Gossip Girl Season 2 Best of Episodes 21-25

The concluding episodes of a season always have more positives than negatives mostly because all the loose ends get tied up and all the characters who won't make it to Season 3 beat a hasty departure so there is alot of  additional drama and confusion at the end of a season. 

                                                                   Seder Dinner

 Sit down dinners are always ticking time bombs. You just know that whenever everybody is sitting in one place then someone drops a bit of news that has people running from the table in tears. Why should a religious holiday be any exception? First I love how everybody kept crashing the party- I love when uninvited guests show up much to the frustration of the host/ hostess. In this case Serena decides to make a surprise appearance as does her maybe husband Gabriel. Not to mention Dan, who is serving as a waiter, also gets dragged into this. In the end there is so much drama and tension that Eli leaves the table (it was hard to find room for him in the first place)

Chuck Apologizing to Jenny

Chuck's assault of Jenny was one of the biggest problems I had with Gossip Girl.  the fact that he never faced the repercussions nor did Gossip Girl emphasize how serious attempted rape is. I think the writers tried to remedy this problem by having Chuck make a sincere apology to Jenny in Season 2. Although this will never excuse what he did, it shows us Chuck has changed and that he realizes how unforgivable his actions were. I wish we could have seen Chuck wrestling with the guilt from his actions, maybe going to therapy but at least he apologized and that is always a step in the right direction.

 Georgina Returning from Bible Camp to Help The Upper East Side

Georgina is always good for something. All she has to do to cause trouble is walk into the room. It was nice to see her working with Serena, Blair and company instead of against them. And the fact that she has been away at bible camp and has embraced Jesus much to the disbelief of her former enemies only makes things even more entertaining. The scene where Chuck brings Georgina back to Manhattan is probably my second favorite scene in the entire series (the first being brunch at the Bass house in the second episode) 

Flashback to Lily's Past

We know that Lily was once involved with Rufus and they had a child together but other than that her past is a bit of a mystery- as with most adults in our lives. Too be honest I don't even care that much about Lily, her multiple marriages and her strained relationship with her mother but once in a while an episode that gives us some insight into the past of a character is a good thing. And I couldn't really object when I found out that the teenage Lily is played by Brittany Snow of Hairspray and John Tucker Must Die. I wouldn't even care if she played someone's long lost Aunt Beatrice.  Honey, you can guest star any day! 

Chuck Getting Blair Elected Prom Queen

It would have been furious to see someone other than Blair gain the prestigious position of prom queen. So it was satisfying to see Blair beat out her lemmings for the role. The fact that it was all because of Chuck is what makes it doubly satisfying. The sweet unexpected gestures that Chuck does for Blair (like ensuring a bunch of cheaters don't take away her title as prom queen) are just as important to the Chuck-Blair relationship as the frequent screw-ups and betrayals both of them endure at the hands of the other. 

Scott, the son of Rufus and Lily

Finally we get to meet the product of Rufus and Lily's love. In my opinion he is like a mini copy of Dan- no wonder Vanessa likes him so much. When he arrives on the scene, Vanessa takes an interest in him and Scott scores a direct source of information about his real family. It's going to be interesting to see how things develop in Season 3 regarding Scott and his realtionship with his family (no one cares about Vanessa) 

Georgina Going to NYU

Georgina in a club? Pretty standard. Georgina at college? This could be interesting. Scratch that, this will be interesting especially when she requests Blair as a roommate. I sympathize with Blair but I can't wait until she arrives at college and discovers who her roommate is. Also no one intended to go to NYU yet Dan, Blair, Vanessa and Georgina all ended up there anyway. And no one ended up at Yale even though that was the only college any of them were talking about in Season 1 (obviously it comes down to keeping everyone in the same city) I don't mind though. Drama is best when it happens in close quarters.

So what do you think? Was Season 2 all you were hoping for? Are you looking forward to Season 3? What would you like to see? Let me know in a comment, like this post, subscribe and please check out my next post. You know you love me. XOXO Bernadette.