Welcome back, Upper East Siders. It’s that time of year again for tired TV shows to try to redeem themselves with a reboot. As you might have guessed, it’s Season 2 of the new Gossip Girl.
The second season seems to be reusing old tropes of “Gossip Girl” rather than adapting it for Gen Z audiences like the reboot’s first season. Focusing on the original qualities that made “Gossip Girl” so popular would have taken a toll on its freshness, and for the show to accurately recreate the toxic lives of the privileged upper-class youths of the Upper East Side, it would have been impossible. , there is still a long way to go.
A tribute to the original Gossip Girl series, the first season of the reboot of Gossip Girl features Selena’s arrival, iconic camera angles, character introductions, and performances at popular New York landmarks such as Grand Central. It embodies both shooting. The reboot follows Constance as a transfer student who wins a scholarship to start life at her Billard (a fictional private school in “Gossip Girl”).
We also see fashion similarities between Jenny in the original series and the modern day Zoya, who appeared on opening day wearing a uniform almost identical to the original fashionista. It flows into 2. For example, the iconic frenzied relationship between Serena and Blair that fans have come to love and fear. We see a similar rivalry between Julien and Monet competing for the throne of Constance, the school’s most popular and influential unofficial title.
The main problem with the first season was its convoluted and confusing thesis. In an attempt to revolutionize the original, the director focused on creating a “new and improved Gossip Girl” with more morally sanitized themes. Marketed as Escape, it attracted viewers with its focus on the corrupt lifestyle of the Upper East Side. Viewers have the gift of Monet landing on Constance’s throne while Blair rocks her Waldorf headband and persona, reviving her original “Gossip Girl” hype.
Season 2 of HBO Max features the same cast as season 1, but focuses on the first bystander characters who lurk in the collective shadows of season 1. Her one of these characters is Monet, who expands her cast of henchmen throughout the season in classic Queen Blair fashion. Her nemesis Julian is on the friendlier side, demonstrating a departure from the original plot of “Gossip Girl” where each character drowns in toxicity. Although some characters like Obie should have been written out. Too overwhelming for a show that spins off a rollercoaster of denial yet highly entertaining corruption.
Throughout the second season, we see a similar sequence of events, from Serena and Blair’s battle for the throne, to the confrontation between Julian and Monet himself. While this conflict may well represent the relationships in Gossip Girl (2007), this new series has the audacity and escapism that drama fans crave. further proves the lack of I hope the characters will tell a story that is more than the ghosts of beloved and despised characters, but it will not be easy to replicate the popularity of the 2007 version.
Until next time, Upper East Siders. XOXO Gossip Girl
