Irrational things that annoy me about Gilmore Girls

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Anonymous wrote:They talk(ed) way too fast. Nobody talks at that rate. its tiring

I had to watch with subtitles.

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Anonymous wrote:What my aunt said was that neither Lauren nor Alexis had a good work ethic. They wouldn't study lines ahead of time. Lauren was quick and could learn to say it correctly by the third take. Alexis, not so much. Made for stressful working conditions. Perhaps bad habits learned from Lauren.

I had a dim view of Alexis and her acting ability after that but she's gone on to do seriously great work on "The Handmaid's Tale" so perhaps she was just immature. She married "Pete" from "Mad Men" a real weirdo. But she may have turned out okay after spending her teenage years in the spotlight.

Alexis Bledel was terrible in Mad Men.

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A bit off topic but I read that Alexis Bledel grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. I thought that was interesting.

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Anonymous wrote:Rory wouldn't be the valedictorian, she messed up a test/paper when she first started. Paris probably had a higher GPA.

GPA is usually done on end-of-semester grades, not individual tests/papers. And remember the period when Paris slept with Jamie and stopped attended class? That surely evened them out.

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Anonymous wrote:The reunion shows. I only watched one episode. The dance teacher had gastric bypass and looked like a skeleton with extra skin draped over her and Loralei had the worst case of cat face from injectables. Rory (who clearly doesn't even do botox -respect) had more wrinkles than her mom.

The reunion shows were the worst. But I think that was how it was supposed to really end before ASP left the show. I imagine she and Logan were supposed to break up in college and then get pregnant. Adding it on after a stint at the White House was awful.

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Anonymous wrote:Lorelei’s creepy investment in Dean and Rory’s relationship (agreeing with R that it was a HUGE deal that she lost his bracelet and he would be totally validated in being mad at her about it; reinforcing other unhealthy relationship dynamics and Dean’s controlling tendencies). The constant validation of Rory as a wunderkind despite her being pretty normal if bright. Also the idea that she somehow is a loner/alt kid at Chilton because she likes music and reading. Lorelai’s complete inability to see why Jess didn’t appreciate her “BTDT, I was a cool bad kid too” shtick. The writing makes it seem like we should be on board with all these things as viewers, which makes me wonder whether Amy Sherman Paladino is completely disconnected from how awful Lorelei and Rory really are. They are legitimately bad people.

This. I think the show is fascinating with a great premise. But the tone and the writing make it clear that you are just supposed to adore and root for these awful, selfish, myopic people. Remember how Lorelai had to have like a week long birthday celebration with multiple parties and staged events? Or how the two of them would sit around gossiping and making fun of everyone in town at every town event, but everyone still somehow loved them and only wanted good things for them? Jess, Paris, and Emily (and Logan's dad, I guess) kind of balanced this out by actually being able to tell the truth to these women, but it never really seems to sink it. In a way, the reunion shows are perfect because you see them both floundering with maintaining both their relationships and many of their other long-term relationships, because they are both so deeply immature and also co-dependent. And yet I continued to be annoyed throughout.

I did think it was hilarious that Rory writing a book based on her life drove this big wedge with her mother, because IRL no one would read that book ever, not even her mother, and it would be fine because who cares about a book no one reads.

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I love the show as it is a cozy, comfy way to waste time. However, I am bugged by:

1). The whole damn town celebrates Rory. They were so mad that they (the townspeople!) couldn’t attend her graduation ceremony from Yale. They then banded together to throw her a huge party to celebrate. Woe to any other kid in Stars Hollow who wasn’t Rory!!

2). Honestly, I think she was stupid to turn down Logan. His character had come a long way and I think they could’ve grown up together to become a great power couple. Their storyline in the revival was horrible and stupid.

3) Lane was scapegoated (see #1)

4) Rory was not a nice person.

5) Lorelei was not a nice person.

6). The grandparents lived in Hartford but they were always seemingly 20 minutes from New Haven.

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AS mentioned Rory always being the Golden Child, she would not have been the valedictorian, at best she would have been co-valedictorian with Paris.

Also, Paris would have gotten into Harvard on her name alone.


I think the fast-talking thing is highly exaggerated, they didn't seem that rapid to me.
What did annoy e were all the bits, that were meant to be funny, but more often than not weren't.

As for the weight, I think people forget Rory was 16-22 in the original run and Lorelei 32 -38, it's really not that unusual for people to maintain their weight as teens, early 20s, and into 40s,.

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One thing I did like about the Thanksgiving GG where Rory was 30 and struggling, it was nice t o see her struggling a little bit and not have everything handed to her, like the job interviews she went to totally unprepared for.

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Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I read that Alexis Bledel grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. I thought that was interesting.

She’s Mexican.

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Anonymous wrote:Much of what others have written didn't bother me but KIRK dear lord, one more appearance from that guy. Sheesh. And Taylor. Argh.

My aunt worked on the show and dished behind the scenes about how Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel couldn't stand each other and weren't very nice to work with. Likewise for Lauren and the guy who played Luke. She said the nice ones were Sally Struthers and Miss Patty. And she said the girl who played April was a sweetheart. That whole plot line, of course, was cooked up by the replacement writers who were brought in to muck everything up so they could eke out another season. Such a shame. If ASP had been allowed to end it on her terms it would have been much better.

Here's what really annoyed me:
- the older I got the more Lorelai's behavior toward her mother seemed less like well-placed rebellion against the excesses of wealth and more like rudeness.
- Doula as a baby name. Geez

Things to love about it:
- Rory is an unapologetic nerd
- Suki is awesome and they NEVER ever mention Melissa McCarthy's weight. It's just irrelevant.

And finally - we wouldn't have Marvelous Mrs. Maisel without this. This is like the little sister to that show, where ASP is allowed to create at full power and creative control with a cinematic budget. A glory to behold. Do all of you who hate fast-talking mind it in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? How could they?

I loved Rory the first 1-2 seasons she was unlike other representations of teen girls on TV at the time and alot like how I was. Her character became a TV stereotype as the show went on.

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Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I read that Alexis Bledel grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. I thought that was interesting.

She’s Mexican.

No. South American.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I read that Alexis Bledel grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. I thought that was interesting.

She’s Mexican.

She was born in Houston. Her mother was Mexican.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A bit off topic but I read that Alexis Bledel grew up speaking Spanish as her first language. I thought that was interesting.

She’s Mexican.

She was born in Houston. Her mother was Mexican.

Her mother was an American RAISED in Mexico. Her father was Argentinian.

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She’s part Mexican from mother’s side and Argentine from dad’s side.