I really had high hopes for tonight’s season finale of Gossip Girl. Up until the writer’s strike, GG proved itself week after week to be smarter and sharper than all other shows aimed at teens. It was a speeding sports car weaving through characters and storylines with a confident expertise, and you were more than happy to be along for the ride. But recently the show has had its problems, and while tonight’s episode wasn’t necessarily bad, it lacked the intensity and excitement that I expected a Gossip Girl season finale to bring.
Aside from the anticlimactic end of Georgina Sparks (it could have been soooo much better. And Chuck should’ve been there), there wasn’t too much I would say was “wrong” with the episode. Storylines played out plausibly, but there were no fireworks. Actually, there were fireworks in the Blaire-Chuck pairing, but the show made sure to squash that before the episode was even over. That is a couple with so much potential, but it wasn’t allowed to happen. There is some reason behind that decision though, I think—their relationship would be a lot of fun, but I have a feeling most of the fun would be during the beginning of their relationship, which the summer break won’t allow us to see.
The biggest development of the finale was the Serena-Dan breakup. Is it just me, or is Dan totally in the wrong here? He slept with Georgina less than 24 hours after calling it off with Serena. And then he has the gall to break up with her because she didn’t want to tell him a traumatic story from her past. Serena was stupid about it, but Dan really should’ve been more understanding. Regardless, I’m happy they broke up. They were a cute couple, but a) how would they go back to normal after all that had happened? and b) more romantic opportunities for Serena! Dan who?
I actually thought Lily was going to end the wedding when she and Rufus had their final encounter, and although that certainly would have made things more exciting, I’m happy the writers chose to keep them apart. Now we can have some interesting characters as love interests for Rufus, and then hopefully we’ll also get a fun affair between the two of them before Lily inevitably divorces Bart (and hopefully marries Rufus by the completion of the series).
The two pairings at the end of the finale were not particularly exciting. Dan and Vanessa are fine as a couple, but they are two characters I find less interesting than most. Also, the two of them are not from the UES, so if they stay together why keep them on the show? Honestly, I wouldn’t really mind if the two of them left.
Serena and Nate could be a little more fun than their poorer counterparts. I’m not exactly sure what the writers will do with their relationship, but I see potential. Also, Nate is probably going to have some issues with his father’s recent decision, which could make for interesting character development and storylines. It’s about time Nate lashed out.
And I totally called Jenny returning to popularity! Not the rich boyfriend I hypothesized, but I have a feeling her internship with Blaire’s mom will make her popular once again. Jenny will have access to all of the dresses she needs, and maybe she’ll wind up designing “the next big thing” over the summer. I’m not sure what will happen with her money problems (whether they’ll fix those or not), but whatever. And, of course, the final new playing piece in the future war between Blaire and Jenny is Blaire’s very own mother, Eleanor Waldorf. It looks like WWIII will be here sooner than we think.
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