in real life, maybe. but you can tell from lorelais reaction that its not normal for her. besides, if she was happy about the marriage, that wouldnt make for a very good storyline would it.

I dont think we got enough of Lorelai's reaction to know.  I watched the show last night and didn't pick up on any unhappiness there at the end at all.  I'm just sayin'

And as for a good storyline...had she married Luke...eloped if you will and sat down thereafter with the same expression,  people that are here that are so aghast she married Christopher, would be so happy FOR the storyline and would consider the storyline good.  Just because right at this moment she isnt with who many here want her here with...and that Lorelai may for the moment feel very happy-doesn't mean it's a bad storyline...It just means it's a storyline that not many here like.  Why can't Lorelai be happy about being married to Christopher...even if it might be short lived?   

I'm not invested in either Christopher or Luke ending up with her...it's a TV show and it's entertaining

She doesn't look very happy....

Actually, when I got married close to 20 years ago, I had a huge range of emotions...even to the point of crying as we drove along the way to our honeymoon.  Do the tears I shed mean I regretted getting married?  Of course not..it was just such a big step. Life had changed forever.   My guess is that Lorelai is just contemplating what has happened and nothing more at this point. 

I'd have to disagree. You do have a range of motions when you get married I know I did but it really didn't seem like the show was heading that way. Especially since she said no first and then they never even showed the wedding. I may have had mixed emotions when getting married but I know I never shed a tear about it, were you crying because the wedding was over and now you don't have it to look forward to or were you crying because you were afraid you shouldn't have gotten married? I don't think that if they didn't make a big deal about the wedding that it will last long. But just my opinion.

Often people may appear sad...or cry just because they are going through a change.  Having the face Lorelai had doesnt mean regret or that she was unhappy.  It may just be that all that happened in Paris is sinking in as she starts to realize the change that this will have on her life.  Shoot, I cried when I had my kids.  Was I unhappy about having children?  No way!  It was just a transition realizing the depth of all that had happened and was happening and the changes.  Both when I married and had kids...it changed who I was ...and what my life would be like.  I am sure that I also sat with a face like Lorelai from time to time too as the gravity of the situation really sunk in (as well as the responsibility --something you really can only gain in hindsight).  I already stated that I didnt cry because I regretted it-and it certainly wasnt because it was now all behind us!  Some people are deep thinkers and ponder things without words...and if a face looks grey-it doesnt always mean a bad thing....I just am not reading too much into her expression as I did not take it to be showing her being unhappy.  

She doesn't look very happy....

Actually, when I got married close to 20 years ago, I had a huge range of emotions...even to the point of crying as we drove along the way to our honeymoon.  Do the tears I shed mean I regretted getting married?  Of course not..it was just such a big step. Life had changed forever.   My guess is that Lorelai is just contemplating what has happened and nothing more at this point. 

I really liked this show (as I have all the shows this season).  I am willing to continue watching to see how the story plays out.

I loved the scenes with Zach, Lane and Ms. Kim.
"Hit Me, Hit Me, Hit me"....I laughed so hard.  
Ms. Kim moving in and saying "cool" cracked me up as well.  Too funny!

The whole Paris thing was sweet, especially when both Christopher and Lorelai were thinking back to the trip they wanted to take when they were 16 and dreaming.  While it might have been a bit over the top that Christopher would use money to get the restaurant to open up so early in the morning...he also admitted to never really thinking in that way before..showing it really wasnt much in his character to do such a thing.  

Lorelai deciding to marry Christopher probably came from her not wanting to let one more opportunity to marry slip away.  I've said it before and will say it again...I think she is more in love with the "idea" of marriage more than the person she is considering marriage.  She probably thought Christopher's reasons sounded good...and there are feelings there for him.  She also knows her track record of becoming engaged only to have something get in the way that change the plans.  She may have thought if she didn't do it  now, she may never do it.  

I dont think that Rory not being there should be a big issue (except for Rory's hurt feelings) ...had her parents married at 16...she wouldn't have been   'on the outside' here anyway.

Watching Lorelai and Christopher reminisce made me wonder at what school they went together.  Did they know each other before attending the same school or did they meet there?  Christopher, as he met Logan at Logan's appartment last season talked with Logan about all the different schools they both had attended(and became in trouble at)...so even if he went to one...it didnt mean he stayed for long.  

I sort of wondered how if GG was suppose to be enrolled in a certain preschool (as mentioned in another episode) how it was ok for her to visit her mom in Paris...unless there was an even better preschool there...

I loved watching Rory with her new friends.  It was cute that they all dyed their hair and that they made rice krispy treats and talked girl talk, life talk etc.  I think these girls will be good for her....IMO she needed some friends beyond Logan (and I like Logan) , Paris and Lane to widen her view and challenge her in a different way.  

Anyway...just a few thoughts I had about the show...I know Im in the minority for enjoying the storylines as they are...

I just finished watching the show and I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents.  Contrary to popular opinion, I actually really enjoyed the episode.  There were a few parts that were slow, but overall, it had the old gilmore girls feel to it. 

I agree, I enjoyed this episode.  I have been enjoying this season.

I absolutley loved Richards reaction when Lorelai took out her phone to show pics of Emily in jail...that was great, everyone getting into it, I just loved it.

I loved that part too.  They really seemed almost like a "normal" family at that moment. 

The ending when they were in the car, they all looked happy, especially Rory...her parents are together (both seem happy), Logan just came to visit...I hope her happiness will last (even if I'm not an L/C fan).

I really liked that part...they all seemed so comfortable with one another and happy!

The other part that I really liked was the expression on Lorelai's face as she realized that Christopher was telling her about Sherry almost as soon as he received the letter.  That meant a lot to her.  He included her into his life in the way that Luke had excluded her. 

Unlike a lot of people, I thought the confrontation scene with Rory and Lorelai was great. I was disappointed that Sookie didn't call Lorelai out in the opener, but the payoff of having Rory do it in ep 2 was even better. I think a lot of people are focusing on the "You slept with Dad?!" line too much and not realizing that Rory also called Lorelai on the fact that her original portrayal of the breakup was not entirely truthful.

Lorelia wasnt untruthful, she just didnt feel the need to give Rory all the facts.  Lorelai sleeping with Christopher isnt why Luke and Lorelai broke up.  It may have sealed the deal, but it wasnt why.  Why should Lorelai have stated up front with Rory that she not only broke up with Luke, but she also went to Christopher's?  In Lorelai's mind at this time she was not interested in making more of what happened at Christopher's.  She had no intentions as of this show of persuing a relationship with Christopher beyond what they have now.   Rory took the news in a selfish manner once again, thinking only of how this was going to effect the relationship she had with her dad, not how all of these events might be effecting her mom and that her mom was hurt and upset after the breakup.  Rory is the last one to point a finger at someone for making a mistake "just because" she was upset.  (anyone remember who stole that yacht at the end of Season 5?  Yep, Rory)  

First off, where did that supermarket come from? It was never shown nor mentioned before..and it cant be in Stars Hollow, right? It just kind of came out of nowhere. And even if it was in a separate town- why the supermarket?

I think that there was a line from one of them that stated something to the point of them both avoiding doise's market in SH.  They both drove elsewhere so they didnt have to run into one another...but ran into each other anyway. 

Rory had always taken her cues from her mother as to how she should react to her dad. She is an adult now.  She needs to understand that the relationship she has with her dad has nothing to do with her mom.  She can either strengthen the relationship herself, or let it all go.  It seems that the writers are skillfully having Rory deal with many of these immature issues she has such as how she reacted to Lorilea ...and how she reacted to Mitchum in the elevator last season....as well as understanding why Logan bought her a ticket to London for Christmas (as opposed to right away).    Maybe she is beginning to see that the world doesnt always revolve around her, which is always a good revelation for anyone to have. 

IMO the whole Lane and Zach thing was sweet.  We really dont have Zachs background and if this was his first time or not  Lane, however, had an ideal in her mind.  All she could base her thoughts on is how romantic it looked on the big screen.  That is all she knew of how it could be.  She had seen people having sex on the beach and to her it looked romantic and beautiful.   Her illusions were dashed and so she has reasoned her mama must be right.  I think she'll come around, but with being pregnant now, it might take some time for her to change her mind....especially if from now own she equates having sex to becoming pregnant.  (since it happened the first time)

I like where the season is going so far.  I like the interaction between characters.  

Rory telling off Lorelia? Not so much her.

I really didnt like that Rory said what she said to her mom, but they have always considered one another best friends of sorts.  Rory in the past, as a teenager might not have said anything to her mom about her mom's mistakes like this...but as an adult,  Rory has become a lot more opinionated and outspoken.  She has grown. 

I do like that the writers have brought the two of them together in these first couple of shows to interact in stars hollow a bit.  It is sort of like "getting back to the basics" of what made the show so good in the first place. 

okay so did anyone else notice on tonight's episode that Amy Sherman Palladino's name was credited as Executive Producer?? Did I hallucinate that?

I think what you saw was ASP being credited as the show's creator at the beginning of the show.  DR was given the credit at the end as the Executive producer.  

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but what if the France trip is a honeymoon trip...for Lorelai and Christopher?   Might not totally explain all the cabs..but

Perhaps a possible failed marriage to Christopher would totally exhaust the Christopher storyline for good as the writers guide the story back to Luke and Lorelai.  Perhaps it would put her on a more even playing ground with Luke given his failed marriage a few seasons ago.  Just some thoughts...Nothing more. 

I think part of it is that Lorelai already had accepted that Luke wasn't going to marry her when she approached him about eloping.  She had nothing to loose (you don't have him like you want now anyway do you?  says the psychiatrist in the last show of season 6)  IMO and agreeing with someone somewhere here that said that sleeping with Christopher was assurance that she wouldnt go back to Luke.  She sealed the deal if you will (at least in her state of mind).  I think that is part of why she has such a look of resolve on her face.  She proposed to Luke because she wanted to be happy about something after the situation with Rory blew up in her face (nevermind if they were ready for marriage yet), and she gave Luke an ultimatim when she was no longer happy in the way the relationship was going(even if she did have good reasons to)-hoping for some happiness once again.  She does say she loves Luke, but she also is depending too much on him for her personal happiness.  (IMO again)  Just some very opinionated thoughts 

This show replayed tonight and I caught a funny reference that I had not the first time or two watching it.  When Lorelai is replaying the dream to Rory, Rory makes the comment," you didnt train him well, not enough discipline, too much affection"..or something to that effect.  I picked up on it this time as a reference to Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer.   Always fun to find new jokes or references in the reruns of this show. 

or maybe lorelai is throwing rory an asian themed party since she couldn't go there with logan? to cheer her up maybe?

That's a good thought

You know, this is the only community I belong to that has this sort of community points system.  I still would wonder what the advantage would be in having it at all, especially since the negative points seem to cause hard and hurtful feelings.  It isnt like eBay where we are buying things from one another and need to see how trustworthy that person is in their dealings in a community.  On eBay it has purpose, here it does not.    It becomes a popularity contest to see who has the most community points.   I think it discourages people from truely speaking their mind on a certain topic more than it reigns in behavior you dont want to see, or spelling that is hard to read or duplicate posts.  Anyway, I still think it would be a better community without them...but that is just one opinion among many.