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Caitlin Shure

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Gossip Girl Deathwatch

Creator Josh Schwartz’s last teen sensation, The O.C., flamed out after three-and-a-half short seasons (excuse us, we mean three seasons plus one we prefer to forget). Will history repeat itself? Ten symptoms of impending death we saw on The O.C.—and are now seeing on Gossip Girl.

Caitlin Shure

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