6.09 - The Prodigal Daughter Returns

[athena]

You guys are great--keep the flattery coming! 

No, I'm joking, you don't want to spoil me. 

Here's a question--why do TV or movie characters have the hardest time talking to each other?  I think if I just discovered I had a long-lost daughter (not really possible, but anyway ), the first thing I would do is run and tell my wonderful fiancee, Lorelai Gilmore.  Didn't Luke just say they had to be honest with each other if they wanted the relationship to work?  Shouldn't his most natural impulse be to talk to Lorelai?

But then Lorelai has always pelted Luke with "loner" and "unibomber" jokes.  But couldn't they have him grow more communicative within a loving committed relationship?  It kind of makes me worry about his ability to be a good husband.  And I don't like that doubt being raised, because I've always loved Luke.

So, what do you guys have to say?

--Athena

[Kitty]

Good question athena.

I think that sometimes people have some werid thoughts about "if I tell this person that I have a daughter, she'll dump me"....(fill in the blanks here with whatever situation is at hand that someone doesnt tell their fiance about)
If that is the case-then this person wasnt so committed to you in the first place and it is good they are now gone.  Luke should have known better and had more confidence in their relationship-and shared it with her...if not that particular night....then asap.  (especially after his hammering home to her how honest they needed to be with one another about everything). 

I think in the scene with Lorelia, it would have been a great time to tell her...perhaps.

He might have held back at first because he was still absorbing the situation of being a father, but also he might have held back because he didn't want to steal the thunder of Rory's return to Lorelia.  My guess is that Luke is a Loner-and isnt used to having someone he can trust and tell about his personal life like he now has with Lorelia.  It takes time to learn to share your life with someone when you are more accustom to doing your own thing and keeping up those personal walls.  Both are going to make mistakes in the relationship-but if they are committed to seeing it through-and working on it-they will grow together and their relationship will work. 

[Dani257]

He might have held back at first because he was still absorbing the situation of being a father, but also he might have held back because he didn't want to steal the thunder of Rory's return to Lorelia. 

I think both of these are probably the truest.  I don't blame Luke for not telling her right away.  Yes, he said they need to be honest, but I don't think he hid April out of malice or even out of a desire to hide her.  It was big, life altering news.  That takes time to get yourself used to, let alone someone else.  And, no matter how understanding a person is, finding out your fiancee has a long lost daughter is not something that you can brush away with a smile and an "oh, that's wonderful."  I also think that he held off because once you don't tell someone something, it becomes harder to tell them later, and the more you hold off, the harder it gets.  It's a vicious circle.  Plus, I agree that he probably didn't want to mar her happiness when Rory came back.  It was sort of like when she proposed.  She didn't want to think about the problems, she just wanted to be happy.  I think he wanted the same thing.  Rory was back, and he just wanted her to be able to fully enjoy the happiness.

[BeeFF]

that was great I totally wanna see it again

[thelostgilmoregirl]

This epsoide just aired in New Zealand today.  I must say it was a mixture of an epsoide.  The thing with Luke having a daughter he did'nt know about was depressing.  But Rory finally coming home was a really happy thing.  I felt very sorry for Luke he did'nt even know he had a daughter and what a strange way to find out.  But I must say I think April is quite funny she is also very quirky.  The girl who plays her is very talanted.

[JusTcaLLmeRedhEad]

I was sOo glad that Rory finally came home. Its really not Gilmore Girls when they're not friends.

i still cant believe they made Luke actually have a daughter..wow. its a little soap operary isnt it?? as much as i want Christaphor//Lorelai to end up together..I still like Lorelai//Luke together, too. and having April in the picture has really screwed up things. bummer..

[Literati Forever]

This epsoide just aired in New Zealand today. 

New Zealand?!?

Im from NZ, I have never seen or spoken to some one from NZ on a GG site!! wow this is cool!!

Yea, It was a great eppy!! I had tears in my eyes when Rory finally came home!!

[RoryFan17]

I cried when Rory and Lorelai made up. I was just like "Finally!" Such a good episode. I hope they don't ever have a fight like that again.

[jenny91]

i liked this episode i thought it was very good. the one thing i didn't like about it was when christopher called and luke and lorelai got in a huge fight but over all they talked about it and everything was ok. and rory coming back i was so happy. cause then luke and lorelai could plan the wedding but then april shows up and tells luke that he night be her father. thats when i couldn't take it anymore. just when it got good it had to blow up in flames

[Southern Lorelai]

I must be the only person who has not seen all of the sixth season!! I'm almost embarassed to say that on this site, but... I can't wait to pick up the sixth season on the 19th! It's been pre-ordered since June. My being in college and in a music fraternity for women (with meetings on Tuesdays at 6:30) makes it very hard for me to be able to watch every single Tuesday. I have been taping the episodes, thogh. I know that's what I'll have to do come 26 September!!! I am definately not missing one second of a new episode!

Anyways, back to the episode... I am so glad that Lorelai and Rory made up!! I'm also extremely happy that Rory will be going back to Yale (thanks to Jess). It's about time that Rory came to her senses. I cried when she and Lorelai finally reunited!!! It was wonderful! I think that Luke should tell Lorelai about April and not hide it. I know that Lorelai didn't tell Luke some things, so he should know how it feels. He would be making a huge mistake if he hid the fact that he has a daughter!

[_Gabrielle_]

I'm just so happy that Rory and Lorelai are back! I didn't imagine it to happen that quickly though, but I'm glad nonetheless. The scene where Loralai and Emily were on the plane was sad. It was also very touching when Lorelai says "you didn't lose me." I was close to tears.

[G.G]

well....i agree....i mean why doesnt christopher jst let go...i mean when he leaves lorelai sad after him...he doesnt think of that...but when a girl dumps him...in his mind he says..OH DONT WORRY CHRISTOPHER,U'LL ALWAYS HAVE LORELAI...i mean he jst expects her to run down his arms everytime he comes back....that is totally sick...i hate him....but i like that rory is back on her feet...

[thelostgilmoregirl]

This epsoide just aired in New Zealand today. 

New Zealand?!?

Im from NZ, I have never seen or spoken to some one from NZ on a GG site!! wow this is cool!!

Yea, It was a great eppy!! I had tears in my eyes when Rory finally came home!!

LOL cool.  Hey if you wanna talk to other kiwi fans go to international discussion on the main page.  I started a NZ thread a while ago.  There are a few of us on this website now.

[Zaubermaus]

I love this episode. it was such a hard time without the normal gilmore-girls relationship. But the thing with luke having a daughter 
Who is this daughter from? Which women?
But the end of this episode was just a perfekt one.

[#1GilmoreGirl]

Gilmore Girls kinda lost its focus in this one...      Hopefully everything will smooth over, and luke and lorelai will get back together. If luke and lorelai got married, would that make jess and rory cousins? Ew. Well I would pick luke and lorelai over rory and jess, just because since the 1st season of GG everyone knew they would be together so they have to make them together otherwise it kind of ruins the show.