Aside from her ups and downs as Queen B, she also dapples in love affairs with golden boy Nate, and bad boy Chuck. Nate played by Chace Crawford in an empty eyed performance, is a wasted character who never really has too much going on. However, his best friend and the third member of the love triangle, Chuck Bass played by Ed Westwick is another amazing element of the show. His stylized, plotting man bitch is the only character who is on par with Blair. But the true star of the show is Kristen Bell as the title character and anonymous blogger. Her voice is just bitchy enough yet also warm enough to deliver the cold truth but not be too cold to care. For me anyway, she was the driving force in my love of the show, from the moment she introduces herself and telling you her identity is "the one secret she'll never tell", you find yourself as addicted to her and her blog as it's many readers. It is his triumphant in the dhow we are most interested in - his escapism through drugs and meaningless flings with women make him even more complex he numbs his pain- the other characters just do not compare . I haven't been in high school for a long time, and have not watched a show about "teens" since 90210 aired originally. I am 26, and I love Gossip Girl. I'll admit it. And since he is over 18, I will follow up with how HOT I think the guy that plays Chuck is. His character and Blairs go hand in hand. Their banter is the BEST part of the show.