XOXO Gossip Girl

So we know we haven’t blogged in a while, but with exams starting in a few weeks and dissi deadlines drawing ever nearer, we’ve been a bit preoccupied with trying not to kill ourselves! One thing however, that always seems to get us through these difficult times is television. Now, between us, we get through quite a few shows – Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, The Inbetweeners, 90210, How I met your mother, Glee, One Tree Hill, Jersey Shore, The Only Way is Essex, etc. and we love them all! However, recently there’s been one show that’s really been ticking us off – Gossip Girl! And here’s why:

-       Serena tries to act all sweet and innocent, when she’s pretty much a pathological liar with a sex addiction. Let’s just break it down shall we…

-       Every time a guy tells Serena that he’s in love with her, she sleeps with him (Dan Humphrey, Nate Archibald, Carter Baizen)

-       Every time a guy is in a superior position to Serena, she sleeps with him (Trip Vanderbilt – the married politician who was mentoring her, Ben Donovan – her high school teacher, Colin Forrester – her university Professor)

-       And every time a guy expresses any interest in Serena, she sleeps with him! (Pete – the coke addict, Aaron Rose – the artist, Gabriel – the con artist). And let’s not forget all the Frenchies she shacked up with on her and Blair’s trip to Paris in the summer! What’s wrong with her?! Can she just keep it in her pants!

-       And she doesn’t just sleep with them, she spends about 3 episodes trying to convince herself that she’s in love with them, only to end up back with Dan by episode 4!

-       How Chuck talks as if he’s narrating the Phantom of the Opera

-       Serena’s voice

-       Serena’s brother’s voice

-       Do they actually go to university? We have yet to see them in class (unless you count when Serena was doing the dirty with her professor!), and they never seem to have any homework, coursework, readings, exams, or anything even remotely related to doing a degree!

-       How characters are introduced to create a really interesting storyline, and then we never hear about them again, case in point: Scott Rosson – Rufus and Lily’s son. Technically, due to the ridiculous intermarriages of the show’s characters, he is Serena’s, Eric’s, Jenny’s, Dan’s, and Chuck’s stepbrother, but they never see or even hear about him!

- Jenny

-       How Vanessa’s hair extensions make us want to vom!

-       How Vanessa’s eyes are so far apart (we know it’s not really a flaw in the show, but we really feel they should do something about this)

-       Where does Vanessa live when she’s not on Dan’s sofa (or his bed!)?

-       How they get over grudges faster than Jordan/Lily get over husbands

-       How Blair and Serena go from being archenemies to BFFs within the space of a 40 minute episode

-       How everyone has slept with everyone else regardless of whether they’re dating their best friend, a drug-addict, a drug-dealer, pregnant with someone else’s child, a teacher, married, or a relative

We are aware that we’re being completely catty (Vanessa’s eyes), but we’re extremely sleep deprived and our shows are supposed to be the only thing that get us through this difficult time! Nevertheless, despite its shortcomings, we love Gossip Girl and still watch every episode that airs!