‘Gossip Girl’ season 1 recap – episode 5: ‘Hope Sinks’

The fifth installment of “Gossip Girl” marks a Halloween celebration that brings together most of Constance Billard’s elite, albeit missing one prominent member.

They discuss an upcoming exclusive “Hulaween” party as normal high school students might discuss homecoming, planning out couple outfits and dreaming of topping the costume contest that would land the winners a photo in Vogue.

Meanwhile, Max engage in promiscuous behavior on school grounds, separated from the public by merely a wall.

It is surprising that a show mostly concerned with unrealistic depictions of high school social dynamics would discuss an issue as heavy as gun violence, and this inexperience shows through in the flat and quickly overlooked depiction of the sensitive topic.

In the aftermath of the firearm scare, Kate expresses remorse for how the Gossip Girl platform has been used to torment unsuspecting individuals and give a platform to malicious bullies.

Aki stages an intervention when he tries to warn Max and Rafa of the inappropriate nature of their relationship, failing to get through to Max and instead being threatened with suspension by Rafa.

On the night of the “Hulaween” party, tensions boil over as Zoya and Julien arrive dressed as Beyoncé and Solange to flaunt their renewed bond after their legendary rivalry, only to see their costume idea was leaked to everyone at the party.

Later, when Max is confronted with the truth that Rafa is a serial predator with a history of preying on vulnerable high school students, he breaks free of Rafa’s manipulation and returns to the friends he had pushed away.

When Max reunites with his friends at the hospital where Audrey’s mom has been admitted, he shares a deep group hug with everyone.

But while the students break down the boundaries that kept them apart, Kate decides to put another one up, reactivating the Gossip Girl account and limiting comments to assert Gossip Girl as a dominant presence.

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