When I got the notification that the "Gossip Girl" HBO Max reboot dropped their second season back in November, I was skeptical. Considering that it's a reboot, the show heavily leans on the loyalty of original "Gossip Girl" fans which isn't that great on its own. The show attempts to speak on social media's control over our lives and the pressure to create the perfect version of yourself online. But this shouldn't be the point of teen drama shows. I want to watch shows of cheating couples and sports teams drama, not a socially conscious anti-bully after school special. The second season starts off strong, immediately addressing season one's “major” cliffhangers but resolving them all by the third episode to move on to a boring episodic formula, with each episode focusing on the flashy event of that week, such as Monet’s birthday that get undermined by Obie’s new girlfriend or a wedding that gets caught in the middle of a drug-bust. This continues until the finale with plot twists as...