essentially sees her as chattel.

Hey, Blair, remember that season or season-and-a-half when you actually outgrew your elitist worldview and came to think people who weren't born with silver spoons were human beings? Yeah, neither do the writers.

By far, the most unintentionally funny thing about this season is that Chuck has been trying to fulfill his all-consuming desire to take down his father... while being bankrolled by his father's money.

The ethical line that Lily absolutely won't cross is when someone gets hurt-- except if it involves sending an innocent guy to prison or bribing a nurse to commit perjury to deprive a girl of her legally obtained inheritance and leave her destitute.

Nice segueway back to Nate who is feeling-- ohmygosh, I might have to pay legal consequences for crimes for which I'm actually guilty.... So, the message after six years is what we knew in the beginning-- rich and powerful people expect to get to skate scot-free because they're rich and powerful people. And the GG worldview endorses this, unless you're Bart and do something really dastardly like trade horses for oil paintings or something.

The continued, systematic and complete destruction of Dan's character proceeds apace, although, surprisingly, he was at least allowed a minor measure of mitigation by showing scenes where other characters (Rufus, Steven, and Georgina) got into his head.

Edited by night returns, Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:33 PM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 10:36 AM

I actually liked this one -- took 8 episodes this season to get to a good episode. 7 episodes fully wasted on crap. At least this was entertaining, elevated crap. I definitely enjoyed it. Even the Blair/Chuck chemistry, and I don't even care for them as a couple -- whenever those actors get together they are electric. I absolutely loved Blair's grey suit -- she looked perfect.

Serena keeps doing this weird sad-smile lately. Like a very dopey, "Who, Me?" smile. It's really strange.

Edited by Bunny LaJoya, Dec 4, 2012 @ 10:37 AM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 10:51 AM

Are they setting up Dan to be Gossip Girl? It's the only reason I can think of for the character assassination. He mentioned to Rufus in the end that he's been setting a plan in motion for a while.

At least Lily came to her senses regarding Bart. They are not being very subtle when they film Bart in front of the fireplace at Lily's, like he's standing in the flames of hell.

Why was Rufus wearing that shirt at the end, he looks like an extra from "Nashville."

I agree with everyone that Sage needs to go NOW. I'd rather have Nate wind up with ANYONE but her.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 11:55 AM

And in reality, she had done nothing to him.


Well, there was that sex tape without his consent or knowledge, which if he had done to her would have led to speculation about whether it could be legally construed as a criminal offense. But, since she did it to him, it's all "dude, so she made a secret sex tape of you guys-- get over it!"

But, at this point the decimation of Dan's character has been so thorough and total that the only thing I see putting Serena back on equal footing (equally bad footing) with him for their final reunion (which I think is still coming) is when she is revealed as Gossip Girl (my prediction, and the more I think about this idea, it makes sense, although the rationale is too long too post).

Edited by night returns, Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:01 PM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 11:56 AM

I was thinking the same thing, Apgold. The only way this makes sense is Dan is Gossip Girl. He's always been this twisted sociopath but now it's bleeding through the Lonely Boy veneer.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 11:57 AM

I guess the final chapter is about how Lonely Boy is ever so lonely. The more the UES crew comes together to bash on Dan (who, while wrong, didn't lie at all about any of them) didn't make me side with them. Hell basically he was doing what Gossip Girl did to them this whole time. Punch him all you want Nate but you were more than happy to publish his first chapter shitting all over Rufus and was going to publish all the others.

Blair's complete 180 on Dan feels like such a recon. So nothing that happened between them ever mattered? As much as I hate that Serena and Dan got back together, I hated that Blair couldn't even pretend to root for them? Serena always backs Chuck/Blair even when Chuck wasn't the best choice for Blair.

I'm waiting for the episode that reveals Dorota has a split personality and is actually Gossip Girl. The person Nate saw on the video? Someone she hired.

Thank god for Georgina, she brightens up an episode for me.

Steven became almost Bart Bass-like when he confronted Dan at the apartment. It didn't fit with the way the character has been up until now. Of course he didn't lie either with the way he talked about Serena. I'm also glad he didn't pick up the phone after Serena told him he was her rebound guy.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:02 PM

apgold, Dan possibly being GG is exactly the thought I went to when he said that line. It would be completely crazy, but at this point the whole idea of GG is still completely crazy. No way whatever person controls it would ever have enough time to do anything BUT be Gossip Girl, nevermind being 'one of them' joining in on parties or going to school. But still, it'd be nice if they revealed who GG was after all this time. I don't even care WHO it is at this point, just give us a name/face. I'm still also hoping that they pull in a Kristen Bell cameo as GG so the voice still matches.

I cackled when Serena tried to call Steven at the end of episode. Not one iota of self-awareness in that chick.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 12:04 PM

I agree that they seem to be saying that Dan is Gossip Girl. He had a plan all along, and he's now starting the final chapter. Wow. From the beginning, Dan was a hypocritical little brat, but deep down he was supposed to be "a good guy." He didn't purposely hurt people, and he seemed to really love Serena (in his weird, judging way). It's difficult for me to reconcile that guy from seasons 1-5 with this guy. I mean, sure, he feels like everyone wronged him somehow, because it's all about him. But he's not really the same character right now. I just don't know if I can believe that he is now this horrible, cold, disgusting human being.

I can't stand Sage and Steven. Can they please just be gone for good now?

Ha! I can't stop laughing about that scene when Chuck was staring at Sage and Nate. That was some great, classic Chuck. Loved it.

I was so happy to see Lily come to her senses. I was really hoping that she had been scheming behind Bart's back all along, but she really was just dumb, I guess. At least she finally has a clue, and she was apologetic to Chuck, which made me happy.

In general, I have quite enjoyed the last two episodes. They seem to be building toward some good drama. On the other hand, I just don't see how they can possibly end the Dan story in a satisfying way.
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 1:07 PM

Ha! I can't stop laughing about that scene when Chuck was staring at Sage and Nate. That was some great, classic Chuck. Loved it.

I was so happy to see Lily come to her senses. I was really hoping that she had been scheming behind Bart's back all along, but she really was just dumb, I guess. At least she finally has a clue, and she was apologetic to Chuck, which made me happy.

In general, I have quite enjoyed the last two episodes. They seem to be building toward some good drama. On the other hand, I just don't see how they can possibly end the Dan story in a satisfying way.


I enjoyed this one too. Within its own ridiculous, trashy context.

I sort of wish they would find a way for Chuck to say "I've been defeated, let me wallow," without actually saying "I've been defeated, let me wallow." since that SOUNDS DUMB, but whatev.

My annoyance with the dialogue was fleeting in the face of awesome bits like classic creepy-chuck face, actual chemistry between Chuck and Blair, Georgina looking AWESOME and of course randomly showing up to Thanksgiving, and the classic "we are shopping Thursday morning for our Thanksgiving meal in NYC after watching the PARADE on our BING-ENHANCED MICROSOFT DEVICE and Googling some recipes on The Bing." scenes.

I loved that 1. Serena had a half dozen butternut squashes in her basket, does she even know what they are? and 2. got herself a bunch of cater waiters and whatnot at the last minute. If only Dan had dressed up as a cater-waiter.

Edited by LizaJane, Dec 4, 2012 @ 1:08 PM.

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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 1:10 PM

I think this whole arc with Dan will end with him coming to the realization that he doesn't want to be like Bart. Right now he thinks he does but thats why they call it an arc. He'll eventually figure it all out. Just like I think Serena will figure out that what Dan said held some truth and she might be able to grow from that. Ultimately Serena will get her hands on the unpublished Serena story and all will be forgiven in DS land.

I despise Chuck and Blair but I did get some satisfaction watching them at the dinner table blindsiding Lilly. I think Blair is an awful human being but its much easier to swallow her bitch face when she's being a bitch to worthy competitors like Lilly and Bart.

I found it funny how Sage got Chucks "seal of approval". Was I supposed to think thats a good thing?
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 @ 2:53 PM

I think Blair is an awful human being


She really is, even though for some reason much of online fandom (does GG have a non-online fandom at this point?) finds her root-worthy, as well as her pairing with C. But, what's so grating is that the show obviously WANTS us to find her/ them sympathetic.

It's like, ok, we get it: Dan is evil. Not just evil, eeeeeevvvvillll! Bart Bass evil! Bart is the devil, and Dan is his son. In fact, we'll probably find out that Dan is Bart's biological offspring, and Chuck and Scott were actually separated fraternal twins who were formed inside Rufus and Lily's waffle maker.

So, to review: evil Dan: check! good Chuck (give or take a couple attempted rapes and a human trafficking transaction here or there): check! Anvils: CHECK!

I actually don't mind Chuck-- sure, he should've been locked away in S1, but that was SO long ago. I mean nobody associated with this show on any level-- writers, actors, or characters-- can seem to remember what happened from one episode (or scene) to the next, so why should viewers trifle with such matters? And Chuck is actually likable in a roguish sort of way when he's separated from the insufferable Blair.

But, Blair is abominable. None of these characters-- actually, with the possible exception of Chuck-- have progressed from who they were in high school. Dan has obviously gotten worse, and the other three are exactly the same. But, only Blair actually celebrates it as part of her core identity, to the point that she's actually trading off it now. Well, half of it-- she's figured how to sell the scheming bitch half, but she has yet to devise a way to market the co-dependency half.

Just one episode removed from reconciliation with her BFF, she immediately proceeds to scheme to wreck said BFF's relationship. Of course, her actions end up coming off justified because BFF's BF is so eeeeevvvilll.

(Got it? Dan = evil; I know I keep pointing this out, but it's easy to miss with this show's penchant for writing subtlety.... seriously, has there ever been another show that is so overwritten that it actually recaps itself??)

But. Blair. Needs. To. Die. Hopefully, Chuck will be saved from the plane crash by using Blair's body as a flotation device, and he'll use one of her stupid headbands to paddle to safety.

Edited by night returns, Dec 4, 2012 @ 7:21 PM.

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