This interpretation drastically alters the meaning of the revival’s final moments and raisesGilmore Girlswhat if?
questionsabout Rory’s character arc, her role in repeating history, and her circumstances.
According to the theory, the final four words,“Mom?
“, “Yeah?
“, “I’m pregnant"are simply a dramatic way of announcing her surrogacy.
The theory is not without its flaws, mainly regarding the creators intentions for those final four words.
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In an interview withVogue,Amy Sherman-Palladino addressed her intentions for the show from the beginning.
She also said that she sees Rorys pregnancy as acurveball.
No longer could it be Logan, Jess, Dean, or any other candidates.
In a way, the father is Paris.
After the pregnancy, the focus will be on the parents of the child, not Rory.
It would also be adifferent way of translating the idea of history repeating itself.
In the more widely accepted interpretation, Rory is dealing with a curveball pregnancy, just like Lorelai did.
In this alternative interpretation, Rory has intentionally become pregnant and will not be keeping the child.
This throws her future into freefall, and she is floundering.
Meanwhile, Lorelei finds herself lost in life before her upcoming marriage to Luke.
