Does Gossip Girl Need a Tune-Up? - 青少年影集

NOTE: The article below appears in TV Guide and does not necessarily reflect
the views of this site or its editors. We do not consider all of these things
"problems" with the show - but it is interesting as readers have posed some
of the same questions at length.

以下是TV Guide的讀者常反映的問題

Here's TV Guide's list of ongoing issues they would like to see tweaked,
remedied or just plain gotten rid of altogether when Gossip Girl returns
March 16.

這些是讀者想看到改變的

Take a look and tell us if you agree or disagree ...


THE PROBLEM: Serena and Dan's constant breakups and reconciliations have lost
any sort of narrative weight.

SD分分合合鬼打牆太超過了

THE SOLUTION: Serena and Dan need to stay together, or break up - for good.
While there might be a certain degree of high-school realism to the way that
S. and Lonely Boy have ridden the On Again/Off Again Express, it's annoying
to watch. Plus, there's virtually no difference between the two scenarios.
They always stay friends anyway, and the brief times they do part ways, it's
always for some stupid reason, like Serena wanting her mother to find true
love with Rufus, not because they actually don't like each other anymore.
We'd actually vote for keeping them together. It's cool to have one committed
couple in the mix, even one as boring as these two are.


(果然國內外的鄉民看法頗類似) 再一起或分開都好 不過支持再一起

THE PROBLEM: Miss Blair's beloved Dorota is underused.

Dorota 沒有人盡其才

THE SOLUTION: Shady Dorota! The producers have been smart to sketch Blair's
Polish nursemaid as vaguely as they have. As far as we know, Blair Waldorf
actually owns Dorota. But look more closely, and you'll see something more
knowing behind those obedient eyes. Announcing our new crazy theory: Though
others have different ideas, we think that Dorota is actually ... Gossip Girl
herself! Even if she isn't, wouldn't it be fun if the writers were to drop
some misleading hints? It'll get the fans OMFG'ing all over the place.

最新的瘋狂理論: Dorota = Gossip Girl


THE PROBLEM: Chuck acts like a 38-year-old lothario celebrating his latest
divorce.

C 活像是個38歲的浪子慶祝著他的離婚

THE SOLUTION: He might be Chuck Bass, but he's still a 17-year-old high
school student. His latest story lines - corporate sabotage? his bender in
Thailand? that Eyes Wide Shut sex-party scenario? - have stretched the
boundaries of plausibility for too long. Even rich kids have to conjugate
verbs in French class and spike the punch at the dance every once in a while.
If nothing else, seeing Chuck's exasperation at, say, having to play
badminton in gym would offer the show's costume designers the opportunity to
conceive an athletic ascot - the "ath-scot," if you will - for him to wear.
Stay in school, Chuck!

C有點太誇張了 回歸校園吧

THE PROBLEM: Chace Crawford's performance as Nate is like human Sominex.

N像是人型安眠藥 (我以為是威而柔耶)

THE SOLUTION: Reboot Nate - or get rid of him altogether. Chace Crawford is
an extremely good-looking guy. And we have to admit that the idea of his
curve-ball relationship with Vanessa sounded promising, even after suffering
through his family's painfully drawn-out drug and money scandals and his
charisma-free romances with Blair, the Cougar Countess and Jenny. The writers
need to go out on a limb with Nate: Give him cancer, brand him a date rapist,
make him a Phish fanatic, shave his head - anything that will wake him from
his dramatic coma!

(國外鄉民也覺得N太扁平化了) 希望編劇給N來點刺激的故事

THE PROBLEM: Serena van der Woodsen is too nice.

S人太好

THE SOLUTION: The show is constantly reminding us of Serena's bad-girl past.
Unfortunately, as played by the wholesome, adorable Blake Lively, Serena is
about as threatening as a baby koala. That said, we know she has it in her.
Serena certainly isn't above using her feminine wiles to get what she wants;
the writers need to amp this up and find her inner party bitch. While it
could be argued that Blair already has this territory covered, we'd counter
that it might go a long way toward explaining why these two are BFFs in the
first place.

S以前應該是個bad-girl 可惜 因為是由 清新健康 可愛的Blake Lively來演

所以S 變成一隻無害的小無尾熊 S應該是那種不惜使用女人手段的角色

編劇應該放大他的黑暗面 不過這樣會跟B衝突 導致很難解釋他們一開始怎麼會變BFF

THE PROBLEM: There are lots of parties, but not enough parties.

Party不夠多啦

THE SOLUTION: Substance abuse! It's time to embrace the show's inherent
nihilism, and put some lives in danger in the process. Which means: Bring on
the binge drinking! Cocaine! Pilfered pharmaceuticals! We're not suggesting
that the show actually condone these activities (if acted well, it will be
clear who's making the correct choices in such situations), but one more
party scene on this show without even a whiff of overindulgence is going to
drive us to drink (more).

party不夠瘋啊

THE PROBLEM: Jenny Humphrey has no storyline.

小J沒有故事

THE SOLUTION: Let Jenny be an aspiring fashion designer, with the emphasis on
aspiring. Her detour into the runway world gave the show some much-needed
scenery changing. Having her drop out of school and pursue emancipation,
however, was totally out of character for such a Daddy's girl. She can work
for Eleanor Waldorf, but make sure she remains a pitiable intern in the
process. Let her talent develop at a realistic pace. Also: We might get
letters for this, but let her dress like a wacko and line her eyes with as
much raccoon makeup as she likes.It gives the starchy, preppy show some
badly needed aesthetic texture.

希望小J繼續往設計師那條線 然後浣熊妝實在很不討喜啊

THE PROBLEM: Brooklyn is unfairly - and not very funnily - maligned.

Brooklyn真的是躺著也中槍

THE SOLUTION: Enough with the Brooklyn jokes. Anyone who has been to the five
boroughs any time within the last decade or so knows that Brooklyn is no
longer the punchline it once was - whether it ever deserved to be or not.
There are almost as many shoe boutiques and cupcake cafes in Park Slope as
there are on Park Avenue now; it's not deserving of the show's elitist jabs.
(Queens, on the other hand....)


不要再搞Brooklyn的笑點了 那已經是老梗啦 不過 Queens區嘛....

What do you think, Gossip Girl fans? How would you fix Gossip Girl - if it
needs fixing at all? Chime in with comments below!



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