Great Gossip

Thanks to a friend who lent me the entire first season of Gossip Girl on DVD, I finally got to find out if Serena and Dan stayed together, whether Blair and Nate 'did it,' and if bad boy Chuck and annoying wannabe Jenny got what they deserved.

If you haven't heard, Gossip Girl is an American television hit drama series about a bunch of socialite teenagers growing up in New York’s Upper East Side, who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with a whole barrage of teenage issues, involving sex, drugs, and alcohol.

I know what you are thinking.

What do these kids have in common with Me – a 30-something middle-class Mum with two young children living in Singapore?

Absolutely nothing.

But there’s something about the gorgeous cast (don't just take my word for it, have a look yourself), juicy script and teenage angst portrayed on screen that draws you in.

Of course, it helps that the show bears all the hallmarks of typical teen melodrama: back-stabbing, boyfriend-stealing, rumour-spreading, suicide-attempting and even date-raping.

So yes, I’ve been suffering from ‘Gossip’ withdrawal for several months now, since I left Melbourne in February, when the series, which was shown on prime-time television in Australia, was only mid-way through the season.

I was left wondering about the fates of S, D, B, N, C and J.

Until Last Weekend, that is. When I stayed up till 4am to finish the series. Two nights in a row.

The verdict: The series was worth every darn minute and the morning-after eyebags. It was as trashy, over-the-top and excessive as I remember it to be.

Now, if you’d excuse me while I work my contacts to get my hands on Season Two.