| Blaab, I guess we have to agree to disagree here.
You are more on Lorelai’s side on this, I’m more on Emily’s side.
I don’t think Lorelai’s age is an excuse for her behaviour or that Emily and Richard are more responsible for this because they are the parents. Lorelai was a parent too.
Emily and Richard wanted for Lorelai to get married to Chris. Obviously Emily and Richard respected Lorelai’s wish to not get married, and let Lorelai stay at home. They respected her and accepted Lorelai’s decision.
Again, we don’t know what Emily and Richard did way back to keep Lorelai and Rory in their lives. But I’m sure Emily didn’t let Lorelai and Rory go without a fight.
But once Lorelai made up her mind there is no chance to change it.
And why did Mia never say a thing? Emily wished that Mia would have sent Lorelai home instead of giving her job. But apparently Lorelai felt fine where she was and made it clear that she doesn’t need her parents.
During her rift with Rory, she said that she wanted to do it alone without any help and Rory should do the same.
Lorelai was too proud to accept any help from her parents.
I could imagine that Emily tried again and again to have contact with her daughter, but what if Lorelai always rejected her and Richard. Not wanting to have any contact at all. Maybe Emily and Richard reached out to Lorelai, but Lorelai didn’t want it.
So what should Emily have done, dragging Lorelai home by her hair and keeping her in her room day and night? Lorelai only would have run away again and this time probably a lot further away, where nobody would have found her.
I guess after some time Emily accepted Lorelai’s choice even if a part of her died inside of her.
Apparition, I know that Emily and Richard had problems before, Richard lied to her about Pennilyn Lott, his work was getting more and more important, Emily felt like he didn’t need her anymore and on top of that he put his work before his family. Lorelai was the last straw for Emily to leave Richard. Still it was a major one too. She endured everything, but she couldn’t lose Lorelai again. |