Gilmore Girls Revival Discussion Post
Ok, I have now finished all four 'seasons' of the Gilmore Girls revival. Commentary below the cut and in the comments if anyone wants.
Emily had the best arc by far I think. It was in character in a way that I can picture a real person responding.
I'm also generally positive on Lorelai's arc. I love that she and Luke got married (but seriously did they think they were making a music video?). The "Wild" thing was amusing but unnecessary. The pool scene during Summer was horrible. But it was great to see Lorelai, Michel, and Sookie back at the Inn again.
Rory annoyed the crap out of me for most of the series. First, Logan - I hated this storyline the first time they did it with Dean. Full disclosure I've always thought Logan brought out the worst in Rory and this did nothing to change my mind. I'm glad she finally ended things and I would hope she continued without him even if the child was his. Second, the job thing - sigh it's like ASP tried to pack as many negative Millennial stereotypes as possible into this arc. I like the idea of her working the Gazette or teaching at Chilton or even the book in the end, but ugh. Also it totally would've worked better with a 5 year gap than a 10 year gap. I wasn't expecting the final four words (I was expecting something more about affirming the Gilmore Girl bond, though I suppose this was actually), but now that I know them I can see the blatant foreshadowing in the revival.
It was nice to see the townsfolk and other supporting characters again, though many of the cameos were more distractions than additions. I'd be happy to see more.
Thoughts?
Emily had the best arc by far I think. It was in character in a way that I can picture a real person responding.
I'm also generally positive on Lorelai's arc. I love that she and Luke got married (but seriously did they think they were making a music video?). The "Wild" thing was amusing but unnecessary. The pool scene during Summer was horrible. But it was great to see Lorelai, Michel, and Sookie back at the Inn again.
Rory annoyed the crap out of me for most of the series. First, Logan - I hated this storyline the first time they did it with Dean. Full disclosure I've always thought Logan brought out the worst in Rory and this did nothing to change my mind. I'm glad she finally ended things and I would hope she continued without him even if the child was his. Second, the job thing - sigh it's like ASP tried to pack as many negative Millennial stereotypes as possible into this arc. I like the idea of her working the Gazette or teaching at Chilton or even the book in the end, but ugh. Also it totally would've worked better with a 5 year gap than a 10 year gap. I wasn't expecting the final four words (I was expecting something more about affirming the Gilmore Girl bond, though I suppose this was actually), but now that I know them I can see the blatant foreshadowing in the revival.
It was nice to see the townsfolk and other supporting characters again, though many of the cameos were more distractions than additions. I'd be happy to see more.
Thoughts?