How HBO Max's Gossip Girl Reboot Is Fixing the Shortcomings of the Original

Part of the intrigue of the original was just how far from reality everything seemed. From the characters to the storylines, everything was heightened, especially when it came to the privilege surrounding the Upper East Side. While Cosmo promises the reboot will still have that same dramatic effect, it will be tackling class in a different way. "Part of the fun of watching the old one at the time was, Oh, this is what it's like to be a very privileged teenager who can act with impunity, and living vicariously through that," Tavi Gevinson told the publication. "But with this show, class resentment is a much more explicit part of it, which I'm very in tune with."