Product Description
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Can it be the Gilmore Girls if the Gilmore girls aren't
together? At the end of Season 5, Rory dropped out of Yale and
moved into Emily and Richard's poolhouse -- decisions that broke
Lorelai's heart. That's handy, because one half of that heart can
be deliriously happy with the big new step in her love affair
with Luke. Meanwhile, the other half grieves, and it seems
everyone in town wants mother and daughter to reunite. But it may
take an unexpected out-of-towner to make it happen. Of course,
there's much more: Lane gets a surprise that leaves her reeling
with joy. Luke gets a surprise that may send the Luke-and-Lorelai
relationship reeling. What's no surprise is the snappy,
wish-I'd-said-that Gilmore dialogue, knowing humor and inful
storytelling fans adore.
.co.uk Review
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The rapid-paced banter between the mother-daughter team of
Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) is the
calling card for Gilmore Girls. The show's sixth year--which
aired during the 2005-2006 TV season--remains witty, charming,
and touching. The previous season left Yale undergrad Rory in
trouble with the law after a night of very un-Gilmore-like
behavior with her rich, handsome boyfriend Logan (Matt Czuchry).
This season opens with Rory potentially facing jail time,
undecided about returning to college, and--most disturbingly of
all--fighting with her mother. This isn't a fight over who gets
to eat the last egg roll, but rather a battle of wills. It will
take a few episodes before the two are talking to each other
again and the viewer can breathe a sigh of that all is
well in Stars Hollow. In the meantime, Rory moves into her
busybody grandparents' pool house. One evening, they invite their
minister over to dinner. His job? To encourage Rory to remain
chaste. Not one to be told how to live her life, Rory is
nonplussed. After telling him he's a little too late to offer
that advice, she asks, "Have you seen The 40 Year Old Virgin"?
After many years of playing verbal footsy, Lorelai and Luke
(Scott Patterson) finally get serious and engaged. But just when
things are going smoothly, Luke learns of a daughter he never
knew he had. The introduction of the little girl doesn't do much
for the plot--other than to slow it down and cause more fights
between Luke and Lorelai. When Luke warns Lorelai, "I don't like
ultimatums," she snaps back, "I don't like Mondays, but
unfortunately they come around eventually." This 5-disc
22-episode set includes an eclectic and impressive range of guest
stars (Skid Row's Sebastian Bach, Paul Anka, Sonic Youth, and
Madeline Albright, who appears in a dream sequence as Rory's
mom). But it's cast regular Kelly Bishop as Lorelai's mother
Emily who is one of the show's true gems. Prim, proper, and
judgmental, she's also fiercely protective of her brood. When she
learns that Logan's mother said unfavorable things about Rory,
Emily confronts the woman and puts her in her place. Politely, of
course. By the end of the season, one of the main characters will
get married, another will have an affair, and a third will have a
dalliance with an ex-boyfriend. But the relationship between
Lorelai and Rory remains strong. And that's what keeps viewers
watching. --Jae-Ha Kim