Gossip Girl: A Fall From Grace

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  • @SerenaSkybourne
    @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +79

    OMG I just had a vivid flashback to Serena eating those strawberries and now I've given myself the ick 💀

    • @Missmagazinebura
      @Missmagazinebura 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@SerenaSkybourne strawberry covered with chocolate

  • @FishareFriendsNotFood972
    @FishareFriendsNotFood972 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +170

    The fact the writers tried to turn Chuck into the protagonist and Dan the villain after season one is WILD.

    • @Dolphinboi
      @Dolphinboi 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

      Chuck was always a villain. Him attempting to SA Jenny and Serena was so off putting and shocking. But people still love him. If Eric attempted to SA a man he’d be disliked for it. The writers erased Chuck’s bisexuality but not his predatory behavior

    • @rimacho9741
      @rimacho9741 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      ​@@Dolphinboi also the fact that at first chuck was suppose to have his mother alive and absent to a dead mom at his Birth to alive again but her identity change and the motive of her disapearance it's a mess

    • @rimacho9741
      @rimacho9741 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      In fact even if dan end up being gossip girl, he's still the least problematic one and still tried to be a good person. Serena and géorgina were also gossip girl and use the blog as tool to destroy people's lives. Dan was just collecting the gossip and upload it when needed. All the other character use gossip girl for their personal gain but dan is responsable for it

    • @gabrielleduplessis7388
      @gabrielleduplessis7388 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Dolphinboihe was bi in the books? I heard people discuss the books, but don’t remember that detail.
      I am guessing that it what you meant by “deleted his bisexualty”

    • @gabrielleduplessis7388
      @gabrielleduplessis7388 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@rimacho9741which is why I beg writers to review their previous scripts. I get you can’t keep track of everything, but stuff like Chuck’s mom, make it make sense. Reread your scripts. If you are new, reread the other writer’s scripts or watch the other seasons,if you can, first.

  • @nikkeriam
    @nikkeriam 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +138

    The way lily AND Serena jumped from man to man is INSANE……

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

      They wanted their Chanel bags

    • @BellesView
      @BellesView 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +31

      Like your third husband comes back from the dead and you get back with him? Then the show ends with you back together with your philandering first ex husband.

    • @jrlombardi5251
      @jrlombardi5251 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      I haven't watched this show in ages, but didn't Lily literally ended up with a man that told her she had cancer when she didn't just so he could be close to her???

    • @alexterieur8813
      @alexterieur8813 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      I mean some people are like that in real life

  • @SerenaSkybourne
    @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +123

    Ahhh omg after watching this I've been getting the most horrible flashbacks to Vanessa climbing in through Dan's window for no reason 🤣

    • @rahbeeuh
      @rahbeeuh 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Why'd you have to remind me of that? 😭😂

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@rahbeeuhhahhahah

    • @RedSpice84
      @RedSpice84 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      Maybe the writers were watching too much "Dawson's Creek" and wanted to make them like Dawson and Joey

    • @arielleira123
      @arielleira123 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      That pissed me off in the first season. She would climb through that window like she belonged in that room. Even when Dan told her not to do so anymore she wouldn’t look sorry for doing so.

  • @rishitaumasankaran7159
    @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +88

    yup season 1 is literally unmatched the rest of the seasons just lost the plot, there could have been so much more with serena and jenny they have SO MUHC potential.

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      Yeah jenny had so much potential totally agree

  • @marisacampbell527
    @marisacampbell527 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +67

    Fun fact the writers were actually planning to make Eric gossip girl but some website figured it out and made an article about it so they changed it to Dan

    • @CJPDeQueen
      @CJPDeQueen 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      I knew this and thought it was common knowledge but from this creator's comments she didn't get to discover this before she made her video.

    • @devonbananastar4170
      @devonbananastar4170 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I thought after they changed their mind about it being Eric, they just literally didn’t know for a long time ? I think I’ve seen interviews where the cast said they didn’t know who would be GG until the end. Which is why it doesn’t make sense it’s Dan even so much later into the series

    • @briana8088
      @briana8088 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That sounds like a lie.

    • @nnnn-sc2im
      @nnnn-sc2im วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@briana8088even if eric being gossip girl was never a thought we can’t act like dan being gossip girl was planned

    • @briana8088
      @briana8088 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @nnnn-sc2im Watch the pilot. It's all there. Why would a guy like Dan be so obsessed with Serena and the UES unless he wanted to be part of that world?

  • @tigerbeauty
    @tigerbeauty 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

    Vanessa is so beautiful but oh man, the writers succeeded in making me hate her tbh.

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      At first I was mesmerised by her beauty and then mehhhh nahh 🤣🤣

  • @SerenaSkybourne
    @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

    Happy New Year! I've got some amazing projects coming up: more of this Gossip Girl series, TVD, SATC and more! Can't wait 🥰 I hope everyone manifests all their dreams this year

    • @rahbeeuh
      @rahbeeuh 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Happy New Year, Serena! Lookin' forward to your upcoming projects. Maybe not SATC (nothing against you btw) bc I never watched too much of the show and don't know enough to watch along.

    • @pjhunt4135
      @pjhunt4135 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Happy new year serena, I'm into gg tvd and satc so can't wait for more vids from you ❤

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@rahbeeuhthanks for being here 🥰😚

    • @rahbeeuh
      @rahbeeuh 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@SerenaSkybourne aww sweet of you 🫶🏾 thank YOU for being here as well 🩷

    • @giovannaaraujo4549
      @giovannaaraujo4549 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      cant wait for satc! kisses from br

  • @rishitaumasankaran7159
    @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +39

    Are we gonna get character deep dives?? I cannott wait!! also the timing of your videos is so funny cause I recently finished gossip girl and watching tvd rn so I am gonna enjoy all the content

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Yes deep dives! 🥰

    • @bubblezzxxd15
      @bubblezzxxd15 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Blair should be first!! 😂

  • @rishitaumasankaran7159
    @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    omg I really love how you pointed out dan has this saviour complex LIKE THAT IS SO TRUE, almost all his love interests are like that, except vanessa ig but tbh that was just something as friends they developed feelings and tested it out but they aren't a good couple at last it was just the friendship chemistry.
    and how is he so casual with hurting the woman he loves?? like why is this behaviour normalized in the show like not just dan but almost all the characters.

  • @_Celine_26
    @_Celine_26 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    I'm really glad that after all those years someone finally addressed the problem with Rufus's waffles haha

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      There is a MASSIVE problem with the waffle obsession

  • @SerenaSkybourne
    @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +38

    I'm adding in the timestamps as we speak! 🤞🏻

    • @rahbeeuh
      @rahbeeuh 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Thank you 🫶🏾

  • @shhimreading906
    @shhimreading906 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    chuck always gave me severe wannabe sexy vampire vibes😂😂it was so bad. plus they gave him the tyler lockwood treatment (or vice versa, idk which show came out first) with that whole early on attempted SA situation. it does his character absolutely no favours and was just there for drama in the pilot bc they obviously hadn't quite decided what they were gonna do with him yet

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      And the forced deep voice 🤢🤢🤮

    • @shhimreading906
      @shhimreading906 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@SerenaSkybourne the voice, that brooding face he makes all the time to accentuate his cheekbones😭he would be so good in like a twilight parody or something

    • @caitlingill
      @caitlingill 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Damon Salvatore was the better "real" sexy badboy vampire for sure

  • @nnnn-sc2im
    @nnnn-sc2im วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    people who hate dan, vanessa, or jenny but love chuck concern me

  • @rishitaumasankaran7159
    @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    I found your channel through the gilmore girls deep dive series and I've loved you every since! I am so excited to watch you review my favourite series like YESSSSS

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Omggg so happy you're here

  • @anthoula1208
    @anthoula1208 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

    29:14 THIS! Seriously that's the one of WORST things you could do to your BEST. FRIEND. And people seem to gloss over it by using the argument that Blair wasn’t good either.
    BUT WHO SAID BLAIR WAS GOOD?? Yes she was a bratty teenager with a low self esteem, (although she grew out of it later, dc what you guys say)..but that doesn't MEAN that Serena had the right to do that! TWICE! And not to Dan either (even if i don't like him.)
    Like I'm sorry are we on the same page?! Do you know that filming a s tape without the other's consent is ILLEGAL???
    I'm sure you wouldn't like if it'd happen to you now would you? That ADULT woman should've paid for that IMMEDIATELY. Instead of the writers trying make us feel bad.

    • @romananyx6639
      @romananyx6639 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      She sabotaged Jenny for no reason lmfao please Blair is the devil incarnate and she chose Chuck after he tried to SA Jenny, NEXT

  • @csophus20
    @csophus20 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    yessss exactly ALL chuck & blair had was chemistry & great banter. that’s literally it. to see how horrible chuck treated her sometimes (not saying blair was an angel) & to see blair always go back to him honestly took away from blair’s character. like how can she be this bold unapologetic powerful woman but… this is the person she always chooses to be with.

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It's a huge contradiction and Blair being with him undermined her confidence too much imo

  • @Isvhwv
    @Isvhwv 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I stan by the fact that Jennie would’ve been a better conduit character than Dan and that she should’ve been gossip girl-… BUT THATS JUST ME!!!

    • @anthoula1208
      @anthoula1208 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Not exactly...I see it..and I hear it 👀

  • @BellesView
    @BellesView 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    Season 1 was the best. Season 2 was good. But the show’s writing declined after that. Season 5 was 24 episodes for what?

  • @Cancus746
    @Cancus746 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    Lmfao! The Cyrus slideshow!!! Finally getting the love he deserves

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      And copyright was messing me over sooo bad with the music overlay lmaooo

  • @Mazz83225
    @Mazz83225 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    I just got home and I have to watch this!
    Could you do a video on how you think the show should have ended, or which endgames should have been? (Nate/Jenny should have been a couple once she was older and I will die on that hill).

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I don't know why they made the age gap so creepy because they would have worked great together plot wise if it wasn't for this awkward age gap between the actors

  • @INKritique
    @INKritique 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Omg I’ve never thought of Dan’s storyline this deeply, but once you summurised it, I realise that I absolutely love it. His character regression even seems more organic now. You do not see it often for a teen show to utterly destroy a character this effectively. This reminds me of Picture of Dorian Gray a little bit 😂 I dont really mind for a character to become worse overtime if it’s intentional. The only thing that bothers me is when they dont change like Serena. That’s unfortunately true to life because some people truly never change and it’s heartbreaking

  • @scattered9brain
    @scattered9brain 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Have a blessed year serena ❤ we love ur videos

  • @tigerbeauty
    @tigerbeauty 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    An hour and 17 minutes?! I'm so excited for this 😁

  • @gabrielleduplessis7388
    @gabrielleduplessis7388 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    I am going to talk about one thing many will disagree with me on,, but please do it nicely.
    While I see what everyone is saying about Dan and his relationships, I felt his healthiest one was with Blair.
    It is amazing how many fan edits show these two may have been set up since season 1.
    One main example is when he comforts Blair after her argument with Serana at her mom’s photoshoot and they bonded over their moms.
    Then they have their enemies to friends to lovers dynamic.
    Yes, Dan had a couple of bad moments during their relationship like with lying about Louie trying to fix something for him. So did Blair. But for the most part, they were really healthy as a couple. They supported one another, had the same interests, cared about their family and friends (even if not always in the best way), and tried to entering each other’s spaces. I did not see too much unhealthy drama with them.
    That is until their breakup. Her going back to Chuck made no sense to me. Him cheating with Serena, at the point in time of the episode, made little sense to me.
    And I agree. Why did Blair act like she never dated him a few weeks ago? I get the writers wanting to break them out and start the Chair train again, but why couldn’t they just cry and mutually break up and have Chuck and Blair reunite later.
    Their breakup felt like character assassination.
    I am done with my Dair rant. Please don’t at me too much.

    • @caraschwegman5462
      @caraschwegman5462 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Dan didn’t cheat on Blair with Serena, Serena got him drunk and coerced him to sleep with her when he couldn’t properly consent because he was drunk

    • @gabrielleduplessis7388
      @gabrielleduplessis7388 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @ yeah, you’re right. I think I considered it cheating because this show does well to mask something disturbing like this as cheating.
      Serena and Nate were dubious as well considering Serena was drunk. I forget if Nate was too.
      Anyways, this show makes me question what is what anymore.
      But I hear it both ways. But most felt it was in character for Dan to do this. I felt, at this point in time, it wasn’t. For me, it felt in character for Serena to do this. It was the most contrived and laziest way to end the Dair relationship and made me hate Serena more.
      But it was still disturbing that she manipulated him and recorded them having sex.
      Have I mentioned I hate season 6 considering it ignores everything that occurred in the previous seasons. Well, I do.

    • @calliope3237
      @calliope3237 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Yesss!!! Dan and Blair all the way.

    • @caraschwegman5462
      @caraschwegman5462 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @ 100% agreed they could have found a better reason to break up Dair

  • @loveart429
    @loveart429 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    i love this! "like a love letter to new york" you're on the money

  • @brisebastiano4974
    @brisebastiano4974 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Also if anyone says that Vanessa is "ugly" they're either jealous or a liar! She's stunning, people are mean! As a character though...yeah I've got nothing😅

  • @desiagriffin9689
    @desiagriffin9689 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    After knowing the source material of this show, I see it through the lens of a fantasy land of how men see us/how’d they want us to act. Serena’s character is a huge tell of this: the way she’s so energetic and bubbly and kind, but also very naive and will do almost anything to keep a man.

  • @dionysisnance4204
    @dionysisnance4204 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I feel like the first two season of gossip girl were the best of the show

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    To me nope the show didn't do a good job at redeeming chuck plus blair and chuck relationship was toxic

    • @Gracious-x7k
      @Gracious-x7k 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      I hope the Chair stans won't attack you because I agree.

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      I think they took too long to redeem him and he regressed too many times

    • @morganf1968
      @morganf1968 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      it feels so nice to see other people say this. as someone who watched the show live when it was airing, it was rough to feel like this cause everybody praised Chuck and the chair relationship

  • @_Celine_26
    @_Celine_26 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Looking forward to the deep dives 😍

  • @jennathejedi
    @jennathejedi 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Another hit video! Happy new year!

  • @rdrfilmes
    @rdrfilmes วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Season one was so perfect. If they had manteined the quality for the next seasons Gossip Girl would have been the best show ever lol.
    I like Serena at first but just like you said once her mistery is solved the writers just didn't know what to do with her.
    Nate is interesting but after season 2 he's nothing. He's just a pretty face.
    The way they romantized Blair and Chuck's relanshionship is so stupid. They messed up all characters. I only can watch season one and two. After their graduation the writing quality decays that it becomes unwatchable.

  • @amandamadaci7797
    @amandamadaci7797 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Chuck was one of those characters that I could have never imagined before. He intrigued me and I felt his impact for years after I was firstly introduced to the character and even after the show ended. He battled so many demons and only Blair was able to crack that even if it took years, which again is a testament of Chuck's strong and unusual personality. Even if it sounds bad, I don't remember his worst wrongdoings, he is the one to leave an impact. I see some unusual qualities with him that I like. He doesn't even need to be sexy physically at all for a show like this in my opinion, what makes him attractive are those mannerisms that are very adult like even if I don't think he pretends to be what he's not. His accent the way he speaks and carry himself it all screams high class even if those drunken mishaps do not claim class at all but in my opinion can happen to anyone. I don't know even if I can't pinpoint it Chuck and Blair, especially together, are my favourites. A few years ago I got a plain while T-shirt for summer with a beautiful picture of the two of them from a scene from the last season I believe. When it comes to Dan I would consider him worse and it makes sense from his background but I also feel kind of sad for him. I don't remember ever liking him. Nate seems absolutely wonderful. Poor thing might have never found himself as in what he's looking and what are his own desires in life but at the end he always stood by his friends if I'm not wrong and maybe that's the point of it that he realises they are his people

  • @thaboiinblue
    @thaboiinblue 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    An alcoholic storyline for Serena was teased a little, imo, but never fully explored. It was such a missed opportunity for real character growth.

  • @shani3228
    @shani3228 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I'd love to see a video on how Eric could have been gossip girl because I've watched the show a couple of times and I never really got the feeling it was him and I can't really recall any major clues so I'm curious to see your view on it!

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      At one point Serena is walking with him and says that there's a theory he's Gossip Girl; which she finds crazy, and his reaction is strange; implying maybe it's him; and a few other moments too that hint to it. ❤️

  • @kristenefox7001
    @kristenefox7001 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm so excited for the Gossip Girl deep dive! The original series, especially the first season, was SUCH a phenomenon as it was happening. I feel like season 1 of Euphoria dropped the same kind of crazy on people, but shows like this seem so far and few between, with a lot of knockoffs and reboots trying to follow in their wake.

  • @Vintagestylewins
    @Vintagestylewins 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Love your channel so much serena ❤❤

  • @katestewart7618
    @katestewart7618 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I read some of the books, and there wasn't much to Nate there either. In fact, I genuinely don't know what Serena and Blair even saw in him.

  • @loveart429
    @loveart429 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Blair is the show.... i couldn't agree more. Loving this upload

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Yes the first season was actually the best the show totally fell apart as it continued josh the showrunner didn't learn from his past mistakes with his previous show the o.c i really didn't like that dan was gossip girl it didn't make any sense

    • @Gracious-x7k
      @Gracious-x7k 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Didn't Josh leave the show after season 1? That's when the show took a noticeable dip

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The showrunner change definitely confused the tone

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Gracious-x7k oh your right Josh step down after season 1 but he was still an executive producer for the remaining seasons

  • @Karina-mu1lk
    @Karina-mu1lk 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Vanessa always gave the 'she doesn't even go here' vibe😅

  • @SamuelFeutchine
    @SamuelFeutchine วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You need to do Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It's one of the greatest shows of all time and when the worst seasons and episodes are better than most TV. The show is the bluprint for basically everything we watch right now.

  • @isabelaisme6979
    @isabelaisme6979 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    IMO, this show was actually a response to the botching of The OC. Have you watched that show? The first season was better than anything on Gossip Girl, but it sadly had an inexperienced producer, who wanted to do too much too fast.

  • @rishitaumasankaran7159
    @rishitaumasankaran7159 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    also it's so weird how none of dan's successful work are fictional or original at all?? everything is taken from the upper east side does he not have imagination 💀💀

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I think he has no life so he has to talk about people he knows and leech off their stories

  • @brisebastiano4974
    @brisebastiano4974 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    The Cyrus montage, you actually did it🤣🖤

  • @wahidishrar96
    @wahidishrar96 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I dont usually disagree with you but i absolutely love Ivys character and she was one of the only characters that kept me invested in the later seasons. And i think it made total sense for her to fight for Cece's money because Cece's family was terrible and Ivy was genuinely there for her. A lot of older people change their wills when they find out who is really there for them out of love, i didnt find that to be unrealistic.

  • @thaboiinblue
    @thaboiinblue 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    People argue that “pilots are wild and things in them get abandoned as the show takes off!” but Chuck’s predatory behavior is discussed in other episodes.
    Just because we never see him attack anyone again, doesn’t mean it never happened.
    Just because it happened in the pilot, doesn’t mean his attacks against Jenny and Serena are magically non-canon because viewers like him or Chair (terrible ship name 🤣) doesn’t make their opinion law.

  • @e.n.8145
    @e.n.8145 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They just forgot about Blair's Bulemia and Serena's Drug and Alcohol problems, Chuck trying to rape two girls, Nate being homeless after the father went to prison and not explaining why his trust fund from the Vanderbilts was affected because that came from the mothers side and Jenny just being a worse bully than Blair. And how much of a creep Dan really had to be, by being shocked by the Gossip Girl stories when it was him all along. And Eric just disappeared at one point.

  • @quistwing
    @quistwing 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    i think i'm too lesbian to ever understand that people like chuck. all the charm he supposedly has just came off as annoying to me and made me want to skip the scenes he was in (which sucked bc he had so many with blair, a character i like). chuck and damon salvatore are in the same category of annoying tv men that i wish were written off the show or at least were limited to one line per episode

  • @tatianar9429
    @tatianar9429 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Gossip Girl made a choice in season 2, since it was when bank bailouts and recession hit, to villainaise all of their middle class characters and glorify the absurd levels of privilege. This is exactly why Vanessa, Dan, Rufus and Jenny were all nosediving since, because otherwise the main cast would've been insufferable. Once you notice that they are making "poor" people look bad in order to justify the constant abuse from the rich, you can't unnotice. This series was basically "please don't eat the rich" manifesto

  • @BlackXSunlight
    @BlackXSunlight 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Don't worry, if there's any Serena you're similar to, it's Miss Williams because you SWING and don't miss. 40 (much) love - a longtime viewer 💕

  • @DumiNihi
    @DumiNihi 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Vanessa should have been gossip girl

  • @tq8260
    @tq8260 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    this was an absolutely scathing review and i loved it so much

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@tq8260 "scathing" hahaha oh nooo omg I tried so hard to be nice about it

  • @cutie3638
    @cutie3638 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Just started watching Gossip Girl last month. I’m only on season 3 (just watched the last episode with Hilary Duff) but from what I have seen so far, I have to agree with Season 1 being the only strong season. I honestly don’t know if I will keep watching it or finish the series. I’m just at the point where I find myself rolling my eyes every 5 minutes and the antics and dumb decisions. I really just want to see Tika Sumpters part since you praised her character so much

  • @gradis13
    @gradis13 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    yeah i loved the show at season 5 when they made dan anb lair a couple, I will be forever salty that the show did not make them endgame.for my the show ended at episode 5x19.

  • @gabrielleduplessis7388
    @gabrielleduplessis7388 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Last comment. I am not trying to be annoying. I promise, but there is so much to discuss with this show.
    I wanted to give a shoutout to some of the adults on the show because it is nice not getting ones that are stupid, but can still be flawed.
    I love Dorota and glad she found a happy marriage. And while your points are correct, am glad she sees Blair as a daughter figure sometimes.
    Eleanor is flawed, but I loved her development as the show progresses, especially with Blair. Her relationship with Cyrus is beautiful and one of my favorite couples. They are so supportive of each other and am glad Blair likes him in the end.
    What’s his name? Sorry. Blair’s dad. I wish we got more of him. Him discussing how he and his husband making a place for her in their home is so sweet. And I can see how much he wants a relationship with her and I like how he and Eleanor were able to patch things up after taking some space to think about everything.
    Serena’s grandmother was interesting. The development she had with Dan and Ivy made me like her more. Will always have a like/hate relationship with her.
    Most of the other adults suck though, but am glad not all of them were awful.

  • @knight2002
    @knight2002 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I just started the video, but I totally agree that season 1 was the best season. I’ve seen the show a few times and season 1 is the only truly good season like you said. Still love it though!! So glad you’re making a series about it

  • @briana8088
    @briana8088 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hot take: I loved Dan as Gossip Girl. It made sense to me. Dan was no hero.

  • @caiterate
    @caiterate 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    dan did NOT love serena. he idolized her from a far and made her out to be this perfect woman. he didnt love blair either. he loved the idea of serena and she wasnt allowed to stray away from who he thought she was. dans the type of guy that thinks if you have a few things in common with someone he finds attractive that means they should date. enter blair. they both loved movies so they should date??? he absolutely was the guy that shouted from the roof tops “im a nice guy! i deserve everything i want bc im nice!” so insufferable

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree, when he saw that Serena had her own secrets and weaknesses he rejected it because he didn't want to know the real her

  • @girlsonfire4510
    @girlsonfire4510 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    gossip girl was made to ride on the coattails of 'the oc' - which in my opinion was a LOT more interesting (to the point where I genuinely was rooting for a lot of the characters in ways I just wasn't with GG, at least for the first two/three seasons). s1 of GG was rlly self-aware and mocking the rich, mocking dramatic soap-operas - everything beyond WAS a dramatic soap-opera.
    with dan, honestly I think the writers just don't like people that aren't upper class. dan, jenny, vanessa, ivy - everyone who isn't super rich is villainised, and they try to make you root for CHUCK, a literal r@pist, who does also abuse blair (and sell her for a hotel?!?).

  • @roy.shrestha
    @roy.shrestha 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I had a similar experience with this show. I have been a fan of shows like TVD & PLL but I didn’t like Gossip Girl when I watched it for the first time. I gave it another try after a year, I found it entertaining

  • @veronikapop8161
    @veronikapop8161 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I CHUCKled when you said Cyrus father in law 😅 I’ll see myself out now 🫣😂

  • @MATTELMADE
    @MATTELMADE วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    blair is definitely a pick me

  • @roy.shrestha
    @roy.shrestha 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I found season 1 to be quite interesting, it felt like a satire on rich kids. But the concept went downhill when they started glorifying rich characters and villainising most of the middle and working class characters

  • @kammyyedor4225
    @kammyyedor4225 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Gossip Girl was very much "the naughty show" when it was airing. I was just barely old enough to watch it near the end of its run and I remember everyone who did watch it were people who had "cool" parents lol!

  • @blondeepartygirl
    @blondeepartygirl 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I love Serena

  • @imperialbeautee
    @imperialbeautee 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Maybe this comment has already been said but I feel like Blake Lively is just like Serena IRL 😂😂 With the whole mean girl thing that is.
    EDIT: Which one is the mean girl again Serena or Blair lol

  • @wildonez3076
    @wildonez3076 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If you watch gg again with the knowledge of Dan being gg, the show is amazing all over again. Dan is the villain and it’s riveting!

  • @e.n.8145
    @e.n.8145 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    And Vanessa they made her out to be a bigger villan than Dan and he just dropped her like a tonne of bricks to be a Social climber. I know Vanessa was a Social climber too but nit anywhere near as bad as Dan.

  • @gabrielleduplessis7388
    @gabrielleduplessis7388 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    To be honest, I am confused how I would rework the patterns Serena and Blair have.
    What I mean is you hear so many IRL stories of friends who deal with these toxic patterns for years and don’t know how to end the cycle.
    On a show, it is repetitive and I get GG is not trying to be real life, but I am confused on how to write a realistic dynamic where friends have this struggle to break the cycle for years and repeat old patterns. So from that standpoint, get half irritated with Serena and Blair’s friendship, but can understand where it comes from at the same time.

  • @Kdkd35000
    @Kdkd35000 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love your channel

  • @INKritique
    @INKritique 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hey, have you seen The OC? Because it has the same creator and I think that OC is everything that Gossip Girl wasn’t x

  • @dancingjoy0788
    @dancingjoy0788 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    in regards to the women... i feel like jenny and vanessa get a lot of unnecessary hate when in reality, they're no worse than blair and serena. i hear people use the excuse of "well at least blair owns it and doesn't pretend to be nice". this is the flimsiest, most bizarre excuse/reason to like her imo. someone knowing they're a monster doesn't suddenly make them less of a monster or more likable. im not going to give someone props for having self awareness lol. the bar for blair is literally on the floor. she is just as horrible as the others...and at the end of the day, she chose to marry an attempted rapist. people need to stop defending her.

  • @Missmagazinebura
    @Missmagazinebura 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Nate and the spectator was boring and I still don’t know Diana’s history with gossip girl

  • @Cancus746
    @Cancus746 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Lmfao! The Cyrus slideshow!!! Finally getting the live he deserves

  • @lunaloutfy
    @lunaloutfy 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Here’s an unpopular opinion I had while watching the show for the first time all those years ago: Ivy was such a great character and honestly one of my favorites. She’s the definition of that one character who exposes just how entitled and privileged the protagonists/main characters are. She genuinely tried to make them see reason and confront who they really were. But, unfortunately, people like them-those who belong to a higher class-are almost always the same in how selfish they are. I can’t even explain how much I enjoyed Ivy. Sure, I get the hate for her sometimes, but I think people fail to see how much good she wanted to do to make up for her mistakes. That’s something the other main characters rarely did, if at all. Instead, they became caricatures of themselves as the show went on. The fact that even Cece could see Ivy for who she really was, while the rest of the Van Der Woodsens remained oblivious, annoyed me so much. It just highlighted how corrupt and out of touch the upper class really is. And here’s the irony: Cece, being from the old-money generation, should’ve been the least likely to recognize Ivy’s worth, but she did. Cece even kept Ivy’s real identity a secret, and it makes sense why-because it’s no wonder she eventually left Ivy everything in her will. That decision felt symbolic, marking the end of the old-money generation or the downfall of these types of people, who are almost nonexistent in today’s world. To me, Ivy has always been a symbol of clarity. She was a victim who was manipulated by the protagonists we’ve grown attached to. It’s so unfortunate, but that’s exactly why I’m glad she got the ending she deserved. Writing a bestselling autobiography, becoming an Ivy League graduate, and having her book adapted into a film starring Olivia Burke (Hilary Duff’s character) and Lola Rhodes (Serena’s real cousin and biological half-sister) felt like the perfect conclusion for her. I do think her character is often overlooked and misunderstood in that sense. My only real issue is how the whole William and Rufus storyline dragged her character down. It made her overstay her welcome, to the point where you didn’t want her around anymore. But despite that, I still love her, and I appreciate how they ultimately redeemed her in the end. I think this might resonate with the theme you were going for in your video, which I absolutely adored, by the way! ❤️ It perfectly explains why the era of the Upper East Side has come to an end.

  • @SoumyaSathe
    @SoumyaSathe 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The Cyrus montage >>>

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  วันที่ผ่านมา

      The love of my life 🥲🥲😭😭

  • @MayaLarsen-y3r
    @MayaLarsen-y3r 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Im chuck bass

  • @belkyhernandez8281
    @belkyhernandez8281 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nate dated someone what, 3 yrs younger well into her teens? That's not what I call scandalous.

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I like to pretend this never happened because it was right at the end 🥲🥲

  • @stephanieok5365
    @stephanieok5365 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    #Justice4Jenny

  • @footballsuper1
    @footballsuper1 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My least favorite season of gossip girl is season 5.

  • @meganclifton3723
    @meganclifton3723 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Say what you want about Nate I couldn’t stand him in the beginning but he had the most character development he was a true friend he never sent anything in to gossip girl n at the end he built his own business

  • @fidanfassbender2065
    @fidanfassbender2065 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I also don't like the beginning of the show that much, I kept watching it because it was the only thing donwloaded to my ipad when I was on train. Glad I stuck with it

  • @meganclifton3723
    @meganclifton3723 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Umm I wanted Dan to get w Blair n Louie was boring af

  • @user-bk9bs3oc8c
    @user-bk9bs3oc8c 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    s1 is so good.. bc all the characters are not perfect and you can see that. honestly i didn’t hate the humprehys and vanessa in s1. especially vanessa. and i liked the romance of nate and vanessa. they WERE the most normal and better people. I guess the seasons going on i really didn’t care. And ofc we want to see the upper east siders most but nate was sooooo boring forever to me i tuned out on his storylines.
    I think Serena isn’t as bad as people make her out to be. I think that it’s just sad bc girls are gonna be hated either way but i mean the boys were crazy for her and treated her as this sex object and i can see why she wanted to date dan. not particularly their fan but i mean dan did treat her better or like a human being and she was being a more serious person and she left drinking and partying and drugs. And i mean I loveee Blair and I love Leighton Meester and her energy her character is very compelling and IS the show i agree. And I feel like Blair is more of a girl that girls in real life are and the Serena‘s are truly the girls that we make fun of bc of their reputation but we also want to be them. Just like the episode where Blair‘s reputation is ruined and she has nothing and wants to go to her father in France. It can happen to any girl, and i feel sorry for Serena for going through it. As you said she wanted to be a better person. And everyone commenting her on her past and shaming her are just really people who like in society who want to talk shit and shame usually girls for being dumb and promiscuous and ugh i hate it.
    The Humprehys are not bad honestly and i liked Jenny‘s arc. She was good but the game was always gonna be too much. I kind of get why people disliked Jenny and that’s only bc people watching her are older. When i watched her younger i totally loved her and understood her. And now it’s a little annoying to watch her bc she is like that annoying young sister who is chasing after the girls and wants to be them and actually starts becoming them but obviously she doesn’t succeed and it’s annoying. But the huge dislike? I really don’t get it. And this is for s1. I get the later seasons (kind of). I loved that she is talented in fashion. Maybe after s1 the best decision would have been to make Jenny go to public school? And she can eventually do her own thing. I mean being in this world it could have benefited her but it clearly fucked with her head and she was so young i would have send her to public school. Dan could have continued since he wanted to be a writer and he basically is okay being the „loser“. Does he ever have male friends in this show?? Lmao. And I loveeed Vanessa. She is so cool and i liked her romance with Nate. She was level headed, „mean“, proud, and very smart. I understand that it’s downhill from s1 but i liked her.
    Nate was boring. Sorry. I don’t give a fck abt him. And his reaction when he found out abt chuck and blair. Like u did the same thing??? Anyway.
    Chuck, i hated how he talked too and with Serena. Obviously hate him for the assault. I personally liked Blair and Chuck bc it wasn’t like the regulär love story and its a „slowburn“ and it’s a litle bit messy and he falls for Blair and idk i liked the chemistry. I like the drama. Of them. Being a toxic and stuff. But yea you get bored after a while but really late bc they carried the show. And i mean he is the only guy who is more darker sexier type selfish and stuff like that so ofc he made it interesting.
    Yea season 1 was so good and it was the best.

  • @Dpt3445
    @Dpt3445 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love Ivy 😂

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@Dpt3445 here's the thing, I liked her at first and I thought she seemed interesting. But then she wayyy overstayed her welcome

  • @everythingbooks713
    @everythingbooks713 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I feel like after Dan wrote the book of went downhill from there

  • @CJPDeQueen
    @CJPDeQueen 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think you are a great content creator for the videos you make but please let's not make assumptions about all of the people that watch GG.
    Blair was NOT my favourite GG character by a mile and I did prefer Serena throughout the whole of the series.
    Characters like Blair and Chuck or a character like Damon are ones that I never usually get invested in or get emotional attach to and this also includes couples like Chair and Delena because of the narrative of the bad, charismatic, charming boy that has such toxic traits but oh because of the suppose amazing chemistry between the two then they end up being the favourite when compared to the boring, brooding guy who is not as exciting and they lack the chemistry so won't be viewed as worthy to being together.
    Again I'm enjoying your videos and will continue to watch more of them but just needed to highlight my issue with you assuming what others like regarding the characters because there ARE people who actually don't like Blair as the character she was on GG.
    It may be shocking for some but there is enough of us out there!!

  • @memorydocumentation5942
    @memorydocumentation5942 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Season 1 was so good

  • @personafanatic4597
    @personafanatic4597 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i watched the show a few months back for the first time and it was an overall meh for me. i hated Vanessa the most and eventually started skipping Nate's scenes in episodes because i really didn't care about his storylines. Ivy was interesting at first but very quickly got annoying and Jenny got such a bad deal when she didn't do anything the rest of the cast did. she knew what she wanted and did everything she could to get it, same as Blair or Serena so at least she owned it. I didn't like Erik all that much either for how he was with Jenny and Rufus deserved better children lol he wasn't perfect but he tried to be a good dad and is arguably one of the best parents on the whole show. also i hated Juliet and kept forgetting her name when she wasn't on screen lmao the reveal tho...i stopped liking Dan long before and it was a stupid reveal. like they realized "oh yeah the show is ending soon so we should choose who gg is!" i've heard it was more of a rewrite when viewers guessed who it was but yeah it was dumb. you could have made it as cliche as "oh we're ALL gg in a way" and it was just a site that got anonymous posts from other people chosen at random so each gg post is someone you don't know or wouldn't guess. that would have been better than what we got imo

  • @abbynew4188
    @abbynew4188 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I just got into Gossip girls I'm near the end of season 3 and this is one of the dumbest show I've ever watched and it works in this shows favor because this show has actually had some awful storylines so far and they always work just please tell me I don't have to watch any more sa scenes 😭

  • @OceanLily
    @OceanLily 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gossip Girl wrecked Jenny and Dan was Gossip Girl, so Dan wrecked his sister?

  • @xhellystarx
    @xhellystarx 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Serena and Nate should've ended up together. 😭😭

  • @aixaaa_1117
    @aixaaa_1117 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    see i think the opposite, it gets better as you go on, watching gossip girl and expecting a moral message is where you went wrong. the only think i agree with is chuck and blair, blair should’ve ended up with nate

  • @user-bk9bs3oc8c
    @user-bk9bs3oc8c 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And unpopular opinion but i didn’t like Lily and Rufus. I don’t really like the ohh the father and the mother and now the daughter and the son. I get why they would try to be together but it just doesn’t make sense. And i am glad they weren’t endgame.

    • @alexterieur8813
      @alexterieur8813 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Dont they kiss on the lips in SerenaxDan marriage ? I rewatched it a few times because i wasnt sure bu they do kiss on the lips lol

  • @MissGingerella
    @MissGingerella 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey, good video.
    However as a person with that stereotypical English accent that you call ‘grating’ is somewhat upsetting.

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think it sounded more obvious because of how it contrasted so starkly with the other characters and her overall demeanour was soooo off putting I don't like anything about her 🥲 But I'm sure your accent and way of speaking is gorgeous

    • @SerenaSkybourne
      @SerenaSkybourne  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sorry if this caused offence! My sense of humour sometimes gets me in trouble 🙈

  • @yugenification
    @yugenification 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    But when dan and Blair date is well written like I wish they were the end game couple anyway unpopular opinion potentially
    Just a quick edit to say your whole dissection of blair as a character is so wrong. The whole show you are shown the complexities of her trying to make a name for herself. Shes considered "new" money the same as chuck. Both of these characters are trying to prove they withstand the test of time to compete with the "old" money eg serena and nate. Thats why they seem so pompous and arrogant in comparison. New york very mush has a delicate societal hierarchy and they are trying and succeeding the whole.way through the show to prove their weight and worth. Anyway drunk rant but you need to understand the complexities of status the show is teying to represent before you make a video about it.
    Will still watch to the end to try to see whwre youre coming from. Will also edit my comment as we go along

  • @racheltorres668
    @racheltorres668 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I keep forgetting that Dan and Jenny's dad was Lt. Speirs from Band of Brothers🪖😳

  • @SharkWitchMeruna
    @SharkWitchMeruna 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I miss Dan x Blair, ngl, gimme those Moon River fancams 🥲 (prefferably the Climax Mix from Bayonetta lol)