An appropriately unhinged recap of Gossip Girl (Season 1)

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro & background
03:29 Pilot & characters
26:45 S1 Posters and phones
31:37 Episode 2
38:51 Episode 3
44:17 Episode 4
48:31 Episode 5
53:00 Episode 6
59:22 Episode 7
1:04:23 Episode 8
1:06:56 Episode 9
1:10:55 Episode 10
1:17:37 Episode 11
1:20:53 Episode 12
1:24:55 Episode 13
1:30:52 Episode 14
1:34:32 Episode 15
1:39:52 Episode 16
1:44:34 Episode 17
1:49:34 Episode 18

[@keghan4824]

One thing about Lily is that she’s gonna stop being a neglectful parent just long enough to yell at her kids for exhibiting behaviors that are clearly a direct result of being neglected.

[@FiveFootZero]

lmaaooo

[@shahd888]

😭😭

[@boundbyvillainy]

Fr she's so unserious 🤣🤣

[@thekneesbee]

the most accurate rich teen parent yet imo 💀

[@lovelywicked]

When you make Kirsten Winemom Cohen look like mother of the year...

[@mjcrom]

Incredible that they made Chuck a sex criminal, and then kept him around like "Oh isn't he just a RASCAL!"

[@sara1coco]

I mean they all criminals, Dan is GG, Serena SA Dan, Blair set J up in the pilot and Nate dated a minor. Non of them are seeing heaven

[@vanyasmith1125]

@@sara1coco well yeah but like also how could they manipulate, betray, and blackmail each other if they were making solid choices? Like the cover girl commercial, this show is “betray, blackmail, manipulate. Gossip girl” 💁🏻‍♀️😂

[@xakirax_8864]

"None of them are seeing heaven" 😂😂😂

[@mhmhmbmltfapomtydt]

NO LITERALLY UGGHHH

[@nessalynn1513]

It was kind of the culture at the time. I am the same age as Blake Lively and things have changed a lot with how these subjects are portrayed. Rewatching these things I thought were "normal" when I was younger is very eye opening.

[@karleeeveee]

i don’t blame jenny for skipping her mom’s art show her mom literally skipped town on them 😭

[@davidkonevky7372]

I genuinely couldn't give less of a fuck over Jenny's mom, like Jenny was 100% in the right to go do her own thing. Specially since her mom literally went away like 2 episodes later

[@radhiadeedou8286]

Right? I abandoned my family for months and cheated but now that I'm back, supporting my career is mandatory. F*ck you Allison

[@radhiadeedou8286]

@@davidkonevky7372 couldn't*

[@Whatsayoutuber]

I literally never thought about it like that lol solid point. Her mom skipped town and Jenny, possibly a bit earlier than she would’ve needed to had her mom stayed, needed to strike her own path. Mom is gone, Dan is busy with his own life, dad works some of the time. And Jenny is inherently independent. Of course she’s gonna pursue something that is of high value to her goals. Esp when no one in her family really understands what she wants or exactly supports it. She feels alone

[@Mugruncher]

I always thought Jenny was in the right for skipping her mother’s art show to focus on her own opportunities and experiences. Even if her mother HADNT skipped out and then suddenly shown up and demanded her family make sacrifices for her

[@akopable]

Serena did almost as much wild stuff The Night of The Shepherd Wedding as Alison Dilaurentis did The Day She Went Missing…and they were both wearing yellow.

[@allisonruff8725]

And the thing is, yellow really isn’t typically a blonde’s best color (speaking as one). Just goes to show

[@aka9267]

@@allisonruff8725they don’t know how to make good choices i guess

[@capital_L283]

Mike saying "the poverty loft" kills me every time lol

[@mariabou7178]

after a certain point i was convinced that it was actually called that in the show lol

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

I’m never calling it anything else 😂

[@sbp4215]

Omg I read your name as "Hannah Pollard", like Tiffany Pollard's daughter or something...

[@sveas.9105]

it takes me out every time too

[@oliviastauber6565]

It’s literally in dumbo next to soho house as well lol

[@angelinaveneziano5303]

Never forget that Lily's actress used her real Birkins on the show. Iconic of her.

[@hxrleydxrling9662]

kelly rutherford is an icon

[@rebeccanater]

I saw her and her birkin baby at fashion week 2011. Icon behavior truly

[@JoeyRoo]

Omg I didn’t know that! What an icon! The insurance for this show must have been insane with all the luxury goods they used in filming

[@brynnp1165]

goes 2 show how poor i am because my mind immediately went to birkenstocks......

[@JoeyRoo]

@@brynnp1165 Lily would never!

[@IloveRUPERT2010]

I love that you already have continuity issues with the PILOT. This show looked continuity dead in the eyes and said, "I don't know her," every time it aired.

[@hopefulpanther2292]

bye tell me why literally every good show did

[@glockenrein]

I think most pilots do. Many shows switch out an actor or give a character a new personality. It’s why I usually disregard pilots, like Chuck for me is basically a different person than the guy in the pilot.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

​@glockenrein yeah. Buffy's pilot has an entirely different actress as Willow. The Big Bang Theory pilot is also 100% not the same show

[@shivamkamil1581]

@@FIRING_BLIND To clarify, by "The Big Bang Theory pilot", do you mean the original pilot, or the actual first episode of the show? Because the original was for a different concept entirely.

[@Berilko95]

the fact that rufus and lily had a child for like 2 seconds 😩😩

[@pranavrathod3662]

Keep coming back to this video to hear Mike say "Poverty Loft" and his imitation of Serena's "I have to go"

[@pranavrathod3662]

I have to go and she does have to go lmaooooooo @4:25

[@mariemiel]

the only show that truly embodies "gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss"

[@camryngrace1]

They even have an episode called Gaslight😌

[@katjosephperez8772]

Ugh, and they even add a G. Gossip ☠️

[@ava_marie_v]

Mike refusing to accept the writers' attempts to redeem Chuck further confirms that he is an icon and we all are blessed to be in his presence. Drag Chuck and his daddy issues, Mike.

[@shirin9452]

Drag chuck and his tendency to r*pe 😭😭

[@bluetopia]

i thought u meant chuck was the icon and we are blessed by his presence 😭

[@ava_marie_v]

@@bluetopia No😭😭😭

[@katie-allen]

Yes he was so right about people having recency bias and acting like chuck is fine when he is NOT. Like Chuck literally attempted to r*pe multiple people and succeeded in assaulting them, this man is not an icon he is a creepy felon and I hate when people don’t acknowledge that

[@bluetopia]

@@katie-allen absolutely agree, i will never understand chuck apologists when he's done things so inexcusable. i don’t care about a redemption arc, nobody can have a redemption arc after trying to ASSAULT MULTIPLE PEOPLE!

[@anicaolivier1433]

Fun fact ... the bags Lily Van der Woodsen has in the series, is actually the actor's own bags from her personal closet

[@maddieb.4282]

Okay I’m obsessed

[@ecenbt]

nauuuurrrrr.... icon behavior alert

[@KssN27]

She’s so real for that

[@davineuskens21]

she is mother

[@kattekaren]

Kelly does have mad fashion sense. Her instagram is 80% outfit images and 20% inspirational quotes. Her closet must be huge

[@kunglaoshat1250]

“No thoughts just vibes” is the absolute best description of Nate I’ve ever heard 😂

[@joanakreuzberg7491]

100%

[@llamachicaou]

The way "she gets on this high horse, but she's never had horse riding lessons so she's just kind of awkwardly standing on the horse" made me cackle 🤣

[@Magicalnora]

I was trying to sleep when he said that and I SAT UP cu 🤣🤣 Mike pls

[@melanieconway3437]

54:50

[@jaskew5780]

I put it in my list of quotes I need to remember. Perfect burn!

[@SophieJackson1993]

To the girlies that said you didn’t add enough detail in previous recaps - sis is literally re enacting the whole damn episodes this time.

[@rockcriedout7679]

Those girlies are effing rude like seriously question mark question mark

[@SophieJackson1993]

@@rockcriedout7679 facts

[@themeatman9956]

"Get an expensive dress, you have an expensive dress. Give an expensive dress to the poor wierd girl from Brooklyn, and you have yourself a minion." I live by these words.

[@bloomwoww]

Literally LOVE that it taking the battery out of a phone could be used as a plot point in the 2000s like that's history

[@Blueeyesthewarrior]

It may be coming back! The EU just passed a law that will force phone manufacturers to make batteries easily replaceable. We could be coming right back around to easily removable batteries.

[@Su-mx7ix]

I’m still angry at the writers for making Chuck a sex offender in the pilot only to change their minds immediately. Pick a lane!

[@mariesabine2385]

That was SO weird and SO gross.

[@JoshuaBracegirdle]

I mean...I am glad he didn't continue being a sex offender tho

[@eurydice72]

truly a ‘GET A JOB! STAy AWAY FROM HER!!!’ moment

[@rebeccanater]

Then when chuck and jenny do the nasty..... i was like this is a step too far yall. I loved blair and chuck

[@gabrielavieira4670]

I think it’s because the pilot was heavily based on the first book and this happened on the book. It got more and more off books after a couple episodes and they just dropped it. Chuck remains a piece of shit for the entirety of the 10+ books btw

[@Lizzy1063]

the craft. the artistry. the elegance. the cheek. the nerve. the gall. the audacity. the gumption. mike’s mic has truly outdone itself. i am in awe. 👏🏼😭🙌🏼

[@fruitie]

"itself"💀😭

[@mainwitchmeg]

the chess moves. literally. 😭

[@oatmilk442]

gumption 😭 we love a the holiday (2005) reference

[@hannahbarbarian6786]

@@oatmilk442 I thought it was a Tayce reference lol

[@gideonbent7005]

"Georgina Sparks is an avengers level threat." Is the best thing I've heard today.

[@rosamy2017]

Chuck and Serena is literally the only pairing the show never did. I’m glad they had at least enough restraint to not ask me to believe in those two 😂

[@dawnwinter-wi4ps]

That would've been weeiiirrd

[@livn4494]

Time to tap into my 12 year old self and watch some 22 year old actors play 16 year old high school students that act like actual 30 year olds ikr

[@haleywestmoreland5555]

why is this the best/most relatable youtube comment ever???!!!

[@Thenormal880]

Lol same 😂

[@gingermaniac5484]

you are now my idol. I love you (parasocial-platonically) and desperately will give everything else up in life my own and others to comment something so profound as you have had the grace to bless our eyes with today please senpai notice me

[@sara1coco]

looking back shows were more iconic when they casted like that 😭

[@GlitterBug1221]

I’m so ready to have this show explained to me by the only person I will ever trust with such an important task

[@missserenity1090]

There’s a couple people that I know of but Mike and the others all have their own style and I will watch all of the videos. They all add something different to these recaps and video essays. I think Mike is my favorite as far as recaps go. He’s just so funny and witty, he also just has a way of talking that makes listening to him very enjoyable.

[@iciajay6891]

I never watched it but now I feel like an expert.

[@PurpleSy]

I love it so much that you’re a fan of Lost 😭 I cry every time you mention it

[@loyalkiki1377]

@@missserenity1090 Who are the other people that you watch?

[@missserenity1090]

@@loyalkiki1377 Jenny Nicholson (I think that’s how you say her name) and Julia Cudney are two that I like.

[@nikofaershee4235]

I want Georgina Sparks, Allison De Laurentis and Katherine Pierce to be roomates and take over the world with unplausable manipulation skills

[@hollyc-ch5hu]

*mona vanderwal

[@nikofaershee4235]

@@hollyc-ch5hu she's smart, but doesn't have that heartless but fabulous energy

[@dysmissme7343]

This sounds like a comic book series 🤔

[@morganklein3049]

I wish Blair didn’t hate Lil J so much, they would have been unstoppable with full confidence in each other arguably better than Serena and Blair, argue with the wall

[@cranberryrosebud]

I've been wishing that part of Blair's soft girl arc involved her truly making friends with Jenny, that would've been iconic - sometimes the decisions the writers made for the characters really irked me, I'm not going to lie. The ending of season 3 with the Blair, Jenny and Chuck drama...just, no. They could've had Chuck do anything other than take advantage of Jenny, and they could've given Blair more of a queen moment for *not* blaming Jenny. Can we like, not blame the victim please, it's the one Blair moment where I just can't stan, and she's my favourite character.

[@itstheverve]

yea they were both ruthless and power hungry so they would've RAN the upper east side 😔 but Serena will always be the golden girl of my heart. love her flighty energy, she has to GO 🐣

[@HadesElysium]

Imagine defining an entire genre on KZbin of hours long show recaps and it’s been almost two years now. Imagine being a pop culture icon and having the creativity, brains and comedic timing to do it all.

[@CookieMonster1390]

i know, imagine being jenny nicholson 🥰

[@MrKadirbey]

I love Mike, but this trend started with Jenny Nicholson. Mike even credits her on his first long recap video.

[@clownteeth]

Mike definitely popularized the format, but it was the legend jenny nicholson who innovated it

[@HadesElysium]

@@MrKadirbey I know that d he popularized it I’m saying he definitely defined what the genre. Like Jenny started it but Mike definitely made it what it is today. I didn’t say he started it.

[@Gabe413]

@@MrKadirbey didnt quinton start the trend? now i dont remember what video came out first

[@hayleylambo]

i kinda love how all the characters will hate eachother and their siblings but protect eric at ALL COSTS

[@amberwright9373]

Same it's so wholesome

[@josepha133]

Dan and Jenny don't hate each other though? And neither Chuck nor Nate have siblings…

[@maddieb.4282]

@@josepha133you can’t care this much about KZbin comments, it’s not good for you

[@beanie2571]

@@josepha133 wow ur so smart

[@davidkonevky7372]

He's such a cutie patootie how could you not

[@Lilly_Mug]

Fun Fact: Ashley Benson (Hannah from PLL) suggested the theme song "Secret" from watching Gossip Girl!

[@taliaroses]

Okay my takeaway from all of this is that Blair and Serena just needed to get with each other. Absolutely nuclear levels of homoeroticism being detected here

[@morganf1968]

Exactly. You get it

[@remuslupiin]

the true ending of this show

[@lyricaldeceit]

ive been saying, they definitely kissed at some point

[@zanna7494]

literally!!! it would explain the highs and lows and remove all 'stealing your man' drama

[@Mugruncher]

I always thought Chuck and Nate were the most iconic Gossip Girl couple

[@melanino]

Can i just say, your choice of printing the scenes as fake magazines is more impressive visually than the new Avatar movie

[@k4t]

Likely exceeds avatar’s budget too if my campus library’s color printing costs are anything like Mike’s!!

[@DEARPEDAGOGY]

@@k4t Printing ain’t no joke!

[@facts776]

fr the fake tabloids had me cackling

[@dimilton3166]

Like, the SHEEN he used! That ain’t cheap!

[@burgerking5223]

James Cameron is absolutely floored.

[@LozBakerr]

The way Nate was pissed at Blair for sleeping with Chuck, as if he didn't sleep with her best friend. Like, atleast B and N were broken up when she slept with someone else.

[@lvstfuls.scenes]

honestly valid to be mad at chuck but he had no reason to be mad at blair😭

[@bruh-mb1rd]

The fragile ego of a certain demographic

[@karolinehrabak678]

I feel like it’s because Nate knows how C usually treats women since they are besties, and N still cares about B

[@sara1coco]

@@lvstfuls.scenes Why? Nate didn't want her whilst Blair was tired of waiting. He slept with Serena so he didn't really have any business being mad.

[@rampion1228]

THANK YOU

[@emdawulf]

“The summer Serena left for boarding school is the new day after Alison DiLaurentis died” is such an iconic collection of words

[@legendlover91]

I always thought that the Dan and Blair interactions during the photoshoot episode were a pretty good hint that the writers were building up a Blair-Dan-Serena triangle as the core romantic storyline of the show. But then the limo scene happened and it kinda wrote television history so the whole thing got sidetracked. I'm glad it happened that way. I think the main love story of GG has always been Blair and Serena's friendship. I would not have enjoyed six whole seasons of them fighting over Dan Humphrey.

[@sophie427]

For real. Dan does not deserve that much star power fighting over him. Blair would never stoop so low.

[@cranberryrosebud]

I agree that Dan isn't worthy of the main hunk position, but I honestly think a Dair endgame could've been really satisfying, if they'd let Dan and Blair have more scenes together, made Dan more interesting and didn't overshadow the start of their attraction to each other with a royal marriage. Honestly, I love Chuck and Blair, but the scene where Dan has Blair dress up as a princess and walks her down the steps is one of my favourites in the whole show, and they would've been such a good 'opposites attract' ship imo if they'd been given a better chance (and if Dan had been more interesting, like I said before).

[@bumblebee7384]

Its not the limo scene. It’s the writer’s strike happening back then. The showrunners basically cut half of the plotlines in GG.

[@euro-trashling]

"All the guys at Constance are arrogant, elitist and straight up jerks, but Dan... well, Dan is all of these things too, but Dan shops at the Gap so Serena thinks he's deep and thoughtful". I don't remember who I heard this from, but it's hilarious and very true.

[@sigh824]

I think that was Friendly Space Ninja?

[@shahd888]

@@sigh824 i love him!

[@TheEagleEnigma]

@@sigh824 No, it was Billiam in his gossip girl video

[@princessdiana1229]

it was billiam!

[@user-ti9kd2ut6s]

I like to think these recap videos are the modern equivalent of when in the ancient times a famous philosopher gathered his students to revise and explain the meaning of Ancient Greek dramas

[@luizapereira9188]

english lessons for the modern era

[@user-wz5pn2vs2n]

no bc you’re so right…

[@alondramarquez9226]

the achilles is a top or a bottom debate

[@rockcriedout7679]

That's exactly what they are

[@Mugruncher]

Mike was definitely a Greek philosopher in a past life

[@imbored8478]

These videos feel like you've met up with a good friend you haven't seen in awhile and they're updating you on the drama in their life that involves people you've never met.

[@Whatsayoutuber]

So true, love this

[@PresidentDragon]

absolutely OBSESSED with how Mike says "CHUCK?! 🤨" during the character card reading

[@ThisWeekinCorea]

"Georgina Sparks is an Avenger-level threat." TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN. This whole video is God tier content.

[@jilianh]

The breakdown of the different characters with different phones is such a prime example of why Mike's Mic is just THE TOP ok

[@MF-vc3vt]

exactly

[@ajlorentz]

No one is doing it like Mike’s mic. You can’t pay me to watch gossip girl but this is the third watch of this video for me

[@humankaleidoscope4989]

You know how you specifically referenced the LG chocolate as being durable? That’s the phone model I “lost” back in middle school. I found it that spring, in my backyard, once the snow melted. It was there all winter and part of the spring, with the snow melting on it, -40 C temperatures, etc. like an idiot I turned it on right away instead of waiting for it to dry and it still worked. So you’re not wrong

[@josepha133]

Incredible.

[@dysmissme7343]

DAMN Smartphones could never Smartphones genuinely couldn’t survive even one of those difficulties Fragile little bastards

[@Lalalovelies]

I have so many random facts from Gossip Girl for no reason. I love these deep dives! The reason why Guitar Hero was included at Blair's birthday. Blake Lively was actually obsessed with it and would go to competitions covered in fake tattoos. In the season one blooper there's a part where she's actually pausing the game, so she was actually playing it in the show.

[@summerstar143]

Omg how do you know so much?

[@misery_sauce]

iconic

[@asiabrown6868]

You saying that Jenny has “slay tendencies” and is in your top three favorite characters has affirmed my entire GG belief system. It’s like getting a message from God that I was right all along

[@raffie_exe]

SO FUCKING TRUE

[@hanac6635]

team jenny 100% she was FOUR YEARS YOUNGER than the mains and held her own. besides she and blair were the only ladies with real skill/intelligence/work ethic. my regret is that they didn't team up :/ couldve been unstoppable together

[@tilleyraeb]

LITERALLY. love her or hate her, either way she’s an icon and no one can change that

[@nikemaraje5]

​@@hanac6635 periodtttt give Little J what she deserves

[@justcallmeteacup4711]

Saaame. I loved Jenny even when she was acting kind of wild lol. I feel like the writers never let her reach her fullest potential as a character

[@aoifecaetan9832]

Georgina is one of the best things to ever happen to television. The level of drama she brought was unprecedented to me at 12. The layers of her machinations are so beyond.

[@StineN98]

She’s an icon she’s a legend and she is the moment. Her and Blair are the best characters on GG

[@liz_loves_cats]

Michelle Trachtenberg lends a level of pure chaos to almost every project she signs on for and I love it because she's such a believable character in everything she does but it's always chaotic evil/chaotic neutral

[@SuzER08]

I didnt even watch gossip girl until I was in college and I was still absolutely shook by Georgina, I was truly afraid of this fictional teenage girl

[@pokipwet_]

@@liz_loves_cats she was an excellent addition to Buffy back in the day despite her text being orginally written for a younger character, seeing her being fully chaotic in GG is really fun and entertaining

[@ingenuity2217]

But then she roofied Serena?? How is that okay?

[@stephaniepalmer1604]

Barely 30 minutes in and I just need to say that one of the many core factors that makes OG GG work is the fact that their luxury and wealth MAKES SENSE. Like Nate comes from "prehistoric" money, Blair being the daughter of a prominent fashion designer, Bart Bass being a NYC hotel/business mogul and Lily Van der Woodsen just being iconic and marrying rich and climbing the social ladder while their kids are strapped in for the ride. In the reboot I sincerely could not understand how they were all so loaded and what anyone did or came from, except Julian and yet still. As a teenage influencer, I just didn't feel like she'd be in a school, private or not. But what OG GG had going for it were all the schemes and plot points that took place at these high society events and viewers wanted to see what chaos and drama would go down.

[@moonlight-fv6gu]

honestly the og gossip girl had real life inspiration, since Serena was based off German heiress Hadley Nagel. I do feel like if Julian or any of the characters had a real life person, or maybe real life inspiration; the author of the gossip girl books grew up with the kids of upper east ny. The newer gossip girl wasn’t bringing much to the table since we’ve already SEEN it all: think about it, the reboot showed the same things that social media was showing us (kids of the rich flaunting their wealth). They weren’t bringing anything fresh, like how the og was seen as an escapism show (around the time it came out there was a financial recession) so people tuned in to see the rich kids of high society wearing Chanel blazers to prep school and crying about boyfriends. I will give the reboot props for trying to be “in touch” with current Gen Z Trends. (Juliet’s met gala dress and also the black cut out dress that Luna wore are both dresses that Kendall Jenner wore) also when I found out that the actor who played Aki went on tour with Travis Scott and is best friends with Frank Ocean it made more sense why they casted him. sorry for this long mini essay

[@moonlight-fv6gu]

sorry for double replying but if I could re-write the reboot I would make it this. MAJOR SPOILERS !!! 1. Obie not being as “involved” with the community service as he was in the show. Honestly him bringing the donuts to the protest? sufficed enough, Obie will always have a privilege and upbringing that yes he understands that his parents demolishing lower income areas to build penthouses similar to the one he grew up in is bad, but he will never truly *understand* . I do feel like his relationship with Zoya should have lasted longer be cause he would be intrigued since Zoya is so community involved and passionate about “good causes” so he probably would have wanted to be with someone who gives him a fresher perspective on things he’s used to (his parents gentrification in lower income areas) . 2. Zoya being Gossip Girl would have been so much better because Zoya is aspiring writer, and also she has front row shows to all the drama that the upper East siders do. Also I feel like she would want to expose Julien and all the crappy things that people who have money and influence get away with. {For example buying your children into a college *olivia jade* or paying local politicians to sign approval on demolition that will create gentrification in neighborhoods.} (Zoya is definitely the only character who I would see as someone who could be gossip girl and see it as a “good cause” since she hates all the bad things rich people do) 3. Julien not being the main leader because that should have gone to Monet or Luna (Julien is trying out influencing and is struggling to rise to the top and make it in the vapid world of influencing, because people are calling her a nepo baby since her dad is a famous musician and she has more opportunities. Julien has multiple posts about being “an activist” and “helping out her community” when in reality she just doesn’t care (this would be one of the reasons Zoya is gossip girl) 4. None of the throuple drama/mess but Audrey and Aki having trouble staying in their relationship because of outside pressure to “look perfect with no flaws” from their peers and also because Audrey is spending more time with Max than Aki and he feels jealous so he tells all of this to Zoya since I always thought a Zoya and Aki friendship would be cool and she exposes it in Gossip Girl. 5. The sister tension but it’s about Zoya getting mad that Julien is pretending to be a “social activist” when in reality Julien just wants to be relevant, even though Zoya is all about “eat the rich” she is secretly jealous of the luxury and freedom Julien is able to afford all because she has money. Julien is mad at Zoya because Zoya is dating Obie, and Julien used to hook up with Obie and she claimed she “didn’t catch feelings for him” but in reality she did. **obviously all this happening with all the petty drama that happens when you have nothing but an endless supply of time, money, and teenage hormones. xoxo

[@BellesView]

Obie and Aki’s wealth made sense in the reboot. Roger Menzies, Aki’s dad is a media tycoon similar to Rupert Murdoch. The Bergmann family are real estate moguls.

[@davidkonevky7372]

I hated watching Georginna at first, but she truly is THE drama. She somehow was in the show for like 3 episodes and destroyed the entire crew into shambles like it was an average thursday afternoon. And the girl was STILL LYING after being caught, we love a pathogical liar queen 🤭

[@Bykerre]

11:51 The Hermès bags Lilly used were from the actress’s PERSONAL collection… she IS living that life honestly 👜👑

[@dimilton3166]

Whaaaa?!? Where did you learn this info?

[@Bykerre]

@@dimilton3166 I saw it on TikTok and know she wears a lot of Hermès so Googled it 😎

[@blem__]

AND her firstborn son is named Hermès lol shes 100% about it

[@trippishine]

@@blem__ ahah this is such a flop

[@katjosephperez8772]

I love that. Good for her

[@djenae2852]

Oh my god almost 2 hours for just one season!?!?!? MIKE IS GIVING US EVERYTHING, WE ARE BEING FED!!! Honestly, we don't deserve Mike, he's too good for us

[@JoeyRoo]

I know! Mike popped the corn and fed the children! ❤

[@lbochoa2]

and we only have to wait a week until season 2 🥹

[@djenae2852]

@@lbochoa2 ikr 🥹🥹 like, what did we do to deserve him???🥹🥹

[@katjosephperez8772]

I know editing long-form content is a shit-ton of work. Watching and reviewing it is so time consuming, but you gotta watch it after multiple editing changes to make sure nothing got messed up at a different part. I’m deeply appreciative of everything Mike does for us, and I will patiently wait for the next installment, however long it takes 🥰

[@rachelg4947]

Mike saying “Alison” and it not being dilaurentis is the hardest thing my brain has had to process

[@omarcastillo4240]

Mike receiving criticism for not having enough depth in his last two video recap series is giving Taylor Swift receiving criticism for not writing her first two albums, so she wrote Speak Now all by herself. So this is Mike’s Speak Now, a masterpiece from start to finish.

[@liviasilverthorne7684]

Omg yess

[@kate2706]

thank you for this amazing comparison

[@darielzahidpalacios1605]

Ugh you swiftoes are everywhere

[@isthattee]

oh god YES this is a perfect analogy

[@carad5104]

Speak Now supremacy.

[@lenapawlek7295]

"Shes still alive while youre what? Aging? Embarrassing" - another iconic quote

[@annef.5095]

People who say they don't watch KZbin are truly missing out. Like, this shit is free and will keep me entertained for a millenia.

[@talaofthevalley]

As someone who cannot remember what names go with which characters even if you put a gun to my head, I really appreciate you holding up the portraits of the characters you're talking about at the moment.

[@digvi6225]

I feel s1 serena deserved a spot on the top 3 (or the honorable mention) simply bc this was her least annoying season + that "what happened a year ago" plot really held the season together. it was sauuurrr good. 17 episodes of good girl serena and bam. she's killed someone. iconic behavior

[@FrostandFyre]

She didn't even really kill him though, so her most genuine slay moment was a total flop😭

[@morganf1968]

I agree I love s1 Serena

[@minnapardi263]

i've never watched gossip girl, watched this whole video while not telling anybody apart and storing NO information whatsoever, and had a blast. stellar ratings from me babes, can't wait for the season 2 recap

[@moosenman]

This is me but with this video and the PLL and Glee vids. Cannot tell who most of the side characters are and even some of the main ones.

[@kayzee_bee]

same but i also rewatch the videos so many times until i remember whos who and on the rewatch understand the full scope of drama lmao

[@ashthebash7131]

Me with all of the recap videos. These videos are just so entertaining I keep coming back for more. Now I vaguely understand my friends' pop culture references from before my time of being chronically online.

[@armerls]

Same babes

[@beatm6948]

@@moosenman it definitely helped with Glee to have the characters just THERE, and also the fact that I've seen like 3 episodes of Glee

[@andyetheredge5120]

love and appreciate the inclusion of what phones everyone had- we made a mistake when we stopped having them do flips and turns and shit

[@emilybell6703]

The chess sequence was my favorite part of this. These recaps never get old.

[@emilybell6703]

I lied the best part was every time Mike pointed out Dan sending tips to Gossip Girl/reading shit on the blog. Mm-hm. Mm-hm. Okay.

[@MsRandomness1111]

the outfits, the tabloid covers, the analysis… another immaculate piece of cinema to add to the mikesmic filmography

[@mrsmaggiekoch]

"When two main pop girls are fighting, it is SO stressful." I felt that.

[@renk1056]

The chess segment is both entirely deserving of the video title AND perfectly captures the feeling of hanging out with a friend while they infodump at me. That’s exactly what I watch these videos for, 10/10 incredible experience I will be back again in several months

[@memorydocumentation5942]

The worst mistake GOSSIP GIRL did was to ditch Georgina and change her character when she comes back. S1 Georgina was perfect because she was evil but had charismatic qualities that made it make sense that her and Serena were friends unlike how Alison was just a horror menace who didn’t have friendship qualities

[@mariazou9437]

Lily being a neglectful parent is so iconic.

[@amayaharrison2058]

honestly she adds sm imo to the show and i love her

[@wooloosus6866]

Mike pronouncing Dartmouth properly, only to then correct himself to pronounce it the way it's spelled is just hilarious dhdjdkld

[@eloiselloyd3979]

“I killed someone Oops!” Truly iconic cover there

[@BleuMidnight]

Mike is the only person that would make me watch a 2hr recap of a show I’ve never watched. Also the Lady Gaga House of Gucci outfit was definitely a serve

[@liesah9240]

As someone who was positively obsessed with the gg books in the late 2000s, I would like to add one important thing from the books that the show kinda tried to recreate but kinda failed: The Serena-Nate-Blair triangle was INTENSE in the books. It was the overarching storyline and their dynamic was so interesting and they all loved each other endlessly but also hated each other? It was THE love triangle back then. And it ended with Blair and Serena choosing their friendship over being with Nate and that was SO GOOD because it was the first time I read about women valuing their friendship that much.

[@irgendwoaunid4048]

I recently read all the PLL books and I’m now considering reading GG, thank you for confirming that plan 😂

[@liesah9240]

@@irgendwoaunid4048 you’re very welcome! 😂

[@suisui7481]

Its a love corner/angle unless these 2 girls were having romantic feelings

[@sugrslt]

@@suisui7481 platonic love babe, that's what made it a triangle.

[@mindingminesx]

the way i was in middle school reading tf out of those books, PLL, the clique, a-list, private, etc. if they're wealthy yt teens, i was reading it!

[@LeahGeneva_xol]

10:56 Nate getting up mid make out/ about to sleep with Blair at the single mention of Serena and then going to look for her was an actual crime. I will never forget that scene like wtfff. Best part was it unlocked unhinged Blair for the first time and I LOVE her 😂

[@brkh96]

Actual dog running after steak

[@georgie488]

i don't get this- i watched ep 1 and 2 of s1 and i really disliked blair and really liked serena but it seems like thats not the general consensus

[@alayascarlett1687]

@@georgie488 oh that def changes as the show goes on i was a serena apologist at first too

[@ANicole079]

Nate was seriously so trash lol

[@Mia_M]

@@georgie488 I love Serena too. But I think it all just depends on whether you relate more to Serena or Blair. Anyway, Nate is trash. He wasn’t worth either of their time.

[@briannaparker9622]

idc what anyone says the best quote from this show ever is " you dont have anything to say to me" " your sweet potatoes are bland"

[@amourtabb7859]

It really got me when the writers show Chuck assaulting ppl then in like season 3 try to have a storyline about fake allegations. Chuck almost for word says "i dont even do that anymore." I really side eye whoever made that ep

[@ItsNotTahana]

9:10 “I would say Blair Waldorf is a high society, nepotism baby, preppy fashion, beauty and brains, juvenile, driven, caddy, diva girl” - Mikes Mic

[@TheLalalalani]

Catty not caddy

[@maddiesharpe7118]

I’m dead bc they’re CLOWNSSS for naming her “waldorf”😭😭

[@TacticusPrime]

@@maddiesharpe7118 It's a reference to the Waldorf Astoria, a hotel named for the original old money family of New York, the Astors. They make the Vanderbilts look like nouveau riche. They have *beaver pelt* money; that's how old money they are. The richest person to die on the Titanic more than a hundred years ago was an Astor. And he was the *great-grandson* of the original John Jacob Astor.

[@maddiesharpe7118]

@@TacticusPrime it’s still uggo sorry🥱

[@91frankthetank]

Catty!

[@_k_n_]

It's so crazy to listen to all of this again when we supposedly know who Gossip Girly is. Like every report is diabolical. The Jenny and Serena leaks fucking end me now 💀💀💀

[@sevengoeke412]

I gotta say that Chuck came around for me later in his arc, and I think that the creators made him do the gross horrible things that he did in the pilot without fully understanding that it was far too much. They didn't understand that those things made him irredeemable, not just annoying and unlikeable. I think if they hadn't made that choice, the show would've benefitted.

[@WrestlingSmarks]

I think they realized it was a mistake almost immediately. When the show got picked up for order and returned for the second season they pivot completely away from that stuff. He never repeats that behavior and they even start making him out to be a playboy type instead. He even wakes up with the hotel staff in his bed.

[@frootypeebles]

If Chuck Bass was a real person I would absolutely hate him, mostly because of his S1 actions, but because he's fictional I can just pretend S1 never happened and just enjoy this toxic playboy and stan my personal OTP 💁‍♀

[@calamondin8918]

​@@frootypeeblesREAL

[@Whatsayoutuber]

I think for the pilot they must’ve been going so heavy on shock value and drama to get ratings that they lost any sense of realistic morality when it came to chuck

[@Rosyandguildy]

Yess it would have saved him bit on the other hand how accirate is that for a lot of men like him?

[@FanFicnic]

I had never watched this show before this, but I sorta have been watching some of the key scenes as Mike mentions them. And my fav bit is when Ramon gets a cat named “Cat” for the villa in France, because he knows Blair loves Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s such a cute little moment.

[@YA-tt5if]

mike is the most important youtuber we have today, and quite frankly, a needed icon for us all. no one could slay a deep dive into the most iconic shows like you king. been here since 2020 and i will ride and die for this channel fr

[@luzmariemoscoso7876]

NO ONE can do it like him 😮‍💨

[@Kendraanne09]

Preach

[@spetkadis]

church

[@FluentlyFletch]

Dula peep

[@rockcriedout7679]

When Mike moved to Melbourne and boom pandemic

[@hellformichelle]

Mike out here serving looks, humour, intrigue, drama, fashion and perfect reenactments. A truly iconic slay and service to all us former 12 year old country bumpkins thinking this was the height of teenage-hood and coolness

[@chiara-ek1ll]

I swear to god mike bestie this is what you were born for!! Please do not ever stop making this documentary long recap of iconic tv shows. You know we love them xoxo chiara from Italy

[@FortuitousOwl]

I am calling on Mike or Jenny Nicholson to cover One Tree Hill. That was my preteen/teen/adult drama I literally grew up with. It invented so many of these character types and tropes (I mean what it didn’t steal from Dawson’s creek it invented lol). I would also love a Dawson’s creek and Veronica Mars breakdown as well!! So many great teen dramas over the years, if y’all love PLL and GG you’d love all of the ones I’ve listed here. Start with One tree hill and work your way backwards!

[@thelexicon7294]

Man, OTH would be great. At the same time I have: 1. absolutely no memory of the plot and 2. disproportionately strong opinions on characters with ZERO context. Like, someone tell me why I hated Peyton? Who even was Peyton? I bet Peyton did nothing wrong and I was a little dumbass. But I may never find out until someone deep dives it.

[@FortuitousOwl]

@@thelexicon7294 i imagine so many people feel that way!! The show lends itself to that. Peyton ended up cool, she kind of starts as an NLOG but is also a cheerleader and popular so like it is extra cringey that’s she acts like she is so unique and different and outcast haha so many characters go back and forth between “can’t stand at all” and “my precious baby” lol. Haley is the only consistently likable person and even she has her moments

[@swaggyleemiller00]

i was thinking this same thing, I NEED a OTH recap

[@MassielRoss]

​@@thelexicon7294 are you me? 😮

[@katieh4101]

Veronica Mars 😭💜💜💜 I loved that show!

[@alrickmagnin3226]

THIS is nothing short of a masterpiece. Your comedic style and timing are unparalleled like, the amount of talent is almost ridiculous at this point.

[@maddiesharpe7118]

Right I think the same thing all the time!! Like he’s the funniest person I’ve ever come across

[@jade_ehx600]

i could never actually finish gossip girl so thankful for this one gorl

[@poppyseed5270]

Girl don't even do it it's not worth it...

[@hikaru78-]

Same 😬

[@tom_j.]

@@poppyseed5270 wait, where should I stop if I want to start watching?

[@youyeedyourlasthaw]

ikr omg

[@poppyseed5270]

@@tom_j. once they go off to college, I think that's season 4? It's just downhill from there lol

[@Eden_starr]

“Poverty loft” will always be so hilarious

[@lauren3054]

I'm SO excited for a Mike's Mic recap for a show that I've actually seen in its entirety. But I do love that with the other recaps I was learning the plot as he revealed it, and now with this one I can just be nostalgic the whole time. Both stellar experiences.

[@mackenziekelly149]

queen lily's birkins are all the actress' own as well. she just constantly slays on extra hard mode 🔥🔥

[@Ttoby89]

slaaaaaay

[@soph2799]

wait really!!! isn’t the actress broke or something?

[@gogobeast99]

Well now she is

[@cj_xx]

@@soph2799 I dont think so... I think she has a clothing brand now and she's always traveling lol

[@funkypenguin3000]

mikes sister being a fashion designer makes so much sense if she wants to share more lore i'm all ears

[@m_here1]

I love the upgrade to the pop star microphone. It’s so appropriate for the vibes of this show

[@GrimGrenadine]

I wish there was a Mike's Mic DVD commentary option for every show he's ever done this for.

[@veekayyy_]

It is actually criminal that Mike’s channel isn’t at a million subscribers yet because all his videos are consistently iconic ❤

[@SuzER08]

mike is the jenny nicholson of 2000s-2010s pop culture

[@rockcriedout7679]

As my newest fave on here says: it's a hate crime at this point 😎 (Vitaly Y2K CEO 💜)

[@sachardavids3712]

Mic, as a fellow engineer, I have MAD respect for you and your Masters degree. But as a consumer of pop culture approaching 30 - you are a GOD! I wish you made a BTS of how much work it takes to create these unhinged recaps. Totally iconic. Love ya 😘

[@katie-allen]

Ooh yes behind the scenes on a second channel would be so fun

[@spookeymo]

@@katie-allen i would put it behind a paywall if i were him (like a channel membership), that's what many youtubers seem to do

[@katie-allen]

@@spookeymo oh yeah, putting it on Patreon or something would be smart

[@hollywooddarling]

As someone who watched this in realtime back in 2007 and was BREATHLESSLY waiting for the show to premiere in September 2007 as a teen, this was an epic and unhinged recap and trip down memory lane! The way I cried everytime Blair & Serena made up, was absolutely sHOOK at the I Killed Someone plot twist. WOw. My top 3 characters were 1. Blair FOREVER 2. Jenny and then 3. Dorota, honorable mention Georgina because she was so entertaining. Vanessa was the worst. Admittedly I was a Chair shipper, but I've since seen the wrong of my ways. Gossip Girl actually overtook my life as a teenager and left me no time for Twilight and I also made some friends on the internet who I'm still friends with to this day. "Poverty Loft" was epic and I love your CDG x Yohji Yamamoto fit!

[@rampion1228]

Justice for Jenny she was such an underrated messy icon

[@chezlynpetersen9562]

Saying Nate has no thoughts in his head only vibes is probably the best way someone has ever described him 🤣

[@xelanameerf]

I need one of these for You on Netflix. The drama that Mike’s Mic would bring to the table is unbelievable

[@avaholmes3614]

Was thinking about this because that’s so slay

[@perelu3785]

They need Mike on the Netflix yt channel

[@HolyGround777]

Yes

[@averysmith9462]

I don’t think I’ve ever met someone in my life who’s more in-touch with pop culture both now and historically. This is a profound video

[@alexuhhhhh]

1:43:02 “you can’t stop me flop” is like the whole theme of jenny’s character in ss1.

[@1ella]

why is no one talking about the fact that he got a standardized test score equivalent to a 1550 SAT…..the mikes mic genius lore gets deeper and deeper

[@allisonruff8725]

Mr. Mic is a GENIUS. Honorary doctorate when???

[@georgecooper9766]

Yeah when he said 99 ATAR I was like okay casual flex (the highest is 99.95).

[@BaddeGrasse]

Is it that uncommon? Anyone ive known is in the camp of "if you dont exceed 95 youre disowned" so its ace it or become homeless, i only know people with 98s or no result, zero inbetween

[@ghostblossom7828]

do you by any chance live around strathfield in sydney lmao bc that's their exact vibe

[@PukingPanda]

@@BaddeGrasse babes some of us went to crappy public schools 😭 almost every girl from my year popped out a kid 2 years after graduation and didn’t even do atar. But now at uni everyone doing my degree is from a rich family and smart as hell and I feel so out of place 😂

[@criomede9536]

The "poverty loft" and Chuck's picture are sending me. 😂 I never watched a single episode of Gossip Girl and it cracks me up how often Serena says "I gotta go" in this recap. 😆

[@jill7859]

She always gotta go. Like go piss girl!

[@Rose-hh7mk]

You have to see this compilation of Serena "going" hahaha kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWmqgoiMmtd2pLM

[@criomede9536]

@@Rose-hh7mk Omg lmao. I don't know the context to all these but still hilarious. 😆

[@lefozitym]

1:45:02 "georgina sparks is an avengers level threat" 😭😭

[@StelenaVD]

Your comedic timing is insanely on point, I desperately need your energy in my life

[@ItsNotTahana]

5:40 Dan called out for being the ultimate pick-me boy !! "he's not necessarily a bad person, I just don't like him" iconic

[@euro-trashling]

Dan said "I love you, Serena... until I'm reminded you are rich and had a messy past, and then I'm gonna judge you and make you feel even worse and ashamed instead of just stop seeing you, but like... I love you the way you are, Serena". The way Serena was horrified to tell Dan what she did a year ago was wild. It's like he truly had been terrorizing her with his judgement. And then when she told him, he was like "it's fine, but i hate that you lied to me". Don't lie, motherf****, you'd judge her to smithereens if she told you the truth so she lied out of fear that you conditioned her to!

[@doityourselfbombs]

you're SO right

[@rayana4941]

Dan was trash!

[@jadeelise7982]

In his defense, she did kill someone

[@elisecatherine3964]

@@jadeelise7982 in her defense, the parents said it would have happened regardless bc he was an addict so ur Worong;)

[@elizabethc1782]

I'm dying for the next video. The drama. The outfits. The shade. I know you warned everyone about the release date schedule, but I still wasn't prepared. 😭

[@morganleigh8895]

the soundtrack for gossip girl is WORKING. like why does the soundtrack have to be working so hard. I love it.

[@morganleigh8895]

also, what about that ICONIC scene, where Serena just throws her phone in a random bin. unsure of the season. The level on unbothered I wish I could be.