Viewers might agree that for the sake of building the plot, ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ might have underplayed the character of Rory Gilmore, played by Alexis Bledel. However, it has left viewers disappointed in the beloved Stars Hollow princess.
The entire ‘Gilmore Girls‘ series revolved around striving to make Rory a journalist parring Christiana Amanpour. In the revival, however, the straight A’s girl is running around the globe looking for a gig. Some viewers debate that the downfall of Rory Gilmore was foreshadowed throughout the seasons. The entire Stars Hollow along with the viewers naturally assumed a shiny future ahead for Rory. But we saw her make one devastating decision after another till the revival. What was the reason for her downfall? What went wrong with Rory?
Sense Of Entitlement: Rory Gilmore’s Harsh Reality
Since Rory was a child, Lorelai provided her daughter with the freedom of choice that Lorelai did not have growing up. Rory had a supporting mother and the entire Star Hollow as her personal cheerleader. Although it was a great confidence booster, it was bound to turn into a twisted toxic way. Rory developed an inflated sense of entitlement that was reflected early in the seasons.
There were times when Rory was a bad friend to Lane. In season one episode ‘Love and War and Snow’, Rory completely ignored Lane’s problems and rambled on about Chilton and her new handsome boyfriend, Dean. Although Rory made up for it later, it was not the end of her bubble.
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It seemed Richard and Emily’s influence also helped with her sense of entitlement. As with any other grandparents, the Gilmores wanted to pamper their only granddaughter. However, Rory got into the habit of taking everything for granted. In the episode rightly titled ‘The Prodigal Daughter Returns’, Rory moves out of her grandparents’ house without notice.
Although Lorelai was against it, Richard and Emily were only trying to help Rory by taking her in. Rory hurt Emily when she moved out. It reminded Emily of when Lorelai ran away and couldn’t help feeling like a failure. In the revival, Rory even took her interview for granted and wrecked it. She spent weeks searching for her lucky red dress but forgot to prepare for the most important part- the interview!
Rory Gilmore Was Bad At Handling Relationships
Rory’s pattern of handling her relationships was not healthy. Again, this could be seen early in the series. Season two followed the age-old plot of good girl falling for the bad guy when Jess Mariano was introduced. Nonetheless, romantic mistakes of teen years shouldn’t be counted.
Rory badly messed up in season four, when she started an affair with Dean, who was married. Viewers agreed with Lorelai when she asked Rory, “You of all people. The girl who thinks everything through, the list maker, you didn’t bother to discuss those things before jumping into bed with a married guy?”
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Yet again, Rory did not learn from her past mistakes. In the revival, Rory was still dating Logan, who was engaged to Odette. Moreover, Rory knew she had no future with Logan, having once turned down his marriage proposal.
However, Rory seemed to grow out of her 20s adventure in her 30s. She breaks up with Logan only after she realizes no amount of old flame thrill will compensate for the void of achievement in her heart.
