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We’ve all known for awhile that Vanessa has never gotten over Dan… and in the event that we were in danger of forgetting, we had Blair to remind us.
They were the best friends that grew up together. It was only natural that they would fall for each other. Only, the attraction was rarely mutual at the same time – kind of a flaw in a relationship.
Vanessa breezed back into town at the beginning of the season with her sights on Dan. By this time, however, Dan was smitten with Serena and was growing quite accustomed to his new life/social standing. Vanessa remained on the outside.
But now that Dan has seen what really goes on inside those ivory towers, is he ready to go back to his old life? The writers would have us think so. But is a Dan and Vanessa romance really in the cards?
Um, no.
I predict a short-lived fling. Dan will grow to feel comfortable with Vanessa again but ultimately, she’s not what he wants. She is the token girl best friend. Her role is to pine and think about what could have been…
The producers have purposefully pitted Vanessa and Serena as polar opposites. Rich, poor. Blonde, brunette. Fashionable, bo-ho chic. Bad girl turned good, good girl.
It seems to fall on Dan to make a choice about what (or who) is most important to him. The thing is, the finale made it feel like Serena wasn’t important to him. The *almost* having sex with Georgina, a girl that he knew to be a liar? Serena believing that Dan was such a good person that he could never understand the worst in her? It doesn’t make for such a flattering portrait of their relationship.
And all the while, Vanessa is his best girl pal, waiting in the wings.
Hmm. Will he be thrown back together with Serena? Or will Serena find happiness with Nate?
In November, most of you thought that Serena deserved to date Dan. Has that changed?
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yea i kinda predict/agree with everything you mentioned, and i too believed serena was meant for dan but not anymore. how everything turned out in the finale at first made me dislike dan for not wanting to be with serena anymore, but then it made sense. i understood where he was coming from. there’s just times when too much has happened and trying to get back, forget the past, and move forward just doesn’t seem right. and as messed up as it is for nate and serena to date (seeing as it’s her best friend’s ex) i was actually happy to see them reunite at the finale.
IDK.
SERENA WAS ALWAYS THE GIRL HE WANTED A CHANCE TO BE WITH, WHEN HE FINALLY GO IT HE LET HER GO!? I DO AGREE THAT EVEN THOUGHT THEY WERE FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS THAT THEY COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY WORKED OUT. THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE OVERCOME, I THOUGHT WOULD HAVE OVERCOME BUT I WAS WRONG! INSTEAD, THEY SEEM TO HAVE PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER BOTH NOT LETTING GO TO THOSE MISTAKES.
I UNDERSTAND THAT SERENA DIDN’T WANT DAN TO TAKE HER OFF THAT PEDESTAL BUT LYING ABOUT BEING WITH ANOTHER GUY? SHE COULD’VE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING BETTER OR AT LEAST JUST KEEP IT A SECRET. THE ANGST THAT ONE FEELS WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN BETRAYED IS UNFORGETTABLE.
HONESTLY THOUGH? I FEEL THAT DAN IS THE ONE MISSING OUT. I FEEL THAT SERENA TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM, SHE ACCEPTED HIM && HE WAS SOMEHOW UNRESPONSIVE. HE TOOK THE WHOLE THING TOO FAR. WHO KNOWS THOUGH? SERENA&NATE SPENDING THE SUMMER IN THE HAMPTON’S TOGETHER COULD POTENTIALLY SPARK THINGS UP!
DAN&VANESSA? I AGREE WITH YOU! I THINK THAT ITS FOREVER GOING TO STAY AS BEST FRIENDS. ONCE YOU HAVE THAT BOND, ITS HARD TO MOVE INTO A DEEPER PHASE WITH ONE ANOTHER. I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT TO PREDICT ABOUT THESE TWO, IF THEY GET TOGETHER ITS JUST GOING TO BE BORING. WHAT ADVENTURES CAN THERE BE? DRAMA IS WHAT WE WANT!