One Gilmore Ladies Star Does not Perceive Why The Revival’s Finale Was So Controversial

Lauren Graham, the girl who introduced Lorelai Gilmore to life throughout seven seasons of “Gilmore Ladies” and its four-part revival “Gilmore Ladies: A 12 months within the Life,” lastly obtained a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame on October 3, 2025 — and some of her colleagues from these tasks, together with Scott Patterson and Matt Czuchry, had been readily available to rejoice with the actress. In an interview earlier than receiving her star, although, Graham acknowledged to Selection that she is aware of “Gilmore Ladies: A 12 months within the Life” drew some … fascinating reactions from followers.

After saying that she related with the quick-witted, fast-talking younger mother Lorelai when she initially learn Amy Sherman-Palladino’s script — “With out having ever met this author, it simply actually spoke to me from the start” — Graham talked in regards to the revival, which handed the story’s reigns again to Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino after the pair moderately famously exited the unique run of “Gilmore Ladies” earlier than its seventh and ultimate season. So far as Graham is worried, the revival, which introduced again just about the complete unique solid — together with her on-screen daughter Rory, performed by Alexis Bledel — she had a good time making “A 12 months within the Life,” however she is aware of some had been bellyaching about it.

“However I do not precisely perceive why,” Graham instructed the outlet. “I used to be having the time of my life. I used to be on clouds each single day at work, and I felt just like the work was actually good and the episodes had been actually lovely.”

So what occurred that bought followers so labored up? What am I speaking about after I say that, in contrast to “Gilmore Ladies,” “A 12 months within the Life” bought to finish with the 4 phrases between Graham and Bledel that Sherman-Palladino all the time supposed? Enable me to elucidate.

When “Gilmore Ladies: A 12 months within the Life” opens, followers of the unique collection get the prospect to reconnect with their favourite denizens of the fictional hamlet of Stars Hole after almost 10 years (“Gilmore Ladies” led to 2007, and “A 12 months within the Life” ran in 2016). Throughout 4 “seasonal” episodes — “Winter,” “Spring, “Summer time,” and “Fall” in that order, echoing the lyrics of Carole King’s theme track for the collection, “The place You Lead” — we lastly get to meet up with Rory, Lorelai, and their buddies and see the place they’ve landed.

Lorelai resides fortunately with espresso store proprietor and her long-time boyfriend Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) and operating her profitable inn, the Dragonfly, which performs host to a rotating roster of celeb cooks within the absence of her founding chef, Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy, who makes an ideal cameo in “Fall”). Rory, nevertheless, is floundering; after coasting on the success of 1 (1) article within the New Yorker, she does not have a job or a everlasting deal with and is having an ill-advised worldwide affair with her school boyfriend Logan (Matt Czuchry), who nonetheless cheekily calls her “Ace.”

Essentially the most devastating a part of the revival, although, facilities across the in-universe lack of Lorelai’s dad and Rory’s grandfather Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann, who died in 2014). As his widow and Lorelai’s chilly however secretly loving mom, Emily (Kelly Bishop) tries to choose up the items, mending their relationship within the course of. As for these 4 phrases that Amy Sherman-Palladino all the time deliberate for the tip of Lorelai and Rory’s story, they occur after Lorelai and Luke’s spontaneous wedding ceremony. “Mother?” Rory says. “Yeah?” Lorelai responds. “I am pregnant,” Rory reveals, and the display cuts to black.

Did “Gilmore Ladies: A 12 months within the Life” absolutely recapture the magic of the unique collection? No! In fact not! Is it actually enjoyable in its personal proper? Sure, and I fully stand behind that declaration. Followers had been actually exhausting on this revival as a result of, like most revivals, components of it really feel compelled and awkward; there’s, I will admit, an interminable storyline involving an unique Stars Hole musical that actually leans into the entire “Hamilton” craze and likewise options Sutton Foster in a thankless function as “Kinky Boots” (I haven’t got time to elucidate that, but when you realize, you realize). Nonetheless, I will all the time go to bat for “A 12 months within the Life,” which I all the time issue into my annual “Gilmore Ladies” rewatch (it is a very cozy collection to queue up as quickly because the climate begins to show).

Rory’s aforementioned floundering is definitely weirdly nice and wildly practical — after being coddled by dad and mom and academics for years, the precocious Rory is compelled to appreciate that she’s not all that particular — and the connection between Emily and Lorelai is hard-earned after years of them combating on the unique present. Lorelai and Luke staying collectively with out interruption for as soon as is nice, and the returns of each Logan and Rory’s different nice (if short-lived) boyfriend, Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia), are greater than welcome. Plus, these 4 phrases! No matter you need to say about “A 12 months within the Life,” it lastly gave us the ending the present’s creator wished all alongside. “A 12 months within the Life” is nice, truly, and folks ought to give it a good shot.

Really feel nevertheless you wish to about “A 12 months within the Life,” however I will be watching it on Netflix; the unique collection is streaming there and on Hulu.