10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Gilmore Girls 23 Years Later

While Gilmore Girls might be a comforting re-watch for many, there are a lot of brutal realities that come to light while trying to revisit the ‘00s dramedy 23 years later. Gilmore Girls was a dramedy series that followed the lives of Lorelai Gilmore, a single mother and inn owner, and her daughter Rory. A precocious overachiever, Rory was an A student with dreams of attending Harvard. Lorelai’s stuffy parents could facilitate this thanks to their extraordinary wealth, but they were only willing to support Rory’s expensive education if she and her mother attended a weekly dinner with them. Thus, Emily and Richard Gilmore rounded out the show’s cast.