THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Gossip Girl

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 36

The CW teen drama about the private lives of Manhattan's elite prep-schoolers, narrated by an anonymous blogger.

Real-World Reference

After Zev admitted her crew had nothing to watch but earth reruns, Donut and Zev bonded over Gossip Girl, trading references to the season three Chuck-and-Blair hotel breakup and the season five car accident.

Book 1, Chapter 36

Explaining the concept of fan fiction to Donut, Zev revealed she used to read Gossip Girl fan stories online and had once tried writing one herself, though it never got much attention.

Book 1, Chapter 44

Riding on Carl's shoulder after Mongo's reunion with them, Donut mentioned that she and Zev had been talking about writing a new episode of Gossip Girl together, before Mongo bolted screaming into the alley and cut her off.

Book 2, Chapter 16

Pushing Carl to stomp two frenzied gerbils at once to appease the system AI, Donut compares the idea to a Gossip Girl episode about Dan, cut off by Carl before she can finish the reference.

Book 4, Chapter 13
History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 36
  • TAG Real-World Reference: Donut and Zev bonded for real over the show's plots
Book 4
Chapter 13
  • TAG Real-World Reference: Donut compares stomping two gerbils at once to a Dan-centric episode, cut off by Carl before finishing