Summary
The beloved 2000s showGilmore Girlsfocuses on transmissible relationships across dissimilar propagation , but some of the parenting decisions in the series forget a bad taste in my backtalk . I ’ve been a Gilmore Girls sports fan since my sister and I watched it together while it was on the melody . Since it landed on Netflix in 2014 , I ’ve well out it more times than I can count . I watch it when I ’m well-chosen , sorry , mad , hopeless , or needing comfort . It ’s stick to the dot that I know the tiniest details and can quote almost every episode of the show .
However , my undying beloved for the serial does n’t think it ’s nontaxable from examination . Many aspects of the show have n’t age well , leading to someGilmore girl storylines I wish I could bury . Additionally , watching the show now , I have different opinions on many parenting decisions than I did the first time I find out the show , with some deposit out as irresponsible , insalubrious , and detestable .
For over twenty years , Gilmore Girls has charmed audiences , and these 10 unforgettable moments go forward to make the show enchant even today .
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12Lorelai Dates Her Daughter’s Teacher
Dating Rory’s Teacher Was Wildly Inappropriate For Both Parties
From the start ofGilmore Girl , Lorelai makes some questionable decisions , such as date Rory ’s teacher , Max Medina . I think he ’s culpable , a bite creepy-crawly in retrospect , and whole unprofessional on multiple occasions . However , the blame for the situation at long last fall on Lorelai because she ’s the parent . Lorelai outwardly acknowledges how badly she and Max could impact Rory but chooses to do it anyway .
On top of that , she has very little discreetness or boundary . She use her position as Max ’s girlfriend to give Rory ’s newspaper publisher an A. Even if it ’s a joke , that ’s inappropriate . Then , she osculate him on parents ' day in the middle of a schoolroom . I hump Lorelai , and I read that her emotional maturity is n’t at a level distinctive of a parent because she gave parentage so untried . However , she drops the ball when do by the Max state of affairs .
11Emily Manipulates Lorelai Constantly
Emily Gilmore Relies On Control In Her Relationship With Her Daughter
Emily is the lineament that I love to detest . She ’s quippy and has perfect comedic timing , butshe ’s also a judgmental and unrelenting parent who manipulates Lorelai every luck she gets . This is established in the first episode when she demands dinner with Lorelai and Rory in exchange for helping her daughter . This one instance could be written off if it were the only time , but her poor behavior continues over all eight season .
Emily lay Lorelai up on a particular date without her cognition , keep open Rory all night to spite Lorelai , and tries to get Lorelai and Christopher together even though her daughter is jubilantly in a relationship – to name a few examples . Even in the revitalisation , Emily manipulates Lorelai by tricking her into therapy . However , the moment she ’s challenged , she abandons her girl . finally , Emily ’s handling of Lorelai makes her daughter ’s hostile behaviour much more justifiable .
10Luke Makes Promises To April Without Talking To Anna First
Luke Made Promises He Couldn’t Necessarily Keep
Of all theparents inGilmore Girls , Luke is the one who is the most consistent and caring , even towards Jess and Rory – two kids who are n’t even technically his . However , one second where I simultaneously empathize with him and question his judgment is whenhe hope April that she will come back for bound break and the summer .
This is a challenging situation because April is emotionally overwrought about moving across the country to a place she does n’t know , circumvent by masses she does n’t know . I can sympathise his desire to provide her with some small amount of comfort and consistency ; however , he should have mouth to Anna before cause any hope to April . His fight to have April is entirely excuse . Direct communicating and working as a team whenever possible is substantive for co - parenting , though
Thanks to its bittersweet vibration , Gilmore Girls is truly the ultimate fall TV show , and many of its storylines are worthy of a good long mother fucker .
9Liz Abandons Jess When Things Get Hard
Liz Sends Jess Off To Luke Without A Second Thought
One parenting conclusion that infuriates me every time I watchGilmore Girlsis Liz ’s determination to vacate Jess when things get challenging rather than learning to be a better parent . She might have felt that Luke could do a good job raise Jess , but she could have moved to Stars Hollow to be with him . She could have written him letter of the alphabet , called him on the phone , and visited him .
There were so many options that did n’t postulate dropping him off with a family member he does n’t have intercourse too well without any resourcefulness or support . Moreover , she declines to let Jess follow home for Christmas – not for an elongated catamenia of prison term , but for a few weeks at most . Jess going to Stars Hallow is finally the expert thing for him in the long run , but that does n’t relieve Liz ’s behavior .
8Anna Won’t Let April Meet Lorelai
Anna’s Protectiveness Seems Overblown Under The Circumstances
Unlike manyGilmore Girlsfans , I roll in the hay April Nardini and find her incredibly relatable . unluckily , everyone else in the office frustrates me , even though I have it away Luke and Lorelai . Luke does n’t make an crusade to include his fiancée in his kid ’s living , despite his wanting to have a long - terminal figure relationship with both April and Lorelai . Lorelai gets overzealous by trying to build a relationship with April during her birthday party without ever address to Anna .
However , the most frustrative is Anna refusing to let Lorelai get together and have a relationship with April . I empathize with her desire to protect April so that her girl does n’t fall behind someone authoritative . However , Luke and Lorelai already have a wedding day of the month jell , for goodness ’ sake . Plus , her daughter is 12 age older , so the over - protectiveness about her meeting a new adult , in this specific font , seems a small overblown .
7Christopher Barely Acts Like A Dad To Rory
Christopher Doesn’t Take His Role As A Father Seriously
Christopher is an absentee dad to Rory , whose parenting determination elicit ire . He looks at Rory more like a prop to troop around as if he ’s a capable sire . He barely shows up when she needs it . He does n’t attend her high school graduation at the oddment of time of year 3 or her arrivederci party in theGilmore Girlsfinale . There ’s zero indication that he tries to support Lorelai financially until he inherits his grandfather ’s money .
The one time she require him to give her and Lorelai space , he altogether ignores this request . Rory ’s daddy only starts show up more when he has Gigi , and that ’s only because he needs help from Lorelai and Rory . Christopher just got worse and worse throughout Gilmore Girls , becoming less true and more pushy . Based on his behavior , he ’s the definition of a deadbeat dad .
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6Emily Rarely Appreciates Lorelai’s Successes
Emily Gilmore Is Especially Critical Of Lorelai
Another serious parenting flaw of Emily Gilmore is her want of pride in Lorelai ’s skill . She went into parenting with fixed ideas about her daughter ’s conduct and personality , a sadly common problem . Lorelai never quite seemed to fit the mould set by her parent , rebelling against their hard-and-fast rules and expectations . Her momma see all of her accomplishments as not good enough , which is painfully relatable , leadingEmily to insult Lorelai repeatedly inGilmore Girls .
I want to exclaim every time she disregard Lorelai ’s life as not in effect enough . She does n’t seem to value that Lorelai works hard , buys a house , and raises a well - mannered small fry . She also disregards Lorelai ’s well-chosen relationship . The two meaning elision with Emily are her celebrating Lorelai ’s commencement exercise and her recognise the telephone set conversation about the inn . However , she largely fails to recognize that Lorelai is an autonomous human being who does n’t owe her mother undying dedication and understanding .
5Richard Blames Lorelai For Ruining Her Life By Getting Pregnant
While I in general sleep with Richard Gilmore , there are some second I can not forgive . After Straub and Francine get degrading Lorelai , he fend for her . However , his posture changes when she goes into his office to offer him nutrient and give thanks him for what he said . He goes on a tirade against Lorelai , claiming she put her parents through hell and caused them public humiliation . He also implies that she caused the family shame by not marrying Christopher .
Then , he blames Lorelai for running off with Rory from him and Emily , ignore that they do n’t own Lorelai or Rory . They are n’t owed clock time with either of the two . Their relationship with Rory is something Lorelai gracefully let them to have despite the way they treat Lorelai . Ultimately , this is one of theworst thing Richard ever did inGilmore Girls . He takes Lorelai ’s gratitude and humility and throws it back in her face instead of having a soldering moment .
Edward Hermann did not come along in the revitalization because he lamentably passed aside on December 31 , 2014 at the historic period of 71 from brain cancer .
4Christopher Doesn’t Set Boundaries With Gigi
While he was an absentee parent to Rory , Christopher had no choice but to take care of Gigi because Sherry abandoned her ( another import that nigh land on the list of time I judged the parenting decisions in Gilmore Girls ) . Unfortunately , because he was n’t around for Rory , he does n’t know how to care for a child .
He also feels like he has to make up for Sherry being go , which I completely empathize with . I ’ve seen how hard it is to be a single parent , though I have n’t experience it at first hand . The parenting option in this situation that I wonder is him let her get off with anything she want . She has no sense of boundaries and does n’t respond to the word “ no ” – skills that are important to implement early . fortunately , he eventually rectifies the issue by enforce rules .
3Lorelai Doesn’t Speak To Rory After She Quits Yale
I ordinarily have different expectations of Lorelai when it comes to parenting because she became a mom as a teenager , making her less matured than other parent in the serial publication . However , this is just why I have a grueling fourth dimension understanding Lorelai ease up Rory the still treatment after she gets catch and quits Yale – one of themost controversialGilmore Girlsstorylines . She knows what it ’s care to be ostracized by her parents for crap a decision that some would see a mistake . Rory is in a standardised position .
The young Gilmore is going through one of the most intriguing time in her vernal grownup life right before Lorelai cuts her off . Everyone think she ’s making the untimely alternative . I understand if Lorelai does n’t excuse Rory ’s choice found on the reason . However , it seems cruel for Lorelai to all cut off Rory when she knows the impression of isolation and estrangement .
