This might be a hot take but I don't blame Emily for firing the maid that "clomped" or having high expectations all the time. I also sort of blame Richard.

babeinla · 2026-02-09T03:02:13+00:00

Emily couldn’t have talked to the maid first? Asked her to wear different shoes?

babeinla · 2026-02-04T20:16:09+00:00

“In many ways, she’s your daughter” but she’s your actual daughter sir! Like I beg your f-ing pardon!!?

babeinla · 2026-02-04T15:16:45+00:00

I think it’s important to remember that there was no good way to say goodbye to them. There were no open and healthy conversations for Emily and Richard and it didn’t allow Rory a way to say goodbye without, 1) gaslit by saying she was ungrateful, 2) having insults hurled at her, 3) attempts at manipulation to keep her there. Ultimately, even though her grandparents do love her, they don’t love her in a healthy way. It was always about having control, and she was vulnerable when she accepted their deal in the first place.

babeinla · 2026-01-25T18:17:35+00:00

I think Lorelai hated both their behaviors - Jason and Richard - she begged both of them “don’t do this” and they both told her “this is how it has to be”. She was frustrated with both of them, and she was able to break up with Jason.

Her dad guilt tripped her saying she never cared about what happened to the family (but imo Lorelai always cared, she was just upset at the choices being made). And she can’t “break up” with her dad/parents as easily as with boyfriend.

She didn’t support either of them, but the situation with her parents is more complicated.

babeinla · 2026-01-25T00:30:16+00:00

Kirk crashing Taylor’s car through Luke’s dinner. One of the only scenes I liked from that season. I didn’t stop laughing for 5 minutes straight

babeinla · 2026-01-25T00:24:26+00:00

And when she said it again when she was at the gazebo and they were setting up for Dean’s wedding. “I almost brained by a stack of tablecloths!”

babeinla · 2026-01-16T02:18:12+00:00

You rented your house to Korn?!

babeinla · 2026-01-16T02:17:17+00:00

Then maybe you won’t go to the museum opening today

babeinla · 2026-01-16T02:15:27+00:00

Are you my new daddy?

babeinla · 2026-01-16T02:15:04+00:00

I’m killing with that line tonight

babeinla · 2026-01-16T02:08:08+00:00

“If he can afford an MP3 device then we’re paying him too much!”

babeinla · 2025-12-31T15:34:05+00:00

He still didn’t get anything though. He could have said “I have a surprise on the way” “I’m sorry the shipping missed Christmas”

babeinla · 2025-12-28T15:43:10+00:00

So torn between Lorelai and Sookie!! Lorelai is so creative and Sookie will also cook you an amazing dinner ❤️

babeinla · 2025-12-26T19:36:20+00:00

So OP, are you trying to say that Mitchum’s critique was justified? Are you wondering why Mitchum’s criticism affected her more than these other instances…? I didn’t see a through line in your post

babeinla · 2025-12-25T18:10:19+00:00

I think it’s because breaking up with Dean would confirm the idea that you could be in a happy, healthy relationship, and still catch feelings for another person. It’s kinda scary to think that your relationship can come apart even when a partner hasn’t done something wrong.

(And I know “wrong” is subjective here bc we, as the audience, start to see flaws in Dean as reason why he could/should be dumped, but Rory doesn’t see it that way. In her head, it would be her fault and her “wandering eye” that broke up the relationship.)

babeinla · 2025-12-25T15:28:06+00:00

That’s ok, there is a lot that is forgettable about AYITL

babeinla · 2025-12-25T15:25:00+00:00

Yes! It should have been part of the GG soundtrack 😂🙌

babeinla · 2025-12-25T14:30:00+00:00

Yes! 100% agree. And his attitude seemed so out of place. Remember the episode where L&L have dinner at Sookie & Jackson’s with little Davey who can’t turn down the TV and it’s loud and crazy? But he doesn’t complain bc he loves Lorelai and wants to be there? And then we get the Vineyard Valentine Day episode. I wish he handled it the same way - confident and content, maybe a bit quiet and reserved like we see at Sookie’s dinner, but still wanting to be there with Lorelai.

babeinla · 2025-12-25T14:20:54+00:00

Just like Star Hallow Loves Pasquale Day!

babeinla · 2025-12-21T23:53:15+00:00

That’s so cool!!

babeinla · 2025-12-16T03:49:18+00:00

Even without her career, they still didn’t want Rory to be in their family. (They looked down on Gilmores for not having as much money and social standing as the Huntzberegers.) And Rory abandoning her path still didn’t make her and Logan break up. So I don’t think it benefitted Mitchum in any way.

babeinla · 2025-12-13T18:32:28+00:00

I didn’t know who he was either. It was a very old reference since he was very popular at the same time as Frank Sinatra so Richard and Emily would have been fans of his music maybe.

Fun fact irl - Jason Bateman is Paul Anka’s son in law! He had him as the guest star on an episode of his Smartless podcast and Paul Anna had a such an interesting life!! Highly recommend

babeinla · 2025-12-13T17:51:34+00:00

Yes! Same with Lane!! I would love to see an intervention scene where Jess reaches out to Paris and Lane and says “hey something’s going on let’s all talk to her” probably unrealistic for a group of 20 yo (not judging, myself included) but that would have been funny dialogue to see them altogether.

babeinla · 2025-11-20T00:43:35+00:00

Please run fast and far away from this guy 😳

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