Gossip Girl will be celebrating it’s 100th episode later this month and to mark the occasion, actress Blake Lively (who plays Serena Van Der Woodsen on the show) will be channeling her inner Marilyn Monroe for a dream sequence in the 100th ep. As you can see in the promo photos below, Blake (as Serena) portrays Marilyn Monroe in her iconic Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend ensemble as she is flanked by co-star Leighton Meester (in costume as Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s) and her male co-stars dressed in tuxedos. Click below to get your first look at the upcoming 100th episode of Gossip Girl.
The 100th episode of “Gossip Girl” airs Monday, Jan. 30, and will open with a musical dream sequence featuring Serena (Blake Lively), Blair (Leighton Meester) and all the men in their lives (Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick and Hugo Becker). Leighton plays Audrey Hepburn while Blake channels Marilyn Monroe. Do you think Blake makes a believable Marilyn? She wears a strapless pink dress, gloves and many jewels, mimicking “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” The episode will also focus on Chuck (Westwick) wrestling with the reality that Blair is about to walk down the aisle with Prince Louis (Becker) and the return of Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg), who might make the royal affair a royal disaster.
While I applaud Gossip Girl for attempting to do something fun for the show’s 100th episode, I can’t think of anything LESS INTERESTING than an homage to Marilyn Monroe. I mean … without question, Marilyn is an icon … but doing the “Marilyn Monroe thing” is so tired and lazy, I’m really surprised this is the best that the GG folks could come up with. Lindsay Lohan has tried to make a career at milking Marilyn Monroe‘s fame … I’m really at a loss as to why Gossip Girl thinks going that route will be interesting or entertaining. I guess Blake looks fine as Marilyn but … c’mon, anyone in that same blonde wig and pink dress would look the same (and has looked the same time and time and time and time and time and time again). While I congratulate Gossip Girl on reaching the 100th episode benchmark, I have to give them a big poop sandwich for not coming up with a better and more inventive way of marking the occasion.
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I don’t want to be mean, but Blake is a pretty girl, but for the most part she’s a hit or miss. She sometimes looks like a man… And sometime she doesn’t. It’s like, she either looks like a woman or a man dressing up as a woman. She looks good here, but then again these photos are taken at a far distance.
Even though it is overdone, I’m happy to see anyone but Lindsay as Marilyn. It’s not AS dull when they add Audrey to the mix. Regardless, I find Gossip Girl is an insanely cliche/cheesy show no matter what they do.
I am hoping this will just be a short little scene that is a part of Blair’s dream since she is known for dreaming of herself as Audrey. Hopefully this will just be fun little scene. I’m guessing it won’t be a huge part of the 100th episode. If it is… Meh.
Why do all these young “starlets” want to emulate Marilyn Monroe? She was a passable actress, pretty yes, but had so many troubles in her life. What would make them want to be like her? I just dont get it, there are so many other amazing actresses from the Hollywood Golden Age to want to be like. Come on ladies if you
want to be like a tragic star from the past pick a new one MM is getting kind of played out.
Have you ever read any of her quotes or interviews? She was very intelligent, had a grace like no other, not to mention charm and wit. I think that added very much to her beauty and charm. She was complex and honest, about Hollywood as well as her personal struggles. She was sexy, yet innocent. I think the fact that she had those demons, while at the same time being the most desired woman in the world, added a curiosity about her. I think she is a wonder to people, being so “perfect”, yet in so much pain. Young death also seems to add to the persona of being so iconic.
though i totally agree that the marilyn thing is getting more and more played out, i will admit that GG is a guilty pleasure of mine. i love the dream sequences that blair waldrof has from time to time – i think it’s a great tribute to classic films :)