I’ve had really mixed feelings about this show ever since I first heard about it a couple of months ago. Not having been a fan of the original, I didn’t have either the “Yes! It’s back!” or the “Oh no, they’re going to ruin it!” reaction that the people who followed the adventures of Brandon, Brenda, and Kelly back in the day had. But then, just when my interest was waning, they went and added Naomi (Annalynne McCord) and Ethan (Dustin Milligan) to the cast and I got excited.

Now, having watched the preview, I’m simply in a state of confusion. It looks like it’s going to be Gossip Girl on the West Coast. But isn’t Gossip Girl just The O.C. on the East Coast? And since The O.C. already existed, wouldn’t that make this the poor man’s O.C.? But nobody on 90210 could possibly be as bad as an actress as Mischa Barton, right? On the other hand, none of them looks to be as adorable as Adam Brody, so I just don’t know.