Serena van der Woodsen
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Sep 21, 2026
Philip ClarkHOST
Question number seven.
Philip ClarkHOST
American actress Blake Lively starred as Serena van der Woodsen in 121 episodes of which American teen drama series?
TrevorAUDIENCE
or against, I guess, the OC.
Philip ClarkHOST
Not the OC, no.
ErinNARRATOR
In general, women prioritizing romantic relationships is a through line of most young adult shows, with friends routinely betraying one another or sabotaging their relationships in favor of a romance.
ErinNARRATOR
In Gossip Girl, Serena, Blake Lively, and Blair Leighton Meester repeatedly ditched each other to go after the same guys.
ErinNARRATOR
And One Tree Hill, Peyton Hillary Burton chooses kissing Lucas, Chad Michael Murray, over maintaining her long-term friendship with Brooke, Sophia Bush.
ErinNARRATOR
And Girls, Jessa Jemima Kirk ended up with Hannah's Lena Dunham volatile ex-boyfriend.
speaker_1NARRATOR
In general, women prioritizing romantic relationships is a through line of most young adult shows, with friends routinely betraying one another or sabotaging their relationships in favor of a romance.
speaker_1NARRATOR
In Gossip Girl, Serena, Blake Lively, and Blair Leighton Meester repeatedly ditched each other to go after the same guys.
speaker_1NARRATOR
And One Tree Hill, Peyton Hillary Burton chooses kissing Lucas, Chad Michael Murray, over maintaining her long-term friendship with Brooke, Sophia Bush.
speaker_1NARRATOR
And Girls, Jessa Jemima Kirk ended up with Hannah's Lena Dunham volatile ex-boyfriend.
PhoebeHOST
Okay, okay, okay.
PhoebeHOST
Let's start with Serena.
PhoebeHOST
Serena's New Year's resolution is...
PhoebeHOST
Okay, it's obviously male-centered.
PhoebeHOST
It's obviously something about, like, this year I am...
CarolineHOST
What I'm trying to get to the bottom of is, like, they are not blood related.
CarolineHOST
If you did a DNA test, they both have a different mom and dad.
CarolineHOST
Like, it's not like Mr. Humphrey fathered Serena or Eric, and Lily is not the mother of Jenny or Dan.
Nora PrinciottiHOST
...
Nora PrinciottiHOST
when Serena van der Woodsen shows up at Blair's house-
Nathan HubbardHOST
Right.
Nathan HubbardHOST
Right
Krista EnnisHOST
...
Krista EnnisHOST
I was gonna say Serena Van Der Woodsen.
Krista EnnisHOST
Oh my gosh.
Krista EnnisHOST
Aging.
Krista EnnisHOST
[laughs]
Saron OkabaGUEST
...
Saron OkabaGUEST
Serena Van Der Woodsen, Blake Lively, kind of interchangeable.
Saron OkabaGUEST
It's fine.
Becca FreemanHOST
I mean, I think that that's a key ingredient in teen TV.
Becca FreemanHOST
I mean, Serena Vanderwood's a very enviable hair.
Becca FreemanHOST
I'm trying to think of other teen TV shows that would make my case, and now I can't come up with any.
Becca FreemanHOST
Lizzie
ValkyraeHOST
I think that the pa- like, it's, the parents can't be together
QTCinderellaHOST
Serena van der Woodsen and, and Dan, I forget his name, from Gossip Girl, they were dating, and then their parents started dating, and then their parents got married, and then they broke up, and they were stepsiblings, and then the parents broke up, I believe, and then they got back together and they got married.
QTCinderellaHOST
Spoiler alert.
ValkyraeHOST
The parents or the stepsiblings?