Gilmore Girls Appreciation: Spring

Initial Thoughts:

I certainly wasn't disappointed with the episode. It didn't give me as much as the first one did, but it certainly gave me a lot of feels. There was a lot of nostalgia in this episode (which I will definitely delve into more in the following section).

Once again, I can not help myself with all of the relationships in this show, romantically and platonically. Lorelai and Rory have the best mother-daughter relationship, and it continues to never falter. The banter and the comfort between the two of them is beautifully portrayed, just as in the first series. Rory's friendship with Paris is still as hilarious as always. Paris is the angry best friend, and Rory, somehow manages to put up with it, and it is hilarious. I wish that Lane was a bigger part of this episode, as she wasn't in the last one either, but I have a feeling that she will be around more soon. I also really hope that Lorelai and Emily can work out their issues, the issues that are still persistent from Lorelai's teenage years and just continue to build. When we move onto the romantic relationships, I do not like Rory's current situation with one of her three original guys (explained further below).

EPISODE RATE: 4/5

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Spoiler Section:

There are a few important points that I have to address in this section: Lorelai and Emily's therapy, the Luke empire, Logan's engagement, and Rory's breakdown. 

First, we have Lorelai and Emily's therapy. Emily, in the first episode, convinced Lorelai to come to her grief therapy with her in a way to have therapy between the two of them. There is a lot of awkward silence; but eventually. Emily states that her issues with Lorelai still stem from Lorelai getting pregnant at 16, taking off with Rory, and then only coming back into their lives when she needed their help to pay for Rory's education. 

What really irritated me about the whole thing was how Emily just quit. Lorelai was still trying and I had hopes for them, but Emily just quit. What worries me about the situation is that that Lorelai is continuing to see the therapist and isn't telling Luke. That worries me, they shouldn't have secrets. 

Then, there is the whole revelation of Luke's "empire." So, apparently Richard left aside a sum of money for Luke to use, but only to expand his company, something that Luke has never shown interest in.  I just really hope that that this doesn't become more of an issue, especially between Luke and Lorelai. 

Before we get into Rory, we need to discuss Logan's engagement. Now I knew that their current arrangement was weird, but I certainly didn't think that Logan was engaged to some french heiress named Odet! The worst part? I still like Logan more than Dean, eventhough my reason for hating Dean was that he cheated on his wife. But isn't Logan doing the same thing now? I know that it sounds hypocritical but I would still rather have Rory with Logan in the end than Dean. 

Lastly, is Rory's breakdown. She is finally realizing how pathetic her current situation is. She doesn't have a steady job, she is having an affair with an engaged man, she is keeping secrets, no longer has a book "contract," and she slept with a man dressed as a Wookie, her first one night stand, essentially the breaking point. It all comes into perspective when we remember that she is 32 years old. Rory has never expected much from her life but I think she just feels supremely lost at this point. It is kind of nostalgic of her college life crisis, when she stole a boat, was put on probation, dropped out of Yale, wasn't speaking with Lorelai, and was living in her grandparent's pool house.  

I think her breakdown was the pivotal turning point that she needed right now, Now, she can finally begin to confront her issues and work past them. And the fact that she had her breakdown in front of Lorelai, means that now Lorelai can be there and help support Rory through her own confusion. Also, it was another great mother-daughter scene. In the end, Rory moves back home, and I think that is honestly her best bet right now.