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Rory Gilmore was supposed to be the golden girl of Stars Hollow, but every so often, she made choices that had fans cringing hard. From messy love triangles and entitled outbursts to some truly questionable career moves, we’re looking back at the moments when her charm took a serious hit. Which Rory red flag made you roll your eyes the most?
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00:00You! You should be ashamed of yourself what you did!
00:03Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:05And today, we're counting down our picks for the times when the youngest Gilmore girl let her red flags wave
00:10the highest.
00:11You got everything?
00:15Let's go.
00:17Number 20. Her lack of connections and extracurriculars.
00:21While attending Chilton, Rory proves time and again that she's a great student.
00:25But her academic performance comes with a price. Namely, that she leaves zero time for socializing and extracurricular activities.
00:33I've been setting my butt off my whole life and I really thought that that was enough.
00:37But then Paris tells me that everyone makes good grades and it's the extras that put you over the top.
00:42And I thought that she was messing with me like she always does, but she's right. I mean, it makes
00:46total sense.
00:47Given her Ivy League aspirations, you would think she'd be a bit more prepared when gearing up for the application
00:53process.
00:53And yet, not only does she take little interest in her classmates, but she never really takes advantage of her
01:00grandparents' large assortment of connections.
01:02I guess I better go find Grandma.
01:04Hmm, give her a minute.
01:06There you are!
01:08She'll find us.
01:09You are both being very rude.
01:11When a college admissions panel reminds her that her grades and school paper involvement won't be enough, it's honestly kind
01:17of hard to feel bad for her.
01:19While we understand that it's a tough competition, attending Chilton is a layup that she clearly takes for granted.
01:26I'm such a hack.
01:27Is it true everyone has the same GPA? How is that possible?
01:30Because we all take the same classes and we all give the same perfunctory run-of-the-mill responses.
01:35Number 19. Sleeping with a Wookiee.
01:38There are some no-nos that journalists are expected to avoid, and Rory Gilmore manages to check off a pretty
01:44big one.
01:45I slept with a Wookiee.
01:47Go again.
01:48I slept with a Wookiee.
01:51You slept with a...
01:52Wookiee. Wookiee. I slept with a Wookiee. Don't make me keep saying it.
01:55When she decides to report on the culture of waiting in long lines, she spends the entire day committing one
02:02faux pas after another.
02:03She doesn't dress appropriately for a demanding day outside, learns nothing about what people are actually waiting for, and even
02:11falls asleep while one of them talks to her.
02:13What happened?
02:14I don't know. You were out for a while.
02:17I'm just really tired. Sorry.
02:20Where did you get that?
02:22Rory's clear disinterest in her story is bad enough, but she completely compromises her journalistic integrity after spending the night
02:29with a line waiter in a Wookiee suit.
02:31It goes without saying, but her one-night stand is a total betrayal of everything she's learned while prepping for
02:37her career.
02:38It's only a one-night stand if you're not going to see him again. Are you going to see him
02:41again?
02:41He was wearing a Wookiee costume. No, I'm not going to see him again.
02:45Well, that seems a little harsh.
02:47Number 18. The Yale Interview
02:49We've mentioned that Rory doesn't always appreciate the academic boost that comes with being a Gilmore, but this particular moment
02:56really drives things home.
02:58Oh, I told him all about you and your grades and how well you were doing at Chilton.
03:02Well, of course, he insisted on seeing you. You wouldn't let me off the hook.
03:05But I haven't applied to Yale.
03:06While her grandparents' efforts to steer her towards Yale is a sore subject, it's an advantageous move on Richard's part
03:13to get her an interview with the Dean of Admissions.
03:15Granted, we'd be surprised as well if we were expected to go to an interview on the spot.
03:21But her ungrateful attitude towards Richard is nowhere near warranted.
03:25Why did you do that?
03:27Do what?
03:27Why did you make this appointment without telling me about it?
03:29Rory, I know this appointment upset your mother, but this was an important opportunity.
03:33I know it was an important opportunity. That's why I can't believe you didn't prepare me for it.
03:37The funny thing is that one campus visit is all it takes for Rory to start broadening her horizons, which
03:44ultimately culminates in her choosing Yale over Harvard anyway.
03:47While Richard could have given some advance notice, his heart was nevertheless in the right place.
03:53Are you having a good time?
03:55I'm having a very good time.
03:56I'm glad. It's nice being able to show this place to another Gilmore generation.
04:01Number 17. Turning down a job at Chilton
04:04When Rory returns to Chilton as a guest lecturer, Headmaster Charleston sees how well she connects with a new generation
04:11of students, and thus offers her a place in his faculty.
04:14We have a spot open for you in whatever department you choose.
04:18English, history, not so much musical composition.
04:23She ultimately declines the offer, standing firm in her mission to get by as a freelance journalist.
04:28Mind you, Rory has no job, no place to live, and has clearly demonstrated that she's not a great journalist.
04:36We all go through bad stretches.
04:38Oh. No, I'm not going through a bad stretch.
04:42Then my language was too strong. It's just that when I hear that someone of your caliber is living here
04:48and there, I wonder if I can be of assistance.
04:51I appreciate it, but I don't think teaching's my future.
04:55Not accepting a job you don't want is fine, but Rory could have gotten back on her feet simply by
05:01swallowing her pride.
05:02She does herself few favors later on when she remarks to Jess that teaching would officially mark her as a
05:08flop.
05:09Educators around the world probably didn't take too kindly to her choice of words.
05:14People come up and smell me.
05:16What are they smelling?
05:17Failure.
05:18Headmaster Charleston told me to go get my master so that I can come back and teach at Chilton.
05:23He could smell it.
05:27No one comes away looking particularly good here, but at the same time, it all could have been avoided had
05:34Rory done things a bit differently.
05:36Where are we going?
05:37How should I know?
05:38What do you think, I have a plan or something?
05:41Jeez.
05:42Live in the moment, Huntsberger.
05:45Coming?
05:46During Richard and Emily's vow renewal, Rory forces Logan to admit whether or not he wants a relationship.
05:53What begins as a mature conversation, however, turns hot and heavy once the two reach an agreement about their desires.
06:00Things quickly spiral out of control after they're caught in the act.
06:04Grandma wants a picture.
06:05Of this?
06:06Rory, what are you doing?
06:07Mom, you're at your grandparents' wedding renewal vow thing.
06:11Whatever.
06:12They're right out there.
06:13God, Rory, I swear.
06:14Rory?
06:15Rory's in here?
06:15Okay, don't, Chris.
06:16It's alright.
06:17Christopher gets in Luke's face, Luke temporarily ends things with Lorelai, and Lorelai cuts ties with her mother once again.
06:24While everyone has a role in how these dominoes fell, it still needs to be asked.
06:28You couldn't have waited until you got home, Rory?
06:31I think you guys better use the back way out of here.
06:34But Dad, Luke...
06:35I will take care of Dad and Luke.
06:36Please go, now, go!
06:39So, um, you must be Logan.
06:42Uh, yeah.
06:43I'm Lorelai.
06:44Nice to meet you.
06:46Number 15.
06:47Taking Paris' job behind her back.
06:50You dare show your face?
06:52What is my stuff doing out here?
06:54I'll prorate the utilities from the time of eviction.
06:563.47 p.m. the third day of February.
06:59Eviction?
06:59Paris, why are you doing this?
07:01Don't you play dumb with me.
07:03Paris Geller isn't the easiest person to get along with,
07:06so we can't say it's surprising when her tyrannical brand of leadership leads to her ouster from the Yale Daily
07:12News.
07:13With the editor-in-chief role vacant, the staff unexpectedly elects Rory as Paris' replacement.
07:18And she accepts without more than token hesitation.
07:22AP pieces.
07:23We may need more filler than usual today.
07:25Good, thanks, Sheila.
07:26These should probably come first.
07:27Photo approvals?
07:28Thanks, Joanie.
07:29And let Derek know that I'm going to need some space in editorial.
07:31I want to write a little note for me to the readers.
07:33Will do.
07:34While Rory doesn't do this out of malice, it's emblematic of how much her dynamic with Paris changes for the
07:40worse as the show goes on.
07:41Whereas Paris learns to let her guard down, Rory's patience with her erratic friend gradually wears thin.
07:47By the time this change in leadership occurs, it's clear that Rory would rather keep herself distanced from Paris if
07:54it means not alienating others.
07:56Let me set the record straight.
07:57Let me set the record straight.
07:58I'm devoted to the paper, okay?
08:00Personal feelings cannot get in the way of things.
08:02Paris and I are not best friends.
08:04We're friends, for the most part.
08:06And I'm not immune to being driven crazy by her.
08:08Believe me.
08:09Number 14.
08:11Openly flirting with another guy.
08:12Rory hits it off with Jess pretty quickly after he moves to Stars Hollow.
08:17And she's not shy about her attraction.
08:19So why it takes her so long to cut things off with Dean is a complete mystery.
08:24This isn't school.
08:25You're not getting graded.
08:26Just don't make this into a big thing.
08:28Don't go.
08:29Oh, jeez, man.
08:30She's not shipping off to NOM.
08:32You so need to shut up now.
08:33Does she not see how upset Dean is when Jess wins a date with her during a town auction?
08:38Obviously not, since she ends up having dinner with Jess later that night.
08:42Why are you only nice to me?
08:44Excuse me?
08:45An hour ago, you were totally screwing with Dean and now you're totally nice to me.
08:49You see, it's the screwing with Dean that's an important step to getting here so that I
08:53can be nice to you.
08:54This is just the first of many instances where Rory actively avoids Dean to see more of her
08:59new suitor.
09:00We're not saying Dean is perfect.
09:02Trust us, he's not.
09:04But the fact he is the one who ends their relationship only proves how willingly Rory avoids
09:09dealing with her feelings.
09:10You're into him and he's into you and Shane, who, by the way, should be listening to this
09:15because it's so damn obvious.
09:16What's obvious?
09:17What did I do?
09:18Everyone can see, Rory.
09:20Everyone.
09:21And I'm tired.
09:22But I'm over it.
09:23So go ahead.
09:24Go.
09:25Beat again.
09:26There's nothing standing in your way now because I'm out.
09:29Number 13.
09:30The Memoir Debacle
09:31Lorelai makes a valiant effort to address her trauma in the revival series by going to therapy
09:36and reconciling with her mother.
09:39Unfortunately, her progress takes a serious hit when Rory tells her she's writing a book
09:43about her mother's life.
09:45Story.
09:45It's got everything.
09:47Family struggle, class warfare, the independent woman thing.
09:50And from there, I'm going to tell the story chronologically or I might jump back and forth
09:54a bit.
09:54I haven't decided yet.
09:55But no.
09:56What do you mean no?
09:57I mean, no.
09:59I don't want you to write that.
10:00Lorelai's negative reaction is completely understandable.
10:03As it's not Rory's place to turn her family's divisive past into best-selling material.
10:08At this point, Rory's not a kid anymore and should have enough respect for what her mother
10:13has gone through to respect her wishes.
10:15But Rory has never been good about not getting her way.
10:18I sat down last night and outlined the first five chapters just like that.
10:22That's a sign.
10:23What sign?
10:24That this is it.
10:25This is what I am supposed to do.
10:26No.
10:27I'm sorry.
10:28I have to.
10:29The resulting stalemate persists for nearly the rest of the series.
10:33While Lorelai ultimately gives her blessing after some serious self-reflection, Rory could
10:38have handled the initial announcement with a lot more care.
10:41I'm not going to read it.
10:43You go ahead and finish it.
10:45I'll read it when it's done.
10:48Are you sure?
10:49If I don't like it, I'll just sue your ass.
10:51Wow.
10:52That's good publicity.
10:54Sue me either way?
10:55You got it.
10:57Number 12.
10:58Forgetting her privilege.
10:59Rory Gilmore has lived a very easy life.
11:02But she seems to think growing up in a small town is enough to distinguish her from the
11:07haughty elites that her grandparents prefer to associate with.
11:10And yet, Rory proves that notion wrong several times, especially after she's done something
11:15objectionable.
11:16I'm a Gilmore.
11:18Do they know that?
11:19My ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
11:21Few people can go to Europe to avoid their relationship woes.
11:25Even fewer can live in their grandparents' pool house and start planning events for a
11:29non-profit after dropping out of school.
11:32One moment, please.
11:33It's Logan Hunsberger.
11:34I'll take that.
11:36Hello?
11:36Oh my god, who was that?
11:38My assistant, I forwarded my phone to hers.
11:40You have an assistant?
11:41Just for this DAR thing, I get a million calls.
11:43I consider myself lucky to be patched through.
11:46The more Rory cushions herself with her family's wealth, the more she convinces herself she's
11:51better than their social class.
11:53Seriously, when Logan, of all people, has to give her a reality check, you know her behavior
11:58is beyond the pale.
11:59Wake up, Rory, whether you like it or not, you're one of us.
12:02You went to prep school, you go to Yale, your grandparents are building a whole damn
12:06astronomy building in your name.
12:08That is different, okay?
12:09It's not like I live off a $5 million trust fund my parents set up for me.
12:13Yeah, well, you're not exactly paying rent either.
12:14Number 11.
12:16Ditching Lorelai's graduation.
12:18Gilmore Girls fans are still divided on this moment, but no matter how you try to justify
12:23it, it's not a great look on Rory's part.
12:26And they call out your name and people clap and you get your diploma.
12:30And then you do that thing where you move the tassel from one side to the other.
12:34Very symbolic, very dramatic.
12:35That's it?
12:36You're doing it.
12:36All right, if you insist.
12:37Okay, who do you want to invite?
12:38I don't know, you.
12:39And?
12:40That's cool with me.
12:41After schmoozing Lorelai into attending her business school graduation and secretly inviting
12:46her grandparents, Rory impulsively ditches school to hang with Jess in New York.
12:50Although the typically punctual Gilmore plans everything out, unforeseen bus delays cause
12:56her to miss the ceremony.
12:57I should have checked the schedule.
12:59I should have checked traffic.
13:01Note to self, impulsive definitely does not work for me.
13:04Although Lorelai is quick to forgive Rory for acting on her infatuation with a boy, a
13:08feeling she knows all too well, the whole ordeal leaves a bad taste in our mouths.
13:13Lorelai's graduation is a culmination of everything she's done to give Rory a good life.
13:18And not having her daughter there just feels wrong.
13:22Rory, I really wanted you there today, more than anything.
13:24You're why I did this stupid thing in the first place.
13:26I know.
13:27It was a once in a lifetime thing.
13:28You should have been there.
13:29My best friend should have been there.
13:31Whatever it was that kept you, you should have gotten out of it.
13:33At least this once.
13:34Number 10.
13:35Trying to stay at Star's Hollow High.
13:37I'm not sure I want to go to Chilton.
13:40What?
13:40The timing is just really bad.
13:43The timing is bad?
13:45Rory starts showing her true colors in the pilot episode.
13:49Since she was little, it's been both her and her mother's dream that she go to Harvard.
13:53Her attending a preparatory school is a huge step towards achieving that goal.
13:58However, the 16-year-old is willing to throw away her spot at the prestigious institution Chilton
14:03for the sake of a crush.
14:05She tries telling Lorelai that she's being considerate of their financial circumstances,
14:10but the former teen mom knows a thing or two about making reckless decisions for the sake of a guy.
14:15I don't want to change schools because of all the reasons I've already told you a thousand times.
14:19If you don't want to believe me, that's fine.
14:21Good night.
14:22Does he have a motorcycle?
14:24Because if you're going to throw your life away, he better have a motorcycle!
14:27It's not often that the older Gilmore has to play the mom card,
14:30but this is one of those times.
14:32You are going to Chilton, whether you want to,
14:35or not.
14:35Monday morning, you will be there.
14:37End of story.
14:39We'll see.
14:40Yeah, we will!
14:43Number 9.
14:45Bribing a Stranger
14:46Excuse me, you're sitting under my tree.
14:49What?
14:50My study tree.
14:51This is my study tree.
14:52What the hell is a study tree?
14:53Oh, okay.
14:54See, I have roommates.
14:55So do I.
14:56Yes, but I have Paris, and I have Tana, and I have Janet, and Janet squeaks...
15:00Look, I'm busy, okay?
15:02As an only child, Rory grew up always having the time and space she needed for her intense
15:07study habits.
15:08However, with college comes a whole new environment and plenty of new challenges to adapt to.
15:13With her dorm suite not being a conducive habitat for schoolwork, Rory had found comfort studying
15:19outside under a tree.
15:21However, another thing only child life didn't prepare her for was sharing.
15:26She's unhappy when she returns to the spot on a different day and sees that it's already
15:30been claimed.
15:31And anyhow, I was just hoping that maybe you would consider giving me back my tree.
15:37No.
15:39Oh.
15:42When Rory appears to make amends later, it seems like she might be accepting that she
15:46won't always get her own way.
15:48Instead, she ends up bribing the guy to leave.
15:53I'll give you 20 bucks for the tree.
15:55You're gonna pay me for the tree?
15:57Go with the flow, man.
15:58You're on.
16:00Number 8.
16:01Writing a mean review.
16:03Jeez.
16:05Oh, now come on.
16:06This is just so harsh.
16:07Again, you were there.
16:09I know, but there's something about seeing it in print.
16:11People don't write as mean as they talk.
16:13Except you.
16:14I wrote what I felt.
16:15The aspiring journalist develops her voice while writing for the Yale Daily News.
16:19When she's tasked to review a ballet, Rory transcribes all of her harshest observations
16:25about the show.
16:25Her article is so scathing, it makes her an enemy of one of the ballerinas.
16:30As Paris reminds us, we've been told repeatedly that Rory is an inoffensive angel.
16:35However, this episode shows that's not necessarily the case.
16:39And Rory is rightfully called out for spreading her negative opinions so thoughtlessly.
16:43Your review was mean and petty and despicable.
16:46Look, Sandra, that's your name, right?
16:48Sandra?
16:49This was all in the line of duty.
16:51It was an assignment from my editor, so there was nothing personal, okay?
16:54You called me a hippo!
16:56We get that she's a critic, but the university student wrote comments that were totally unnecessary.
17:01It seems like Lorelai never taught her daughter the idiom,
17:04if you don't have anything nice to say, you shouldn't say anything at all.
17:08Do I see the word hippo coming up?
17:10Give me the paper.
17:11I'm sorry, it's just so specific.
17:12It's what I saw, so I wrote it.
17:14That's what the editor told me to do.
17:16Number 7.
17:17Interviewing with Sandy Says.
17:18I'm blowing everything.
17:20My life, my career, I'm flailing, and I don't have a plan or a list or a clue.
17:25This is karma.
17:26This is why Condé Nast will not follow up with me,
17:28because they know failure when it walks in the door.
17:31We're gonna say it.
17:32Rory doesn't make the smartest decisions professionally.
17:35In the original series, she turns down a salaried position at a reputable publication for a fellowship she doesn't even
17:42end up getting.
17:43In the miniseries, she's struggling as a freelance writer.
17:46So, what are you up to now?
17:49Oh, I, well, I'm here.
17:51Hello.
17:54And I'm just finishing up some things, and I'm working on a book proposal.
17:58When she finally lands a meeting at Condé Nast with help from Mitchum Huntsberger,
18:03the Yale graduate has nothing to pitch.
18:05She eventually considers accepting a position at an up-and-coming internet publication,
18:10but isn't prepared when she meets with the CEO in person.
18:13What?
18:14If I hire you, tell me what Rory Gilmore would write about for Sandy Says.
18:19Oh, if I worked here.
18:21Sell me.
18:23Sell.
18:23Okay, we're selling.
18:25Um, that's a totally different outfit.
18:27She does a terrible job selling herself, and demonstrates that she hasn't done her homework.
18:32The interaction is embarrassing, and ends with Rory getting rejected over the phone while standing in the lobby.
18:39I get it, you got your hopes up.
18:40No, you got my hopes up.
18:42For a job that I didn't even want.
18:43Oh, real nice.
18:45So you just felt like wasting my time.
18:46No, you wasted my time.
18:48Hey, I'm the CEO here. My time's a little more valuable.
18:51Number 6. Stringing Paul Along
18:53Oh, man.
18:56What now?
18:58Poor Paul.
18:59Hey, you have got to.
19:00I know.
19:01I know.
19:02Rory's biggest mistakes often involve her love life.
19:05Over the course of the original series and its Netflix revival,
19:08she commits plenty of romantic faux pas.
19:11The miniseries shows the 30-something freelance writer in a relationship with a guy named...
19:16Jeffrey.
19:17Who?
19:17Alan.
19:18Who?
19:18Billy.
19:19There's nothing remotely similar about those names.
19:21You know, him.
19:22Your guy.
19:23Paul.
19:23Paul, yes, Paul.
19:24Paul's not here.
19:25Paul's here.
19:25Who's Paul?
19:26Paul, my boyfriend.
19:28Oh, crap.
19:29He's presented as chronically forgettable.
19:31Neither Lorelai nor Luke can remember his name.
19:35However, rather than the situation reading as funny, it comes off as rude.
19:39I'm gonna go wash my hands.
19:40Just order me a tea.
19:41Tea?
19:41Yes.
19:42No.
19:42Go on.
19:45You have got to cut that poor boy loose.
19:47No, I keep meaning to, and I just keep forgetting.
19:50It's so, so sad.
19:51Rory never gives Paul the respect he deserves and is surprisingly okay with committing infidelity.
19:57She doesn't even have the decency to break up with him before sleeping with other people.
20:01In the end, it's he who calls off the relationship via a text message.
20:05Honestly, good for you, Paul.
20:07Rory, due to our ever-conflicting schedules, I think we should break up.
20:11Take care of Paul.
20:12Who?
20:14I can't believe how I treated him.
20:16I suck.
20:18Number 5.
20:19Ignoring Lane.
20:21We need to talk.
20:22Okay, let's talk.
20:25Nice outfit.
20:27Throughout the series, Rory isn't always a great or even good friend.
20:31Remember when she dragged Marty to a Chinese restaurant with Logan's gang?
20:35That wasn't cool.
20:36We feel especially badly, however, for Rory's supposed bestie from Star's Hollow, Lane.
20:42What are you doing at my house?
20:44Like you care.
20:45What are you talking about?
20:46You're never around when I need you.
20:48The show begins with the teenage Gilmore changing schools and therefore having less opportunity to spend time with Lane.
20:53The protagonist also starts dating in season 1 and her childhood pal is often reduced to a third wheel.
21:00In season 2, Lane's too embarrassed to tell Rory that she's joined the Star's Hollow High cheer squad.
21:05I just wanted to do it.
21:07I just wanted to try it and I don't feel like I should have to justify it to you or
21:10explain it to you.
21:11Then don't.
21:12Fine, I won't.
21:13Okay.
21:13All right.
21:15The girls' paths cross less and less as the show goes on.
21:19Lane goes through a lot over the series and Rory can rarely be counted on as a source of support.
21:25I'm out, aren't I?
21:28It's okay.
21:29It couldn't last forever.
21:30It's time.
21:31Number 4.
21:32Stealing a Yacht.
21:33Yeah, let's take that fancy-pantsie out of yours for a spin.
21:36Tricky since it's about to head out with all my sister's friends on it.
21:40Oh.
21:40Well, don't you have another one?
21:42Rory's relationship with her boyfriend Logan's dad is a tense one.
21:45Mitchum Huntsberger is a newspaper mogul who offers the aspiring journalist an internship.
21:50At first, this seems generous.
21:52But then, Mitchum takes the protagonist aside and undermines her confidence.
21:59You don't got it.
22:02Now, guts can be wrong.
22:04Mine's been wrong before.
22:06Rory is wrecked by what Mitchum says and lets the weight of his words affect her mood.
22:11She decides to do something reckless with Logan, suggesting they take a yacht that doesn't belong to them.
22:16And you know the beginning of Moby Dick when the narrator says that when he finds himself growing grim about
22:21the mouth and wanting to knock people's hats off, he takes to the sea?
22:24Yeah?
22:24Well, I feel like knocking people's hats off.
22:27So I guess we gotta take to the sea.
22:29What Mitchum tells Rory is harsh, but in no way does it justify an action as entitled and chaotic as
22:35this.
22:36Logan is never one to say no, and both characters wind up in jail.
22:40Rory Gilmore's coming out now.
22:42Oh, thank you.
22:43You're here for Rory?
22:45Yeah.
22:45Oh, well, we would have taken a home run.
22:47Just so you know, she was covered.
22:48Wow, the relief.
22:50Number three.
22:51Having an affair with Logan.
22:53Are you leaving town?
22:57Someone's coming to town.
22:59Kind of.
23:01Odette.
23:02Kind of.
23:04Right.
23:05Many of Rory's mistakes can be excused because of her age.
23:08However, her sustained affair with Logan while he's engaged to another woman happens when she's in her 30s.
23:15The two refer to their relationship as Vegas, implying that what they do together stays just between them.
23:21What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
23:23We do.
23:25And when we leave Vegas, we forget about Vegas until we're back in Vegas and then it's just us and
23:30Vegas until we're not.
23:31Throw me a rope, man.
23:34Meanwhile, their respective partners, Odette and Paul, have no idea.
23:38Logan's French fiancé is never seen on screen, but that doesn't stop us from feeling for her.
23:43The affair is hypocritical, especially considering how upset Rory got when she found out Logan slept with someone else while
23:50they were broken up.
23:51You had plenty of backup. What do you need me for?
23:53Because I love you.
23:55No, don't.
23:56Rory, I didn't cheat on you. I didn't lie to you.
23:58You didn't tell me.
23:59We're not opposed to Logan and Rory as a couple.
24:02However, their relationship as depicted in the miniseries is problematic.
24:08Breakfast sounds good.
24:10Hey.
24:10Come on.
24:12We have to get you home.
24:16Number 2. Dropping out of Yale.
24:18She's going to Yale.
24:19She's going to Yale.
24:23When I get back, I'll teach you the fight song.
24:26An Ivy League education for Rory is the goal of both Gilmore Girls from the beginning of the show.
24:32Although Lorelai is initially opposed when Rory shifts her focus away from Harvard,
24:37in the end, all parties are pleased when the teenager enrolls at Yale.
24:40Both very happy about it.
24:42Both.
24:43Her and me.
24:44She and I.
24:44Everybody in this room named Lorelai is over the moon about the going to Yale.
24:48Which means that everybody else in this room not named Lorelai can be equally over the moon about the going
24:53to Yale.
24:53This is why it's such a big deal when Rory decides to leave university.
24:58Now, we are not saying taking time off is bad in general, but in this case, it's probably not for
25:04the best.
25:04You don't want to be a journalist? Fine. I don't care about that.
25:07But you stay in school, you take some classes, you figure out what you do want to be.
25:10That's not what Yale is for.
25:12That's what college is for.
25:13Yale's expensive.
25:14Are you paying?
25:15Rory is letting her doubts, sown by Mitchum Hunsberger, get in the way of her success.
25:20Her choice causes a divide between mother and daughter when Rory goes to her grandparents for support behind Lorelai's back.
25:27We can watch her, keep her from getting into trouble.
25:31We can get her back on track.
25:33You'll understand that once you calm down and think about it rationally.
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26:04Number 1.
26:05Sleeping with Dean.
26:07He's not a married guy.
26:08He's Dean.
26:09My Dean.
26:10He's not your Dean.
26:11He's Lindsay's Dean.
26:12You're the other woman.
26:13Sharing is apparently not one of Rory's strengths, neither is Fidelity.
26:17Despite his status as a married man, Rory pursues a flirtationship with her ex-Dean that evolves into a full
26:24-blown affair.
26:26She loses her virginity to him and then tries to convince her mother that it's a good thing.
26:31Everything's okay.
26:32I'm okay.
26:32And we were, you know, safe.
26:34So all those Trojan men jokes all these years really apparently stuck.
26:37And I'm lucky, too, because Dean, he's...
26:41Her outburst is surprisingly entitled considering she's the other woman in this scenario.
26:47Lorelai, who's made plenty of her own mistakes, doesn't fall for her daughter's logic.
26:52She pushes back against Rory's denial and things escalate.
26:55Well, obviously you weren't ready for this step.
26:57The very fact that you chose another girl's guy to sleep with proves that.
27:01He was my boyfriend first.
27:02But you dumped him.
27:03You rejected him.
27:04You picked someone else.
27:05Stop it.
27:06Rory, I hate you for ruining this for me.
27:08A rift develops between the two Gilmore girls that Rory allows to fester when she chooses to go to Europe
27:14with Emily.
27:15Rory, hurry up.
27:16You have to hold your own boarding pass and you'll need your ID.
27:19Lorelai, say your goodbyes here.
27:20If you don't have a boarding pass, you can't go any farther.
27:22Am I right?
27:24I'm right, Lorelai.
27:24When did Rory Gilmore cross the line in your book?
27:27Is there a red flag of hers we forgot to point out?
27:30Let us know down in the comments.
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