❝ Let’s face it: Everyone on “Gossip Girl” is pretty heinous, especially in the show’s latter seasons, but considering that the CW show’s target audience is young, impressionable teenage girls, it’s even more depressing that none of the female protagonists have a single redeeming feature to speak of. Serena has always been a flaky, drug addicted, boyfriend-stealing airhead, and she flames out on every single attempt to grow up she’s ever made. Best friend Blair on the other hand, has spent the last three seasons taking one step forward and two steps back in terms of characterization, fluctuating between independent career woman, scheming diva and codependent emotional punching bag, often in the space of one episode. ❞