Sherman-Palladino decided to push Tristan’s potential plotlines to a later season when he left.

Rory acting out in high school would’ve changedGilmore Girlsforever.

Tristan drove a wedge between Rory and Paris, something the later seasons didn’t need.

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Having her estrangement from Lorelai, accompanied by the growth of her connection with Logan, made sense.

I was sad that they spent so long apart, but it was in the show’s best interest.

Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.

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In the fictional town of Star’s Hollow, single mother Lorelai Gilmore raises her high-achieving teenage daughter Rory. Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.

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In the fictional town of Star’s Hollow, single mother Lorelai Gilmore raises her high-achieving teenage daughter Rory. Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.

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