- Lorelai’s COmplex relationship with her parents
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Lorelai’s complex relationship with her parents, and Emily specifically, was the best part of the show. Every time I rewatch Gilmore Girls, even though I love the comfort of seeing Lorelai and Rory rent every movie in sight and bother Luke in the diner, I find myself more and more often looking forward to the scenes with Emily Gilmore. We sometimes forget that there are three Gilmore girls, not just two. Emily had the most character development out of any of them. She made bad decisions, yes, but she grew from it and rose above all of the tragedy to finally become her own person. I also think that people (and watchers) throughout the show unconsciously limit her to being a one-dimensional character, limiting her to exist solely as Richard’s wife, Lorelai’s mother, or a frivolous party planner. However, she holds so much complexity to be simply defined as a good or bad person in those aspects. Both of them, Lorelai and Emily, do the right thing when it comes down to it- they do care about each other. Their scenes are some of my favorites to watch, and as the show progresses, you can see them get closer and understand each other better.
- ROry’s DOwnfall
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Rory’s downfall was realistic, but not just for the reasons that we expect. I think that academic pressure aside, any college student understands dropping out of Yale differently than we would have even five years prior. In college, it’s easy to have everything you thought about yourself questioned and to be lost, to lose yourself. I think that it naturally would have happened at some time, and the thing that you learn from downfalls is that only you have to want to get better. Also, the feedback Mitchum Huntzberger told Rory was true- is it a tough pill to swallow? Definitely. But I do think he was right.
- The right choice for rory
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Team Logan! I think that he was the best for her. Enough said. (Sorry guys).
- Lorelai and her flaws
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Lorelai is a fan-favorite, but let’s not pretend she didn’t have flaws. Her fierce independence was admirable, but it often led her to push people away (Luke, her parents, even Rory at times). Sometimes, she was just as stubborn as Emily, and her inability to compromise caused many of her own problems. I think many people chalk it up to the way she was raised and having a kid as young as she did, but at some point as an adult, you need to take accountability. Still love love her though- her wit one of envy.
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