Leonana

My UO is that I didn't think L/L had any chemistry in the Revival. I have always been a big L/L shipper, and thought they had great chemistry, especially in S1. I even thought they had chemistry in S6 and 7, despite hearing the rumors they didn't like each other. However, I couldn't see it in the Revival. LG had more chemistry with Digger and the park rangers. Of course, one of the park rangers is her real life partner, so I suppose that helps. It was almost as if LG was happy to act with someone else. OTH, I've rewatched Winter, and their relationship came off a little better to me with the second viewing. Maybe the relationship seems more realistic the more you watch it.

I might have to backtrack from my post above. I have to admit, after reading a few posts giving some valid reasons why the characters might have made the choices they did, I'm not as disappointed. I'm going to watch it again, and maybe it will be more enjoyable the second time around, with lower expectations. I thought I didn't have expectations, but I did have some, mainly that Season 7 would be part of the canon. One thing that is special about the show to me is that I get to share it with my teenage daughter. I was pregnant with her when I watched the pilot, and then fifteen years later we watched the series together on Netflix. We also watched the Revival together, and she enjoyed it, although she didn't care as much for Spring and Summer. Having something you can share with your teenager is priceless, so I'll always appreciate the Palladinos for that.

That makes sense, thanks for going to the trouble of explaining it. I have to admit, I was disappointed that they weren't already married, as it seemed they had gone backwards in growth from the end of Season 7. However, I hadn't thought of how her marriage to Christopher would have affected her. I agree. He wasn't screaming, that I remember, but more like speaking emphatically. He was the only person she listened too, and finally got her act together. I'd say he knew exactly how to speak to her and reach her. Logan certainly wasn't making any efforts, other than being a jealous ass.

I agree. I didn't see season 1, and some parts of the other seasons, as a Snowglobe. I saw the characters as flawed, but underneath still decent people overall. In order to have a good story, you need some tension between the two.

I was really disappointed that we didn't get to see the reception with the whole town there. We saw it in season two with Max, although it was a bridal shower. I know there were probably logistical problems with getting all the stars together, but I think it could have worked.

I wish I hadn't watched. The characters ended up in a good place at the end of Season 7. ASP threw all that out the window, and ten years later they were still stuck in the end of Season 6, maturity wise. I felt like the revival was Season 6 style, and I was hoping for Season 1, which was pretty unrealistic of me.

Snowglobe Town is a really good way to describe it. However, I think the first season was more the Snowglobe Town, and had the best combination between that and the dark humor. Each progressive season lost that more and more, until we ended up with Season 6. Season 7 put some of the Snowglobe Town vibe back. I was hoping that AYITL would be more like Season 1, but it seemed we mostly ended up with Season 6 on steroids.

David Sutcliffe and Sebastian Bach did not age at all. It was funny to think of Zach complaining about how Gil was too old for the band, and now Zach looks much older. I think this bugged me the most. I know Amy didn't see it, but I saw it. In my mind, those things were cannon.

This was my least favorite of all the eps. I liked the musical part, but it went on too long. I would have rather had more Lane/Mrs. Kim scenes in that time slot. I wonder if Liz Torees had health issues, and that limited her time on the show. I don't know that for sure, but wondered if it was the case. Fat shaming jokes are why I wish Amy would keep Dan away from her show.

That sums it up for me, too dark and joyless. I was also bugged by the dismissing of S7 plot points. When Emily asked Lorelai for a memory of Richard, that amazing speech he made in the S7 finale, at Rory's going away party, immediately sprang to my mind. It made the fight between Lorelai and Emily seem unrealistic, as I couldn't believe Lorelai wouldn't remember that. I was disappointed that Rory's job on the Obama campaign trail wasn't mentioned, especially since Alexis Bledel did a cute Snapchat with Michelle Obama. I'm a big L/L shipper, but there was no chemistry between them. I felt they had chemistry in the original series, but they weren't able to get it back. Also, they learned to communicate in S7, and now that has all seemed to disappear. I know Amy refused to watch S7, but it's jarring to watch the revival as if we were picking up at the end of S6.

Too much time spent on the musical, and not enough on Lane and Mrs. Kim. I was thrilled to see Mr. Kim though! As much as I love Sutton Foster, this was GG, not Bunheads. It seems all the character growth from the Season 7 finale was scrapped, except for Emily. I did like Emily's storyline, although I'm disappointed there are no more Friday night dinners. However, I suppose that's reality, life changes. I couldn't get past Lorelai not being able to come up with a good memory of Richard, when he gave her that wonderful speech in the original finale. However, I read ASP never watched S7, so there were some continuity issues. Like, what happened to Zack's promising musical career? Overall, I didn't like it, although I enjoyed some of it. However, I know ASP was constricted by availability of actors. I would have loved to have seen the actual wedding with the town, and wished they would have worked that in, with as many actors as they could manage.

I watched an interview with ASP at the ATX Festival last summer. She said that Dean was written to be the perfect boyfriend. Also, she always wanted Rory to lose her virginity to Dean. Ugh on that one, lol.

In Dear Richard and Emily, when Lorelai asked Emily what she did in the evenings when Richard was gone, Lorelai suggested watching TV. Emily stated she didn't watch much television and didn't need a dvd player. If Emily had a VCR and was watching and recording ballroom dancing, you'd think she would have mentioned it at this point. I suppose you could argue that a VCR is different than a DVD player, so that's why Emily didn't mention it when Lorelai suggested dvd's. But the scene in S4 gave the impression that Emily was a stranger to pre-recorded television.

I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Regarding Dean - he has good chemistry with Lorelai? Sorry, couldn't resist! Let me see, he built Rory a car. That seemed pretty special.

And wasn't there an episode previously where Lorelai set Emily up with a VCR? She couldn't have been taping it since 1978, since she didn't own a VCR until over 20 years later.