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femfebruary: emily gilmore
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queenslayerbee: Gilmore Girls / Emily Gilmore / what do you think of her life going forward? (as in, past the revival)
Emily's storyline in the Revival was up and down, but that was true for the Revival in general. I thought her grief over losing her husband was handled well, for the most part, with her visibly struggling and trying to honor him in her own way, even if it was pretty awkward at moments.
I did enjoy her going off on the DAR - that was pretty funny. Selling the house was the right choice, because it would be just a big reminder of Richard and I can't imagine her living there alone. I was surprised that she ended up in Nantucket, and it was nice to see her use her own talents to find a career she enjoys. I think she'll be able to unwind and find herself while being occupied for a certain amount of time, but she'll find her way back to Hartford eventually.
When she finds out about Rory's pregnancy, that would probably be one of the reasons she returns, or at least visits more often. I can't imagine her not wanting to be around her great grandchild. She'll probably work as a docent for quite some time and then I can picture her getting a little restless. Emily could go back to charity work on some level. Her life has definitely been a series of what she should do and maintaining image, and that includes the DAR, but my guess is she had to enjoy certain aspects of it, especially the organizing and being in charge. Her life in Nantucket is definitely a much needed break, but I don't see her it as her final ending.
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Emily's storyline in the Revival was up and down, but that was true for the Revival in general. I thought her grief over losing her husband was handled well, for the most part, with her visibly struggling and trying to honor him in her own way, even if it was pretty awkward at moments.
I did enjoy her going off on the DAR - that was pretty funny. Selling the house was the right choice, because it would be just a big reminder of Richard and I can't imagine her living there alone. I was surprised that she ended up in Nantucket, and it was nice to see her use her own talents to find a career she enjoys. I think she'll be able to unwind and find herself while being occupied for a certain amount of time, but she'll find her way back to Hartford eventually.
When she finds out about Rory's pregnancy, that would probably be one of the reasons she returns, or at least visits more often. I can't imagine her not wanting to be around her great grandchild. She'll probably work as a docent for quite some time and then I can picture her getting a little restless. Emily could go back to charity work on some level. Her life has definitely been a series of what she should do and maintaining image, and that includes the DAR, but my guess is she had to enjoy certain aspects of it, especially the organizing and being in charge. Her life in Nantucket is definitely a much needed break, but I don't see her it as her final ending.
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Definitely! She missed out on Rory's childhood, for the most part, and I could see her wanting to be closer. If it is a boy, I can see Rory naming him Richard.
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If Rory had a boy, she would absolutely name him after Richard... as I have had her do in fics before ;)
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Awesome! That is a great choice. :D
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Thanks for writing this!
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And regarding the personal she'd... probably have a lot to say about Rory's pregnancy, especially to Lorelai lol.
Oh for sure! She'd probably be less judgey than she would've been had it happened at the end of s7 as ASP apparently planned, but I can't imagine she'd be thrilled at first either, since she is still pretty traditional.
Thanks for suggesting it! :D
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*imo the circumstances are quite different, in both positive and negative ways for Rory, but there IS a sense of "this was doomed to happen" anyway. Which as a tragedy enthusiast I personally enjoyed in the revival, but ymmv.
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Yeah, I wasn't a fan of the insistence that everyone turn into their parents. It just didn't make a lot of sense, and characters like Paris and Lane really got screwed over because of it. The only one who got lucky was Jess and his minimal role in the revival probably helped. I did end up being grateful that the original show runners left in s7 - whatever else went wrong that season, at least they stuck the ending. If this had the original ending, it probably would've retroactively ruined the show for me.
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I am glad you liked it but I thought the revival was disappointing - the second half was better than the first though. I don't think the show's tone was meant for characters to be this bleak and it felt like the showrunners were trying to do the season 7 they never got to do, which doesn't work 10 years later. Rory's career uncertainties felt IC but the rest of it was weird.
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