Initial Thoughts:
Why would you do this to me? Why would you end this like that? The entire episode was beautiful, I was loving it, so much made me happy and angry and laugh out loud, but then... the final four words happened. One good thing about how they ended it is that there is room for more. They could release more episodes now, because they left too many questions unanswered.
First off, so much good happened in this episode. Besides the final four words leaving too many questions, Rory is finally finding herself again, she has a purpose, and Lorelai is supporting her again. Emily seems to be finally getting to a content place emotionally. She is doing what she has to do to move forward with her life, even though there will never be another man for her. She is looking healthier and smiling a bit more, and I have hopes for her and Emily again.
We also have the most beautiful resolution to one major problem that persisted throughout the entire revival, Luke and Lorelai (I'll discuss more in the following section), and it was a tear jerker, full of happy tears. The friendships in this episode were also beautiful. We have Lane, who is always supporting Rory. We have Michelle being his usual annoying self with Lorelai. We have Suki in all of her hilarity being their for the most important moment in Lorelai's life at this point in the revival. We have Emily and her housekeeper, although they do not communicate in the same language, this is the first housekeeper, ever, that Emily has been able to keep around for longer than a day or two. All sorts of beautiful.
EPISODE RATE: 5/5
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Spoiler Section:
There is so much to talk about, the Life and Death Brigade, Logan and Rory, Rory's book, Rory's relationships with Christopher, Dean, and Jess, Emily, Suki, Michelle, Lorelai's realization, Luke and Lorelai... and finally those blasted final four words!
First, the appearance of the Life and Death Brigade put a permanent smile on my face throughout that entire chunk of the episode. When Rory got those strange notes, that only she saw, with little explanation, I had a feeling that something was up but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Then, Esther said the fateful words, "In Omnia Paratus." The smile crept on and I got that super giddy feeling boiling in my veins. Then the smoke began to billow in the streets and the three guys in wonderful old-timey suits with the masks showed up. Rory immediately smiled too. Now, I saw the three, and we knew that Logan wasn't one of them, but I knew he was behind it, and there he was, and Rory can never resist him. (I mean, who could?) He takes her on another spontaneous Life and Death Brigade-esque adventure. It was perfect. It was beautiful. And then... they slept together. I think it was the closure that Rory needed. In the morning, she was ready to say goodbye to him, possibly for good, and she was ready to go and write her book.
Rory's book, influenced by the true love of her life, Jess, is finally happening. She goes to her grandparents' empty house and sits at Richard's desk and just writes. She said that it just flowed onto the page, it was the easiest thing that she had ever written, and it had just been waiting for her to put it on paper. Lorelai, initially wasn't on board, but eventually she concedes and Rory finally has her purpose again. She tells her father, and asks him how he felt about her mothering raising Rory on her own. It's heartfelt, but I don't think it is what Rory wants to hear, but it is what she needed. He tells her, that he feels bad but that Lorelai would say it was what was right, and he too. She runs into Dean, who is married with kids. They have a heartfelt talk about what she will say about him in the book. Even she knows that he was the perfect first love, dedicated, strong, and the one who taught her safety. And then we have Jess, who is obviously still pining for her, no matter how much he denies it.
Now, lets talk Emily. The woman is sleeping until noon, selling the house, has a bunch of servants and their kids living with her, and is being nice. She seems lost, but then Lorelai, after her realization, calls her, wakes her, and tells her a story about her favorite moment with her dad. The moment he found her skipping school because a boy broke her heart, and bought her a pretzel, covered in mustard, and they watched two movies at the theater, "one for him and one for her," before going home and pretending that it never happened. It was the best birthday she ever had. I think that is what Emily needed to hear in order to move forward again. She sells the house and moves to Nantucket, and works in a whale museum.... But she is happy, happy to the point that she is willing to give Lorelai the money from Luke's Empire trust fund, to expand the Dragonfly, as long as she and Luke visit 2 weeks out of the summer and 1 week on Christmas.
Let's not forget Lorelai's revelation. She doesn't even get to go "Wild" before she figures it out. She comes home early. Luke is scared that she is leaving him and before Lorelai can get a word in he rants about how he is the only one for her, that he is willing to work on this, that he is happy, that she can have more closet space, etc. It was so sweet. But Lorelai finally says, "I think we should get married." She already has it all set up and it is so perfect. The wedding itself is very Luke and Lorelai. The night before the scheduled wedding, they elope with Rory, at their original venue, and it is beautiful. They still plan on haivng the wedding the next day but eloping allows for less stess on the wedding day. It's very Luke and Lorelai! I just wish Jess was there.
Finally, we have the blasted final four words:
Rory: Mom?
Lorelai: Yeah?
Rory: I'm pregnant...
I could punch the writers for this. I mean, they have been hinting at it all thoughout the revival. They were constantly saying that everything would come full circle. The Huffington Post summed up it the best, but basically; Lorelai was 32 when the first season started, she had raised a daughter throughout all of the confusion in her life, starting at only 16, and on her own. Rory, now 32, is about to be raising a child admist all of her confusion. Logan seems to be Rory's Christopher and if that is the case, I really hope that Jess is Rory's Luke. This is why we need more!!!!!! I'm freaking out here everyone!
Amy and Daniel I need more! Give me more! Write me more! Produce me more! I'll give you my two year old baby sister to play little Gilmore.
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