All That's Wrong with the Gilmore Girls

Christopher is a bad idea. But we'll get to that later. But seriously, the Chris and Lorelai experiment needs to end.

1. What's with Sherilyn Fenn? She used to always be the attractive, almost oversexed woman in most things she was in, as she got older she was the hot older woman the guys still wanted. On Gilmore Girls, not only is her character just blatantly unlikeable, she doesn't even come close to giving Lauren Graham a run for her money in the looks department. It is great though, that Luke finally stood up to her and made her realize that April is not just "her" daughter, especially since Luke didn't abandon April, he never knew about her.

2. Rory's Friends. They have had years to give Rory friends besides Lane and Paris, and this is what they come up with? Two very annoying girls who we had a vague introduction to and now they're her new best friends who we're supposed to love. One girl calls her boyfriend "Boyfriend", and I am talking 6 times a scene she will say "and Boyfriend" - it is VERY annoying. Then we find out that "Boyfriend" is Marty, and guess what? The always likeable Marty now has a huge chip on his shoulder and is not the friendly guy we (or Rory) remembers at all.

3. Nix the Aerie Girls. So, this isn't really a commentary about Gilmore Girls, but it's related and desperately needs to be said and reiterated. I don't know who the Aerie girls are, but I know they are endlessly annoying, appear to be watching their first season of Gilmore Girls or aren't true fans of the show since they don't have anything good to say, and they need to be cut from the Tuesday night lineup. The word is that the CW knows that the Aerie girls are annoying to the viewers and last week may have been their last segment. Let's hope so. TV is paid for by advertisers, and hate to break it to you CW, but with your advent of this little segment, you have guaranteed that I never forget to change the channel during the commercial break just to make sure I don't have to hear the Aerie girls' annoying diatribe.

4. Christopher Go Home. Rory sees it, Suki sees it, they tell Lorelai over and over, and she still doesn't see it. Lorelai, what will it take for you to realize that your dream of Christopher will never be a reality and the two of you together is just not a good idea? Clearly more than that since Lorelai is now married, yes married to Christopher.

Is it not downright offensive for Lorelai to have moved on with Christopher so seamlessly since she claimed she was so in love with Luke? It was less than 10 episodes ago that she was engaged to Luke. It's insulting to viewers. They've forgotten who these characters are and that's not okay. Lorelai and Rory are people who would sneer and jeer at the girl who was dating seriously less than one month after their engagement ended, let alone remarried, and we love them for it.

I had actually come to like Christopher over the years, which is saying a lot for a basically deadbeat dad. But I only like him as Lorelai's friend and Rory's sometimes father, anything else is just too much. Like his parenting attempts with Gigi are just painful to watch. And this assumption that everyone will forget that he basically abandoned Rory is not okay. Christopher can be forgiven for mistakes he made when he was 16, but he never stepped up to the plate as Rory's father when he was old enough to know better.

He also does not fit into Stars Hollow, something Lorelai wants and needs from him, but something that will never truly happen. And it's not just about Christopher not being Luke. Christopher was throwing his money around last week to solve problems, in this case to help the town reach their goal in the Knit-a-Thon, and that more than most things showed that he just doesn't get what Stars Hollow, and more importantly what Lorelai is about.

So, obviously, there is a lot wrong with Gilmore Girls right now. Things have been off for some time, but not as far off as they have been this season. With the creator of the show now gone, it has clearly lost its way. There are still good things about the show, which is why I am still watching, but I have also watched since the first season, and will likely finish out the series. If you haven't been committed to watching this show for a long time, I can't say I haven't seen reason to bail. If you're still watching or you used to be a fan, now's the time to tune in, because despite what I said, and despite how ridiculous it may sound, this are about to change and it seems we may be on the path to Lorelai realizing what a colossal mistake she made by getting married and her and Luke getting back together to end the series.

I'm looking forward to tonight's episode where there appears to be a showdown of sorts between Luke and Christopher. Let's hope Luke gets in a few hits on the guy who slept with his fiance.