I haven’t watched Gilmore Girls much since the ”Rory goes wild and drops out of Yale” situation (I mean, you think you know someone, fictional or real… sorry I’m still trying to deal.) There was promise for an episode or two, but this week’s ep further proves that the once wickedly clever show continues to spiral into the abyss of no return. You know, that point that so many once-good shows cross, the point where you don’t feel a part of the characters’ lives anymore because the plot has just gotten way too ludicrous and absurd for you to even care. Here are some of the burning questions in my mind after last night’s bewildering episode.
First, Christopher and Lorelai (pictured) got married! In Paris no less! I didn’t see it coming, but more importantly, what’s this about not telling Rory?! You don’t have to include it in the Wedding Announcements page of the Times, but give the poor girl a call before saying "I do." She’s your only daughter, for crying out loud! Understandably, she didn’t take the news too well. Not that it matters, since that sucker is null to the void without a marriage license, according to a Hartford County Records Office I spoke to. (It’s nothing but fully verified, hard-hitting journalism here at PopWatch.)
And who else wishes to save Lane’s tormented soul — first the loserrocker husband (who I can’t stand), and now her mother moving in?! Oy!She’s old news now because Rory appears to be BFF with these random twogirls I’ve never seen before, yet one of them goes out with Marty (he’sback out of the blue) who is pretending not to know who Rory is. Translation: just another plot twist I don’t need to try to understandin the convoluted mess that used to be one of my favorite shows.
Finally, where is Rory’s job at?! She is supposed to be getting her lifeback on track working a thankless, low-paying butgreat-for-the-experience job at a local paper, but there hasn’t been any mention ofthat gig on the show ever since! (So says EW.com’s Dawnie Walton, who’s been watching closely.)
Girls with the last name of Gilmore, I don’t even recognize youanymore. Is anyone else bugged out by these recent developments inStars Hollow?
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Very. Actually, I’ve kinda been living in denial. I keep telling myself “Sure the dialouge is contrived and the plots are spinning out of control, but it’s still Rory and Loralei, right?” but after last night I think I may have to go the way of many others and dump the GGs before they can really hurt me.
Oh, for the love of all that is holy…SHUT UP! If you don’t like the show, STOP WATCHING IT. Let others who are still enjoying it…well enjoy it.
You obviously still like it by the way you analyzed last night’s episode. Go watch The Biggest Loser or some other far more intelligent primetime programming.
Sorry King Louie, but the point is that we are lovers of Gilmore Girls and we don’t want it wrecked. I used to live for this show every week, now I TIVO and watch Wed morning, usually fast forwarding through most of it. I used to cry half the time I watched that show, I love to cry at sentimental TV moments, but seriously Lorelei is just sappy this year, Rory = boring, give me more Luke and Richard and Emily. I am not going to stop watching, I have too many years invested, but I am not enjoying it.
I checked out when the creators found Luke a daughter he didn’t know he’d fathered. Did watch this season’s premiere and laughed out loud when Kirk crashed a car into Luke’s diner. Good stuff, that. But although I’ve always preferred the dynamic between the actors who play “Lorelai and Christoper”, it feels like the showrunners had to arbitrarily kill the romance between “Lorelai and Luke” because of Lauren Graham’s well-documented antipathy to Scott Patterson. Good shows can go bad when actors stop getting along (can’t you see the tension in every one of “Burke’s” scenes on Grey’s Anatomy now that you know about his history of violence on sets).
kinglouieXVIII – Chill out. In case you didn’t realize, this is a BLOG on EW and they are allowed to speak their mind. That’s kind of the point. You’re speaking your opinion so it gives you no right to tell someone else ont to. A lot of fans can’t stand the way things are going this year and with good reason. That doesn’t mean that we hate the show anymore and can’t watch it.
Yeah, I am still watching the show but last nights show was almost TOO much, when did these girls become so weak, Rory and Loralei have always been these great strong characters, now they seem weak. I kinda hope this is the last season. I miss the smart pop culture references. Last week Christopher actually said “Make It Work” I hope he was talking about the show.
I thought GG went really wrong plot-wise last season but I still loved watching the show because the dialogue and characters were so amazing. To me, the dialogue is just so wrong that’s its not even GG anymore. Despite almost seven years of watching the show every Tuesday, I decided to stop watching it last week so that I wouldn’t have this season ruining my memories of the show (I’m the same age as Rory’s character and went through a lot of the same things at the same time and it really meant a lot to me to see a smart, shy, respectful teenaged girl portrayed on television). Looking at the recaps of this episode, I’m glad I stopped when I did.
Anyway, I’m now watching Friday Night Lights at that time on Tuesday without any lingering feelings of regret.
I agree that the show went bad plotwise the minute Luke’s daughter appeared. His not telling Lorelei about April and then not letting her know his kid was completely unbelievable. It made Luke unlikable, and it was hard to root for him and Lorelei to be together. Now they’ve made Chris into a nice guy only to turn him into a jerk again when it’s time for Lorelei to get back together with Luke.
I, too, have bailed on my once-favorite show. Two weeks ago to be exact. My roommate and I discovered the show half-way through its first season when we were sophomores in college and I was a devoted fan from then on. I hated most of last season, was astonished by the once driven Rory quitting Yale, got very sick of the lack of chemistry between Lorelai and Luke as well as sick of the fact that their whole relationship involved the once witty, outspoken Lorelai not ever saying any of what she was thinking and Luke just grunting. But they were my girls, so I stuck it out. But this season, I absolutely agree with Sophia’s comments: I just don’t care. I can’t stand to watch an entire episode of this drivel and I prefer to remember the girls as they were, not as they are now.
I almost gagged (as would the old Lorelai and Rory if they were watching) at the “I love yous” and schmaltzy kiss in front of the Eiffel Tower view. It has turned into the kind of show the Girls themselves would mock. So sad.
Have to agree with the “Where’s Rory’s Job At?” comment. Seriously, can anyone explain to me what happened with the Stamford Eagle-Gazette or whatever it was called? Also — yes, this season is at best pointless and at worst ruining the legacy of the series.
I’m totally in denial about it (april? lalalalalala)…
but I still enjoy it despite the fact that half the characters are acting out of sync since last year and that the dialogue this year seems forced. Still, I’ve actually always like Christopher and him and Lor always seemed to have a good connection so I actually DO buy this plotline. Still, they should have brought Marty back a LONG time ago and too bad Dave Rigowski moved to The OC. Plus, I’m not sure how long they can drag on Logan. It was good to start with but it should have ended a long time ago.
Don’t worry the show cannot be called Gilmore Girls anymore. Didn’t get page 6 of the memo? The show is now called Mrs Hayden and Rory Gilmore
This show jumped the shark last year when Luke started hiding his annoying and perky (and did I say annoying) nerd of a daughter from Lorelai, the woman he once told, “I’m in, I’m all in” when it came to their relationship. This season it caught the shark and gave it to Sookie, who flayed it, roasted it and served it with marmelade, because I can’t believe how this once brilliant series has tumbled. I keep hoping it’s all a dream, and Lorelai is going to wake up and either find that she’s still on her first date with Luke, or Bobby Ewing is in her shower. Either way, it’d be better than what’s happening this season.
Patti: There are obviously some elements of the show that you still like. Otherwise you would not still be watching it. All shows have weak moments. As much as I worship BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (aka the greatest show in television history), I have to admit Season 6 was a low point. All shows go thru transitions.
Fran: Yes, I do realize that this is a blog and that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, spending soooooo much time on something that you hate is simply stupid. I’m not saying that this Sophia chick can’t dislike the show. All I’m pointing out is that if you don’t like it, watch something else.
That would be like me hating CSI but still catching all three versions of the show every week in hopes of NOT seeing any corpses.
Actually, I saw a ray of hope last night. Could it be that Lorelai loves Chris but isn’t IN LOVE with him? The two of them are living out their teenage fantasy: having a glorious time in Paris, a very romantic city. Once they are back home, the look on her face spoke volumes. Maybe there is a divorce in their future!!!
Rory was understandably upset that Marty acted as if he didn’t know her. The only possibility that still keeps him as a good guy is that he might have told his current girlfriend that he once really liked/loved a girl who didn’t return his feelings. Marty wouldn’t want his girlfriend to begin to think it might be her new friend Rory. This little jolt of reality for Rory just might help her get back to the person she used to be, and that must involve breaking up with Logan. On her “meltdown” about the scary future, I’m willing to cut her some slack. She has been the darling of Stars Hollow, Chilton (ultimately), and Yale and usually a really nice person. Whenever anything has gone wrong in the past, Rory has fallen apart. At least this is true to her character. Let’s hope that the writers go back to the wonderful characters and connections that have made GG such a great show in the past–and please stop using the word “amazing” so often.
I am a devoted and faithful fan but I’ve been disappointed with character progression on the show since Rory slept with Dean. I have to say that I can’t totally blame the new staff for the status of the show. ASP drove the plot into a strange place for Lorelai and Christopher and abandoned them there, asking a new producer to help them find their way. I’ve always liked their chemistry together but where were they supposed to go from that awful season finale last year?
I wanted to like GG this year – I really did. But c’mon! Roger that on fast forwarding through Rory’s two new vapid BFFs. Huh? Loralei and Chris get MARRIED – without even telling Rory? I have always loved Laine – have always hated whatshisname now Laine’s husband. I still miss her old BF who is now on the OC. (sorry – bad with names) Grrrrr. This show has jumped.
Indeed. I thought Rory dropping out of Yale was actually a really cool idea that had a lot of potential but the flipside of that was that she had to have some at least semi-profound realization of confidence that wound up being more about her relationship with Logan than anything else. Blech.
Also, seriously, what was the deal with Mrs. Kim last night? She’s always been written as an “other” but that was usually about her religion not her “kooky Asian-ness”. Ick.
Wow – I agree that it has declined in quality (particularly dialogue – whoever said it seems forced this year, I couldn’t agree more, particuarly Lorelai’s stream-of-consciousness rambling). However, I don’t hate it at all – I still am really enjoying it. As someone who was once a major Luke & Lorelai fan I have totally switched alliances to Chris. He’s adorable, funny, they have a history together, he’s Rory’s DAD…I’m really liking them together.
Granted, part of the reason I’m not pro-Luke anymore is the ridiculous story of April. That whole thing was a mess. They way the character dealt with it was a mess. It kind of turned me off of Luke. But I’m still watching and enjoying and now I’m rooting for Chris & Lor.
P.S. – Am I the only one that actually loves Lane and Zach? I miss Dave as much as everyone else, but I’m loving the L&Z storyline this year!!
Amy Sherman-Palladino firebombed Stars Hollow last year on her way out of town. David Rosenthal had the chance to go back and defuse the bomb, but instead he’s thrown gasoline on the fire with this ridiculous elopement. I just can’t buy the L/C “romance.” It may have worked 3 or 4 seasons ago, but their time has passed and now this marriage just seems like one more contrivance to keep Luke (I miss you, Luke!) and Lorelai apart. What they should have done was marry off L/L and use this last season to tie up the storylines — the relationship between Lorelai and her parents; what Rory will do after college and L/L building their own family together.
The palladinos scrwed things up the everwood dude,god bless him,has to fix things and by lorelia’s facial expression things might get better.i have faith in everwood dude.
Amy Sherman-Palladino firebombed Stars Hollow last year on her way out of town. David Rosenthal had the chance to go back and defuse the bomb, but instead he’s thrown gasoline on the fire with this ridiculous elopement. I just can’t buy the L/C “romance.” It may have worked 3 or 4 seasons ago, but their time has passed and now this marriage just seems like one more contrivance to keep Luke (I miss you, Luke!) and Lorelai apart. What they should have done was marry off L/L and use this last season to tie up the storylines — the relationship between Lorelai and her parents; what Rory will do after college and L/L building their own family together.
I still get a few laughs out of the show every now and then. But it seems like this year the writers just got stuck from the debacle that was last season. I truely blame that on ASP. She’s the one who thought it would be a great idea for Rory to drop out of school. That storyline was the downfall of the show. This season, all I’m asking for is more interaction between the characters. They’re all off in their own little worlds. We won’t ever care about the other characters unless they’re connected to Lorelai or Rory again.
I just don’t have time anymore to discuss at length why the show stinks now. But it does stink!
It seems like the writers need to learn the lesson Marc Cherry did with last season’s Desperate Housewives. All the central characters are spending too much time apart! The show is best when Rory and Lorelai are bantering, and when Rory and Lane actually remember they’re best friends. Does Rory even know Lane is having TWINS? Hello? That is pretty big news for your BFF not to know! Get these folks all back together so they share some screentime, even if it’s just them talking on their cell phones!
When was last night’s episode supposed to have taken place? Rory would only have had to give up her editorship at the end of the school year, which makes sense given everyone’s panic about the impending graduation. Did they really speed time up to May of next year?
I was unaware that Lauren Graham didn’t like Scott Patterson. Is there some news article somewhere that anyone has a link too about it?
I am in grad school and usually haev an evening class on Tuesdays. My prof was sick this week so I decided to watch GG. I didn’t really watch last year either but I knew somehow Chris was with Lorelei now. Anyway I was really disappointed wth the lack of chemistry I felt between Lorelei and Chris. Whenever he showed up in early seasons it was really hot but now its like they are talking to a wall. Weird. I miss Dave and Lane too but that ship has sailed. Seth is with Summer hopefully. Anyway I digress. I guess I’ll just have to rent the early seasons or something to enjoy the show again.
i used to love gilmore girls. i watched religiously, bought the dvds… but last night, i watched walker texas ranger on the hallmark channel instead. do you hear that, david rosenthal? i picked CHUCK NORRIS over you.