The #1 Reason I'm Excited That Gossip Girl IS Back

Blair Waldorf.

Blair Motherfucking Waldorf.

There’s no shortage of characters to love (or love-to-hate) on Gossip Girl.  Serena is supercool, Chuck Bass is boss (and as I watch the Season Two premiere right now, he’s wearing the outfit that was the subject of my first post; by the way, I was totally right about that ensemble being a costume, thank you very much to the morons at Star), and even Gossip Girl herself really adds a unique element to the show—hooray for Kristen Bell!

But it’s Leighton Meester’s portrayal of Blair Waldorf that takes my overall enjoyment of Gossip Girl over the line to utter adoration.  Blair is genius.  End of story.

OK, maybe I can’t just leave it at that.  While I think Serena’s fashion sense is more hip, Blair’s overall sensibility is just too awesome for words.  I could kind of do without the Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? dresses and silly headbands, but her kick-ass one-liners and ability to totally control everybody around her makes her a tremendous character, if not a totally desirable friend.  I think these two scenes cemented my true love for Blair, because as much as I adore the acerbic wit of the megabitch, there are these weird moments of vulnerability that prove that she’s not totally evil (not that there’s anything wrong with that).  She’s awesome and complex, whereas Serena—ridiculously cool as she is—seems to just sort of drift along.

Blair has become a shining beacon of how to be awesome, and every little thing we have in common makes me feel like a more impressive person.  I’m happy to note that after tonight’s new episode, I have a new one: the Hampton Jitney!  I totally took the jitney back from the beach a couple weekends ago.  Granted, I was coming from Montauk, which is sort of the Casual Friday version of the Hamptons, but I’m still adding it to my list.