The CW's "Gossip Girl," a favorite among magazine editors and New York gossip columnists but not-so-much among viewers judging by its low ratings, returns for its second season at 9 p.m. Monday on WPCW.
The show remains an enjoyable guilty pleasure, ramping up with the close of summer in the Hamptons. Viewers are quickly reminded of where the characters' tangled love lives lie.
Nate (Chace Crawford) is dating an older, married woman (Madchen Amick) and has a steamy makeout scene with her at the start of Monday's episode.
Serena (Blake Lively) spent the summer moping about alone, missing Dan (Penn Badgley), who's making out with women he meets at booking readings.
Blair (Leighton Meester) is still angry that Chuck (Ed Westwick) stood her up and she finds every possible amusing mutilation of Chuck's name. Blair also continues to get the best dialogue.
"A hot lifeguard is like Kleenex: Use once and throw away," Blair counsels Serena.
There is much ridiculousness in the first episode of season two, including a "white party" full of drama that's both intentionally amusing and over-the-top and off-putting (Nate and a married woman? Really?), all of it accompanied by a winning music soundtrack.
By the end of the third episode of the second season there have been multiple hookups and breakups, enough to make your head spin or bore you to tears. Alas, I found myself experiencing more of the latter. I just don't care enough about any of the characters for my mind not to wander, leading me to read magazines and generally ignore the show.
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Posted
Aug 28 2008, 02:34 AM
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Rob Owen