“ Did you see how Dan demonstrated his higher value to Serena by showing his willingness to walk away from her at the Palace? So he gets the date, right? And then he shows attraction by calling her “hot” (and sticks in a neg about that all he thought she had going for her at firsts) and bounces her from the concert to the party! Like two dates in one! I think he could have done it sooner, but he kino escalates on the way out of the party, and it totally lands her in the cab. Give Mystery his props, haters! The shit WORKS!
Gawker commenter TRICKADICK breaks down Dan Humphrey’s methodical approach to getting Serena Van Der Woodsen.
Personally, I thought that he could have escalated the kino a little more, she was sending out all the right IOI’s for him to pull the trigger, but there’s always next time. Also, Blair Waldorf is the hottest. (link)
