one of the main characters in gossip Girl It’s Serena Vanderwoodsen and her mother is Lily Vanderwoodsen. While all the characters on this show have made some questionable decisions that have resulted in some intriguing Gossip Girl explosions, Lily’s blunders seem to really stand out, even after much hesitation. that year.
From feeling ashamed of her kids, lying to look nice among her friends, to sending an innocent man to jail, here are 10 things Lily consistently does her characters and audience can hardly like her consistently.
lying about eric’s suicidal intentions
At the beginning of the series, Eric is at the Ostrov Center trying to take his own life. Since the Van der Woodsen family is a wealthy and influential family, Lily tries to cover this up by telling everyone that her son is actually visiting her sister Carol in Florida.
Plus, she tries to keep him in the center for as long as possible to avoid having to deal with problems and worry about what he’s going to do next.
Didn’t handle Eric coming out well
Next, in Eric’s story, he shows up and Lily doesn’t handle the news very well. It’s true that Eric was manipulated out by the infamous Georgina Sparks in an unfriendly way, but he still took Lily’s shock as a sign that she didn’t care or disapprove.
Thankfully, after talking to Rufus, Lily came back to tell Eric that she loved him.
sleeping with rufus the night before marrying bart
For most of the show, Lily paced back and forth between Rufus Humphrey and Bart Bass; She loved Rufus for many years, but eventually became engaged to Bart.
However, on the eve of the wedding, she went to Rufus’ concert and slept with him.
Hide Rufus’ son from him
In the past, Lily was indeed pregnant with Rufus’ child, but that was another part of her life that was covered up. She never told Rufus about it, and she gave up on the baby.
So when the Scott kid was finally revealed, there were some questions and debates.
disloyalty to family
More suspicious when Lily lied to Rufus about where she had been all summer. Turns out she was with her ex William, then she told everyone that she had cancer and was treated with him.
It was hard to follow the whole episode because no one was sure if she was really sick or if William was really helping her. However, why would she hide such important information from her loved ones?
if serena promises
Thanks to Lily, Serena also made it to the Ostroff Center. Even the mother forced her daughter to take stimulants as soon as she heard rumors that Serena was using drugs.
She didn’t think to stop, she didn’t think to ask questions, she wouldn’t believe Serena even if she tried to explain the truth.
put an innocent person in jail
Probably the worst thing Lily has ever done involved Ben Donovan. This man used to be one of Serena’s teachers. In fact, he seems to be Serena’s favorite teacher. One day, Lily goes to Serena’s school and hears some students talking about Serena and Ben, and she’s basically using the rumor as leverage to get the school she wants.
Rumors lead to an investigation, Lily forged Serena’s signature and sent Ben to jail for statutory rape.
against husband (again)
Another complicated plot arose when Ivy pretended to be Lola and tried to steal from a well-to-do family. First, Lily works with William to bring her back home. After failing, Rufus devises a plan that Lily pretends to agree with.
In short, she lies to Rufus again to get her belongings, apartment, and money back, which prompts Rufus to leave.
catch her sister
Lily seems to love giving, including her older sister. As part of Ivy’s story, it is revealed that Serena’s cousin, Lola Rhodes, is William’s daughter because he cheated on Lily and Carol.
This leads to Lily actually paying Ivy, after she has done her best to avoid this, all so that Ivy can report Carol to the police and arrest her.
Interfering with Serena’s proposal
One of Serena’s favorites on the show is Steven Spence, the man Lily used to sleep with.
That’s bad enough, but it’s worse; he goes to Lily, proposes to Serena, and Lily says she doesn’t think Serena is ready to take this step in life (Blair passed this on to her).