I don't care if Monday's blue
Is it bad that I'm totally ready for the TV doldrums known as December? I need a break, people. In the meantime, though, some notes on Monday night...

I still find Gossip Girl entertaining, but much like The O.C. before it, Josh Schwartz has created a lead couple (or non-couple, as the case may be) that is simultaneously boring and annoying. I have to confess, the highlight of the episode for me came at the beginning, when Blair was going through her list of potential suitors. I felt all sorts of pop-culture savvy when I immediately realized they were all character names from the John Hughes Brat Pack movies.

Chuck/Blair continue to be entertaining, and the greater prominence of Dorota around the devilish duo is delightful. :) Frankly, Chuck's limo does not seem like equivalent stakes for the fabulous Dorota. She joined Facebook! HA!

No surprise, of course, that Chuck and Blair selected their Versions 2.0 for each other. I know people want them to just get together already, but I just can't picture them happy and schmoopy with each other. It's sort of like Barney/Robin--I'm more invested in the idea of 'someday' than in actually wanting them right now.

But sequins, Chuck? Really?

Meanwhile, over in the Land of I Just Don't Care, we have Dan and Serena. And Aaron. And Lexi. Oh, and Blake's boobs, which should really have their own screen credit, given how much we've seen of them this season.

So here's the thing. Dan and Serena, as a couple, are boring. Dan and Serena, as 'friends,' are...also boring. To this most un-dynamic duo, the writers have added Aaron, who is basically...Dan-lite. Sure, he's a photographer instead of a writer, and he's all 'artistic ladies man' instead of a fumbling virgin. But he's basically the same guy, only with less-pronounced cheekbones and even worse hair. He's not hot, and he, too, is BORING.

Then, just to make the sucking void of awful even more so, the writers introduce Aaron's ex, Lexi. She's one of those characters that's 'witty' only in the writer's head, and who would send most people running in the opposite direction. Inexplicably, only Serena seems to pick up on this.

So there are these four characters, and some stuff happens, and the only thing I really remember is that Blake Lively always seems to be half an inch from a wardrobe malfunction.

And then there are the triangles. I'm a Rufus/Lily girl, but even they aren't really doing it for me. How many times has Lily been married? She's approaching Liz Taylor territory. I did love Rufus's little speech, but part of me thinks he deserves a real love interest, who lasts more than an episode, just so Lily sees how it feels. (Yeah, he was married. That's so last season.) Also, I hated Lily's dress at the Snowflake Ball.

Speaking of dresses...I am so not a Little J fan. If she's so bored, why doesn't she go back to school? In this world of teenagers HOME SCHOOLING THEMSELVES, I'm sure catching up on the missed work would be no problem.

I'm glad Nate chose Vanessa, mostly because it meant he didn't choose Little J and her Eyeliner of Doom. The backlit dress was stupid and juvenile, and not worth the plot time. And was Little J's comment at the end about spending more time on the UES supposed to imply she's going back to school? 'Cause I still don't care.

Meanwhile, I'm so over Heroes that I have no idea why I'm still watching. Seth Green and Breckin Meyer were the only redeeming aspects this week, and they're guest stars. Every sixth episode feels like a giant do-over. There's no continuity. There's no plot progression. No one ever dies (except recurring characters that I actually like). The integration of storylines is practically nonexistent--it's like four separate shows that happen to share an hour.

So why can't I stop watching?

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