and decides to arrange a meeting with Gossip Girl by herself, which ultimately does not take place because Gossip Girl was not willing to expose herself to the one girl who is the subject of the most discussion on her blog. After learning she didn't meet with Gossip girl, her classmates are angry and are willing to hunt for Gossip girl, but Serena calms them down by saying in a few months they will be in college where they can all start anew and forget about Gossip girl. After saying that, Her classmates realize that this might be their last time together and decide to enjoy their last night together by renting out the whole bar they were in. In the end of the episode, Blair and Chuck reconnect and decide to say "I Love You" and kiss at his new hotel "the Empire". It's also mentioned Serena will be attending Brown,and Blair, Dan, and Vanessa will be attending NYU and Nate will be attending Columbia. Jenny and Eric will continue attending Constance for their Junior year as Jenny is now the Queen Bee. Production Reception "The Goodbye Gossip Girl" was watched by 2.23 million of viewers. Michelle Graham of Film School Rejects praised the finale and reviewed the entirety of the second season. "“The West Wing” once called the swearing in of a certain Vice President “a triumph of the middling” and that’s definitely what this season has felt like." Graham commended the writer's usage of the characters searching for the identity of Gossip Girl, stating "The idea of discovering the identity of Gossip Girl was tantalizing, especially as it really does have to be someone featured on the show’s peripheries. Of course, we were never going to really find out who it was, as it’d spell the end of a lucrative series for The CW. However, the chase was fun and the consequences of going head to head with the big G were far reaching." Graham also commended the cliffhanger involving Rufus and Lily's lovechild Graham heavily praised the relationship between Chuck and Blair and hailed the well-received kiss between them, calling Chuck's declaration of love one of the high points for the season finale. "It did seem as though Gossip Girl had managed to finally destroy Blair and Chuck’s chances as her all-out assault hit them mid-seduction. The couple that had gone through hell over the last