I’m not entirely pleased with the premiere of Gilmore Girls. I thought the whole Paris thing was ridiculous – like most of the Paris stuff last season, it went way too far over the top. The Mom just sitting there while she insulted the crap out of her daughter? No way. And who exactly is Paris that she’s being treated as the savior of all academia by random people? I just didn’t get it, it didn’t seem to mesh with the fact that she’s the failed editor of the newspaper, and that she’s not some huge celebrity.
There were other things, but I’ll wrap up by saying that I’m sick and tired of Rory being a doormat. She’s been built up as this smart, articulate, confident, accomplished young woman, and yet none of that fits in with her letting Logan walk all over her. Again, it doesn’t fit, and I hate it. It sends a horrible message to younger viewers and as a story it’s just getting OLD. Like you said, a lot of this has to do with last season which sucked, but I had hoped that the new writer would do something about this. Granted, he still might, and I hope so. But with the first episode I don’t see much chance of that happening. I could be wrong and for the sake of the show I really REALLY hope that they give her back some oomph, smarts, and personality, cause I’m dead tired of Boring Rory. As someone who’s dedicated to the show enough that I’ve been to Stars Hollow, Luke’s, and sat on Lorelai’s front steps, I can say that if they don’t change things soon, I’m just gonna give up on it. Where’s the infectious happiness of the show that got me hooked in the first place? All I see are a bunch of miserable wandering charicatures.