TV Show: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

This past week, I had wrapped up the final season of Gilmore Girls and watched A Year in the Life. This part of the show takes place about 9 years after the completion of the ending of the original run.

It felt nice to revisit Stars Hollow in a time of Luke having a WiFi router and Lorelei using a smart phone. It felt familiar. When I watched the first time when it came out way back when, I was emotional because I'd accepted I wouldn't revisit that place. It's a place where even as the world changes, it does, but it stays super familiar at the same time.

I love that Luke and Lorelei are super official. I love how that the characters changed and developed even more into themselves.

I was laughing and crying along with them. I missed seeing Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore. He was such a great character. I loved seeing how the Gilmore Girls dealt with that loss. I loved seeing how Emily grew into who she is just as Emily. I loved seeing my favorite guest stars and previous characters make a return (as much as I despise Dean, I LOVE Jared Padelecki). I loved seeing how that adulthood hit Lane and Zack. I loved seeing how these characters felt like home, y'all.

The part I am the most critical of is how that Rory is with Logan, but not with Logan, and kept forgetting about Paul and was willing to accept that she was Logan's other woman. Logan knew better. If he still loved Rory like he did at her graduation, he should've been engaged to her instead of the other woman. He shouldn't have done this to her. Rory shouldn't have allowed it for herself. She deserved better (and at this point, I am not even going to say that the "better" was Jess, because he deserves better than Rory).

I also hated how it ended. Y'all. No. There could have been something different. There could have been some sort of other revelation. I am just not a fan of the ending. I was emotional due to the elopement and then the words between Rory and Lorelei SLAYED me. It was not what I expected, but it is not what the show deserved, I don't think.

Anyways, I'm working on figuring out my life choices to get myself to where I can live in that small town some day and be the quirky agriculture lady who also teaches ballet.

What are your thoughts on this final visit with the Gilmore Girls? Let me know!