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Seven whole season and four revival episodes, all have
finished last night. Before going into this piece, let me say, I adore the Gilmore
Girls. I love it, I will rewatch it, and I even dare to say it is almost as
good as HIMYM. I needed to clarify this because once I get into the writing, I
criticize too much and people get this wrong idea that I hate it. But the truth
is just the opposite.
Stars
Hollow
In omnia paratus! Nope, it is not some spell from the
Harry Potter. It means, “prepared for all things”. Comes from that creepy club
called “the life and death brigade” that runs Logan and his friends. But I
think it was not just that. In omnia paratus pretty much summarizes the whole
series. Everything runs so fast, everyone is in the everywhere, there’s always hustle
and bustle and it seems like people were really ready to do anything, anytime.
Gilmore girls are a mother and daughter, living in a
little town called Stars Hollow, where people always snoop into each other's businesses and there is no such thing as privacy. The relationships are so
complicated and it takes seven seasons to figure them out, but then when you reach
the revival, you’d realized that you figured nothing. It was crazy watching people move on from
someone to another this fast.
On the other hand, I have never seen such a town
like this before where people adore each other that much. It is fascinating how
they can come together so quickly on any social occasion. There are tons of
movie and book references flying in the air. And even with the subtitles, it is
not so easy to catch them. And oh my god, they talk super fast. Not only the
lead characters but all of the town people. I mean, you are living in a lovely
peaceful town, what is the rush guys?
Luke
and Lorelai
From the first episode, Luke was my favourite person.
I didn't even know he is one of the main characters. Even though he is the most
aggressive, grumpiest and stubborn person, he has his style, people like and
accepts him like the way he is. He has certain standards, he acts like living
in the old times and he serves the best coffee in town. The coffee consumption
of town drove me crazy throughout seven seasons. Coffee is my thing too but these
people can drink coffee in the morning, evening and even in the middle of the
night and don't have a single sleepless night. Come on!
There are so much to talk about Luke and Lorelai.
But when I see their relationship, from the first season to the last one, I see
Ted and Robin from HIMYM. Once Ted said, and I am quoting: “I don't want
perfect, I want Robin.” Lorelai was just the right person for Luke. So does Luke.
That explains why Lorelai simply did not pursue her relationship with Max or Christopher.
Max was excellent in every possible way. And Lorelai left him at the altar just
because she didn't feel it. Christopher was also perfect for her. And he did
get married to her, however, it didn't last very long. A few months later they
realized “it was not right” and got divorced. I felt sad actually when they got
divorced. Because after all these years, they finally decided to get back
together for real. But anyway, it meant to be with Luke. It was always meant to
be Luke. And I don't blame Lorelai for switching between guys. Because most of
the times, she was thinking of Rory. Or the timing was bad. In the very last
episode of “A Year in the Life” when she finally got married to Luke, in the
middle of the night, with no one around, I was very happy.
Team
Dean & Team Jess and Team Logan
Well, the answer is Jess and no, I don't want any
argument here. And here is why.
Dean, the perfect first boyfriend. He was so perfect
that he was like just a little puppy taking care of our sweet Rory. And after
the first season, he lost all his charm and turned into a jealousy monster. And
that led to losing Rory. So, wouldn't Dean lose Rory if he wasn't jealous? The
answer is no, he was going to lose her anyway. Because they were not equal by
mentally and spiritually. Rory was a smart girl and Dean would never catch her
up.
Then Jess came along. Jess, the bad boy who hates
life so much. Even his mother didn't want him at home and send him to his uncle
Luke. Life sucks, family sucks, school sucks in his eyes, except one thing: our
little shining Rory. It didn't take long the two of them to get together. Of course,
it was not the perfect relationship since the timing was awful. Because Jess
was living a life that he hates so much. How can things be right for their relationship
when things weren't right for him? Still, he was the one who understands Rory.
He was the one who shares all the nerdy stuff with her. He was the one who
convinced Rory to come back to Yale when she dropped out of it. So Rory should
have ended up with him, not anyone else. Maybe the timing was not right for
them then, but it was perfect when they both are their 30s. But our sweet Rory
was still hanging out with Logan with no
strings attached.
Logan, privileged jerk who dated with Rory during
university. And continued to see him even when he is engaged. The heir of Huntzbergers,
whose life is nothing but full of bullshit including jumping out, stealing and
humiliating people. Yes, he turned out less jerky in time. But still, he was
not the perfect match for our sweet Rory. Although at some point, our sweet Rory
wasn't so sweet anymore and I thought they might be just excellent for each
other. This is why I never understand Rory when she didn't accept his proposal.
I can understand that she wanted to see what’s out there for her career. But
Logan wasn't an obstacle on her way. Even if she accepted his offer, she would
not have to compromise her career. But she rejected him, pursued her way and
unfortunately became unsuccessful. It was quite hard to watch Rory being
unsuccessful. Because we were there when she climbing up all the ladder of
success: Chilton, Yale, mandatory Friday dinners, all books that she read, all
the arguments that she had with Paris, and others. But this is life. Sometimes
even though you do everything right, it does not turn out good and it doesn't
necessarily have to be someone’s fault.
There are so many others that I want to mention: Sookie
and her perpetual desire for baking, Michelle and well, his French existence,
the worst mother ever: Emily Gilmore- well, she turned out to be nice but come
on, they got old, woman! Richard and his brilliant sense of humour, Kirk and his
weirdness, Paris and her infinite ambition, Babette and her beautiful dubbing
of the word “sugar”, Lane and her endless struggle to her mother and many more.
But this little piece is growing in its way to becoming an article and I feel
that I need to stop somewhere. So here it is. With all the laughs and dramas,
it illustrated the best mother-daughter relationship on earth. Ladies and
gentlemen, here they are, the Gilmore Girls.
A
Year in the Life
To be honest, I was satisfied with the final of the real
series. So I am not sure if this revival thing was necessary after nine years. But
out of curiosity, I watched. And from the first episode to the last one, it was
awful. The relationships were so complicated. Sookie left. Richard died. Michelle
wanted to leave the inn. Emily went crazy because of her grief. Paris got
divorced. And I simply couldn't stand seeing Rory being unsuccessful. Besides,
what was Rory doing with Logan? She rejected his proposal years ago. So she
just waited to him engaged to someone else to hang out him again. It was just
sad.
I don't know why I was expecting a happy ending but
you usually get a happy final at the end of this kind of series. And judging
from the last line of final, I am pregnant,
I assume it will continue in the future. I wish it would not.
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