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By Erinn Connor
Posted: 4/20/08, 10:46 PM EST Section: Clicker
Better than "OC" counterpart: It isn't that hard to be better than Marissa Cooper.
Name: Nate Archibald
Role: Obligatory handsome blonde guy
Romantic entanglements: Practically betrothed to Blair since birth, hooked up with Serena on top of a bar, now unattached
Seen on the Upper East Side: Nate constantly hangs out with his best friend Chuck. Nate has dreams of going to USC, but his coke-snorting dad wants him to follow his footsteps to Dartmouth. Nate is in love with Serena and pines obviously from afar.
Better than "OC" counterpart: Nate talks more than Ryan Atwood, but has zero personality.
Name: Chuck Bass
Role: Evil guy who can't stop hitting on girls
Romantic entanglements: Hooked up with Blair a couple of times, sexually harasses any girl with a pulse.
Seen on the Upper East Side: Chuck has a great wardrobe, from his pink suits to his signature polka-dot scarf. He drinks, smokes and sleeps his way around Manhattan and even helped open a burlesque club. Chuck has great chemistry with Blair, and together they could probably take over New York City.
Better than "OC" counterpart: There really is no "OC" equivalent for Chuck, except perhaps any character who got in the way of the epic Seth/Summer romance.
Name: Dan Humphrey
Role: Obligatory good guy but is kind of emo about it
Romantic entanglements: Loved/stalked Serena from afar until "coincidences" brought them together
Seen on the Upper East Side: Dan actually lives in lowly Brooklyn but ventures to the Upper East Side to attend school. His relationship with Serena is going well, almost too well, despite interference from his obnoxious best friend Vanessa. He really wants to go to Dartmouth, probably to major in creative writing.
Better than "OC?" counterpart: Seth Cohen set a high standard, and Dan cannot compare, no matter how dorky his football bed sheets look.
eaconnor@syr.edu
Name: Nate Archibald
Role: Obligatory handsome blonde guy
Romantic entanglements: Practically betrothed to Blair since birth, hooked up with Serena on top of a bar, now unattached
Seen on the Upper East Side: Nate constantly hangs out with his best friend Chuck. Nate has dreams of going to USC, but his coke-snorting dad wants him to follow his footsteps to Dartmouth. Nate is in love with Serena and pines obviously from afar.
Better than "OC" counterpart: Nate talks more than Ryan Atwood, but has zero personality.
Name: Chuck Bass
Role: Evil guy who can't stop hitting on girls
Romantic entanglements: Hooked up with Blair a couple of times, sexually harasses any girl with a pulse.
Seen on the Upper East Side: Chuck has a great wardrobe, from his pink suits to his signature polka-dot scarf. He drinks, smokes and sleeps his way around Manhattan and even helped open a burlesque club. Chuck has great chemistry with Blair, and together they could probably take over New York City.
Better than "OC" counterpart: There really is no "OC" equivalent for Chuck, except perhaps any character who got in the way of the epic Seth/Summer romance.
Name: Dan Humphrey
Role: Obligatory good guy but is kind of emo about it
Romantic entanglements: Loved/stalked Serena from afar until "coincidences" brought them together
Seen on the Upper East Side: Dan actually lives in lowly Brooklyn but ventures to the Upper East Side to attend school. His relationship with Serena is going well, almost too well, despite interference from his obnoxious best friend Vanessa. He really wants to go to Dartmouth, probably to major in creative writing.
Better than "OC?" counterpart: Seth Cohen set a high standard, and Dan cannot compare, no matter how dorky his football bed sheets look.
eaconnor@syr.edu
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