Some unfold gradually overGilmore Girls’seven seasons, and viewers might miss them among all the fast-talking shenanigans.
Such changes help explain whyA Year in the Lifedoesn’t live up tothe original seriesdespite being highly anticipated.
The early seasons of the show feel playful and lighthearted, even if they occasionally tackle serious subjects.
The revival’s ending also sees her following in her mother’s footsteps by getting pregnant unexpectedly.
It also brings things full circle in a way that implies Rory’s destined to become her mother.
There are a couple of reasons for this.
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For one, Stars Hollow no longer seems novel after watchingGilmore Girlsfor seven seasons and a revival.
Of course,Gilmore Girlsalso spends a lot more time outside of Stars Hollow in its later seasons.
Unfortunately, this pairing gets a lot less interesting as the series goes on.
Luke and Lorelai finally get together inGilmore Girlsseason 4, and their chemistry gradually fades from there.
Without it, there’s a significant lack of tension.
By the timeA Year in the Lifearrives, it’s hard to deny they’ve lost their spark.
It doesn’t help thatGilmore Girlsstruggles to determine what’s next for Luke and Lorelaiafter they become a couple.
By the timeA Year in the Lifeopens, it’s hard to deny they’ve lost their spark.
Lorelai returning to Christopher is just frustrating after one or two times.
And her issues with Luke inA Year in the Lifeare the same ones they had in the original show.
Sure, you’re able to argue that Rory needs to be alone to figure things out.
Butthere are only so many times viewers can watch Rory make the same decisions and mistakesbefore it becomes predictable.
This serves as the entire premise of the first season.
so that send Rory to Chilton, Lorelai must allow her parents back into their lives.
The series' appeal is its central mother-daughter relationship, but that bond withers while Rory is in college.
There’s the entire fallout between Lorelai and Rory when the latter drops out of Yale.
It doesn’t feel like they’re as close duringA Year in the Life,either.
The fact that Lorelai doesn’t support Rory’s book idea drives that fact home.
Paris is introduced as a stuck-up bully who views Rory as her rival at Chilton.
However,Paris becomes a far more likable character overGilmore Girls’seven-season run.
A Year in the Lifecontinues this trend, depicting Paris positively in her adult life.
However, both characters get less and less attention as time goes on.
Sookie and Lane both feel less important in later seasons ofGilmore Girlsand especially in the revival.
Still, being able to visit their friends regularly was part of Stars Hollow’s small-town charm.
The walkable nature of Stars Hollow and the limited use of technology feels totally foreign to modern culture.
The show’s references and style are also products of their time, and this contributes to the charm.
Unfortunately,Gilmore Girlsgets closer and closer to the 2010s as it continues.
AndA Year in the Lifetakes place in 2016, which forces the writers to modernize it a bit.
It also ignores too many major world events to feel grounded in reality.
Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.
