Gossip Girl knows that a person's most intimate relationship is the one they have with their phone. The original series, which ran from 2007 to 2012, aired amid the cultural boom of apps like Twitter and Facebook, and while Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf predated the rise of the social media influencer, they were acutely aware of the power their devices had over them — and their secrets. "It was once said that a person’s eyes were a window to their soul,” Blair says in Season 1. “That was before people had cell phones.”
The codependency has only intensified in the years since. People are more tethered to their devices than ever (seriously, check your screen time summary). Compulsive scrolling is a way of life, where we're all chasing likes and every notification elicits an immediate Pavlovian response. The new class of privileged students calling the shots at Constance Billard are no different. In fact, they're even more plugged in than their early-aughts predecessors.
It's no secret that "It" girl influencer Julien Calloway (Jordan Alexander) has been desperately seeking validation from everyone around her — her father, her inner circle, her followers, and most recently, her half-sister. That's now manifested into an unhealthy obsession with being liked, not for who she really is but rather a more perfectly curated version of herself. Thanks to Gossip Girl's reemergence, however, Julien is quickly learning that you can't always hide your problems with a ring light.
"Nobody was taught how to create boundaries with the internet or social media," Jordan tells Teen Vogue during a press day to promote the new HBO Max series. These boundaries, says the 27-year-old actor, will help "protect your spirit and protect your energy" both online and off. Of course, knowing where to draw the line is a personal decision. (How many minutes on Instagram is too many?) It's something that the Toronto-native has spent years trying to figure out for herself. "It's a learning curve for everybody."
For her teenage co-star Whitney Peak, who plays Julien's estranged half-sister Zoya, it's about "figuring out what works for you."
"Part of it is curating a feed and a collection of things that you are interested in that aren't going to make you react or feel a certain way," she adds. "You don't need that negative energy. There's just something about being on your phone that inevitably has an effect on your outside life and how you perceive everything around you. There's a very harsh disconnect."
Savannah Smith knows just how cruel that disconnect can be. "I was a victim of social media all throughout high school," she says, not holding back her disdain. "It really harped on my self-esteem, especially as a Black girl in a predominantly white school in Los Angeles. Social media curated the insecurity in my skin for me."
Yet, the New York University acting major, who landed her first major role as Manhattan mean girl Monet De Haan, also knows how a robust social media presence can help young actors book more jobs. "I try to separate myself and use it to my advantage," she says. "But for my health, I think it's best if I'm not on Instagram every day for, like, eight hours. Monet can be, but Savannah is different."
Meanwhile, Evan Mock spends a lot of time on the 'gram. "Evan is always on it!" Thomas Doherty says. Rarely out of sight or mind, Evan's IG is an extension of himself — a place to post about fashion, friends, and his first love, skateboarding. "I just watch skate videos 24/7," the skater turned model turned Gossip Girl actor says. And he keeps things positive by keeping it totally 100 while "posting [his] life experiences." ("Get that money, honey," Thomas tells him.)
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