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I think too many times, the Gilmore girls' relationships with guys were just not written as well as Lorelei's and Rory's relationship with each other. Which makes sense--the title of the show is Gilmore Girls, not Gilmore Girls and the Guys That Love Them--but it was painful to watch sometimes.

IA. My most unpopular GG opinion is I haaaaaated Rory/Jess. Many fans think Jess was Rory's "best" boyfriend but I hated that he actively worked to get her away from Dean (more on Dean in a moment) and I hated how he (IMO) kind of started her down the path of being a not-so-good person. I really hated Rory missing her mom's graduation from business school because she just HAD to run away to NYC to see her beloved Jess *vomit*. Yes, I know she didn't intend to miss the graduation but still, she's smart enough to figure out that it was a possibility and going another day would've been better. Then again, my bias is showing...I have never, and will never, understand the appeal of the bad boy. I also thought Jess was a bit of a bully and a mean tease when he was first trying to get Rory's attention. I did like how Jess straightened himself out by the time Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life rolled around, and I always liked Jess' portrayer.

Ugh...I hated Logan too. Stealing boats is cool? No thanks. Logan was an entitled brat who thought he was cooler and smarter than he really was. I liked Max well enough but like CanaryFan98, I thought he was too good for Lorelei. I went back and forth on Christopher, probably because I felt the writing for him was inconsistant.

However, another unpopular GG opinion of mine is I actually liked Rory/Dean...in the beginning. At first, he was sweet and smart (though not Rory smart) and respectful but then they started giving him some unpleasant characteristics (he was possessive and jealous and grew less tolerant of Rory's interests when they were so different from his). And don't even get me started on him cheating on Lindsay with Rory. Again, I'm sure I'm biased because I generally like Jared Padalecki. Anyways, I was glad when Rory bumped into him at Doose's and he got to inform her that he was now happily married with kids and was a relatively successful...um...architect? I know it was a decent-paying occupation <g>.

I hadn't thought of that...interesting!

I (barely) watched S7 once and vowed to never sit through that train wreck again. TBH, I haven't seen a single episode of GG in probably 4-5 years, though that's more because it no longer aired at a time that was convenient or on a channel I got. I might check out a few of the early eps again now that it's on Hallmark.