I am a 26 years old girl from Mexico, City who had never head about Gilmore Girls until the last year or so. It was mentioned in one of my Instagram Stories and it got me intrigued about what it was about.
Gilmore Girls is an American television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, and became a flagship series for the network. There are seven seasons that follow the lives of Lorelai and her daughter Rory as they navigate life together in the fictitious, small town of Stars Hallow, Connecticut.
I watched seasons one through six and I absolutely loved it! It was funny, dramatic, entertaining. It has elements of humor, romance, real life situations, etc. Each character has their own unique set of personality traits that makes them become a big role of the whole show. The cast, aesthetic, music, and events will eventually lead the viewer to fully submerge and feel part of Stars Hallow too. The interesting thing about the first seasons of the show is that many viewers feel drawn to Rory’s character because it is satisfyingly to watch. She does everything right. She acts as a responsible adult and even will make decisions for her mother who should be the real caretaker.
As the seasons go by, I followed the character of Rory, and ended up feeling so disappointed. By season seven, Rory Gilmore has dropped out of College, lives in her grandparents house, does not have a job, and had become very entitled, an spoiled. How did that happen? Many will argue that it is her mother’s fault for allowing her to take on the role of caretaker at such a young age and did not have the opportunity to experience real rebellion until she was older. This ideas is partly true but can also be debatable.
There are a couple of reasons why Rory Gilmore ended up the way she did (other than because this is how writers developed her character). The first one: The grandparents, The second one: Lorelai.
Rory’s grandparents show no boundaries towards their daughters and granddaughter throughout the seasons. They force themselves into their lives to be involved in what is going on in spite of them not liking them. This leads to Lorelai always running away from them emotionally and avoiding any deep, heartfelt relation with their parents. Rory, on the other hand, has no problem in socializing with them as long as they can pay for her schooling throughout the years. It becomes a problem when the grandparents give her everything without asking for any real sacrifice in return.
The problem with the mom: To make it short, Lorelai would always hide finances from her daughters when she was struggling, and never asked Rory to get a job and pay for her schooling as many of us have to. This is the reason why she was not aware of real life issues for a long time. In my personal opinion, college age (18-26 years old) is a time in which any person is partly or fully aware of their financial responsibilities in the world. I will not turn thin into a financial life lesson, but I take this as a specific example of why Rory was not aware of her responsibilities even though she always showed that she was responsible. Because her caretakers hid them from her.
At this time, I have not yet seen, “A Year in the Life” yet and I do not have a desire to. Some may argue that I may not have a full opinion on this topic, if I do not watch it, but this is not enough reason. If you are a fan of American shows, I highly recommend Gilmore Girls Seasons One through Six.