Rory has this big crush, mostly of the intellectual kind, but it makes her realize that maybe she's too young to limit her options and committ to one relationship. Hopefully it doesn't particularily make her understand Marty because that was just icky wierd. Hopefully it makes her realize that she and Logan need to try thier wings a little more before they look at settling down.

IA. I think Rory has too many uncertainties about her life and her future right now to be in a committed relationship leading to marriage (at this time.) Her crush on the TA could be seen as another reason why she should wait until she is completely sure of what she really wants before she ties herself down in a relationship and then discovers it’s not what she really wanted (like her mother).

In AVV, she said that Logan “could be the one”. This showed that she was not completely sure that this was the case. I know that they have gone through a lot together and have still managed to remain strong as a couple, but that doesn’t mean that all her uncertainties have disappeared. We thought that after her drop out from Yale and her subsequent decision to go back she finally knew what she wanted in life but yet her uncertainties reared its head again in FT.

Moving out of Logan’s flat to become self reliant, the long distant relationship and her questioning of her future on her way to finding the answers are all steps leading to her personal self discovery and what she wants for herself.

Rory has always been seen as the more mature and level headed of the two girls so I don’t anticipate her to make the same mistakes that Lorelai made. She should take her time, figure out what she really wants, establish herself in her career and once this is done she can concentrate on marriage. I am not saying that she can’t have one without the other but until she is completely sure of what she wants in life she will not be completely satisfy with what she has and will always question herself. If she is not happy with her life and herself, suffice to say that any relationship she is in will not be a happy one. She only has to look at her mother to see the truth in this.

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Now I know I’ve probably opened a hornet’s nest by daring to say something which may be construed as negative about Rory’s current relationship but I hope you take what I have said in good faith not as a LL fan who is biased and hate her. You may wonder why a lot of the discussions focus on Lorelai and not much on Rory but it could be that “some” LL fans (like myself) are afraid to be honest about their opinions about Rory for fear of repercussions and try to avoid it as much as possible. As a LL fan, I feel more comfortable saying something that puts Lorelai in a negative light than I do about Rory.

You know I was thinking that maybe Rory does tell Logan about the TA and how great he is (blah blah) and Logan encourages her to pursue the crush.

Too weird?

My mind's gone blank and I can't remember the scene, so I can't relate it to Chris' situation.

As for Lorelai, doesn't she usually let her machine pick it up? Then if there is an emergency, she would know as she is listening to the message, as when she heard that Luke was in jail in S4. Wrt her cell phone, she does answer the phone when Emily calls, as in ESH. I'm pulling a blank on how many times she does ignore Emily's call, compared to when she answers. I'm guessing if Emily was calling all day long, she would pick up eventually.

Of course, knowing that Richard is in the hospital does color my perception somewhat. It seems to me the writers want me to think Chris is irresponsible, and I'm all too happy to oblige them, lol. He does have a history of being unreachable, at least in S1, so I suppose that also colors my perception.

And Capn, Sandylinn, you're not a spoiler messenger yourself so you don't know the complexities and rules of revealing spoilers. I feel compelled to defend our very kind spoiler friends but I don't want to lose my temper. You are making claims and assumptions when you do not know what happens behind closed curtains.

I disagree and I think many miss the point completely!

No problem with spoiler withholding until it is OK.
No problem with spoiler withholding because...you don't feel like sharing.
No problem with you having a spoiler and sharing it with others.

What I personally have a problem with is spoiler teasing which is explicitly forbidden on these threads.

As I mentioned on the R&L thread:

When *I* had to deal with close family members having strokes, heart attacks, cancer, the last thing I thought about was "romance" or how hot someone was. During these very emotionally wearing times, you're usually numb, walking around on auto-pilot just going from one responsibility to the next, without thinking. Half the time, you don't even bother taking care of yourself well -- not eating right, sleeping well, dressing yourself nicely. You're depressed and just trying to get by. This TA development, following immediately upon Richard's collapse makes Rory sound like she doesn't care about Richard at all. She gets right back on that horse enough to start flirting with a guy ... leaving aside the whole "having a supportive, loving boyfriend" issue. It makes Rory look as bad as Lorelai.

Sounds like I missed one hell of an afternoon - for what it's worth I take a grain of salt to anything that might have been shared about a whole season before the season even started since tweaking is the name of the game when it comes to television and Gilmore Girls is no exception.

I'm late to the party but thanks Lauren for starting the thread. Good to have a non L&L fan starting one for a change! Seeing that Matt icon everytime I open the thread up is a delight

The.bitterness.is.annoying.

I'm sure, in the future, I myself will be bitter. But just from a newbie's standpoint: the bitterness and sarcasm are very, I guess, discouraging. And make this thread no fun. At all.

Do we even know if the TA is just in 7.14 or does he come back ? I mean isn't it a bit strange that she develops an intense crush on someone in ONE episode I can't remember what the casting notice said but I think it didn't mention if it's a recurring part or not. I mean how much screen time can he have in that one episode ? Close to 10 minutes and Rory develops a crush on him during that short time

Rory is probably wondering how she could be attracted to another when she loves someone. I think it is a feasible storyline. You don't stop looking at people as attractive just because you are in a relationship. Attractions can be instaneous and not easily or logically explained. If someone has attributes you admire, not just physical attractiveness, you might develope a crush. This does not mean she doesn't love Logan, but it could mean she is not ready to make a committment.

This could actually be funny if she shares this with Logan. Most couples have that conversation and Rory is naive so...

My predictions - Rory has this big crush, mostly of the intellectual kind, but it makes her realize that maybe she's too young to limit her options and committ to one relationship. Hopefully it doesn't particularily make her understand Marty because that was just icky wierd. Hopefully it makes her realize that she and Logan need to try thier wings a little more before they look at settling down.

Don't be so sure, most people in Hollywood don't know how to spell loyalty. LG's potential production deals (tied into Gilmore Girls) have gotta be a pretty big incentive for her to continue...where is the incentive for AB??

There are already whispers that she is tired, frustrated and ready to move on and I don't blame her.

No I had a similar thought today. Maybe Logan lets her go. Tells her she needs to figure out what she wants and who she wants in her life. He makes clear that she knows how he feels about her and that it's not going to change but she has to decide what she wants.

No I had a similar thought today. Maybe Logan lets her go. Tells her she needs to figure out what she wants and who she wants in her life. He makes clear that she knows how he feels about her and that it's not going to change but she has to decide what she wants.

That's fudamentally the episode of The Twilight Zone that DSR made reference in 7.01: The Long Morrow

Now I know I’ve probably opened a hornet’s nest by daring to say something which may be construed as negative about Rory’s current relationship but I hope you take what I have said in good faith not as a LL fan who is biased and hate her. You may wonder why a lot of the discussions focus on Lorelai and not much on Rory but it could be that “some” LL fans (like myself) are afraid to be honest about their opinions about Rory for fear of repercussions and try to avoid it as much as possible. As a LL fan, I feel more comfortable saying something that puts Lorelai in a negative light than I do about Rory.

It's just that some posters are way harsher than others. But I know, suck it up. And I will. Eventually lol.

What repercussions? It's not as if somebody's going to track you down and sock you in the face. Look, if you have an opinion that might be construed as negative, you just gotta accept that some people won't like it and be willing to defend it. That's it. Nobody is stopping you from posting your "negative" opinion, but YOU.