The world could be in its most gossip-fueled era yet. DeuxMoi regularly feeds the celebrity-tabloid landscape. People can’t stop singing We Don’t Talk About Bruno, despite the song’s central refrain. And loose-lipped characters are having a moment on TV—populating the buzziest HBO dramas, network comedies, and bodice-ripping period pieces. Enter the second season of Netflix’s Bridgerton, which debuted on Friday‚ a show that’s framed around Lady Whistledown’s scandalous musings. Of course, her column is written by the oft-overlooked Penelope—who finds freedom in stirring the pot and blowing the whistle on her Regency-era surroundings.
She’s not the only one. Many of this season’s TV shows feature characters with a gift for gossip. Some spill unverified intel after feeling overlooked in their own lives, à la Gossip Girl’s Kate or Euphoria’s Lexi. Others bond over their busybody ways—see: Succession’s Tom and Greg or Abbott Elementary’s Melissa and Barbara. Above all, these characters do a public service for their respective shows, moving the plot along and delivering the goods while they do it. As Bridgerton’s buzzy new season premieres, let’s take a look at the characters keeping blind items alive on TV’s biggest hits.
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