Single moms, married moms, daughters, parents, friends, lovers -- millions of people all around the globe who can relate to the life of Lorelai and Rory have been ecstatic when the classic TV series "Gilmore Girls" was announced in January to make its comeback towards the end of the year. Indeed, this year began delightfully for those who are hooked with the not-so-perfect lives of the Gilmore girls.
Following the announcement was the release of the first series trailer from Netflix, awakening much nostalgia as Luke's Diner and the Dragon Fly Inn were there to welcome us. We saw a preview of the changes that might have taken place in our beloved town, eight years after we last saw it. Of course, Lorelai with her normal blabbering also greeted the fans, and surprisingly, it's not as irritating as it was in seasons 2 to 7 (as Luke would complain about her blathering) because hearing her once more talking fast and nonstop confirms that they are back, for real!
This highly anticipated show earned an average of four million viewers per episode during its original run, which proves how influential it has become over fans. This explains why a lot of people are really waiting for the show to grace the TV screens next month.
So the trailer revealed the four-part premiere episode ("Winter," "Spring," "Summer," and "Fall") of "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" as it took us back to Stars Hollow to have a look at the future. Yet, before we finally see the mini-series revival, let us do a random recap of the previous episodes that will refresh us with what actually made us love the Gilmore Girls in the first place.
A Story Depicting Real Life Situations
"Gilmore Girls" has actually opened awareness among viewers as to what is really happening to the people of this new millennium. The show started way back in 2000, and as we all know, Lorelai was a single mom when she was first introduced to us in season 1. The series basically talks about the struggles of Lorelai bringing up her daughter Rory all by herself. She might have gotten some help from her elite parents, but Lorelai has made numerous sacrifices just so she can give the best life for her growing up daughter. Like their story, a lot of women (and men alike) of the new generation face the same scenario.
The population of single parents grew as the society became more modernized and more accepting of the new culture of unplanned pregnancies. The TV series has become both an inspiration and a guide for most on how single parents can cope with the difficulties of raising a child at a young age. Just look at how fine Rory became as a lady.
Family Perspective -- Mistakes And Reconciliation
Yes, not all families are perfect, and like Lorelai, a lot of us are having parent-child issues. Lorelai and her parents have grown apart -- both physically and emotionally -- but in the end, they all found a way for acceptance and reconciliation to come into their lives. The pilot showed Lorelai as a teenager running away from home with her daughter. Fans may recall that Lorelai was a part of an elite family and she was even the brightest among her class (as mentioned by father Richard when he defended her against Straub).
Later Lorelai sought financial help from her estranged, wealthy parents for Rory to continue her high school in Chilton. In return, Emily asked Lorelai to attend family dinner every Friday, which marked the chance for everyone to resolve their past issues.
This shows how families are forever. Mistakes do happen most especially among young teens these days who are more experimental than the older generation. But as mistakes occur, forgiveness is also always just around the corner.
Mother-Daughter's String Of Romantic Relationships
And this is the part where everyone of us can relate, and actually the part where the show bewitched us into watching the whole series. Both Lorelai and Rory had their numerous relationships, which is funny how season 7 (the last season before the show stopped airing) ended with the girls were left loveless, or unmarried at that.
Looking at Lorelai's boyfriends, we can name Christopher Haydens, Max Medina, Luke Danes, Alex Lesman, and Jason "Digger" Stiles. Though Chris was Rory's father, it was Luke that Lorelai had the strongest connection with, and they were even engaged for almost a year before they split up temporarily. The sweetest proposal back then would be the overflowing daisies that Max set up at Dragon Fly Inn. I will definitely say yes if I see tons like those, but he got dumped anyway. Luke proposed too and later on split with her. Lorelai then got married with Chris in season 7, but after he realized that Lorelai and Luke still had feelings for each other, he ended their marriage, and Lorelai ended up...single.
Rory, on the other hand, was one lover shorter than her mother with Dean Forester, Jess Mariano, and Logan Huntzberger on her list. While Dean was her first love, Logan was the one whom she was mostly with in season 7. And he actually proposed to Rory, only to get dumped. And again, like her mom, Rory ended up single.
What can we say? Love is overrated after all.
But while the duo ended up loveless, the new series holds exciting revelations, where Rory's boyfriends will all come back, and for Lorelai, who knows? Maybe Luke will marry her after all.
Solid Friendships
What is life without a friend? We all have that one friend who will be with us even though we become the worst version of ourselves. Lorelai has Sookie, and Rory has Lane and Paris.
Lorelai and Sookie had their first big fight in "The Ins and Outs of Inns" episode of season 2, where Lorelai is worried that she won't be able to count on Sookie as a partner for the inn. But after buying themselves some time off, their friendship became solid until the end of the series.
Rory and Lane were the closest of friends, but it was very seldom that they were seen together from season 1 to season 2 because of their distance from each other. Paris, on the other hand, was tagged by many as Rory's "frenemy."
Overall, Lorelai is Rory's best friend, as she would always come to her mom for her problems and Lorelai's the same towards her daughter. This is the ideal mom-daughter relationship that we all dream of, right? Loose but protective; cool but guiding.
And A Lot More
There are a lot more of life lessons we can get from the series, but the show mainly revolves around themes of family, friendship, and love as whole.
Lorelai and Rory might have a struggling life, but these well-intentioned Gilmore girls always try to make things work.
Positivity really at its finest.
The mother-daughter tandem is slated to come back on Nov. 25 on Netflix, so we can see more things that will make us more deeply in love with the duo.
