Gilmore Girls are back after nearly a decade with A Year In The Life streaming on Netflix from 25 November. The revival got nearly the show’s entire cast back together, including Melissa McCarthy, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena and Liza Weil.
We had left the world of Starshollow in Bon Voyage (last episode of season 7) where the town bids adieu to Rory as she prepares to join President Obama on his presidential campaign. And the revival begins with Rory shuttling between her job as a journalist in London and back home in Starshollow.
I binge-watched the show and here’s a 140 character round-up of the four 90-minute episodes of the trip down memory lane with laughter, sadness and most of all, closure. Well, almost.
This was probably one of the funniest moments of the revival. To have Lorelai being tricked by her mother this way. After all this time? Always.
Then there was the dealing with the death of Richard Gilmore.
A Year In The Life
There are moments where it feels like the plot isn’t moving forward and the characters are just doing things to fill space in the 90-minute long episodes.
But the writers capture the reason behind why the show still resonates with its audiences. Like Rory being stuck in a rut, or like Lorelai having everything she wanted, but still questioning whether she’s truly happy or not.
The reason why Gilmore Girls revival works is the fact that you can still go back to it for its familial warmth and comfort, even though some things about the show are a bit too perfect. Like the little, quaint town of Starshollow.
You won’t feel particularly sympathetic towards Rory for the way she’s treating the people around her, but it is remarkable, the way the creator of the show, Amy Sherman-Palladino shows the other side to her. With her flaws and mistakes in abundance.
And for Gilmore Girls, life comes full circle.
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