The OC v/s Gossip Girl

I (Arushi) will not deny that I was extremely upset when the OC ended. And even though nothing can replace good ol' OC...Gossip Girl isnt that bad. As Mali pointed out a few weeks ago- `Gossip Girl is just like OC with designer clothes.' I guess that could be said. But lets all dig deeper. I noticed some similarities bewteen the characters. Hell, everyone did. But mine may be a bit different.
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Serena Van Der Woodson V/S Marissa Cooper
This It girl shares more than just an uncanny
resemblance to resident O.C. downer Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton, left). Serena (Blake Lively, right) seems to have it all, but in addition to a party girl reputation, dark family secrets and a disregard for high society, Serena one-ups the sulky Coop with a history of BFF betrayal.







Summer Roberts and Taylor V/S Blair Waldorf

Everyone else is comparing Blair to Summer without a second thought, but what about Taylor? Yes, Blair and Summer are rich, brunette, effortlessly chic and dressed-to-impress 24/7. However, Taylor and Blair share similar family situations. They both have the pushy, over-bearing mother who pretends to want the best for her daughter but really just gets off on the power. But Blair's mother is way nicer than Taylor's was.

Where Summer and Blair are concerned,--
Blair is like Summer - the Queen Bee (Or Queen B, as it may, er, be), with the designer clothes and riches to her name. But what she doesn’t have is Summer’s loyal following: Blair’s boyfriend Nate has already cheated on her, and the return of ex-best friend Serena is putting her crown in jeopardy.

Ryan and Seth V/S Nate and Dan

I figured these four boys had a little similarity circle (or square, I suppose) thing going on, therefore they're all in comparison with each other. Ryan + Marissa, Nate + Serena; Seth + Summer, Nate + Blair and squeeze Dan + Serena in there somewhere: a complicated love hexagon to boot. All four of these boys were turned into instant heartthrobs after their shows became IT, and none of their characters buy into the lifestyles that they were born into/brought into.

Julie V/S Kirsten V/S Darla

Both Julie and Darla can be nasty and downright evil, as well as putting a lot of pressure on their daughters; but deep down (in Julie's case: really far down) both are good people - hence the Kirsten link.





Anna V/S Vanessa

They're practically the same character, really. Quirky, friends of the outsider guy who's secretly in love with him at one point and try to express this by giving him advice on his love life. But, as far as I know, Vanessa never actually gets with Dan, unlike Anna with Seth








Sandy V/S Rufus

Both are seen as uncool dads, but give some of the best advice on the show. Sandy's wife Kirsten used to date Marissa's dad Jimmy, and Dan's dad Rufus used to date Serena's mum Darla.















Luke V/S Chuck
The similarities here seem obvious, but when you really get down to it, they're not all that similar. At first, Luke is Newport's resident bad-boy (aside from Ryan) as with Chuck in the Upper East Side. But Luke redeems himself once his vulnerable side is shown, but as far as I know, Chuck doesn't get a chance at redemption...yet. All Chuck wants is approval, from anyone, this being the deep down motivation for all his wicked ways; but is it the same for Luke?