“Gossip Girl” Season 2 begins with Little Z in a very different place than the first season, as Zoya attempts to distance herself from her sister, Julianne, and the whirlwind of scandal that is creating an upheaval on the Upper East Side. Made for a full entrance.
Whitney Peake told TheWrap, “She’s trying to create her own safe space, outside of her home and outside of her relationship with her sister and her sister’s boyfriend and the drama that inevitably comes with it.” ” “We find him just wreaking havoc with elegance, but not in a serious or harmful way, just in a fun scheme-y, prank-y way.”
Despite the ups and downs in Zoya’s relationship with Julianne and her father, Nick, Zoya and Nick welcome Julianne into their home after Julianne’s father is accused of sexual assault – a moment of optimism for the family together leads to, challenges come from living under one roof despite the new
“They’re in an okay place all the way through, navigating how to live with Julian and actually having a sister and sharing bathrooms and Julian’s clothes everywhere, and constantly sharing a lot of their space in their house.” something she’s never really had to do before except with her father,” Peake said, adding that Zoya lives in Julian’s shadow at school as well.
As she begins to make room for new relationships besides her sister, Zoya grows closer to Shaan, a vivacious troublemaker who makes plans with Zoya while also making her feel at home with his family. Karata, which provides a different dynamics than Zoya when mounting. only with his father.
“When Zoya slowly begins to spend more time with Shannon’s family, she begins to feel guilty about why she feels like she’s here so much, but then not in her own home?” Peake said. “It opens up different doors and conversations and qualms with her father and Julian.”
Although welcoming Zoya into their home with open arms has resulted in her spending less time with her family, Grace Dua, who plays Shaan, says it may actually lead Zoya to think that her ideal family life is over. what life looks like
Dua told TheWrap, “I think that every person that Zoya has met so far, when she meets their parents, she finds out that there is almost a completely evil version of them.” “Seeing that solid family unit, I think it’s going to be eye-opening for the relationship she wants with her father.”
According to Dua, their stable family life causes Shaan to never have to “think too hard about anything” and lead a “low-risk life”, as she knows she can look up to her parents. can trust – so that she will soon be able to cause mischief. pulls Zoya away.
Dua said, “She just goes with the first idea that comes to her mind and it works for her.” “Zoya is at a place in her life where she needs to think a little more before doing anything, and Shaan is not going to help her do that.”
New episodes of “Gossip Girl” Season 2 premiere Thursday on HBO Max.