Alex Alonzo/E! IllustrationIf you're anything like us, you've probably spent a good chunk of this year baking banana bread, learning new TikTok dances, drinking tons of coffee—or wine, we don't judge—and binge-watching just about every series available.
After all, we're looking for delightful ways to escape reality, especially in 2020. Our favorite shows take us back to a time pre-coronavirus when hugging was acceptable and no one thought twice about a silly little sneeze. It was a time when Gossip Girl's Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) always had a pack of followers less than six feet away from her and when Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) sipped cosmos at a crowded bar alongside her friends without thinking twice about who she was getting physically too close to.
Today, while some hits—Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us and Shameless, just to name a few—have adjusted their storylines to discuss the global pandemic, we couldn't help but wonder how the iconic shows of yesteryear would tackle current events.
Naturally, Gilmore Girls' Michel Gerard (Yanic Truesdale) would immediately put himself in a plexiglass case behind the front desk of the Dragonfly Inn while Friends' Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) would struggle to remember if it's COVID-19 or COVID-9. (Maybe it's CORVID? He truly doesn't know.)
The fast-talking Stars Hollow resident doesn't bother stocking up on toilet paper. Rather, she's worried about—gasp—a coffee shortage. Even worse? Despite lockdown and stay-at-home orders, she still has to go to Friday night dinners.
In quarantine, Blair develops an unhealthy obsession with NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. But seriously, who can blame her? Even Serena gets it. And while she's happy to see the tourists have fled the city, she is bummed there's no one to stare (and gawk) at her from the steps of the Met.
Social distancing isn't a problem for the Crows Have Eyes 3 star. She'd rather be home alone with her wigs anyway. And with her acting career on pause, Moira keeps busy by designing a mask collection to match her every-changing hair. After hiring Alexis to serve as her PR guru, the duo decide to name the line, "EW, COVID."
Time in quarantine actually serves as the perfect excuse for Jane to put her head down and finally focus on that new book she's been talking about. The only problem? She can't stop watching her beloved telenovelas!
The only thing that saves this curly-haired columnist from completely losing it is online shopping. Carrie justifies each new pair of Manolos purchased by calling them an essential item. Because, obviously, the chicest way to order delivery is to do so while strutting around your apartment in a new pair of pumps.
For the fashion-forward student, online classes can wait. After all, Zoey is busy starting her very own tie-dye line. Her marketing strategy? Dancing to "WAP" on TikTok while wearing a matching sweat set.
While Central Perk's no. 1 artist was forced to move her performances of "Smelly Cat" to her apartment window, Phoebe isn't feeling down on herself. After all, she's convinced that the few people outside the Chipotle downstairs are a crowd waiting to hear her sing. She has fans everywhere!
At long last, Schmidt finds an excuse to hide the douchebag jar. Why? He has to make room for his new collection of cleaning supplies!
A problematic year? Psh, not with Washington D.C.'s most famous fixer on the case. After finishing all the red wine and popcorn in her house, Olivia—with her white hat, of course—storms to the Oval Office and says just two words to change everything: "It's handled."
Not even Eleven's superpowers can stop the force of 2020. The only element she can control? Buying up all the Eggos in the area. Whoops.