Why is this 'Gossip Girl' character's signature line going viral on TikTok?

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Gossip Girl, the teen drama that revolves around the fictional lives of a group of elite New York City teens, has been a hot topic on TikTok lately for a remarkably niche reason. While the popular CW series ended over a decade ago, in 2012, some TikTok creators are reveling in the nostalgia of one character and her seemingly go-to phrase — “it” girl Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and her four favorite words: “I have to go.”

While YouTuber Emma LaPlace (@emmalaplace9979) arguably created the first compilation video of van der Woodsen’s tendency to perpetually exit, claiming that she has to go (with “go” also written as “geaux,” “gou” or “goh” by fans who try to take Lively’s supposed pronunciation of the word into consideration), the trend has drawn recent buzz on TikTok.

In fact, the hashtag #ihavetogoserena has more than 38.7 million views on TikTok, and that’s largely because of a creator named Lana Vish (@lanaviish), whose recent van der Woodsen impressions have gained popularity on the app.

Vish posted her first van der Woodsen impression in November 2023, showing fellow TikTokers the “correct” way to deliver the signature “I have to go” line, down to her facial expressions and strut — pumps and all. After receiving about a million views in a single day, Vish, who watched Gossip Girl during its original run, told Yahoo News that she took it upon herself to record more sketches and re-creations of other iconic scenes from the show.