Gossip Girl

“ I have to go”is such a running prank inGossip Girlthat in the finale , they haveGossip Girlnarrator Kristen Bellas Serena reading the iconic parole from a screenplay , before breaking the fourth wall and literally winking at the hearing . Whether Serena is skipping township or simply hanging up the phone , she always has to go , and the show made it a meme before memes were commonplace .

Beyond its existence as a catch phrase , " I have to go " gives asurprisingly poignant commentary on Serena ’s character evolutionthroughout the series in the decision she make . She is first ground as someone who has to operate away from her problem , and byGossip Girl ’s end , she decides she has to stay . Part of the fun ofrewatchingGossip Girldespite its harsh realitiesis this Achilles ' heel of Serena ’s that has her escaping drama at every chance .

“I Have To Go” Became Serena’s Viral Catchphrase In Gossip Girl

Serena Always Has Somewhere To Be, But Nobody Knows Where

It was show as early as time of year 1 that Serena always has somewhere to be , and she is nothing if not consistent . It seems the showrunners bosom the running play joke throughoutGossip Girl , as Serena“has to go”every time shefeels clumsy or overwhelmed by the play of any situation . Sometimes she has to“go get together Blair ” , but more often than not , Serena does n’t say where exactly she needs to be . This secret has head to myriad digest and opinion television of Serena having to go .

Nobody knows where Serena is going …

Serena also ends her sound calls with the catch phrase , leaving the individual on the other end looking bewildered . Nobody knows where Serena is proceed t in time of year 1 , installment 13 , Dan half - laughs and says,“Go ? What is it this time?”to which Serena replies,“One of the many reasons you get laid me”and foul up him a candy kiss before hightail it out of there . The joke is still going in time of year 4 , episode 14 , when Eric is likewise baffled when she greets him and tell she has to go in the same conviction , replying,“Where is she go ? ”

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Serena Is Always Running Away From Her Problems

When An Elevator Pings, It’s Serena’s Cue To Flee

The first thing we ever hear about Serena van der Woodsen is that she is back in the Upper East Side after having abruptly leave town . It makes sense thatthe writers want to accent her issues with accountability as a major quality trait . Whether it ’s before close her flip phone or escape into the nearest unresolved lift , Serena often runs away from her problems , which has a knock - on effect for everyone in her lifespan .

The pop CW show Gossip Girl entertained audience in its six year ladder , but its shortened sixth season left audiences wondering if it was canceled .

Part of why she does this is because of the true reason why she take flight town , which is her and Georgina ’s involvement in a man ’s dying . Rather than confront her problem — that she was n’t actually responsible — Serena come up with more Trygve Halvden Lie and keeps trying to run .

Serena on the phone in Gossip Girl

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This intense privateness institute one of the reasonsDan and Serena are n’t real friendsand do n’t work romantically either . arcanum and scandal are at the core ofGossip Girl , because for Dan , aka Gossip Girl , they defend what he ( somewhat of a Nick Carraway figure ) is simultaneously enchanted and repelled by about New York ’s elite group .

Serena Proves She Can Face Her Problems By The End Of Gossip Girl

Dan’s Book Is A Harsh Mirror To Serena’s Behavior

It is poetic in retrospect that while Serena is continually craving a fresh start and to avert answerability , Dan is write himself into the play and bring it to the surface . Serena surely need to look up to her office in her problems , but the total prison term , Dan puts himself on the moral high ground . In season 5 , he even claims Gossip Girl has no role in exacerbating the characters ’ problems — amajor cue to Gossip Girl ’s genuine identity . Serena get a tidy sum of viewer criticism , rightfully , but none of the lineament are without fault .

Serena confronting Dan about her chapter in his tell - all bookInsideis a primal event that run to her happily ever after . While Dan ’s actions in using his ally to write his characters are exploitative , Serena only scan the chapter about herself and insisting on having it out about that when Blair ’s engagement is in crisis makes her ego - absorbed characterization an substantive reckoning . at last , she does not go through with her urge to run away from the Upper East Side again , showing she has grown from her highly publicized experience inGossip Girl .

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