I had a feeling you'd be there with me!

I think I read that she knew how she wanted it to end and had the final line written, but after the whole contract mess went down last year she took it with her and didn't share it with DR, who is listed as the writer for next week. I also read an interview with LG this week where she said should ask A S-P how she was going to end it.

eta: here's part of that interview:

Quote:

Is it bittersweet ending without Amy? Graham: Yeah. What I hoped — and this is not to take away from David Rosenthal, who I had a really nice year with — was that she would write the finale. But that's not the way she works. She's either there 100 percent [or not at all]. She couldn't just come in and pick up another story that she didn't lay the groundwork for and finish it. I wish she had been more involved this year, because I was playing a piece of her that is so specifically her. I missed her writing. Have you spoken to her since the announcement was made? Graham: We e-mailed and we're supposed to have a drink this week. Are you going to try and get her to divulge the final four words she had planned to end the series with? Graham: Oh, right — I forgot about that. I think she would've given it up to me had we known this was the end. That was the other weird thing about ending the show like this. When we finished [shooting], there was a 50/50 chance we'd be returning. So when we left the wrap party, we were like, "Bye! See ya next season!" Had we known [this was it], I think she would've given it up and we would've worked it in.

Y does it have to END
 

I am going to cry. I started watching gilmore girls when I was in middle schol and a teacher who was more like a secound mother to me had died. I was looking for somthing to take my mind off it. Gilmore Girls was what i foun. It is still what I use to take my mind off my everyday problems. I have every season, and it is the only show i watch religously. I am so upset that it's over. I know it sounds pathetic, but whatever!

over on the CW...some fans are creating an alternate universe to the world of Stars Hollow..dreamland so to speak...ala Dallas and Bobby Ewing in the shower and Pam's dream...also Bob Newhart and Susanne Pleshette did the same to fix things...

they are getting momentum from some diehards...but alas, I am surrendering to the fact that if the cast doesn't want to do it anymore, and there is not enough money to make them and the CW wants to get it over with...

My biggest gripe is that after 7 years, couldn't they have really built it up a bit...bigger than one week's notice on screen Tuesday?? NOT as badly as Friends over over over over did it to the point that they ran the finale about a zillion times and was already selling it in Target...but a bit of class and elegance!!

It's kind of hard to do that when you don't know it's going to be the finale until two weeks before.

I thought it was a phenomenal finale - much better than I expected it to be!

It was a very decent ending, even though I still think it was rushed.
Of course, I teared and cried, and felt like I was part of the town saying goodbye.

I'll really miss this show and those characters!

I cried and my son mocked me and ruined the whole moment. Grrrrr

Was it just me, or did the closing scene remind you of the diner scene that is part of the credits montage (that I *think* is from the first episode of the series)?

Good episode - I was a little distracted, so I'm glad I taped it to watch again later this week (until this season comes out on DVD :D) - but I didn't get as choked up as I thought I would. There was a little sand in my eye, though ;)

According to spoilerfix.com, the writers intended the last scene to reflect the diner scene from the pilot episode. :)

Mom and I watched this together (as we've done every now and then these past 7 years) and we both teared up a bit, especially when Lorelai went in to check on the sleeping Rory. I think my mom remembered how it was like when I went away for the first time.

I was :( that Mama Kim wasn't there. :( She's always been one of my favorites and I had hoped that she would have been in more episodes after Lane and Zach got married.

All in all, a fitting ending, I think. Part of me wishes it was a special two hour episode, but then again, it's probably best that it wasn't because I don't think they've ever had one of those.

A lot of my favorite TV shows' series finales have sucked, and I'm glad this one didn't disappoint me.

Could someone please tell me what happenned?? I missed it :(

All in all a great episode... with the goodbye theme and all...I would've like to have seen wrapped up with Logan a bit better... I mean... Rory and Lorelai aren't the type of women who talk over things like turning down a proposal only once or twice for a few minutes, they talk, they brood, they bring it up more than 1 time in the whole episode... IDK that just felt unresolved. the rest was fabulous... the similarities between pilot and ending... the coming together of Lorelai and her parents... it all just got me all warm and fuzzy inside.

I think if ASP had stayed on this season we woudl've gotten 13 more episodes... come fall.. but C'est la Vie.


I am SUPER curious as to what course ASP wanted to take the show and how she would've ended it.

My last ever Gilmore Girls recap.
 

[Again, I apologize if the scenes are out of order or if I forget pockets here and there]

Episode begins with Rory and Lorelai in the jeep. Rory's in her PJs but the Dragonfly has a VIP guest....OMGWTFBBQ! Christiane Amanpour is in the hizzouse! Rory's idol, the woman she wants to be -- is at the Dragonfly, and an awestruck Rory is left practically drooling as Christiane leaves her business card, offering to help her with the job search.

Enter one fabulous Carole King song here for the last time. Liza Weil and Matt Czuchry are included in the opening credits, but they do not appear in the finale.

Commercial's done. The Gilmore Girls are in Rory's room. Rory's stamping 74 envelopes containing her resume. Lorelai's researching rollercoasters online. Apparently the GGs are taking a road trip this summer and riding the country's best rollercoasters at the same time. Rory finds a rocket thingy she bought for Logan and the GGs briefly discuss their non-existant love lives. It's also here that Rory finds out about the gigantic fete that Stars Hollow is throwing for her.

Luke's at the diner ordering 250 burgers and hotdogs and buns for all. The meat guy wants to sell him some bratwurst, but Luke's not having it. Luke's sister shows up with Baby Doula and asks how Lorelai liked the necklace...but we know that Luke never bothered to give it to her last week.

Later that evening, the GGs are at what looks like the last Friday Night Dinner. Rory is temporarily MIA because she's off having drinks with a prospective employer. Rory finally arrives and is so happy she could shit because she was offered a job by an online magazine and she's needed in Sioux City, Iowa ASAP because it's there that she'll join other reporters following Barack Obama's campaign (I LOVED THIS). Richard and Lorelai are extremely happy for her, but Emily makes no secret that she's disappointed because Rory's leaving. SRSLY Emily, who cares if the motel's seedy? New job also = no mother/daughter rollercoaster road trip. :(

The GGs go to Luke's to break the news to him and the Stars Hollow blabbermouths. Kirk, Lulu, Babette, and Miss Patty are disappointed because they were really looking forward to this. Luke, on the other hand, has something up his sleeve....

He visits Sookie and says that they should have the party anyway. Sookie agrees to do the desserts and offers Jackson's services at the same time. Meanwhile, an uber-secret town meeting is called to order at Miss Patty's to discuss this surprise party and Taylor Doose is the pompous ass, as usual. Still, the town bands together to make sure that Rory gets the proper send off. The GGs have no idea that all this planning is going on.

After Rory finishes the last of her errands with mom, she heads over to Lane's for one last girl talk session. Lane gives a Dave Rigalsky update -- he's living with his mom again and selling shoes. Zach interrupts the girls because the town needs Rory at home so they can finish setting up. Lane's not having it. The girls continue their talk, and Rory's nervous. She's also surprised that her mother hasn't started freaking out yet.

Rory finally goes home and it's here we find Lorelai ironing. IRONING. Have we ever seen Lorelai ironing these past seven years? I can't seem to recall it happening ever. Rory asks her mom why she hasn't started freaking out yet, and Lorelai responds with "It's too soon." They still have time together. First "awwwwwwwwww" moment of the finale, 40 minutes into it.

The entire town is putting the party pieces together in the town square when Babette comes screaming in like a banshee. I guess Babette's ankles also serve as a weather tracker because it's supposed to rain in Stars Hollow during Rory's party. They panic, but of course...it's Luke to the rescue.

Later on that evening, Lorelai goes to check on Rory as she's sleeping. 2nd "awwwwwww" moment. It finally hits her that she's leaving, and she cries as she watches her daughter sleep.

While this is going on, Luke's diner is covered with what looks like miles of tarps/tents/raincoats and ropes. He's gonna make this party happen and the rain's not stopping him. 3rd "awwwwwwwww" moment.

The next morning, the GGs are in search of their beloved neighbors, all of whom are not picking up their phones. They see everybody (minus Mama Kim) huddled under the ginormous tent Luke put together and it's raining like a mo-fo. Shit, even Michel is there. And he's SMILING! Since Kirk is the official sash maker, he gives Rory one made out of one of his mom's old nighties. :eek:

Richard and Emily are there and they share a tender moment with Lorelai. Lorelai's in disbelief that the town did this for Rory, but Richard tells his daughter that it's also a testament to Lorelai too, and that it takes a remarkable person to inspire all of this. 4th "awwwwwwww" moment.

Taylor ruins the moment when he gives his speech. He likens Rory's departure to a baby coming out during childbirth. Blech.

Rory puts us back in the moment again when she thanks the town for everything and thanks her mom and says that she's going to miss her mom so much. Six seconds on Lorelai and you're just about ready to cry too. The last time they had a moment like that I think was when Rory was giving her valedictory speech at Chilton.

Richard and Emily leave in the evening and Emily pitches a business plan to Lorelai. She's willing to lend Lorelai $$$, but it's obvious that she just wants to continue Friday Night Dinners. Lorelai agrees, but it's because she wants to. Rory bids a farewell to her grandparents, and Emily tells her, "It's an honor being your grandmother, Rory Gilmore." *tear tear*

Sookie reveals that the party was all Luke's doing. Lorelai goes to the diner in search of Luke to thank him, and he says he did it because he just wanted to see her happy. Next thing you know, they're making out in the street (about freaking time) as they should be. The rain's stopped by now, btw.

It's 5am the next day and Lorelai's going down her list of motherly advice and wisdom, including "DON'T WEAR SHORTS." Rory's in a daze, but interrupts her with, "Mom, you've given me everything I need." Last "awwwwwww" moment. Lorelai gets a move on, and Rory's wondering what the rush is. They have a stop to make.

Luke opens the diner early just for his favorite girls. Lorelai can't decide what to eat despite ordering every breakfast item known to mankind. Luke tells her to take all the time she needs. We also know that Luke finally gave Lorelai the necklace.

The final scene ends with mother and daughter talking about absolute nonsense in the diner, just as they did in the final scene of the pilot episode 7 years ago.

THE END.

My two younger sisters & mom had a little party complete with pizza and tons of sweet sugary snacks. So jealous I wasn't there.

I was happy with the last epsidoe. I also thought last week's could have been the final episode too. It was good to have added closure about Rory's job & Lorelai & Luke. I also liked that Lorelai and her parents will still be having Friday night dinners even tho Rory is away. That made me smile.

And I'll admit it -- I cried!

GREAT recap, OTW!

IIRC, Logan bought the rocket for Rory (it was last season/beginning of this season when Logan left for England to work for his dad? I really need to go back and watch episodes again! :))

I bawled my eyes out -- I'm such a sap. It was a very good ending. SO much better than a lot of other series finales.

And it really hit home for me. I was the editor at my university's paper as well, I took a job and moved to DC 5days after graduating myself, so it was totally surreal... I was an emotional wreck for a minute though because of it, nonetheless, I loved it.