You guys skipped over the first thing that sent me over. the. edge with this episode. It's when Luke and Lorelei are loading the truck to leave Stars Hollow and there's just bright green grass/vegetation all over. And the Luke casually tosses the bags in the back of the pickup, as though they wouldn't get all wet and salt-encrusted if they run into snow on the way. Which they would because it's FEBRUARY IN NEW ENGLAND!
Since I live in SouthCoast Mass. and have been to Martha’s Vineyard many times, I feel qualified to talk about its depiction. It drove me nuts! February in this part of the world is deadly. There may not actually be snow, but I can guarantee you it’s cold. Like, bright blue skies with a northwest wind and temps in the 20’s. Or a dull, gray February of the soul, with a damp chill that penetrates to your bones, and a uniformly gray sky. Also, it’s dark. Sunset is around 5 PM. It’s not just too cold to eat outside, it’s too dark. Whatever else is wrong with this episode, it’s also unfair to Luke. Of course he’s had lobster - steamed, broiled, in a clam boil, and certainly in a lobster roll. Of course he knows about MV. He knows it’s not a roughing it kind of place. This episode just takes the trope of him being cantankerous and different from wealthy people and runs it into the ground. As he’s portrayed, I don’t know why Lorelei would want to be with him. It’s just wrong. Also - would it really have been so hard to find stock footage of the Gay Head cliffs, or the Chappy ferry? Just steal something from Jaws! This is all lazy writing at its finest. OK. Rant over.
I don’t blame Logan for this cringey episode - you’ll never get me to turn on Logan 😜 - I think the awkwardness is down to Lorelai and Rory being in a best friend phase. Lorelai wants Rory and her boyfriends (when they’re in a happy place) to go on double-dates and couples’ weekends like they’re contemporaries. Logan - like horrible Dean before him - gets on board with that. He’s a college kid with a huge vacation house and a girlfriend who’s interested in helping her BFF/Mom repair her relationship. It’s like Richard and Emily are the real grownups in the family and Lorelai’s basically a big sister. She pulls out the Mom card when times are tough, but Rory’s back in school and happy in her relationship so it’s friend-zone time. And Rory’s playing the grownup (which happens more than it should) who’s trying to help her Mom and Luke resolve the bad patch that Luke doesn’t understand they’re in the middle of. Luke, on the other hand, always treats Rory like his young innocent stepdaughter. A weekend away with her sharing a room with any guy is a horrible idea. He’s also being a total prick to everyone not named April in season 6. Let’s not forget him ruining the dinner with Sookie and Jackson not that long ago...
Daniel Palladino is No Noah Baumbach
You guys skipped over the first thing that sent me over. the. edge with this episode. It's when Luke and Lorelei are loading the truck to leave Stars Hollow and there's just bright green grass/vegetation all over. And the Luke casually tosses the bags in the back of the pickup, as though they wouldn't get all wet and salt-encrusted if they run into snow on the way. Which they would because it's FEBRUARY IN NEW ENGLAND!
Since I live in SouthCoast Mass. and have been to Martha’s Vineyard many times, I feel qualified to talk about its depiction. It drove me nuts! February in this part of the world is deadly. There may not actually be snow, but I can guarantee you it’s cold. Like, bright blue skies with a northwest wind and temps in the 20’s. Or a dull, gray February of the soul, with a damp chill that penetrates to your bones, and a uniformly gray sky. Also, it’s dark. Sunset is around 5 PM. It’s not just too cold to eat outside, it’s too dark. Whatever else is wrong with this episode, it’s also unfair to Luke. Of course he’s had lobster - steamed, broiled, in a clam boil, and certainly in a lobster roll. Of course he knows about MV. He knows it’s not a roughing it kind of place. This episode just takes the trope of him being cantankerous and different from wealthy people and runs it into the ground. As he’s portrayed, I don’t know why Lorelei would want to be with him. It’s just wrong. Also - would it really have been so hard to find stock footage of the Gay Head cliffs, or the Chappy ferry? Just steal something from Jaws! This is all lazy writing at its finest. OK. Rant over.
I don’t blame Logan for this cringey episode - you’ll never get me to turn on Logan 😜 - I think the awkwardness is down to Lorelai and Rory being in a best friend phase. Lorelai wants Rory and her boyfriends (when they’re in a happy place) to go on double-dates and couples’ weekends like they’re contemporaries. Logan - like horrible Dean before him - gets on board with that. He’s a college kid with a huge vacation house and a girlfriend who’s interested in helping her BFF/Mom repair her relationship. It’s like Richard and Emily are the real grownups in the family and Lorelai’s basically a big sister. She pulls out the Mom card when times are tough, but Rory’s back in school and happy in her relationship so it’s friend-zone time. And Rory’s playing the grownup (which happens more than it should) who’s trying to help her Mom and Luke resolve the bad patch that Luke doesn’t understand they’re in the middle of. Luke, on the other hand, always treats Rory like his young innocent stepdaughter. A weekend away with her sharing a room with any guy is a horrible idea. He’s also being a total prick to everyone not named April in season 6. Let’s not forget him ruining the dinner with Sookie and Jackson not that long ago...