Warning: This article contains spoilers for Thursday’s episode ofGossip Girl, “Parentsite.”
Greetings, Upper East Siders.
We know you watched the midseason finale ofHBO Max’sGossip Girland are just dying to know what happens next.
Thomas Doherty on ‘Gossip Girl’.Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max
(If you didn’t and aren’t, stop reading now!)
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She was always watching it, and so I was just pottering around in the background, watching it.
Jason Gotay on ‘Gossip Girl’.Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max
That was maybe 2019.
Then they started auditioning and I got an audition for Max and for Obie.
And I definitely was more drawn to Max.
Thomas Doherty, Emily Alyn Lind, and Evan Mock on ‘Gossip Girl’.Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max
How do you feel about the comparisons to Chuck Bass?
I mean, they’re very similar within the dynamic.
The characters are similar.
Jordan Alexander and Whitney Peak on ‘Gossip Girl’.Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max
you might definitely draw comparisons, but they are different in their own right.
It’s a different time.
We have social media and he’s got two dads, so there’s a lot of difference there.
The original run of this show was so beloved.
How has the fan response been to Max and the reboot in general?
I get stopped loads, which is really bizarre.
People are like, “Can I get a picture?”
and I’m like, “Are you sure it’s me you want notRichard Madden?”
and I was like, “Yeah, it’s me.”
She asks for a picture and I’m like, “Course you’re able to.
I was like, “F— me.”
and walked out of there so fast.
Okay, let’s talk about the midseason finale.
Max is playing a dangerous game with Rafa [Jason Gotay] by sending that video to Gossip Girl.
Who should be more afraid going forward?
I don’t think anyone should be afraid for Max, I think they should be afraid for Rafa.
Good, he deserves it.
Is shooting those sparring scenes with Jason a lot of fun?
Oh my God, amazing.
I mean, Jason’s such a phenomenal human and I love him to death.
It was so fun.
He was definitely my favorite person to work with on set.
We had such great chemistry on and off.
We had fun, we played, and it was really safe.
The other big cliffhanger for your character in this episode was the threesome with Aki and Audrey.
Are they going to be in a throuple going forward?
[Laughs]
Okay, but I feel hopeful for them.
They have a strong friendship as a foundation.
Are youand Emily and Evan pretty close in real life now too?
Evan’s been a massive fan of mine, so it was nice for him.
[Laughs] No, I’m kidding.
They’re the other two that I love working with.
They’re really, really great human beings and they bring something different.
Emily’s such a rock star and Evan’s a cool dude.
I love working with them and they’re great actors.
I know this is Evan’s first job and he’s really killing it.
They just say, “Let the camera roll!”
and we crack on.
[Laughs] Nah, there’s an intimacy coordinator there all the time.
So it’s really, really safe.
How is working with Josh in general as a showrunner?
He’s obviously had a lot of success in the TV world.
He has poured his heart and soul into it.
It’s really, really nice to have him.
He actually directed an episode I think it’s 8 that was really special.
He just knows it inside-out and he’s so passionate about it.
I don’t know how he’s got the energy I’m exhausted.
He’s really great.
I mean, again it’s that ebb and flow, will they, won’t they.
We get to see that play out.
There’s a lot of suspense around it, and that continues.
That’s all I can tell you!!
Don’t think your Glaswegian brogue will get me to spill!
So in episode 6 we also saw Julien and Obie hook up.
Well, I think Obie and Max would be a cute couple.
But I like Julien and Obie.
I think they’re cute and I think Julien really evolves.
The first six episodes ofGossip Girlare available to stream on HBO Max now.
New episodes will air in November.
