Gossip Girl Does “Dear Sister”

gossip-girl18Did anyone else see Gossip Girl “Dear Sister” last night? In 2007, SNL mocked the Goal download.youtube.com/watch?v=3umNk9nVxbQ”> finale of The O.C. Season Two (when Marissa shoots Ryan’s brother Trey after a fight) with “Dear Sister,” a Digital Short where everyone in the scene gets shot slow motion to Imogen Heep’s “Hide N Seek” the same song that starts playing when Marissa pulls the trigger. For those unfamiliar with how the Dear Sister meme came to be, read this wonderful explanation from KnowYourMeme.com.

I guess Gossip thought it was being cool by trying to take Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say” remix of the tune and throw it into an Upper East Side Thanksgiving. To best describe the failure of whoever conjured this up, I’ve compared each “Dear Sister” from last night to a better “Dear Sister” from the over 6,000 “Dear Sister parody” YouTube results.

  • Dear Sister 1: Blair rips into Jenny, letting her know that Eric sabotaged her at Cotillion.
    Better Dear Sister: If you really want to pretend you’re ripping into Jenny as much as I do, watch the 300 Dear Sister and pretend Jenny is the Persian.
  • Dear Sister 2: CeCe tells Rufus how happy she is they’re altogether while shooting a dirty look at shady Lily.
    Better Dear Sister: Not sure who is worse, CeCe or Lily? Watch the Charlie Bit Me Dear Sister and all your problems will be solved.
  • Dear Sister 3: Dan gives Vanessa the “I wanna see you naked look.”
    Better Dear Sister: Instead, watch one my favorites, The Office Dear Sister featuring Andy and well-missed Roy.
  • Dear Sister 4: Blair accuses her mom Eleanor of being pregnant.
    Better Dear Sister: Brace yourself for the sadness with Dear Sister Lion King.
  • Dear Sister 5: Shit hits the fan when Nate whips out the elevator clip of Serena and Trip making out.
    Better Dear Sister: Watch Dear Mario and pretend you are Luigi and Serena is Mario.

I didn’t even plan on even acknowledging that Gossip Girl happened last night, especially since their Thanksgiving episode, The Treasure of Serena Madre” “(WTF), aired after the holiday turkey. I’m not sure how she pulls it off, but Serena manages to get more annoying each episode. (Samantha: Not only is the horribly annoying Serena Pout back in full force, but I really can’t understand why she is choosing Tripp over Nate! I mean, OK, Tripp has probably got a few less cobwebs in his brain, but Nate is so much more adorable! Plus he comes without the attached baggage of say, a crazy jealous wife.) This horrible storyline revolved around the “please god end already” political scandal with Tripp and the boring continuation of, “Is Dan in love with Vanessa?” At least there was a tiny bright light when we find out Dorota is pregnant. (Samantha: And HOW CUTE did she look in her little festive harvest themed hat and apron?)

I couldn’t help but imagine Dorota’s kid growing up to machine gun the Upper East Side for keeping his/her mother in slavery for so many years. Is it bad that when I saw Serena in a car accident next week I started hoping she goes the path of Marissa Cooper (Samantha: And is Tripp going the way of Ted Kennedy at Chappaquiddick? Too soon? Just sayin’. Also, Eric’s hair is getting out of control. First the chunky highlights and over-swoopy-ness and now it’s like methy-bed-head brunette. What’s next? I think an afro might be in order.) And as always, WE WANT MORE CHUCK! Let us know if you find any other cool Dear Sister memes.

Additional reporting by Samantha Moore.



Leave a Reply

Commenting for the first time? Your comment may not appear immediately, so please be patient. See our policy on comments.