#wondering if i should tag this derena

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1x06 - The handmaiden's tale

I'm kind of excited that I finally reached this one, I remember I liked it a lot the first time I've watched it and the next two episodes are some of my favorites in the whole series so... yeah.

Thoughts I had while watching

Blair really tried so hard with Nate.

'If Serena asked me I wouldn't deprive her of my company' I know the guy is having a case of nervous verbal diarrhea, but seriously Dan🙄

Great Vanessa is here! Said no one, ever

So I'm kind of confused about the timeline now, because Vanessa was gone only for a year, and Dan confessed his feelings to her but she rejects him, granted I didn't paint attention to this during my first watch, but I always thought he became obsessed with Serena after Vanessa. Go figures.

I love how passionate Blair is about getting Serena a date for the ball. I also really like her outfit here, we rarely got to see her wore shorts.

Instant messaging on a laptop, I feel so old.

Those scenes were Dan is looking to his laptop or phone with his surprised face at something gossip girl posted are so hilarious. I guess he really was a method actor

Really Nate you called Blair, she didn't answer so you decide to go and pay a visit in person... to Serena you could have gone to Blair's house you know.

Vanessa's outfits are awful.

I had totally forgot about Rufly's plot this episode

I've always loved the montage they did of everyone putting on their mask.

It may have been one of his usual lines, but I don't doubt for a second he really didn't need clues to find her even then. He always noticed her didn't he.

'Beautiful and mean, I got chills' again a line, but the truth none the less. Funny how random lines can be not so random after all

Gotta give it to Jenny I really love how he played Chuck on this episode.

Ah the Vanderbilt ring, gotta be honest I don't like it.

Rufly finally kissed!!

Dan and all his lies 🙄

Sorry Chuck, but you totally deserved that one.

'He should know how it feels to lose you, is not fun' i have all the rufly feels.

Serena looked so pretty at this ball.

Blair are Nate were really depressing to watch at this point, refusing to admit the obvious.

I actually would have like to know how Chuck got that suit, it may have been a funny story.

I remember how glad I was the first time when Blair left Nate standing on the street and how frustrated I was with him for just not ending it. Now I kind of wonder how things would have play out if they had broke up here. 🤔

Happy endings by Mika to end this episode, oh the irony

Now that I think of it, this is the last episode where it was all about Dan and Serena, I feel like pointing it out because I've seen comments where people mentioned that when rewatching they start a 1x07.

I think I may have like this episode much more the first time around, and I think that has a lot to do with the fact I don't like Derena anymore, and this episode is heavy on that front with the introduction of Vanessa, another character I'm not a big fan of. I also noticed that while this episode advances the Nate and Blair plotline, Blair's actually not that much in this episode. Considering the next episode I think that was on purpose.

Honestly I ended up liking really two things from this episode: Jenny's little revenge on Chuck, and this:

She did looked ravishing and he looks quite devilish. I would tagged #couplegoals but we're not there yet. They also look like they could kill you. Though Nate really couldn't cared less, I mean Chuck didn't even had a reason to and yet he went to talked to her, I've always felt he was always entertained waiting for the Nate and Blair fiasco to crash, in part for his own amusement but also because it needed to happen. I bet he thought his life would get simpler: a less broody Nate and less complains from Blair.😂

Random bits I've noticed

This is the first episode were Blair's room looks like we know it. Hello Marie Antoinette, I missed you.

That yellow shirt Chuck's wearing under that pink sweater looks almost like the same one he uses later on for one romantic rendez-vous with a certain brunette. Should I be concerned that I remember this stuff.

Not relevant but I'm feeling Nostalgic (and old) so here's Serena's IM friends:

P.S i apologize in advance for the long ass post that my recap of 1x07 will probably be.