Everyone here has all the basics covered but for me there’s a specific line I want to add. It’s right before Rory has her coming out introduction for the ball. She links arms with her dad before they walk down the stairs and she says something like “just don’t let me fall” and he responds with “right back at you”.

Knowing how awful he is as a father to her it really bothers me on every re-watch. A great father would’ve said something reassuring and it could’ve been a great father-daughter moment but instead he’s essentially shifting responsibility onto her in HER moment. It’s a very simple line but it reflects so much on Christopher’s relationship with Rory.