Did Dan and Blair have serious endgame potential?

I think they did. Absolutely. Derena made no sense post season 1. They lost that spark they initially had and never got it back. They were cute, but they were a puppy love couple that had no real potential to last. I was never a fan of Chair. Their relationship never made sense to me and is not one i like to see. Especially after the hotel thing. How do you trust someone after doing a thing like that? Then the writers have her pathetically chase after him.

Dair always made sense to me. In the first few seasons, they were contentious, but they had each others backs when it counted. Their banter, the back and forth, biting and sarcastic. Loved it. Penn and Leighton work amazingly well together. Their friendship arc is season 4 is the best thing the show ever did. He was there for her, even when she was going after other guys. I admit that their actual relationship in season 5 could have been better, but that is the fault of the writers. Despite that, there is amazing moments from there that captivate me to this day.

In short, yes. I think Dair had endgame potential. Chair was toxic and destructive and they really didn't have much in common. Not the basis of a lasting relationship. Derena was stale and not exciting. They too had not much in common. Dair was fresh and exciting. They could be sweet and loving, mean and sarcastic, hot and sexy. They were alike in the ways that matter, and not alike in ways that keep things interesting.

Yes but saldy they listen to much to the most vocal "shippers" on the net.

One thing writers should never do.

We all know that the crap about "Chair" was always the endgame was just pure *beep* to please the fans of said ship

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I was happy with it either way, but I really did love Blair and Dan together. For one thing, they were my two favorite characters, but for another - I love it when a couple starts by hating each other. Like Pacey and Joey. They weren't slated to be endgame, but then they were.

I truly wish that Blair and Dan just could have stayed great friends - why does every relationship need to turn sexual?! I think they had good chemistry, but they were just great friends and should have remained that way.

I like to think so. The the pair had such great chemistry.

I wish the show had pursued it.

When the stars are the only things we share
Will you be there?

-Benjamin Francis Leftwich

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I think they should have stayed together but it seemed like the writers were pre determined to make "chair" happen even if from a story standpoint it was a very unhealthy relationship..yet tween girls loved it

I always hoped that Dan and Blair would've ended up together. I liked them waaaay better than Chuck and Blair.

Because, even though it is fictional, I really dislike when movies, tv series or books, take a really abusive relationship and labels is as "romantic". I know that the whole "trying to make a bad guy good" has always been really popular, but there is a difference between a "bad" guy not treating someone the right way, and a totally psychotic and abusive guy like Chuck. It actually kinda scares me, how these kind of guys in fiction, always turns out to be the most popular.

Dan and Blair always had great chemestry. Even in the early season 1, we have this really great moment between them, with the heart to heart talk in that episode where Serena is chosen to model instead of Blair.
And even though it is also a cliché, I really loved the whole thing with them not liking each other, to tolerate, to respect, to like and in the end, to love each other. Even though they were very different, they also had a lot of things in common. And their differences, always seem to complement each other.


And I am pretty sure, that Chuck and Blair being endgame, is because they were too afraid to go against the huuuuge fanbase Chuck and Blair unfortunately had. Having them end up together, was the safe choice.