Thanks for all the new info

A dream sequence? Too bad they didn't use it at the beginning of the season!

Maybe they will and Rory dreamt up the last 2 years LOL

Lol. While falling asleep at her desk ....

I don't quite get what the argument is about; never, not for a second, did I ever think that the writers would not include Luke in Rory's graduation; the same goes for Chris. If the Palladinos were still around, it wouldn't be different at all and both men would be there as well. I expect that by the time L/L/C shows up at Graduation the "notatrianglefromhell" (as notoutforawalk used to call it) is over and both men swallow their pride, "bury the hatchet" for a day and allow Rory to enjoy her day...at least I surely hope so.

The Godmother episode is on. Sleepy Luke and Sookie screaming "it's your butt"

I still don't understand why Luke wasn't there.

I can't imagine what is going to be involved in this graduation episode - I'm guessing there will be scenes with Rory, probably Paris, beforehand - maybe Rory will be awaiting news about a job she hopes to get, or a talk between them about how their friendship will continue, who knows.

If C. Amanpour is really going to appear, I would think she would be the commencement speaker and then Rory would also have some interaction with her - if they have Rory do another speech, it will be redundant to me - is she going to thank everyone again? I'd like it to be mostly behind the scenes stuff before and after the ceremony -

Luke would not get into any kind of fight at Rory's graduation. He knows how to put children first, and he knows how important it is to her unlike her biological father. Luke would not allow their petty differences to interfere with Rory's day. He was at her highschool graduation and he knew how hard she has worked since she was a young child to achieve this goal. He in fact is one of the few that was a witness to the part of her life that saw her grow from a precocious child to a determined young woman. He was there when she got her PSAT's scores, when she got her College acceptance letter's, when she was making her pro/con list. He help her move her stuff into residence the first year. Christopher was absent.

Of the 2 I do not think that Christopher is the only one that SHOULD be there. He still even after marrying Lorelia paid little heed to Rory. He didn't even think she should be at their wedding. He didn't think she should be notified when her room was going to be taken over.
The only reason I think he should be there is because he is actually footing the bill for her education. For that and that alone he deserves a ticket to the event. If Christopher wasn't there- Rory would not be surprised, he wasn't there for most of her life.

CA is in the finale as far as I remember. I don't want Rory to do a speech again either. I want her to shine in other ways. But.. its DR and he likes to use old SL's so I think we will see a Rory speech. Meh

Well said. IA with you 1000% (is there such a thing), if you catch my drift.

Luke has always been there for Rory from the time he met her. Christopher has never been consistently there for her, including her birth. He only shows up when it's convenient for him and after all the hard work has been done for him (case in point, he only showed up after Rory was born to glance at her through the nursery window and then left her to be raised alone by her mother).

No matter how some may hate Luke and try to diminish his importance and role in Rory’s life, this is a fact that cannot be ignored. Even the Palladino's (DP to be exact) made a distinction in pointing out that Luke has always been there for Rory when her father was not.

If Rory wants Luke to be at her graduation, then he should be there regardless of whoever likes it or not, including Christopher. The fact that she wants him there speaks volumes. Christopher has already acknowledged that he was a poor father figure. If he can be forgiven and be invited to his daughter’s graduation, why can’t Luke who has never done anything to hurt her and has always been one of her strongest advocates.

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At Chilton she was the valedictorian and had to make a speech. I don’t see her being a valedictorian this time around as she dropped out of Yale for half a year and then had to fast track.

If she does make some kind of speech (a thank you) I can see it happening after the event. Maybe they all go out to dinner or have a celebration of sorts at the DFI.