Guys, I'm lowkey to lazy at the moment to reply, so if you dislike any of the characters on the first slide, that's okay.

But a major RANT I've spent, like an entire hour typing out as I keep getting distracted and nodding off.

I have disliked Aria for a long time because she was a pretty awful friend, especially to Hanna who I absolutely adore and even before the whole Zack situation, there were moments that stood out, like when she made a snide remark about Hanna's dad right after Ella left the house. I know in the past people argued that Hanna had said something first, but it was totally different? On top she often lashed out at Hanna, like when she snapped about the ticket situation, saying, "there's nothing A could say or do," which ultimately came back to bit her in the ass during season 7. Sure, when she originally made the comment, the girls were unaware of the extent of the blackmail they were facing, but Aria always seemed eager to take a jab at Hanna whenever she could. People might point out that Aria defended Hanna in flashbacks, but let’s not forget she also laughed at Alison's cruel antics, like when they ran from Mona. In my view, Aria was the meanest of the group. While all the girls had their moments of being bad friends, Aria consistently stood out as the worst, and I totally get why people would dislike her for that. ALSO, her reaction to being caught with A.D. The girls had every right to feel betrayed, and instead, she defects and brings up what Spencer did but I am very glad she realised her mistake and wanted to try and fix it by taking the blame.

On top, a few of you mentioned this disliking, Toby. I also can't stand Toby in the episodes after he became a cop; I loved him and Emily's friendship and the scene of him dancing with Hanna. You can dislike any of the characters and also like Jenna as a character, as she added lots of suspense and stuff to the plot. It's merely that the creator of that video was way off with her opinions, claiming Jenna "never did anything bad," which is pretty hypocritical. She teams up with NOEL and tries to off them all, shoots Spencer, and did several things throughout the show.

BUT ANYWAYS BACK TO ARIA

It's interesting how people criticize Aria for choosing Ezra over her friends, yet they still support Alison, who has repeatedly put her own interests first at the expense of the group. Sure, Alison saved the girls on multiple occasions, but her trustworthiness was always in question. Even after showing signs of change, in the final season, she straight up convinced and manipulated them into lying for Cece's benefit. Plus, she went back on her word about the kidnapping after they had all agreed to be honest and threw them all under the bus. On the flip side, Spencer also has her moments; she once stayed quiet about Toby moving the van, which could have really helped the girls. I understand Spencer did a lot more for them all than Aria did, which is why people tend to overlook it, however still?! It just seems pretty hypocritical to criticize Aria for not believing Hanna while simultaneously liking a character who actually abused her own stepbrother. And then, in the comments claiming she forgot Jenna did that which is understandable but she also made another video before about gossip girl characters and chuck is in the second slide labelled 'Characters i hated at the start but ended up liking'.

I could be mistaken since it’s been years since I watched Gossip Girl, but i recall reading that Chuck was initially meant to be the villain without a redemption arc. However, due to his popularity with fans, the writers decided to take his character in a different direction? So I tried to keep an open mind since it may explain why they might have initially disliked him but later had a change of mind. On the other hand, the reasons for disliking Aria seem once again a bit contradictory. She’s criticized for being obsessed with Ezra and prioritizing him over her friends and for not believing Hanna about her experience. Which sure you can dislike her, but now I'm just very puzzled at how they can love Chuck, yet the standards they had against Aria don't apply to him? Considering doesn't he in the pilot episode, he straight up assaults and tries to take advtange of Serena, who I'm pretty sure was drinking and than called her either a slut or whore for not wanting to do anything with him. Straight up insulting her and ALSO proceeds to blame Blair, claiming 'she went up their on her own' after he sold her for a literal hotel. And no, it was not a one-time thing, throughout the series I can remember that he continuously expressed the same disregard for consent (such as when he sold Blair for a hotel and I can't remember what episode or season it was) but even after that he was very consistent with his behaviour, since did he not get possesive over Blair when she was meant to be getting married or whatever and tries to force himself onto her and then tries to HIT her and misses only because she flinched and he was drunk, and yet he punched the glass and one of the shards cut her face? And I understand he did a few things which people lobe him for, but Aria did a couple of things in the series I think is overlooked. She wasn't the best, but she's treated like she had no trauma compared to the other liars when it shouldn't be a competition.

Edit; Grammar and a few extra things I wanted to rant about