The Gilmore Girls
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gategrrlMermaid 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)
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)
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:28 am (UTC)I loved the first three (or four?) seasons, but as soon as Rory graduated from high school, it got kind of weird. A lot of the early college episodes were good, as long as the focus was on Rory's experiences at college, or the long-distance family relationships. But as soon as the focus turned on any boyfriend/girlfriend thing, nothing made sense.
They had these two smart, savvy, bright characters who turned into drooling, immature idiots every time there was a potential boyfriend around. I hated Jesse (couldn't understand what ANYone would see in him) and Loralai's waffling between Christopher and Luke was just stupid. It felt like the level of the show dropped from a witty game of scrabble to spin the bottle.
I did like Loralai's relationship with Luke, and Rory's with Dean...I think that was the creator's pairings. It seemed like the stupid relationships happened when characters were forced into the show because of the network demands.
The best part of the final episodes really were between the long-term Stars Hollow characters, Rory's relationship with her grandparents, and Lane and the band. Jesse, Luke's daughter, Christopher, the new baby...all those things should never have happened.