Gilmore Girls is about to premiere. We have all the important details you need to keep in mind before you head back to Stars Hollow tonight!
From characters we know and love to rapid fire dialogue we try to keep up with Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life has a lot to deliver when it debuts. Here we compiled a giant list of everything to look out for and some fun facts to keep in mind as you dive back into world of Stars Hollow.
Need a refresher on all the seasons before you dive in? Check out our season 1-3, 4-6, and season 7 catch up guides!
Where did we leave everyone?
- Emily and Richard’s Friday Night Dinners were going to continue with Lorelai
- Jess was working in a Philadelphia bookshop/small publishing house
- Lane’s two kids, Steve and Kwan, were infants and will now be about eight years old
- Gigi, left in Paris for a while, is just about to enter her teen years
- Paris decides to head off to medical school after graduating Yale
- Logan leaves for the tech start up world of Silicon Valley
- Sookie’s pregnant with her third kid at the close of season 7
- Kirk’s last job was as the official town sash maker
- Christopher and Lorelai part on good terms at Rory’s graduation
- Dean’s work in Stars Hollow ran out when the Stars Hollow Museum completed
Rory’s trust fund kicked in at 25
In the trailer Rory mentions that she has no credit and no one place to hang her hat. She is a drifter, moving from New York to London, and beyond. How can she do all of that? With the work ethic of a freelancer singing for her supper and a trust fund courtesy of her grandparents.
When Rory announces that she dropped out of Yale, Richard suggests changing the terms of her trust fund. But as far as we know those actions were never set in motion. As of now, Rory is living off of her grandparents dime as she builds her portfolio.
Lorelai and Luke only got back together for less than 12 hours when season 7 ended
Why is this important? Well, we need to know our starting point for an accurate retrospective view of their relationship. Clearly, the two are together and making things work when the series returns. But can we assume that in eight years there were no major blowups?
After all, over the course of their nearly three-year on screen relationship they broke up twice. One good tent is not enough to support the weight of their emotional baggage. But with Christopher out of Lorelai’s romantic picture for good, perhaps the two won’t have any major obstacles in their way.
There was already a month long celebration for the town moving off of the septic system
Okay, this may be a reach, but there are some signs that hint our observation might not be insignificant. In the season one episode, “Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers” Rory mentions to Dean that the town held a month long carnival when they left the septic system.
Look at these signs! This fun fact might come back into play.
Pop culture references to look out for:
Part of the wonder of Gilmore Girls is that existed in a bubble. It was both topical and nostalgic as it aired. So much has happened in the eight years since its original broadcast. Here are a few pop culture references you can expect to look out for in the ladies rapid fire exchanges.
Ready?
The ‘Gilmore Girls’ pop culture guide
Hamilton, Netflix, Sully (both the actual crash and the current movie), Taylor Swift, Facebook, print media moving online, Charlie Sheen’s meltdown, Adele, Daily Show with Jon Stewart ends, the rise of Beyoncé, Twitter, memes, Instagram, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus hosting the VMAs, Jennifer Lawrence steals the hearts of America…
(Take a breath)
…Game of Thrones, Oprah interviews Lindsay Lohan, catfishing, Breaking Bad, binge-watching (not on VHS!), UnReal, Caitlyn Jenner, Adele Dazeem, musicals live on TV, Kim and Kanye, U2 forcing their music upon us, Amal Alamuddin settling for George Clooney, Mad Max, Empire, our obsessions with revivals, and the garbage fire that was 2016 pre-filming.
Just to name a few!
Are you ready? We certainly are!
Watch Gilmore Girls: A Year in Life Friday, November 20 at 3:00 a.m. ET.