Episode #132: I Must Be Winning

Queen B the slutty Princess lol. Does anybody not realize that technically it is Dan’s fault that Blair is so called “trapped” in her marriage. Louis said the last straw was that video being released and if the video was never released then Louise would not have “trapped” Blair into the marriage. I am so waiting for a Chuck Serena hookup I so hope this happens.

And Blair’s character is apparently going to get worst, a spoiler came out yesterday hinting that Blair would not care Lonely Boy sent in the video.

I hope the Chivy/Chola thing is over, this story line has been dragged out for a year, and Chivy only stuck around because she never had a family and Carol keeping Lola away because she doesn’t like her family is just like what is the point.

I hope the writing gets better by seasons end, and I hope the writers do not promote the remainder of the season being revolved around Blair.

sorry this is sooo long have a few questions- I may call TGAD and leave voicemail. Just started subscribing a little over month ago to the podcasts.

Despite all of the criticisms that you are about to read I absolutely adored this episode. I like that Dan grew a pair and just FINALLY told Blair the truth. I like that Serena is not being petty despite how selfish Blair is acting. I like that Chuck slipped a little into his scheme-y old ways but that we saw all his progress wasn’t fake. I liked the cheesy-ness of blair mocking the play and mocking lola for her headband it felt like old Blair. I think that if we get another season – and i really hope we do. I would like to see Blair focus on a future that has to do with fashion and get her head on straight again. She was such a driven strong woman, and if she could get that back i would forgive/and or respect any guy she chose to be with. Because what i think the show needs is for the strong female leads to take the lead in their lives and make strong life choices and focus on careers. Not boys, boys, boys. jeez. it feels like a regression for them. I would like to see them both on track. so now:

wow. I was so disheartened to hear how much you guys all hated the episode. awww I do have a couple of questions:
1) Did chivy ever take the money? because it was my understanding that the aunt took it all. So the writers seem to be trying to make chivy as likable as possible (considering she’s a fraud). I think that they are running out storylines, but they are still trying to find ways to get the gang together to fight a common enemy and in order to do that they have to introduce new characters. like chivy and louie. It is easy to see how much the characters have changed because (as you guys have said the writers lack continuity in the storyline- which i agree has to do with having “too many cooks in the kitchen” (too many writers – that are not keeping the characters true to their original personalities) however, that being said, I think the Dair has been a long time coming and it would be sad to see Blair and Chuck come together knowing that they each hadn’t gotten all of the wrong choices out of their way. put another way- for those of us who were never die hard Chair fans it would be reassuring to know whom she chooses is the right person for her, and that the series doesn’t just abruptly come to end when there always existed a chemistry with Dan worth exploring.

I agree that it sucks that the writers are making crap up. Thanks Deb for filling us in on what they were talking about with essay competition (that never aired – and in all likeyhood was never even filmed) so it sucks that they are talking about things that even die hard fans don’t know what they’re talking about. So thank you.

2) was it just me or did Lola ever tell Nate her real name? because he wasn’t in the hospital when the truth went down. So are we to assume that he never found out? Furthermore- why the hell wasn’t he in the hospital – I watched and rewatched the episode and he just disappears. He tells her he will go with her to the hospital (because Lola wants to find chivy) but then he’s just gone, but then, oh wait a second- he’s waiting for her outside the hospital? WHAT?!? what is going on? Was he there the whole time just waiting for her like a puppy? wtf! He already said he demanded clarification about why she took his phone to track down IVY but then his attention span is so short that he doesn’t follow through? what? I didn’t like that. and if the writers turn this into another situation where Nate gets tricked by another girl with a secret agenda and a secret identity to go with it, then i hope he just quits girls. They need to make him celibate, or just i don’t know but that a storyline that i am getting sick of getting hit over the head with. First juliet, then his boss, then … I don’t even remember but it feels like every single girl he likes has a secret identity. It’s old.

I don’t think Nate knows about Lola yet. I was wondering that myself. He doesn’t know about her being the real Charlie. I wonder if Lola will ever tell him. I love Lola so much better than Chivy. And I think Blair should be by herself now too.

The fans were really upset about the writers pulling that essay out of nowhere. Then they claimed on their twitter account that they meant to put it into season one. But at this point I really do not believe them.

I think the writers were writing this season around the 100th episode because they were so excited to reach 100. That is way this season has been all over the place.

GG will most likely get a season 6 despite how low the ratings will get. I just hope they go back to focusing on the gang being in their senior year of college and graduation. I hope they take B S and N back to Columbia and we see Lonely Boy back at NYU and Chuck continuing with Bass Industries.

Ivy got thrown out into the cold even though she took care off CC by herself when she was dying, so with her back against the way it seems like she has only one option left and unfortunately that’s Georgina. And I do agree with you with the fashion thing for Blair. I really liked the idea of her being a fashion mag industry. I hope they go back to that. Except she will be doing it for the right reasons which is herself and not for some guy like Chuck.

i think the issue w/ the video is that if it had never been sent in, Blair would have been marrying a man who loved her and they would have at least had a shot at happiness; sending in the video embarrassed and devastated Louis, leading ultimately to the fall out that is her marriage prison. yes, she still has to deal with the situation as it is now, but it would make sense that she would at the very least be pissed off at whoever basically caused her misery, and at worse–seek revenge.

I’m sorry, but “it was supposed to happen” and “it happened” are entirely different things. It never aired and it has literally never been mentioned until now, therefore it didn’t happen. It’s rewriting history just to give Dair a “moment” of apparently clarity. A moment of clarity is supposed to resonate with all of the viewers. It’s not supposed to make us all go “WHAT?! When did that happened?” It’s not supposed to be a moment that the writers then have to explain as something that was “supposed to happen” but never did.