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Feb 27·edited Feb 27Liked by Maggie Mertens

Re: the “why is Lucy so young,” it’s pretty common on the East Coast for kids to start school before they turn 5 if they have birthdays in late fall or even December. My nephew from Connecticut has a November birthday and he graduated high school before he turned 18. It’s actually interesting that this wasn’t Rory’s situation given her October birthday and how preternaturally smart she supposedly was, but it’s been established that the writers just do what they want anyway …

I also think the Christopher-saves-the-day silliness is the ultimate reason why he and Lorelai don’t work: Chris wants everything to be easy, and Lorelai is about the journey (except for when she asks her rich parents for help of course). It’s why she didn’t want to marry him, I think. She knew how many corners he’d cut.

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Thank you so much for the info about the artist of Wolf Girl! I’ve always wondered about the painting itself. And I think you’re spot on that it’s actually a good gift for Lorelei.

This episode always bummed me out. Lorelei does not like Christopher as a person. And the writers totally make Anna and Marty into the worst people but whyyyy.

Agreed that Paris is perfect though.

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Here is what bothers me about Anna: she had to have known about April’s science fair project. Anna needed to prepare herself and April for what was to come and instead she just acts like Luke brought this all on himself instead of the truth which was that he was blindsided.

How many unintended pregnancies are we up to on this show? Lorelai, Sherry, Anna, Rory, Lane, Sookie…

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