Serena van der Woodsen makes her triumphant return from boarding school to head back to the upper east side of Manhattan, to re- attend a posh prep school in Manhattan. Thanks to the notorious Gossip Girl, whose identity is not known, many people are aware that Serena is back in town. Serena's intentions aren't fully clear, but she acts like a new person, and visits her brother, who just attempted suicide. Serena's best friend, Blair Waldorf, is shocked and not too thrilled about Serena's return. If that isn't enough, Serena has to deal with her overly protective Mother, who refuses to divulge on Eric's suicide attempt. Also effected by Serena's return is Blair's longtime boyfriend, Nate Archibald. Nate still has major feelings for Serena after a fling between them. Chuck knows all about the fling, which is why Serena left in the first place. Meanwhile, Jenny Humphrey is trying to fit in Blair's circle of gossip friends, and her brother Dan has eyes for Serena.
Forgive me, but I'm new when it comes to this show. I really like Blake Lively, so I decided to start from the beginning. I didn't really know what to expect coming into this show. Much to my surprise, this show is right up my alley. It's a terrific look at teenage angst and what privileged teens go through. It grips you from the beginning with its storytelling and doesn't let go. I was able to sympathize with most of the characters in some fashion. Blair and Nate is all too typical (In a good and realistic way) I thought they did an excellent job with Serena's character as well. Despite her controversial past, they did a good job of making Serena sympathetic. I'll give a lot of credit to Blake Lively's wonderful showcase as Serena. Not only is she drop dead gorgeous and angelic, but she's a great actress. I'm very interested to see what they do with Serena. Leighton Meester is extremely solid as Blair. I found her character to be less sympathetic, but I understood her actions completely. Penn Badgley is very affable and by far the most likable guy on this show. I loved the chemistry between Penn & Blake. I'm interested to see where that goes. Nate's problems with Blair and his Father were interesting as well. Credit to Ed Westwick for being a thoroughly despicable human being. I was appalled by the way he acted. I hope Serena and Dan become a couple, but I have a feeling things aren't over yet between Serena & Nate. I'm not really sure where this is all heading and I like it. I'm officially hooked!
9/10
Forgive me, but I'm new when it comes to this show. I really like Blake Lively, so I decided to start from the beginning. I didn't really know what to expect coming into this show. Much to my surprise, this show is right up my alley. It's a terrific look at teenage angst and what privileged teens go through. It grips you from the beginning with its storytelling and doesn't let go. I was able to sympathize with most of the characters in some fashion. Blair and Nate is all too typical (In a good and realistic way) I thought they did an excellent job with Serena's character as well. Despite her controversial past, they did a good job of making Serena sympathetic. I'll give a lot of credit to Blake Lively's wonderful showcase as Serena. Not only is she drop dead gorgeous and angelic, but she's a great actress. I'm very interested to see what they do with Serena. Leighton Meester is extremely solid as Blair. I found her character to be less sympathetic, but I understood her actions completely. Penn Badgley is very affable and by far the most likable guy on this show. I loved the chemistry between Penn & Blake. I'm interested to see where that goes. Nate's problems with Blair and his Father were interesting as well. Credit to Ed Westwick for being a thoroughly despicable human being. I was appalled by the way he acted. I hope Serena and Dan become a couple, but I have a feeling things aren't over yet between Serena & Nate. I'm not really sure where this is all heading and I like it. I'm officially hooked!
9/10