The GossipGirl reboot needs to pay homage to these eight moments from the original series
Photo-Illustration: The Cut. Photos: Getty Images Greetings and a blessed Gossip Girl Reboot Eve to all who celebrate.
But throughout all 121 episodes of the original series, it’s the confounding and often unexplained plotlines that have stuck with me the most. It is these moments I hope this new crew of gorgeous youths will confront, grapple with, or at least acknowledge for being completely buck wild in the upcoming series. For your consideration: eight OG Gossip Girl moments I would love the reboot to pay homage to.
Serena believing she killed a man One of my favorite teen-drama tropes is “I have a big secret shhh.” The cast spends multiple episodes, if not entire seasons, like, Hmm, I wonder what the Big Secret is?? And then, once revealed, it’s … barely a big deal. Such was the case with Serena believing she was responsible for a man’s overdose. She gave a chilling confession to Blair — “I killed someone” — and then that was pretty much that.
Blair’s mini-Bridgerton It’s a tale as old as time: Girl and Problematic Boy break up. Girl tries to make him jealous by dating a new guy. Girl realizes New Guy is boring as hell. Then, just as she is about to break things off, boring New Guy reveals he’s actually a British lord. Incredible. Amazing. Duke of Hastings, who? Can’t wait to find out which of the new characters is actually a baron who is from Australia or something.