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The IT girl of the Upper West Side. Cheerful and carefree, fun and spirited. When the show starts she returns to Manhattan after spending time at a boarding school.
The IT girl of the Upper West Side. Cheerful and carefree, fun and spirited. When the show starts, she returns to Manhattan after spending time at a boarding school.


* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
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* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Serena decides whether a person is good or bad by the following criteria: They like me - they're good. They don't like me - they're bad.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Serena decides whether a person is good or bad by the following criteria: They like me - they're good. They don't like me - they're bad.
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* [[In Love with Love]]: Season three and onward.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: S.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: S.
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* [[In Love with Love]]: Season Three and onward.
* [[Late for School]]: Basically a trademark in the books. Carries over to the show every once in a while.
* [[Late for School]]: Basically a trademark in the books. Carries over to the show every once in a while.
* [[Mistaken for Pregnant]]: After she ends up on Gossip Girl while buying pregnancy tests for Blair in season one.
* [[Mistaken for Pregnant]]: After she ends up on Gossip Girl while buying pregnancy tests for Blair in Season One.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Once in a blue moon [[Blake Lively]] appears in something that actually covers her legs and/or her boobs.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Once in a blue moon, [[Blake Lively]] appears in something that actually covers her legs and/or her boobs.
* [[One Born Every Minute]]: Gets conned by her boyfriend in late season two.
* [[One Born Every Minute]]: Gets conned by her boyfriend in late Season Two.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
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* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: With Blair.
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: With Blair.
* [[Serial Romeo]]: From season two and onward.
* [[Serial Romeo]]: From Season Two and onward.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: Hell to the yes.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: Hell to the yes.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Dan in season one.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Dan in Season One.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]
* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: With Colin Forrester in season four.
* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: With Colin Forrester in Season Four.


=== {{spoiler|Princess}} Blair Waldorf ===
=== {{spoiler|Princess}} Blair Waldorf ===
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Serena's BFF (and occasional rival). The preppy queen of Constance Billard, always with a crew of minions around her. Ruthless and elitist yet very much a loving friend and girlfriend. Although if you ask Dan Humphrey she's a 95-pound, doe-eyed, bonmot-tossing, label-whoring package of girly evil.
Serena's BFF (and occasional rival). The preppy queen of Constance Billard, always with a crew of minions around her. Ruthless and elitist yet very much a loving friend and girlfriend. Although if you ask Dan Humphrey she's a 95-pound, doe-eyed, bonmot-tossing, label-whoring package of girly evil.


* [[Alpha Bitch]]: In season one.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: In Season One.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: Blair is always upstaged by Serena. Often without Serena even trying.
* [[Always Someone Better]]: Blair is always upstaged by Serena. Often without Serena even trying.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Chuck and Blair.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Chuck and Blair.
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* [[The "B" Grade]]: Gets a B in season two and goes after the teacher who gave her the grade. She needs straight As to get into Yale.
* [[Better as Friends]]: She and Nate.
* [[Better as Friends]]: She and Nate.
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* [[The "B" Grade]]: Gets a B in Season Two and goes after the teacher who gave her the grade. She needs straight As to get into Yale.
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Even though her father moved to another continent with his new lover.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Even though her father moved to another continent with his new lover.
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* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: To Chuck.
* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: To Chuck.
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Love Martyr]]: For Chuck Bass. Then in late season three she {{spoiler|realises it's not healthy to love someone so much that you'd prostitute yourself for them}} and breaks up with him.
* [[Love Martyr]]: For Chuck Bass. Then in late season three she {{spoiler|realizes it's not healthy to love someone so much that you'd prostitute yourself for them}} and breaks up with him.
* [[Madden Into Misanthropy]]: When Yale kicked her out.
* [[Madden Into Misanthropy]]: When Yale kicked her out.
* [[Mama Bear]]: For the members of the Non-Judging Breakfast Club.
* [[Mama Bear]]: For the members of the Non-Judging Breakfast Club.
** Also, Eric fairly often and Jenny in the past.
** Also, Eric fairly often and Jenny in the past.
* [[Mistaken for Pregnant]]: Brings about her social downfall in season one.
* [[Mistaken for Pregnant]]: Brings about her social downfall in Season One.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Dan
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Dan
* [[Older Sidekick]]: Dorota, her Polish maid.
* [[Older Sidekick]]: Dorota, her Polish maid.
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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Chuck and Blair.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Chuck and Blair.
* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: The show likes to hint at this being the case with Chuck.
* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: The show likes to hint at this being the case with Chuck.
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: If he wasn't before, season 4 is turning him into one of these.
* [[Millionaire Playboy|Billionaire Playboy]]
* [[Millionaire Playboy|Billionaire Playboy]]
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Most characters (including his family) treat him like crap and never feel bad about it.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Most characters (including his family) treat him like crap and never feel bad about it.
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: If he wasn't before, Season 4 is turning him into one of these.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "''I'm Chuck Bass''."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "''I'm Chuck Bass''."
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
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* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]
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* [[Morality Pet]]: Monkey.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Mention the magic words, "Bart would(n't) be proud" and Chuck will do ''anything'' to get back to where he thinks his father would want him to be.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Mention the magic words "Bart would(n't) be proud" and Chuck will do ''anything'' to get back to where he thinks his father would want him to be.
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Harem Seeker]]
* [[Harem Seeker]]
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* [[Hot Guys Are Bastards]]
* [[Hot Guys Are Bastards]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Oh God, where to start... He is far too often [[Easily Forgiven]], considering he {{spoiler|nearly raped Jenny, sold Blair to his uncle, abused her mentally then assaulted her...}}. Only the future will tell us if he manages to be remain it, especially when taking into count the last arc.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Oh god, where to start... He is far too often [[Easily Forgiven]], considering he {{spoiler|nearly raped Jenny, sold Blair to his uncle, abused her mentally then assaulted her...}}. Only the future will tell us if he manages to be remain it, especially when taking into count the last arc.
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]
* [[Madden Into Misanthropy]]: When he lost Blair in late season three.
* [[Madden Into Misanthropy]]: When he lost Blair in late Season Three.
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* [[Morality Pet]]: Monkey.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Nate.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Nate.
** And Dan. {{spoiler|At least until he figures out Dan sent the video about Blair declaring her love for Chuck.}}
** And Dan. {{spoiler|At least until he figures out Dan sent the video about Blair declaring her love for Chuck}}.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Wear Both Pink And Purple]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Wear Both Pink And Purple]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: In season one his wardrobe was rather varied... to say the least. It got more subdued in season two, and by season three he only ever wears suits outside his penthouse.
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: In Season One, his wardrobe was rather varied... to say the least. It got more subdued in Season Two, and by Season Three, he only ever wears suits outside his penthouse.
* [[Stalking Is Love]]: Re: Blair.
* [[Stalking Is Love]]: Re: Blair.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]
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* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]]: His mother's family, the Vanderbilts.
* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]]: His mother's family, the Vanderbilts.
* [[Chick Magnet]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: Nate loves coming to the rescue of damsells in distress.
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: Nate loves coming to the rescue of damsels in distress.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Bree Buckley, his girlfriend in early season three.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Bree Buckley, his girlfriend in early Season Three.
* [[The Drag Along]]: Nate usually has to be forced or talked into joining the NJBC adventures.
* [[The Drag Along]]: Nate usually has to be forced or talked into joining the NJBC adventures.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Manbangs.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Manbangs.
* [[Fan Service]]: Often struts around shirtless.
* [[Fan Service]]: Often struts around shirtless.
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* [[Likes Older Women]]
* [[Likes Older Women]]
* [[May-December Romance]]: With Lady Catherine.
* [[May-December Romance]]: With Lady Catherine.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: He's probably the nicest character on the series. And when compared to Chuck and Blair, he could practically run for Jesus.
* [[Nice Guy]]: He's probably the nicest character on the series. And when compared to Chuck and Blair, he could practically run for Jesus.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Chuck.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Chuck.
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Never seems to attend classes (which was [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Blair in season three)
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Never seems to attend classes (which was [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Blair in Season Three).
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
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{{quote|"''We don’t have any servants here so if you see anybody else in the loft besides me, call the police. It’s not the chef.''"}}
{{quote|"''We don’t have any servants here so if you see anybody else in the loft besides me, call the police. It’s not the chef.''"}}


Dan is the Brooklyn boy who falls in love with IT girl Serena van der Woodsen, only to find he doesn't exactly fit well in her world. By and by he becomes more adjusted, but he still thinks the world of the Upper East Side crowd is highly immoral. Dan is an aspiring writer who in the books writes delightfully awful poetry but in the TV series prefers short stories.
Dan is the Brooklyn boy who falls in love with IT girl Serena van der Woodsen, only to find he doesn't exactly fit well in her world. By and by, he becomes more adjusted, but he still thinks the world of the Upper East Side crowd is highly immoral. Dan is an aspiring writer who in the books writes delightfully awful poetry but in the TV series prefers short stories.


* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Starting the end of season 3, but more notably in season 4
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Starting the end of Season 3, but more notably in Season 4.
{{quote|"''They have peace treaties!''"}}
{{quote|"''They have peace treaties!''"}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: If someone is on the receiving end of a biting, horrible insult, You can bet its going to be Dan.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: If someone is on the receiving end of a biting horrible insult, you can bet its going to be Dan.
* [[Cool Loser]]
* [[Cool Loser]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Fan Service]]: Likes being shirtless.
* [[Fan Service]]: Likes being shirtless.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]
* [[Fish Out of Water]]
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Attempts this with Vanessa in season three.
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Attempts this with Vanessa in Season Three.
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: The stories Dan writes about the Upper East Side.
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: The stories Dan writes about the Upper East Side.
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me|I Cant Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me]]: Dan dreamed of Serena from afar for years before she finally noticed him in the pilot episode.
* [[I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me|I Cant Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me]]: Dan dreamed of Serena from afar for years before she finally noticed him in the pilot episode.
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* [[Informed Ability]]: We're told he's a really good writer and he managed to get published in the New Yorker. But when we actually get to see anything he's written it's merely okay. And the Charlie Trout thing was just [[Narm|narmy]].
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Lonely Boy.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Lonely Boy.
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* [[Informed Ability]]: We're told he's a really good writer and he managed to get published in the New Yorker. But when we actually get to see anything he's written, it's merely okay. And the Charlie Trout thing was just [[Narm|narmy]].
* [[In with the In Crowd]]
* [[In with the In Crowd]]
* [[Just Friends]]: With Vanessa.
* [[Just Friends]]: With Vanessa.
** In Season Four himself and Blair have started to develop a snarky, [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]], [[Beligerent Sexual Tension]] styled version of this.
** In Season Four, himself and Blair have started to develop a snarky, [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]], [[Beligerent Sexual Tension]] styled version of this.
* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]
* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Blair
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Blair.
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Hardly ever seen at NYU.
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Hardly ever seen at NYU.
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]
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Dan's younger sister who starts off idolizing Serena and wanting Blair's respect. Her innocence vanishes more and more each season and by now she could probably out-bitch Blair if she wanted to. Jenny's got a talent for designing and loves to make her own clothes.
Dan's younger sister who starts off idolizing Serena and wanting Blair's respect. Her innocence vanishes more and more each season and by now she could probably out-bitch Blair if she wanted to. Jenny's got a talent for designing and loves to make her own clothes.


Hardly ever seen in season four, and with [[Taylor Momsen]] dropped from the regular cast (and her subsequent announcement she was quitting acting in favour of music) likely to not appear at all in season five.
Hardly ever seen in Season Four, and with [[Taylor Momsen]] dropped from the regular cast (and her subsequent announcement she was quitting acting in favor of music) likely to not appear at all in Season Five.


* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: She was a brunette in the books but on the show she's a blonde.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: She was a brunette in the books, but on the show, she's a blonde.
* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: Has to learn the "not letting the cool kids change who I am" lesson every couple of episodes.
* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: Has to learn the "not letting the cool kids change who I am" lesson every couple of episodes.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Not at first, but more and more each season.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Not at first, but more and more each season.
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* [[Becoming the Mask]]
* [[Becoming the Mask]]
* [[Big Bra to Fill]]: Jenny in the books had double-D breasts.
* [[Big Bra to Fill]]: Jenny in the books had double-D breasts.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Arguable case. While Jenny usually goes against everything Rufus says she seems to be a [[Daddy's Girl]] at heart.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Arguable case. While Jenny usually goes against everything Rufus says, she seems to be a [[Daddy's Girl]] at heart.
* [[Emo Teen]]
* [[Emo Teen]]
* [[Fag Hag]]: To Eric.
* [[Fag Hag]]: To Eric.
* [[Fan Girl]]:It's been mentioned several times that she's a huge [[Twilight]] fangirl. She even once tried to explain the concept to Lily.
* [[Fan Girl]]:It's been mentioned several times that she's a huge ''[[Twilight]]'' fangirl. She even once tried to explain the concept to Lily.
* [[The Fashionista]]
* [[The Fashionista]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
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* [[Improbable Age]]: At fifteen years old Jenny is a mini-couturier who is able to rival most professional designers during New York's fashion week.
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* [[Informed Ability]]: Despite her success at fashion week none of her clothes have been anything out of the ordinary.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Little J.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Little J.
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* [[Improbable Age]]: At fifteen years old, Jenny is a mini-couturier who is able to rival most professional designers during New York's fashion week.
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* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: Regarding Nate in season three.
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* [[Informed Ability]]: Despite her success at fashion week none of her clothes have been anything out of the ordinary.
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* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: Regarding Nate in Season Three.
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Peer Pressure Makes You Evil]]
* [[Peer Pressure Makes You Evil]]
* [[Playing the Victim Card]]: A favorite of hers.
* [[Playing the Victim Card]]: A favorite of hers.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Season 4 had her moving upstate with her mother, a character only seen briefly in season 1 and mostly unreferenced throughout most of the series. She returns briefly but is likely [[Long Bus Trip|gone for good]].
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Season 4 had her moving upstate with her mother, a character only seen briefly in Season 1 and mostly unreferenced throughout most of the series. She returns briefly but is likely [[Long Bus Trip|gone for good]].
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] - The change of Jenny's personality & personal style were all because of Taylor Momsen's sudden change in personal style. She was also writen off the first time to pursue her musical career then permanently so when she continued to clash with production.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: The change of Jenny's personality and personal style were all because of Taylor Momsen's sudden change in personal style. She was also written off the first time to pursue her musical career then permanently so when she continued to clash with production.
* [[The Runaway]]: Twice.
* [[The Runaway]]: Twice.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She used to be a Darena shipper.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She used to be a Darena shipper.
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{{quote|"''If Serena's indiscretions were as PG as Jenny's, I wouldn't have needed the botox.''"}}
{{quote|"''If Serena's indiscretions were as PG as Jenny's, I wouldn't have needed the botox.''"}}


Biological mother to Serena and Eric, adoptive mother to Chuck, stepmother to Dan and Jenny. Lily was much like her daughter Serena when she was younger, trying to break free from her strict mother's demands. As an adult she has been spending most of her time getting married and getting divorced. She can be very caring and loving when she wants to, but most of the time she's an absent parent.
Biological mother to Serena and Eric, adoptive mother to Chuck, stepmother to Dan and Jenny. Lily was much like her daughter Serena when she was younger, trying to break free from her strict mother's demands. As an adult, she has been spending most of her time getting married and getting divorced. She can be very caring and loving when she wants to, but most of the time she's an absent parent.


* [[Beta Couple]]: With Rufus.
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Rufus.
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{{quote|"''I promise to eat caviar without spitting it out in my napkin when we go to dinner at Mayor Bloomberg’s. As long as he knows when he comes to our house he’s eating my chili.''"}}
{{quote|"''I promise to eat caviar without spitting it out in my napkin when we go to dinner at Mayor Bloomberg’s. As long as he knows when he comes to our house he’s eating my chili.''"}}


Dan and Jenny's father, and stepfather to Eric, Serena and Chuck. A former rock star (or at least pseudo-star) who had a love affair with Lily in his youth. Years later his son falls in love with Lily's daughter and eventually he and Lily find their way back to one another. Rufus is probably the most attentive parent on the show, although lately it seems he doesn't do much during the day.
Dan and Jenny's father, and stepfather to Eric, Serena and Chuck. A former rock star (or at least pseudo-star) who had a love affair with Lily in his youth. Years later, his son falls in love with Lily's daughter and eventually he and Lily find their way back to one another. Rufus is probably the most attentive parent on the show, although lately it seems he doesn't do much during the day.


* [[Beta Couple]]: With Lily.
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Lily.
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Breakout Character]]
* [[Flanderization]]: He used to be a cool rocker-type dad. Now he's just some boring guy who sits at home all day and/or follows Lily around. With her coat in season 4.
* [[Flanderization]]: He used to be a cool rocker-type dad. Now he's just some boring guy who sits at home all day and/or follows Lily around. With her coat in Season 4.
** Directly referenced by him in season 5.
** Directly referenced by him in Season 5.
* [[House Husband]]
* [[House Husband]]
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Scott, the son Lily gave birth to and gave up for adoption (without telling Rufus about it).
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Scott, the son Lily gave birth to and gave up for adoption (without telling Rufus about it).
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* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: To Dan.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: To Dan.
* [[Enter Stage Window]]
* [[Enter Stage Window]]
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Attempts this with Dan in season three.
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Attempts this with Dan in Season Three.
* [[Granola Girl]]
* [[Granola Girl]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Put on a ''plane'', actually, in the season four finale.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Put on a ''plane'', actually, in the Season Four finale.
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Given that she claims to barely be able to afford food she sure has a large wardrobe. With a lot of expensive designer outfits in it.
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Given that she claims to barely be able to afford food she sure has a large wardrobe. With a lot of expensive designer outfits in it.


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{{quote|"''Jenny, your sweet potatoes are bland.''"}}
{{quote|"''Jenny, your sweet potatoes are bland.''"}}


Serena's little brother, who is often the sole voice of reason. Gone from the show in season five.
Serena's little brother, who is often the sole voice of reason. Gone from the show in Season Five.


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* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Subverted.
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Subverted.
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* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[Coming Out Story]]: A season one episode reveals that he is gay.
* [[Coming Out Story]]: A Season One episode reveals that he is gay.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: The reason why Serena returns in the pilot is because Eric tried to kill himself.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: The reason why Serena returns in the pilot is because Eric tried to kill himself.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: When Serena left for boarding school.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: When Serena left for boarding school.
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Parental Issues]]
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: In seasons one, two and three he was the only through-and-through decent character. In season four he plots to take Chuck and Blair down and hates on Chuck in favor of Jenny, even though Chuck has always treated Eric well and Jenny has thrown Eric under the bus countless times.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: In Seasons One, Two and Three, he was the only through-and-through decent character. In Season Four, he plots to take Chuck and Blair down and hates on Chuck in favor of Jenny, even though Chuck has always treated Eric well and Jenny has thrown Eric under the bus countless times.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]] : As far as season 5 goes, he completly disappeared from the radar without any explanation.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: As far as Season 5 goes, he completely disappeared from the radar without any explanation.
** There was a throw away line about him starting college in one of the episode at the beginning of the season.
** There was a throw away line about him starting college in one of the episode at the beginning of the season.


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* [[Interactive Narrator]]
* [[Interactive Narrator]]
* [[School Newspaper Newshound]]: Of the modern technology variety.
* [[School Newspaper Newshound]]: Of the modern technology variety.
* [[Title Drop]]: See [[Catch Phrase]].
* [[Title Drop]]: See [[Catch Phrase]] above.


=== Dorota Kishlovsky ===
=== Dorota Kishlovsky ===
{{quote|"''KGB can't get me to talk. Chuck Bass has no chance.''"}}
{{quote|"''KGB can't get me to talk. Chuck Bass has no chance.''"}}


Blair's nanny/maid/sidekick. Dorota is actually a Polish duchess but she moved to America to escape an unhappy marriage and began to work for the Waldorfs. In many ways the real mother figure in Blair's life and the person who does most of Blair's legwork for her.
Blair's nanny/maid/sidekick. Dorota is actually a Polish duchess but she moved to America to escape an unhappy marriage and began to work for the Waldorfs. In many ways, the real mother figure in Blair's life and the person who does most of Blair's legwork for her.


* [[Ascended Extra]]: Started out as a background character but evolved into Blair's eternal sidekick. Dorota got a backstory in the webisodes "''Chasing Dorota''" and had an entire episode revolve around her wedding day.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Started out as a background character but evolved into Blair's eternal sidekick. Dorota got a backstory in the webisodes ''Chasing Dorota'' and had an entire episode revolve around her wedding day.
* [[Beta Couple]]: She and Vanya (Chuck's doorman). Chuck actually [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|helped Vanya win Dorota's heart]], and he threw their wedding.
* [[Beta Couple]]: She and Vanya (Chuck's doorman). Chuck actually [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|helped Vanya win Dorota's heart]], and he threw their wedding.
* [[Cool Old Lady]]
* [[Cool Old Lady]]
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* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Her estranged husband shows up in ''Chasing Dorota''.
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Her estranged husband shows up in ''Chasing Dorota''.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Towards Blair.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Towards Blair.
* [[Older Sidekick]]: Blair's a teenager and while we haven't been given Dorota's exact age her actress is in her thirties. And Cyrus has confirmed that she practically raised Blair, meaning she ought to be at least ten years Blair's senior.
* [[Older Sidekick]]: Blair's a teenager and while we haven't been given Dorota's exact age, her actress is in her thirties. And Cyrus has confirmed that she practically raised Blair, meaning she ought to be at least ten years Blair's senior.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: As noted above she practically raised Blair.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: As noted above she practically raised Blair.
* [[Servile Snarker]]: Though mostly the facial expressions she makes when Blair says or does something she deems snark-worthy. Dubbed [[Fan Nickname|Dorota's WTF face]] by the fans.
* [[Servile Snarker]]: Though mostly the facial expressions she makes when Blair says or does something she deems snark-worthy. Dubbed [[Fan Nickname|Dorota's WTF face]] by the fans.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She always wants what is best for Blair, and seems pretty convinced that Chuck is the person Blair is meant to be with.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She always wants what is best for Blair, and seems pretty convinced that Chuck is the person Blair is meant to be with.
** At least, at first. Now, she's more persistant about Dan.
** At least, at first. Now, she's more persistent about Dan.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: She is always on Blair's side, no matter what.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: She is always on Blair's side, no matter what.
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A former friend of Serena van der Woodsen and sworn enemy of Blair Waldorf, she is the series' most recurring antagonist.
A former friend of Serena van der Woodsen and sworn enemy of Blair Waldorf, she is the series' most recurring antagonist.
As it turns out during season 5 (major spoiler), {{spoiler|she usurped Gossip Girl's identity}}.
As it turns out during Season 5 (major spoiler), {{spoiler|she usurped Gossip Girl's identity}}.


* [[Actor Allusion]]: She is once referred as a vampire by Blair. Georgina is played by [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Michelle Trachtenberg]].
* [[Arch Enemy]]: To both Serena and Blair.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: To both Serena and Blair.
* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[The Baby Trap]]: To Dan.
* [[The Baby Trap]]: To Dan.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: In season 3's The Lost Boy, where she sends Blair a fake invitation to an elite society and uses a contact who works for someone Chuck is trying to impress in order to send the pair after the same photograph, thus bringing out both Blair and Chuck's competitive, self-serving sides and attempting to drive a wedge between the pair.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: In Season 3's "The Lost Boy", where she sends Blair a fake invitation to an elite society and uses a contact who works for someone Chuck is trying to impress in order to send the pair after the same photograph, thus bringing out both Blair and Chuck's competitive, self-serving sides and attempting to drive a wedge between the pair.
* [[Blackmail]]: She blackmails Serena in season one; she uses her knowledge of Serena sort of, but not actually, killing a man to control her.
* [[Blackmail]]: She blackmails Serena in season one; she uses her knowledge of Serena sort of, but not actually, killing a man to control her.
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: In season 4.
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: In Season 4.
* [[Brief Accent Imitation]]
* [[Brief Accent Imitation]]
* [[The Dreaded]]: Serena is terrified of her, and even the others have [[Oh Crap]] moments with her on the loose.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Serena is terrified of her, and even the others have [[Oh Crap]] moments with her on the loose.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: She started out as what Serena could have become. In later seasons she seems to have become more of an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Blair around about the same time Blair became her main enemy.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: She started out as what Serena could have become. In later seasons, she seems to have become more of an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Blair around about the same time Blair became her main enemy.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: “You can tell Jesus that the bitch is back.” Cue epic [[Oh Crap]] look from Blair.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Georgina is a [[Rich Bitch]] [[Magnificent Bitch]] bar none. Michelle Trachtenberg is a completely [[Adorkable]] [[Nice Girl]].
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: For almost a full season after she is sent to reform school in the Season One finale. In fact, although she's a recurring antagonist, she often appears only once in a while in each season for some episodes, and disappear as quickly as she arrived (after wreaking some havoc). Kind of a Zigzag Bus.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: “You can tell Jesus that the bitch is back”. Cue epic [[Oh Crap]] look from Blair.
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* [[Reformed but Rejected]]: In late Season 2.
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: For almost a full season after she is sent to reform school in the season one finale. In fact, although she's a reccuring antagonist, she often appears only once in a while in each season for some episodes, and disappear as quickly as she arrived (after wreaking some havoc). Kind of a Zigzag Bus.
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** Especially prevalent in the Season 4 penultimate episode, where she is yearning to get in on the dirt but is being snubbed.
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* [[Reformed but Rejected]]: In late season 2.
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* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Averted. It looks like she's Gossip Girl, but it's revealed that she's just usurping her identity}}.
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** Especially prevalant in the season 4 penultimate episode, where she is yearning to get in on the dirt but is being snubbed.
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* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Averted. It looks like she's Gossip Girl, but it's revealed that she's just usurping her identity.}}
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: To Serena.
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: To Serena.
* [[Yandere]]: For Dan.
* [[Yandere]]: For Dan.

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Serena van der Woodsen

"Gossip Girl is going down!"

The IT girl of the Upper West Side. Cheerful and carefree, fun and spirited. When the show starts, she returns to Manhattan after spending time at a boarding school.

Princess Blair Waldorf

Leighton Meester as Blair

"I am not a stop along the way. I am a destination."

Serena's BFF (and occasional rival). The preppy queen of Constance Billard, always with a crew of minions around her. Ruthless and elitist yet very much a loving friend and girlfriend. Although if you ask Dan Humphrey she's a 95-pound, doe-eyed, bonmot-tossing, label-whoring package of girly evil.

Chuck Bass

"Dude. I’m Chuck Bass. Even Europeans must know what that means."

Serena's brother (through adoption) and Blair's main love interest. The richest character on the show and also the most ruthless. Spends most of his time brooding in fancy suits while sipping scotch and plotting somebody's downfall.

Nate Archibald

"Affairs with married people, love triangles... Just so happens everyone's problems are within my area of expertise."

The fourth member of the show's core four (aka the Non-Judging Breakfast Club). Chuck's best friend, Blair's former boyfriend and Serena's occasional love interest. Comes with a large dose of family drama, a fair dose of stupidity and dashing manbangs.

Dan Humphrey

"We don’t have any servants here so if you see anybody else in the loft besides me, call the police. It’s not the chef."

Dan is the Brooklyn boy who falls in love with IT girl Serena van der Woodsen, only to find he doesn't exactly fit well in her world. By and by, he becomes more adjusted, but he still thinks the world of the Upper East Side crowd is highly immoral. Dan is an aspiring writer who in the books writes delightfully awful poetry but in the TV series prefers short stories.

"They have peace treaties!"

Jenny Humphrey

"Don't you read Gossip Girl? Extortion is what I do, all day."

Dan's younger sister who starts off idolizing Serena and wanting Blair's respect. Her innocence vanishes more and more each season and by now she could probably out-bitch Blair if she wanted to. Jenny's got a talent for designing and loves to make her own clothes.

Hardly ever seen in Season Four, and with Taylor Momsen dropped from the regular cast (and her subsequent announcement she was quitting acting in favor of music) likely to not appear at all in Season Five.

Lily van der Woodsen/Bass/Humphrey

"If Serena's indiscretions were as PG as Jenny's, I wouldn't have needed the botox."

Biological mother to Serena and Eric, adoptive mother to Chuck, stepmother to Dan and Jenny. Lily was much like her daughter Serena when she was younger, trying to break free from her strict mother's demands. As an adult, she has been spending most of her time getting married and getting divorced. She can be very caring and loving when she wants to, but most of the time she's an absent parent.

Rufus Humphrey

"I promise to eat caviar without spitting it out in my napkin when we go to dinner at Mayor Bloomberg’s. As long as he knows when he comes to our house he’s eating my chili."

Dan and Jenny's father, and stepfather to Eric, Serena and Chuck. A former rock star (or at least pseudo-star) who had a love affair with Lily in his youth. Years later, his son falls in love with Lily's daughter and eventually he and Lily find their way back to one another. Rufus is probably the most attentive parent on the show, although lately it seems he doesn't do much during the day.

Vanessa Abrams

"My parents are artists, my sister’s a musician. Just like going to an Ivy is your family’s way, not going to college is mine."

Dan's bohemian BFF and on-and-off crush. Vanessa is a documentary film maker and aspiring script writer who frowns on everything regarding the Upper East Side.

Eric van der Woodsen

"Jenny, your sweet potatoes are bland."

Serena's little brother, who is often the sole voice of reason. Gone from the show in Season Five.

  • All Gays Are Promiscuous: Subverted.
  • Ascended Extra
  • Coming Out Story: A Season One episode reveals that he is gay.
  • Driven to Suicide: The reason why Serena returns in the pilot is because Eric tried to kill himself.
  • Lonely Rich Kid: When Serena left for boarding school.
  • Only Sane Man: Most of the time. Recently, less so. Definitely in the context of his own family, however.
  • Parental Abandonment
  • Parental Issues
  • Took a Level in Jerkass: In Seasons One, Two and Three, he was the only through-and-through decent character. In Season Four, he plots to take Chuck and Blair down and hates on Chuck in favor of Jenny, even though Chuck has always treated Eric well and Jenny has thrown Eric under the bus countless times.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: As far as Season 5 goes, he completely disappeared from the radar without any explanation.
    • There was a throw away line about him starting college in one of the episode at the beginning of the season.

Gossip Girl

"And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell."

The girl (guy?) who runs the blog the whole series is built around.

Dorota Kishlovsky

"KGB can't get me to talk. Chuck Bass has no chance."

Blair's nanny/maid/sidekick. Dorota is actually a Polish duchess but she moved to America to escape an unhappy marriage and began to work for the Waldorfs. In many ways, the real mother figure in Blair's life and the person who does most of Blair's legwork for her.

  • Ascended Extra: Started out as a background character but evolved into Blair's eternal sidekick. Dorota got a backstory in the webisodes Chasing Dorota and had an entire episode revolve around her wedding day.
  • Beta Couple: She and Vanya (Chuck's doorman). Chuck actually helped Vanya win Dorota's heart, and he threw their wedding.
  • Cool Old Lady
  • Happiness in Slavery: Pretty much a modern example.
  • Long-Lost Relative: Her estranged husband shows up in Chasing Dorota.
  • Mama Bear: Towards Blair.
  • Older Sidekick: Blair's a teenager and while we haven't been given Dorota's exact age, her actress is in her thirties. And Cyrus has confirmed that she practically raised Blair, meaning she ought to be at least ten years Blair's senior.
  • Parental Substitute: As noted above she practically raised Blair.
  • Servile Snarker: Though mostly the facial expressions she makes when Blair says or does something she deems snark-worthy. Dubbed Dorota's WTF face by the fans.
  • Shipper on Deck: She always wants what is best for Blair, and seems pretty convinced that Chuck is the person Blair is meant to be with.
    • At least, at first. Now, she's more persistent about Dan.
  • Smart People Play Chess
  • Undying Loyalty: She is always on Blair's side, no matter what.

Georgina Sparks

"You can tell "Jesus", the bitch is back"

A former friend of Serena van der Woodsen and sworn enemy of Blair Waldorf, she is the series' most recurring antagonist. As it turns out during Season 5 (major spoiler), she usurped Gossip Girl's identity.

  • Arch Enemy: To both Serena and Blair.
  • Ascended Extra
  • The Baby Trap: To Dan.
  • Batman Gambit: In Season 3's "The Lost Boy", where she sends Blair a fake invitation to an elite society and uses a contact who works for someone Chuck is trying to impress in order to send the pair after the same photograph, thus bringing out both Blair and Chuck's competitive, self-serving sides and attempting to drive a wedge between the pair.
  • Blackmail: She blackmails Serena in season one; she uses her knowledge of Serena sort of, but not actually, killing a man to control her.
  • Blondes Are Evil: In Season 4.
  • Brief Accent Imitation
  • The Dreaded: Serena is terrified of her, and even the others have Oh Crap moments with her on the loose.
  • Evil Counterpart: She started out as what Serena could have become. In later seasons, she seems to have become more of an Evil Counterpart to Blair around about the same time Blair became her main enemy.
  • Oh Crap: “You can tell Jesus that the bitch is back.” Cue epic Oh Crap look from Blair.
  • Put on a Bus: For almost a full season after she is sent to reform school in the Season One finale. In fact, although she's a recurring antagonist, she often appears only once in a while in each season for some episodes, and disappear as quickly as she arrived (after wreaking some havoc). Kind of a Zigzag Bus.
  • Reformed but Rejected: In late Season 2.
    • Especially prevalent in the Season 4 penultimate episode, where she is yearning to get in on the dirt but is being snubbed.
  • The Reveal: Averted. It looks like she's Gossip Girl, but it's revealed that she's just usurping her identity.
  • We Used to Be Friends: To Serena.
  • Yandere: For Dan.
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