Getting ready for a Gilmore Girls rewatch?
ButGilmore Girlsisn’t just a cozy Connecticut-set show it’s also groundbreaking.
(For new viewers,plenty of spoilers ahead!)
Keiko Agena and Alexis Bledel on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Everett Collection
Suddenly, the show lived up to thatMADtvparodywhere they ask, “Is this funny or just fast?”
But the real problem with season 7 was its sentimentality.
In this season, all of the subtext became text.
Alexis Bledel and Matt Czuchry on ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’.Saeed Adyani/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
Unfortunately,A Year in the Lifedidn’t live up to the massive hype.
“I’m pregnant”?
That’s the big ending for Rory we were all waiting for?
Lauren Graham, Edward Herrmann, Alexis Bledel, and Kelly Bishop on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
But mostly, fans decry season 6 thanks to one character:April Nardini(Vanessa Marano).
And for good reason surprise children have no place on any show that’s not a daytime soap opera.
But, for most of the season, it feels like the Palladinos ran out of ideas.
Alexis Bledel and Kelly Bishop on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Everett Collection
Season 4 (20032004)
In teen dramas, the college years are usually thekiss of death.
Best of all, the class conflict that was mostly absent in season 4 was back in full swing.
However, the spotlight always remained on the relationships, mostly theunbreakable bondbetween Lorelai and Rory.
The ‘I Love Jesus!’ mannequin from ‘Gilmore Girls’ season 5.Warner Bros.
Season 3 (20022003)
Season 3 was classicGilmore Girls.
Even Luke was blubbering.
Lauren Graham and Scott Cohen on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Warner Bros.
Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel on ‘Gilmore Girls’.WB/Ron Batzdorff/Warner Bros./Everett Collection
Alexis Bledel on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Warner Bros.
