History YMMV / GilmoreGirls

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked better as friends or while still in their early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all as their were too different and immature, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: in fact, the two do begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

** Logan. A JerkWithAHeartOfGold, TroubledButCute PrinceCharming? Or an entitled, self-centered douchebag who does nothing but drag Rory down with him? [[spoiler: ''A Year In The Life'' which has him lose all of his Season 7 development and cheat on his fiancee with Rory gives support to the second interpretation. However, his fans of course ''strongly'' turned on this writing move, complaining it was simply a ''very'' cheap and forced way just to diminish Logan’s character and his growth in the original series and prove his detractors right, saying he (and, by extension, his love story with Rory) deserved ''so much'' better.]]

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked better as friends or while still in their early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all as their were too different, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: in fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

** Viewers are supposed to see Lorelai's parents as uptight, judgmental rich people, but they are sometimes right about her irresponsibility.

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still in their early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all as their were too different, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: in fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

** Logan. A JerkWithAHeartOfGold, TroubledButCute PrinceCharming? Or an entitled, self-centered douchebag who does nothing but drag Rory down with him? [[spoiler: ''A Year In The Life'' which has him lose all of his Season 7 development and cheat on his fiancee with Rory leans more towards the second interpretation. However, his fans of course ''strongly'' turned on this writing move, complaining it was simply a ''very'' cheap and forced way just to diminish Logan’s character and his growth in the original series and prove his detractors right, saying he (and, by extension, his love story with Rory) deserved ''so much'' better.]]

** Logan. A JerkWithAHeartOfGold, TroubledButCute PrinceCharming? Or an entitled, self-centered douchebag who does nothing but drag Rory down with him? [[spoiler: ''A Year In The Life'' which has him lose all of his Season 7 development and cheat on his fiancee with Rory leans more towards the second interpretation, although his fans ''strongly'' turned against this writing move, complaining it was simply a ''very'' lazy and forced way just to diminish Logan’s character and his growth during his three-season stint in the original series and to basically just prove his detractors right, saying he (and, by extension, his love story with Rory) deserved ''so much'' better.]]

** Despite having Palladino serving as showrunner again, ''A Year in the Life'' was maybe received worse than season 7 among the fandom, who was so unsatisfied for what the writing gave to the characters and the stories (in particular regarding Rory's ''worrying'' derailment, both her two major and popular ships with Jess and Logan, depending on which side of the ShipToShipCombat you are, and [[spoiler:her pregnancy]] at the end) that most came to say they prefer the original series ending, pointing the revival as pointless and useless, if not even harmful, and thus deciding to completely ignore its existence.

** Subverted by ''A Year In The Life'' where ASP has full control, but the reactions have been mixed to bad, with many even praising the series finale over the events of AYITL, especially the ending and the Famous Last Four Words.

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still in their early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all since their were too different, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: in fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still in their very early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: in fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

** Despite having Palladino serving as showrunner again, ''A Year in the Life'' had maybe a worse result than season 7 among the fandom, who was so unsatisfied for what the writing gave to the characters and the stories (in particular regarding Rory's ''worrying'' derailment, both her two major and popular ships with Jess and Logan, depending on which side of the ShipToShipCombat you are, and her pregnancy at the end) that basically ''everyone'' came to say that they prefer the original series ending and that the revival was pointless and useless, if not even harmful, deciding to completely ignore its entire existence.

** Logan. A JerkWithAHeartOfGold, TroubledButCute PrinceCharming? Or an entitled, self-centered douchebag who does nothing but drag Rory down with him? [[spoiler: ''A Year In The Life'' which has him lose all of his Season 7 development and cheat on his fiancee with Rory leans more towards the second interpretation.]]

** Jess. {{Jerkass}} who treated everyone, including Rory, like dirt? Or does his HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood and [[DiagnosedByTheAudience undiagnosed mental illness]] offer an explanation for his behavior? [[spoiler: The {{Jerkass}} interpretation is less popular as of ''A Year In The Life'', as he's actually retained his Season 6 character development, has his life/career together and manages to be more mature than Rory, Luke, and Lorelai put together most of the time.]]
** Christopher. Charming, likable guy who made some mistakes in his past but is genuinely trying to make up for them? Or whiny ManChild who cannot get himself together and/or step out gracefully of Lorelai's life when he's clearly making it worse? [[spoiler:After Rory goes to see him and tells him about Lorelai's wedding, he tells her that he's learned his lesson about staying away.]]

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still in their very early days as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

** Despite having Palladino serving as showrunner again, ''A Year in the Life'' had maybe a worse result than season 7 among the fandom, who was so unsatisfied for what the writing gave to the characters and the stories (in particular regarding Rory's ''worrying'' derailment, both her two major and popular ships with Jess and Logan, depending on which side of the ShipToShipCombat you are, and her whole pregnancy plot) that basically ''everyone'' came to say that they prefer the original series ending and that the revival was pointless and useless, if not even harmful, deciding to completely ignore its entire existence.

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still at the very beginning as a couple, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last: fact, the two begin the 2016 revival back together, but after literally ''10 years'' they are not married yet and even going through ''another'' crisis, so…

*** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked betters as friends or while still at the very beginning, but since they weren’t capable to keep the relationship steady at all, apparently they were also not meant to be and thus to last.

** To be fair, Luke and Lorelai's relationship was pretty well-received initially and popular when they were actually together throughout Season 5 and the first half of Season 6, plus fans were happy when they got engaged. It was only when the writers threw in the angst of Luke lying about April, Lorelai sleeping with Chris and their breakup during Season 7 that people turned on the relationship. It was more the pair worked well as friends and a couple, just not as exes.

** Despite having Palladino serving as showrunner again, ''A Year in the Life'' had maybe a worse result than season 7 among the fandom, who was so unsatisfied for what the writing gave to the characters and the stories (in particular Rory, her two major ships with Jess and Logan and her whole pregnancy plot) that basically ''everyone'' came to say that they prefer the original series ending and that the revival was pointless and useless, if not even harmful, deciding to completely ignore its entire existence.

** Judging by fan reactions, ''A Year in the Life'' may also have this result in some corners of the fandom.

** {{Justified}} in that she was raised by a very strict mother who influenced her views of sexuality (to the point of deciding to wait until marriage, despite her generally rebellious nature), and had only just gotten free of said mother when she managed to get pregnant (''with twins,'' as she later find out) after a single bad sexual experience.

** Also Rory regarding her career: [[spoiler: yes it sucks that her journalism dream isn't going the way she wanted it to, but it ''is'' a very tough field and she's apparently spent the last ten years floating around cherry-picking whatever articles interest her, complains about being "broke" despite her inheritance from her grandparents and makes little effort to get steady work. When she has an actual meeting for a job, she comes in totally unprepared, spending the preparation time looking for her interview dress, and then starts insulting the woman when they don't hire her because she's unprepared. When she's even given a pitch for an article, she skips out halfway through because she didn't want to do it.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: Lorelai delivers a preemptive speech about how upper class youth feel entitled to everything and can do anything they want. [[spoiler:Rory steals a yacht at the end of season 5 and isn't on speaking terms with her mother for about half a season. And Richard and Emily defending Rory to the Huntzburgers after Mitchum tells her that she "doesn't have it", given Rory's personal and professional (or lack thereof) behavior in the revival.]]

** Similarly, the revival takes a lot of jabs at millennials, in particular with the mockery of the Thirty Something Gang portraying them as unemployed pathetic layabouts...somehow missing that a huge portion of their target audience are from that generation and don't enjoy being the butt of the jokes. (Especially with the external context that young people are struggling with jobs and housing because of the impact of the Great Recession not because they're off having milkshake-drinking competitions like the Thirty Something Gang are).

** Lindsay. One one hand, being the woman married to the man the town darling worships can't be easy and characters treat her as disposable. On the other hand, Lindsay does expect Dean to drop out of school, work longer hours, and then complains that she's bored at home alone, instead of going out and getting a job.

** Jess. {{Jerkass}} who treated everyone, including Rory, like dirt? Or does his HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood and AmbiguousDisorder offer an explanation for his behavior? [[spoiler: The {{Jerkass}} interpretation is less popular as of ''A Year In The Life'', as he's actually retained his Season 6 character development, has his life/career together and manages to be more mature than Rory, Luke, and Lorelai put together most of the time.]]

** Jason Styles, Lorelai's love interest in season four, has sensory issues that make him unable to sleep in a luxurious bed or next to a woman. He doesn't want to be in noisy restaurants or around a lot of people. He has trained his dog to act like furniture and obey the command "a little to the left".