Rory rejecting Logan was the single most important thing that happened in this show because of what it symbolizes. Since the beginning, the show has been subtlety signaling what life Rory is going to fall into. The rich, glamorous and house wife life of Emily? Or the independent woman with struggles, Lorelai? By accepting Logan’s proposal she would’ve ultimately been giving up what she worked so hard to do. Be a journalist. Which requires flexibility and travel. She would’ve been settling. Bending what she wants for the better of the relationship. Trading that for probably becoming (like emily) a rich housewife who was deeply unsatisfied with where her life had turned up (her joy and satisfaction coming from assisting and making her husband happy). And by accepting the job to work on obama’s campaign, she is also rejecting lorelai’s life (of staying in one place, settling down and making a life there). She’s choosing her OWN PATH!!! Which was the entire point of the show! Not to be a cycle but for us to watch Rory choose neither Emily nor Lorelai. By refusing the proposal she chose RORY. This is what 7 seasons of the show had been building towards. But they ruined this premise by making her and Logan have the affair in a year in the life! What a beautiful ending with such symbolism wasted.

I'm sorry if it's dumb. But I'm confused.

She ordered food from Sandeep's and food is arriving in 40 minutes. Literally Paris stays, Jess arrives with an enormous care package of Luke's food. They eat it, they debate literature, Dean calls, Dean drives over, and a massive fight breaks out.

This timeline easily spans at least 1.5 to 2 hours. but her actual order didn't arrive? Which was arriving in 40 minutes? 😍🥀 I just never saw anyone talking about this. Whenever I watch this episode I can't help but be confused.

Also, how did Jess know that her mom told her to burn house afterwards is the only way to vanish the smell ? (Soulmates telepathy lol)

For those who don’t know, Keiko Agena is only 6 years younger than Lauren Graham, and 8 years older than Alexis, IRL, making her already in her late 20s early 30s during the early seasons of the show. I know adults playing high schoolers is nothing new, but usually you can tell. Keiko did such a phenomenal job fitting right in.

I think maids such as the one with the walnuts in the salad or putting sugar on everything had heard of Emily's reputation of firing maids and giving them a VERY lucrative compensation package.

My theory is that as much as Emily was a "stickler" for rules and routines that must be followed to a T, so much the maids were trying to fail discreetly (or directly like failing the salad four times in a single dinner).

Is it unethical? Maybe. Did they know they had an expiration date and it would be better to get the severance much earlier and save themselves from those demands? Certainly!

Happy for this new find!

I just learned that this actress, who plays the character of "Bernadette", a Chilton student in this short scene (Those Are Strings, Pinocchio), is Samantha Weil, the IRL sister of Liza Weil aka Paris Geller!

I never realized it before now, but they look and sound really similar. 🤯

He’s also hurt, frustrated, insecure, or humiliated. Why do people only see these feelings and thinks he’s an angry man? You should give him the same grace you give Rory or Lorelai when their emotions take over and they say rude/hurtful things.

We should try to put ourselves in other people’s shoes. Switch the gender roles around and a lot of the time you will understand exactly how Dean reacted. I also want to point out how many people don’t correctly remember scenes from the show, and it’s embarrassing to read comments where people are so loud and so wrong about how Dean acted.

The first thing that pops into my mind is the Chilton Dance. “Dean threatened to KILL Tristan! It was so scary!” No, he said “You don’t want to fight me Tristan! Because I’ll kill you, you idiot!” as Tristan was repeatedly shoving him and trying to get him to go outside the room to fight. Dean didn’t do anything, he defended Rory after Tristan stepped into her space, and he refused to fight and got them out of there. I can’t fathom how he’s made into the villain this night by a lot of people. It was season 1 and it was dramatic for a reason.

When the Gilmores arrive and there’s chit chat about Mia’s house being small. I thought it was enormous! Like Lorelai’s! I’ve noticed this on American shows (I’m a Brit) people’s version of a small house is like a mansion to me!

I’ve see her in cameos of other stuff like Seinfeld or law and order but I don’t like watching her act in anything except for Gilmore girls. They couldn’t have found a more perfect person for the role. Does anyone else agree?

Seeing how important coffee was in the show, I can't help but wonder how good the brew served in Stars Hollow actually was.

I've known people who work so hard at making excellent coffee. They take a ton of time sourcing quality beans. They roast the beans themselves. They have these fancy machines that I can't even begin to understand.

It doesn't seem like anyone on the show puts that much thought or care into their coffee. Luke uses a drip machine with regular filters you buy at Costco. Sookie never talks about it at all. No one ever talks about the darkness of the roasts, or how they ground the beans. No one talks about where the beans come from, or if they have any hints of chocolate or hazelnut whatever from the roasting process.

What's strange is that given the quirks of Stars Hollow, you'd think this would be a passion project for someone.

I admit, I personally don't know much about coffee myself, so I wanted to put it out there.

Am I being too snobby? Do you think the people in Stars Hollow were actually drinking great coffee? Or was it just passable stuff they thought was good?

I am a brand new watcher on season 4.. I don't dislike Luke's character at all but I feel absolutely no true sexual tension between him and Lorelei. I think they make perfect friends and dare I say they even kinda seem like siblings to me sometimes.

Brand new sealed waiting for me

In my yearly rewatch, I dread getting to this episode. As someone who lives far away from family and whose husband often travels, I spend a lot of hard days playing phone tag and trying to be positive over text and message. I hate the idea of the people I love also having a hard day from afar and not wanting to “bother” me with it. Bother me!!!

I often can’t stomach the emotion in this episode, I always think about skipping it, but end up watching anyway cause it’s critical to the story.

Any episodes you HAVE to skip?

This is my first time watching this show and I just started season five and wow season 4 was all the mess I could’ve asked for. However Dean really has some nerve telling his wife that she doesn’t respect him after coming home late from CHEATING😭

Can I also say I hate the way he raises his voice at the women he’s with especially when no else was yelling. Idk I’m personally big on tone so it triggers me, I didn’t like it when he was 16 but I realllly don’t like it at 19. The marriage in general was very stupid but it kinda makes sense that he would since it seemed like he was looking to follow in his parents footsteps.

Also I kinda hate the way they’ve been framing Dean as this amazing guy who Rory let get away. What she did to him was horrible yes and he was a good boyfriend but idk he’s just a man🤷🏽‍♀️I don’t even hate Dean I actually always fall for his and Rory’s chemistry but now poor girl is a mistress and I fear it’s so insane it’s comical😭

Our town does a fall festival every year and for the last couple of years the local bakery does a fun event. Line was out the door. I tried to get as many pictures as I could without being weird.

The photo is hard to take because the ornament is holographic. I was pleasantly surprised that it talks when you push the button. I honestly thought it was just a photo on TV. Expensive for what it is, but I had credits built up on Hallmark. I love it. The purple line through the middle is a reflection.

Rory bounces between so many living situations once she goes to Yale. You'd think when Christopher finally decides he wants to be there for Rory as a provider & father, that he'd buy/rent her a place near school so she didn't have to live in a shady place with Paris or move in (then out, then back in) with Logan.

I know, just one more way in which Christopher was a failure, but this one felt so obvious!

This is my first time watching the show, and I’m just starting season 7. Oh my God, I can’t stand Lorelai and Luke as a couple. They just don’t work together at all. And the funny thing is, they were the couple I’d been rooting for for so many seasons!

But I absolutely love Lorelai and Christopher together!

Yesterday, while watching the episode where Trix suddenly comes over for Richard’s birthday, I thought, why did she ask to see Lorelai’s house. Emily panicked so much. But Trix made no comments at all about the house. This scene never made any sense to me.
Then, yesterday I got to thinking - what if Trix thinks that if Lorelai’s house is not good enough, she could let Rory and her live in her house. But, then she was satisfied with the house. So then, she plans to permanently shift there.

This is, of course, just speculation - no way to confirm. But Trix did want to set up a trust fund for Rory. And the next time, she comments how Lorelai is obviously struggling and asks why Richard isn’t helping her. So, she always seems concerned about Lorelai’s and Rory’s financial well being.

I’m not an American. Im watching them drive from Yale to Florida for spring break and I’m wondering what the timing was like for their drive? Did they drive through the night? How does Paris not look exhausted? According to Google maps, it’s an 18 hour drive! It’s things like this that make shows less realistic than they already are! Keen to know if anyone has ever done such a long drive? Is this kind of trip normal for Americans?
Thanks

- Francine

- Cornish game hen (Emily's opinion on them also changes 180)

- Paella ( "why people still insist on serving paella is beyond me" *serves paella at FND)

- Condoleeza Rice (is she supposed to be a strange person, I'm not American, the postbox, the masks)

- Linny (Linny Lott, Linnie the therapist)

ETA : Mencken's Chrestomathy. They've gotten excited over seeing it in multiple episodes. Do they just get excited and forget to see it?

I'm sure there are more but I'm forgetting. Any that bother you?