Spotted: there is a new “Gossip Girl” queen bee on the rise, and he or she’s losing no time kicking off her hostile takeover. After an explosive season one finale, HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” returned with extra chaotic drama on Dec. 1, and this time round, Julien (Jordan Alexander) is not the one operating issues over at Constance. In season two, she has a tough time holding onto her affect along with her sidekick turned enemy Monet (Savannah Lee Smith) gunning for her No. 1 spot.
“We type of needed the chilly laborious b*tch that might not cease at something to get to the highest.”
The final season of “Gossip Girl” tried to redefine the notorious highschool imply lady trope with some overly vindictive ploys orchestrated by Julien’s minions Monet and Luna (Zión Moreno), however one among them has upgraded to a extra sinister position in season two. With Luna and Julien on the outs with Monet on account of the latter’s horrible energy journey, a brand new antagonist has emerged and he or she’s not happening and not using a battle — so say whats up to imply lady Monet 2.0.
Monet is definitely decided to make a brand new title for herself in season two, and everyone seems to be paying attention to it. “I believe Monet actually has her time to shine,” Evan Mock, who performs Aki, tells POPSUGAR. His costar Emily Alyn Lind, who stars as Aki and Max’s girlfriend Audrey, provides, “[It’s] so wonderful as a result of she performs this position that felt prefer it was actually wanted. We type of needed the chilly laborious b*tch that might not cease at something to get to the highest, and I believe viewers are going to be actually excited as a result of it positively appears like nods to the unique.”
Every good highschool drama virtually all the time wants a villain to shake issues up, and it appears Monet has no downside filling that position. However, Lee Smith says there’s extra to her character’s mean-girl power than meets the attention. “I positively suppose that this season you get to see just a little little bit of why we’re the best way we’re, particularly with Monet and Luna,” she explains. “Monet’s dad and mom come into play, and her relationship along with her mother could be very telling as to why she is likely to be just a little jaded or have a tricky, laborious exterior. But her mother finally ends up being actually the one one that may break that exterior. That’s enjoyable to play, and I believe it is one thing totally different that individuals will get to see from Monet.”
While Monet is not fairly as notorious as Michelle Trachtenberg’s Georgina Sparks, Lee Smith nonetheless thinks her character is likely to be simply as dangerous as her — if not worse. “I all the time say the second I begin to suppose Monet possibly has some good in her, I look again to season one — Zoya’s birthday,” she says. “That was so dangerous. That was probably the most horrible, imply factor. I did not even understand how I considered that.”
Will we see Monet ultimately flip over a brand new leaf like Julien? Hard to say. But Lee Smith hopes she’ll at the least soften — maybe if she ever fell in love? “I need to see how she would deal with that or how I might play that,” the actor says. “I believe that might be an fascinating factor to see when it comes to the place her character would go.”
Monet’s reign is simply getting began, so we now have a lengthy option to go till we see her smooth aspect. Until then, she’ll be ruling over her loyal (and not-so-loyal) topics with an iron fist. But there is no telling if that’ll change with Gossip Girl nonetheless gathering secrets and techniques from Julien . . .
The first two episodes of “Gossip Girl” season two are actually streaming on HBO Max.