Assorted Previews for Season 6: Buzz away!

[Beth]

Previews: spoiler junkies can't get enough of 'em. Sprees are sick of being contaminated by them. How do we solve this problem? After every episode, we get a few seconds of delicious dessert, a sneak preview for the upcoming week's episode. Of course, we all want to squee our hearts out or bang our fists for what we're given (I do!), but doing it on the episode thread leads to angry spoiler-free posters. This is NOT a spoiler thread. For that, there's the spoiler forum. This is for that gray area: it's been revealed to the general public, but it's about future episodes. So don't go spreading spoilers, just react to the trailer.

So. Here's the solution. After every episode, feel free to buzz about next week's preview--and just the preview. All previews can be found here; click on the icon of the film to get the preview.

So I'll start:

I am so happy that Lorelai and Rory are FINALLY going to make up. That hug! That hug! I'm so excited. More than any couple getting together, I want my Gilmore Girls back together. And they will be. It's about TIME.

[nikki]

This sounds great!

Ok, so after an episode airs, I can talk about the episode that just happened in that Episode Thread (without mentioning the Promo... or Spoilers, but that's as always).  And I can talk about the Promo for the next episode in This Thread (without mentioning Spoilers).

This means that an Episode Thread really shouldn't be used until AFTER an episode has aired, correct?

I mentioned in the 6.08 thread that I'm currently laughing at the "Luke has a secret" part of the Promo.  Evil Promo Guy (EPG) often deceives us by completely twisting information around, so I am completely skeptical that it is actually something big/meaningful.  I'm sure I could be wrong, but they overdramatized it so much that I just can't buy into it and can only laugh that he thinks I'm stupid enough to listen to his Wolf! cry

(my main examples of his deceit are Emily's "Oh My God!" when searching Rory's room and it turned out to be the stupid Birkin Bag, and the episode when Lor invited Chris to the Dragonfly Inn after Rory told him to stay away from her - they twisted the sequence of events so that you saw Rory ask her mom to promise that Chris wouldn't ruin things with Luke, and THEN they showed Rory walking in on their lunch looking betrayed.  Of course, EPG didn't lie when he said there would be a proposal... because of his track record I thought the proposal was going to be with Zach and Lane and I turned out to be wrong, just like I could be wrong here).  Sorry, I talk too much

[Beth]

Heh, yeah, sorry if this is way confusing, I'm still trying to make it clear. So, yeah, this is to talk about the details of the promo, without going too far into spoiler-realm.

And, yeah, that means an Episode Thread shouldn't really be used until after an episode has aired.

EPG is such a jerk (or saint-- it depends on the clip we get!). I thought thought the "OMG!" from Emily was for contraceptives or something raunchy. Gutter? Haha.

[Erin]

This is a good thread idea!  My beef with the promos this season is that a lot of the time they'll show a big thing happening, like it's the main event of the episode, but then that "thing" happens in the last five seconds of the show!  It makes me so mad! (And I'm even more mad that now that I'm typing this I can't think of an example, but I know it's true because I've had heated discussions about this very thing with friends.  Someone feel free to provide examples for me!) And really that could be a general critique of this season, I guess: most of the big things have been happening at the end of the episodes. 

Nikki, you don't talk too much.  You're just thorough. Hehe. 

[nikki]

This is a good thread idea!  My beef with the promos this season is that a lot of the time they'll show a big thing happening, like it's the main event of the episode, but then that "thing" happens in the last five seconds of the show!  It makes me so mad! (And I'm even more mad that now that I'm typing this I can't think of an example, but I know it's true because I've had heated discussions about this very thing with friends.  Someone feel free to provide examples for me!) And really that could be a general critique of this season, I guess: most of the big things have been happening at the end of the episodes. 

Hey Erin!

The two main examples of what you are talking about are the proposal (though that could be expected, especially at the end of a season), and Richard's "We need to talk about Rory" visit.  Seeing Richard say that in the Promo made me think it was going to be a pivotal episode.  But it totally wasn't.

So yeah I know exactly what you mean.  When I saw Jess in the second scene of 6.08 I literally said "Woah" outloud because I expected that to be at the end of the episode

I hope the Rory/Lorelai reconciliation is more than just Rory moving out of the g-rents and deciding to speak to her mom again.  I really need to hear Rory admit what a jacka$$ she's been, and I think Lorelai needs to hear it too.  But more than that, I need to see her make some gestures (actions speak louder than words).  My hope is that she has re-enrolled herself into spring semester at Yale.

[gilmore-girl]

Yup I am thrilled that they are comin' back!! I know all of us have been waiting all season and I am glad we didn't have to wait til the end for it to happen.

Anyways...I am excited to watch tonight and I think no matter whats goin' on with Luke and Lorelai will resolve itself. This is just another thing that they will work through.

[nikki]

This is about the promo for 6.10.

I don't know how I feel about this Chris has millions thing.  So many things are wrong with it...

How did he get the money?  Most people make that much money that quickly with the stock market.  And you don't actually HAVE the money until you sell the stock, so I'm worried it's shakey money.  Perhaps he started a company.  Even so, if a company can generate that much that quickly, it can probably lose that much that quickly too.

Why the hell is he offering to take care of Lorelai?!  (1) She can take care of herself, she always has.  (2) She's more than taking care of herself, she's part owner of a sucessful inn.  (3) She's engaged.  If anyone is going to take care of her it's Luke.  It's just not his place.  If he wants to pay back any child support he feels obligated (not required) to give her, that's ok.  But that's it.

And why the hell is he offering to take care of Rory?  Do we need another slacker facilitator?  I'm not saying I think she's still a slacker, tonight's episode knocked that out of her.  All I'm saying, what will his money do for her?  Have her not need a job while in school?  Pay for school?  She already has a respectable arrangement with the g-rents (which I'm curious about now.  What's the status?)  I would prefer her take the Gilmore money and continue to go to dinner than to go "Oh, you know what, since I don't need you anymore thanks to daddy's new purse, see ya!  I will proceed to shut you out now."  While I don't agree with the obligations the Gilmore's attach to their money, it's better than an easier ride.

Luke looked threatened by Chris' money offer.  And rightly so.  Chris is overstepping his bounds.  Again, a child support refund is ok, and Luke should be ok with Lorelai accepting that, but beyond that I'm on Luke's side.  I won't consider him being jealous or territorial for having a problem with it.

Dave thinks Luke is going to either call off or put a hold on the wedding because he feels obligated to this Anna person.  Like when Chris left to be with Sherry, because he felt like it was his fatherly duty.  I don't know if I agree, but I wouldn't put it past the writers.

[lmb0507]

The only place I could see Chris logically getting the money is from an inheritance.  His father died a while back, maybe his mother just passed too?  Of course, since my theory actually makes sense, the chances of it actually happening are very slim.   

[nikki]

Ooooooh, that's a good point.  I didn't of that.  Interestingly, though, I was thinking along the inheritance lines, but in another direction.  I was thinking that if Chris really wanted to give some of his money to the Gilmore Girls, why not leave it to them as an inheritance?  They aren't hurting right now so it's not like he would be delaying money they could urgently use.  The fact that he wants to give it to them now just makes me feel like he's only doing it to gain their admiration or something.

Of course, since my theory actually makes sense, the chances of it actually happening are very slim.   

Haha, nice jab at the writers (I'm totally on your side by the way).  Awesome

[cc]

I so hope that they will show Rori and Lorili's talk at the start of the next episode...

[Erin]

I so hope that they will show Rori and Lorili's talk at the start of the next episode...

What, and actually finish something they started in a previous episode?  Not on Gilmore Girls!  /sarcasm

The inheritance thing is definitely an interesting angle, but the timing of the whole Chris thing is just so stinking annoying.  I mean, his father died over a year ago, right?  And now he's coming to tell them he's got all this money?  Why must the Chris card always be played when things between Luke and Lorelai are going well?  I think it's incredibly pathetic of him to even offer them the money, unless it is some sort of child support thing.  I certainly hope he's gotten enough brains to realize that the money won't make up for all the crap he's put them through over the years.  (And Nikki I totally agree with you about Rory not needing another "slacker facilitator."  That's the perfect way to put it.)  And I wonder if we'll hear any mention of Gigi, or if she'll have disappeared down the well of lost story lines along with Kyon and Jackson's town selectman position. 

And yeah, it totally wouldn't surprise me if Luke wanted to call off the wedding.  Nothing can be easy for Luke and Lorelai, no siree.  That would be bad for ratings.  Gotta have that drama.  I just really really keep hoping that either the test was wrong, or that Luke will just tell Lorelai in the next episode, she'll be shocked but get over it, and they'll move on with their plans while Luke makes tentative efforts to get to know his daughter. 

[lmb0507]

The inheritance thing is definitely an interesting angle, but the timing of the whole Chris thing is just so stinking annoying.  I mean, his father died over a year ago, right?  And now he's coming to tell them he's got all this money?  Why must the Chris card always be played when things between Luke and Lorelai are going well?  I think it's incredibly pathetic of him to even offer them the money, unless it is some sort of child support thing. 
 

I seriously doubt it's an inheritance, I just think it's the only logical way to show up with that much money.  Unless he won the lottery, or a lawsuit.  I don't know, but I do get a little sneaky vibe from him.  Maybe he won some bogus lawsuit.  I hope he at least feels guilty about not paying child support over the years and that's his only motive.  That I could deal with.  I don't even believe that after all crap he's put Lorelai (and Rory) through she would consider taking him back as she has in the past.  I think part of the problem is that Lorelai just needs to get over him and stop letting their past interfere with her future.  She always uses the excuse that he's Rory's father and because of that they'll always be involved.  Lorelai needs to realize that Rory is an adult and can choose how much interaction she wants with him.

[Lukelover]

You are absolutely right! I cannot wait until my daughter is soon old enough so that I will not have tyo mediate between her and her disgraceful "father".

Lorelai DOESN'T have to have contact with him unless theres a wedding, baby or emergency.

[gilmorewannabe]

I liked Lor and Chris together a few years ago but it never worked out.  He needs to respect the relationship she has with Luke and deal with the fact that he lost her.  Sometimes when things keep getting between you and the one you want to be with, fate is trying to tell you something.  Lorelai needs to tell him to butt out of her life.

If he really wants to help Rory he should give her a trust fund that she can access when she is older.

[nikki]

I didn't get the impression that Chris was trying to get back together with Lorelai.  I thought he was trying share the wealth with people who deserved it from him.

I don't think Chris has anything to feel guilty about regarding child support.  From inferences in the past it seemed that Lorelai was the one who pushed Chris away, first by not marrying him, and then I got the vibe she might have had him keep his distance when he was too immature to be a father (though I do remember her saying the door was always open to him, he just never chose to use it, but I got the feeling that was after he could have been fatherly).  So I could see Chris offering child support and Lorelai turning it down.  So he shouldn't feel guilty about it (especially since he probably didn't have the money to... it's not like he was mr. money bags and just said "oh ok" when she turned him down).  I know I mentioned child support, but I just meant he'd want to offer it for non-guilty reasons.  Just, hey, I have tons of money.  Hey Rory could use some, and Lorelai raised Rory by herself so I should probably share some with her to make up for that.