For the first time in a long time, I'm really glad it's Valentine's day. I've had a really horrible few days and there is something about being surrounded in messages of love that has actually been uplifting. So much so, it seemed like a perfect day to return to the blog and share the sweetness. I was going to post my favorite TV clip of all time, but I think I'll have to save that one for next year. Because kids, Dair finally kind of happened last night. And once I was able to momentarily pull myself out of my own gloom, I was happy to enjoy the awesomeness of this unexpected couple. And now, I want you to enjoy it too.
A quick set-up: Blair (back to her former amazingly scheming self) returns from her honeymoon of convenience to a mopey set of friends. Since she figures she can't have love herself, she decides to set bestie Serena up with crush Dan even though he only has moon eyes for Blair. This finally leads her to realize that he's been kind of great to her.
Which finally leads him to ball up and go for it:
I love these two and I'm happy that this may finally start to become something more than a one sided love affair. I'm also happy these clips give me something else to re-watch other than When Harry Met Sally for the billionth time.
I didn't hate Glee! I didn't hate Glee! Here are some quick thoughts on last night's non-sucktastic episode.
-About five minutes in I knew this was written by Ian Brennan. He is the only Glee writer who makes me laugh with the show and not at it. Four for you Ian Brennan!
-Ricky Martin is adorable. He should act more! If he's not too busy being the new Gweneth, I'm voting for a return to General Hospital, where he can bring in some viewers that James Franco didn't.
-Artie's joining in mooning over Ricky Martin and then his subsequent reaction made me laugh out loud. A fun, silly little moment.
-Finn, It's pronounced Adelphi with an I not an EEE. You should learn that if you do end up going there.
-NeNe Leakes has been way more fun than I thought she would be. I won't be mad if she sticks around.
-For some strange reason I'm not hating on Sam and Mercedes. He has finally made her a character and not a caricature. Maybe they should hook him up with Tina. And Artie.
-The insanity of Will's number was ridiculous in a good (you know...intentional) way. It brought me back to Popular.
-Brittany dances! Where was that during the Michael Jackson show?
-Emma and Will were kind of cute. They should play them more. Although maybe they were kind of cute because they don't play them more.
-Sue's wanting a baby, Will's not being able to speak Spanish and the Finn/Rachel engagement are all crazy stupid but weren't overplayed so I could just ignore them and focus on the funny and the music.
Was this episode super meaningful? No. But that's kind of what I liked about it. If the show would remember it's a comedy more, focus on the core characters, let the talent do what they do best I might not want to put a fork in my eye every week. This was light and fun and totally fork free.
Remember when I used to recap Glee talking about the things that sucked, were kind of meh and what I actually liked? Yeah, it has become kind of impossible to do that. The thing is, I really wanted to like last night's episode. But I couldn't get over the big problems enough to enjoy the fun Michael Jackson music. I hated that Quinn got into Yale. I would have bought her getting into an out of state college, but a girl who spent the first half of the year skipping classes and was certain that she would never get out of her hometown is now Ivy league bound? I. Just. Don't. Buy. It. I hate that Blaine needed to be written out so How To Succeed could happen. I really hated having to watch Kurt, Rachel and Finn sing to him bedside. And man do I hate that we are still supposed to believe that The New Directions are awesome when they clearly aren't.
I didn't hate Grant Gustin. Sebastian is a total douche, but I think Gustin is kind of killing it and is proving to be the delicious villain that Glee really needs. I do hate that he and Santana had way too much chemistry in their sing off since they are both supposed to be gay and I now kind of ship them. And speaking of the Sing off, I hate that they sent people out of the room to have it. How the hell do you know who wins? See, even the moments I like were tainted by things I hate.
I happen to be one of those people who loves most other Ryan Murphy things, so I believe firmly that Glee could be a good show if it wanted to be. So please Glee. Stop making me hate you.
I'll admit, Gossip Girl has kind of sucked lately. So when I saw all the hullabaloo about the show's big 100th episode, I was prepared to be disappointed. Sure there would be Blair's big wedding to Louis, but we all knew she wouldn't go through with it. Of course, Chuck would show up and the two would run off together, leaving Dan to sulk while Serena dug her claws back into him again. Georgina would reappear briefly to try to do something dastardly but would be foiled to disappear from our thoughts for about a year. And the parents? Well, they'd be pouty and boring. Yup, we all knew how this shindig would go down.
Except none of that happened. Not at all!
Instead, we got some pretty awesome moments. Here are my top five favorite things about last night's Gossip Girl.
5) Parents to the Rescue
Lily and Rufus being the ones to catch Georgina trying to lay a trap for Louis was nice, but how awesome was the scene where Eleanore barged through Chuck's door, downed his scotch and told him that he was the thing missing at the wedding, basically instructing him to steal her daughter away? It was kind of kick ass and served as a lovely balance to sweet Cyrus' glee at getting to co-walk Blair down the aisle.
4) Blair and Louis Get Married
When Gossip Girl send out a blast to the entire church of the video of Blair confessing her love to Chuck , it seemed clear that the royal wedding would not be. Instead, they totally did it! I was a little shocked that the show went there, until...
3) Louis Turned Evil
God, Louis has been one of the most boring TV characters of all time, hasn't he? Dry and insecure, I could not see his value on this show and hated that they have kept him around this long. And then? After the wedding, scorned Louis reveals to Blair that he had to marry her to keep up appearances but they will have a loveless marriage where she will initially be his dancing monkey. I though Louis' evil turn was kind of awesome and Hugo Becker rocked it (and somehow suddenly became hotter in like three seconds). I'm totally up for keeping this version of the character around. Good job show!
2) Blair Runs Off With Dan!
Oh my little shipper heart! After Louis destroyed her notions of the romantic life they would lead, Blair made a phone call asking the recipient to take her away from the wedding. While we saw Chuck speeding towards the hotel, we learned that it was actually Dan that Blair called. He stole a car and drover her off to what I hope will be the beginning of an excellent adventure.
1) Georgina is Gossip Girl
Maybe shows little Pretty Little Liars have scorned me but I never thought we would learn Gossip Girl's identity. So zooming in on typing hands and then out to narrating Georgina posting to the scandalous site was simply shocking. It has crossed my mind that Georgina may be only the "new" Gossip Girl and that there is an original out there waiting to crack heads, but I'll take it either way. It was a great moment and it made for great TV.
