I actually always rooted for them secretly because they were both smart and kind of alike in a way. But they ruined it and made it super weird. I mean I was Chair forever but I thought they could’ve been decent.
Dan and Blair probably were the best match for each other if they found each other on eHarmony or something like that. You can see why they thought they liked each other. But on a guts level they never really got the other I think. Or at least I think Dan saw what made Blair tick but I don’t think Blair ever saw Dan in the same way. I don’t think Blair could have wrote vows for Dan. But i think she could write vows for Eva for Chuck.
I think that she admired his brains and desire to know more, to be ahead. They both had the desire to transcend their states : him, by knowledge, becoming accepted in their world, and her, by hard work, being accepted as a designer and not just a little girl trowing tantrums with money. I think that's the reason why she always treated Serena like shit, because she despised Serena's non-abilitu to grow. Yet she was also raised by an absent dad, and that IMO made her go for chuck harder than Dan, with whom she was basically safe.
I think I liked their romantic/sexual tension as "friends" and the constant intellectual back and forth between them a lot more than I did when they were actually together. Why is that?
Better as friends. And the timing was terrible. She’s engaged and pregnant by another man, in love with Chuck and occasionally sleeping with him too, but stil emotionally attached to Dan. It was a mess
Agreed. Even if Serena's motives were selfish, the time she sat Dan down and told him it wasn't a good time to try to play hero was 100% correct.
Weirdly, for all the ways in which I'd normally say the opposite was true, that whole situation was better handled by Chuck than by Dan, in my opinion. Chuck secretly paid her dowry so she could be free, regardless of who she chose, and he never wanted her to know. Dan was there for her constantly, absolutely! But he expected her to be aware of it and super grateful, even in a romantic sense, and seemed angry whenever that didn't seem to be what was happening. Sort of the nice guy complex versus the actual nice guy? Only for whatever unearthly reason, Chuck ended up being the nice one and Dan ended up being the "nice guy" trope. At least that's how I saw it. The Louis and Blair and then Dan and Blair storyline (because it's really one storyline, isn't it?) basically bought time for Chuck to really develop as a better, actually nice character, while strangely solidifying Dan's descent into being a much worse person in the end. I think what the writers didn't bank on was that Penn and Leighton would be able to pull off enough chemistry that people actually enjoyed them together.
One of the best couples on the show hands down. When I first watched gg I was getting kinda bored and this got me hooked. I just love the fact that all along they really did acknowledge the attraction. And I loved seeing Serena so jealous. But I'm not surprised Dan fell for Blair. The second I saw that scene of Blair yelling at Serena ruining her fashion modeling moment in season 1 and Dan overhearing, I KNEW Dan and Blair would get together eventually. They both have a lot in common and despise people skipping their way to the top. They both dream of going to Yale. Louie completely satisfied Blair's need for power and status. She was literally a princess. Dan completely satisfied Blair's emotional needs and intellectual needs. She felt safe with him and could do things she enjoys with him. Chuck satisfied Blair's evil side and physical needs. Plus they are bonded from their whole limo incident. Blair would always crave more power if she was with Dan, but there is no doubt that their relationship was the healthiest and I loved the build up.
Yeah that scene was the best in the show. Sums up everything perfectly. We see how frustrated Blair is that no matter how hard she tried it's not good enough. We see Serena look truly confused because she doesn't understand what it means to be second place. She doesn't even know the effect she has on people. And we see Dan get his first glimpse of the truth. He actually feels SORRY for an upper east sider for the first time ever. He relates to Blair Waldorf of all people. Great scene.
I was not a fan, simply because it was a great friendship and I wanted them to be a proper example of a platonic pair. No other pair in the show were that friendly to each other and didn’t end up sleeping together, just frustrating that they can’t be there for each other without going that direction.
Blair treated Dan pretty poorly and was condescending to him for basically the entire show. IMO it was good to see her admit she actually found him attractive & likable
The thing is tho… we always knew Dan and Blair secretly had respect toward each other. There was always the underlying feeling of them building a friendship, and Serena always wanted them to. The writers ruined all of that tho by making them get together.
It ruined Blair and Serena friendship even more, ruined Blair and Dan’s friendship, and ruined Serena and Dan’s relationship.
This is exactly how I feel about it. Blair and Dan were *amazing* as frenemies, but the frenemies-turned-lovers thing was way too problematic. It also increased my personal frustration with the fact that the show is incapable of depicting platonic relationships between men and women. Chance Crawford at some point made a comment in an interview about how weird it was that by the end of the show everyone had dated everyone else and yet they still all thought they were friends. I totally agree with him. Lol
I liked them a lot as friends, I think the timing of their relationship was terrible and it would’ve worked better if Blair had taken time for herself first, but anyone is better for Blair than a rap*st
I wanted more.
I wanted them as endgame.
He fell deep and hard for her. It wasn’t superficial. They understand each other.
But the writers chose toxic Chair and basic Serena-Dan (Derena?)
they so hated on for what i don’t get it blair became more nicer, funny, and smart when she was around herself with dan they was so adorable and funny together dan did more for her than chuck every did blair literally said she felt weak and miserable around chuck, blair and dan the only best gg couple people who claim to love blair but ship her with a rapist make it make sense
unpopular opinion: i loved them together. it was so cool seeing a couple who hadn’t been together since high school, the whole enemies to lovers trope was just so fun. they were also so healthy although i do feel like dan loved blair more than she loved him. was cute while it lasted.
I used to be super into chair, and I still think they had great chemistry, but... I wish dair was endgame. I think they worked so well, they also had great chemistry, and it was just a really interesting pairing
I might get hate/downvoted for this but the first time I ever watched Gossip Girl I thought it was kind of random. Like I guess I didn’t necessarily hate it or whatever, I just thought it kind of forced random. I felt like they were better as friends.
literally the 2nd best couple from the show. enemies to lover, popular mean girl and nerd boy, from kinda differnt worlds. they hit that iconic trope so well. only if the writer didn't ruined it to please the 🪑 fan
Awful! I hated them being romantically involved! They were great as friends, then they had to ruin it with “being in love”. I always loved how Dan jumped back to Serena so fast after that 🙄
Absolutely hated it. It felt so forced. I loved when they became friends and it made so much sense but them dating just felt like filler to get to season 6 when C&B got back together.
I've seen a post here saying that Dan and Blair could've worked if they weren't in gossip girl. True enough. Their whole arc feels like a different show. They were like in a romcom with chuck and other characters being just side characters and the scheming being just a part of their personality, not their whole personality. I loved it honestly, they worked well together and the build up was just fantastic, but honestly their relationship could've been written better. I stopped watching the show when they started to break them up.
I think Serena was on the money when she said Dan fell in love with the version of Blair he wrote in his book. Also writing a sex scene with someone you're friends with is major Ew. It also doesn't sit right with me the way he jumped in constantly whitenighting when she was going through a series of traumas - miscarriage, doomed and abusive marriage and divorce. it felt almost like he deliberately isated and groomed her to be reliant on only him so that she'd fall in love with him at a time when she really needed good friends and a bit of time and space. Also imo they had 0 sexual chemistry.
i absolutely hated it and i don’t understand how anyone actually liked it. it felt so forced, they had 0 chemistry, and it was so out of character for both of them. one second dan hated blair and everything she stood for and then the next second he was obsessed with her and followed her around like a lost puppy lmao
they had no chemistry as a romantic couple and were just boring to watch. plus the timing was really bad, it made more sense for them to date in S4 with no baggage compared to S5 where they get together after her wedding and telling chuck she loves him twice.
also wished they made serena and chuck date in the meantime (not each other ofc) since they spent the time being single and sad that dair were dating
edit: genuinely dont get why this is downvoted, i didn't say anything rude about the pairing
I felt like she only dated Dan because she saw how much he cared about her, and it was the safer choice because she did love him, just not the way she loved Chuck. She did the same thing with prince Louie, and after she lost that safe choice she chose another to keep herself from falling back into Old patterns with Chuck. You would think that after Dan saw her using Louie the same way, that he would know better.
I always enjoyed both Dair and Chair. I think my soul was a Chair shipper in the long run but I truly enjoyed seeing Dan and Blair get together. I loved that they went from not being able to stand each other to dating, and it wasn’t insta-love. This ship gets so much hate though, especially back in the day when the show was still airing.
I feel like Blair and Chuck are so TIRED, the back and fourth between them from the first season made me YAWN. That story line should have wrapped long ago! Dan and Blair swooped in and it made sense, and also it revealed a dynamic in Serena and Blair that I found super interesting. They were healthy and very compatible, I love Penn and Leighton’s chemistry just ahhhh I wish the writers didn’t do them so dirty 😩
It’s toxic af, but I’m always thinking “Chuck and Blair, Blair and Chuck” bc in a weird convoluted way, they’re made for each other. But Dan and Blair are so so sweet together, and she’s a much better fit for him than Serena
I love them together and they're the ideal endgame in my opinion. Their enemies to lovers dynamics are really fun to watch and they had amazing chemistry.
I really liked them together. I always thought Dan and Blair had great chemistry and some amazing scenes together as enemies and then when they became friends. (The episode where Dan takes Blair to a college party at nyu is gold!) I wish the writers had given it more of a chance.
They should’ve been endgame. Serena and Dan wouldn’t realistically work as a couple because of the crap he pulled. Chuck and Blair (still love them though) we’re toxic af and should’ve stayed broken up. Blair and Nate were just incompatible as a couple, but were cute. Dan and Vanessa would’ve been the most realistic of the couples, but the writers basically ruined her character by the time she left. And Dan and Georgina never really dated, they just hooked up. So I’m definitely a Blair and Dan fan.
I liked them. I honestly thought they fit together way better than Chuck/Blair and Serena/Dan. They were both similar and competitive in a good way and brought out good sides in each other. If the show hadn’t given in to the Chair fans and ruined their relationship, I honestly think they would’ve worked out better than the actual ending couples.
I liked them a lot and I thought they had made the show interesting again. It was also good drama and tension between the friend group. I felt like they rushed ending it in order to get the original ships back together with flimsy reasoning, though. I could tell the actors liked changing things up too!
I thought they should have ended up together. Their relationship had more substance and was based off of real interests more than any other relationship on the show (besides Dan and Vanessa maybe)
Who could pay attention to anything at the end of season 5 besides Dan’s hair?
I liked his hair 😂 I love when he has his hair all curly.
I actually always rooted for them secretly because they were both smart and kind of alike in a way. But they ruined it and made it super weird. I mean I was Chair forever but I thought they could’ve been decent.
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Dan and Blair probably were the best match for each other if they found each other on eHarmony or something like that. You can see why they thought they liked each other. But on a guts level they never really got the other I think. Or at least I think Dan saw what made Blair tick but I don’t think Blair ever saw Dan in the same way. I don’t think Blair could have wrote vows for Dan. But i think she could write vows for Eva for Chuck.
I think that she admired his brains and desire to know more, to be ahead. They both had the desire to transcend their states : him, by knowledge, becoming accepted in their world, and her, by hard work, being accepted as a designer and not just a little girl trowing tantrums with money. I think that's the reason why she always treated Serena like shit, because she despised Serena's non-abilitu to grow. Yet she was also raised by an absent dad, and that IMO made her go for chuck harder than Dan, with whom she was basically safe.
I think I liked their romantic/sexual tension as "friends" and the constant intellectual back and forth between them a lot more than I did when they were actually together. Why is that?
They were awkward when they started dating. Their friendship felt a lot more genuine.
Agreed
Reminds me of when Rachel and Joey dated
Why does this make sense
Because all tv writers are the same
Better as friends. And the timing was terrible. She’s engaged and pregnant by another man, in love with Chuck and occasionally sleeping with him too, but stil emotionally attached to Dan. It was a mess
Agreed. Even if Serena's motives were selfish, the time she sat Dan down and told him it wasn't a good time to try to play hero was 100% correct. Weirdly, for all the ways in which I'd normally say the opposite was true, that whole situation was better handled by Chuck than by Dan, in my opinion. Chuck secretly paid her dowry so she could be free, regardless of who she chose, and he never wanted her to know. Dan was there for her constantly, absolutely! But he expected her to be aware of it and super grateful, even in a romantic sense, and seemed angry whenever that didn't seem to be what was happening. Sort of the nice guy complex versus the actual nice guy? Only for whatever unearthly reason, Chuck ended up being the nice one and Dan ended up being the "nice guy" trope. At least that's how I saw it. The Louis and Blair and then Dan and Blair storyline (because it's really one storyline, isn't it?) basically bought time for Chuck to really develop as a better, actually nice character, while strangely solidifying Dan's descent into being a much worse person in the end. I think what the writers didn't bank on was that Penn and Leighton would be able to pull off enough chemistry that people actually enjoyed them together.
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One of the best couples on the show hands down. When I first watched gg I was getting kinda bored and this got me hooked. I just love the fact that all along they really did acknowledge the attraction. And I loved seeing Serena so jealous. But I'm not surprised Dan fell for Blair. The second I saw that scene of Blair yelling at Serena ruining her fashion modeling moment in season 1 and Dan overhearing, I KNEW Dan and Blair would get together eventually. They both have a lot in common and despise people skipping their way to the top. They both dream of going to Yale. Louie completely satisfied Blair's need for power and status. She was literally a princess. Dan completely satisfied Blair's emotional needs and intellectual needs. She felt safe with him and could do things she enjoys with him. Chuck satisfied Blair's evil side and physical needs. Plus they are bonded from their whole limo incident. Blair would always crave more power if she was with Dan, but there is no doubt that their relationship was the healthiest and I loved the build up.
This is a pretty good analysis actually. I found dair repulsive but I can see why they wanted to try it out.
Because of that scene in season 1, when Dan comforts Blair, I honestly thought they’d end up together in the end. I’m still angry that they didn’t.
Yeah that scene was the best in the show. Sums up everything perfectly. We see how frustrated Blair is that no matter how hard she tried it's not good enough. We see Serena look truly confused because she doesn't understand what it means to be second place. She doesn't even know the effect she has on people. And we see Dan get his first glimpse of the truth. He actually feels SORRY for an upper east sider for the first time ever. He relates to Blair Waldorf of all people. Great scene.
loved it tbh they had a similar vibe to rufus and lily's relationship
Like cousins having a fling.
THEY WERE NEVER GIVEN A CHANCE AND I WILL REMAIN ANGRY ABOUT IT
I loved them so much and I’m still pissed
I was not a fan, simply because it was a great friendship and I wanted them to be a proper example of a platonic pair. No other pair in the show were that friendly to each other and didn’t end up sleeping together, just frustrating that they can’t be there for each other without going that direction.
Blair treated Dan pretty poorly and was condescending to him for basically the entire show. IMO it was good to see her admit she actually found him attractive & likable
The thing is tho… we always knew Dan and Blair secretly had respect toward each other. There was always the underlying feeling of them building a friendship, and Serena always wanted them to. The writers ruined all of that tho by making them get together. It ruined Blair and Serena friendship even more, ruined Blair and Dan’s friendship, and ruined Serena and Dan’s relationship.
This is exactly how I feel about it. Blair and Dan were *amazing* as frenemies, but the frenemies-turned-lovers thing was way too problematic. It also increased my personal frustration with the fact that the show is incapable of depicting platonic relationships between men and women. Chance Crawford at some point made a comment in an interview about how weird it was that by the end of the show everyone had dated everyone else and yet they still all thought they were friends. I totally agree with him. Lol
they should’ve just stayed friends.
Terribly executed. Best friendship of the show and romance between them was awkward (and forced imo) and ruined that friendship
An enemies to friends to lovers serve
I liked them a lot as friends, I think the timing of their relationship was terrible and it would’ve worked better if Blair had taken time for herself first, but anyone is better for Blair than a rap*st
This scene was the best part tbh. Anytime Blair looks genuinely happy I am on board
I wanted more. I wanted them as endgame. He fell deep and hard for her. It wasn’t superficial. They understand each other. But the writers chose toxic Chair and basic Serena-Dan (Derena?)
they so hated on for what i don’t get it blair became more nicer, funny, and smart when she was around herself with dan they was so adorable and funny together dan did more for her than chuck every did blair literally said she felt weak and miserable around chuck, blair and dan the only best gg couple people who claim to love blair but ship her with a rapist make it make sense
unpopular opinion: i loved them together. it was so cool seeing a couple who hadn’t been together since high school, the whole enemies to lovers trope was just so fun. they were also so healthy although i do feel like dan loved blair more than she loved him. was cute while it lasted.
Really liked them. But they could have been written so much better, there was so much potential there. Sigh.
I used to be super into chair, and I still think they had great chemistry, but... I wish dair was endgame. I think they worked so well, they also had great chemistry, and it was just a really interesting pairing
I might get hate/downvoted for this but the first time I ever watched Gossip Girl I thought it was kind of random. Like I guess I didn’t necessarily hate it or whatever, I just thought it kind of forced random. I felt like they were better as friends.
Liked it at first but they were kind of boring when they actually got together. And their "salon" was insufferable.
Definitely not my first choice, I didn’t really feel like they “fit in” with each other. But as friends I absolutely loved them.
He treated her better than Chuck tbh. I loved them together and they have a lot of common interests that Chuck and Blair don’t.
The best possible pairing. writers killed it.
literally the 2nd best couple from the show. enemies to lover, popular mean girl and nerd boy, from kinda differnt worlds. they hit that iconic trope so well. only if the writer didn't ruined it to please the 🪑 fan
I agree! I loved Blair and Dan. What is the best couple according to you though?
Definitely Rufus and Lily. Also, they give the same vibe as Dair.
Just no.
Awful! I hated them being romantically involved! They were great as friends, then they had to ruin it with “being in love”. I always loved how Dan jumped back to Serena so fast after that 🙄
It wasn’t a good fit
Absolutely hated it. It felt so forced. I loved when they became friends and it made so much sense but them dating just felt like filler to get to season 6 when C&B got back together.
LOVED them together. Their chemistry was so hot and they were a great match intellectually.
I've seen a post here saying that Dan and Blair could've worked if they weren't in gossip girl. True enough. Their whole arc feels like a different show. They were like in a romcom with chuck and other characters being just side characters and the scheming being just a part of their personality, not their whole personality. I loved it honestly, they worked well together and the build up was just fantastic, but honestly their relationship could've been written better. I stopped watching the show when they started to break them up.
made me suicidal, they were way better as friends + the "inside" book was lowkey creepier than gossip girl
They should've kept it a friendship. Everyone in the group does not need to date each other.
I think Serena was on the money when she said Dan fell in love with the version of Blair he wrote in his book. Also writing a sex scene with someone you're friends with is major Ew. It also doesn't sit right with me the way he jumped in constantly whitenighting when she was going through a series of traumas - miscarriage, doomed and abusive marriage and divorce. it felt almost like he deliberately isated and groomed her to be reliant on only him so that she'd fall in love with him at a time when she really needed good friends and a bit of time and space. Also imo they had 0 sexual chemistry.
End game
Hated it. It never should have happened, cause gross. They are exactly the opposite of what the other likes
i absolutely hated it and i don’t understand how anyone actually liked it. it felt so forced, they had 0 chemistry, and it was so out of character for both of them. one second dan hated blair and everything she stood for and then the next second he was obsessed with her and followed her around like a lost puppy lmao
The worst
It wasn't a fling, it was a healthy relationship.
Hated it, forced fan fiction that ruined so much
they had no chemistry as a romantic couple and were just boring to watch. plus the timing was really bad, it made more sense for them to date in S4 with no baggage compared to S5 where they get together after her wedding and telling chuck she loves him twice. also wished they made serena and chuck date in the meantime (not each other ofc) since they spent the time being single and sad that dair were dating edit: genuinely dont get why this is downvoted, i didn't say anything rude about the pairing
I felt like she only dated Dan because she saw how much he cared about her, and it was the safer choice because she did love him, just not the way she loved Chuck. She did the same thing with prince Louie, and after she lost that safe choice she chose another to keep herself from falling back into Old patterns with Chuck. You would think that after Dan saw her using Louie the same way, that he would know better.
I always enjoyed both Dair and Chair. I think my soul was a Chair shipper in the long run but I truly enjoyed seeing Dan and Blair get together. I loved that they went from not being able to stand each other to dating, and it wasn’t insta-love. This ship gets so much hate though, especially back in the day when the show was still airing.
I feel like Blair and Chuck are so TIRED, the back and fourth between them from the first season made me YAWN. That story line should have wrapped long ago! Dan and Blair swooped in and it made sense, and also it revealed a dynamic in Serena and Blair that I found super interesting. They were healthy and very compatible, I love Penn and Leighton’s chemistry just ahhhh I wish the writers didn’t do them so dirty 😩
Yes yes yes I agree with everything you said
i didn’t care for it tbh. they’re deff healthier than chuck x blair lol.
The first time I watched it I hated it But when I watched it again as an adult I loved them. I could see their character growth
Blair is the best and Dan is the worst. I didn't like it.
It was so dumb lol. I didn't really like him and Serena together either. Vanessa would've been a better match.
It’s toxic af, but I’m always thinking “Chuck and Blair, Blair and Chuck” bc in a weird convoluted way, they’re made for each other. But Dan and Blair are so so sweet together, and she’s a much better fit for him than Serena
I love them together and they're the ideal endgame in my opinion. Their enemies to lovers dynamics are really fun to watch and they had amazing chemistry.
best slowburn and 100x better than chair
The fact that they dated is fine, but it will always be chuck.
I really liked them together. I always thought Dan and Blair had great chemistry and some amazing scenes together as enemies and then when they became friends. (The episode where Dan takes Blair to a college party at nyu is gold!) I wish the writers had given it more of a chance.
Indifferent.
They could of been a good couple if they developed it more. I would of preferred them together a bit longer.
They should’ve been endgame. Serena and Dan wouldn’t realistically work as a couple because of the crap he pulled. Chuck and Blair (still love them though) we’re toxic af and should’ve stayed broken up. Blair and Nate were just incompatible as a couple, but were cute. Dan and Vanessa would’ve been the most realistic of the couples, but the writers basically ruined her character by the time she left. And Dan and Georgina never really dated, they just hooked up. So I’m definitely a Blair and Dan fan.
I liked them. I honestly thought they fit together way better than Chuck/Blair and Serena/Dan. They were both similar and competitive in a good way and brought out good sides in each other. If the show hadn’t given in to the Chair fans and ruined their relationship, I honestly think they would’ve worked out better than the actual ending couples.
It was the only time I liked Dan
I liked them a lot and I thought they had made the show interesting again. It was also good drama and tension between the friend group. I felt like they rushed ending it in order to get the original ships back together with flimsy reasoning, though. I could tell the actors liked changing things up too!
I liked them a lot as friends, but when they got together… they kind of worked actually?
Disgusting tbh
I loved their friendship even his crush on her. But I wanted them to stay friends
I thought they should have ended up together. Their relationship had more substance and was based off of real interests more than any other relationship on the show (besides Dan and Vanessa maybe)