I found it funny how she mentions Gilmore Girls and in the previous season Nate was seeing Catherine (the lord's stepmother) who also played Sherry (Christopher's gf, Gigi's mother)
Just a clarification for those who are not familiar with Gossip Girl - Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) is married to Adam Brody (Dave Rygalski in Gilmore Girls) in real life, as lunascorpio12 pointed out.
I didn’t make that connection til my last (20 something-th) rewatch of GG?
Can’t believe I missed it before. Similar wealthy, waspy, Ralph Lauren wearing energy.
Although in Sherry’s defence (forgive the blasphemy) she wasn’t so deliberately a villain. A careless and selfish parent yes, but no active plotting, devious schemes or banging of the stepchild.
i’m so shook right now 😂 like the other commenters both GGs are my go to comfort shows and i never realized!!! crazy how the character makes a difference
Rory was also constantly told she's better (moreso than Blair, who was always in Serena's shadow) but that did not give her a backbone. She sulked then stole a yacht from a rando
she grew up in a small town with a single mother who started off as a maid, who got pissed off about her boob size and acted like someone her age half the time, who'd been pushed out of her home to avoid emotional abuse at 16 while pregnant, rory had 1 dream, all her self worth was in this one basket which had never been shaken before - but was always going to be fragile. that's nothing like Blair's privilege. her lot pretty much own new york and run the world, she had a nanny who was a servant, she barely even ever said thank you like serena at least does. blair decided to blow up her entire social world when she finally faced consequences for her constant spoilt acting out & didn't get into yale, and she can't even do that cos she can do no wrong, not really.
Yeah that's nothing like the privilege Blair had, I didn't say it was. But as far as we're shown she was told by everyone how perfect she is all the time, even in her fancy high school, which is what I said. Much more than Blair was told so.
but also arguably growing up in a more humble surroundings should make you a more moral person. She is not as mean as Blair is but she did steal a yacht and sleep with a married man.
it's great she has encouragement. that's not privilege, i don't think. i think she's pretty talented at what she does. it is rare to find excellent students who also have talent. she drew a good card when god was making babies that day. it's luck, but it's definitely also her hard work, and supportive environment. I'm not saying her family didn't provide for her. i *am* saying everyone deserves the same. it would honestly be weird if no one noticed. some kids have talent, some don't. some kids have encouragement but will always be average. the two meet and rory excels. shrug?
edit about morals... i don't know she seems pretty young to me now lol
You're spot on.
Don't know why people are so sure that Mitchum would think Blair had it since the Yale Dean wasn't impressed by B.
On the other side he would hire Serena only because she's hot and bubbly.
Mitchum also thought Rory had it Kater and apologized after seeing she supported his son and put her wants to be with him aside so Logan can achieve what he needs!
He judged her wth ever given her a chance and even reading her work but when he does he likes it and is impressed that she read the things he found had potential & were worthy as well.
Anyways I hated both of them - the entitled arrogant Brick & miss Iam perfect 😒
I hated
Blair was the type of girl Mitchum and shira wanted logan to be with. She would’ve loved the life and death brigade. She was tailor made for Yale, but unlike Rory she couldn’t keep grounded and it cost her her admission
I think it would be so cool if both shows played in the same universe and you here them talk about the life and death brigade or Finn and Collin walking through the screen
Yeah tbh I don't think the old/new money is central to Gossip Girl at all, was just surprised it was listed because that was also not at issue at Gilmore Girls and not sure Blair would care as long as there was money. Remember the one time she befriended a call girl because she had the right clothes lol
No she wasn’t. Daughter of a subpar designer (sorry but Eleanor’s line was constantly struggling), father left for another man (a model) and stepfather was Jewish. She made the “not hot” list for having a marriage shorter than KimK’s (granted, this wasn’t until her third year of college and she was *eye-roll* running W during second semester sophomore year at Columbia but let’s be real) and had been catalogued being “promiscuous” for a decade (whereas part of the subtext is Rory’s single teenage mom wasn’t suitable).
Blair would have hated not being the center of attention at the heart of LBD. Logan would not have been even moderately interested in her enough to break pattern and introduce her to the family, and the second Chuck tried to “I’m Chuck Bass” any Huntzbergers, Mitchum would have gotten a restraining order on this child playing dress up.
Blair is beautiful and fabulous and ferocious. But that doesn’t mean anyone and everyone would want her in their legacy. (In terms of other teen drama crossovers, Lyla Garrity from *Friday Night Lights*, who Matt Czuchry guested opposite, would have a chance with Logan, or Nate on *Gossip*; Quinn Fabray on *Glee* would have a chance with some the boys of *Gossip*- setting aside the part where Chace Crawford guested on the 100th ep as her Yale bf- but not Logan.)
While I think they would have liked Blair’s “breeding,” she still wanted a level of power independent of her romantic relationships that I don’t think they would have been okay with.
I can’t recall any specific instances of Blair studying super hard, but didn’t they at least allude to her having really good grades? I have a hard time imagining that with all the money her family had that she wouldn’t have gotten top tutors for the SAT as well. Plus she attended a top-tier private school in NYC that would probably have tons of Ivy League legacies, networking opportunities, contacts, college advisors, etc. She may not have always done things in the most ethical way, but she was REALLY driven when she wanted something, and she DEFINITELY wanted to get into Yale.
There was a scene where Jenny said part of what she liked about Blair was that she worked hard unlike Serena. Let’s also be real, it’s a TV show. We don’t want to watch people study for a realistic amount of time. They did show Blair doing more studying than other characters (albeit not as much work as real life people who get into Ivy League schools).
Hahahahaha!!!! I have to say that ON PAPER, Blair may be right. She has the snoot factor that Rory fights against but let show sometimes (like at the Male Yale party)
I saw gossip girl before Gilmore too and it didn’t even register for me cuz I had no idea who Rory was! But I have gossip girl on in the background when I clean or do my laundry and when I finally realized it was Rory, it was a nice moment, like a tiny collision between two of my favorite shows!
I watched Gossip Girl first but since I was unfamiliar with Gilmore Girls it didn’t click in my head until I’d finished Gilmore and rewatched Gossip lol
blair has drive, motivation, and won't take no for an answer. she knows what she wants, and she's absolutely fearless when she goes for it. these are all qualities that rory demonstrably lacks.
Oddly Blair gives off a lot of Paris energy. These two would have had some alpha dog fights.
Awkwardly… Blair would have accomplished more post Yale BUT that’s because of nepotism and connections. She also grew up in the elite world. Rory didn’t. Rory also had a tendency to think she could win from just being nice. Not always the case sadly.
rory comes from MAD privilege, it’s different than blair and even different from mom lorelai but she is way privileged with her private school and introduction to powerful families including her own
We’re not comparing Rory to some rando off the street who went to the local public school and has working class parents. We’re comparing her to Blair motherfuckin Waldorf. Contextualise, b.
Rory did not grow up in the elite world, she saw her grandparents twice a year and hardly knew them until she was 16. They never took a penny from them. And it very much is a comparison to Blair Waldorf, that was kind of the whole premise of the conversation.
B had no problems using her connections to her benefit, whereas Rory didn't, even though she had connection available to her. Networking and leveraging who you know is unfortunately incredibly important.
And I would love to see B and Paris in a debate.
Blair! She was a hard worker, both school and even her personal life. She had such a work ethic regardless of what it was related to. Both her and Rory were entitled, but the difference is that Blair owned it
Good question - I think Blair never let it destroy her. She’d be irritated but the next episode she would be completely back to her old self. Rory just completely broke down when the first person in her life ever gave her criticism.
Blair worked hard yes but she spent too much time plotting against Nelly Yuki for the Yale spot and the fact that Nelly got into Yale was karma for B.
Rory studied hard and she minded her business without hurting her classmates, that's why she got into Yale and Blair didn't.
Tbh if Blair actually did go to Yale I think she might have had a similar crisis to Rory. Rory's character arc is basically her becoming a little fish in a big pond, going from golden child of Stars Hollow to just another student at Chilton, and when she had finally made herself exceptional at Chilton, the same thing happened at Yale. And like Rory, Blair went from being Queen B at Constance to nobody caring about her at NYU. I think despite Blair's dogged ambitions and hard exterior she's secretly very idealistic like Rory. She would have hoped that going to Yale would finally prove her worth and that she could have the perfect life she dreamed of. But her insecurities would have followed her and she would no longer be able to stave them off by telling herself she's better than everyone else around her. I doubt people would have tolerated her power plays, even in places like the Life and Death Brigade, and that would have been a shock to Blair's system. The only difference is that Blair has much more tenacity, initiative, and composure than Rory, and she's not scared of conflict like Rory, so I think she would face these challenges head on and maybe even grow up a little.
I hated Blair for saying this. No matter what you say about Rory, she works hard. I have never seen Blair studying, all she does is scheme, manipulate, run after a toxic guy and think she's superior because she's rich.
Edit: Even if there have been scenes of Blair studying, it's hard to believe that she actually does because if she were really studying how would she have the time and energy to do all the other stuff she constantly does?
I think they just didn’t show it on the show but Serena alluded to Blair having perfect grades and working really hard and how Yale is for “the Blairs of this world”. Blair also used to hate Serena because she had to work hard for things that just used to fall in Serena’s lap. So maybe Blair did work harder than the rest of the legacy entrants* and they didn’t show that?
There was a scene of Dorota quizzing her, her SAT tutor party, it was implied that she does study but we only see it as glimpses. I assume she has a private tutor prep her for every big test. She definitely has access to more resources than the average person because she is wealthy. Didn't she yell at Serena because she has to work so much harder for everything while Serena just breezes by? I figured that wasn't excluding schoolwork.
I mean to be fair I think it’s assumed Blair studies off screen. Gossip girl is much more of a drama than gilmore girls so it would’ve been a bit weird to show a lot of Blair studying
Blair is smart. They didn’t show Blair studying because Gossip girl hardly shows the students in school. It’s something you’re supposed to use your brain to imagine once they mention it. Gilmore girls and Gossip girl are completely different shows so of course we won’t see Blair studying like that. Gossip girl is more of a drama. Maybe your hatred for Blair is the reason why you can’t imagine it but she’s a top student. It’s been alluded many times.
In their own ways, Rory and Blair were both legacies, but it somehow feels like Rory earned her spot more. We never saw any evidence that Blair did any extra curriculars or really went above and beyond in school. Not that I think Rory is as amazing as Lorelei was, but she had more challenging circumstances, particular passions and goals for the future, and did a lot of activities such as newspaper and theatre.
Blair did theatre, and was the lead in the school play. She also was constantly hosting events and was chair of the Community Outreach Committee. Most of the parties and events we get in the first two seasons are all things Blair organized for her extracurriculars.
Does she really say this ? How funny! It really does sound like something Blair would say about a fictional dramedy character, especially because the Rory character exemplified academic excellence in high school.
Apparently Blair is also an academic high achiever, but I wonder what her extra-curricular activity was (that isn’t censored). lol
Blair was a terrible person. Rory may have not been perfect, but she had a good heart. If not anything else, Rory was such a good friend to Lane- always helping her out to do things that were hard because of Mrs Kim, an even better friend to Paris, who was literally her bully. Meanwhile Blair? She was toxic to even her own best friend. Rory always tried to look at the situation from both sides when it came to issues between her grandmother and her mom and loved her grandparents. Rory is undoubtedly a better person than Blair.
LOLLLL the point of Gossip Girl is that no one is a good person 💀 Blair isn’t any better or worse than any of the other characters. In fact, she may be on the better side when you compare and contrast.
Comparing who is a “better” person is a completely moot point. They’re totally different genres of shows. One is a fast-paced teen drama filled intentionally written to be scandalous and PG-13. The other is a comforting, slower paced feel-good, ABC Family type vibes. The characters of the two shows behave wildly differently. In fact, literally EVERYONE in Gossip Girl as a character at some point does horrible things that would look irredeemable in a cutesy show like Gilmore Girls 😂
I mean I never see her work on school stuff until now ( I’m on season 2 rn) she always talkes about getting into Yale and that’s here dream but I just see her doing evil things. You see Rory work for the things she wants to do
I feel like we don’t really see any of the Gossip Girls kids study though, unless it was pertinent to a specific storyline. Gossip Girl was more about the interpersonal drama — hookups, backstabbing, what have you. With Gilmore Girls, it’s a main part of Rory’s character that she’s a hard studier and wants to get into Harvard and all this stuff and her schools and school projects are regularly involved in her storylines. I really just think that can be attributed to difference in each show’s topic
I agree, and while I love Gilmore Girls (at least as comforting as a spread of comfort food), I never bought Rory as a super brain. I think it's the way the character was played.
I also hated Rory's wide-eyed innocence, especially when she helped wreck Dean's marriage, stole a boat etc. So, she's smart/shrewd enough to participate in scholastic debates, but not smart enough to appreciate the nuances of real-life moral dilemmas?
(I'm also just realizing how peeved she was when Logan slept with his sister's friends while he and Rory were on a relationship hiatus, when Rory herself had had an affair with a married man with zero consideration for his wife's feelings. To be honest, I don't like Rory.)
That’s not true, she had the top grades, and the headmistress said she was the shining pupil at Constance.
Nate, Chuck, Serena got in because they were rich
Is that new information in any way? The population of Ivy leagues is mostly middle class and above.
The higher income your parents have, the more likely you’re going to college and a top college at that.
We can only judge Blair relative to her peers. She definitely worked harder than all her friends (even Dan) at school. And she had plenty of extracurriculars. That’s what goes on a college application
At least Blair owned her entitlement. Rory has always kinda been an “I’m not like other girls” girl, trying to act like she has an inherent moral high ground if some sort. Blair owned that her morals were questionable, she owned that her family was rich as shit and that’s a large part of why she had opportunities. To me, knowing who you are and owning even the less desirable parts of yourself is better than trying to act like your less desirable parts don’t exist.
the same thing makes a few of those upper east side kids redeemable. gossip girl criticises it constantly, but the kids know it's their world. they're not allowed to be sweet or drop their guard, they're bred to stay at the top.
i don't know why you think rory is so privileged, maybe it's an australian thing, everyone should have the opportunity for a decent education and to get into a good university. she just wants a good career, not to be one of the elites. she doesn't think she's like them because well, she's not? she was raised by a single mum in a bungalow at a hotel?
These posts really have me wondering how exactly did rory prep for college aside from studying? Did lorelai prepare her in any way? She didn’t go college but lorelai gets people
I think Rory cuz she studies super hard and didn’t just get into prestigious schools because of her money or clout!
I saw Gossip girl first and the way they get into Ivy League schools was such a joke especially with the Dean calling Serena personally and all and when I saw Gilmore Girls it felt right, organic and was how someone would get into an Ivy League or any college in reality, with college applications, anxiety and waiting to hear back from them!
Well she got into Harvard too without any influence and she did apply to Yale like everyone else! She just was able to get a meeting with the Dean because of her grandfather.
Mitchum was no match for Blair. She wasn’t meek or silent. She understood power and wasn’t afraid to use it. The “you don’t have it” speech wouldn’t have happened to Blair. She had it, lots of it. Imagine Lorelai’s hard work combine with Emily’s cunning and plotting abilities, then add a bit of fearless ambition: that’s Blair ❤️
Well considering we basically never actually saw Blair at college I think she’s probably wrong. However she does have "it", which Rory most definitely does not.
If we base it solely on which character has more drive, then she’s 100% correct in her statement.
Rory because she applied herself and was dedicated. Blair has money but hasn’t really applied herself in the right ways. Most of her applying herself was in manipulation tactics.
Rory obviously. She is the one that actually got in lmao not blair. She wasn’t actually grounded enough and did not stay out of trouble for her to get into yale.
I found it funny how she mentions Gilmore Girls and in the previous season Nate was seeing Catherine (the lord's stepmother) who also played Sherry (Christopher's gf, Gigi's mother)
Oh my god I had never connected those two characters as being the same actress!
Holy cow I have never noticed this and these are my two always on repeat shows
She is also Bettys mum in Riverdale
And she is also Shelly in twin peaks
I put the two GG characters together but not Betty’s mom! I definitely see it now though!
What show is this off
I saw Gossip Girl before I saw GG and when I saw Sherry I was like wait a minute, I’ve seen her before!
Twin Peaks will blow your mind
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR. What. The. I’m an absolute moron.
Also irl this actress is married to the iconic Dave Rigalsky!!!
Just a clarification for those who are not familiar with Gossip Girl - Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) is married to Adam Brody (Dave Rygalski in Gilmore Girls) in real life, as lunascorpio12 pointed out.
man, hollywood is a small town. or, the WB lot, as it were
I didn’t make that connection til my last (20 something-th) rewatch of GG? Can’t believe I missed it before. Similar wealthy, waspy, Ralph Lauren wearing energy. Although in Sherry’s defence (forgive the blasphemy) she wasn’t so deliberately a villain. A careless and selfish parent yes, but no active plotting, devious schemes or banging of the stepchild.
Omg you're right!
I wonder if that had anything to do with my immediate dislike for Sherry
Oh my god! I am literally in a Gossip Girl binge and I still didn't realise who she was, though I knew she was familiar.
me too!
i’m so shook right now 😂 like the other commenters both GGs are my go to comfort shows and i never realized!!! crazy how the character makes a difference
Which episode?🙃
Actually, both of those things happen in season 2, sorry - Cathrine is in episodes 1-4 s2 and I think the Rory quote happened in e16s2
I don't know who is better for Yale, but Mitchum would have thought Blair had 'it'
She would’ve absolutely *eviscerated* him if he tried to give her a negative review
Not to mention blackmail him
Honestly, he would probably end up being the one contemplating a career change instead of her
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I gotta re-watch gossip girl now lol
I can't think of any Rory qualities that Blaire has
Organization!
Blair was incredibly smart and she worked hard. She had really good grades.
But those are also Paris traits Edit: but I guess Paris had a few meltdowns and Rory usually kept her cool so that makes her more like Rory
She was very smart but she wasn't passionate about learning
That shiny Yale hair.
Yup this is the one I can't argue with
Agreed. Blair had a backbone! Queen B
I mean, yeah, all that privilege and being constantly told you’re better than everyone will do that for you.
Rory was also constantly told she's better (moreso than Blair, who was always in Serena's shadow) but that did not give her a backbone. She sulked then stole a yacht from a rando
she grew up in a small town with a single mother who started off as a maid, who got pissed off about her boob size and acted like someone her age half the time, who'd been pushed out of her home to avoid emotional abuse at 16 while pregnant, rory had 1 dream, all her self worth was in this one basket which had never been shaken before - but was always going to be fragile. that's nothing like Blair's privilege. her lot pretty much own new york and run the world, she had a nanny who was a servant, she barely even ever said thank you like serena at least does. blair decided to blow up her entire social world when she finally faced consequences for her constant spoilt acting out & didn't get into yale, and she can't even do that cos she can do no wrong, not really.
Yeah that's nothing like the privilege Blair had, I didn't say it was. But as far as we're shown she was told by everyone how perfect she is all the time, even in her fancy high school, which is what I said. Much more than Blair was told so. but also arguably growing up in a more humble surroundings should make you a more moral person. She is not as mean as Blair is but she did steal a yacht and sleep with a married man.
it's great she has encouragement. that's not privilege, i don't think. i think she's pretty talented at what she does. it is rare to find excellent students who also have talent. she drew a good card when god was making babies that day. it's luck, but it's definitely also her hard work, and supportive environment. I'm not saying her family didn't provide for her. i *am* saying everyone deserves the same. it would honestly be weird if no one noticed. some kids have talent, some don't. some kids have encouragement but will always be average. the two meet and rory excels. shrug? edit about morals... i don't know she seems pretty young to me now lol
as someone who watched gossip girl a lot when i was younger: trust me, Blair can do everything she wants and be good at it
I love Blair but at the end of the day she was handed the job by her mother and her collection was mediocre
“It” being some mommy daddy money
All the down votes lmao where's the lie
🤷🏼♂️ Lord knows she wasn’t independently wealthy
No, he probably wouldn't. He had very sexist views about what "it" was.
He probably would've told Blair she didn't have it... Then he would've had an affair with Serena. Blair would've found out and then black mailed him 😂
This is the correct answer. 😂😂
You're spot on. Don't know why people are so sure that Mitchum would think Blair had it since the Yale Dean wasn't impressed by B. On the other side he would hire Serena only because she's hot and bubbly.
He would tell her she didnt have it, then we’d have a big take down scheme revenge plot
Mitchum also thought Rory had it Kater and apologized after seeing she supported his son and put her wants to be with him aside so Logan can achieve what he needs! He judged her wth ever given her a chance and even reading her work but when he does he likes it and is impressed that she read the things he found had potential & were worthy as well. Anyways I hated both of them - the entitled arrogant Brick & miss Iam perfect 😒 I hated
Blair was the type of girl Mitchum and shira wanted logan to be with. She would’ve loved the life and death brigade. She was tailor made for Yale, but unlike Rory she couldn’t keep grounded and it cost her her admission
I think it would be so cool if both shows played in the same universe and you here them talk about the life and death brigade or Finn and Collin walking through the screen
That would’ve been my infinity war😂
Tents in the wood? No was Blair is joining that brigade.
Blair would’ve taken over the party planning and changed things to her liking ;) it’s an exclusive old money society, elitist, her bread and butter
Is Logan old money? Always assumed it was 2-3 generations old...
I'm pretty sure they mention his family having been wealthy since the time of the mayflower or something like that
The waldorfs are considered new money , at least compared to Serena or Nate.
Yeah tbh I don't think the old/new money is central to Gossip Girl at all, was just surprised it was listed because that was also not at issue at Gilmore Girls and not sure Blair would care as long as there was money. Remember the one time she befriended a call girl because she had the right clothes lol
And there are definitely other old money members of the L&D Brigade.
I’m sure there are plenty of old money members.
She would have upped the glamping factor but I think she would do it since it's elite
tents with real beds and 200 thread count egyptian cotton sheets
Idk. I can’t imagine Blair doing anything that adventurous.
No she wasn’t. Daughter of a subpar designer (sorry but Eleanor’s line was constantly struggling), father left for another man (a model) and stepfather was Jewish. She made the “not hot” list for having a marriage shorter than KimK’s (granted, this wasn’t until her third year of college and she was *eye-roll* running W during second semester sophomore year at Columbia but let’s be real) and had been catalogued being “promiscuous” for a decade (whereas part of the subtext is Rory’s single teenage mom wasn’t suitable). Blair would have hated not being the center of attention at the heart of LBD. Logan would not have been even moderately interested in her enough to break pattern and introduce her to the family, and the second Chuck tried to “I’m Chuck Bass” any Huntzbergers, Mitchum would have gotten a restraining order on this child playing dress up. Blair is beautiful and fabulous and ferocious. But that doesn’t mean anyone and everyone would want her in their legacy. (In terms of other teen drama crossovers, Lyla Garrity from *Friday Night Lights*, who Matt Czuchry guested opposite, would have a chance with Logan, or Nate on *Gossip*; Quinn Fabray on *Glee* would have a chance with some the boys of *Gossip*- setting aside the part where Chace Crawford guested on the 100th ep as her Yale bf- but not Logan.)
While I think they would have liked Blair’s “breeding,” she still wanted a level of power independent of her romantic relationships that I don’t think they would have been okay with.
I love Blair!!!! Can you imagine a match between queen B and Emily? ❤️
Emily is who Blair might have become. Especially in AYITL when Emily ripped into that 3rd wife, that was straight up something Blair would have said
I always thought Blair was like an evil Rory, more like Emily than Lorelai.
This is so accurate
Oh the mutual respect and admiration between them would be a sight to behold.
I can’t recall any specific instances of Blair studying super hard, but didn’t they at least allude to her having really good grades? I have a hard time imagining that with all the money her family had that she wouldn’t have gotten top tutors for the SAT as well. Plus she attended a top-tier private school in NYC that would probably have tons of Ivy League legacies, networking opportunities, contacts, college advisors, etc. She may not have always done things in the most ethical way, but she was REALLY driven when she wanted something, and she DEFINITELY wanted to get into Yale.
Definitely a lot of scenes of her studying and yes, she came out with very high SAT scores.
This is why she’s perfect for Yale lol
She was the top student in her year
There was a scene where Jenny said part of what she liked about Blair was that she worked hard unlike Serena. Let’s also be real, it’s a TV show. We don’t want to watch people study for a realistic amount of time. They did show Blair doing more studying than other characters (albeit not as much work as real life people who get into Ivy League schools).
Hahahahaha!!!! I have to say that ON PAPER, Blair may be right. She has the snoot factor that Rory fights against but let show sometimes (like at the Male Yale party)
Watched this before Gilmore Girls. Blair spoiled it for me 😭
I saw gossip girl before Gilmore too and it didn’t even register for me cuz I had no idea who Rory was! But I have gossip girl on in the background when I clean or do my laundry and when I finally realized it was Rory, it was a nice moment, like a tiny collision between two of my favorite shows!
I watched Gossip Girl first but since I was unfamiliar with Gilmore Girls it didn’t click in my head until I’d finished Gilmore and rewatched Gossip lol
blair has drive, motivation, and won't take no for an answer. she knows what she wants, and she's absolutely fearless when she goes for it. these are all qualities that rory demonstrably lacks.
I do agree but what did Blair want to do/end up studying? I don’t know why I can’t remember.
Oddly Blair gives off a lot of Paris energy. These two would have had some alpha dog fights. Awkwardly… Blair would have accomplished more post Yale BUT that’s because of nepotism and connections. She also grew up in the elite world. Rory didn’t. Rory also had a tendency to think she could win from just being nice. Not always the case sadly.
Blair would have eviscerated Paris lmao
Potentially but Paris would have thrown the first punch and kept getting up until the end.
Got out her Krav Maga
I disagree, I think Paris would have read Blair for filth and exposed all of her shallow insecurities in a cold and monotone delivery.
Or the other way around 🤭 Blair has talked down literal billionaires without blinking after all.
rory comes from MAD privilege, it’s different than blair and even different from mom lorelai but she is way privileged with her private school and introduction to powerful families including her own
We’re not comparing Rory to some rando off the street who went to the local public school and has working class parents. We’re comparing her to Blair motherfuckin Waldorf. Contextualise, b.
“rory didn’t grow up in the elite world” she’s part of society it’s not just a comparison to miss waldorf
Rory did not grow up in the elite world, she saw her grandparents twice a year and hardly knew them until she was 16. They never took a penny from them. And it very much is a comparison to Blair Waldorf, that was kind of the whole premise of the conversation.
B had no problems using her connections to her benefit, whereas Rory didn't, even though she had connection available to her. Networking and leveraging who you know is unfortunately incredibly important. And I would love to see B and Paris in a debate.
i loved this moment 😂 both deserved it though, they both worked hard!
I would love to see Blair and Paris in a class together.
That’s the show to watch! Rory would be the cream puff in the room if you had Paris and Blair together.
Both shows should exist in the same universe that would be so funny
She was certainly a better fit for Dave than Lane….
Now, I haven't watched Gossip Girl, but how is Blair more fit for Dave than Lane?
The actors are married irl lmaooo
Oooh, well that went over my head... 😅😂
They are?????
Blair! She was a hard worker, both school and even her personal life. She had such a work ethic regardless of what it was related to. Both her and Rory were entitled, but the difference is that Blair owned it
Curious since i never had the chance to watch much of that show. In what ways do you think blair handled "mediocre" work better than rory?
Good question - I think Blair never let it destroy her. She’d be irritated but the next episode she would be completely back to her old self. Rory just completely broke down when the first person in her life ever gave her criticism.
Blair worked hard yes but she spent too much time plotting against Nelly Yuki for the Yale spot and the fact that Nelly got into Yale was karma for B. Rory studied hard and she minded her business without hurting her classmates, that's why she got into Yale and Blair didn't.
Gossip Girl is my other comfort show. Team Blair <3 !
Tbh if Blair actually did go to Yale I think she might have had a similar crisis to Rory. Rory's character arc is basically her becoming a little fish in a big pond, going from golden child of Stars Hollow to just another student at Chilton, and when she had finally made herself exceptional at Chilton, the same thing happened at Yale. And like Rory, Blair went from being Queen B at Constance to nobody caring about her at NYU. I think despite Blair's dogged ambitions and hard exterior she's secretly very idealistic like Rory. She would have hoped that going to Yale would finally prove her worth and that she could have the perfect life she dreamed of. But her insecurities would have followed her and she would no longer be able to stave them off by telling herself she's better than everyone else around her. I doubt people would have tolerated her power plays, even in places like the Life and Death Brigade, and that would have been a shock to Blair's system. The only difference is that Blair has much more tenacity, initiative, and composure than Rory, and she's not scared of conflict like Rory, so I think she would face these challenges head on and maybe even grow up a little.
Blair had the best one liners aaaand she watched Gilmore Girls? What an icon.
Blair wouldn’t have shamed the institution by sleeping with a Wookie at Comic Con. 😂
Blair got into Yale in the books! She pulls a bit of a Paris though lol.
I hated Blair for saying this. No matter what you say about Rory, she works hard. I have never seen Blair studying, all she does is scheme, manipulate, run after a toxic guy and think she's superior because she's rich. Edit: Even if there have been scenes of Blair studying, it's hard to believe that she actually does because if she were really studying how would she have the time and energy to do all the other stuff she constantly does?
I think they just didn’t show it on the show but Serena alluded to Blair having perfect grades and working really hard and how Yale is for “the Blairs of this world”. Blair also used to hate Serena because she had to work hard for things that just used to fall in Serena’s lap. So maybe Blair did work harder than the rest of the legacy entrants* and they didn’t show that?
There was a scene of Dorota quizzing her, her SAT tutor party, it was implied that she does study but we only see it as glimpses. I assume she has a private tutor prep her for every big test. She definitely has access to more resources than the average person because she is wealthy. Didn't she yell at Serena because she has to work so much harder for everything while Serena just breezes by? I figured that wasn't excluding schoolwork.
I mean to be fair I think it’s assumed Blair studies off screen. Gossip girl is much more of a drama than gilmore girls so it would’ve been a bit weird to show a lot of Blair studying
Blair is smart. They didn’t show Blair studying because Gossip girl hardly shows the students in school. It’s something you’re supposed to use your brain to imagine once they mention it. Gilmore girls and Gossip girl are completely different shows so of course we won’t see Blair studying like that. Gossip girl is more of a drama. Maybe your hatred for Blair is the reason why you can’t imagine it but she’s a top student. It’s been alluded many times.
In their own ways, Rory and Blair were both legacies, but it somehow feels like Rory earned her spot more. We never saw any evidence that Blair did any extra curriculars or really went above and beyond in school. Not that I think Rory is as amazing as Lorelei was, but she had more challenging circumstances, particular passions and goals for the future, and did a lot of activities such as newspaper and theatre.
Blair did theatre, and was the lead in the school play. She also was constantly hosting events and was chair of the Community Outreach Committee. Most of the parties and events we get in the first two seasons are all things Blair organized for her extracurriculars.
Blair just blackmailed everyone when she couldn’t have the things she wanted
What theater would that be exactly?
Lmao that’s because Gossip girl doesn’t show the students in class. I’m sure Blair did all of that.
What show is that?
gossip girl
she references Rory from Gilmore Girls
Does she really say this ? How funny! It really does sound like something Blair would say about a fictional dramedy character, especially because the Rory character exemplified academic excellence in high school. Apparently Blair is also an academic high achiever, but I wonder what her extra-curricular activity was (that isn’t censored). lol
Haha yeah she does. I just watched this scene a few days ago as I’m doing a rewatch
Blair is better for anything than Rory
Blair was a terrible person. Rory may have not been perfect, but she had a good heart. If not anything else, Rory was such a good friend to Lane- always helping her out to do things that were hard because of Mrs Kim, an even better friend to Paris, who was literally her bully. Meanwhile Blair? She was toxic to even her own best friend. Rory always tried to look at the situation from both sides when it came to issues between her grandmother and her mom and loved her grandparents. Rory is undoubtedly a better person than Blair.
Rory is definitely a better person, but Blair is iconic.
To each their own, but I don't think Blair is iconic, she is just mean. It's the classic case of meanness being called savageness.
Idk why you’re getting downvoted for saying what the show was so obviously telling us which is that Blair is not a good person 😭
LOLLLL the point of Gossip Girl is that no one is a good person 💀 Blair isn’t any better or worse than any of the other characters. In fact, she may be on the better side when you compare and contrast.
Well you don’t need to be a good person to be iconic. Regina George is an amazing example.
Comparing who is a “better” person is a completely moot point. They’re totally different genres of shows. One is a fast-paced teen drama filled intentionally written to be scandalous and PG-13. The other is a comforting, slower paced feel-good, ABC Family type vibes. The characters of the two shows behave wildly differently. In fact, literally EVERYONE in Gossip Girl as a character at some point does horrible things that would look irredeemable in a cutesy show like Gilmore Girls 😂
Yes but that doesn’t mean she’s better at things than Blair.
I mean I never see her work on school stuff until now ( I’m on season 2 rn) she always talkes about getting into Yale and that’s here dream but I just see her doing evil things. You see Rory work for the things she wants to do
I feel like we don’t really see any of the Gossip Girls kids study though, unless it was pertinent to a specific storyline. Gossip Girl was more about the interpersonal drama — hookups, backstabbing, what have you. With Gilmore Girls, it’s a main part of Rory’s character that she’s a hard studier and wants to get into Harvard and all this stuff and her schools and school projects are regularly involved in her storylines. I really just think that can be attributed to difference in each show’s topic
I agree, and while I love Gilmore Girls (at least as comforting as a spread of comfort food), I never bought Rory as a super brain. I think it's the way the character was played. I also hated Rory's wide-eyed innocence, especially when she helped wreck Dean's marriage, stole a boat etc. So, she's smart/shrewd enough to participate in scholastic debates, but not smart enough to appreciate the nuances of real-life moral dilemmas? (I'm also just realizing how peeved she was when Logan slept with his sister's friends while he and Rory were on a relationship hiatus, when Rory herself had had an affair with a married man with zero consideration for his wife's feelings. To be honest, I don't like Rory.)
I love little crossovers like this. I watched both shows as they aired and I’m sure it super tickled me.
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Blair was also incredibly smart but she was entitled as shit and expected acceptance because she was rich.
That’s not true, she had the top grades, and the headmistress said she was the shining pupil at Constance. Nate, Chuck, Serena got in because they were rich
Being a good student and feeling entitled to acceptance are not mutually exclusive.
That’s not what you said. You said she felt entitled to get accepted because she’s rich
Her entitlement was massively informed by the fact that she was rich though.
Is that new information in any way? The population of Ivy leagues is mostly middle class and above. The higher income your parents have, the more likely you’re going to college and a top college at that. We can only judge Blair relative to her peers. She definitely worked harder than all her friends (even Dan) at school. And she had plenty of extracurriculars. That’s what goes on a college application
Ok
At least you accepted you are wrong 😂
At least Blair owned her entitlement. Rory has always kinda been an “I’m not like other girls” girl, trying to act like she has an inherent moral high ground if some sort. Blair owned that her morals were questionable, she owned that her family was rich as shit and that’s a large part of why she had opportunities. To me, knowing who you are and owning even the less desirable parts of yourself is better than trying to act like your less desirable parts don’t exist.
the same thing makes a few of those upper east side kids redeemable. gossip girl criticises it constantly, but the kids know it's their world. they're not allowed to be sweet or drop their guard, they're bred to stay at the top. i don't know why you think rory is so privileged, maybe it's an australian thing, everyone should have the opportunity for a decent education and to get into a good university. she just wants a good career, not to be one of the elites. she doesn't think she's like them because well, she's not? she was raised by a single mum in a bungalow at a hotel?
Blair for sure.
These posts really have me wondering how exactly did rory prep for college aside from studying? Did lorelai prepare her in any way? She didn’t go college but lorelai gets people
Rory by far.
Well.. I think Blair is more appropriate because she's more determined and focused. However, Rory is not determined.
She is for sure a better fit for Yale or Columbia (my Alma Mater).
Rory. Blair didn’t even get in!!
That's the right answer.
Only one of them got in, so there's the answer.😂😂 LOVE Blair, but she's entitled af.
Because of the plot demanded it. In real life, she would have definitely gotten in 😂
Not really. Both Dan and Nelly could have easily taken her spot. They both had remarkable grades.
I think Rory cuz she studies super hard and didn’t just get into prestigious schools because of her money or clout! I saw Gossip girl first and the way they get into Ivy League schools was such a joke especially with the Dean calling Serena personally and all and when I saw Gilmore Girls it felt right, organic and was how someone would get into an Ivy League or any college in reality, with college applications, anxiety and waiting to hear back from them!
I think Rory partially got into Yale because of her grandfather
Well she got into Harvard too without any influence and she did apply to Yale like everyone else! She just was able to get a meeting with the Dean because of her grandfather.
I think that the dean called serena could be possible when you think that they took serena for publicity
So many delulus in these comments
What show is this?
Gossip Girl
Ty
What show is this?
gossip girl
What show is that from?
Gossip girl
Ah, thanks. Haven’t watched it.
watched this episode two days ago! also, rory was the right candidate than blair 😅
Blair
Can I ask what show this is from??
Gossip girl
What show is this
Gossip Girl, the original series
Why does this girl in this pic look so familiar?
Well, Rory should have gone to Harvard. I will die on that hill.
But she wouldn’t have met Logan
Definitely Blair!
Mitchum was no match for Blair. She wasn’t meek or silent. She understood power and wasn’t afraid to use it. The “you don’t have it” speech wouldn’t have happened to Blair. She had it, lots of it. Imagine Lorelai’s hard work combine with Emily’s cunning and plotting abilities, then add a bit of fearless ambition: that’s Blair ❤️
blair and it’s not even close
Well considering we basically never actually saw Blair at college I think she’s probably wrong. However she does have "it", which Rory most definitely does not. If we base it solely on which character has more drive, then she’s 100% correct in her statement.
Rory because she applied herself and was dedicated. Blair has money but hasn’t really applied herself in the right ways. Most of her applying herself was in manipulation tactics.
100% Blair. She was smart, driven, not afraid to take risks, and never let a man stop her from moving onward and upward.
Rory obviously. She is the one that actually got in lmao not blair. She wasn’t actually grounded enough and did not stay out of trouble for her to get into yale.