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by Trish Bendix

Will the "Gossip Girls" go gay?

Since the debut of Gossip Girl on the CW, there's been a lot of buzz on the Blair and Serena friendship. The loving glances, the make-up hugs, the "S" and "B" nicknames they have for one another — the girls are close, even when they are angry with the other. Their hostility fuels their love-hate relationship, but it seems possible that in the future, the "love" will win out.

The show's writers must have known about the "gay" Gossip buzz, because they decided to apply it — to Serena's brother, Eric. Woo-hoo, congrats on coming out. Now back to your sister ...

We hold out hope, so when the headline "Spoiler Chat: Are Blair and Serena Going Gay?" appeared on E! online, we almost knew it was going to be bad news before we read on.

I might be reading into this a little bit, but is there anything at all going on between Blair and Serena on Gossip Girl, chemistry-wise? They seem much too touchy and flirty than best friends normally are.

You aren't the only one! We've received many emails regarding this rumor/theory, and a reliable source who works on the show says, "That's insane. No, we're not planning anything like that." Is it really so insane, though? I'm pretty sure the Gossip Girl book series ended with Serena and Blair kissing each other on the lips and murmuring, "You know you love me." (Saucy!) Regardless, I'm told Serena's brother Eric is the only one with any same-sex happenings in the works for a good long while.

Surprising? No. I mean, this "source" obviously doesn't want to give their name in case they end up being wrong in the very near future. Never say never, especially with the aforementioned note that a Serena-Blair kiss actually did happen in the book.

So the scoop is there is no scoop. As of now, Serena is going after a (male) artist, but when her heart breaks (as it eventually will), who will be there? Blair, reeling from another ridiculous game with Chuck Bass. Love the one you're with, ladies, especially when the one you're with is well-dressed with fabulous hair and milky skin.

alexc9's picture

the perfect ending...

a b / s sapphic dalliance? if only! i DO love the chuck / blair dynamic, but id be more than okay with the two girls doing some experimenting... it would definitely make serena far more likeable! oh well, a girl can dream...

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cardsin10's picture

"Inside Sources"

These "inside sources' that articles quote are almost always wrong.  SERENA/BLAIR NEEDS TO HAPPEN.  Otherwise, once SON ends, I'll have no more couples to watch.  Even though Blair/Serena are already sort of a couple...
yellowpride's picture

Blair and Serena

I think if they are ever going to get together, it would have to be when the series ends.  You can't have them randomly hook up, because then they couldn't really be friends.  If they had an actual relationship, there wouldn't be any other characters or plotlines on the show (not that I have a problem with that, but I think the writers/producers might not appreciate it). 
thinkart's picture

finale

and that will be a finale i will look forward to :D
Nathiest's picture

Lets face it, if McCain

Lets face it, if McCain win's this will never happen. ;)

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Angel1864's picture

Bwahaha!!!

That's hillarious!

Open to all of life's possibilities...

malintzin's picture

I'm so random

but in It Girl

spin off of GG with Jenny Humfrey

There's a lesbian couple

OUH LA LA

onemorehour's picture

nah

it doesn't really make sense that they would end up together after all their years of friendship. they don't really get jealous of each other's boyfriends or anything. howevs, i think it's plausible that they could be attracted to other girls. i can easily see blair having a crush on some really smart, powerful girl in college. make it happen, cw!!
Aya's picture

Well While we wait

Why don't they bring in another hot girl who happens to be gay?  She could cause trouble and go after one of them, if they are not wiling to go there until the end.

But Blake and Leighton must be aware by now, that we are very aware of their chemistry.  Hope someone brings it up in a future interview.

Afterellen is trying to get an interview, right?

orange-sport's picture

Oh, the books!

Please, the girls are practically canon in the books!  The show just needs to incorporate it.

 

Evidence A:

"Once, during a very drunken night at the end of tenth grade, Serena and Blair were soaking in the hot tub, and Blair had kissed Serena full on the lips. Serena hadn't seemed to remember it the next morning, but Blair never forgot it. Even though it was just an impulse move that didn't mean anything, thinking about that kiss always made her feel hot and itchy and uncomfortable. That's another reason why it had been such a relief when Serena went away."

Evidence B:

"I heard Nate and his friends almost died in a shipwreck, but Blair was too busy hooking up with Serena again to even notice. Can you imagine finding out your girlfriend was cheating on you with, like, another girl?" - Isabel

Evidence C:

"Serena kicked off her shoes and rolled up her jeans. Then she sat on the edge of the tub and dunked her feet into the water. 'I don't know either.' She wiggled her pink-polished toes underneath the bubbles, daring herself to tell Blair about going to Yale next year. Blair reached out blindly and plopped a big pouf of bubbles on Serena's cheek.
'I dare you to get in with me.' Serena giggled and began to unbutton her jeans. They could talk about Yale some other time."

 

And that's only half of it, ladies. ;)

Aya's picture

I implore you

I Implore you to post the other half, save us alot of unecessary reading.
orange-sport's picture

Okay, okay.  Evidence

Okay, okay.

 Evidence D:

"She grabbed Blair and kissed her right on the lips, using her tongue and everything.
'See?' she said, pulling away. 'We're lesbians.'
Underwater Blair stomped on her foot and elbowed her in the side, but Serena kept smiling at Nate, daring him to get in."

 

Evidence E:

"The confusing part is that S was staying with B in her suite, bringing to mind those old stories about S and B in a hot tub together, engaging in what is best described as a little girl-on-girl. As if things weren't juicy and complicated enough already!" - GossipGirl

 

Evidence OMG GET IN THE SHOW ALREADY:

"She stepped forward and put her hands on Serena's bare shoulders. Immediately, Serena understood what they were about to do. The two girls smiled, their heads drawing nearer and nearer to each other, as if in slow motion.
'You know you love me,' they murmured in unison before their lips met in a kiss. The room grew noticeably silent as everyone stopped whatever they were doing and turned to stare, but the two girls kept on kissing."

 

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rusty_tiffany's picture

thanks!

thanks for writing all those out. i was going to, but now i don't have to! there's so much subtext between the two of them in the books it's practically text. it seemed like everyone except them knew that they were meant to be together, including nate (look at what he did at the end of the last book--i don't want to say to make sure i don't ruin it for anyone who might read it), and gossip girl was convinced there was something going on a few times throughout the series.

but as long as josh schwartz is running the show, we're not going to get to see any of it. maybe the hot tub scene if we're really lucky and they need it for sweeps or something, but otherwise we have to satisfy ourselves with blake and leighton's not-at-all-subtle pictures and fanfic. sigh.

yoyoreb's picture

oh god!

Holy Jesus.

 

I did not realize that the books were this freaking obvious!

atsluva4's picture

Gossip Girl

i so love the subtext between Serena and Blair maybe it will go there down the road!
Miss_Halfway's picture

If they end up in a lesbian

If they end up in a lesbian relationship, I swear to stop ragging on the show and actually watch it without pulling my hair out...
nlsu4r15's picture

i totally called them as a

i totally called them as a couple when gg first came out i was like damn to good of chemistry for bffs
stridingcloud's picture

they kinda have that

they kinda have that love/hate/tease/ u can never leave me chemisttry going on between them in comparison to other gay femme moments in other series.......Its like a olivia/mischa, but much more deep and INTENSE
falsealarm715's picture

MUST HAVE WALDSEN!!

MUST HAVE WALDSEN!! Serena and Blair have such great chemistry it's hard for me to think of them as just BFFs. Granted their relatioship is always falling apart but they always make up even if it takes a little time to do so.

Serena is just as much a Vanilla Stallion with Blair as Blake is with Leighton in real life so they really just need to kiss already. And no not on the hand, that doesn't count Serena! Thanks for failing at subtlety again, I really appreciate it.

Ungh, I love GG too much.

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Millah's picture

Ok this is what I think...

...I don't think there would be any kind of girl on girl action any time soon.  As for the lesbian subtext, I think they are doing that just to tease us.  Since in the book Serena and Blaire kiss and it's obviously not going to happen in the show, they are implying it in subtext.  If this kiss actually does happen it'll probably be towards the last season.

Just my thoughts.

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Aya's picture

I think the Subtext is completly unintentional

I believe Blake and Leighton just have great uncontrollable chemistry.
Emmanescence's picture

Agreed

BUT I think it's a shame to put such smoldering chemistry to waste.  I mean...such chemistry is magical and should be taken advantage of!

Plus EVERYBODY would like to see them kiss...as shallow as that sounds.

 

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Mays's picture

Oh How I Wish

I'm always rooting for it, noticing it, encouraging it, rewinding it, and blabbing about it because it's so obvious. I LOVE IT, I even appreciate little tidbits they give us for a few seconds..

Which leads me to my next point; they're tidbits, or at least, they have become recently.. which is sad, because those two have great chemistry.

Think about it, we've only seen them interact as "friends" .. with "friend" chemistry, Can you imagine to what degree that chemistry will be when and if they move beyond friendship to something more? .. Wow

Get on it, CW

avalaurent's picture

Because I refuse to believe it won't happen...

I have decided this "source" either knows nothing or knows too much.  And by knowing too much I mean that he/she has seen the upcoming storyboards involving a Blair/Serena kiss and must now work double-time to keep the smooch a surprise.

Right, so moving on.  They could do it at the end of the series, but ehh, why?  I'm sure we'll be knee deep in Blair/Chuck Dan/Serena when the time comes so, nahh.  They could make it serious, but I totally doubt it, not after the OC (sadly and arguably the most comprehensive lesbian teen relationship on network tv)- it will either be considered too risky for the straight demo or confuse viewers about who Blair and Serena should really end up with in those last eps. Nope.

I would bet we are in for the inebriated kiss that makes them feel weird, but that they quickly blow off or maybe the 'I'm so sad right now and you're hugging me so close and wait, are we having a moment as you wipe my tear-stained cheek?' kiss, that is also quickly blown off the next day. 

And about the "insane" comment- oh come now!  Blair told Chuck she was sleeping over with Serena whilst in sexy lingerie lighting candles and he believed it.  We're not that off-base.  And the scarf scene was totally subtexty,... subsexty,... scarfsexty?... too far.

Even if they never do it, we've always got the subsexty.

"Deep down, I'm pretty superficial"  -Ava Gardner

KineticStillness's picture

"And about the "insane"

"And about the "insane" comment- oh come now!  Blair told Chuck she was sleeping over with Serena whilst in sexy lingerie lighting candles and he believed it."

That scene was hilarious.  There's Blair, half naked surrounded by soft candle light, busy lighting more candles in Serena's bedroom telling Chuck that Serena saw that she was so down that she didn't want her to be alone so she invited her to stay the night with her and Chuck doesn't even bat an eye!  Ha.  She could have practically been naked on the bed and saying she was waiting for Serena and it wouldn't have been any more suggestive than that scene.  Too funny.

And, they better go there!  I love their touchy-feely, eye and hand sex relationship but a real kiss (ie. not one to impress whatever boy happens to be watching) would be great.  It's in the book, put it on the screen!

mexicocanfuckingwait's picture

Please?

I really hope they get together. Although the show wouldnt make sense if that happened, the show already doesnt make sense, so its all good!

XOXO 

 

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Wives2Widowz's picture

Hopefully

I would love to see Serena and Blair share a sweet kiss and possibly more!

French_Julia's picture

Games

If all the games Blair gets to play with Chuck Bass end up with her, half naked and GORGEOUS on a bed like in episode 207 I will be pretty pleased. She was so hot I could have drooled (but I didn't because I respect women) :D

 

 

 

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skogskatt's picture

Serena and Blair

Since they've explored pretty much every possible heterosexual constellation on this show by now, a little girl-on-girl action may be the next logical step. Or they will keep wearing us down with more S/D-boredom. I used to be a little in love with Serena in S01 but she kinda bores me now.

 

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French_Julia's picture

I agree

I definitely agree with you on the Serena thing! I thought she was so charming and gorgeous in the first season but I guess I was just blinded by love! haha

Now I'm all for Blair!!

 

 

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realgirly's picture

I may be in the minority here

But so far, I'm loving the Blair and Chuck thing.

I also have the same touchy-feely-flirty relationship with a straight friend of mine (who knows I'm gay) and it's totally platonic. Maybe that's why I don't see the subtext that much. Or it could be that my love for B&C may be the reason why I'm not into S&B just yet.  

Of course, I'm totally open to S&B hooking up, though I prefer the book kiss as the series' finale. That would make so many people's head spin and for so many different reasons. 

French_Julia's picture

I also love the storyline

I also love the storyline between Chuck and Blair! But don't you think it's over after what they said on episode 208?

They have a great chemestry!

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realgirly's picture

I've only seen the first 5

I've only seen the first 5 episodes of season 2.

Anyway, after reading the 'evidences' posted, I'm pretty much into praying for an S&B hook-up. Also, I'm buying the books. lol.

CottonKandy's picture

I hope so

If Blair and Serena got together that would be so great.
hoopie's picture

Better off as subtext.

Just an opinion, but I really don't care to see another underdeveloped straightgirl-turned-lesbian (however legitimate) storyline on primetime television. No mainstream show's really had the balls to really make an effort at keeping two female characters together. If the writers do bring them together in the last few episodes, it would just be proof of that.

Shows like this approach girl-girl relationships in a way that weakens female characters as opposed to strengthening them. The two are better off as friends, and I'm better off with the rude images of the two of them I have floating around in my mind, =).

 

 

 

ysma's picture

Just one kiss!

It's better no hooking up with B/S because Josh sure will screw them up in the end *coughMalexcough* but I wanna see them kiss(Lips to lips!) even in one of Blair's dream or someone's dream. lol

I bet Bleighton already knows that they have undeniable chemistry since the day they first met, or the day Ausiello interview them. lol they are not really surprised with this. ;) And I'm still hoping to see Bleighton in Brunch w/ Bridget.
yoyoreb's picture

Agreed, but the important

Agreed, but the important thing to rememer about Alex was that she left. Marissa didn't really have to deal with seeing her every day after they had broken up, so I really can't forsee more that just a friendly kiss on GG, because B and S and everyone else would have to deal with the fact that they hooked up, or whatever...
Aya's picture

They Are Missing A Great Opportunity

To be welcomed by the lesbian and bi women community.  If they throw us a bone, they'll have our support for a very long time.

And how perfect is it that in the next episode, they are basically playing mommies to a kid?

alexis1641's picture

i think they're just best friends...

i think they are just really close friends...

i mean im gay but i have a best friend who's straight.  We're really close and almost all of our classmates in college think that there's something going on between us.  The truth is...  there isn't...  We are just really close friends.  Like sister...

But I wouldn't say no to Serena and Blair getting it on.  My bet is that, if they are together, Blair is the more "uber" lesbian in their relationship.

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ysma's picture

No. Serena is the man. lol

No. Serena is the man. lol but in the book it's totally Blair. So, they're going to be mommies in the xext episode eh. How sweet!
yoyoreb's picture

WOW!

Hahaha, that was me who sent in the email, and I was SO SURPRISED that they posted it!!

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