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Warning: Spoilers follow for
episodes 17 through the end of season six of Gilmore Girls.
If Gilmore Girls was a better
show, I might think that it was trying to make a poignant, subtle comparison
between the relationships of Lorelai and Rory. Because Lorelai has trouble having
stable male relationships, it’s not entirely surprising that Rory is also
self-destructive in her relationships, whether it’s going after a married dude
(Dean), or the loner (Jess), or guy who ignores her all the time and gets
hospitalized with stunts (Logan).
But, well, I don’t really think that the writers are trying to do this.
It just feels like the normal “TV drama” rollercoaster, instead of a tightly
designed story arc. In the sixth season, Logan and Rory get together and
break-up and treat each other horribly. The season ends with Lorelai pressing
Luke on the engagement, and then when Luke justifiably says he needs more time
to bond with his Secret Daughter, Lorelai ends up spending the night with
Christopher.
There is some blame to be assigned to Luke on this. He did drag his
feet on rescheduling the wedding, and his Secret Daughter only works as an
excuse if she’s some weird, maladjusted teen. April is shown throughout the
season to be smart and realistic, so excluding Lorelai from interacting with
her is just silly.
In other news… Lane and Mrs. Kim have patched things up, and Lane gets
married to Zach. Once again, I’d like to point out that Lane is in a Bizarro Gilmore Girls show, the one
where she rebels against her parents but ultimately reconciles, and works
things out with her boyfriend and gets married. The Korean and American wedding
episode is a rare bit of brightness in a dour run to the season six finish
line.
Anyway, I’m now through all of the original episodes of Gilmore Girls, but my writing schedule
has been a bit delayed because of the holidays, work and housesitting. I’ll
have two entries on season seven next week though, and then, move on to some
other subjects.
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