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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 11 Sep 2012 - 22:27
Je n'aime pas du tout cette promo XD Honnêtement, ça ne me donne pas envie que la série revienne ... Le seul moment qui m'a plu c'est celui où Dan se prend des gifles Ca apporte au moins un peu d'humour !
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Ven 14 Sep 2012 - 16:59
Un super débat amical (je souligne le amical car c'est tellement rare) que j'ai eu avec maribells sur Tumblr au sujet de Dair vs Chair hier
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Anonymous: "Which couple IS your OTP though? And what are your reasons for shipping the two? It's just rare to find people who ship both so I'm curious."
ahundredcupsofcoffee : Between Chair and Dair? I guess that now it’s Dair, but it was Chair for years before that.
I ship Chair because of the ‘epic’ thing, and I used to be really into the ‘messed up’ relationships but now that I’ve grown up a little, I really fell in love with the really adult relationship between Dair, the ‘pure and simple love’ thing.
I also think that both Chuck and Dan are good for a certain side of Blair. Blair has a really player, scheming side of her and Chuck is perfect for this side of her personnality but Dan is great for her other side, the one that I think is more important beneath the surface, the soft side, the one looking for the great love story, the more adult!Blair, the intelligent one, the one that gain many levels very fast at W, etc…
So yeah, I think that both are great for her for a certain period of her life, I think that in the end, Chuck was perfect for her ‘Queen B’ days, but Dan is perfect for her new adult/mature business woman life.
That’s pretty much it.
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maribells: "I'm not sure how a guy Blair doesn't love can be "perfect" for her at any stage of her life? Regardless of whether you think she *should* love Dan, she doesn't. And I would never want Blair to settle for someone she doesn't love, just to satisfy someone else's preconceived notions of what's best for her. (Not hating, just stating my opinion, since you posted this in the Chair tag)."
ahundredcupsofcoffee : Well, I posted in the Chair tag because I said that Chuck used to be perfect for Blair (and that’s a good thing, right?)
Also, the thing is, we strongly believe that Blair does love Dan, she just couldn’t say it, just as Chuck couldn’t say it to Blair back in Season 2, are you then saying that it means that Chuck didn’t mean it back then just because he didn’t say it?
I know that Chuck loved Blair in Season 2 just as I know that Blair loves Dan now, even if she did chose Chuck in the finale (yes, I am aware of that, but I’m also aware that the show changed its showrunner, and I really think that Safran was going towards a Dair endgame. Savage is definitely a Chair shipper and I guess that it’s her right to end the show the way that she wants to but it doesn’t mean that I have to agree that it’s the best thing for the characters.
I have never seen Blair more happy than she was with Dan, I mean did you see how she smiled all the time. Please remind me of a moment that it happened back in season 3?
I really wanted Chair to work back then, but we clearly saw that when Blair matured, Chuck wasn’t a good fit anymore for her and Dan is now way better suited for her, IMHO. That’s just the way I see it but I’m always interested to read different point of views as long as there’s no hate, so if you want to, I’d be glad to read about what you think it was that made Blair choose Chuck except maybe fear of changing/growing up and deep nostalgia for old time’s sake.
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andsmile: "YES to all you said to anon and actually, I'm so SURE S5-DB were written to endgame and the network didn't agree, so that's why they fired Safran. So sure. It makes me even more bitter about them because it's only a matter of preference and not what's better to the character they created.. :\ Chuck needed to find someone like Dan too, someone to make him happy. All he doesn't need is epic all consuming thing."
ahundredcupsofcoffee : I believe the same thing. I actually still love Chuck a lot. By the way, I’d like to say that I never believed, and I still don’t, that he tried to hit Blair in the ‘punching the window’ thing, for me, it was always about hurting himself. But anyway, I got sidetracked, but I just wanted to show that even though, I now ship Dair more, it doesn’t mean that I started hating Chuck
I really hoped that Chuck could find a right girl for him, I actually liked him a lot with Raina, I was sad to see her go, Chuck was really happy with her, the same way that Blair was happy with Dan and it would have made a beautiful endgame, IMO.
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maribells : Well, you can believe whatever you want, but it won’t make it true
The comparison between Chuck being unable to say “I love you” in S2 and Blair not saying it to Dan in S5 is a completely false one, IMO. Even though Chuck couldn’t say it, it was obvious to the viewers that he felt it- he told Nate, he eventually told Serena, and Chuck and Blair both essentially admitted it without saying the actual words (“just because we can’t say it, doesn’t mean it isn’t true”). Furthermore, the reason why Chuck was afraid to say it was obvious as well, since Chuck being a coward was basically his entire S2 arc. He’d never loved anyone before, never experienced being loved in return, and never truly made himself emotionally vulnerable to another person- and it scared the crap out of him.
So… what would be Blair’s excuse for not saying it now? She’s certainly experienced love before, and she’s had no problem saying “I love you” to the three guys she actually did love. She had no reason at all to “fear” her feelings for Dan, because as she herself said, he makes her feel safe. She knew he loved her, she knew he would never hurt her. She had absolutely no reason not to say it back- except that she didn’t feel it.
So, no, Blair doesn’t love Dan. If she’d loved him, she would’ve said so, and she certainly wouldn’t have unceremoniously dumped him the way she did.
I have never seen Blair more happy than she was with Dan, I mean did you see how she smiled all the time. Please remind me of a moment that it happened back in season 3?
Basing your interpretation of Blair’s happiness on how often she smiles is just superficial and completely devoid of nuance, IMO- after all, she smiled plenty while she was with Louis, she had a huge grin on her face while she was crowned Prom Queen alongside Nate, but is anyone *really* arguing that either of them made her the happiest? The thing is, there’s a difference between being content and being truly happy, and as Blair *herself* said, Chuck made her happier than she’s ever been. So that’s indisputable- it doesn’t matter how much you want to pretend 5x24 didn’t happen, it did, and it’s canon. And I could point out many, many instances in S3 when Chuck and Blair seemed incredibly happy together- really for most of the season, up until 3x17- but what’s the point? I mean, here’s a shot of her happy and looking incredibly in love:
I could easily find dozens more, but it’s downright silly to base a discussion of who makes her happier on gifs of her facial expressions. (For the record, there were many, many instances during her relationship with Dan when she was not smiling- surely even you have to recognize that- but like I said, I don’t think that’s an argument even worth having).
I know that Chuck loved Blair in Season 2 just as I know that Blair loves Dan now, even if she did chose Chuck in the finale (yes, I am aware of that, but I’m also aware that the show changed its showrunner, and I really think that Safran was going towards a Dair endgame. Savage is definitely a Chair shipper and I guess that it’s her right to end the show the way that she wants to but it doesn’t mean that I have to agree that it’s the best thing for the characters.
I hate to break this to you, but the show was never headed towards a Dair endgame- it was never even an option. I’m not just saying that in hindsight, or to be cocky or smug, but it’s based on actual info we heard from people behind-the-scenes. We know the writers wanted to take a break from Chair for awhile, and they wanted to explore Dair (and yes, they did intend to do so all along), but the intention was always to return to Chair. There were no last-minute changes to the script or the storyline. It was never a question of “If” Blair and Chuck would reunite, but rather “when.”
And regardless of what you think Safran wanted, the decision was never up to him- Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have always been the EPs, so it was always their call to make. So even if Safran had stayed as showrunner (the current showrunner isn’t Savage, btw, it’s Sara Goodman), it wouldn’t have made any difference. Schwartz and Savage created this show, produce this show, and were always going to end the show the way they wanted it to end.
I really wanted Chair to work back then, but we clearly saw that when Blair matured, Chuck wasn’t a good fit anymore for her and Dan is now way better suited for her, IMHO. That’s just the way I see it but I’m always interested to read different point of views as long as there’s no hate, so if you want to, I’d be glad to read about what you think it was that made Blair choose Chuck except maybe fear of changing/growing up and deep nostalgia for old time’s sake.
Yeah, I have several “points of view” on this paragraph, haha. First of all, I think the assertion that Blair matured is wildly inaccurate. I mean, between playing out her Fairytale Princess fantasies, making pacts with God to keep Chuck from getting run over with a taxi, repeatedly stabbing her best friend in the back, throwing a temper tantrum when her boyfriend got more attention than she did, etc, S5 Blair was less mature than I’d seen her since S1. Her whining about losing her fairytale (as opposed to, you know, her baby), followed by Dan putting a plastic crown on her head was kind of the cherry on top of her immaturity sundae, IMO.
Secondly, the argument that Dan is “better suited” for her seems to be based on two things: common interests, and what a super great guy he is. But sharing interests with someone doesn’t make you suitable as lovers, it makes you suitable as friends. And Dan and Blair actually were good as friends, before Dan decided to force it into a relationship. The fact is, friendship doesn’t always translate to romance, and attempting it to force it usually just results in losing the friendship entirely (which is exactly what’s happened- and coincidentally exactly what happened with Dan and Vanessa as well). Regarding Dan being a good guy, I don’t really agree, at least not based on S5, but I’m not going to get into all the reasons I think he’s been a douchebag lately…. because the point is, it *doesn’t matter* how good a guy someone is, love isn’t a merit competition where the “best man” wins. Love is a feeling, not a logical decision, and you can’t make yourself love someone just because they did X, Y and Z for you and because they share your interests in random pretentious crap.
Which brings us to the final point: why Blair chose Chuck. You apparently think it’s because of her fear of changing- which makes very little sense, given how she spent the previous several months. So you’re saying that she wasn’t afraid of changing in 5x17, and then suddenly developed a fear of it a few months later? Yeah, no. Especially given that Blair herself said that what she was scared of, what she was running away from, were her feelings for Chuck. So what you’re claiming is almost the exact opposite of what the show has told us.
Her relationship with Louis, and with Dan, all had the background theme of Blair attempting to “kill” or “run away” from her love for Chuck. After all, the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else, right? But in the end, she couldn’t keep denying her feelings for him, especially when she finally accepted how much he’d changed.
And if you look back at the entirety of S5, it’s very easy to see this thread: Blair clinging to the idea that Chuck hadn’t changed (5x07, 5x09, 5x19), because for her to accept that he had meant that she had to face her feelings for him; Blair trying to “choose” who to love- with both Louis and Dan- and Chuck giving her the freedom to do so, despite the fact that she herself realized “you can’t choose who you love” (5x12); Blair being so afraid of losing Chuck that she’s not willing to take the risk- “I’ll lose everything before I lose Chuck all over again”, “just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean I won’t love you” (5x11); Serena being remarkably perceptive about Blair’s feelings, including “you’re afraid to take a chance on a life with the man you really do love” (5x13), and “you’re still in love with Chuck, and you still won’t admit it” (5x24), etc, etc.
The 5x10 towncar scene was particularly compelling, but the alternate version of it contained an even more telling piece of dialogue: B: “I love you. And I’m sorry for ever doubting it, or making you doubt it.” C: “I never will again.” It harkened back to the apology scene in 5x06, when Chuck says “you never give up on the people you love”, which foreshadowed that Blair was going to do exactly that.
And that’s it, in a nutshell- the Dair relationship arc was basically intended to test Chuck’s love for Blair, to make him keep the faith and not doubt her love. She chose Chuck in the finale because, no matter how hard she tried to push him away and kill her feelings, she couldn’t… and she didn’t want to anymore. She chose Chuck because she loves him and because he has the capacity to make her happier than anyone else. And none of that is fanwank, it’s actually canon. So this theory that she was “afraid to love Dan” and went back to Chuck out of fear or “nostalgia” is not only illogical, it’s completely inconsistent with what we were told and shown by the show itself.
In other words… it’s Dair fanfiction.
Apologies if you find any of this snarky, that’s just how I roll.
Thanks for reading
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ahundredcupsofcoffee : Maybe I wasn’t clear in what I wanted to point out. I don’t think that Blair was afraid to begin a relationship with Dan or to like him, she had no problems calling him ‘my boyfriend’. I think that she got scared abouthow seriousit got, really fast andhow hardshe was falling for him.
As of ‘she certainly wouldn’t have unceremoniously dumped him the way she did.’
When did she dumpedhim exactly? The worst thing about the Season 5 finale is not that Dair didn’t finish the season together, honestly many of us thought that it would happen since, you know, there had had been Chair in every single season finales of the show thus far, but it was how it was thrown out, without any break-up scene whatsoever, the character are just left to supposethat they aren’t together anymore, no goodbye, no nothing, that’swhat a great part of the Dair fandom is really angry about, not the separation of the couple.
As of everything else, I think that it’s really funny how 2 people can see a show, a couple, a character two very different way, and you know what? Sometimes, none of them are even wrong, it’s just two sides of the same thing. Sure, IMO, Blair is not perfect, neither is Dan, God knows I may be angry at them for some actions that they previously have taken but at the end of the day, yes, I honestly think that Blair has matured and it’s pure nostalgia that sometimes bring her back to scheming (often asked by the NJBC by the way, not her own idea (sometimes yes, but not often recently.)) and stuff like that. At the end of the day, we see them two different ways, both that have been explored by the show, so, none of us is completely off-track, it also means that we’re not looking for the same things in life, and absolutely nothing is wrong about that.
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Jeu 11 Oct 2012 - 17:18
6x01 'Gone, Maybe Gone'
Okay, c'était encore pire que ce que j'imaginais, c'était ennuyant et ridicule et ne me laissez même pas commencer sur le Rufus/Ivy...
Seule bonne scène de l'épisode en ce qui me concerne :
Daniel Humphrey-“I didn’t lose you to Chuck. I lost you to the idea of Chuck? At some point in the hopefully not to distant future maybe… You had someone who loved you unconditionally, treated you right, and wanted to be with you everyday. And then you threw that all away to let Chuck Bass decide when he’s ready for you? You think you two have an epic love, but all you have are excuses.”
Et on voit clairement que Blair sait qu'il a raison Je crois que ça me tue encore plus le fait qu'ils soient encore parfaits même après leur rupture... Et puis Blair qui a essayé d'appeler Dan tout l'été alors qu'elle aurait dû être avec Chuck
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Jeu 18 Oct 2012 - 21:29
Après le mariage Chair, voici le mariage Dan/Serena et Baby!Bass avec sa bow-tie...
Jenny et Eric seront de retour pour le dernier épisode :
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It looks like former cast member Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo will be returning to the Upper East Side for the Gossip Girl series finale December 10. Kelly Rutherford posted the evidence on Instagram today!
It's unclear what exactly brings these two departed characters back from wherever they are (an extended stay in the Hamptons, perhaps, if you're a Revenge fan), but both will be on hand for Gossip Girl's swan song.
Actually, we do have a pretty good idea what may bring the whole gang back together. If you've missed the Gossip Girl finale set photos we posted yesterday - and just updated - consider this a major spoiler alert.
Then follow the link and let the speculation run rampant!
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Sam 20 Oct 2012 - 22:37
Serena & Dan se marient aussi ? Purée je n'étais pas au courant ! J'avoue que ça ne me plaît pas vraiment comme idée ... Sinon, c'est chouette que Jenny & Eric reviennent pour le dernier épisode
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Sam 20 Oct 2012 - 22:40
J'suis assez étonné que Taylor ait accepté de revenir dans la série, même si ce n'est que pour un seul épisode...
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 18 Déc 2012 - 17:16
-QueenM- a écrit:
Euh c'est une blague ou bien... !!
Mika a écrit:
Euh... C'est sérieux? Et ils ont expliqué ça comment?
Malheureusement, c'est très sérieux et ça ouvre 999 999 plotholes dans la série comme lorsque Gossip Girl a envoyé un blast et qu'on a vu Dan dormir
"L'explication"
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 18 Déc 2012 - 17:40
Rachel & Kristen ensemble En faite j'ai pas tout compris (Je ne suis pas une pro en Anglais désolé) Rachel et Kristen font Blair et Serena dans un film c'est ça? Oh il y a même Katie Cassidy et Willa Holland de Arrow
Pourquoi avoir utilisé la voix de Kristen Bell pour Gossip Girl alors que depuis le début c'est un homme qui est GG! Je comprend rien du tout
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 18 Déc 2012 - 17:48
En fait, Kristen aide Rachel à se préparer à une audition ^^ Pour Willa, tu ne savais pas? Elle avait un rôle régulier en saison 2, elle était l'amie de Jenny ^^
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 18 Déc 2012 - 18:45
Si si je savais Mais vu qu'elle est aussi dans une série de The CW avec Katie Cassidy je pense que c'est aussi un clin d'oeil au acteur de la chaîne ^^
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mar 18 Déc 2012 - 18:47
Kristen you're the best! (c'était pour elle que j'avais commencé la série lol)
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mer 26 Déc 2012 - 14:42
Je trouve que depuis qu'il écrivait son livre, ça devenait clair qu'il pouvait très bien être Gossip Girl en fait. Mais bon, après, c'était un pressentiment comme un autre.
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Sujet: Re: Gossip Girl Mer 26 Déc 2012 - 17:12
Sur ça je suis d'accord mais je parle d'incohérences du genre, lorsque Gossip Girl lance un message alors qu'on voit Dan dormir avec Serena par exemple ^^