Gossip girl should have been Erick. When you'er rewatching the show you'll see was the perfect choice. When you really think about it, I think it was bad writing that made the characters and the audience think we had to discover who gossip girl was. I would have been content not knowing who she was. As someone who watched the show in real time from stat to finish, I knew a spin off was inevitable. Not knowing the identity of GG would have made the spin off more fun.