Thoughts on the Gilmore Girls Revival

As an avid fan of Gilmore Girls, I know that I'm a little late to this party. I watched the revival about a week ago with my mom, who also loved the show. There were a few things that made me unhappy about the way that the original Gilmore Girls ended, so when I found out that a revival was happening, I was excited because I thought that I'd finally get the ending that I wanted.

As of right now, I have mixed feelings about it. So, without further adieu, here are my thoughts, both positive and negative. (If you haven't watched the series yet, I advise you not to read this because... well, spoilers.)

1. I wish that Sookie was in the show more. I understand why she wasn't but I just missed her character so much. It wasn't the same watching Lorelai go through her daily life without her best friend.

2. Luke is still my favorite character in the show. Although it made me sad that he and Lorelai weren't married at the start of the show, it did make me happy that we got to see their wedding in the final episode.

3. I felt so sorry for Emily's character because of Richard's death but I loved that by the final episode, she was starting to flourish. I thought that her character grew and that she became a person that she could be proud of. I loved that she went after what she wanted and got rid of anything that made her unhappy, like the DAR.

4. The surrogacy plot for Luke and Lorelai felt a little bit rushed but I did love seeing Paris again.

5. As a writer, I can relate to Rory's struggles to succeed in that type of business. However, I felt that she made some poor choices and that she should have understood her mother's hesitation about her book a bit more.

6. It was wonderful to see Lane again but I wished that her band had more success, enough success to get them out of Stars Hollow and live their dreams.

7. I was disappointed in Rory's moral choices and how she repeated history. She had already been "the other woman" in a relationship before, when she had her affair with Dean. I thought that she'd learned her lesson, so I was extremely upset when I saw that she was having an affair with Logan. That also made me very upset with Logan's character and I never really understood why he didn't leave his fiancé for Rory. Clearly, they wanted to be with each other, so I don't understand why they couldn't make it work. Also, when Lorelai found out about the affair, she didn't seem that disappointed in Rory and I thought she should have been.

8. I loved when Emily and Lorelai made up after Lorelai's trip to California. The story about her and Richard was very sweet.

9. I loved seeing how Jess turned out. I know that he's probably the most popular of Rory's boyfriends but for me, that wasn't the case when I watched the original series. But now that he's older, I really like who he grew up to be. I can definitely see Rory and Jess being meant for each other now.

10. For years I've heard the Gilmore Girls fandom talk about the elusive "last four words". I knew that we were going to get to hear them in this revival and my mind kept spinning, wondering what they could possibly be. To find out that they were Rory telling Lorelai that she was pregnant, I was shocked, to say the least. I have conflicting feelings about this as well. In some ways, I see it as a cliffhanger. In other ways, I think that it's the perfect ending.

That's the gist of my thoughts and opinions. What about you guys? What are your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with anything that I've said? There are plenty of differing opinions about this subject circling the internet right now. But I have found something that pretty much everyone agrees on: that random musical number was too long and did not serve the plot.

Many people are also wondering if the cliffhanger means that we'll get more episodes. What do you think? And, if the show did get more episodes, would you watch them?

-Chelsea

Positives of 2016

For many people, 2016 was generally a bad year. I'll admit that there were parts of it that were less than perfect for me as well. But I've realized that there is a lot of negativity in the world and I want my own little slice of the internet to be a positive one. So, I've decided to look back on 2016 and share some of the positive things that have happened to me.

I discovered competitive pole dancing and fell absolutely in love with it. I've found a great way to stay in shape and made some really amazing friends as well.

Kris and I went white water rafting for the first time. We went on a trip with some friends and had so much fun! We will definitely be going again.

I participated in my first 5k, which was a color run. This was something that I've always wanted to do and I'm glad that I finally got the chance to do it.

Kris and I did a lot of hiking and discovered many beautiful waterfalls near our hometown. We got to see just how mesmerizing the north country truly is!

We discovered Clayton and fell in love with it as well. It is definitely one of our new favorite places!

I traveled to Connecticut for the first time and participated in my first pole dancing competition with a bunch of my friends.

We couldn't go home for Thanksgiving, so we celebrated with some friends! We spent the night eating good food, laughing and watching football. I even learned how to play poker, which is something that I've always wanted to learn!

I've always been a huge Rodgers and Hammerstein's fan and their version of Cinderella has always been a favorite of mine. I finally got to see it live and bought tickets for my family members as Christmas presents. It was one of the most visually stunning performances that I've ever seen and I loved every second of it!

I got to go back to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party! I used to go a lot when I was little but I haven't had the chance to go back since I moved away. It felt so nostalgic to get to experience it again!

As a Christmas present for us, my mom paid for Kris and I to get portraits done. We took a whole bunch of beautiful photos and I absolutely love how they turned out. I absolutely can't wait to get the prints back!

What positive things happened to you in 2016?

-Chelsea