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Gilmore Girls: Bringing Mothers and Daughters Together, for At Least One Night a Week
- By lisa h
- Published 08/29/2008
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lisa h
i'm a college nerd chick who likes to knit, crochet, look up stuff online and write about it. my survival depends solely on google. my ramblings can go from silly to informative to sarcastic. read on. =P
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From Rory getting accepted into Chilton to watching her graduate Yale, my mom and I have been faithful Gilmore Girls from the very beginning to the bitter end. We fell in love with the show after the very first episode. We were already close, and every week, Lorelai and Rory would do something together that would make us go, "OHMYGOD! We so do that!!" I even had my own Jess, Dean, Logan, and Lane.
This show had absolutely everything. I think even the boyfriends and husbands that were forced to sit through it could appreciate bits and pieces of it. The dialogue was always clever, witty, and full of references to a huge variety of movies, music, media, and celebrities that any generation could recognize and smile about. Logan once told Rory he thought she was "special." She responded with, "You mean like, eating paste special?"
The Donna Reed episode was classic. Rory and Dean got into an argument about sexist stereotypes, so Rory dressed up in a 1950's dress, pearls, heels, and a cute little apron and cooked Dean a (semi) homemade meal.
The storylines were always unique and fun to follow. The main plot would leave you at a major cliffhanger at the end of every season, leaving my mom and I screaming at the TV. We still watched the reruns over again while waiting for the new one to start, though, because they never bored us. The crazy Stars Hollow town traditions, like the fairs and the Living Pictures event, always made us giggle.
We completely fell in love with all the characters. Luke was the guy that every girl wanted. A bit scruffy, but a sweetheart that always showed up when Lorelai needed it. We would yell at her every week for not realizing that her true love was right in front of her all along. We loved to watch him get exasperated with her, all the while you just knew he was completely in love with her.
Suki was so cute. She was the perfect best friend for Lorelai. She was perky, happy, giggly, and boy did her cooking look good. I always liked that she could tell Lorelai her honest opinion on anything, because she just had that gentle way about her.
Rory was such a good role model for girls. In the show, she was just a year or two older than me, so I always felt like I was following along behind her. Her ambitious perfectionism and love of school always inspired me to do my best and aim high. She was so level headed, organized, and her priorities were always right. I always wanted to be just like her.
When they announced the final episode, my mom and I felt crushed. We cried through the whole episode. We felt like we'd lost a part of us. I know it's strange to become so attached to a TV show, but we felt like we had become so close to these characters and what was happening in the show.
We've created our own tribute to the Gilmore Girls. Just like they had Friday night dinner with Richard and Emily Gilmore, the grandparents, my mom and I go out to dinner every Friday night. The Gilmore Girls will always have a place in our hearts.
This show had absolutely everything. I think even the boyfriends and husbands that were forced to sit through it could appreciate bits and pieces of it. The dialogue was always clever, witty, and full of references to a huge variety of movies, music, media, and celebrities that any generation could recognize and smile about. Logan once told Rory he thought she was "special." She responded with, "You mean like, eating paste special?"
The Donna Reed episode was classic. Rory and Dean got into an argument about sexist stereotypes, so Rory dressed up in a 1950's dress, pearls, heels, and a cute little apron and cooked Dean a (semi) homemade meal.
The storylines were always unique and fun to follow. The main plot would leave you at a major cliffhanger at the end of every season, leaving my mom and I screaming at the TV. We still watched the reruns over again while waiting for the new one to start, though, because they never bored us. The crazy Stars Hollow town traditions, like the fairs and the Living Pictures event, always made us giggle.
We completely fell in love with all the characters. Luke was the guy that every girl wanted. A bit scruffy, but a sweetheart that always showed up when Lorelai needed it. We would yell at her every week for not realizing that her true love was right in front of her all along. We loved to watch him get exasperated with her, all the while you just knew he was completely in love with her.
Suki was so cute. She was the perfect best friend for Lorelai. She was perky, happy, giggly, and boy did her cooking look good. I always liked that she could tell Lorelai her honest opinion on anything, because she just had that gentle way about her.
Rory was such a good role model for girls. In the show, she was just a year or two older than me, so I always felt like I was following along behind her. Her ambitious perfectionism and love of school always inspired me to do my best and aim high. She was so level headed, organized, and her priorities were always right. I always wanted to be just like her.
When they announced the final episode, my mom and I felt crushed. We cried through the whole episode. We felt like we'd lost a part of us. I know it's strange to become so attached to a TV show, but we felt like we had become so close to these characters and what was happening in the show.
We've created our own tribute to the Gilmore Girls. Just like they had Friday night dinner with Richard and Emily Gilmore, the grandparents, my mom and I go out to dinner every Friday night. The Gilmore Girls will always have a place in our hearts.