Hilary In Gossip Girl - Reviews

by Guest on Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:37 pm

Hilary Duff, while much maligned by some of the show’s ardent fans as a stunt casting move, can at least act. Tyra Banks, That’s pure stunt casting. Duff’s character, Olivia, enrolls at NYU to live a normal college life. She’s a movie star, which new love Dan (Penn Badgley) somehow doesn’t know.

You’ll have to forgive moments that are lame (power wars at the high school) or so-so (Tyra Banks as an emotional actress). Alongside that is a story that’s fun, clever and well-acted. A movie star (wonderfully played by Hilary Duff) enrolls at the college and is lucky enough to meet the one guy who doesn’t recognize her.

Aside from this you will also get treated to a couple guest stars in “Dan De Fleurette”. The first is Hilary Duff. I always been sort of neutral on Hilary, but I have to say I thought she was great in this episode. I’m actually hoping she’ll be in the remaining episodes this season. The other guest star I’m sorry to say is Tyra Banks. Really Gossip Girl? You are better than that. In my opinion Banks over acted in most of the scenes she was in. I hope she is NOT in any more episodes this season.

Source:hilaryfan

by Beckles on Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:02 pm

Cant wait to see it!

by Guest on Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:45 am

New One:

Los Angeles Times: Could "Gossip Girl" be turning into the "Entourage" of the East? It's only a matter of time before more and more celebrities sign up to appear on the show, especially after Hilary Duff and Tyra Banks kicked last night's episode off so well. I'd like to see Matt Damon or Mark Wahlberg try to look as fabulous.

Duff entered the fray as Olivia Burke, a young movie star of "Twilight"-like proportions who is desperate for a normal college experience. She gets a small taste of normalcy when she meets clueless Dan, who is the last person on earth to recognize her, and Vanessa, her new roommate. Olivia becomes Dan's new love interest and somewhat establishes his type: blonds with a trail of paparazzi behind them. This romance, of course, won't last too long, what with a vengeful Georgina waiting in the wings and Duff's real movie career beckoning, but I thought Olivia and Dan make a cute couple, no?

I admit, I had very little expectations when I first heard of Duff's casting. I wasn't too familiar with her body of work outside of her roles in "Cheaper By the Dozen" and "The Cinderella Story" (come on, like you've never "accidentally" landed on the ABC Family channel), but I thought it safe to assume that playing a cute, blond, undercover actress would be a cakewalk for her. And it was! Like Dan, I felt gullible yet charmed. The Duff was sweet, adorable and "refreshingly normal" -- she had me at "I love Godard!"

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