This summer, I watched some shows that I never gave a fair shot the first time around. I enjoyed all of them so I found more shows to watch! Uh-oh!
Gossip Girl
This was the show I was most resistant to watch. It looked pompous and completely over the top. The critics loved the show, but I still never gave it a chance. It wasn’t until my friend, Jen, told me to watch it that I finally started watching the first season. It made me roll my eyes a bit at the beginning, but then I was hooked into the drama! I laughed at their lavish lifestyles where apparently juniors in high school spend every night in New York at clubs drinking until dawn and spend each weekend attending another ball with fancy gowns and tuxes. I also enjoyed that they were never actually shown in classes, but outside the school. We really didn’t want to wear down the fabulousness with boring classroom scenes. I think my favorite part of the first season was Chuck’s horrible clothes that no one made a comment about ever. I couldn’t wait for him to show up in his next ridiculous outfit. The second season, I was sad that his outfits were not as terrible and almost normal. I did root for Chuck and Blair to finally get together since they are perfect for each other. I became a bit bored of Serena and Dan getting together, breaking up, and getting together again thing so I hope they just stay away from one another. I look forward to the third season starting soon to see what other kind of havoc Blair and the group can create.
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