OT - Gilmore Girls
So I am watching Gilmore Girls, which I have never seen before and I am only on Season 2. The episode I currently have on is when Rory's dad brings his serious girlfriend to his daughter's debate and Rory and her mom meet dad's girlfriend for the first time. Gotta say this episode is weird to watch because as much as I like the mom in Gilmore Girls, her giving the dad a hard time for bringing his gf without mentioning it and being upset that the gf said they (BM and gf) won't be seeing each other much, is making it hard to like her right this moment. Then she continues to be upset the gf wants to get to know the daughter, but not her boyfriend's ex (BM). No wonder some people have hard times with boundaries when there are shows showing it is totally normal behavior to act this way!
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I like Gilmore Girls, but it
I like Gilmore Girls, but it's a VERY stereotypical BM-centric show from Lorelei's perspective. Though, as the series progresses, you realize that her persona as "know-it-all, do-it-all single mom" isn't 100% accurate. She and Rory both take on less flattering qualities as the series progresses that Lorelei tends to learn from.
Good to know!
Yeah it is very much like that! The episode was hard to get through because I was like omg you are so entitled and Lorelei and BioDad were never even married! So that made it even more frustrating, but I am on to another episode now so for now I am not sitting here shaking my head!
You'll learn more about the
You'll learn more about the Lorelei and Christopher dynamic as the series unfolds. Not that it makes her behavior *right*, but Christopher isn't some peach of an ex, either.
I don't want to say too much to spoil it for you. Just give it time and it'll start making sense.
I will be sure to update you
when I finish the show!
Gilmore Girls * Revised Version
Early on, as I was first binge watching the show, I noticed a few things that I didnt really like:
Mainly the mother as BFF and Rory being the mature one always, then, suddenly Lorelai would swoop in as super-mom, mature and concerned.
Lorelai needs to get a life, of her own.
Always fighting the mother (I guess that the drama of the conflict is part of it - it just is work to suspend my disbelief that a rich girl wants to work for everything and rejects any help simply because it comes from her mother...but I love my mother and accept her help...so its hard for me to understand...)
In the revised version, Lorelai would actually be a parent and parent with consequences that are real.
Rory is the child not the parent.
The source of conflict would come from perhaps the inherent struggles that are REAL being a single mother with a teen daughter, and trying to date and all that. With some humor in there.
My daughter and i watched the
My daughter and i watched the show and my daughter who was like 11 at the time commented on how the mom was immature and flaky and the daughter had to take on the parent role. She idolized Rory so i saw it as a good show for her to watch. I liked the grandma (she had the best low-key sarcastic remarks and always looked so polished, though she did come off as snooty.)
I actually never cared for
I actually never cared for either Rory or her mother...I binged the show a year or two ago and couldn't understand why everyone thought it was so amazing. I did like Sookie though and the guy from the coffee shop although I can't remember his name at the moment.
Luke!
I love Luke! And Sookie!
I loved it when it came out
I loved it when it came out when I was a teen. I thought Rory was so smart and cool and wished I had a close relationship like her and Loreili.
When I watched it again a while ago I had a while different mindset because Loreili is immature and they have kind of an enmeshed relationship.
They are definitely
100% enmeshed! I wouldn't of realized it before either