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WARNING : SPOILERS forGossip Girlseason 2 , episode 6 , " How to sink a Millionaire . “Gossip Girlshowrunner Joshua Safran breaks down time of year 2 , episode 6 , which focuses on one of the original show ’s most popular characters . Things are heating up in theGossip Girlsequel serial publication as time of year 2 is halfway through its run . As the HBO Max drama continues to flesh out the so - call 2d contemporaries , a gust from the past tense served a crucial character in this hebdomad ’s episode . fan of the originalGossip Girlseries will retrieve the wrath of Georgina Sparks , played by Michelle Trachtenberg .
As require , Georgina broughtchaos along the elbow room while coming face - to - face with the fresh Gossip Girl , a.k.a . Kate Keller . The instalment explore some conversant territory from The CW drama , as Georgina had served as Gossip Girl at one point in the original show ’s run . This became one of Kate ’s most crucial chapter in her time as Gossip Girl and place the Constance teacher on an intriguing , but potentially dangerous itinerary .
Screen Rantrecently talk withGossip Girlshowrunner Safran , who broke down the Georgina - with child installment and the pandemonium she is bringing to town . Throughout the interview , Safran shared the experience of tapping Trachtenberg once again to work the sports fan - preferent villainess and hint at what to expect for the balance of the season . TheGossip Girlshowrunneralso ride some vast game - changers for the HBO Max series and also open up on where Gossip Girl stand up in terms of a season 3 renewal .
Joshua Safran Talks Gossip Girl Season 2
Screen Rant : Georgina has always been one of my favorites . Was it always be after for her to be involved with the Gossip Girl storyline while you were doing time of year 1 , or was it something that you Guy come up with when developing time of year 2 ?
Joshua Safran : When I pitched the show coming back , I love that I want Michelle to come back . Michelle and I have stayed in touching over the years through texting or DM a twosome of time a year . It was very important to bring her back . The second that the show was greenlit , I actually think she reached out to me , intend she knew it was in process . But once the announcement came out , she was like , ' Okay , what is it ? What is occur ? '
I said to her , [ and to ] the author ' room , that Georgina need to make maximum bedlam . In order of magnitude to do that , we needed to produce enough of our fibre first so you ’d understand the stakes before she evince up . She chop-chop understood that it would be proficient for her to wait till time of year 2 , when she would have the maximum shock . We put Milo in season 1 and had these photo of Georgina to remind the audience that she ’s never too far from our earth .
It was great . I think it ’s proper to wait , and I think you enjoy her all that much more .
How much fun did you have telling her that , ' In this sequel , the instructor is Gossip Girl ? ' What was her response like when you told her ?
Joshua Safran : She have a go at it from the very beginning , and she really liked it . I conceive everybody was on board to not repeat the original on who is Gossip Girl . We did that already , we got so much mileage out of it , and it was time to do something new . I think she really loved that , especially because if you hark back the first serial publication , Georgina took Gossip Girl over for a time because she was like , ' I can do this well . '
That ’s where her drive is amount from in this as well . It was n’t a nameless , faceless matter or a computer that she had to steal , which it was the first time around . This clip , she actually has a person that she ’s going to aggravate and interrogate to do thing . She like an adversary , and it was the right way to go . Michelle was really excited about that . Also , Michelle and Tavi really complement each other . It ’s really mirthful to watch them go at each other and to be together .
Was that the dress that Kate wakes up in supposed to be Serena ’s dress from time of year 1 of the originalGossip Girl ?
Joshua Safran : Oh , yes ! In fact , Kate is in two unlike outfits in that view , and both of them are Serena ’s . [ She ] play apparel up with Kate . [ laughs ]
I call back this is the first time this time of year we ’ve get word about Serena and Dan make a kid , name me think , ' What would their shaver be like today ? ' Are we getting closer to seeing any of them ?
Joshua Safran : I certainly hope so . With Dan and Serena , it was just fun . I love knowing that Georgina had n’t left them alone . I ’d say probably one of my most favorite Georgina monologues that we ’ve ever had is her in this episode utter about the way in which she ’s become a ghost in their theatre . All the specialists they ’ve had to hire the attempt to figure out what ’s function improper with their household . [ laugh ] But it ’s Georgina , and I know I could n’t show Dan and Serena obviously .
There are characters that we desire to bring back , and if the serial continue , we have every intention to . I cogitate it ’s really good to have one or two returning the great unwashed per time of year . But also , Georgina ’s never too far away .
I had to go back and rewatch the series finale , because I think they were on good terms .
Joshua Safran : They were , and then they were n’t ! Time has give-up the ghost , and I decided to alter that because I do n’t understand how Georgina could ever abide on secure terms with them for a while . Georgina and Blair ended on serious term , but that does n’t signify that she ’s done with Dan and Serena . She ’s in all probability still insane at Dan for the baby thing . Who knows what ’s happened ? I ’m not going to say , but we came up with some pretty fun things about what encounter in the interim . I ’m not go to spoil those , in guinea pig they ever come out .
Something I get a small excited about was that we emphatically heard Milo in this sequence . We are snuff it to see Georgina and Milo together this time of year , correct ?
Joshua Safran : We are not , and we were suppose to . We really want to , but Azhy Robertson , who plays Milo , is one of the leads of Apple ’s Invasion , which shoot in South Africa , and we could not make our docket ferment getting him from South Africa to New York in the fourth dimension that we had . Because with COVID , there ’s quarantine , there ’s all of this material , and it did n’t exercise . They were actually supposed to be at the wedding together , but we could n’t [ make it pass off ] . That ’s why there ’s the Russian model instead , which is shady .
What ’s so funny is when Zoya was on the phone with him , evidently , his voice change . We had this awkward moment where we were like , ' Do we cast a articulation that sounds like Milo from time of year 1 ? ' Obviously we would not . We did n’t do that because we want to employ Azhy because he is Milo . I was nervous for a moment the hearing would n’t make the connection that it was Milo because his voice had changed . But it ’s more important to have Azhy than to make it sound like him .
I remember ab initio , ' Oh , is this ADR ? Was it just temporary ADR ? ' because sometimes when we get screener , and there will be ADR shots . He was just a little Kyd last twelvemonth !
Joshua Safran : I bonk , it ’s mad ! I did n’t eff until we got his ADR , and I was like , ' That ’s Azhy ? ! ' Because no one had enjoin that his spokesperson had changed . But I think it ’s majuscule because that just mean in time of year 3 , he ’s go to be a real adolescent and a literal adversary for the kids with Georgina .
But initially , in the book , it was fun because Zoya asked Milo to be there . Milo did n’t want his female parent to know he was there . So , there was an add together complicatedness of Milo concealing from Georgina , and there was a great moment which unfortunately is gone . I ’m glad because we could n’t do it where they bump into each other , and he ’s like , ' Did you do that ? ' and she ’s like , ' Did you do that ? ' They are both majestic of each other , and I think that was the only moment that they met .
Speaking of time of year 3 , do you have any updates ? Is it reckon sound ?
âââââââJoshua Safran : No idea . All I know is that the landscape is shift jolly chop-chop , and Gossip Girl is a very expensive show . I ’m very grateful for the ability to have it be as expensive as it looks ; to apply the locations , the clothes and get the actors . But it does make it , in today ’s newfangled well out economy , an acclivitous battle .
But I ’m very proud of the time of year ; I think it ’s better than the last . I think it stands up against old Gossip Girl ; I think the characters really issue forth into their own . If this is the end , myself , all the EPs , writers and the plaster bandage would be so sad . Because we all consider there ’s so much pass on in these characters . I would hate it if this was the destruction . I wish I had an response for you , but I think we ’ll know sometime in January .
God prohibit if this were to be the final season , is it open - end or do we end on cliffhanger ?
âââââââJoshua Safran : unluckily , or fortunately , we had cliffhanger . But they ’re cliffhangers in which I think if it were to stop , you could make connections as an audience fellow member , ' Oh okay , I get that . ' I do n’t get laid how to explain it . You ’ll have to expect till you see it . But it ’s not like , ' Oh no , Chuck has been take . Is he gon na die ? ' Nothing like that . It ’s more like , ' Oh wait , there ’s more . '
I opine I ’ll put it this manner : it was setting up stories for season 3 , and I think your brain can fill in where the stories would go . It is n’t like somebody ’s facial expression is hang in the equalizer .
Yeah , that was a long summer when Chuck got shot !
âââââââJoshua Safran : I made a deal with myself and doing this version that often streaming shows , there ’s a year between season . you could have Chuck get shot in May because you ’re going to have the result in three month . That can work , but you would n’t have Chuck get shot and leave him for 14 months , which is the duration that happened between seasons 1 and 2 . Nothing as huge as that pass off , but some other great stuff happens . It ’ll be deplorable if it ’s the end because we emphatically did not plan for that .
I ’m hoping for season 3 because I ’ve been enjoyingGossip Girlseason 2 so much . One of the things that I ’ve really enjoyed is the conflict between Monet and Julien . Is it fair to say that the state of war is not over between them ?
âââââââJoshua Safran : Yes , I ’d say that Monet ’s aspirations to be on top and find a way to do that are not over . Julien versus Monet is sort of over , but also , not really . Because Monet ’s path of seek to go after things is going to go after other people that Julien cares about .
You ’ve made it to episode 6 , and I guess it befall in episode 7 . I think that Gossip Girl take in that Julien and Monet was a really good story . I do n’t desire to give too much off , but there might be a better story , and you ’ll see what happens . Monet is still try ; she ’s still in a struggle with her female parent , which does n’t stop , and there ’s some really , really great stuff between them come up . We have a very strong , multi - season arc design out for Monet . It ’s not like she ’s done by any stretch of the imagination .
That ’s what I sleep with so much about this loop ofGossip Girl . Nothing is that black and white with these characters . Even though Kate is someone that we should be questioning a wad , you’re able to see what she ’s doing , but she ’s doing it in all the incorrect ways .
âââââââJoshua Safran : I think that ’s what ’s really fun is that in the first season I think people were really not indisputable how they were supposed to feel about Kate . I reckon they call back that we did n’t know or we had made a selection . But the Sojourner Truth is we desire it to be that if you detest her , great . If you agreed with her , great !
I mean in this time of year , we literally just unharness her . She is doing the wrong stuff , but she is motivated by the proper reasons . That does n’t make it right at all . In fact , that micturate it speculative in a uncanny way . I really get it on the moral complexness that the audience is a part of in that storyline . I cerebrate it actually lead to some very surprising position , and not just with Georgina , but there ’s some other pretty big stuff that ’s about to pass off , including Georgia , I would say .
That is the matter with Georgina : finally , everyone gives in to her in some unearthly capacity . What does that look like for Kate , if you’re able to order us something about that ?
âââââââJoshua Safran : What I can tease is that , if Kate protest Georgina again , a very bad destiny is sound to befall her . She ca n’t resist Georgina , who in episode 6 had just gotten bug out . It ’s this weird affair where if you say no to Georgina , you may drop off your head . If you say yes to Georgina , you may turn a loss your head anyway , because Georgina is pass away to make you put your head in the guillotine .
I think she ’s in for the ride of her life , and nobody escapes unharmed . I do n’t require to say any longer because installment 7 is a big turn gunpoint .
I unquestionably look forward to her meet the kids forgather her because Georgina acts like a teenager in a mess of ways , which is still so amusing . I ’m imagining if she and Monet start up against each other , that could be hilarious , but also chaotic .
âââââââJoshua Safran : I do n’t want to spoil anything , but you ’ll emphatically see some really fun stuff and nonsense .
Is there anything else you desire to beleaguer for our lector atScreen Rantabout the 2nd half of the season ?
âââââââJoshua Safran : Julien , in her effort to always rise above and do commodity , does n’t recognize that she ’s crossed a bank line . The demarcation she crosses she ca n’t come back from ; she become further and further crossing it . It ’s unquestionably a sinister night of the soul for Julien , I would say .
There ’s really fun stuff . When we loaded the 2d one-half of the time of year , it was the return of the Titans . You have Georgina , you have Malcolm McDowell as Roger Menzies . You have Helena and Heidi Bergmann . There ’s a hatful of manipulation and power from the parents to the tyke and from Gossip Girl to the child .
I guess the best thing I can badger is that the kids get to a point where they ’re not going to take it anymore . I ’d say , the World War start . It ’s a really big end of the time of year . And then we go to Italy !
About Gossip Girl Season 2
It ’s the second semester of Junior yr , and Gossip Girl is get out no Lucy Stone unturned in her effort to control the scandalous lives / spin the scandalous lie of Manhattan ’s elite group . She ’s get a line a matter or two from her first go - round — namely what her hearing wants , they shall get . It ’s time for her to turn the heat up on what ’s been simmer ( Julien , have you met Monet ? ) as well as face at her own impact , and how she can make it more catastrophic than it was before . Even if that means lying to do it . Old enemy , young allies , constantly change over sand — this semester , there can only be one queen , and by the ending of the schooltime year , everyone will jazz where the bodies are buried , and just who was hold the shovel.âââââââ
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New episodes ofGossip Girlseason 2 dip on Thursdays only on HBO Max .
