History Characters / GilmoreGirlsStarsHollow

* WomenAreWiser: Particularly when Taylor is involved. Despite her over-the-top personality, she seems much more grounded and level-headed than him.

* HeroesWantRedheads: His serious girlfriends [[spoiler:who aren't Lorelai]], Rachel and Nicole both have red hair.

** For Logan in season 6: Both of them are intelligent but unmotivated, rebellious and had neglectful childhoods. But while Logan is ridiculously wealthy and can rely on his family to bail him out of trouble, Jess comes from a poor single parent family and has to deal with the consequences of his bad decisions. They're also foils regarding Rory: Both of them fell for her despite being fairly guarded, uncaring guys most of the time but while Logan drags her down into partying and theft, Jess inspires her to stick with her dreams and go back to Yale. [[spoiler:This carries into the revival where she's Logan's mistress while Jess tells her to write a book.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess seems to be the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with, something which did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. This is partially true though: while he does have a LongingLook at her right before the end, Rory moved on from him ''long before''. Also, she and Logan do say goodbye to each other, but because of the situation they are in, ''not'' because they don’t have feelings for each other anymore and, above all, she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, which doesn’t esclude she could find her way back to him eventually.]]

-->'''Paris:''' If you ever do decide that you like him, I wouldn't blame you. He's unbelievably cute, and though his literary tastes leaves a little to be desired, at least he has literary taste.

** As the show went on, this became the case for him and Rory. Their initial attraction and relationship is plagued by the presence of Dean, the town's disapproval and Jess's own issues. Jess then runs away, leaving Rory heartbroken but later returns to find Rory back with Dean, leaving him heartbroken. He then returns again (after fixing himself) as a young adult to find Rory now with Logan and as much of a mess as he was before. After he convinces her to 'fix' her life, they kiss for a final time, only for her to decide to remain with Logan instead, causing Literati fans to lose their final shred of patience with the writers.
** [[spoiler:The ending of ''A Year In A Life'' hints that Jess might still have feelings for Rory, but only a few scenes later we discover she's pregnant with Logan's child.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then in the revival it is implied this trope could start again literally ''minutes'' from the end by making Jess have a LongingLook at Rory, only to discover shortly thereafter she is pregnant with Logan's child.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess seems to be the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with, something which did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is partially true: while he does have a LongingLook at her right before the end, Rory moved on from him ''long before''. Also, she and Logan do say goodbye to each other, but because of the situation they are in, ''not'' because they don’t have feelings for each other anymore and, above all, she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, which doesn’t esclude she could find her way back to him eventually.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess appears to be the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with, something which did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is just partially true: he does have a LongingLook at her right at the end, but Rory moved on from him ''long before'' and has no lingering feelings for him at all. Also, she and Logan do say goodbye to each other, but because of the situation they are in, ''not'' because they don’t have feelings for each other anymore and, above all, at the end she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, so it’s not completely accurate to say that Jess is the ''only one'' of Rory’s major ex-love interests she doesn’t get closure with. It could be said that maybe Jess hasn’t moved on from her yet, but Rory definitely did and doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore and also having a baby with Logan doesn’t esclude she could find her way back to him eventually.]]

** As the show went on, this became the case for him and Rory. Their initial attraction and relationship is plagued by the presence of Dean, the town's disapproval and Jess's own issues. Jess then runs away, leaving Rory heartbroken but later returns to find Rory back with Dean, leaving him heartbroken. He then returns again (after fixing himself) as a young adult to find Rory now with Logan and as much of a mess as he was before. After he convinces her to 'fix' her life, they kiss for a final time, only for her to decide to remain with Logan instead, causing Lit fans to lose their final shred of patience with the writers.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then in the revival it is implied a new beginning of this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end by making Jess have a LongingLook at Rory, only to discover shortly thereafter she is pregnant with Logan's child and also it is very clear she doesn't see Jess as a romantic prospect anymore.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess appears to be the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with, something which did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is just partially true: he does have a LongingLook at her right at the end, but Rory moved on from him ''long before'' and has no lingering feelings for him at all. Also, she and Logan do say goodbye to each other, but because of the impossible situation they are in, ''not'' because they don’t have feelings for each other anymore and, above all, at the end she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, so it’s not completely accurate to say that Jess is the ''only one'' of Rory’s major ex-love interests she doesn’t get closure with. It could be said that maybe Jess hasn’t moved on from her yet, but Rory definitely did and doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore and also having a baby with Logan doesn’t esclude she could find her way back to him.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then the revival implies there could be a new beginning of this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end by making Jess have a LongingLook at Rory, but she doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore and is also pregnant with Logan's child.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess appears to be the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with, something which did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is just partially true: he does have a LongingLook at her right at the end, but Rory moved on from him ''long before'' and has no lingering feelings for him at all. Also, she and Logan do say goodbye to each other, but because of the impossible situation they are in, ''not'' because they don’t have feelings for each other anymore and, above all, at the end she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, so it’s not completely accurate to say that Jess is the ''only one'' of Rory’s major ex-love interests she doesn’t get closure with. It could be said that maybe Jess hasn’t moved on from her yet, but Rory definitely did and doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore and also having a baby from Logan doesn’t esclude she could find her way back to him.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then the revival implies there could be a new beginning of this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end by making Jess have a LongingLook at Rory, although she doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore.]]

** For Logan: Both of them are intelligent but unmotivated, rebellious and had neglectful childhoods. But while Logan is ridiculously wealthy and can rely on his family to bail him out of trouble, Jess comes from a poor single parent family and has to deal with the consequences of his bad decisions. They're also foils regarding Rory: Both of them fell for her despite being fairly guarded, uncaring guys most of the time but while Logan drags her down into partying and theft, Jess inspires her to stick with her dreams and go back to Yale. [[spoiler:This carries into the revival where she's Logan's mistress while Jess tells her to write a book.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess is apparently the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with. This did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is partially true: despite having a LongingLook at her right at the end, Rory moved on from him ''long before'' and has no lingering feelings for him at all. Also, despite apparently saying goodbye to Logan, she does so just because of the impossible situation they are in, but she still have feelings ''for him'' and, above all, at the end she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, so it’s not completely accurate to say that Jess is the ''only one'' of Rory’s major ex-love interests she doesn’t get closure with. It could be said that maybe Jess hasn’t moved on from her yet, but Rory definitely did and doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore.]]

** [[spoiler:The ending of ''A Year In A Life'' hints that Jess might still have feelings for Rory, but only a few scenes later we discover she's pregnant with (probably) Logan's child.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then the revival implies there could be a new beginning of this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end]] .

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler:They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then the revival reignites this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end]] .

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess is apparently the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with. This did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers. Although this is partially true: despite he has a LongingLook at her right at the end, Rory moved on from him ''long before'' and has no lingering feelings for him at all. Also, despite apparently saying goodbye to Logan, she does so just because of the impossible situation they are in, but she still have feelings ''for him'' and, above all, at the end she even finds out she is pregnant with ''his'' child, so it’s not completely accurate to say that Jess is the ''only one'' of Rory’s major ex-love interest she doesn’t get closure with. It could be said that maybe Jess hasn’t moved on from her yet, but Rory definitely did and doesn’t see him as a romantic prospect anymore.]]

* NoRomanticResolution: In "A Year in the Life", [[spoiler:Jess is the only one of Rory's major ex-love interests she does ''not'' get closure with. This did not go unnoticed by Literati shippers.]]

** [[spoiler: Luke and Lorelai ''finally'' decide to get married after nearly a decade together in the Fall episode of ''A Year in the Life''.]]

* NiceGirl: She's a better friend to Rory than Paris is, mainly because Lane is ''much'' nicer. Despite being rebellious due to her controlling mother, she's a generally a very friendly girl who has no problem getting along with people (both boys and girls).

* TookALevelInKindness: Michel is noticeably more mellowed out and kind in the revival, having become Lorelai's closest friend since Sookie moved away. He is genuinely heartbroken when he tells her that [[spoiler: he wants to work somewhere else, having outgrown the Dragonfly Inn.]]

** [[spoiler: The ending of ''A Year in the Life'' implies that Michel might stay at the Dragonfly Inn, as Lorelai decides to open an annex in Stars Hollow.]]

* {{Foil}}: For Jess. For all of his dependability Dean doesn't stimulate Rory intellectually like Jess does, clashing with him for obvious reasons. Dean also is a good fit for Stars Hollow, whereas Jess tends to annoy the townspeople with his pranks and general attitude. In Dean's final appearance he's still in Stars Hollow after a failed marriage and a job in the local construction company while Jess is last seen having written a book and part of the local arts scene where he lives.

* TheCassandra: Despite his own issues, Jess is unerringly good at identifying truths about other people. Examples include clocking that Lorelai likes Luke in their first conversation, calling Luke out for his own inaction, being the first person to question Rory's foreign correspondent dream, and knowing Liz doesn't want Jess to come home. Thanks to his abrasive delivery he's usually ignored. [[spoiler: This is finally averted in season 6 when his pleas to Rory about losing herself lead her to return to Yale.]]

* TroubledButCute: Sullen, broody, a neglectful and borderline abusive mother... but damn is he cute. Post CharacterDevelopment he settles on being just cute.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Rory during Season 2 and 3. [[spoiler: They do but later break up.]] Then again during Season 4, when he's CommutingOnABus, again during brief appearances in Season 6 [[spoiler:and then the revival reignites this trope literally ''minutes'' from the end]] .

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Presumably she and Luke got along well enough to date at one point, and she's very pleasant to the customers at her store, but she's also consistently [[{{JerkAss}} condescending and belittling to Luke about his career, his love life, and his parenting skills]]. She also [[MoralMyopia acts like he has no claim whatsoever to April when it interferes with her plans]], much to [[LackOfEmpathy Luke (and April's) dismay]].
* ControlFreak: To the point that she flips out after discovering that April met Lorelai, Luke's fiancee and her future step-mother, without her permission. Her reasoning is that [[InsaneTrollLogic an engagement isn't stable and she doesn't want April to get attached and then upset if things don't work out.]] [[note]][[spoiler: Ironically, the engagement ''does'' fail, but only because [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Luke having to keep Lorelai separate from April drives Lorelai crazy, breaks trust between them, and seriously damages the relationship.]] ]] [[/note]]

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her insistence that [[MyBelovedSmother April must be sheltered from any kind of shock]] and so [[InsaneTrollLogic Lorelai can't be around her]] results in [[spoiler: Lorelai and Luke's breakup and Lorelai's eventual marriage to Christopher.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: In season 7, it’s revealed that [[spoiler: he lied to Sookie about getting a vasectomy, and she’s now pregnant because she went off the pill without telling him]]. He’s outraged by this until Lorelai points out that [[spoiler: Sookie had no reason to tell him she went off the pill because ''she thought he’d had a vasectomy.'']]

* TheGhost: Her husband, Mr. Kim. Lane always talks about her parent'''s''' but Mr Kim is never seen or heard.

** Mrs Kim has a masterful understanding of Shakespeare (which she reads to 'goof off'), to the point where she quotes a obscure but highly appropriate line of Theatre/HenryVI ("Let never day nor night unhallowed pass, but still remember what the Lord hath done.”) in response to Dave acknowledging his crush on Lane (The quote is the King speaking to a blind man who has regained his power of sight, and it's in essence Mrs Kim saying something between ''Well duh'' and ''Finally, you're seeing her as you should''. It's also a touch of Brilliance as Mrs Kim allowed Lane to attend a Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet play with Lorelai and Rory all the way back in the first season because she thought it was a cautionary tale of young people in love who don't listen to their parents... which is one of the most highly held scholarly viewpoints on the play.
* IronLady: Mrs. Kim runs her antique store and raises Lane in a very strict, no-nonsense manner and often intimdates others with her demeanor.
* MyBelovedSmother: She is extremely strict, and pushes Lane into a life she doesn't want. However, Mrs Kim loves Lane and cares deeply about her. But thinking that Rory might corrupt Lane... well, RuleOfFunny was in play.

* ChildrenRaiseYou: Once [[spoiler: Lane gets pregnant, a lot of Zach's slacker tendencies fall by the wayside as he prepares for the kids.]]

* {{Determinator}}: In regards to dating Lane. After the Bible quest even Mrs Kim was impressed.

* NiceGuy: A friendly person and a caring boyfriend. Even Mrs Kim likes him.

* VirginInAWhiteDress: In the fifth season, when she doesn't have any JerkAss moments and her innocence is played up as [[spoiler:the extramarital affair's wronged party]].

* BlackSheep: To all of Stars Hollow.

* TheCassandra: Despite his own issues, Jess is unerringly good at identifying truths about other people. Examples include clocking that Lorelai likes Luke in their first conversation, calling Luke out for never acting on his feelings for Lorelai, being the first person close to Rory to question if foreign correspondent is the right career for her, and knowing Liz doesn't want him home for the break. Thanks to his abrasiveness and most of the truths being delivered during arguments, he's usually ignored. [[spoiler: This is finally averted in season 6 when his argument with Rory about losing herself results in her snapping back and returning to Yale.]]

* CoolLoser: She's witty, creative, cute, and fun-loving, but sometimes is not allowed to participate in fun activities because of her strict mother, and is insecure about dating boys in early seasons. She also is OvershadowedByAwesome compared to her friend Rory.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's certainly rude, surly, uncommunicative and difficult, but does care about Luke and Rory, and tries to support them though he's too dysfunctional to succeed at first. By his return in S6 and in ''A Year In The Life'', he's much more communicative, reliable and friendly, though his bluntness and snarking remain.

* TeensAreShort: Milo Ventimiglia is actually 5'10", which is the average height for guys. Part of the trick to convince the audience that he was was 17 was to use camera angles to make him look shorter as well as dressing him in slightly baggier clothing. Playing most of his scenes against the 6'3" Luke and 6'4" Dean also helped make him look smaller by comparison and Milo has said that when filming "Keg! Max!"'s big fight scene, what Jess lacked in size, he made up for in scrappiness.

* BookSmart: She's introduced doing a science fair experiment, which wins her second prize. She attends M.I.T. in the revival.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In season 4's "Last Week Tights, This Week Fights", Jess begs Rory to run away with him and be with him ("And I"m ready. I'm ready for this. You can count on me now. I know you couldn't count on me before, but you can now. You ''can''.") -- this is possibly a reaction to seeing Rory and Dean together outside her dorm room as he comes to talk with her. It doesn't make Rory's rejection any less heartwrenching. This comes in the same season as his LoveConfession, which was unexpected, but less anguished.

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** With Lorelai for a while and the town considers their relationship a constant source of entertainment. Much like [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross and Rachel]], this was introduced in the first episode and was not resolved until the very last scenes of series finale.[[spoiler: TheyDo]].

* TheyDo: After a season or two of back-and-forth, she and Jackson tie the knot in the Season 2 finale.

* TheyDo: Spends a few seasons going back and forth with Zach until they finally wind up married.

* TheyDo: Marries Sookie at the end of Season 2.

* AsianStoreOwner: Own the town antique shop.

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* PermaStubble: He is never seen clean shaved.

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* TheChick: She's the glue that helps keep Hep Alien together.