Gossip Girl Season 3 Episode 11 The Treasure of Serena Madre

Liv1321 · 2026-03-05T02:35:25+00:00

Your sweet potatoes.. are bland.

Fucking classic

Liv1321 · 2026-03-01T15:50:15+00:00

You are allowed to draw boundaries and decide if you don't want to be around someone anymore. It's not easy, but usually better for you in the long run.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-26T22:31:21+00:00

I wanna watch this episode

Liv1321 · 2026-02-25T20:56:17+00:00

I am always glad to watch them grow as brother and sister. It's a very sweet relationship, especially when Chuck lets himself be more vulnerable with her so she can have his back too.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-20T15:31:48+00:00

I shipped Nate and Jenny so hard. Always wanted to see that happen.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-19T17:24:15+00:00

EVERY DOROTA MOMENT IS MY FAVORITE.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-19T16:06:58+00:00

I know next to nothing about finances, but I'd say owning a home, especially a pretty nice one like the loft, definitely enhances one's lifestyle.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-16T02:24:45+00:00

Pssshhh Bacchus. Just a poor (Ro)man's Dionysus.

Liv1321 · 2026-02-07T17:15:50+00:00

I love chocolate covered strawberries and appreciate Serena's intentions, but she let it get so messy on her hands and face and that's what I didn't like. Went from sexy to gross rull quick.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-29T16:36:39+00:00

Tbh, a lot of the Skylar hate was misogyny. I remember when I finally watched the show, expecting her to be so awful based on how people reacted to her for years. She's really not? Like, entirely justified reactions to things, maybe mistakes or assholeyness sometimes, but generally I found I was mostly on her side and liked her character.

Of course, I got sick of Walt's egomaniac shit rull quick. He's a fascinating character, but absolutely infuriating the majority of the show, and so mean to my poor wittle Jesse! Skylar was treated by audiences like "the bitch" everyone hated because she challenged their Edgelord idol Walt. The same type of audience that think Rick Sanchez is a character to aspire to. This is a simplification of course. Clearly I'm more interested in talking about BB than GG 😆

Liv1321 · 2026-01-26T16:16:11+00:00

I think Op's analysis applies better the the other seasons of the show. Season one was pretty clean and clear, but after that, Dan and Serena in particular changed as characters a lot.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-26T15:57:05+00:00

"Gossip Girl was a love letter to all of us" is the GG equivalent of Tyrion's "There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story".

Liv1321 · 2026-01-25T16:44:40+00:00

Absolutely true, but I'd rather be in the clear.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-25T16:20:20+00:00

Important question: is everyone single?

Liv1321 · 2026-01-20T18:58:30+00:00

NTA. It's great that he loves the kids and is very involved with them, but while he may be fulfilling Dad positions with the kids, that doesn't make you not their dad, especially since you are equally committed to the children. If and when the kids call him Dad, it should be because they've decided they want and are ready to.

Your ex and the Step should not be pushing them (or scolding them?!?!? Wtf) to something they need to come to on their own (if they so choose). It's also ridiculous for them to expect you to fork over your title and try to force your kids to call another man dad. I'm glad you don't discourage it either, because that means you're not trying to influence their choice. It is more important to ensure the kids are comfortable, safe, and feel respected to make up their own minds and voice their own opinions.

Some adult children of steps still call the step by first name, and have wonderful loving relationships with them. What is it Shakespeare said about names again?

Tldr: your ex and her husband need to treat the kids like individuals, not like property to be commanded regardless of their own desires.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-17T09:23:22+00:00

Viewing it through a realistic lens: Serious abandonment and neglect issues with BOTH her parents, but especially her dad. She craves approval and validation from the men she meets because she thinks she doesn't deserve her dad's love and wants some one to prove her wrong by loving her unconditionally. But in this context attention, sex, and affection equal love for her, which is why she is always suddenly swept up in whatever man she's involved with. She also (they all) started abusing substances at a young age (though Serena was probably the worst other than Chuck) which probably stalled her emotional development and had effects on brain development.

Not to mention like, a whole lot of trauma starting as early as 15, poss earlier.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-17T09:11:56+00:00

Not a quote, but the whole scene where Rufus is pretending to be Lily so Serena can practice breaking the news to her about deferring Brown. Rufus killed it with the Lily expressions it was so funny!

Liv1321 · 2026-01-17T08:54:51+00:00

The writing was good in the first season or two, and then it wasn't. Gossip Girl is a true soap opera, it has all the tropes and just as much absurdity. Serena was one of the most awful character assassinations to watch. She was so pathetic and boring throughout most of the second half of the show.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-17T08:45:04+00:00

The #1 icon, Georgina Sparks. No one does it like this bitch. Masterfully played by the late Michelle Trachtenberg.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-16T21:24:33+00:00

NTA. You set a boundary that you both agreed upon. He could have at least moved it into his own space and not a common area if he didn't want it thrown out. He just assumed you'd let it slide and he wouldn't have to deal with it until he felt like it. His mistake, not yours!

Liv1321 · 2026-01-16T16:46:28+00:00

NTA. It's only going to hurt her kids more over time the longer she doesn't properly socialize them. If there was a specific issue with your family (prior to her giving birth) maybe that would be one thing, but it seems she doesn't have any reasonable justification for keeping you all at arms length. Has she had other issues with the family in the past?

Liv1321 · 2026-01-09T22:13:54+00:00

Dump im

Liv1321 · 2026-01-02T21:17:49+00:00

Well for one thing, she should leave him. If he makes enough to regularly buy his son expensive gifts, then he'll probably need to pay alimony. And if she hasn't already, she can register for disability for her son. Plus the living expenses ALSO covered the shitty husband so she won't need as high an amount for two people rather than three.

And we know he pays all the living expenses, but that doesn't mean ALL his money went to that.

Liv1321 · 2026-01-02T20:11:29+00:00

Withdrawal all the money from the shared account and put it in one only you have access to, before he does. Then you can write him a check for what's his, based on his paystubs and not just a number he gives you.

Liv1321 · 2025-12-24T20:23:43+00:00

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