I've never watched "Gilmore Girls" straight through until now. I'll let you take a moment for you to gasp and say "WHAT?!" because that's the response I heard from everyone I told. When I came home from middle school I would watch reruns on ABC Family, now Freeform or whatever the kids say these days, but I had never watched its entirety. I tried to catch on but I never could. I thought the show was slow even though they conversed quickly and I didn't find it funny. However, I did love the theme song.

So with all the hype around the Netflix revival of the show and the elicit response from people when I said I never watched it, I decided to binge. Now, if binge watching was an Olympic sport, I'd be a gold medalist. I watched "LOST" in three months and "Parks and Recreation" in two weeks; needless to say I was up-to-the-challenge.

I finished the series in three weeks on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Yes you read that correctly, I watched seven seasons of "Gilmore Girls" in three weeks. When I have a goal I like to achieve it, plus it's really difficult to avoid spoilers on social media.

Now that I've seen it I realized that I wasn't meant to watch the show until my 20s and here's why:

"Gilmore Girls" aired from 2000 to 2007 which means I was eight and in the second grade when it started and 15 about to enter high school when it ended. I couldn't relate to the show's themes and I didn't have similar experiences. Oh and I certainly didn't drink coffee then. Now watching it as a 24-year-old, I can relate.

The show is all about relationships. It covers mother-daughter, romantic, platonic, if it's a relationship it's covered. During the course of the series, Rory finds herself in three different romantic relationships. Now that I'm older and have been in relationships, I know that Jess had the greatest influence on Rory, even though I don't think he should be the cover photo for the show on Netflix. He always challenged Rory and shared more interests with her than the others. More importantly, they were each other's catalyst; for Rory returning to Yale and for him getting his life together. If I watched the show seven-years-ago, I would have said that Dean was the best boyfriend because he was the best looking. I wouldn't have been able to identify what makes a healthy relationship. Oh side note, Logan was the WORST boyfriend for Rory.

I also knew that Lorelai and Christopher weren't going to stay together because they tried so many times to make their relationship work and it never did. Now, if younger me were to watch the show I would be heartbroken because I thought it was cute how they were high school sweethearts. Again, now I know how to identify healthy relationships.

Like Rory, I've known all my life that I wanted to become a journalist. When I watched the show at 24, I had been through the college application process, college and the stress of finding yourself post-grad. Also like Rory, I made a million pro-con lists to decide where I wanted to college. Never have I related more to a television character than Rory when she was stressed about finding a journalism job after graduation. I know I sound like a broken record, but younger me would not have been able to empathize with Rory. Side note, if I had watched the show before I applied for college, I would have been so disappointed to find out college dorms don't look like Rory's.

I might have been late to coffee at Luke's but it's better to be late than never arrive. I understand why everyone is in love with the show and I do think it's witty and funny. The show should receive the rating A20, which stands for after 20 meaning only watch the show after you're 20-years-old.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to return to Stars Hollow for "A Year in the Life."