5x24 The Return of the Ring

I don’t blame Serena at all. If I had a toxic friend with a tendency to want to ruin my life like Blair, I’d want some collateral too. Serena didn’t use those diary pages, but I understand why she’d feel saver having them.

Also, it’d be ridiculous to shame Serena for still wanting Dan when he’s Blair’s boyfriend. After all, he was Serena’s first and Blair knew she still loved him when she decided to date him anyway. If anyone “stole” Dan it was Blair, not Serena. Besides, Blair still loves Chuck and Serena knew it. Blair basically took Serena’s “true love” without even truly loving him too. It would be like Serena suddenly dating Chuck… Would that mean Blair no longer had any claim to him? Of course not. He’d still be Blair’s love, not Serena’s. And the same should apply here. (Even though I think Serena deserves a lot better than Dan, but that’s a different conversation)

P.S. Although I don’t blame Serena, I do think Dan is awful for cheating (especially since he claims to have no feelings for Serena). He also had no way of knowing Blair was about to dump him… I don’t know how he thinks he has any right to be mad at Serena. Nothing she did changed the outcome anyway, and HE was the one who had no problem cheating on the girl he supposedly loves.
I guess Blair and Dan do match well in one department: they both like to hypocritically blame others while they’re actually the ones really at fault. Especially when it comes to blaming Serena for everything:rolling_eyes:

What the hell is a divorce party?
Also really really love the episode title!

Serena was absolutely terrible here, but that was to be expected. What a despicable bitch who loves to play the victim and never grew up since high school.

I was disappointed in Blair for stooping down to her level in the beginning. I must admit though that her understanding of relationships has matured since the first few seasons, but I really wish she would just move on from Chuck. Or maybe at the very very least, the writers could have given Chuck a proper redemption arc that actually involved him facing the consequences of his actions, being genuinely repentant, and turning over a new leaf for real.

Dan was almost really mature here too. Almost. I'm just upset that he and Blair were not given a proper onscreen break up. I would also rather see him end up with Georgina than Serena.

And as much of a Basshole Bart was, he did have a point about how Chuck handles his feelings about Blair and the management of The Empire and the Bass Industries. He was my favorite character for the most part of season 3, but looking at him now as I begin the final season, his arc is too frustrating and his storylines were rather repetitive and let him get away with being a terrible person just because he is "in love with Blair".

I was hoping we saw more of Nate, whose development is such a pleasant and honest surprise. Instead, we saw Rufus and Lily, both of whom honestly got worse as the later seasons progressed. Lily seems to be really a horrible person, but I think Rufus was just neglected by the writers. Lily deserves what she has coming. I love that Charlotte and Ivy has teamed up.

One thing I hate about this show is that not choosing anyone is not an option at all.