I tottally blame Luke for breathing!!!

But again, Luke has always had his own storylines. He may have more screentime than Rory this year, but the question is, he does he have more screentime than usual? Rather than compare Rory vs. Luke, compare Luke now vs. Luke then, or compare Lorelai vs. Rory -- they're co-leads, they should have equal screentime. My guess is they don't.

The cause is one of those things no-one will agree on -- perhaps CaptainHawkeye can research if Lorelai has been getting more screentime than in the past. Maybe that would answer it once and for all.

It's not about his existence. It's about what this show is *supposed* to be about, i.e., The Gilmore Girls. Not about Luke going out on dates, and taking swim classes, and having meetings with his ex-lover and bonding with his kid and having epiphanies about children and families via his sister and brother-in-law. None of that was about the diner or Stars Hollow or the townies nor did it involve Lorelai or Rory. It's creating a whole focus for the show that wasn't there before.