Gilmore Girls: Why is now is the perfect time to check into Stars Hollow?

There has never been a more soothing time to check into Stars Hollow for a Gilmore Girls binge-watch than right now. Get your coffee cups ready.

Let’s be honest, 2020 has not gotten off to the best start. We’re only three months into the new year, and already we’re dealing with a global pandemic. That’s why I’m officially prescribing everyone who is reading this article with a seven-season binge of Gilmore Girls.

Luckily for all of us, Stars Hollow has its doors open 24/7 for the foreseeable future. I live in fear of the day Netflix loses the rights to Gilmore Girls but that’s not something I’m going to worry about right now. Instead, it’s time that all of us get some coffee, get enough junk food to go into a sugar coma, and some pizza (with extra cheesy bread, please, Pete).

I’m the type of person who basically leaves Gilmore Girls running in the background at any time of day. It’s the ultimate comfort show. Watching it feels like sinking into a hot bubble bath with aromatherapy candles surrounding me or curling up under a blanket with fairy lights twinkling and rain falling outside while a fire roars in its place.

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If you’ve never seen Gilmore Girls before, then you’re in for a treat, and I envy you. Watch Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham play a freakishly connected mother-daughter duo as they navigate their personal, professional, and romantic lives.

The show begins with Lorelai and her daughter (also Lorelai but nicknamed Rory) Rory learning that Rory has been accepted to a snazzy new private school called Chilton. The only problem is, Lorelai can’t afford the tuition on her own. She winds up asking her estranged parents for financial help, which comes at the cost of Friday night dinners — a phrase you will forever associate with Gilmore dinners after watching this show.

See, Lorelai had Rory when she was only 16-years-old, and her parents wanted her to get married to Rory’s father, Christopher, to raise the baby. But Lorelai rebelled against their wishes. She and her parents, particularly her mother, Emily (played by the phenomenal Kelly Bishop) butted heads often.

That’s the gist of how the show begins, but watching it is a journey. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll grow alongside the Gilmore girls from multiple generations, from Rory to Lorelai, to Emily. Plus, you’ll get to know the lovable, quirky town villagers from Stars Hollow. Who will be your favorite? Sookie? Jackson? Kirk? Cat-Kirk? Babette? Taylor? The list goes on.

Plus, you’ll finally be able to get involved in the never-ending question of “who was Rory’s best boyfriend or did she just belong with Paris?” debate that pops up on the internet every other day.

Finally, you can see the career beginnings of people like Melissa McCarthy, Chad Michael Murray, Milo Ventimiglia, Jared Padalecki, Matt Czurchy, and more!

If you have seen Gilmore Girls, then go revisit your old pals. I promise you won’t regret a rewatch. If you’re out on the road, feeling lonely and so cold, all you have to do is call my name and I’ll be there on the next train.

For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC’s website or the website for your state’s Department of Health.

All seven seasons of Gilmore Girls and the revival are now streaming on Netflix.