I could keep on watching this show over and over again. That's why I'm starting again tonight, for like the 6th time.
watching this is like watching cute paint dry (it's cute, but it's also just paint drying)
Some final Gilmore Girls thoughts after finishing the whole series...
The Show’s Biggest Strength: Relationships. At its best, Gilmore Girls knows its characters, and digs into the complicated web of past and present that ties them altogether or splits them apart. Whether they’re sturdy or frayed, its exploration of those connections is always good.
The Show’s Biggest Weakness: Plotting. While the show’s quite good at telling individual stories within episodes, a lot of the time it’s decisions to bring people together or break them apart, or to cause a major life change for a character, are convenient and/or unsatisfying.
Favorite Character: Emily Gilmore. What a fascinating, complicated character Emily is. She’s someone who loves her family, but tries to express it in ways that can often repel them, who believes in a certain sense of what’s right and proper but often forced to confront things that don’t fit that mold, and who projects an image of strength and dignity but who can secretly be an open wound. So many layers to her, each more interesting than the last.
Least Favorite Character: Zack. He’s the rare character who’s both unpleasant to spend time with, and who negatively affects things plot-wise. He’s not only a jerk who doesn’t really show an inkling of reforming until the kids are born, but he’s also an anchor around poor Lane’s neck.
Favorite Season: Season 2. This was a tough one, but I think this is where the show had fully-honed its voice, while still being able to capitalize on the original premise. I’m not a big fan of the Rory-Dean-Jess love triangle, but I think this is the season with the overall richest exploration of Lorelai’s relationship with her parents (my favorite element of the show) and to a lesser extent with Rory.
Least Favorite Season: Season 6. There’s still some good in it, but the characters stop acting like themselves, the plotting is arguably nonsensical, and it feels like the soul of the show starts to dissipate.
What Team?: Team Logan. Dean is a prop, and Jess went from being a bad match for Rory to being too good for her. That leaves Logan (or, alternatively, being Team “Rory Finds Someone Else”). Admittedly, the revival threw a monkey wrench into this for me, and I wouldn’t necessarily want my kid to end up with Logan, but I still think he’s the best fit for Rory in terms of being someone who cares for her, is up front with her, but also pushes her.
Odds and ends: (1.) You win, guys. Once Paris stopped being pointlessly vindictive to Rory, she became one of my favorites. (2.) The show’s good at mid-season “event” episodes but bad at season finales. (3.) How in the hell did Kelly Bishop and Lauren Graham never win major awards for these roles? They were both amazing performers who sold the comedy and the drama like champs every time.
I had forgotten how utterly witty and charming this show is. So glad Netflix added it to instant streaming so I can binge the entire series again (though I will miss watching it with my mother this time around). The beginning seasons were definitely better, but it held through all the way to the end.
I had seen some episodes here and there when I was a kid, always found it a cozy and comforting show. Then a while ago I decided to watch the whole thing from start to finish and what a fantastic journey that was! I'll never forget these characters.
Don't get the appeal for this show. Sure, there is chemistry between the actors, but I was extremely annoyed with the show. It portrays trivial things as problems to the "protagonists", but to me it just comes off as being extremely snobbish. For example (Spoilers ahead), Rory's grandfather tries to use his influence to get her into Yale. Both Rory and her mother make a huge deal out of this, saying she wants to go Harvard (something which the show has hammered into our brains time and time again). But then, Rory turns around and joins Yale anyway. Also, she is the poster child of entitlement. She hardly does any journalistic work and is surprised when she is told she won't succeed? Also, she talks about having soooo many problems, like: Oh no! I have to choose between Harvard and Yale! Such hard choices! It's not like both are excellent colleges! Oh no! Look at my hard life! I only have one pair of ultra-rich grandparents who live in a mansion and are willing to finance me for almost anything I want to do! Oh no! My mom lets me do basically whatever I want! So many problems. Add to that terrible portrayals of people from other cultures and sexual orientations, and you got yourself a terrible show. Now, many of you may like it, and that's perfectly fine. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. According to me, you should skip this. Sometimes, taking out your nostalgic goggles can help you see the terrible quality of the show.
Gilmore Girls gave me cancer.
There is going to be a new season- I hope this gets updated on Trakt.
I love the calm vibes of this show. But as it goes forward, drama gets intense and it all becomes about boyfriends and relationships. I personally got bored.
is this a good show?
Just finished the show after so many years spending watching it. But the reason why it took me so long to finish is not because this is a boring, dull show but on the contrary it is because this is one of the most beautiful, the greatest shows’ of our time. I spread it to years, because it gave me peace and taught me so many things. It’s a lovely show which cuddles you with a fun mother&daughter relationship while taking you through their life struggles (love, job, school, friendship, family, growing up…). You get to see the characters grow and mature while they try to follow their dreams.
10/10, would recommend to everyone. If you are hesitating to watch, I say do not wait for a second and go for it.
171120, after finishing season 1 rosswell, starting here. I will watch one season and then will move to another series because I watch series season by season.
I started this series because I thought it is comedy series. I hope I enjoy. I will edit here after watching season 1 I hope.
Ma série préférée depuis longtemps et pour toujours ! Les personnages sont drôles et attachants ! Mère et fille ont beaucoup de culture, c'est même parfois difficile de les suivre x). J'ai hâte de voir les 4 épisodes produits par Netflix ! Quelle grande réunion !
4x14 is called 'The Incredible Sinking Lorelais' by the way! Not 'The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais' >.< x'D
Yep yep, I'm back! Gonna watch all seasons again, starting over tonight.
One of my all time favs!!!
One of my all time favs!!
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I watched this show when at its original air date and I'm re watching in Netflix because it is one of the most funny, corky, simple, fascinating and brilliant shows that has ever been made. The writing is extraordinary and the acting too. It will give you so many people to love and a whole world that you can feel both it's so realistic yet it's magical and fantastic. I could watch it for ever and feel good.