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* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]: Serena, in-universe. Blair in fandom
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Two Words]]: Chuck Bass.
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** As it turns out, Doctor Van Der Woodsen, the [[Big Bad]] of Season 3. Just about ''everything'' that happened over the course of the season, from Lily's fake cancer diagnosis to Rufus' supposed infidelity, turned out to be part of his convoluted scheme to drive Lily back into his arms. He even gets away in the end.
** Juliet, who started out as [[The Dragon]] of Season 4, but wound up usurping her brother Ben as the [[Big Bad]] (before being revealed mid-season as more of an [[Anti-Villain]]). Her ability to be a [[Manipulative Bastard|set the regular cast at each others throats]], [[Xanatos Speed Chess|turn defeat into victory]], and stay one step ahead of everyone else would impress Machiavelli.
** And Diana, from Season 5, has everyone wrapped around her little finger, playing with nearly every protagonist with amazing ease, and she doesn't seem to stop anytime soon, especially {{spoiler|when you realize that she's in fact Nate's Grandfather's, William, [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. What he is up to is yet to be revealed.}}
* [[Mary Sue]]: In the books, Serena was inhumanly gorgeous and had everything handed to her on a silver platter. She became a supermodel overnight, a muse to several designers, starred in a major motion picture despite having no acting experience, got into every college she applied to despite her mediocre grades and lack of extracurriculars, and practically all male characters who ever appeared were in love with her. She did have some particularly nasty gossip surrounding her, but that was [[Handwaved]] with everyone [[You're Just Jealous|just being jealous]] of her beauty, awesomeness, and success.
** This is toned down in the TV series, but she still has a wide enough [[Mary Sue]] streak to her for Blair to comment on it.
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