Ohh so agree that season 7 fixes a lot of what went wrong in season 6. Christopher telling Lorelai about the Sherry letter is such a relief because our Luke trauma has us bracing for yet another THIS COULD BE SOLVED WITH A CONVERSATION situation and then they actually solve it! It made me wonder if I would have rooted for Christopher more all along if he was written by a different person — because ASP could never decide if he was a motorcycle-riding bad boy who couldn't hold a job, or a torch-carrying nerd desperate to marry Lorelai but she was too cool for him, and it always added up wrong. (That said, I really could do without Christopher getting rich(er). One of my least favorite details about him and season 7 really leans in hard!)
I was thinking of what you said about problems that could be solved with a conversation while watching this very episode! And I totally agree with your take on Christopher - the bad boy/pining nerd depiction is SO inconsistent and while I still don’t LIKE him, I think you’re right: If he’d been written with any depth from the beginning, maybe we would! As usual I love knowing your thoughts on this!
I have rewatched season 7 a number of times and I am glad that other people are now agreeing with me that it really is not bad! I had a lot of episodes in season 7 that I did like (the upcoming French Twist notwithstanding because I don’t care how much it made sense for Lorelai to try dating Christopher, it made zero sense to go as far as marrying him to me). I love that Rory seems so much less annoying than she did in season 6 and is getting to act more like her old self.
I may watch the Christmas episode of season 7 with Christmas so close because I did like Lorelai’s letter about Luke.
I also like the Christmas episode! I liked that the new writers came up with Gilmore holiday traditions that actually seemed plausible even though we'd never seen them before.
I have been watching more of season 7 again (I started with the Christmas episode and kept watching). I like it so much better overall than season 6, Rory is so much less annoying, and I have been enjoying the Sookie and Lorelai conversations.
Ohh so agree that season 7 fixes a lot of what went wrong in season 6. Christopher telling Lorelai about the Sherry letter is such a relief because our Luke trauma has us bracing for yet another THIS COULD BE SOLVED WITH A CONVERSATION situation and then they actually solve it! It made me wonder if I would have rooted for Christopher more all along if he was written by a different person — because ASP could never decide if he was a motorcycle-riding bad boy who couldn't hold a job, or a torch-carrying nerd desperate to marry Lorelai but she was too cool for him, and it always added up wrong. (That said, I really could do without Christopher getting rich(er). One of my least favorite details about him and season 7 really leans in hard!)
I was thinking of what you said about problems that could be solved with a conversation while watching this very episode! And I totally agree with your take on Christopher - the bad boy/pining nerd depiction is SO inconsistent and while I still don’t LIKE him, I think you’re right: If he’d been written with any depth from the beginning, maybe we would! As usual I love knowing your thoughts on this!
I have rewatched season 7 a number of times and I am glad that other people are now agreeing with me that it really is not bad! I had a lot of episodes in season 7 that I did like (the upcoming French Twist notwithstanding because I don’t care how much it made sense for Lorelai to try dating Christopher, it made zero sense to go as far as marrying him to me). I love that Rory seems so much less annoying than she did in season 6 and is getting to act more like her old self.
I may watch the Christmas episode of season 7 with Christmas so close because I did like Lorelai’s letter about Luke.
I also like the Christmas episode! I liked that the new writers came up with Gilmore holiday traditions that actually seemed plausible even though we'd never seen them before.
I have been watching more of season 7 again (I started with the Christmas episode and kept watching). I like it so much better overall than season 6, Rory is so much less annoying, and I have been enjoying the Sookie and Lorelai conversations.