The Gilmore Girls

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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)

 

Comments

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I was not in The Gilmore Girls fandom, but I do recall the little reading that I did, that a lot of people disliked Rory and Lorelei by the end of the show. Rory was a bit entitled and Lorelei never grew up and continued treating her parents like shit right up until the end of the show. At a certain point, you have to grow up, and she just never did, so that bugged--that and her "gotta have a man" thing, too. hehe

Otherwise, I loved the show even through the end.

I never really had a problem with Rory's actress's acting, but the only other thing I've seen her in is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or something like that, and her storyline was the least interesting. I wouldn't say it was because of her, but it was a boring story.

Anyway, my favorite character on The Gilmore Girls was Emily (the grandmother). I don't mean she was my favorite person or my favorite type of person, but I thought her character was so complex and interesting and fun to watch. She reminded me lots of people I knew in real life, especially back home in New England.

I also loved Luke. He was my second favorite, but he was such an idiot during that storyline with his daughter and all of that, that he lost points with me. :-)

The only character on that show that I really disliked always was Kirk. I just can't stand that kind of one-dimensional, comic relief character. Too cartoonish for me.