Warning: Spoilers follow for
episodes 14 through 22 for season four of Gilmore
Girls, along with the first episode of season five.
For seasons now, I’ve been saying that Dean is the worst, and his
behavior in the episode four finale certainly confirms my suspicions. In said
finale, he beds down with Rory, taking her virginity in her childhood bed. By
doing so, he cheats on Lindsay, and completes a cringe-worthy downward spiral
for Rory.
To be clear, she has close to equal responsibility in the matter. Dean
didn’t force himself upon her or anything. However, she was vulnerable because
of how things were going at Yale, and Dean is married. And also, as the first
episode of season five makes clear, Dean isn’t actually committed to making
things work with Lindsay. I jokingly called her Barbie in a previous entry, but
she is making a good faith effort to improve herself, as evidenced by her roast
beef progress.
So, Rory loses her virginity to Dean, and becomes a homewrecker in the
process. Fun times! At least she firmly rejected Jess. That was one of her few
bright moments as the season ended, since it immediately followed a low moment –
having Dean rescue her at a bar, and then basically telling him to screw when
Jess showed up. You couldn’t call anyone except Dean? Lorelai, Paris, Lane, I
think all of them have cars.
In contrast, it was cute to see Luke and then Jess to drastically
improve their lives, seemingly, with self-help books and tapes. Luke seems
especially improved, and while Jess speaking with Rory didn’t work out, he
seemed to turn a page when it came to his relationship with Luke and his mom.
Luke snapping out of his meek funk and asking Lorelai out, and then making some
face time with her face, that’s all good stuff.
I’m not so pleased with Richard and Emily suddenly going Heel Mode with
each other. The issues that have made them blow up seem somewhat minor to me.
Yes, PENNILYN LOTT having lunch with Richard is a big offense, but things like
the mustache and Jason deciding social things for the new business?
Eh. Gilmore Girls has enough
plot balls in the air without also having the Emily and Richard on the verge of
divorce. Not even mentioned by me in the post, but taking up significant air
time in the last half of season four – Paris and Asher Fleming breaking up then
not after his hospital visit, Lane and Mrs. Kim repairing their relationship
subtly, the success of Lane’s band and her quirky bandmates (especially
Sebastian Bach!), the SPRING BREAK! trip with Madeline and Louise.
Of those, Lane’s stuff is the best. She takes a big step forward in
terms of my interest in season four – She goes from solely being Rory’s friend
and sounding board, to developing her own personality and storylines. The break
from Mrs. Kim really helps, of course, as her storyline has gotten more
realistic as we’ve gone along.
Anyway, a procedural note as we go along. I’m obviously a couple
seasons behind, even though the revival is starting today. I’m going to
continue with seasons five, six and seven, and not skip ahead. Karen has told
me that she’s going to skip ahead, but she’s also going to take some notes on
them for when I watch them. Good times!
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