Thursday, September 11, 2008

Gossip Girl 2x01: Summer, Kind of Wonderful

Hey there Upper East-siders, Gossip Girl here. Spotted, brand new episodes of Gossip Girl on the CW. As angry as I was with the Season One finale, the Season Two premier looks promising. You may just have a repeat viewer.

Wow, trying to write like GG, with Kristen Bell's (she's on my list) voice in my head is a lot harder than it looks if I want to actually say something. So... basically, this episode just established where each relationship is going to start off from for this season. Nate is banging a married woman and using Serena as an alibi. Serena and Dan both still love each other, we'll see where that goes. Jenny is finally back to sweet Little J and has made up with Eric (oh, Eric). And last but not least, the tension between Chuck and Blair is on red alert. But Blair has brought home a boyfriend from Europe. I LOVED the Blair/Chuck storyline and I now see that the only way the tantalizingly fun story can only be sustained if they are trying to not be together. Yeah for bringing back my favorite part of the show.

This just in, the OMFG campaign is finally over (I think). Now they're opting for the sales pitch of "parents worst nightmare". Seriously, someone fire their publicist. The OMFG campaign made me cringe. Sure I said that to myself (and over text) when Blair lost it to Nate in the back seat of a limo (seriously, what else can you say to that!). But that needed to be grassroots. I hated seeing it on billboards and commercials. Especially since I didn't see it until after the season finale, so it just seemed a little OTT for the summer break.

Also spotted on IMDB, a full 22 episode season with some amazing plot twists (read the log lines on IMDB). And lucky for us, GG isn't going to be Cut from the CW team. It may not have good ratings, but apparently it is doing amazing things for teen fashion everywhere. Following the GG trend on the CW is 90210, which I won't be watching, and Privileged, which I think I may sample.

As an aside, the CW teamed up GG with One Tree Hill, which was apparently successful. Let me say a little bit about One Tree Hill and then we'll never talk about it again. I tried to watch it. I love the premise. But seriously, it is OTT and I can't handle it. And this is coming from someone who wishes she was the real GG. They're married in high school? She's a rock star? He's a pro baller? What? Seriously? Well, good luck with that.

And that's all for now, so keep your drama to yourself, but your scandal in the spotlight. You know you love me. XOXO. Gossip Girl.

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