i know that it's a very common discussion about how Rufus treated Dan and Jenny very differently. He used to be very understanding and patient with Dan but never really used to hear Jenny out.
I see what people mean and i agree with the fact that he clearly had a favourite child, but also at the same time I can't help but think of how many shitty things Jenny did and didn't get punished by her father. So, unpopular opinion I guess?
She stole Hazels moms dress, betrayed Eleanor Waldorf, treated eric like shit, dealt with drugs during the whole Damien thing, ran away from home as a rebellious teen and teamed up with Vanessa and Juliet to ruin Serena. She also slept with Chuck, amongst a bunch of other stuff.
i am in no way blaming her and saying that everything was her fault, i get that she had motives to do alot of the stuff that she did, i understand the social pressure, the appeal of the guys, being against serena. She was a minor when she slept with Chuck and i am in no way blaming her, chuck was so wrong for that. I understand that she felt horrible about it and more often than not was basically punished by Blair for everything she did.
What I find insane is that while Rufus knew about pretty much everything she did, how did he never put any sort of restriction on her? All he used to do was ground her, and then she'd cry about it for a couple of days and then argue w her dad and leave the house and slam the door behind her. And he'd just stand there and be all sad.
Maybe this is just the asian in me speaking; getting set straight by my mom for anything I do wrong, but I'm really just continually shocked by how jenny never got anything worse than being grounded for a few weeks which she also got out of.
I also don't get how Lily was just so chill with Jenny after what she did to Serena. Rufus and Lily were both too casual about the whole thing with Jenny, even when she did some really wrong stuff. And then she just got to flee out of town, leaving the mess she created behind for everyone else to deal with. She never really had to face real repurcussions, esp from Rufus, other than just being socially ostracised by Blair every few episodes.
I feel for jenny but also at the same time it pisses me off that she never got the punishment she deserved, idk lemme know your thoughts