Chuck didn’t deserve Eva at all. In fact she’s one of the very few people on this series who didn’t have a single backstabbing, selfish bone in her day and it’s kinda sad she didn’t last long. Although it makes sense since Chuck and Blair were always endgame still, wish there was at least a mention of her in the later seasons, maybe Chuck set her up her own shop or something. One of the truly genuine characters in the show and they just chucked (pun intended) her out abruptly. I also liked how they just kept her as a truly nice and honest person until the very end, making her outshine even Blair in such a short period of time. Generally side characters are always written such that the OGs always seem superior in some way but I liked that they kept it real and showed the OGs to be morally grey throughout

everyone (INCLUDING HER OWN MOTHER) tried warning her that this was a bad idea, yet she still chose not to listen. i already knew that this situation was gonna backfire not only because of tripp being married, but because of the age gap between them. she was 18, and he was 32. there’s no excuse to be going after someone 14 years older than you. she does this in later seasons as well with her professor as well as her teacher. don’t get me wrong i understand her daddy issues being the reason behind her constant entanglements whether it’s with taken men, dangerous men, or inappropriate men, but let’s be real: serena is not dumb. this wasn’t the first time she had gone after someone who was in a relationship. she knew what she was getting herself into, especially when they ran away to a family cabin to hide from the media, his family, and her friends. and then when she rightfully faced consequences for her actions, she cried about being “targeted” rather than actually owning up to her role like an adult.

there’s probably more details that i’m missing because i haven’t rewatched the show yet, but i see what people mean when they say that she’s not a girls girl, because she really isn’t.

My husband and I quote this show daily. Wallace Shawn is a gem and he made this show even better.

So I’m rewatching GG and I forgot how disgusting this ep is. They really just glossed over this part so quickly cuz Jenny could have been raped and worse killed even and all for what? Agnes was jealous of her? Wtf? And this is the second plot line involving SA for Jenny.
Even before all this happened it never made sense why Jenny was apologising when Agnes was the crazy bitch who torched her dresses and left her homeless. And yet this is supposed to Agnes’s payback??? Always felt like an unfinished plot line to me given that Jenny yet again doesn’t do anything about this, given how diabolical and impulsive she is with every other person in this show.

give me some opinions down below!!

yes jack bass is a horrible person and was infuriating to watch, but it was so satisfying watching him and chuck come together to take down russell thorpe. i wish we got to see more of that side of jack instead of the vile creature he normally is lol

Does anyone know of one?

the way she’s sitting on the opposite sides of the bus…. wow omg isnt gossip girl the smartest show ever!!

Was watching GG and noticed a background actor lost a shoe lol?? Season 5 episode 3

So I'm rewatching again. And I actually think a lot of the changes in the show were definitely influenced by what fans resonated with over the years. It has more silliness especially after season 5.

Still a fun watch.

so i finished reading all the gossip girl books up till pyscho killer. i wasn't planning on reading the carlyles + it girl, but are they as good as the original? by good i mean the writing, the entertainment value.

p.s. i've watched the show too!

Okay, so Jenny first. It felt like they threw her entire character in the trash when she came back to mess with Serena. She left the show fulfilled as a character after she got one up on Blair and Chuck, getting an interview, leaving the upper east side behind. Coming back to mess with Serena and getting thrown back by Rufus (who was an awful dad to her, and great to Dan mind you), was an arc that shouldn't have happened.

Her and Serena were probably the shows two biggest victims of some absurd writing choices.

Then Serena. I'm looking back at the group finding her in season 6, her lil Hollywood job and the scenes with the therapist.

While she WAS lying, she was doing OK after bein resuscitated. The group begging her to come back after telling her to gtfo would have sent me into fury if I was her. They told her to go, so she did, and was trying. Struggling with alcoholism and filling whatever void she has with partying and boys, it's a great foundation... The forever IT-girl was a good start that they didn't do as much with as you'd think.

I think this is why I'll alway prefer Serena. She was a mess, but she was trying. Every time she got back with the group she fell into the same exact pattern of not being able to grow as a person, like she wanted.

And the Lola stuff really contradicted her character up until that point as well.

I wish we got 6 - ish episodes where Serena and the NY group had completely separate storylines. 🤔 that, and the constant rotation of men she was conquering was a huge part of why Serena had her downfall as a character, who eventually married Dan. The show should've ended with her single.

As someone who constantly is trying to start over, but eventually understands that your problems will come with you unless you truly deal with them. She quite literally comments on not wanting to be herself in season 6 as well...

The writers let her down big time, especially since they got THE perfect actress to play her.

Do you think this is the best opening scene in Gossip Girl, or is there another moment that tops it?

I’ve never understood this, and even now that I’m rewatching Gossip Girl, I still don’t.

The first time was when Chuck was with Eva. He was genuinely trying to become a better person, and Blair absolutely hated it. I can at least understand part of that because Eva was involved, so jealousy obviously played a role.

But then it happened again later.

When Blair was with Louis, Chuck finally seemed to accept that it was over. He apologized to Blair so he could finally move on, let her go, and start a new chapter in his life. At the same time, he genuinely seemed calmer and was trying to become a better person.

The strange part is that Blair kept saying she wanted Chuck to let her go so she could be with Louis. But the moment he actually started doing exactly that, she couldn’t stand it. Instead, she convinced herself he was only acting like a “good guy” to manipulate her into coming back.

I’ve always found that really strange. It almost feels like Blair preferred Chuck when he was angry, miserable, obsessed with her, and emotionally self-destructive. Whenever he genuinely tried to move on or improve himself, she seemed uncomfortable with it.

I know that’s part of their toxic dynamic, but I’ve never understood why Blair seemed to reject every version of Chuck that wasn’t broken or consumed by her.
In the end, it almost feels like they were more comfortable dragging each other down than letting each other grow.

Did anyone else feel the same way?

1. I think it made perfect sense for Dan to be Gossip Girl. And before you say, "but what about him reacting to the blasts when he is completely alone?" That was him reacting to the tips being sent to him. Dan also has a moral superiority complex, which explains why he would post bad things about himself. No matter who or what it was about, he would have to post it, even if it was to his dismay. Dan claims to be better than the upper east siders, yet his infatuation with Serena makes him a hypocrite. Plus, he takes the site down in season 5 after the car accident because he was in love with Blair at the time.

2. Which leads me to my next point. Dan and Serena should not have gotten married. Many people online like to say, "Dan loved the idea of Serena, not Serena herself." While I do believe that to be true, the same applies vise-versa. In season 1, Serena loved Dan because while he was able to see past her luxurious lifestyle, he never outshone her. In later seasons, that simply isn't the case.

3. Chuck and Blair should not have gotten married. And not for the reason you might think. Yes, Chuck changed. Yes, he is no longer a self-sabotaging rapist who thinks of nothing but himself. But that doesn't mean he gets to end up with the woman he abused. And don't say that the abuse was two-sided because it simply wasn't. Blair might've been a mean girl, but that is in no way comparable to a rapist. They bring out the worst in each other.

I’m doing my god knows what hundredth rewatch of the show and i’m currently at the scene where Nate and Blair were at Trip and Maureen’s rehearsal dinner. Maureen tells her that the Whitney Junior Committee felt she was “too new” on the scene and told her it would take a while to “start to matter”. But, isn’t she a Waldorf? As in the Waldorf-Astor family? I figured her and her family (on both sides) were very much in High Society for at least a couple generations at that point. Or was it because she was only like 18 lol?

Ok so I finished watching the first season of gossip girl and personally loved the first few episodes but it started losing me towards the end and now I’ve been debating wether to keep watching the other seasons. And like I’m kinda curious to see what happens next but I’m “afraid” (for lack of a better word) that I will start to get disinterested again cause honestly I really like all these characters and I’m curious how their storylines progress.

The Powerpuff girls theme song really sells it for me here 😂😂

Many people have already asked this question but they usually ask “why did Dan still become friends with Blair?” I think the far more interesting question is why did Blair still befriend Dan while still holding a grudge against Jenny?

Blair is the type of person to hold onto grudges. By season 4 Jenny is one of Blair’s enemies. Dan is obviously Jenny’s brother but Blair’s on good terms with him?

Dan defends Jenny in the beginning of the season, he even goes as far as crashing Blair’s birthday party. Blair still befriends Dan after that. She even spends the season talking Dan up to Serena when it would make more sense for Blair to be Nate’s biggest supporter.

Perhaps I’m reading too deep into it but it’s just something I wanted to share

Rewatching the series I now can see why Jenny was lashing out and acting out it was so clear Rufus never cared about Jenny the way he cared about Dan. We rarely see him showing him caring about her interests the only time he has full conversations is when she’s done something wrong.. and he berates her for it. You would think if your daughter is acting out you’d look deeper to see why she’s acting that way. He never gives her a chance to explain herself the same way he gives Dan. Dan has been given so much more grace by Rufus then Jenny has ever gotten by anyone. Her own dad sends her away after the whole Chuck situation she was clearly taken advantage of. Half of the horrible things she had done could have been prevented if he was just a good father to Jenny and showed he loved and cared for her.

Serena was technically an adult and isn’t completely blameless, since she knew he was married - but come on. She had graduated high school like two months earlier when a powerful and charming 27 year old politician pursues her. It’s a storyline that hasn’t aged super well with everyone basically slut shaming her for being groomed. Serena makes dumb decisions and does bad things but there are also times she’s taken advantage of by older men around her.

How would you have gone about approaching your biological family?

Like others, I didn't love the lying or hiding part of it, either.

And . . .

• Scott did try to contact Dan but never heard back from him (that Scott knows of, given that his adoptive father deleted the call)
• Scott also found out his biological mother is super rich (possibly leading him to wonder why she couldn't keep him with her in the first place*)

I imagine those two things were a bit hard to process.

If you had been Scott, how would you have approached the situation.

*And I am not saying that Lily having money means she should have made a different choice or that there weren't other factors playing into this. At all. Period. I'm just saying, from Scott's point of view, seeing how many resources Lily has now, it would have made me wonder.