CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
I bet JBL feels bad for making fun of him at One Night Stand 2005 now.
Then again, probably not.
Then again, probably not.
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What is "Gossip Girl"
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CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
"THAT'S GOTTA BY COSMIC, THAT'S GOTTA BE COSMIC!"
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
THROUGH HELLFIRE AND MEGAN'S LAW!
SAUSAGEMAN
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I've manage to sucker the future roommate into a Gossip Girl rewatch with me, so I'll be able to answer this question soon.
(He's never seen it and is straight. SO!)
(He's never seen it and is straight. SO!)
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
It's a show about a bunch of disgusting over-privileged New Yorkers and the one woman who dared to try and stop them.
SAUSAGEMAN
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Is it about that? Is it about our ubiquitous surveillance society? Is it about a Game of Thronesesque power struggle over the Iron Throne of the Upper East Side?
There's a lot to unravel here, I hope you'll join me on this journey.
There's a lot to unravel here, I hope you'll join me on this journey.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Taylor Momsen grew up good.
Eggs Mayonnaise
All In With The Nuts
The gay brother tried to bolt to play a straight brother on Revenge AND HE WAS KILLED.
That'll teach 'em.
That'll teach 'em.
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
No it's about the thing I said.
SAUSAGEMAN
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I think Gossip Girl has about as many coalitions and alliances sealed by a marriage as GoT does.
SAUSAGEMAN
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Episode 1, "Pilot"
-When Chuck sees Jenny at a party, the first thing he asks about her is "is she on Gossip Girl?". This is a hierarchical society - your standing matters.
-In scenes with both Blair and Serena, Serena is always shown alone, but Blair is always framed by allies. This is, of course, how they exercise power - Blair's source of power is social, authoritarian, in numbers, and Serena's source of power is herself, her natural magnetism.
-The episode gives each of the main characters a scene alone with each other, with the exception of Dan/Blair. In those seeds, it establishes common ground and conflict between each pairing, justifying future combinations.
-Jenny and Dan have two different approaches to social climbing - Jenny is just hustling and making the most of every opportunity to get in with the cool kids and she doesn't care who knows it, but Dan is trying to get in through the back door and is very conscious of social climbing while not being seen to be social climbing.
-When Chuck sees Jenny at a party, the first thing he asks about her is "is she on Gossip Girl?". This is a hierarchical society - your standing matters.
-In scenes with both Blair and Serena, Serena is always shown alone, but Blair is always framed by allies. This is, of course, how they exercise power - Blair's source of power is social, authoritarian, in numbers, and Serena's source of power is herself, her natural magnetism.
-The episode gives each of the main characters a scene alone with each other, with the exception of Dan/Blair. In those seeds, it establishes common ground and conflict between each pairing, justifying future combinations.
-Jenny and Dan have two different approaches to social climbing - Jenny is just hustling and making the most of every opportunity to get in with the cool kids and she doesn't care who knows it, but Dan is trying to get in through the back door and is very conscious of social climbing while not being seen to be social climbing.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Please note continuity errors.
SAUSAGEMAN
Registered User
Blair's mom had the wrong face in the pilot. This is never explained in-show.