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Thank you for your spot-on comments. What a sad mess.

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The Palladino's need to be shot! It is a shame what they have done with the L&L storyline..As you say, next year would be wonderful to see their first year of marriage and Rory's last year at Yale. I feel sad at the thought of such a downer ending to this years season.

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Watching this show was just so sad. ASP insulting her viewers and long time fans with this drek is just incomprehensible. To take a simmering romance/friendship that was sweetly built over the course of years and trash it like this is just - well, sad. I wish the show had ended last year while it still had some integrity and dignity. The entire show felt forced and I didn't laugh at any of it. I'm still rolling my eyes over the whole Logan accident - what was that for again? Oh! So they know they love each other - just like in every other cheap, poorly written soap opera. Embarrassing stuff this show is - I feel for the wonderful actors who for years were given gold to do week after week and now have to utter these lifeless words.

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Maybe this is the proof we've needed to explain why WB was not anxious to bend to everything the Palladinos wanted. Frankly, if breaking up L&L is just a ploy to spend next season getting them back together, I'm disappointed. I also thought the scene of Lor breaking down and saying, "It's not going to happen," was WAY TOO reminiscent of her bailing out on Max. Are we supposed to think that Lor is incapable of committment? Why? Or is Amy Sherman's mastermind plot that Lor was always meant to find her way back to Christopher? True, she and Chris have great chemistry, but he's crapped on her head so many times, why would we want her to go back to Chris one more time just to see how he can rip her heart out again? Here's my idea: have Luke pull out the relationship tapes again and re-learn how to be a boyfriend before the show falls apart, i.e. Jumps the Shark.

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Look, alright, it seems NO ONE here is happy AT ALL with how ANYTHING is going on this show, and while I don't like Lorelai unhappy and Rory needy and in a wrong-for-her-relationship, and those things upset me, that doesn't mean the show is crap or is going in the wrong direction.

Sometimes TV characters, like people in real life, do things you don't like because of who they are.

If this were going to be the last season, taking a "simmering romance/friendship that was sweetly built over the course of years and trash it like this" would be sad, as Lee said, but the truth is, if you've SEEN Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson on screen together AT ALL this season, you can tell that they're not believeable as a couple. And the truth is, sometimes in life, after waiting a long, long time to get together, two people don't turn out to be right for each other after all. A long coutship isn't indicative of 'rightness' for each other, just of a long courtship.

And even further than that, consider Lorelai as a character: she's someone who wants to love and be loved, which is why when Christopher returned at the end of season 2, she chose him over Luke's cryto-affection for her, so now when Luke's withholding in so many different ways--which, I think, is a function of who Luke is in a relationship--she begins to doubt it.

And Rory, well, Rory is Rory--people drag on about how she's weak now and how she should just dump Logan for being a jerk and so on, but she wouldn't be Rory if she did. She holds on way too long--the opposite problem of Lorelai, come to think of it--she did it with Dean when she knew she was falling for Jess, she did it with Jess when he became a jerk, and she's doing it now with Logan. She loves too much, and that's why we (or, at least I) love her, and she's stubborn and she can't admit that she was so wrong, so many times, about a guy, and that's who she is.

So, you know what? You either like these characters for who they are, or you like them for things that have happened to them. The only thing these characters have done out of character this season was Lorelai keeping her mouth shut for so long about April, but that's all over now.

Some of you will say that their long estrangement was out of character--it wasn't. Rory and Lorelai have been pissed at each other before, but Lorelai always had the mom card to play, which is why it was so significant when Rory pulled an end-around on her with Richard and Emily. They're both stubborn and proud and thought they were doing the right thing. Was it stretched over too many episodes? Perhaps, but the characters didn't decide where the episode breaks were.

Look my point is this: sometimes things happen that you're not happy with. That doesn't make the show bad. It means the show has made you unhappy, sure, but sometimes that's what the show was trying to do. So, judge it for what it's trying to do: tell you a story about two fantastic people who are very unlike most other people, and, perhaps, make their decisions accordingly.

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RFRY - I have argued many of the same points as you have today. I get why some of the things have happened this season but I still feel like the April story line was out of line this year. Actually Luke and Lorelai were doing great, the banter was still there and they were happy. Was it all going too well, maybe but we didn't need a long lost kid to point it all out to us. I still can't stand that story line but it doesn't make me hate what they did to Lor and Rory this season.

I agree, Rory hangs on too long but I like Logan and I like the side of Logan that Rory brings out. Seeing how she has had a positive effect on him doesn't put him in the same boat with Dean and Jess. It's also funny to see Rory considered the unfit person for Logan to date when that's what everyone thought of Jess and then Dean when he was married.

What I have said before is Loralie doesn't know how to handle relationships when she is in love. I don't think Lorelai would have stood up to Luke over April. I think how AS-P wrote it is very much how Lorelai would have been, very insecure when it comes to guys. So yes, she would let Luke have his space and she would postpone the wedding and she would let things get out of hand. That's what Lorelai does when it comes to guys.

The real question is going to be who does Lorelai really love in the end... Christopher or Luke. There are pros and cons for each guy.

I started watching season 1 on ABC family this week. It's interesting to watch the dynamic with Luke and Lorelai back then. It's also amazing how much Alexis has grown up right before our eyes. Wow!

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Thank you thank you thank you thank you Mr Keller for that spot on review. After waiting six years for LL to jump a million obstacles, we are right back to Season 2. Why the P's thought we'd want to see this play out again is beyond me. I just hope Mr Rosenthal can fix this quickly so we can enjoy the last season.

"And even further than that, consider Lorelai as a character: she's someone who wants to love and be loved, which is why when Christopher returned at the end of season 2, she chose him over Luke's cryto-affection for her"

Actually she choose Christopher at the end of Season 2 to fill the void left when she and Luke were estranged. She didn't chose Chris over Luke. LL will be together next season, the P's chose to drag it out cos they thought they'd have two seasons to milk the drama and get them to the altar.

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I completely agree with the person who said Luke and Lor have absolutely NO romantic chemistry. They are great as friends. As lovers? Blech! She just doesn’t fit with him. I just don’t get why people think they are some sort of soul mates. He drains the life out of her when she gets excited about something. Any jokes she does around him are aimed AT him. With Christopher she jokes WITH him.

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I have been a FAN from the begining. Lorelai would not have allowed her relationship with Luke drag on so.This season has been more like a long sad soap opera. Humorless...I have enjoy the growth of Rory and Richard and Emily;But the writing has not stayed true to the characters we have followed so closely. I hope the P"s, are reading the fans' comments..( or whoever is writing this year)

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I still love Gilmore Girls with all of my very essense and I can say that because I am a true fan, But I have to say that these crack pots(Amy Sherman and Daniel)have obviously just thrown this crap together because they wanted to be rid of the show, okay lets throw an illigetimate child her and a failed engagement there, yeah and maybe we should really ruin this 6 year romance in the making! yeah that would be just great!


You gotta be kidding me! These ignorant asses dont know what the hell they're writing but I have faith in this new guy, he sounds smart, that sounds completely ridiculous but yes, he does. Which is exactly what Gilmore needs at this desperate point in its life. Where did those smart girls go? Where did that lovable Luke go? WHY in the Super Cool Party People episode did he not disagree with Anna when she started talking about Lorelai?

The way I see it is if Lorelai didn't go with Chrostopher than Luke would've gone with Anna she's a lot like Lorelai from the dark hair and baby blues to her FREAKY sense of style.

Lorelai is going to cave and sleep with Christopher, we all know it, I know it, you know and those dickheads (Amy Sherman and Daniel) know it! Okay sorry for calling you dickheads, you did serve me well for the first four seasons. Then everything got just a little too Young and the Restless for me.


well I dont know, this better get better next episode,

XOXO

MILO'S REAL DREAM GIRL

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Luke and Lorelai are gonna break up next Tuesday, aren't they *cry* Chris isn't right for her, Luke is. Next episode is gonna be nerve-wracking, putting some in tears at the end. C'mon, Palladinos, show us some slack!

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I love Gilmore Girls!!! I love the writers!!! I love Conflict!!! I love the characters and the choices they are making; their choices are human!!! How fun is it to watch things unfold! Bravo to the writers for making all of you upset. The show is obviously influencing some heated dispute! That's what keeps many things in the entertainment world a float. When all of you have your own shows to create and write them all with happy endings....I wish you the best of luck paying the bills!

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I didn't read all of the comments, but I thought it was nice to see Rory and Logan together again and happy. Reminds me of why I liked Logan at the beginning. Cheeky and caring.

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Ok, you know what i think? Amy and Dan are going completely kamikaze (and, for once, i mean that in the almost literal sense of the word).I think that they are just pissed that they couldnt come to an agreement w/ WB so theyre like you know what? screw you, WB. We are going to run this show into the ground and do everything that the majority of the viewers DONT want so that they stop watching!!! YOU WILL RUE THE DAY THAT YOU PISSED OFF AMY AND DAN PALLIDINO!!!!!RRAAWWWRRR!!!!!!!! So, yeah, that's what i think. if i were in charge of the show, logan would have died in that fall, jess would come back to comfort rory, luke and lorelai would miraculously be together and get married on june third and get along as well as luke and lorelai can, finn and colin would come to live with me, rory would never have been so stupid as to quit yale, the hole in the ozone layer would be fixed and so would the impending water shortage issue, and- well, you get the point. amusing episode, but the fact that they are murdering a relationship, what, eight years in the making pisses me off. a lot. thanks,
-Marlena

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JESS&RORY SHOULD BE TOGETHER!!!!! thank you have a nice day =)

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I, for one, have been a huge fan of this show for years. I watched for the characters i grew to love (Luke, Lorelai, the Gilmores, the Townies), the relationships they developed with one another, and the fantastc writing and acting. This year, that has all been flushed down the tubes.

The Rory/Lorelai relationship was stretched to the limits with the rift and never did recover fully. The relationship between the four Gilmores has also been stretched to the point where Emily and Richard are almost unbearable and are just thrown in every once in awhile when necessary.

I can't even remember the last time there was a festival or town meeting (which were some of the best and my favorite parts of the show) and the Townies we all love (Kirk, Babbette, Miss Patty, etc.) or love-to-hate (Taylor). They have been pushed aside for "dramatic" storylines.

I also can't believe that the Palladino's came up with this April/Anna storyline just to keep Luke/Lorelai away from the altar longer. It was their idea of "good tv", but how "good" is it?.

Luke and Lorelai are no longer the people they once were. Best friends who feel inlove but didn't want to admit it. The guy who was always in the background and the "friend" finally got the girl. Their chemistry was amazing and they had a bond that was undeniable and beautiful to watch develop. But, over this last year they have become shadows of what they once were, and it's no longer enjoyable to watch.

It seems that this show is headed towards Chris/Lorelai, but why? This couple had closure a year ago at the vow renewal; she choose Luke. I think they are good friends, but i think it has been pretty obviouse that over the last year all Lorelai has felt for Chris is friendship.

I think we all know that in the end it will be Luke/Lorelai, that the Gilmore's will all be on good terms, and the sun will set on Stars Hollow as we fade-out from the Gilmore-Danes clan and their extended family.

The question is, will any body still be watching or care anymore about this show we grew to love over five years?

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Ok, like most of you said, L&L`s thing is over.I think this is why:
~April showing up, I think Luke should have known about her.
~ Anna, big problem, who is she to say who Luke wants April to meet?
~ The wedding, all though it was great to see Laine get married "Cher" had way to much to drink, although I do wish Luke was there, for all of it. He has no clue that his girlfriend is WAY to unhappy.
~ The House, I deffently cried the whole time, Emily is the niceest person, in this episode.
That his my downhill moments. If you saw the preveiws for next week you will know it is OVER!

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All I want is a happy ending. Witty banter, great chemistry between the characters and a nice march to the happy ending. If I want a soap opera I'd watch General Hospital. If I want Greek Tragedy I'll watch Greek Tragedy. I like Gilmore Girls because it's cute and witty and fun and smart and touching and I enjoy knowing it's coming on. I didn't enjoy Rory the criminal not caring episodes and I don't like what I'm hearing about this last episode. Generally it's been a great run so far but when it gets too painful to watch because it's bad (in my opinion) and I don't like what's happening to the characters I turn it off. At least House is still House.

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I agree with some of you about the show the people who portray the characters are genuine. They make their character come alive. I do not agree that Luke and Lorelai should break up every couple has problems, the need to work things out. Luke should not keep Lorelai in the dark. He condems her if she doesn't tell him everything. He needs to include her especially with April. They need to plan and have their wedding including April and Rory, and her parents. Richard and Emily need to support Lorelai not work against her.About Logan and Rory I think they make a great couple, he brought her out of her shell. She has really grown as a person and I think Logan needs to finish college but grow up and stand up to his father.
Also stop doing crazy things but still have fun. Logans father will gain Logans respect faster by letting his son be on his own and be there when he is needed

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All I have to say is I love Rory, I love Lorelai, I love Logan and I also love Christopher. I think Logan is the best thing for Rory, and I think that is Luke is goin to choose April then Lorelai needs to move on with her life weather it be with Christopher or not. Oh, and I would love to see Rory and Logan get married!

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