Gilmore Girls: Where They Lead, We Will Followby Kelly K. | More from this Blogger 14 Apr 2006 10:59 PM Stars Hollow. Say these two words to some television fans and their own eyes will fill with stars. Stars Hollow is an almost surreal little town that is filled as much with charm as it is with its own cast of quirky characters. The two characters you'll probably first meet when you step into the town limits of Stars Hollow are Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. A mother and daughter team that has lived in Stars Hollow since Rory was just one, the two could as easily be mistaken for sisters as they could offspring and parent. It's around these two characters that Gilmore Girls revolves. It's the relationship between Lorelai and Rory that makes Gilmore Girls so dynamic. Instead of the cliche, "I can't stand my mother" stance that so many shows and films deal with, Lorelai and Rory have a healthy and close relationship that drives their relationships between the peripheral characters of Gilmore Girls. First, there is Lorelai's current beau, Luke. Luke, proprietor of Luke's Diner, has been the longtime target of many of Lorelai's pent up feelings and vice versa. It was only at the end of season four that Luke and Lorelai confirmed their romantic intentions toward one another and embarked on an relationship that has lasted until this season. Along with Luke are a cast of unforgettable characters that add to both Stars Hollow's quirkiness and charm. There's Taylor, the neurotic, power tripping Town Selectman and Taylor's ever faithful lapdog, Kirk, who you might flitting from career to career as easily as one flips from channel to channel. There's no true antagonist in the series, though you may sometimes feel as if Richard and Emily Gilmore, Lorelai's high society parents, fill that role during opportune or not-so-opportune times in Lorelai's life. As the series stands now, it's Lorelai's impending nuptials to Luke that are in rocky waters. Luke, who has just discovered that he has a 12 year old daughter from a previous relationship, has put the nuptials on hold and is requesting that he be allowed to bond with his daughter before Lorelai is entered into the picture. This has, of course, put strain on the relationship. While Lorelai battles her ever-changing relationship with Luke, Rory has her own relationship problems back at Yale. No longer in the safe confines of Stars Hollow, Rory is entering her junior year at Yale and continues a volatile relationship with Logan, a college playboy with a dad who just happens to be a media tycoon. The one constant anchor in both Lorelai and Rory's lives are each other. Even though the relationship might become rocky, it always boil down to one thing: an amazing bond between mother and daughter that no man, woman, or dog can tear asunder and it is this reason that viewers everywhere tune in every Tuesday to watch one of television's lightest, yet best written series. Now that you've been formally introduced to the series, keep an eye on our Media Reviews blog as I will be covering the ending of this season as well as next season's progressions. Until then, Gilmore Girls airs on the WB at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. You can also buy the first five seasons on DVD through amazon.com. Relevantmovies tags User Comments  Heather Long (16954) 15 Apr 2006 11:44 PMI adore this show. I've been a fan for years. I think this season has had some of the strongest moments and some of the weakest, but I'm a sucker for the characters. It's like life -- some years are good and some are so-so, but you're always back for the conversation if nothing else!  Kelly K. (2277) 16 Apr 2006 03:58 PMThis season *has* been one of the weakest. You're totally correct. I find myself frustrated with the choices the characters make each season, but none so more than this season. How Lorelai is just sitting back and letting Luke run the show is really upsetting because I feel that it's totally out of character, but I do love this show. Definitely one of the best written series on television, in my opinion.  Nicole Humphrey (15757) 16 Apr 2006 04:38 PMHeather and Kelly, definitely one of my favorite shows. The greatest. I have all the DVD's and cannot get enough. But this season has left a lot to be desired. I can't seem to "connect" with the show at all. I don't understand what in the world they are doing with these characters. Loralei is such a strong woman and the storyline with Luke is nuts. Rory hasn't been as exciting this season either. I am hoping that it will get better - it is true good and bad I still love the show! Kelly K. (2277) 16 Apr 2006 07:12 PMI don't know about you, but I found the whole storyline of Rory turning against her mother at the end of last season and the beginning of this season totally unrealistic. Perhaps for a little while, but for almost a year? Totally unrealistic way to try and add conflict to the show. Heather Long (16954) 17 Apr 2006 12:10 AMActually, Rory rebelling against her Mom made sense to me. She did something similar over Dean when she wouldn't let her mom have a word in edgewise. Rory's never made such a "critical" error in her life. Lorelai has always been such a power house influence that she's helped Rory self-correct -- what got me was admiring Lorelai's strength in letting Rory fall. That was hard. Especially after Emily and Richard pulled a fast one -- but Rory is a stronger person for it and I'm hoping she will finally come into her own and be her own person -- not Lorelai's daughter or the Gilmore's grandaughter or heaven help her, Logan's girlfriend. Kelly K. (2277) 17 Apr 2006 06:44 PMI believe the thing that bothered me about the ending of the last season with Rory's rebellion is that it had just been done fairly recently when she had rebelled against her mother for being the voice of reason with her affair with Dean. It didn't make sense that a smart, reasonable girl like Rory would fall into the same trap again. More than Rory, however, Lorelai has been the character who has really seemed out of character this season. I don't buy that an intelligent, spunky woman such as Lorelai would fall for Luke's insanity. At least not this long. I know eventually the dam will break and the writers are attempting to make the conflict more explosive, but enough already! Heather Long (16954) 17 Apr 2006 11:14 PMYou know, I have wondered about Lorelai, on the other hand, everyone has this expectation that Lorelai would be the one to blow it. I think she's behaving in the manner she perceives is expected of the supporting fiance who is not going to blow it instead of just being herself. Here's hoping she comes back to herself and smacks Luke in the back of his ball-capped head. Community Tags gilmore girls, lorelai gilmore, rory gilmore, stars hollow, yale Discuss this article
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