I thought I would be among the majority who didn't like dair but not because Chuck and Blair have great chemistry or look great together. (Season one they were cute but after that no). Her dating Dan was out of my comfort zone. With Chair; the relationship is based on physical attraction, schemes, and games. Without those, there's nothing. I was so used to them being together, breaking up, being together. Seeing Blair with the no.#1 guy she hated was weird. But as you watch Dair's relationship develop you see a different side to Blair that we never get to see. She is sweet, goofy and so bright. Through the crap Chuck put Blair through, it was good to see her in a healthy relationship where she was with someone that she have something in common with. But of course GG writers has to ruin every relationship that occur and with season six I think the writers cared too much what the fan base want and made the characters go back to their high school days. Forgetting all the progress they made and let the show crash and burn. Blair suddenly forgets everything Dan has done for her and now hates his guts. She's worse than a bitch, she's a spoiled five year old and is so dependent on Chuck that it makes her look overzealous and clingy.
I admittedly only started watching for Dan/Blair after becoming aware of their season 4 friendship and generally amazing screwball rom-com antics through my f-list/tumblr, and even then only followed The Dan n' Blair show on youtube. Then I started watching some current eps in S5, and then eventually went back and did a re-watch from the beginning. Despite my obvious Dan/Blair bias, I was intriuged by Chuck/Blair in the first half of season 1, but quickly became dis-intruiged and grossed out by Chuck's increasingly repellent behavior towards Blair (and others) and annoyed by the show's determination to woobify and make him the hero of the series while still having him commit often-times horrendous acts and displaying misogynistic attitudes. I find it both hilarious and mind-boggling that the show continues to pimp Chuck/Blair as it's OTP when the dynamic is so far beyond the point of functional. I get that the writers want them to be tragic and epic (MASSIVE EYEROLL), but they must be completely oblivious as to how tragically messed up and unhealthy and, at times abusive, they are together as a pair.
DAN WAS GOOD FOR BLAIR. BLAIR WAS GOOD FOR DAN. No matter what the writers decide to ret-con or eternal-sunshine from Blair's memory, THEY WERE HAPPY AND AWESOME INTELLECTUAL SNOBS TOGETHER. the show can't eternal-sunshine that away from the viewers, no matter how much they try. I loved the quippy, reluctant-bff dynamic and the genuine relationship that followed between the most unlikeliest of pairs. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SHOW? That's how you complete your show's narrative about the battle between the UES and Brooklyn - you have the quintessential member of each (obvs "Queen B" and "Lonely Boy" fall for each other and close out the series that way - SERIES WRITING 101, TADA. Unless the finale tells me this was all a) Chuck's coma dream after getting shot in S3 or getting into the car crash last year, or b) Dan's book/movie and then jumps to REALITY where Dan and Blair are together (for real or kind of i'm not picky), then 5x24 and season 6 NEVER HAPPENED. SERIES FIXED.
Obviously I'm still a little angry post-series 5 finale.
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DAN WAS GOOD FOR BLAIR. BLAIR WAS GOOD FOR DAN. No matter what the writers decide to ret-con or eternal-sunshine from Blair's memory, THEY WERE HAPPY AND AWESOME INTELLECTUAL SNOBS TOGETHER. the show can't eternal-sunshine that away from the viewers, no matter how much they try. I loved the quippy, reluctant-bff dynamic and the genuine relationship that followed between the most unlikeliest of pairs. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SHOW? That's how you complete your show's narrative about the battle between the UES and Brooklyn - you have the quintessential member of each (obvs "Queen B" and "Lonely Boy" fall for each other and close out the series that way - SERIES WRITING 101, TADA. Unless the finale tells me this was all a) Chuck's coma dream after getting shot in S3 or getting into the car crash last year, or b) Dan's book/movie and then jumps to REALITY where Dan and Blair are together (for real or kind of i'm not picky), then 5x24 and season 6 NEVER HAPPENED. SERIES FIXED.
Obviously I'm still a little angry post-series 5 finale.
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