Well I got to the end of season two of Gilmore Girls. Didn’t think I’d last one season, did you? I’m glad I stuck with it because I feel there were good episodes and storylines.
This season the series moved from Thursday night to Tuesday night on the WB (replacing Buffy the Vampire Slayer). It would remain on Tuesdays for the rest of its time even after going to the CW in 2006.
This season saw Dean and Paris (Jared Padalecki, Liza Weil) get added to the main cast, plus we were introduced to Jess (Milo Ventimiglia). The latter being Luke’s nephew who makes his uncle’s and Lorelai’s lives a living hell. Christopher makes occasional appearances throughout the season as well. While I thought of him as a jackass when I watched GG in the past, I got to know his character a little more watching the series on Netflix. He’s not that bad so far.
Some of my favorite episodes from season two include The Roadtrip to Harvard. What sparked this trip was Lorelai’s broken off engagement to Rory’s teacher Mr. (Max) Medina (Scott Cohen). It was a possible preview of Rory’s future and what could have been Lorelai’s past. They were escaping all the gossip of the breakup and it seemed like a nice road trip.
The Bracebridge Dinner brought all the townspeople together at the inn as a blizzard cancels the historic dinner that Sookie had planned. The bombshell of this episode was that Richard quit his job (er, retired) at the insurance company he worked at. Emily was upset and angry at first but came to accept it. My favorite quote from this episode, “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Gilmores of our lives.” Nice reference to Days of our Lives, Lorelai.
The Dean-Jess-Rory triangle is quite interesting. Dean and Jess seem to fight for Rory’s attention. “A Tisket, A Tasket” was a good example as Dean is upset over Jess winning the picnic basket and sharing it with Rory. “Teach Me Tonight” when Rory and Jess get into a car accident after Jess swerves to avoid an animal in the road and Lorelai is ready to kill Jess (I could see Dean punching him out for that. But boy, did he hit the roof when he found out from Rory in the next episode).
The season finale which I watched this morning was really touching. Sookie and Jackson get married and just as Lorelai thinks she gets Christopher, he goes back to Boston because his girlfriend Sherry is pregnant (just as Lorelai thought they were on the outs). So deja vu all over again like when he got Lorelai pregnant at 16 and was absent in her and Rory’s life?
So here’s my review of season two. I liked the storylines, the addition of new characters, and the Dean and Jess drama made things interesting. I think Emily is a bit much in some of the episodes (Lorelai’s Graduation Day) and Lorelai’s indecisiveness on things (It Should’ve Been Lorelai) gets to me. Overall I give this season an B-plus
Coming up this week in the blog is another motivational post. I think you all liked what I had to say so I’ll make this a once a week thing. I’ll go more into detail tomorrow with my week in review.
I expanded my wardrobe yet again so you’ll be seeing a lot of pictures. But you’ll have to wait until Friday night. Lots of colored V-necks, plus my red leather jacket (that makes three now… I have an obsession) and some blazer pics. I’m trying to make a good impression. I work hard so I like to look good. I have an outfit already picked out for Wednesday’s meeting too.
Time to close off the blog with a Green and White shoutout. We had a gloomy January (I stayed in good spirits though with all the blogs I posted this month) but #Ineedsunshine. Here’s a late Spring pic outside North Hall. Credit goes to the photographer who snapped this awesome pic. I’ll be making a trip up there this Spring myself if the weather cooperates.
Live your best life. Be your best you. ROCK out because you are worth it. Laughter 🤭 is the best medicine. Enjoy your weekend. Are you hoping for an early spring or six more weeks?
Bye Everyone. ❤️ you. 😘 🤗 😚 💗
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