tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post4996936621882711761..comments2023-08-12T03:14:16.855-05:00Comments on The Least Read Blog on the Web: Gilmore Girls Post-MortemJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919292358655167603noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-47326089047300293342008-05-31T13:08:00.000-05:002008-05-31T13:08:00.000-05:00John, I was a total Gilmore Girls fan, though not ...John, I was a total Gilmore Girls fan, though not to the point of buying the DVDs, so I've only seen the shows once. And season seven (that's the last one, right?) my watching was spotty at best.<BR/><BR/>All because of the Luke/Lorelai business. From the beginning, we knew those two belonged together. So when things started going wrong (again) in what should have been an irrevocable way, it trashed the show. Putting them back together was too unbelievable, and as you noted, did horrible damage to Lorelai's character. <BR/><BR/>But the stuff that they put Rory through wasn't much better. The Yale man we all knew was so wrong for her ... because he wasn't serious about life or love or work or school or anything. It really went against the character the writers had created, I thought.<BR/><BR/>But give her a slice of rebellion. That can happen. The estrangement with her mom and turning to her grandparents was ... uh, so wrong. <BR/><BR/>So, I don't know who the blame for it all goes to, but the fact is, there were huge inconsistencies between the characters and the way they behaved.<BR/><BR/>April, I didn't mind. She was just a prop though. Nothing kills a show faster than having two long time love interests consummate their relationship. So April was a prop brought in as an obstacle to keep Luke and Lorelai apart yet again. As was Luke's dopy sister and off the wall brother-in-law. And Jesse, who <B>was</B> right for Rory. He got her, and the writers could have done a lot more with his character.<BR/><BR/>Enough!<BR/><BR/>You took me down fiction memory lane.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com