Gossip Girl: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Lots of long faces on this gut-wrenching and mind-blowing season finale of Gossip Girl. In the midst of welcoming a new life into the world, these characters also said many good-byes. Some relationships fizzled, while other old flames were rekindled. And in the biggest turn of events, Chuck deflowers Jenny. And in a bigger turn of events, she whines about it like a baby to anyone who will listen as if the man took advantage of her. She chose to get into bed with Mr. Bass. She’s been at his humble abode for most of the season trying to sneak into Nate’s bed, why is she acting like Chuck did something wrong? She might feel cheap and guilty because she gave away her precious gift to a cad who could care less about her, but no one forced her to get under the covers.
Here are some other highlights from the episode:
Fool me once: Eric let bygones be bygones until Jenny tried to break up Rufus and Lily. Now he’s angry and willing to “totally send her crazy ass away.” But, in the final hours he changes his mind. Someone give that kid a medal for being the sweetest thing on the show.
Defriended: Dorota kicked Chuck off her list of Facebook friends and severed ties with him in real life. A diss isn’t real until it happens on Facebook.
Ditch the bitch: Georgina returns in a frightful blond wig and she’s running from the Russians.
A picture’s worth a thousand words: Jenny takes a picture of Serena and Dan crashing in bed and posts it on Gossip Girl. Blood is apparently not thicker than Jenny’s desire to nab Nate.
Bring it on: Blair jets to Brooklyn to give Jenny the “smack down” she deserves. And by smack down she means a drag-down, knock-out sucker punch given with razor-edged words. Chuck loves Blair. Nate loves Serena. Dan loves Vanessa. No one loves Jenny. Ouch!
Signs: Last season, the show used Bloc Party’s mournful “Signs” as a backdrop to Chuck’s mourning. This season, Blair informs us that signs are for the “religious, the superstitious and the lower class.” She’s a poet in disguise.
Baby on board: Dorota has a girl named Anastasia. Awwwww.
Pack your bags: Jenny’s going to Hudson. Good riddance.
Best song: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.” A honky tonk version of the Bob Dylan classic set to the frenetic pacing of hearts being torn apart.
Drinking buddies: All it takes is two sips of a drink to avert Jenny’s attention from Nate to Chuck? Drawn together by their depression and loneliness, Jenny loses IT to Chuck moments before Blair comes knocking on his door to profess her love. Did anyone else spend the entire scene’s duration screaming NOOOOOO while frantically slapping their forehead with the palm of their hand?
It’s not you, it’s me: Serena decides she should do some soul searching and breaks Nate’s heart in the process. She really looks out for the feelings of those she cares about…NOT!
Thelma and Louise: Paris welcomes Blair and Serena. Let’s hope they don’t drive off a cliff together after a very handsome man with abs of steel robs them of their possessions.
Little black book: Chuck’s in Prague and Nate has access to his list of digits. If at summer’s end Nate is wearing bow ties and pastel colors we’re in trouble.
Shot through the heart: Did Chuck really take a bullet in that robbery? The writers really know how to ruin a summer by making viewers worry about Chuck’s fate for the next three months. Surely, he won’t die, but he won’t come out of this unscathed.
What did you think? Are you satisfied with the way the season ended? Are you anxious to find out what happens in Paris, Prague and New York?
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I do NOT like Jenny but the way you misrepresented what happened in your recap is pretty bad. She wasn't acting like Chuck took advantage of her, she was sad about the whole situation! Wouldn't you be? She admitted that she had acted horribly and was crying over that, NOT Chuck forcing her to do something she didn't want to.
Posted by: garlic breath | February 12, 2011 9:28 AM
i think the finale was so not right. it should bave been a little more happy other broke down and sad. but its good to say bye bye to bitchy ass jenny. and hopefully dan and serena get back toghether soon because nate is way too depressing. he really needs to sort out his priorities and get over himself.
Posted by: monique | May 29, 2010 4:27 PM
Also this Jenny/Chuck/Blair thing is not like the other stuff Jenny has pulled this season. If Jenny really wanted to hurt Blair, she would have paraded out of Chuck's room and rubbed it in Blair's smug-Leighton-Meester-sucks-at-acting face. But she DIDN'T because she realized she did a horrible stupid thing. She is realizing what a bitch she's been which is more than I can say for Blair and Serena yet you guys kiss the ground they walk on.
Plus Blair being all "LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK! RAWR!" is such a hypocritical move because wasn't she the one who cheated on Nate by sleeping with Chuck in the back of a limo and then got back together with Nate and pretended she was a virgin so he wouldn't suspect anything? She is just as bad as Jenny and no one ever brings that up. People should shut up and get over it.
Posted by: magick_girl786 | May 24, 2010 12:40 PM
First of all, Jenny needs to get over it, she made a choice and if she regrets it then it is her problem. Stop ruining other people's lives. Dan had no business punching Chuck. He did not rape Jenny and she shouldn't have lost her virginity to someone who doesn't care about her if she can't deal. And how is nothing mentioned in this post about Georgina claiming to allegedly be pregnant with Dan's baby?
Posted by: Christina | May 23, 2010 4:57 PM
Ok, your bashing on every character that is not Chuck or Blair is getting super old. I ADORE both those characters but you totally give them (especially Blair) sooooo much slack while refusing to even TRY to see other character's side of things.
I do NOT like Jenny but the way you misrepresented what happened in your recap is pretty bad. She wasn't acting like Chuck took advantage of her, she was sad about the whole situation! Wouldn't you be? She admitted that she had acted horribly and was crying over that, NOT Chuck forcing her to do something she didn't want to.
Honestly, I used to love these things but I'm really longing for the days when it was Mia and Jackie along with Sarah. At least they were fair. And keep in mind this is coming from a Chuck and Blair lover.
Posted by: Carrie | May 21, 2010 2:22 PM
im still shocked chuck slept with jenny and georgy is nuts and her baby belly is kinda oblong
Posted by: jessica | May 19, 2010 6:44 PM
why do you guys insist on hating jenny? it's seriously hard for someone to come in here wanting to read your reviews when you bash a character that actually has a fanbase!
taylor momsen is coming back, and i'm actually not watching until her returning episode, so the ratings of the show can continue sucking until jenny comes back.
Posted by: jennyfan | May 19, 2010 6:36 PM
Say what you want about Jenny, Taylor Momsen in the scene in the chapel was amazing. She is the only one on the show who can act and actually make me believe it.
That being said I hate how the writers have written Jenny. When Blair and Serena pull the same stuff (and they have schemed just as much as Jenny has) they come off being fan favorites but when Jenny does it, she's a sociopathic bitch? It doesn't make sense.
Posted by: magick_girl786 | May 18, 2010 8:55 PM
While it was a great finale, I expected Chuck to get shot coz i watched one tree hill first, so that was the first thing I thought of. So that was a tad disappointing!
Posted by: Vanessa | May 18, 2010 7:07 PM