About: Gossip Girl “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn”

Let me be the first to say farewell Little J! See you never. I was obviously pretty happy that Jenny got written off the show. At this point she’s kind of a one trick pony. She has spent her time on the show defying all our expectations of just how low a person can sink. Well, she has officially sunk and I can’t say I’ll miss her.

What an episode! If I had to sum it up in one word I would call it “overwhelming”. Don’t get me wrong, I love drama but at some point it’s just too much for a one hour episode. The first half of the season wasn’t exactly packed with drama, I wouldn’t call it boring I just think there could have been more development of more interesting storylines. Apparently, the writers realized this a little late and decided to make up for it in the season finale! These are great story lines with plenty to work with for next season but it would have served them better to spread some of the development out over the season. i.e. spend a little less time on Serena’s dad or Chuck’s mom. Man, these socialites have some mommy and daddy issues! Or even to spend less time on Dan and Vanessa- a story line I doubt anyone found particularly interesting (note my use of past tense). So all that to say I enjoyed the finale, I just found it a little too full.

So let’s just re-cap some of the less noteworthy highlights.

-Serena and Nate “take a break”. Bring on the Dan and Serena love!
- Vanessa and Dan are probably broken up at this point. And a resounding “who cares?” rang across the land!
- Serena and Dan kissed. We knew that would happen eventually.
- Dorota had her baby.

Now on to the plot points worth talking about…

Chuck and Blair…we were so close. I knew they couldn’t get back together this season. Drama like that deserves to be stretched out. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t on the edge of my seat as Blair made her way to the Empire State Building. Or that I didn’t squeal when Chuck pulled the engagement ring out of his pocket. They had me wanting what I knew we couldn’t have. That, my friends, is good drama.

Now about Chuck; I don’t know that I really blame him for this. Am I grossed out that he slept with Jenny? Absolutely. But he was distraught. He thought the only woman he’s ever loved rejected him. I can’t say I blame him for his promiscuous behavior. Jenny on the other hand should know better than to mess with a man that Blair has dated, is thinking about dating, or has ever talked to for that matter. Bad decision all around!

If Dan and Vanessa weren’t broken up before you can bet they will be when Vanessa gets back from Haiti and finds Georgina carrying Dan’s seed. My instincts are telling me that the baby isn’t Dan’s. Judging by the men Georgina seems to surround herself with, Dan is probably the most upstanding, responsible one of them all; thus making him the best candidate for a father figure. Either way I can’t decide how I’m feeling about Georgina’s return. I just know she can’t be trusted.

Then, to top that off Chuck goes and gets himself shot! Could this be a catalyst for a Chuck and Blair reunion post summer break? Maybe a bit soon but here’s hoping!

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About: Gossip Girl "The Unblairable Lightness of Being"

Wedding bells were ringing on last night’s episode of Gossip Girl but there was still a distinct chill in the air from last week’s unfortunate events.

Dorota and Vanya tied the knot in their slightly ridiculous Russian ceremony and are moving out of the Waldorf’s penthouse and in to the apartment Cyrus bought them. And it got me thinking, will this be the end of Dorota? As this season developed we were seeing less and less of Dorota’s eager face and it seemed like Blair no longer needed her queen minion now that she had Chuck. But now Blair is single again and it looks like Dorota and Vanya are being phased out. Life is tough for the Queen Bee these days. School has been hard for her this year and she’s having trouble locking down her NYU empire. Now, Chuck is out of the picture and she doesn’t seem to have anyone to turn to. Serena is in her own world these days with her search for her father and her relationship problems own (more about that later). So, who’s Blair to turn to? While I don’t think it’s likely I would love to see a friendship blossom between Blair and Dan. I wouldn’t want to lose the witty banter between them but it would be great if Blair had someone else to talk to and “Lonely Boy” has seemed particularly lonely these days.

What is with Serena’s obsession with finding her father? With the way they’re building this up I better see an A-list actor playing Serena’s dad. I’m thinking Richard Gere…I think what’s most difficult about this storyline is that I really don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me whether or not Serena ever meets her father. This is a huge problem where writing is concerned. I should care. And I don’t see why Serena wants to see him after the way he’s been avoiding her. I am intrigued to see what is going on between him and Lilly though. What good reason could there be for abandoning your husband for days at a time to see an ex? I don’t think she’s cheating, that would be too easy. He must be holding some past indiscretion over her head. But what?

Little J was in fine form last night playing the concerned friend. I just can’t believe that Nate is still buying into it even after Jenny kissed him. Part of me thinks he really does care about her and they’re friendship. Part of me thinks he likes the attention. It will be interesting to see what happens now that he thinks Serena went off with Carter. Will he accept Jenny’s advances out of revenge or will he be the decent honest man we know he’s capable of being? Unlike some Bass-terds

Speaking of which, I was very proud of the show for not immediately giving us the satisfaction of Chuck and Blair reunited. While I still find myself loving Chuck, even after his less than rousing plan with uncle Jack, there is no way that Blair should take him back so quickly. We’ve seen how she can make him beg on his hands and knees and I think that’s exactly what he deserves. He has to show her that he’s seen the error of his ways but I don’t think he’s there yet. On the other hand, I don’t really believe that Blair doesn’t like who she’s become with Chuck. She is the best version of herself I’ve seen baring one bad choice made in the name of love. The fact of the matter is that Chuck is the man for her no matter how screwed up he can be at times. We’ve all seen what he’s capable of when he’s got Blair’s love and support.

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About: Gossip Girl “Inglorious Bassterds”

What happened! I never thought I’d see the day when Chuck Bass returned to his old ways. It was disappointing to say the least. Not only because I thought Chuck had grown out of his scheming, dishonest, manipulative past, at least wherever Blair was concerned, but also because I feel like we weren't even given fair warning. It would be one thing if Chuck really lost it and fell into some kind of life altering depression that lasted over the course of at least a few episodes. Or if we had been given more about his fear of failure in the eyes of those he cares about. At least if we were worried that his livelihood was at stake, which we aren’t because as far as we’ve been told, Chuck Bass is a billionaire with an endless supply of money. You can’t tell me that one little hotel will bankrupt the Bass name. So all that to say, while I found his betrayal of Blair shocking I almost couldn’t buy it. Before this episode aired, if you had asked me to describe Chuck and Blair’s relationship I would have told you that they would never manipulate each other the way they manipulate others. Maybe that’s the drama the show was going for, but without a proper set up within the storyline I find it loses something.

Now, as far as Jenny Humphrey goes I was annoyed but not surprised. Hasn’t everything always been about her? Oh no? She’s not the center of the universe? Try telling her that. Selfish Jenny Humphrey, when will you realize that Nate has loved Serena for years and it doesn’t look like he’s planning on leaving her anytime soon. Jenny will never be satisfied with what she has. She always wants more. I have a feeling she’ll learn her lesson eventually.

From the looks of the preview for next week Serena will be getting a visit from her ex boyfriend Carter Baisen. Who wants to bet that little Jenny Humphrey will catch wind of this and plot a scheme against Serena and Nate’s relationship? I have a feeling it’ll all blow up in her face and she’ll lose not only Nate’s friendship but Serena’s trust. And as we all know you do not want to get on Serena’s bad side.

As far as Dan and Vanessa’s relationship goes, I feel like it’s been underdeveloped up to this point. Ok, we get it. It’s hard to go from best friends to dating but we all got over the fact that you had a threesome together so I’m sure we can find a way to move on from this. I’m curious to see where the writers take their relationship. There seems to be the possibility that Vanessa will trasfer so we might be looking at a long distance relationship. At least from what I’ve noticed the long distance relationship story lines are usually a means to an end. They’re often used to break up a couple or just give one character the boot altogether. I guess we’ll just have to see.

Not too long from now we’ll be saying goodbye to our favorite upper east siders for the summer and from the looks of it we’re shaping up for some real drama between now and then.