Without either character, the show wouldnt work.
Both characters go through their ups and downs, growing over the course of the series.
However, she becomes a well-developed, interesting character by the end.
This doesnt mean she isnt without flaws, though.
However, the cost of college has grown exponentially, saddling people with ungodly amounts of student loan debt.
They would react even more negatively to her harassing him for taking a break from college.
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When she does get criticism, she reacts defensively or lashes out at the person speaking.
Rory wants to work as a journalist, a career that involves frequent constructive criticism and feedback.
Ultimately, Logan swoops in to save the day with his advice.
Nowadays, it feels just as hard to keep a job as it is to get one.
At Sookies wedding, Rory kisses Jess while shes in a relationship with Dean.
In theGilmore Girlsseason 4 finale, she sleeps with Dean, knowing that hes married.
These decisions would be scrutinized more nowadays, ruining her innocent persona.
The entire situation is messy, and nobody is fully in the right or the wrong.
In all fairness, Lorelai also refuses to speak to Rory.
However, this feels more frustrating when it comes to Rory for two big reasons.
Firstly,Gilmore Girlstreats Lorelai as flawed while it presents Rory as perfect.
The behavior doesnt feel out of character for the mom, so its less upsetting to see from her.
Secondly, Rory rubs salt in the wound by running to her grandparents, knowing it would hurt Lorelai.
This feels like an especially cruel decision.
However, she has at least three other notable outbursts in school.
The first happens when she and the Puffs break into the school.
She and Paris also get into a fight at the Franklin.
Then, they yell at each other in front of the headmaster.
In a regular school, this might be fine, but shes at a prep school.
The modern grind culture of today adds extra educational pressures, making the patience for failure much lower.
It seems less likely that Rory would have stayed in Chilton.
That was seen as the only way to succeed in life, with the lasting impacts not being discussed.
The first time, she talks back to her Game Theory professor when he tries to give her advice.
The second time, she talks back to Asher Flemming, questioning his grading practices.
Notably, all the Gilmores degrade and stigmatize therapy throughout the series, including Rory.
After her breakdown in her mandated therapy, she calls Lorelai and says, Guess whos crazy?
This depiction, along with the others in the show, is incredibly frustrating to watch nowadays.
If the show came out today, they would need to approach the topic in a very different way.
Rory would need to speak in a less stigmatizing way.
If a character talked about these topics this way, most modern audiences would hate them.
At the same time, she believes that because shes a Gilmore, Logans parents will accept her.
She doesnt seem to realize that there are different levels of class divisions and old money versus new money.
Her complete lack of awareness comes across as unrealistic nowadays.
Society has become more vocal about the widening wage gap between the working class and the upper class.
Shes the golden child, and anyone who even moderately criticizes her is ostracized for their views.
The show pushes really hard that shes perfect and lovable to the degree that everyone in town protects her.
For many reasons, this part of the story wouldnt work if the show came out today.
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