"Gilmore," "Veronica"
Posted May 9th, 2007 by Rich Heldenfels
Some thoughts on Tuesday's telecasts, after the jump …
Well, if there was any doubt that we'd finally get Luke and Lorelai together in a moment that will last — since it's the final episode — "Gilmore" seemed to remove almost all of it in the next-to-last show with (a) the promo for the finale showing a Luke/Lorelai embrace and (b) Rory's decision not to marry Logan. I suspect the show felt enough integrity not to end with two matched-up Gilmores, so Rory had to go it alone in order to give Lorelai a big romantic send-off. (I know. It was shot as a season finale instead of a series one. But it was also shot with the knowledge that it COULD be the series finale.) The bride, by the way, figures that Luke's going to ask Lorelai to take the now-without-April boat trip with him.
I confess to spending a certain amount of time during Tuesday's show considering ways that program could stay around, not least so we could have more time with the Stars Hollow and Yale gangs. To wit:
– While Luke and Lorelai are on a trip, Richard and Emily agree to house-sit for them in Stars Hollow.
– We jump ahead two years, and Paris, having breezed through med school, becomes Stars Hollow's resident physician. You see, her education was partly financed by a special Stars Hollow scholarship that — unknown to her — included a clause requiring her to serve the community.
Of course, it's like "Northern Exposure"! Hasn't "Gilmore" always been full of pop-culture references? This one is just a little more blatant.
– The Kirk Show. I have no idea what the premise would be, except that Kirk would still be in town.
Anyway, for all my rambling, I concede that it is time for "Gilmore" to go. I just would like a reunion special every few years, OK?
As for "Veronica," an amusing episode but not a great one. Paul Rudd was obviously amusing, but the episode as a whole was not a delight. Veronica/Piz was awkward, Logan is back to being a big mope. Still, since I'm trying to keep shows going, if we can't have another season of "VM," how about a series focusing on Mac?
May 9th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
For the Kirk Show, perhaps we could see Stars Hollow from the viewpoint that Kirk sees it whilst suspended in his lucite case?
For some reason all I could think of last night was that perhaps for the final episode, the residents of Stars Hollow would sell out to Japanese developers, only to return five years later and decide to live at Lorelai's inn, at which point Lorelai goes outside and gets hit in the head with an errant golf ball and then wakes up next to Suzanne Pleshette. No, wait, that's the final episode of Newhart . . .
May 10th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Yeah, yeah….let's get to the LOST discussion from last night!!! WOW. Hold me.
May 10th, 2007 at 9:43 am
New post above. Dig in.
May 11th, 2007 at 2:45 am
How about a series focusing on Logan and Mac as business partners. Now, that's a show I would tune into.
V/P makes me snooze. Ever since the show started focusing on them, the ratings sank. Coincidence? I think not. People want Logan with Veronica - whether they are schmoopy or fucked-up it's the most interesting thing on this show.
Yay for Wallace being back.