The fresh Legally Blonde television prequel ‘Elle: Origins’ launched this week. Commentators call it a surprisingly good 90s nostalgia-driven origin story. The cast openly praised the show’s openness about queerness as a key part of the series. Sources close to The Independent, a surprise James Van Der Beek cameo popped up in the first episode. Meanwhile, The New York Times spotlighted the original star’s nostalgic return as an grown-up Elle Woods.