which line in the series just doesn’t land, makes you cringe, or you just personally dislike? any line, by anybody.
i saw this question in another subreddit and thought it would be interesting to see everyone’s least favourite line from gilmore girls
also i know the majority hates “i was not working blueeee” but i don’t really have a problem with it!
Every time I rewatch Gilmore Girls, I struggle to get through the “Asia” party Lorelai throws for Rory in S7E2. The whole thing feels so heavily orientalized and fetishized that it genuinely makes me uncomfortable, and I usually end up skipping most of it.
I know this episode aired almost 20 years ago, and obviously I understand that some things were treated very differently on TV back then. But that context doesn’t make the scene any less uncomfortable to watch now.
What frustrates me even more is that such an important moment in the storyline happens during this party: Christopher calls Lorelai, leaves a voicemail, and Rory hears it and realizes that Lorelai slept with her dad. It’s a pretty significant moment between Rory and Lorelai, so I can’t just skip the entire scene without missing something important.
I just wish this conversation hadn’t been wrapped in this over-the-top, stereotypical mashup of “Asian” cultures. It makes an otherwise important scene so unpleasant for me to rewatch.
Whenever we see Lorelai wear glasses no one really acknowledges it in the show. Did Lauren Graham need glasses?
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I am on my 100th rewatch and I've always been annoyed at Lorelai wanting to leave the fancy room and felt that the storyline was unnecessary.
But I just realized that the date represents their respective worlds- Jason took her to a date in his world- we have always known that lorelai feels uncomfortable with anything stuck up and too fancy.
Then she takes him out to get tacos from a drive through but that is not what he wants either.
They end up in the middle- somewhere unexpected but where they are both comfortable.
Maybe this was obvious, but this blew my mind. The writing is so good in this show.
Im watching freshman year at Yale. She needs her mom to socialize, she cant do anything ad hoc, and she can only study at one tree. Christiane Amanpour is working in chaos.
While Rory and Lorelai are in denial, it seems like the show is self aware. Jess clocks her, but takes it back bc he has a crush. Then of course Mitchum does the same but harsher.
To clarify I mean what is the emotionally charged moment of the show, the one that gets you mad.
For me it's how Richard treats Lorelai after kicking Straub out. I don't necessarily think that his reaction is necessarily totally wrong because I think he does have a right to be mad his life got turned topsy-turvy because of his daughter's actions. It's the context in which he tells her that after defending her from a man chastising her unfairly that makes that emotionally devastating. I never liked Richard as a character after that moment I thought this was by far the worst moment on the show for him. And it's the one that still makes me the most mad. Only thing that comes remotely close was Jackson lying about the vasectomy.
This isn't the first book of his that I've seen in the wild (always at Goodwill), but I was definitely surprised the first time I came across one because I thought he was just a fictional character in the show. No, I did not buy it lol.
I'm rewatching the episode Emily in Wonderland and she looks utterly shocked to realize that Lorelai and Rory lived in the tool shed. Where did she think they lived for years? I'm guessing Lorelai and Rory lived there for at least 3-4 years before Lorelai bought their place in Stars Hollow.
With Hayden's passing (RIP), her past is being heavily discussed. Does anyone else get a serious ick from Milo dating her when she was 18 and he was 29?
I got an ad for this on TikTok and thought "surely this can't be real?" Well it is xD
I love the choice of outfit for Lorelai.
Not the best pic but Dr Taylor will see you now 😂
Does anyone know where to find this iconic stuffed chicken?! It looks like it may have been made by Russ Berrie & Co. but I cannot find anything 🤧😭 I want it sb!
Yes, there are other characters that does this like Paris, Dean, Rory, Luke but IMO Emily is the most serial offender when it comes to throwing a hissy fits. She's a 60+ grandma who's being ridiculously petty, immature & an embarrassment.
So I know the fandom likes to hate on the Gilmores and likes to see Rory get “humbled”, I sometimes wonder if that’s why they’re quick to defend her not being able to take the test when she was late in 1x4.
Because a student not being allowed to take a test? A test? Whack. I know Chilton is a fancy school and can make its own rules, but why couldn’t they just reduce her score a tad or something? Getting zero on homework bc it’s late is one thing. But an in-person test?
Also I think Lorelai had every right to defend her daughter. She had to at least TRY to do something. Yes, Rory living far isn’t their problem. Yes, she knew going in that she would have a long commute. Yes, they can’t make an exception for Rory if they don’t for anyone else. I think Charleston made good points too. But I don’t blame Lorelai for trying and being baffled that Rory wasn’t allowed to take her TEST.
I’ve even seen comments that Rory should’ve been more heavily punished for her outbursts. But how is that fair if Chilton seems to do nothing about the bullying she faced? I get that it’s ‘subtle’ but they literally have scenes of teachers witnessing it and doing nothing.
My daughter is moving 4 hours away to start college, we're driving at Thursday night and getting a hotel before she moves in the next day.
We're gonna watch the move-in episodes and I am honestly not sure if i am gonna be able to handle it.
This girl is my best friend in the world and we are gonna be way more than a 30-45 minute drive apart.
Anyone else done this? Any tips on how to keep myself together until she's settled in and I am back home? I don't want her to worry about me or take away her excitement and joy in any way, because I am so so excited for her and so damn proud but man. It's hard.
Today I was watching AYITL and I realised that Taylor did not change a bit. He looked exactly the same throughout all the seasons and also in AYITL.
When Im rewatching the show and I get to the scene where Rory is meeting Logan’s parents I do genuinely feel bad for Rory (even tho atp I kinda really disliked her already). One argument that I see ppl make is “well Rory knows how Dean felt now”. I wanted to make this post to say I hate that argument so much. yes I did feel bad for Dean when he first met the Gilmores but Rory was 15, young and naive and she clearly felt bad for Dean bc of how her grandparents treated him. Also, Rory did defend Dean and leave the dinner if I remember correctly. ppl always say “now Rory knows how Dean felt“ as almost a jab to Rory which I just don’t get. ofc it’s fine to make that observation/notice that parallel but to use it as a “gotcha“ toward Rory’s character makes no sense. ok those are my thoughts lmk what you think!!
Is anyone actually really confused by Rory’s comment about how ‘she’s a Gilmore’ and more confusing the comment about her family coming to America on the Mayflower given how colonialism affected native americans and the indigenous; like is that really something people go around saying for merit
Like I kinda get why she would say that but also feels a bit ignorant which I think was purposeful on the writers’ part but still I’m still unsure
I mean I’m not American so maybe that contributes to my confusion but I do still feel that is an odd thing to say
EDIT: this wasn’t me tryna shitting on Rory. I’ve seen a few people saying I’m taking it out of context but I didn’t feel it were necessary to talk about the whole situation sorrounding it. I was just genuinely confused wether or not this was a normal/ common thing for Americans to say because like I said, I’m not American. I also haven’t been and I was a child in the 2000s so my norm is post 2010s attitudes, #MeToo etc. I just didn’t know that this was something that amongst elite Americans was a common flex
I also js wanted to say that this sub is meant to be welcoming to fans of the show, all ages so it is understandable why people like myself would have questions and it’s a kinda off putting when ppl who watched the show when it aired to be get defensive when newer fans have questions/confusion
💔 glad I used the search function to see this has been discussed before; just watched this episode again tonight. Big feelings.