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fembuckDamn you horrible high school English exam's that have crushed and exhausted me! DAMN YOU! *cries*
I was napping and missed the first ten minutes of "Blair Waldorf must Pie" *sobs* Still, I saw most of the episode and it was le awesome :D
...but apparently I only missed Blair and Serena fighting so ... whatever (there was TONS of Waldsen goodness later in the episode though!)
First thing, FLASHBACKS EQUAL LOVE! The flashbacks to the Waldorf Thanksgiving from the previous year were great. I mean, in a way they were tragic, but it was really great to see what things were like in the past. Blake was great in the flashbacks and it was interesting to see Alcoholic!Serena. Kudos to Blake, because she made Serena very magnetic and you could totally see why people would fall under her drunken spell, but at the same time it was really sad to see her so out of it, and how everyone was all "must be a weekday, Serena's drunk again" about it. That being said, the water-fight threesome in the bathroom was really cute.
Also, the flashbacks were great because BLAIR WAS SMILING. Blair was smiling so much. She pretty much didn't stop smiling. And everyone knows how I feel about Leighton!smiles. Leighton!smiles > almost any other smile out there. Seeing the Waldorf family all talking together and interacting with each other, especially Blair and her Dad being so close, was awesome and really underscored how much Blair's life has changed, how much duller and colder it became. She and Nate were even cute in the flashbacks which is like WHAT?
The van der Woodsen's are love. Seriously, I totally love them as a family. And for some reason I found Serena kind of cradling Lily and petting her hair when Lily was pretending she was sick to be really cute. They're not perfect, but they totally love each other and that's awesome. Seeing the flashbacks too, you realize how nice it must be for Lily to have Serena be present and focused and there, instead of in her smiley drunken world of smelling like a brewery.
And while we're on the subject of familial love, I was to say that I spent most of the episode wanting to kick Eleanor in the crotch and rip out her hair. Especially when she taunted Blair about the pie after we learned earlier in the flashbacks that Blair had an eating disorder a few years before. I was about to just write Eleanor off as being the worst person ever, but ... they kind of redeemed her. *shakes head* It's true. I actually felt bad for Eleanor at the end of the episode, and I got a little teary when Blair hugged her and they had their little moment of mother/daughter bonding in the Closing-Montage-of-Awww. Their last couple of scenes were actually pretty interesting because Blair is totally a mini-Eleanor. The way the handle problems is very similar, which is to say they try to shut down emotionally and become vicious, bitchy asshats to the people that love them most. (Also interesting, was that Eleanor totally knew Papa Waldorf was into dudes and loved him and was happy with him anyway. Like they had an arrangement were he would fool around, get it out of his system and then they'd go back to be a happy family.)
Onto the WALDSEN! I love that even after Serena and Blair fight, and Blair bitchily uninvites Serena from her Thanksgiving party, that when she needs someone to talk to, that when she is feeling about as low as she can that it's Serena that she calls because she knows Serena will be there for her. And I love that Serena was all like "gotta go" as soon as she got the call, no questions, she just leaves what she's in the middle of to run to be with Blair. *swoons* That is love baby, that is love.
Seriously, Blake and Leighton have so much chemistry together, and the tactileness of Waldsen kills me. When Serena finds Blair in her bathroom and sits on the ground next to her and just like envelopes Blair in her arms immediately I was in Waldsen heaven. And Serena drawing Blair into her so that Blair's head was resting on her shoulders, and repeatedly kissing Blair on the forehead as Blair talked about what a bitch her mother is, omgsosweet. Serena is so the best girlfriend ever.
The intimacy, and love in the scene just made me smile, even though it was a sad scene for Blair. But also, I love that after cuddling with Serena, Blair was totally in a better mood and started smiling again. Like just being around Serena was enough to chase away her demons and make her feel better for a while.
Now, to address THE MOST AWKWARD DINNER PARTY EVER. Dan inviting Lily to come along with Serena and Eric to his families Thanksgiving after Blair ininvited them all was sweet and very Dan-like, and Serena's smiliness was very cute because Blake!smiles are pretty damn skippy as well.
The best part about the dinner was after Rufus and Lily's love connection was revealed and the kids promptly hid in Dan's room to escape the awkward. The "we're not related right?" conversation was hilarious. Especially Jenny pointing out that Eric's roots were very Rufus like, lol. (I know I've complained about how NOT BLONDE Connor Paolo is, so it was nice to have a reference to it ... also the flashbacks show that Eric dyes his hair, because in the Thanksgiving gone by one he was all brunette). But the best was when Blair and Serena showed up, and the van der Woodsens and Humprehey's are having a serious discussion about how grossed out they are and Blair interrupts by declaring that the really crazy thing is that there's a garage door in the middle of Dan's room. It was so random and cute. Blair also zooming in on Dan's cabbage patch doll (I LOVE that Dan has a cabbage patch doll) and Dan being all grumpy and "now I'm going to have to disinfect my doll" about it was pretty hilarious.
Also, when they all escaped to the diner to get something to eat. Blair's "It makes total sense, only someone who had completely satisfied themselves sexually in the past could have married your step-fathers" to Serena about Lily and Rufus's past cracked me up. Also, the Blair leaning over Serena's shoulder shot was just as gay as it seemed in the pictures. In fact, when Blair leaned down after thanking Serena for coming and getting her it totally looked like they were going to kiss on the lips for a second, though the cheek!kiss of barely concealed sexual tension was visually lovely as well.
Finally, the Closing-Montage-of-Awww was awwwwww. Seriously, this show owns my soul. I was all teared up and "you go fictional characters, you bond with your families and be ridiculously cute!". Seriously, I know it was cheesy as hell, but I was happy to see everybody happy/healing at the end. I'm a sap that way, and everyone on the show is so pretty when the smile.
Wow, I rambled on a lot about that, but it was such a GOOD episode. *hugs episode* That totally cheered me up.
Ed's pose is too cute in the picture. He looks like a petulant 4 year old and I love it!
I was napping and missed the first ten minutes of "Blair Waldorf must Pie" *sobs* Still, I saw most of the episode and it was le awesome :D
...but apparently I only missed Blair and Serena fighting so ... whatever (there was TONS of Waldsen goodness later in the episode though!)
First thing, FLASHBACKS EQUAL LOVE! The flashbacks to the Waldorf Thanksgiving from the previous year were great. I mean, in a way they were tragic, but it was really great to see what things were like in the past. Blake was great in the flashbacks and it was interesting to see Alcoholic!Serena. Kudos to Blake, because she made Serena very magnetic and you could totally see why people would fall under her drunken spell, but at the same time it was really sad to see her so out of it, and how everyone was all "must be a weekday, Serena's drunk again" about it. That being said, the water-fight threesome in the bathroom was really cute.
Also, the flashbacks were great because BLAIR WAS SMILING. Blair was smiling so much. She pretty much didn't stop smiling. And everyone knows how I feel about Leighton!smiles. Leighton!smiles > almost any other smile out there. Seeing the Waldorf family all talking together and interacting with each other, especially Blair and her Dad being so close, was awesome and really underscored how much Blair's life has changed, how much duller and colder it became. She and Nate were even cute in the flashbacks which is like WHAT?
The van der Woodsen's are love. Seriously, I totally love them as a family. And for some reason I found Serena kind of cradling Lily and petting her hair when Lily was pretending she was sick to be really cute. They're not perfect, but they totally love each other and that's awesome. Seeing the flashbacks too, you realize how nice it must be for Lily to have Serena be present and focused and there, instead of in her smiley drunken world of smelling like a brewery.
And while we're on the subject of familial love, I was to say that I spent most of the episode wanting to kick Eleanor in the crotch and rip out her hair. Especially when she taunted Blair about the pie after we learned earlier in the flashbacks that Blair had an eating disorder a few years before. I was about to just write Eleanor off as being the worst person ever, but ... they kind of redeemed her. *shakes head* It's true. I actually felt bad for Eleanor at the end of the episode, and I got a little teary when Blair hugged her and they had their little moment of mother/daughter bonding in the Closing-Montage-of-Awww. Their last couple of scenes were actually pretty interesting because Blair is totally a mini-Eleanor. The way the handle problems is very similar, which is to say they try to shut down emotionally and become vicious, bitchy asshats to the people that love them most. (Also interesting, was that Eleanor totally knew Papa Waldorf was into dudes and loved him and was happy with him anyway. Like they had an arrangement were he would fool around, get it out of his system and then they'd go back to be a happy family.)
Onto the WALDSEN! I love that even after Serena and Blair fight, and Blair bitchily uninvites Serena from her Thanksgiving party, that when she needs someone to talk to, that when she is feeling about as low as she can that it's Serena that she calls because she knows Serena will be there for her. And I love that Serena was all like "gotta go" as soon as she got the call, no questions, she just leaves what she's in the middle of to run to be with Blair. *swoons* That is love baby, that is love.
Seriously, Blake and Leighton have so much chemistry together, and the tactileness of Waldsen kills me. When Serena finds Blair in her bathroom and sits on the ground next to her and just like envelopes Blair in her arms immediately I was in Waldsen heaven. And Serena drawing Blair into her so that Blair's head was resting on her shoulders, and repeatedly kissing Blair on the forehead as Blair talked about what a bitch her mother is, omgsosweet. Serena is so the best girlfriend ever.
The intimacy, and love in the scene just made me smile, even though it was a sad scene for Blair. But also, I love that after cuddling with Serena, Blair was totally in a better mood and started smiling again. Like just being around Serena was enough to chase away her demons and make her feel better for a while.
Now, to address THE MOST AWKWARD DINNER PARTY EVER. Dan inviting Lily to come along with Serena and Eric to his families Thanksgiving after Blair ininvited them all was sweet and very Dan-like, and Serena's smiliness was very cute because Blake!smiles are pretty damn skippy as well.
The best part about the dinner was after Rufus and Lily's love connection was revealed and the kids promptly hid in Dan's room to escape the awkward. The "we're not related right?" conversation was hilarious. Especially Jenny pointing out that Eric's roots were very Rufus like, lol. (I know I've complained about how NOT BLONDE Connor Paolo is, so it was nice to have a reference to it ... also the flashbacks show that Eric dyes his hair, because in the Thanksgiving gone by one he was all brunette). But the best was when Blair and Serena showed up, and the van der Woodsens and Humprehey's are having a serious discussion about how grossed out they are and Blair interrupts by declaring that the really crazy thing is that there's a garage door in the middle of Dan's room. It was so random and cute. Blair also zooming in on Dan's cabbage patch doll (I LOVE that Dan has a cabbage patch doll) and Dan being all grumpy and "now I'm going to have to disinfect my doll" about it was pretty hilarious.
Also, when they all escaped to the diner to get something to eat. Blair's "It makes total sense, only someone who had completely satisfied themselves sexually in the past could have married your step-fathers" to Serena about Lily and Rufus's past cracked me up. Also, the Blair leaning over Serena's shoulder shot was just as gay as it seemed in the pictures. In fact, when Blair leaned down after thanking Serena for coming and getting her it totally looked like they were going to kiss on the lips for a second, though the cheek!kiss of barely concealed sexual tension was visually lovely as well.
Finally, the Closing-Montage-of-Awww was awwwwww. Seriously, this show owns my soul. I was all teared up and "you go fictional characters, you bond with your families and be ridiculously cute!". Seriously, I know it was cheesy as hell, but I was happy to see everybody happy/healing at the end. I'm a sap that way, and everyone on the show is so pretty when the smile.
Wow, I rambled on a lot about that, but it was such a GOOD episode. *hugs episode* That totally cheered me up.
Ed's pose is too cute in the picture. He looks like a petulant 4 year old and I love it!
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Date: 2007-11-30 10:04 pm (UTC)Oh, me too. When they dragged Blair into it, I was like "omg i luv this show!" lol. I could totally see a S/B/N threesome. S and B would be way more into each other than Nate, but I could totally see them including him so he didn't feel bad and because technically he's B's boyfriend. Like somehow all sleeping together would even things out or something.
Is it wrong that I want to give petulant!Chuck a big hug?
No, I want to give me a big hug too!
*pause*
GROUP HUG!