The Gilmores!

I made a little promise to myself that I'd write about the Gilmore Girls the day I complete the last episode, last season. So here I am as promised, all set to write, late only by five quick days. When a friend (I met for the first time) suggested I watch "Gilmore Girls", I was slightly nervous, taking in the images on the DVD. The title suggested "adolescent and bitchy", the cover suggested "autumn, war, period and tragedy". Bearing two conflicting impressions, both largely out of my happy zone, I politely accepted Season 1 and considered giving it a shot for all its worth. Prepare yourself for the cliché - since then, there's been NO LOOKING BACK. The seven-season series was everything that I had un-expected, un-imagined and un-thought of. I loved it, every girl/woman would. Well men... the brave ones, the men enough ones that snake-shake their male egos off, will love it too.

The most happy, down-to-earth yet fairytale-like series I've ever come across, GG will not fail to impress. For those who do and don't share that special bond with their daughters/moms, Gilmore Girls is bound to talk. An extra-ordinary, fun, emotional yet non melodramatic relationship between the Lorelais (Lorelai and Rory), the idyllic,quaint little imaginary town Stars Hollow, townsmen you'd love and hate, but love and love nevertheless, the filthy rich, far from perfect parents you'll grow to adore (Richard and Emily, also from the Gilmore clan) and every other thought that was put into GG, will touch, strike a cord somewhere. The most striking thing about the series are the one-of-a-kind characters, their hard to miss dialogues and the "my house is on fire" fast dialogue delivery . Lorelai and Luke will remain my favorites. Paris was a riot, a scary one at that! Kirk was the riot in the purest sense of a riot. Lane rocked, drums or otherwise! And oh, Mrs.Kim...absolutely scary, played the stereotype to the T and made me love her for the devout Korean she was. Dean (not Jess, not Logan), was the perfect boyfriend. Michel was the pain in the ass kind of delight and Sookie was the cutest avatar of a chef, wife, mommy and friend! Rory, one of THE Gilmore Girls, had the most negligible performing skills amongst the lot. But she grew with the seasons and God, by the end of the series she really kicked some butt! Lovely, adorable, wonderful and loads of exclamations...as gushy as it sounds, the Gilmores deserve every gush of it!

I tried to write a testimonial to this binding series that kept me going, September through Jan and I have to say that it's something to be more experienced and less written about. As much as I would've liked more seasons attached, this was perfect, I loved it this way. I wake up these days, to a positive(??!!) GG hangover...missing all that's over and asking for more. But Gilmore Girls, what can I say.... while it lasted, the party was a blast!