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Gilmore Girls: What Do You Miss?


We know fan reaction has been um, shall we say, mixed during Season Seven of Gilmore Girls. When airing your grievances, many of you have shared aspects of older seasons that you miss -- stuff you wish you could bring back to change the direction of the show.

Love it or hate it, there's no doubt that things have changed since we first met Lorelai and Rory. There was Dean, and Jess, and more regular Friday night dinners. Rory and Paris were rivals, not pals. Luke was just the guy working at the diner. Yale was only a dream (well, really, it was Harvard back then) -- Chilton was where Rory spent her days.

Some of you miss when Rory was younger and lived at home. Plenty of you just want Lorelai and Luke to get back together. And quite a few of you miss the quieter days of the early years, when the drama was more heartfelt and perhaps a bit less soap opera-ish.

But that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. And far be it from us to speak for you -- that's what the comments section is for! What do you miss most about Gilmore's past seasons?

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Tuesday nights used to be my GG night - I so looked forward to them. Unfortunately, I really cannot watch this show anymore. Gilmore Girls has always been about so much more than the main characters. The town was the canvas on which this show was painted. The plotline was filled in by characters who were zany and eccentric and so colorful they made puce seem dull. Where has all the joyous, razor sharp dialoge gone? The show is now so easily forgotten, I used to laugh for days about a specific comment. Why did you let Amy go? Beg her back for one more year and let this show sparkle for one last year. Your ratings would be out of this world. If she won't, tell your writers to go back and watch the first seasons. This show is about the town and all its characters, its what made everyone want to move to Stars Hollow and be a part of life there. We wanted to chat with Loreli, befriend Rory, yell at Emily, eat at Luke's, dance at Patti's, gossip with Babette, and of course attend those town meetings with Kirk!!! We all wanted our own town troubador and a town square bustling with activites. This was the show!! The new writers don't understand the concept of the true show, and the joy, energy and originality are being pounded out to make room for the PLOT. Bring back the merriment, bring back the festivity, bring back the frivolous, bring back the delight and antics, bring back the show.

Bring back Jess
Luke and Lorelai should be together
Chris should be...just...get rid of him
Bring back Amy and Dan
Luke's Diner needs to come up WAY more!
I hate Chris and Lorelai the most. We waited..We waited 4 years for them to be a couple and them it crashes and burns just because April had to come into the picture! I really wish Chris would just disappear and Lorelai would realize who she really has feelings for!

I have watched gilmore girls from day one and I love Rory and Logan together. They need to make more epiosode of the both of them together.

I miss LL too i mean christopher is so Blah i loved ti when ll were together they just clicked you know i thing that they were perfect for each other!! also i thing that Lor really doesn't want to be married to Chris!! I thing in her heart she is pinneing for Luke.And OMG is Luke really trying to get custody of April?? I guess we will find out!!

Bring back jess
luke and lorelai should be together
paris needs to be single
bring back madline and lousie
bring back jess, dean,max,luke take out chris
i dont like the new writters bring back amy and dan

Season 7 of GG doesn't even resemble its former seasons with regards to plotting, dialogue or aesthetics. To make it worse, some of the weakest attributes of Season 6 are what the current writers seem to be basing their storylines on: Who needs more of April or Logan? And where is Paris? Didn't Rory used to read before she made her new mallrat friends? So many things that kept the show grounded in a rather eccentric reality are gone. Lorelai never goes to Luke's or the Inn anymore. The Friday Night Dinners have lost their bite. The acerbic banter between Lorelei and her mother is gone. As a matter of fact, all of the tongue-twisting, screwball dialogue has vanished and only the occasional weak pop reference remains. Lorelai and Luke moved on way too quickly given their history and her marriage in Paris to Christopher (which looked cheaper than a daytime soap - the blue-screen of the Eiffel Tower, the cobblestone street with the bread truck - blech!) was insultingly cheesey. And speaking of cheap, did GG move from being shot on film to HD? It looks terrible, and in turn, the cast looks really bad for the first time ever. To add insult to injury, the episodes seem to now be at their shortest length. The CW pumps so many commercials into the time slot that there isn't a chance to get involved in the plot. Now, despite all this complaining, I'm not ready to give up on the show. Chances are great that this will be the last season especially with the film careers of Ms. Graham and Ms. Bledel taking off and there is still time to fix this show and let it go out with the wit and style which was its trademark. If anyone from the production of this show reads these posts then please, let me help before GG show goes the way of The OC.

I miss all the guys that used to be in Rory's life- Tristan, Max, Dean, Jess-- I mean bring back some people. Add some more teenage dramma to the show. Jeez. Since the new season, I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF AN INTEREST IN WATCHING THE SHOW-- AND I LUV THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!

i HATE that there doesn't seem to be a steady plot. Everything just keeps going in a circle. Does Lorelei want to be married to Chris or not? When the hell is Rory going to realize Logan is a waste of time? who the hell cares about april she is irritating, Do what other shows do and kill the unwanted off, Chris and april. Than someone should fire the new writers because they obviously have no concept of what they show use to be about!

I miss the dialogue, all the whimsy refrences, and i miss luke, lorelai wa meant for him...and i miss jess, he was perfect for rory.

I miss everything about GG from season 1 to season 4. I love when rory lived at home and was working towards college. I hate how grown up she is now, I miss it so much! I wish the music would come back and the funny stuff with the town and Luke and Lorelai being friends again and going to Luke's. I also liked when Lore and Luke were dating, but before they got engaged. :) Go back to how it was!!!!!

love girlmore girls. i love rory and logan together. they are a great couple. they should be engaged and get married. but lorelai i'm not sure if she mad a right decison to marry chris, but oh well, it's her decsison. love rory and logan. keep these to goether.

I miss the music. I miss the town troubernor. I miss how the show had so many different layers: Friday night dinners, town meetings/activities, Taylor, Miss Patty, Babette, etc.

You know - bringing back Amy to fix this wouldn't solve anything. Granted, her dialogue was first rate, but this Chris/Lorelai fiasco of a "journey" storyline that is so frustrating to so many is ALL Amy. She's been wanting to tell this story since the beginning but couldn't because of Sutcliffe's schedule. So now, going into what could be the last season of the show, we have this mess of a soap opera, being carried out by Mr. Rosenthal. Note to Amy - your dialogue is first rate; your timing sucks!

Well, I know that I miss Dean. No, not the jealous, bitter Dean that they made him into during his final seasons, but the sweet, caring (omg, how TALL is that boy?) first boyfriend that we all fell in love with.

You know what though? The way characters are just flung aside and COMPLETELY CHANGED so randomly on GG? Jared is in a much better place as Sam Winchester.

I wish Lorelai would get her act together and be with Luke again, though. Christopher? WTF?!

Also, what happened to the music and the troubadors. Where is the la la la la la?

I just miss the great references the witty banter, the town. Lorelai is just not funny anymore.
The dialogue is so painful.
I miss the interaction between Luke and Lorelai.
I just think the show could have really explored that relationship and it would have been interesting and fun, and heartbreaking. Someone call Amy and have her write a few episodes or be a script doctor. This show meant a lot to people and let's face it other than Dan P. no man can be a girlmore girl.

I truly hope that they could bring TRISTAN (Chad Michael Murray)back and finally ends up w/ Rory - there's too much cliffhanger should have been happen between them. And Logan really SUCKS!!!

"I miss the every-day-ness. Remember how this show used to be about regular life? Give me that back."
GG has always had so much going for it. To begin with, the show's aesthetics, i.e., the charm of Stars Hollow, including how it was always decked out each season, and for special events. The colors and skin tones used to be so vivid, but now everything looks pale and washed-out--are they using cheap film? Sadly, this look coincides with the shallow, vapid characters the writers have made of Lorelai and Rory. I miss Lorelai trying to work through her relationship with her parents, especially Emily, and her relationship with Suki, and Luke (who I think represents the heart and soul of Stars Hollow for Lorelai). I miss Rory's close relationship with her Mom, and her relationships with Lane and Paris. I miss the revelations both GG's used to have as they grew and matured. There used to be a sense of joy and hope that remained even when the characters went through difficult or hurtful events. I also miss the funny stuff like Emily's fashion consultant, Miss Celine saying to Lorelai--"Look, it's Natalie Wooood!"), and the time the town protester climbed into the church steeple to unroll his "protest" as the entire town looked on, and it unrolled backwards and ripped, leaving the town to scratch their heads and wonder. I loved the scene where in the middle of the night Lorelai and Rory are stuck at the newly installed traffic signal, and since there's not another soul around, she decides to run the red light. As her car disappears down the street, you see the motorcycle cop follow her with flashing lights and siren. I agree with many others who miss the town troubador, and other town characters like Kirk and Taylor. Hey, I'd even love to see Miss Celine again. Yes, it's the "every-day-ness", with its humor and pathos that I love(d) about GG. It's not too late to bring that back, and keep the show going. There's no other show like it on TV.

I think thyere should e a lot more emily gilmore. She's so cool and funny.

I agree with most comments, but I think the April story line has (had) potential. It could have raised Lorelai-Luke's relationship to a higher level, if only the LL killer (Amy SP) and Rosenthal had let them alone.
I don't agree that the new showrunner had to follow this path. He could fix the damage in some episodes. Or he could make the bastard cheating be someone's dream.

aw Luke and April were so so cute. I love daddy luke. but I miss Lorelai around luke. she should be with him. chris is the kill for this show.

I miss LL.

I'm one of the few fans who does not like Luke and Lorelai together. I think they have zero chemistry, and I don't understand what Lorelai sees in him, and I think Luke has become crankier. That said, I miss the days of Luke simply being Lorelai's partner in witty banter at the diner, as opposed to her love interest.

Also, add me to the list of people who miss the more heartfelt drama. I think it's become too soapy, and while I know Lorelai will always have conflict with her parents and will never be overly mature, I'd like to see her grow up a little and stop spinning the tires in her life. I hope this new relationship with Christopher is the beginning of that.

Shut up Lorelai.

Go away Chris.

Stars Hollow come back.

Luke we need to see you more often.

Rory don't live on your boyfriends money, those are stings Pinocchio.

okay, i live in Australia, and we've only seen up to season 5 here. Judging by everything i've heard, i don't think i want it to come back on any more. this is my favourite show EVER. i am a mini Laurelai (the old one, not this hollow, unfunny loser you are all talking about) and it breaks my heart to hear what they've done to my favourite show.
i mean, i don't even like Logan, i think he treats Rory like crap. it seems almost like an abusive relationship. But to hear that Luke and Laurelai aren't together and that she is with motorcycle boy is just pathetic and disappointing.
i thought i would stick it out, but i don't want to end up hating the best show that's ever been on television.
Amy Sherman-Palladino is my role model. Without her, it's just not the Gilmore Girls. (Apparently it's the Haden Girls).

Rory and Laurelai seem to have morphed into completely different people from what you guys are saying. And Stars Hollow is gone??? These people are the show. therefore, the show has gone. I HATE THE NEW WRITERS. They've ruined it to the point that it just can't be fixed from what i've heard here.

It may happen to have a Lorelai Haden.
What's wrong with these writers? The child after the mom, that same mom after her husband. Why do Americans (and others) have to change their surname, when they get married? Why Lorelai?


I miss the comedy

I miss liking this show

I miss a show that didn't need drama

I miss season 5 Lorelai and Luke

I miss the warmth and the tender moments, now it's all blah blah blah from Lorelai and Chris. The show is too shallow.

The new writers don't get it, if they don't throw the Luke and Lorelai fans a bone they just leave.

I see no growth in the characters specially Lorelai, she wasn't this cruel and insensitive. How come I hate her now more than ever? I used to hate Emily but now I see that she's right about most of her comments about Lorelai.


I miss LL. Everything about them...

-The conversations
-they have no life left in there conversations

-The kisses
-have you noticed Dopey is no where close to as good of kisser as Luke

-And the HAT
-what is up with the new hat? It makes his head look like an union...

Luke and Lorelai!!!! Thats all I can say!!!! The new writers made the show not fun to watch! If Luke and Lorelai don't get back together soon the show is going to be horrible!!!!!

"Embrace the new Lorelai and you’ll see there’s not a whole lot to complain about this season."

She's a blathering idiot! For the love of god, make her shut up!

The show lost it's joie de vivre that made it so special. The minute they took Lorelai out of Stars Hollow and Luke's Diner, the show lost it's charm.

i miss the old starshollow scenes with the crazy characters. But the diner scenes were always my favorite. At least bring back the friendship between l&l.fix this please your losing your viewers!

Hi!
I really miss LL being together!
And I miss the funny parts about famous people! Only ASP was good at it!

I HATE THE WHOLE SHOW NOW!!!!!! I cannot believe the new writers, unless they never paid attention to the previous seasons, have turned Lorelai into someone you can step all over.....all of sudden she tells Chris its OK that he never helped raise Rory....I cannot stand them together.....they need to break them up and soon.who needed Luke to have a daughter...she is awful and unneeded on the show.....the show this season has been terribly disappointing..a few highlights remain Kirk, Suki and Michel...where is Mrs. Kim? I cannot tell you how many others I have talked to are really saddened by this whole bad turn on the show..no one seems the same...boo to the new writers and if they stay on, please make this the last season...I cannot take how badly everything has turned out!!

I really miss the early days of luke and lor as a couple. Their first kiss, the romantic dinner, etc. That was so relieving that they finally got together after four seasons of anticipation. I hate them apart. The story just sorta went downhill after they introduced April. I dont mind chris, but he's hurt lor so much before, and he's going to end up doing it again, since it's obvious that l&l are meant to be. I miss jess, and still think he and rory are meant to be, and I can't quite seem to forgive logan for all the shit he did in the past.

OMG! isnt it obvious, why even waste time putting together chris and lorelia, Luke NEEDS to be a part of that. I hate logan! He is a buthole who doesnt give crap about rory just pretends to, I miss jess sooo much! Ror and jess are so perfect! Why not more than just a few episodes? He is a perfect match for rory. So Mainly, LUKE AND LORELIA CHRISTOPHER SUCKS!!

I miss the old SEASON 1 Dean and Rory. They were adorable!! Remember the car he made JUST FOR HER? cuteeeee..

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I miss the old writers. This season just has not been the same. One of the best things about the show is the witty back and forth between the characters and although they try, it just isn't the same. Also, often times (like in todays episode) it stops being funny and starts being annoying. They screwed everything up last season when they broke up Luke and Lorelai and added another unplanned season.

I miss the show's fast, but funny little quotes. There used to be a real bond that anyone of any age could relate to no matter what the situation would be. This isn't as true as before.

I miss the times when the show wasn't INSULTING to LL fans. This is crap.

I miss Kirk. He's not nearly as prominent as before. I miss the light attitude. I miss Paris being, well Paris.

Here's an idea. Paris on College Week Jeopardy. Paris going head to head with Alex Trebek. That would be hilarious.

LUKE AND LORELAI TOGETHER!

What I miss is simple: I miss the normal Gilmore Girls! The one that was about everyday life instead of drama (missing daughter, Christopher magically appearing, never letting a good couple talk about what happened, ...) and I miss Luke & Lorelai together! I miss the diner, I miss their banter, I miss their friendship and I miss their love...
Please give this back to us soon...

I think Luke and Lorelai need to get back together and get married because it isn't a show without them together!!! I think Logan and Rory are cute together as long as Logan doesn't cheat on Rory again!!!! I think Luke and Lorelai really need to get back together sooooooon!!!!

I miss being able to respect Lorelei. I miss the diner. I miss Luke.

I stopped watching after the third episode - this is just too painful.

Please make Christopher go away.

I miss the every-day-ness. Remember how this show used to be about regular life? Give me that back.

Hmmm... what do I miss?

1. I miss the real Lorelai! Ever since I began watching Gilmore Girls back when it first aired, she's been my favorite character, but lately, she's gone missing. I mean... I see someone who looks like her and talks like her, but that's where the comparisson stops. What happened to that strong, witty, confident woman we all loved so much? I mean, I know you evolve with the story, but damnit, she's become a total stranger to me.

2. I miss Luke and Lorelai! Yes, of course I miss the relationship, this whole thing with Chris is not only majorly painfull, but completely unrealistic as well. She's angry about Luke and she chooses to get involved with the guy who's pretty much done nothing but disappoint her her entire life!?! Where's the realism!?! But what's even worse is how this season isn't even letting them interract. No matter where Luke and Lorelai were in their lives in the past six seasons, they have always interracted in one way or another. Whenever they were dating someone else, they still had the friendship. When they were fighting we would get shouting matches and then moments like Lorelai passing the diner, looking longingly at it, or Luke looking out, doing the same... I know the situation is shitty, but we deserve to see them at least fight. This whole avoiding thing is getting old!

3. I miss the times when the show made sense to me. Yes, I'm angry. I'm downright pissed off at the way things are going. I mean, the whole show's completely changed on me and it doesn't make sense. If this is how it's gonna keep up, then count me as one of the many people who won't buy the season 7 DVD's.

I miss Lorelai. (and Luke, who apparently has gone missing......)

the Lorelai we've seen over the last two seasons (6 + 7) has became unbearable.

She used to be strong and independent, while in a relationship. Look back at Season 5 and at the Luke/Lorelai relationship. She was brilliant, heartbreaking, strong, and a perfect portrayl of a real, strong female lead. Even when she was in a relationship, she didn't change who she was just to be 'happy' and have a 'good' relationship with her boyfriend.

Look back on her relationships with Max, Jason, and Luke. She was herself and would not change just too please the other person in the relationship.

then, in season 6, she changed. The writers chaged her character and sent her on this downward spiral. She stopped speaking her mind and she became this weak person who was obsessed with getting married and wouldn't listen to any one else around her, all she thought about was herself.

Now, she is with Christopher. A person that has treated her like crap for 21+ years, deserted her and their daughter, bailed on them repeatedly and hurt them repeatedly. She changes when he is around into this screeching, shallow, self-loathing woman who i can not stand. She tries too hard to be happy that it's painful, awkward, and just vomit-worthy. I can't watch any scenesshe shares with Chris because of who she is around him (which apparently means i can only watch about 2 Lorelai scenes in each episode because now Chris has to be in every scene with her). We know that in upcoming episodes, she and Chris e***e. This is the worst decision that has ever been made on this show, and will truly ruin the show. My guess is the the ratings are going to tank after this episode airs.

Lorelai used to be a woman we could all relate to and look up to. Now she is a woman with hardly any morals, no self-respect, no self-control and i can't stand what she has become.

This 'journey' has completely destroyed the character of Lorelai for me, and i, for one, will not be tuning into this crapfest any longer. I will sit in my own little corner watching the first 5 seasons of what used to be a great show about female power and strength.

Plus, are we really supposed to believe that Chris has been 'redeemed'? Great message to send to the audience: "when a guy inherits 10 million dollars, he is now an upstanding citizen, forget his past, he's a good person now".

Another thing that has me so angry at this show is this: for ten years Luke did everything he could to make Lorelai and Rory happy. He put them first and was always there for them, then he makes one mistake and suddenly he's the 'bad guy' and Chris is the 'good guy'. Whatever, this show has gone to hell in a handbasket in less than one season, congrats to the writers on that!

I miss LL too, but I think y'all are a bit crazy with your bitterness about them not being together...

I miss Rory having smart dialogue. I miss Lorelai being fun and independent. I miss Luke not being an ass! I don't like Christopher!

I miss good writing.

I miss L/L, of course, but even when Luke and Lorelai were apart when Amy was writing, the show still felt like it could function, like the girls had identities separate from their guys.

Now, the show revolves around the guys. Can anyone tell me any of Rory's recent plotlines that didn't revolve around Logan? 'Cause I can't recall any at all.

More Friday Night Dinners. More Rory and Lorelai interaction, and not just over the phone. More smart references. More of the Gilmore Girls we know and love.

Less angst. Less Lorelai and Christopher (or please, just none at all). Less close-up camera shots. Less unrecognizable, Pod-Lorelai.

And yeah, that's all I got.

I miss the Lorelai I could relate to, laugh with, and admire. She has gone from being a self-sufficient, smart, strong woman to a miserable wretch whose desperation to get married has led her to some of the worst decisions imaginable. Lorelai used to be one of my favorite television characters of all time; now she's nearly unwatchable.

I miss actually looking forward to tuesdays!! Now I dread them. I tried watching the beginning of the season, but I couldn't do it after the 3rd episode, which was one of the most boring eppys of GG. I skipped the 4th, tried AGAIN with the 5th but only got through half of it. I shouldn't have to try this hard to watch. I never had to try this hard before, and there are many reasons why I have to now.

I miss Lorelai. The old Lorelai. It got pretty bad in season 6, but there was chance for her to grow back into what she was, not this pathetic weakling. But DR didn't take that oppertunity and she's become a sad excuse for someone who seems like she has no feelings one second and is all emo the next! I miss the strong Lorelai, the one who was able to deal with things without going off into her little corner, the one who knew what she wanted, the one who didn't pretend about things, the one who WASN'T crazy!!!

And, of course, I miss L&L. Everyone needs to just get over this c/l thing, because it's just going to be L&L in the end. And this whole time that they're apart, we could be having more and more cute little moments like we used to see, and instead we get topuke everytime chris comes on...

I miss how the drama wasn't so soap operaish. There was drama, but it just wasn't this... all this crap we're getting.

I miss all the little happy moments. The troubador, the townies, the diner moments, all of it.

I just miss the old feel of the show... there's just somthing missing. It's lost it's spark. It's lost it's touch. And it's just so sad. And evem though she completely wrecked the 2nd half of last season and is in reality indirectly repsonsible for this now, if I knew that we could trust her to keep the show up with it's spark, I'd take ASP back in a second.

For 6 seasons Lorelai has made some tough decisions, but always to preserve her and her relationship with her daughter. It was difficult to watch but exciting. As a 25 year old who has been watching the show because the writing of past seasons has been some of the best on TV, don't dumb it down with mushy, heavy, emotional drama. And don't have Lorelai compromise as soon as there is a new writer. It's obvious and disappointing. While the writing will never be the same (Sorry Mr. Rosenthal) no one wants such an obvious attempt to keep up the show. It looks like the script is trying too hard.

i dont like logan he is arg wouldn't rory be smarter than that

First of all, I miss the "old" characters. I think especially Lorelai is very out-of-character. And if Lorelai wasn't so out-of-character, she wouldn't be with Chris! She would be with Luke! I miss the LL-scenes at the Diner, Lorelai's house, at the town meetings so much. I miss their relationship, their kisses and talks. But I also miss their friendship. It was always an important part of the show, and now? God, I also miss their fights and arguments! The episodes just aren't the same without LL as a couple!

and last but not least: I miss the storylines between Lorelai and Rory. They used to talk about everything and everyone. In my opinion, this was also an important part of the show. And now they just talk a few times, mostly about trivial matters.

I miss looking forward to the show and getting together with my daughter every Tuesday night to watch it, tape it and sometimes watch it again. As a single mom of an only child, I miss being able to identify with Lorelai and her struggles. I miss being with Lorelai on her true "journey" - not this regressive, blast from the past that is Chris and Lore. Mostly - I just miss my show.

I haven’t had too many problems with this season, to be honest. It was last season that screwed everything up. The writers painted themselves into a corner with the LL relationship. Why would Lorelai stay with Luke after the way she was treated?? Regardless of how much I miss the old LL relationship, I would rather have Lorelai be presented as a strong woman who gets out of a bad situation instead of sticking around and hoping it would get better. Clearly Luke wasn’t ready to include her in every aspect of his life so why should she just take it?? It seems as though the Pallidinos purposefully did everything they could to make season seven hard for the new guy so I place the blame squarely on them. If they thought about it realistically and objectively most real fans would too.

As for changes (beyond turning back time), more Stars Hollow is a good thing. The Paris storyline is grating, get rid of the tutoring business. I like where Rory is I just wish she would make more friends now that she doesn’t have Logan taking up her time (I like that relationship though). Give her some girl friends that she can banter with.

I would also ask that you let the LC relationship run its course. Don’t bow to fan pressure! By dropping the relationship and having her run back to Luke you’ll be sending the wrong message and, more importantly, it would be completely unbelievable given the personal changes the character has made in the past two seasons. Like it or not, fans, Lorelai has changed like I’m sure most of you will. Embrace the new Lorelai and you’ll see there’s not a whole lot to complain about this season.

There are some things that I miss about Gilmore Girls, but not only that season with the change of the producer, but for a longer time.
First of all: Rory and Lorelai had that very special relationship, sharing everything, helping each other, knowing everything about each other. And since Rory is in Yale, this, what had been the basis of the series, has gotten more and more into the background. I miss those very fast, crazy, seemingly unlogical chats of the girls, those totally freaky things, that they did together.
Next thing would be the friendship between Luke and Lorelai. This was always so great. They had a great, special relationship. Lukes was always a place to go for Lorelai, when she needed someone to talk to and to tell her, that she's crazy, to tell her to calm down and of cause, to always get her fresh coffee. When they became a couple things changed, but I could live with that. Now they don't even talk to each other which is so sad. The girls being at Lukes was always an essential part of the series.
And last of all I find that the Storylines are more superficial these days... In the first few series there always was a storyline, mostly conncted with something in Stars Hollow, that would be metioned through the whole episode. It was like a running gag. Now I feel that mostly a thing just happens, and then it's over, without ever been talked about in the whole episode. (But "The great stink" was a good example that it still can work really fine!)

I miss LL. I miss the old Lorelai. I miss the great dialogues between Lorelai and Luke. I miss the diner scenes. I miss Lukes old cappie. I miss the funny scenes between Lorelai and Rory. I miss the good old Gilmore Girls!!

I miss Logan at season 6 :( and Logan ,,,

I really miss the firelight festival. This was always a townfestival where we got moments with LL and it was nice to watch when people were together around a ficeplace. And I miss the towntroubadour. And of course a lot of LL interaction. I really miss them as friends and as a couple. And I miss Kirk having different Jobs and annoying people with it. I miss those little moment which got lost somewhere in between season 6.

oh my god.. what do i miss...? it's simple. i miss LORELAI. i mean the Lorelai i loved so much. a woman who knows what she wants, a woman who doesn't just go the easiest way. a woman who fights for things she wants... i miss her smile. we haven't seen it for some time. or better let's say these smile that says 'i'm so happy' and this hurts.
and i miss Lorelai and Luke... not just as a couple. but i miss their friendship. the way they talk to each other, they spend time together, talk, laugh... and i miss the way they kissed. i miss their relationship...
i mean let's face it: Lorelai and Chris are not meant for each other. that's true. they had theire chance. no chanceS i have to say and they didn't use them....

i miss the OLD Gilmore Girls... Lorelai and Rory together. as family and as freinds. they spend so much time together, and now? nothing. no breakfasts at Lukes, no movie-nights, no eatint-till-i-got-sick... ok it's a part of groeing up, the whole changes and everything. but i do miss this

I miss the LL interactions, I miss the Dinner visits, I miss the crazy interactions of the town people, I miss the Joy of the Girls, I miss the old Lorelai Character,

please give me the Joy to see a Happy Ending

We don't know why people are amazed at the writing changes. We all knew months ago that the Palladinos were leaving. But people act like they just heard about it and weren't expecting ay changes. Yes, the show is different. Different but still good. People change over time. Rory is growing up like she should. Jess and Dean were high school romances. NOT lifelong loves. Logan is totally perfect for Rory and we love the chemistry and romance between them. We don't want Rory stuck in a time warp with an invisible barrier blocking all exits from Stars Hollow. Let her grow up and get on with her life. Chris & Lorelei have great chemistry but we think that in the end she'll end up with Luke. Luke has got to get a clue somewhere here too. He was totally dense last year. We are enjoying the show so far this year. Escpecially Rory & Logan.They are tv's best couple. No one can top their chemistry and we really love their relationship. We are grateful for the past but are concentrating on the present and future now. That future, we are sure, must include Logan & Luke.

I can't even bear to watch Chris and Lorelai together...I have to TIVO it and watch it later to fast forward through the chris/lorelai scenes and that means.......no Lorelai scenes at all, because after all, she has no scenes without him anymore. Doesn't matter because the Lorelai on screen is bitter and feels overly sorry for herself...which Lorelai never was in the past. She would "wallow" but she was still her unique self...she wasn't some morphed bitter woman constantly badmouthing the "only man she ever loved" and saying all the things she would rather do then see him. She has no conscience anymore, nor any sense of self....rewind to season 5 Luke and Lorelai and you will still see a woman who had true sense of self while also being in a relationship...

ok i love rory i used to look up to her but ever since she met logan its like wheres the old loreli the one who ran into a dear or broke her arm with jess or kissed dean and them stole the baking soda or when she snuke in a club to see loreli at her bachlorette party or the rory that was to busy planing her 1st day at yale to even look at her dorm or the rory that didnt "do" spring break or the rory that called her mommy to stay in her door room
now we have ths party rory and its annoying

I miss Luke and Lorelai being together. I miss intelligent, snapppy dialogue - this season it's all long, drawn out and dumbed-down. I miss the Diner. I miss Luke.

I don't really miss any of the older things on the show. I like my TV characters to grow and change just like we all do. I don't want to see Rory acting like a Chilton student while she's in college. I don't miss any of Rory's old boyfriends. None of them even come close to Logan. I think Lorelei can have changes in her life and that Chris can change too. That's life. I like the changing scenery because it is true to life. None of us stays the same over the years. I miss some of the old dialogue but really, the show is still greatly entertaining. I especially like how Logan has turned out. What a joy to watch. Bottom line: not the same as before but still excellent. Still much higher quality than most shows on TV today. And we should be greatful for that.

I miss the girls in Luke's diner.

I miss Luke and Lorelai's friendship.

I miss Luke and Lorelai interacting with the town.

I miss Luke and Lorelai interacting. Even when Lorelai or Luke were in separate relationship they still have interaction.

I miss the depth of the characters, they are now very shallow and I hate them.

MOST OF ALL I miss feeling JOY when watching this show. I dread tuning in on Tuesdays and finding out that Lorelai and Rory have turned into one dimensional predictable characters with no moral fibers and no conscience.

"Journey" be damned I don't like where Lorelai is going. I hope I can stay with her but every week is becoming more painful than the last. Maybe an ending is not that much of a sorrow after all.

i think lorelai is a slut. the way i see it is that every time she fights with luke she goes and knocks on Chris's soor and sleeps with him. i miss rory and jess. i think he is betrer off with rory.

I actually don't get what on earth everyone is complaining about. The show can't stay the same forever, and isn't the drama what is keeping everyone hanging by one thread? I just think everyone needs to accept a lot has changed since season 1, everyone has grown up. Didn't anyone expect that? The show can't be perfect all the time and I think they show is doing pretty damn good and everyone should stop being so critical. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

i miss Gilmore Girls.

these past few years (Season 6+7) have been very different than the first few years.

i miss L/L; the friendship, the love, the looks, the anvils, and everything about them.

i miss Chilton and the old Rory. don't get me wrong, i love Rory now too, but i miss Chilton!Rory.

i miss Rory/Jess, even though i love Rory/Logan.

i miss the old Rory/Lorelai scenes/interactions that was more than just one phone call an episode.

i miss Stars Hollow w/Lorelai and Rory involved.

i miss the whole Gilmore family interactions, especially FND.

i miss the days when Chris was the deadbeat and hardly ever showed up, except for his brief appearances. (i hate this guy more than i can ever truly express on this website)

i miss the simpleness and the heart behind the show. Now the show is so focused on drama and ratings and what all other shows on tv are focused on. This show used to be different, better than those shows, but now it's your typical drama/soap opera.

i miss seasons 1-5, because there was something so special about those five years that made this show what it is. the show has lost it's spark, and i miss it.

I really miss the dynamic of Luke and Lorelai. The Quippy Twins (Chris and Lorelai) are so off. They just do not work. Both Lorelai and Rory need a "straight man" to play off of them. Not to mention that there's no sexual tension between Lorelai and Chris...sorry, but no one except starry eyed tweens buy that a deadbeat dad is redeemed by inheritance. Daddy GotBucks needs to go play Daddy to his other kid.

Luke and Lorelai / Scott and Lauren were the ones who got me and why I started watching the show. I was a Java Junkie right from their first banter of how many cups of coffee Lorelai actually had before she came into the diner. I followed their journey. I believe in them and their little fairy tale. I knew they would end up together one day and I was thrilled when it finally happened. I enjoyed 1.5 years of them together as a couple but then the second half of season 6 went on air. Amy destroyed that sweet little tale and one of my favorite characters on TV. We will probably never know why Amy destroyed her own show and Lorelai in such a way.
The show has lost so much in my eyes because Luke and Lorelai were destroyed. Not only their romantic relationship but also their friendship. I miss them together. I miss their banter and their fights. I can't enjoy the season so far because I'm watching the Chris&Lorelai show and I just can't stand this guy. I want Luke back in the girls' lives - he belongs there and not Chris. It's going to be the 4th episode in a row where there is not interaction between Luke and Lorelai whatsoever. I hate it! That's not the show I used to watch. Even in season 2 when Luke and Lorelai had their first huge fight, she was back in the diner after one episode. When they broke up the first time during season 5 they had scenes together. 4 episodes without LL interaction, which means in the Gilmore world 6 months have passed by so far, is just wrong.
Luke and Lorelai on different journeys is not what I want to see. I miss Lorelai in the diner on her stool with a coffee mug in her hand. I miss Luke fixing things in the crap shack. I miss them holding eacht other, kissing each other, comforting each other, talking to each other, fighting with each other - I simple miss Luke and Lorelai. My coffee addict and her dealer.

There is so much I miss that it is hard to quantify. I miss the quirky and whimsical quality that used to permeate the small town of Stars Hallow. It has been replaced with over-the-top drama that is the standard fare for too many shows airing on TV now. I miss the distinctiveness that once was the hallmark of this show (seasons 1 thru 5).

I miss the family interrelations between Rory and Richard, between Lorelai and Emily, between Lorelai and Richard, between Emily and Rory, and between all four of the Gilmores collectively. I miss the interaction between Lorelai/Rory and the town. I miss the diner scenes between Luke and Lorelai and Rory. I most deeply miss Luke!

But most of all I miss Lorelai. The character that Lauren Graham is playing barely resembles the Lorelai Gilmore I grew to love. This new character is annoying, selfish, vindictive, and possibly mentally challenged. Worse of all she is not entertaining.

The spirit that made this show captivating and charming has been discarded and replaced with a run of the mill melodrama. I miss the effervescent quality that made my Gilmore Girls unique.

Poor Veronica Mars gets GG's worst season to-date to try and raise its audience. Had this been season 5, VM woulda been skyrocketing in the ratings, rather than remaining one of the CW's least watched shows.

I miss L/L. I miss Luke and Lorelai bantering in the diner. I miss Luke! I miss Stars Hollow and the quirky festivals. I miss the charm and magic the show used to have. Now it's angst and drama all the time.

I miss the feel of the show. Right now it's as if they are trying harder then they should.There is constant news about some one's relationship with someone else and BLAH BLAH BLAH!I miss Lorelei and Rory just hanging out, I miss the REAL Friday Night Dinner scenes, I miss Lane being there just for being there(When she isn't saying she's pregnent)I miss the Palladinos! I miss the extra charecters that made the show lovable(ie Kirk, Miss Patty, Babette, Taylor, Michel, etc.)I still love the show, but it's dissapointing.

I miss Luke and the old Lorelai and most importantly I miss Luke together with Lorelai. One isn't whole without the other. I miss the diner scenes. I miss Lorelai in the diner. I miss Luke in the Crap Shack aka Lorelai's house. I miss how he cooks for her, how he fights with her over her coffee addiction. I miss Lorelai drinking coffee - when was the last time she enjoyed a cup ??? I can't even remember. I miss how LL fight over their food. He ranting about how bad red meat is for her and she joking that he's eating rabbit food. I simply miss Luke and Lorelai. Jeez I started watching the show because them. The first scene on Gilmore Girls was between Luke and Lorelai and I immediately fell in love with them. I was over the moon when they finally got together. I miss their banter, their love for eacht other, their tension, their kisses, their chemistry, their friendship. Bring them back together! Three episodes without any interaction between them. Tomorrow will be episode number 4 without LL - that is way too much.

I really miss LL. They belong together and got ripped apart. Please give us our fairytale back. We need the banter, the friendship and the love.

I miss the towntroubadour. He belongs to GG. And I haven't seen him lately.

I miss LL. What else to say? I miss the real Lorelai. Give her the brain back :) please.

I miss LL. I miss their banter. I miss how she loved when he ranted about something. I miss him telling her that coffee is bad for her. I miss those moments when we knew they were meant to be. I miss just the LL scenes. I miss the love between them. I miss the friendship between them. I just miss them.

Uhmn... I miss the laughs. I miss the quirky funny Lorelai and not the letstalkrealfastaboutnothingand berealannoying Lorelai whom I really just want to shut up!. They might still be using pop culture references but man they a obvious and do not work!
Rory is so much more fun and appealing this season so that they have right.

I miss Luke and the diner. I miss Miss Patty, Taylor, Kirk, Gypsy, Babette... all the town funkyness. But.. especially I miss seeing Lorelai in the diner and Luke and her talking.

Chris needs to go away! And someone stop him from wearing open shirts; I have no need to see his chesthair everytime he is on the screen which is far too much already!

And bring back more Richard and Emily! Good old dinners with just Rory and Lorelai.. those were the days!

I miss LL. I miss Lorelai in the diner. I miss their banter. I miss LL make out. and I miss the towntroubadour too. please give us LL back. :')

I really miss the Luke/Lorelai interaction. Sure, I miss the couple and their relationship and can't wait for them to reconcile. But more than that, I miss their banter, and her begging him for coffee and him rolling his eyes at her. Those moments were all so Luke and Lorelai, all so perfectly Gilmore Girls, and I miss them. And I just miss the tension and chemistry with those two. I'd take them fighting, or stolen sad glances between the two of them, or awkward attepts at regaining their friendship anyday if it meant L/L scenes, because those are what I really miss. Lorelai needs to get in that diner... soon.


Also, I miss those tension filled Friday night dinners when Lorelai felt like Emily and Richard were personally attacking her and she would get all emotional. Lauren Graham was always amazing in those scenes, when ever Lorelai had to try to justify her choices to E/R. I hope those can come up again whenever CL end, or she shares her and Chris's "happy" news.

A third thing I miss is the little quirks with the town. The troubador just singing on the street corner as the girls walk into Luke's. Or Lorelai at town meetings with Rory mocking the town. Lorelai talking about the elusive always off screen "Al's." Kirk working in every establishment in town. I miss those little things about GG too.

The one thing I missed in season 6 was great Rory/Lorelai interaction, but Dave Rosenthal's done a great job bringing back the mother/daugher stuff.

I miss Luke and Lorelai together, I can't even watch the show this season!!

I miss Lorelai and Luke together. Or more rightly I don't buy into the story of Lorelai being with Chris. Lorelai seems to be isolating herself with Chris and we have lost her townie interaction - she avoided the town meeting on the chance of seeing Luke there - yet these were moments that shined in the past. The townies are a huge character of the series.

I miss the girls in Stars Hollow. Both Lorelai and Rory are staying away from the town, and it just feels wrong. Lorelai needs to cut Chris loose and get back to living the life she loves. Get both girls back in the diner, going to town meetings, and maybe attending a festival or two? It's good that Rory is leading a busy life at Yale, but she can still make it home from time to time for town events, especially since Logan is away. Chris and Lorelai sitting on a couch watching TV is about as boring as it gets. Give me both girls teasing Luke mercilessly in the diner, and it will feel like old times again.

I miss Luke and the Diner. I miss Luke and Lorelai. I miss Luke and Stars Hollow.

I miss Luke.

I miss the diner. I miss Luke and Lorelai. Rory does however seem to have come into her own. She is a smart girl making her way in the world dispite her really stupid parents. Lorelai was at one time my favorite characters, now I can't even stand to watch her. Please bring back the real Lorelai!

i just want LL back, that's all. Luke's Diner scenes were for me probably the best ones, next to FND. i really miss LL banter, their season 5 relationship. DR, please, stop with this LC "relationship" and give us some great LL stuff back.

I miss LL. Chris and Lorelai dont do it for me. Luke and Lorelai where the real thing. I miss the season 5 relationship, their quirky moments, the cute scenes. I miss Rory and Paris.

I miss the show actually being good! And most of all I miss the Pallidinos. The way they wrote was like nothing else on tv at the time and now with this new guy its just like every other drama filled show on tv (minus the drugs).

I miss how easy-breezy the show once was. It wasn't as heavy and dramatic, and the girls could just have hung out and it would be great. Now, it's all CL and RL and blahhhh. I miss Rory and Paris moments, the REAL LL (season 5 relationship), Sookie and Jackson, and Luke's Diner scenes. Those are always my favorite. This show has turned into a soap and really disappointed me.

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