Question: I am really sorry that Gilmore Girls isn't coming back next season. Since you have already read the finale script, can you at least tell me if it is implied that Luke and Lorelai will stay together?— Barbara
Ausiello: It's heavily implied.

Question: Any idea if AS-P's last words are going to be the final words of the series?— Laura
Ausiello: Unfortunately, they're not. But as Lauren mentioned in our Q&A, she would've asked AS-P for permission to use her final four words had she known ahead of time that the show was kaput. "I think she would've given it up to me had we known this was the end," she said. "And we would've worked it in."

Question: Now that we know Gilmore Girls is ending, have you begun stalking AS-P to find out what those last words were? I believe that she promised to tell you if the show ended this year.— Holly
Ausiello: No, I'm just sitting around waiting for her to e-mail them to me. (Beat) Of course I have begun stalking her! Mark my words: I'll get those four words out of her if it's the last thing I do!

Question: With Gilmore Girls ending, please, please, please, answer me this one question: Will Emily and Lorelai hug before the end of the series?— BLAO1028
Ausiello: (Spoiler alert) No. They do, however, have a really nice moment together — although it's nothing compared to the final scene between Lorelai and Rory, which Lauren described for me during our chat: "It ends with a shot that mirrors the closing shot of the pilot, which really represents the show. It's Lorelai and Rory sitting in the diner talking about really nothing. Just having a moment together." She added that most of the story lines get resolved by the end of the hour. "Had we come back, I think it would've been a little bit like, 'Oops, never mind!'"

Question: Thanks for the amazing interview with Lauren Graham. It made me cry, especially the last part when she thanked the fans.— Tamy Ponczyk
Ausiello: Keep your tissues handy. Something else I saved from my Lauren Q&A was this morsel about what might've happened next season if the show had returned. "Kelly Bishop said to me, 'If we come back, I think Emily should buy half of the inn, so that we have to work together.' It was such a great idea. Lorelai would have a new level of irritation." Um, I don't know about you, but to me, that sounds like the makings of one kick-ass Broadway show.

And on that note, the final AA of the Gilmore era comes to an end. I'll give you all a moment to compose yourselves. [Moment passes] OK, head on over to the Ask Ausiello Discussion Thread to debate the merits of this week's column; check out the latest installment of my Ausiello Report vodcast for exclusive scoop on a possible Gilmore Girls reunion movie penned by Amy Sherman-Palladino (hey, stranger things have happened in this biz);