Lorelai, Time to Defend Yourself!
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Entertainment writer Whitney Pastorek talks about someone very near and dear to our hearts in EW.com's Imaginary TV Friends feature today. She picks Ms. Lorelai Gilmore as her choice "friend."
However, we have to admit that we don't agree with WP's reasoning. She says Lorelai needs some serious help: "I would get the opportunity to explain that it is an insult to smart women everywhere for her to get all gloopy every time one of the men she loves overreacts to a simple misunderstanding and/or kid he never knew existed."
Wow, now those are real fighting words. What do you think, Gilmore fans? Do you think Lorelai's a complete mess now? Or do you think she's been reacting like anyone else who's faced the issues she's been dealing with lately? Can she be redeemed?
Comments
Loralei has been some what of a spoiled child when dealing with Luke & April. She needs to be understanding that Luke was not informed that he had a child until April was conducting her science project. Luke did not abandon April like Christopher did Rory; I believe this is one issue that Loralei has with the relationship Luke has with April.
As for the Loralei & Chrsitopher marriage, Loralei was just desparate to be in a relationship. She was hoping that if they got married that they would be the family they were supposed to be. She needs to see things for what they are, Christopher left her & Rory and no amount of money or a failed 1st marriage will change the past.
Loralei needs to go back to Luke and work things out.
Posted by: Kitn274 | April 1, 2007 5:29 PM
Does anyone realize the irony of the whole Lorelai and Chris marriage? I think the only reason she married him was that he put her on the spot and wanted to get married spur of the moment. Wasn't that exactly what she did to Luke? She went to the diner and asked him to married her spur of the moment. And when he didn't jump, she walked out...turned her back on him and their entire relationship. If she hadn't marry Chris, she would have been a hypocrite, she would have been guilty of the same thing she blamed Luke for. And speaking of Luke, is it his fault if Lorelai felt left out of his and April's relationship...if she NEVER told him!? He's not a mind reader. He was caught up in his new relationship with his new found daughter. Lorelai should have told him she felt left out!! When Lorelai told Luke she could not set a date for their wedding until she and Rory had resolved their quarrel, Luke totally understood. He didn't issue her any ultimatum. I think it's Lorelai who has a lot of explaining and apologizing to do.
Posted by: Lisa | March 17, 2007 4:09 PM
go for the number 8 lorelai you and luke are meant to be together the next season should have you and luke living happily ever after and rory showing up during the season. because she moved away and landed a job out of state take care we love your show.
Posted by: sis and cassy | March 15, 2007 5:51 AM
lauren graham i heard some bad rumors about you? i heard you have no respect on the set. maybe it is time for you to go on to something else. if your tired of the gilmore girls. we are all human too. without your fans you would still be a waitress. love ya lauren happy 40th.
Posted by: ttt wills | March 15, 2007 5:43 AM
I think Lorelai has handled this as well as anyone else might. Yes Luke had a kid he didn't know existed, and that's rough I'm sure. But someone in a good relationship should have been able to communicate that to his girlfriend. Lorelai was fine with him needing to adjust to this new aspect of his life, but she was supposed to be a permanent aspect of his life as well, and they needed to find where April fit into "their" lives, not just Luke's life without Lorelai in it... because how long was that supposed to be the situation? They were engaged for god's sake.
I was dissapointed in the season with her and Chris... the chemistry wasn't "Gilmore Girl's"- Back as a Single Gilmore Girl, she's more like the Lorelai we all know and love- and I think that if they're not gonna put her with Luke yet, then she should stay single lol.
Posted by: Jes | March 14, 2007 1:24 PM
dear lorelai i love you very much but you have to make up your mind go for the 8th season and then retire. to many loose ends you and luke are meant to be together. and stick with that okay girl. happy 40th birthday 0n march 16. come and see me sometime so we can chew the fat. ha ha
Posted by: fracas helen toban | March 13, 2007 9:35 PM
Yes, Lorelai is a mess -- because the SHOW is a mess. For what used to be the smartest, most clever dramedy on TV, this season has been an incredible disappointment. Instead of the snappy, clever one-liners and eclectic cultural references, we have stupid, girly "ohmigod" cliches spilling out of Lorelai's and Rory's mouths for an hour every week as we watch them act like discombobulated second-string soap opera starlets with very little brain. It's horrid. Put the Girls out of their misery and let us remember them in their former glory instead of subjecting us to these washed-out shadows of their former selves!
Posted by: ex-GG lover | March 13, 2007 4:27 PM
I THINK THAT YOU KNOW WHO SHOULD BE WITH LUKE AND I THINK THAT THEY ARE A CUTE COULPE LUKE AND LORE ARE JUST RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER AND I DO THINK LORE IS SILL IN LOVE WITH LUKE SHE JUST DOSET KNOW IT
Posted by: BRENEE | March 11, 2007 9:33 PM
i think loralie is kind of a mess i mean yes she has been going through a lot lately.She is having a tough love life and i think that she still does love luke but she just doesnt realize it. i think that her and luke are perfect for each other. Yes he has done the wrong thing at some points but she has to think that she is missing out on things it has been a long time since she has been with someone since they broke up. She thinks that chris is the one when whenever she gets together with him he seems to run away. And in the letter that she had to write for luke when he was in cort was a little bit of love. He was alwoys there for her. He was always there for rory. She is close to luke and she used to see him every day before the brake up. She has to realize that he is the one for her and there is no reason to run away.
Posted by: allison | March 11, 2007 3:44 PM
Lorelai is amazing! She has coped with this as best as anyone could. (well except the whole break up christopher thing) but i still think she's awesome!
Posted by: Taryn | March 9, 2007 11:40 PM
Lorelai is NOT crazy! she is reacting like anyone else put in her position. i would do the same if every man i loved disappointed me. Lorelai is completely and totally amazing!
Posted by: Cory | March 9, 2007 7:37 PM
ja ploho pishu na anglijskom,no ponimaju luchshe!!! mne nrawitsja etot fil'm, Lorelai i eje doch woobshe prekrassni,a eje mama konechno strannaja !!! nadejus' ja ne obidel was !!! spasibo !!!
Posted by: artush | March 8, 2007 7:47 PM
Even a smart woman gets all "gloopy" in making decisions in regard to a man she loves. Anyone can say that if this or that ever happened they would say this or that, but when it actually happens, do we really remember what to say? Lorelai is Lorelai. She's definitely not a mess. She may be in bad situations but she always hangs in there. And yes, Luke can be with a woman! Look at how he's changed and all because he knew who he wanted and would do anything to get her.
Posted by: Shelly | March 8, 2007 4:38 PM
Lorelai has issues, but clearly Luke has some too. Granted, men have a hard time communicating. But why did he not realize that Lorelai is a very vocal person and needs to talk things through? Why couldn't he turn to her first when he found out that he was a father? She loved him and I daresay still does. Was she afraid of confronting him regarding his selfish behaviour and perhaps losing him? Can Luke be with any woman?
Posted by: Solange | March 8, 2007 1:55 PM
I understand Lorelei feeling shut out by Luke but of course turning to whiny, sulky, immature Chris was a big mistake and those shows were very painful for us to watch cause Chris negated her zest for life and her spirit.He stripped her of her soul. Now that she realized what a huge mistake she made being manipulated by him we are once again anxious to tune in on Tuesdays. Last nights Road Trip show was priceless. She would definitely be my choice of the "ideal friend". She's only human and we all can use some help dealing with life.
Posted by: Carol | March 7, 2007 8:50 AM
I think I somewhat agree with this writer...Lorelai has always been a great woman but when it comes to man just like the rest of us She's human and has a problem dealing with issues..better yet She doesn't face issues like what hapend with Luke whenever there was a problem with something she just wouldn't say anything and just agree with whatever He said..thats kind of out of character for a strong woman Who not only ownes a bussiness but runs it, I agree with someones comment about the fact that I couldn't even imagine Lorelai sleeping or getting married to Chris...dumb very dumb.
Posted by: CV | March 6, 2007 7:44 PM
It wasn't about Luke's daughter at all. It was the fact that Luke completely shut her out of the most important thing in his life. He was a jerk. He didn't treat her with the respect they had even as friends.
Posted by: Cheryl | March 6, 2007 6:37 PM
i think lori need to marry luke and luke the same
they are the best
Posted by: Anonymous | March 6, 2007 5:06 PM
Lorelei is by no means a disgrace to all women. Let me ask, what woman in America wouldn't feel depressed and mopey about the fact that the loves of your life just keep disappointing you? I mean how long now has she been looking for love. All she wants, just like every other woman, is to feel like they are the number one important person in somebody's life and to be able to wake up each morning without fear that someone is standing in the wings ready to tear all their dreams apart.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 6, 2007 4:56 PM
I think once lorelai comes to terms with what happened with luke and forgives herself and luke, she's going to continue to be floating around lost with no direction.
Posted by: bea | March 6, 2007 4:53 PM
I think that Lorelai is a mess right now. If you told me back in season five that in two years Lorelai would leave Luke then sleep with and eventually marry Christopher, I wouldn't have believed it. I think that she will be able to get back on track with her life and realize that Luke is the one who she will spend the rest of her life with.
Posted by: Hallie | March 6, 2007 4:03 PM