The world of Gossip Girl can never stay happy for long. Though the season 2 premiere featured Jenny (Taylor Momsen) finally getting some respect as a fashion intern and Dan and Serena putting aside their nonsense to get back together, the recent announcement of two new recurring characters will certainly put a stop to that.

Willa Holland and John Patrick Amedori are joining Gossip Girl in recurring roles that will provide some trouble for the Humphrey children. Holland will play a 16-year-old model named Agnes in at least three episodes while Amedori will show up as Aaron Rose, a potential suitor for Serena.

Josh Schwartz fans will recognize Holland as the second, sexier Kaitlin Cooper on Schwartz's first show, The O.C. Though she's the first O.C. star to appear on Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz previously reused Rachel Bilson on his other new show, Chuck. In addition, Melinda Clarke will guest star on Chuck this season. Last year, rumors swirled that Mischa Barton, who played Holland's sister on The O.C.., would join the cast of Gossip Girl, but those turned out to be false.

Amedori will show up as Aaron Rose, a character who will be recognized by fans of the Gossip Girl book series. In the books, Aaron was Blair's stepbrother, a dreadlocked hippie Ivy League student who has relationships with Serena and Vanessa. Based on this, it seems his tastes are quite similar to those of Dan.

I suppose it's only natural that they apparently happy relationship for Serena and Dan we saw at the end of the premiere wouldn't last long. Season 2 will once again feature obstacles for their romance in the form of other potential romantic interests. The Jenny storyline sounds somewhat derivative as well, mirroring season 1 in which Blair made it her mission to corrupt Jenny.


-John Kubicek, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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