Frustrations and disappointment about Gilmore Girls

It was a sad day when I realized there was trouble in Starr's Hollow. The writer and producer of Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino, had resigned and a man, Dave Rosenthal, had taken her place! Although her husband Dan had been a part of writing the episodes, it is clear that no woman is in sight now. Amy had a fast-paced sense of humor, mocking and including multiple references to pop culture and anything else she could think of, proving that TV audiences aren't completly brain-dead. This show had a large following of women viewers.

In the show, Lorelai Gilmore plays a mom who has never had a permanent relationship with a man. In this season, she got married within two months. It was just before this episode that I got suspicous. Then I read a confirming article in the NYTimes. She never would have gotten married if Amy was still writing. Apparently the new writer seems to think that Lorelai's quirky sense of humor means she does things on a whim. We all know that if Lorelai didn't marry Luke when she had the chance (it lasted all season) since she and her daugher Rory were not speaking and she wanted to wait until they reconciled, she never would have eloped in Paris, since Rory wasn't there - She didn't even tell her! That's when I stopped watching the show. In my mind, the show is over, although I'm still feeling whistful on Tuesday nights.

When the audience gets what they want - Lorelai married, then there's nothing left. Her never quite finding a permanent love-relationship was what made her a universal character, longing, lovely and deserving, but never getting what she wants. We identified with her because she wasn't perfect and she made mistakes and she suffered, despite the fact that she was georgeous and really smart. Furthermore, she isn't the Lorelai that we all love. She's lost about 75 IQ points. She would never repeat a joke and now she does it several times an episode and they aren't even good jokes! What was Warner Brothers thinking?

Here's hoping Amy and her husband create another equally charming, engaging and funny show!