With the Gilmore Girls revival only a month away, fans are on the edge of their seat in anticipation. And then there are some fans who haven’t watched in so long that they’re wondering, where did we even leave off? What have I forgotten? And I’m sure every fan is wondering what we should be expecting from the revival. Well, I’m here to explore these questions with you. There will be some small spoilers in this article about the revival, so please read at your own discretion.
Years ago in the Gilmore Girls series finale, we were left in Stars Hollow, saying goodbye to Rory who was about to leave for her first real reporting job. In this episode, she is torn up from her break up with Logan -Rory’s final beau of the series, the rich blonde that pulls crazy stunts all the time- and Lorelai is convinced she blew her chances with Luke. However the latter proves untrue, and we find Luke and Lorelai back together again by the end of the episode. It’s full of reminiscing and heartfelt conversations. If you only watch one episode before the revival, it should definitely be this one.
Now, as for what to expect from the revival. We have been lucky enough to be graced with a cast that was more than happy to come back for this reunion. Most of our favorite characters are back for the revival, including Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy), Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) and everyone’s favorite fussy frenchman, Michel Gerard (Yanic Truesdale). Even characters that we haven’t seen in a few seasons will be featured, such as Jess and Dean! That’s right, Stars Hollow’s bad boy, Jess, played by Milo Ventimiglia and Rory’s first love, Dean (Jared Padalecki) are back as well! We can only assume that some wonderfully awkward scenes will come out of this, and I couldn’t be more excited.
From the trailers that have been released about the revival, we can assume a number of things. First, Richard Gilmore (Rory’s grandfather, Lorelai’s father) has passed away and Emily (Lorelai’s mother) is trying to figure out what her life is without him. Also, it seems that Rory is jobless and a little lost in life. Hopefully we’ll hear about how she got to this point after leaving Stars Hollow to be a reporter. And it seems that Lorelai and Luke are living together (FINALLY) and are happy.
To get the full effect of the revival, I absolutely recommend re-watching the series, or at least all your favorite episodes, beforehand. If you’ve (somehow) forgotten how much fun this show is, it’s time to remember! The revival will be released on Netflix on November 25th, giving you just enough time to re-watch the best of Gilmore Girls!
