Dan, Blair, Chuck: The Strengthening Dynamics Coninue and the ♥ Shines on for All
Just when I think I've been gobsmacked as much I could be with Gossip Girl's flourishing bond between Dan Humphrey and Blair Waldorf, ... ...they have progressed to a whole other level that I didn't even think the writers were capable of bringing.
See, when I first saw the episode stills for the episode, “Damien Darko”, I thought of all the contrivances these images suggested. And while I knew the chemistry would be there, I thought the writing would be less than amazing simply because of how paint-by-numbers I perceived the storyline in this episode would be.
But to my pleasant surprise there was great complexity, a true nuance here. And the dynamics were forceful, but organic and flowing, offering up something to marvel at. Two characters in character all the while being in the progression of growth. What more can we ask for?
The buzz from this episode seems to be all the more prominent than with the last episode, “The Kids are not Alright”. It's interesting but not shockingly so because I feel here is where we got that natural progression from banter to familial bonds in a way that even the previous episode only slightly touched upon. And while last episode had an air of being merely two-dimensional, this really brought out all the complexities and colors of a relationship that deserves to prosper as to expand upon the value and character enriching greatness they have been so wonderfully showcasing.
I won't bother to cement an affirmative about whether they will be the next great television romance, but I can't forgo exposing just how amending they are to Gossip Girl, and how wonderful they are to watch.
But what struck me in all of this was that one scene between Chuck and Blair. Ever alive as they have been in the past, it was a call to all that they were, are, and will always be. And for that to happen in the midst of the great writing at play with Dan and Blair excites me. While so many can get lost in shipper wars, and dividing lines, here showed that both characters hold a unique and special dynamic with Blair.
It'll be all the more tiresome now to hear fans bicker about a drop out in Chuck and Blair's interaction, or even some Dan and Blair fans argue that Chair's flame fires on, but the love is all lost. He seemed genuinely happy to have her achieving her dreams. No love loss there.
The writers have established a certain inability to not multi-ship these pairings on some level. This is not General Hospital's core writer's spitting on the grave of history by using poorly conceived dialog to prop up a new couple. Nor is it something that's stretches our sometimes beloved characters out of their original conventions. But rather it works in a way that's refreshing yet pleasingly in context, and all the while expounds on something that could be sheer gold for a show weighed down by coal.
See, when I first saw the episode stills for the episode, “Damien Darko”, I thought of all the contrivances these images suggested. And while I knew the chemistry would be there, I thought the writing would be less than amazing simply because of how paint-by-numbers I perceived the storyline in this episode would be.
But to my pleasant surprise there was great complexity, a true nuance here. And the dynamics were forceful, but organic and flowing, offering up something to marvel at. Two characters in character all the while being in the progression of growth. What more can we ask for?
The buzz from this episode seems to be all the more prominent than with the last episode, “The Kids are not Alright”. It's interesting but not shockingly so because I feel here is where we got that natural progression from banter to familial bonds in a way that even the previous episode only slightly touched upon. And while last episode had an air of being merely two-dimensional, this really brought out all the complexities and colors of a relationship that deserves to prosper as to expand upon the value and character enriching greatness they have been so wonderfully showcasing.
I won't bother to cement an affirmative about whether they will be the next great television romance, but I can't forgo exposing just how amending they are to Gossip Girl, and how wonderful they are to watch.
But what struck me in all of this was that one scene between Chuck and Blair. Ever alive as they have been in the past, it was a call to all that they were, are, and will always be. And for that to happen in the midst of the great writing at play with Dan and Blair excites me. While so many can get lost in shipper wars, and dividing lines, here showed that both characters hold a unique and special dynamic with Blair.
It'll be all the more tiresome now to hear fans bicker about a drop out in Chuck and Blair's interaction, or even some Dan and Blair fans argue that Chair's flame fires on, but the love is all lost. He seemed genuinely happy to have her achieving her dreams. No love loss there.
The writers have established a certain inability to not multi-ship these pairings on some level. This is not General Hospital's core writer's spitting on the grave of history by using poorly conceived dialog to prop up a new couple. Nor is it something that's stretches our sometimes beloved characters out of their original conventions. But rather it works in a way that's refreshing yet pleasingly in context, and all the while expounds on something that could be sheer gold for a show weighed down by coal.