The Gilmore Girls

Mermaid has gotten really into The Gilmore Girls recently. She likes the fast dialogue, the smartness, and the characters. That it stars two women, and has a grandmother character in there, and a fair number of other female characters in it, certainly helps a lot. There are many female characters in it, and they're all very different, most of them, although controlling mothers is a thick theme. Lorelei seems to be the only mother who is NOT a controlling witch-hag to her daughter. Otherwise, I like this series a lot.

But I'm finding that somewhere around the fifth season of this show that the two lead characters, Lorelei and Rory Gilmore, really set my teeth on edge. By this time Lorelei is in her late thirties and still acts like a woman arrested in her teens, and her daughter Rory goes on to screw around with A) an old married boyfriend who still holds a torch for her and B) makes the mistake of going off the rails and doing something completely out of character--stealing a large yacht? What the hell was that all about? And Luke, the main male character and Lorelei's long-time torch-holder, is becoming more and unlikable as well. After reaming Lorelei out about being contacted by Rori's father, he fails to tell her about having a daughter he only just found out about?

Yeah, at this point in the series, I'm enjoying the very talented secondary cast--in fact, I'd say that the actor who plays Sookie, and the one who plays Lane, and the grandparent Gilmores, and...well, okay, just about EVERYONE else is fantastic in their roles, while Rori's acting leaves a LOT to be desired. (if you look up her IMDB, she has only been in low-budget trashy horror flicks since this series, and it's no mystery why; she needs more acting lessons)