Gilmore Girls Elimination Game

[Kohola3]

18.  Great skit, though.

[lulu1960]

Ditto about 18. It had a good run.

[amensisterfriend]

2. Seeing how upset Emily is, a hospitalized Richard gently says "Yes Emily. You may go first." (Forgiveness and Stuff)
11. Richard and Emily look on proudly as Rory calls them her twin pillars at her graduation (Those Are Strings, Pinnochio)
26. Richard tells Emily to sit still at the graduation. He tells Lorelai he will take the pictures. "Lorelai, I will note the time. I will take the photo. You just sit there and enjoy your daughter’s graduation from Yale. This is as much your moment as Rory’s. Enjoy it." (Unto the Breach)

 

As lulu noted, 18 had a good run...but all good things must come to an end, right?! We're now down to just three, which means that this is harder than ever AND that it's time to start chatting about what you guys want to play next :) 

[Taryn74]

2, sadly.  Another beautiful moment.

[lulu1960]

26. On a sidenote, I will be camping so my reception will be spotty. I will continue to attempt to play but don't wait on me.

[amensisterfriend]

I'll go with 11---it's a wonderful moment and possibly my very favorite episode, but it's not a solely, distinctly Richard moment for me 

[ghoulina]

11

[LeafontheWind]

11 for me, as I mourn the loss of my favorite *sniff* Farewell 18!

[Kohola3]

11

[lottiedottie]

11

[amensisterfriend]

Our final two! 

 

2. Seeing how upset Emily is, a hospitalized Richard gently says "Yes Emily. You may go first." (Forgiveness and Stuff)
26. Richard tells Emily to sit still at the graduation. He tells Lorelai he will take the pictures. "Lorelai, I will note the time. I will take the photo. You just sit there and enjoy your daughter’s graduation from Yale. This is as much your moment as Rory’s. Enjoy it." (Unto the Breach)

[Taryn74]

26.  I know it should probably resonate more than 2, but it doesn't.  2 kicks my feels.

[amensisterfriend]

While you vote, let me know if you have any preferences as to what we do next! We've probably done it all by now, but some were done more recently than others. Since we have a couple of new posters, we can always go back to our roots and do an actual episode elimination---those are always fun and interesting!  

[Kohola3]

26.  2 is just the epitome of how Richard communicated his feelings.

[LeafontheWind]

Love them both, but will go with 26.

[lulu1960]

26

[amensisterfriend]

Our triumphant winner!

 

2. Seeing how upset Emily is, a hospitalized Richard gently says "Yes Emily. You may go first." (Forgiveness and Stuff)

[Taryn74]

Yay!

[Kohola3]

That was a quintessential Richard comment....

[amensisterfriend]

Since no one's chimed in with suggestions, should we do a good old-fashioned episode elimination game, either all at once or season by season? Let me know! :) 

[Taryn74]

Season by season works for me!

[amensisterfriend]

Pilot

Lorelai's First Day at Chilton 

Kill Me Now

The Deer Hunters

Cinnamon's Wake

Rory's Birthday Parties

Kiss and Tell

Love and War and Snow

Rory's Dance

Forgiveness and Stuff

Paris is Burning

Double Date

Concertus Interruptus

That Damn Donna Reed

Christopher Returns

Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers

The Breakup, Part 2

The Third Lorelai

Emily in Wonderland 

P.S. I Lo...

Love, Daisies and Troubadours 

 

I'm tempted to try all seven seasons at once just for the glorious messy challenge of it all, and also because that might be a more accurate reflection of where each episode ranks. What do you guys think?! If so, I'll add the other seasons. If not, just start voting for the three S1 episodes you want eliminated :) 

[Taryn74]

Hmmm, I don't think all seasons at once would be a good idea.  Mostly because I (and possibly others too) would just go thru and start eliminating S6 and S7 eps before even really looking at the others, know what I mean?

 

But what about dividing it up into the Chilton years vs. the Yale years?  Because there was quite a natural division in the focus of the storyline after Rory went to college.  It might be fun to compare the quality of Chilton-based eps against each other and Yale-based eps against each other.  And there are latter eps that I would consider better eps than some of S5, honestly.

[ghoulina]

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Edited June 2, 2015 by ghoulina

[amensisterfriend]

Great idea, my friend! I'll add S2 and S3 to our above list :) 

[amensisterfriend]

Pilot
Lorelai's First Day at Chilton
Kill Me Now
The Deer Hunters
Cinnamon's Wake
Rory's Birthday Parties
Kiss and Tell
Love and War and Snow
Rory's Dance
Forgiveness and Stuff
Paris is Burning
Double Date
Concertus Interruptus
That Damn Donna Reed
Christopher Returns
Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
The Breakup, Part 2

The Third Lorelai
Emily in Wonderland
P.S. I Lo...
Love, Daisies and Troubadours

Sadie, Sadie
Hammers and Veils
Red Light on the Wedding Night
The Road Trip to Harvard
Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy
Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Ins and Outs of Inns
Run Away, Little Boy
The Bracebridge Dinner
Secrets and Loans
Richard in Stars Hollow
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
It Should Have Been Lorelai
Lost and Found
There's the Rub
Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Back in the Saddle Again
Teach Me Tonight
Help Wanted
Lorelai's Graduation Day
I Can't Get Started 
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days
Haunted Leg
Application Anxiety
One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
Eight O'Clock at the Oasis
Take the Deviled Eggs...
They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?
Let the Games Begin
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
That'll Do, Pig
I Solemnly Swear
Lorelai Out of Water
Dear Emily and Richard
Swan Song
Face-Off

The Big One
A Tale of Poes and Fire
Happy Birthday, Baby
Keg! Max!
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Here Comes the Son
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

 

Okay, let's try this again, shall we?! Just vote for whichever FOUR of the above Chilton years episodes that you most want eliminated :) 

[ghoulina]

Christopher Returns, A Road Trip to Harvard, Application Anxiety, and Here Comes the Son

[amensisterfriend]

Hee---I always feel so alone in loving Road Trip to Harvard :) 

 

I'll go with:

 

Kiss and Tell, P.S. I Lo..., Sadie Sadie, Keg! Max! 

[Taryn74]

PS I Lo.... (too much Dean, too much Max, too much squick)

 

Keg! Max! (though the band stuff is so hilariously awful and awesome)

 

Swan Song (Rory pisses me off so much in this one)

 

Road Trip to Harvard (I just *can't* with them in this one)

[eledgy]

Keg! Max!

Sadie Sadie

Application Anxiety

P.S. I love you

[amensisterfriend]

eledgy, I was thisclose to voting against Sadie Sadie as well. 

[Katherine]

Hi everyone.  I'm a first-time poster for Gilmore Girls but I've been in love with this show for a decade.  Can anyone join in this game?  If so, my votes go to:

 

That'll Do Pig (I can't stand the Dean stuff)

I Solemnly Swear (I prefer when Rory and Paris get along)

Keg!Max! (what can I say, I'm a Rory/Jess fan)

Kiss and Tell (Dean again)

Edited June 2, 2015 by Katherine

[amensisterfriend]

Welcome, Katherine! We love new players here...especially those who share my aversion to Keg!Max! ;) (Kidding, kidding---people can and do vote for whatever the heck they want!) 

 

(what can I say, I'm a Rory/Jess fan)

 

Same here---I hope to see you over on the Rory/Jess thread.  

[lulu1960]

Keg! Max!

I Solemnly Swear

That'll Do Pig

Here Comes The Son

[Kohola3]

Christopher Returns, Here Comes the Son, Keg!Max!, Sadie, Sadie

[lulu1960]

Dang, forgot about Christopher Returns. Next round.

[lottiedottie]

So much hatred for Keg! Max! I just watched that one, is it really that bad? :D

 

Dear Emily and Richard

Lorelei out of Water

That Damn Donna Reed

A Tale of Poes and Fire

[amensisterfriend]

 Pilot

Lorelai's First Day at Chilton
Kill Me Now
The Deer Hunters
Cinnamon's Wake
Rory's Birthday Parties
Kiss and Tell
Love and War and Snow
Rory's Dance
Forgiveness and Stuff
Paris is Burning
Double Date
Concertus Interruptus
That Damn Donna Reed
Christopher Returns
Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
The Breakup, Part 2
The Third Lorelai
Emily in Wonderland
Love, Daisies and Troubadours
Hammers and Veils
Red Light on the Wedding Night
The Road Trip to Harvard
Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy
Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Ins and Outs of Inns
Run Away, Little Boy
The Bracebridge Dinner
Secrets and Loans
Richard in Stars Hollow
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
It Should Have Been Lorelai
Lost and Found
There's the Rub
Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Back in the Saddle Again
Teach Me Tonight
Help Wanted
Lorelai's Graduation Day
I Can't Get Started
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days
Haunted Leg
Application Anxiety
One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
Eight O'Clock at the Oasis
Take the Deviled Eggs...
They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?
Let the Games Begin
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
That'll Do, Pig
I Solemnly Swear
Lorelai Out of Water
Dear Emily and Richard
Swan Song
Face-Off
The Big One
A Tale of Poes and Fire
Happy Birthday, Baby
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

 

Keg!Max!, P.S. I Lo..., Sadie Sadie and Here Comes the Son have the (dis)honor of being our first eliminated episodes, and the next round is open! We'll vote against four episodes once more :) 

 

I have such a weird relationship with Here Comes the Son---the California scenes are among the most cringe-inducing of the series for me, but I actually really like the Connecticut scenes a lot. And Paris' reaction to Lorelai's hug is priceless! 

[Taryn74]

The CA scenes in HCTS didn't do much for me the first few times either, but the more I watched it, I came to kind of love them a lot.

 

Swan Song

 

RTTH

 

Kiss and Tell  (some cute scenes, but knowing how the Dean storyline ends up sours it for me)

 

Paris is Burning (can't believe I missed voting for this one earlier!  I hate this episode with the passion of a thousand burning suns)

[amensisterfriend]

Cinnamon's Wake (I totally get why people love this one, but I don't for various reasons I've ranted about elsewhere!) 

Kiss and Tell 

Christopher Returns (and this is coming from one of the few posters who generally enjoys Christopher!)

Love, Daisies and Troubadours (too much Dean, too much Max, too sappy and cutesy, too much overly exaggerated, childish jealousy between Ma and Luke, too much focus on an engagement that pretty much all viewers knew would be broken off in the near future!) 

 

...Have I mentioned that I far prefer S2 and S3 to S1 overall?! :) 

Edited June 3, 2015 by amensisterfriend

[ghoulina]

Paris is Burning, Christopher Returns, Road Trip to Harvard, Application Anxiety

[lulu1960]

Christopher

I Solemnly Swear

That'll Do Pig

Concert

[Katherine]

Kiss and Tell

Paris is Burning

That'll Do, Pig

I Solemnly Swear

[Kohola3]

Christopher Returns

The Break Up Part 2

Red Light on the Wedding Night

I Solemnly Swear

[amensisterfriend]

Pilot
Lorelai's First Day at Chilton
Kill Me Now
The Deer Hunters
Cinnamon's Wake
Rory's Birthday Parties
Love and War and Snow
Rory's Dance
Forgiveness and Stuff
Double Date
Concertus Interruptus
That Damn Donna Reed
Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
The Breakup, Part 2
The Third Lorelai
Emily in Wonderland
Love, Daisies and Troubadours
Hammers and Veils
Red Light on the Wedding Night
The Road Trip to Harvard
Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy
Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Ins and Outs of Inns
Run Away, Little Boy
The Bracebridge Dinner
Secrets and Loans
Richard in Stars Hollow
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
It Should Have Been Lorelai
Lost and Found
There's the Rub
Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Back in the Saddle Again
Teach Me Tonight
Help Wanted
Lorelai's Graduation Day
I Can't Get Started
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days
Haunted Leg
Application Anxiety
One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
Eight O'Clock at the Oasis
Take the Deviled Eggs...
They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?
Let the Games Begin
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
That'll Do, Pig
Lorelai Out of Water
Dear Emily and Richard
Swan Song
Face-Off
The Big One
A Tale of Poes and Fire
Happy Birthday, Baby
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

 

The voters have bid a not-all-that-fond farewell to Kiss and Tell, Paris is Burning, Christopher Returns and I Solemnly Swear. The next round is open, and we're down to voting against just THREE! 

[Taryn74]

Star Crossed

 

Road Trip

 

Swan Song

[amensisterfriend]

I'll go with Cinnamon's Wake, Star-Crossed Lovers and Love Daisies and Troubadours

[ghoulina]

Star Crossed, Road Trip to Harvard, Application Anxiety

[eledgy]

application Anxiety

Love, daisies etc

Take these Deviled Eggs

[amensisterfriend]

Take these Deviled Eggs

 

I'm so glad I'm not alone in not loving this episode! I know many find it hilarious, but aside from the town loner storyline (which I really like), this episode is incredibly mean-spirited and just uncomfortably weird for me.