Late Monday night, Ariana Grande released a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated “thank u, next” music video. As gleaned from the teaser, and Grande’s own social media posts, the video will be a pastiche of several cult teen comedies: Bring It On, 13 Going on Thirty, Legally Blonde and of course, Mean Girls. The clip features several stars reprising their canonized roles, including Jonathan Bennett, aka Aaron Samuels. Last night, Lindsay Lohan, whose turn as the affable white African, Cady Heron is considered by many (me) to be the best performance of her career, aired her feelings in the most Lindsay way possible: via Instagram. The caption: “Behind the scenes ain’t nobody Lindsay Lohan like the real Lindsay Lohan. But so flattered by @arianagrande loving #MeanGirls so much! Also, I love #dynasty
She’s so generous! Also, is it standard for music videos to come preceded by trailers? Isn’t a music video, essentially, a trailer already? If Ari’s budget only allowed for one celebrity, she should have requested Lindsay/Cady; who cares about Aaron Samuels? The video for Thank U, Next drops Friday.