There was a time when I vehemently refused to watch Gilmore Girls. For some time, it was because certain people in my life loved the series, whom I wasn't the biggest fan of, and in turn, I decided not to watch the show. Obviously, I’ve since grown past that.
I attempted to watch the show a few years ago but couldn’t get into it. However, this past year, I decided on one random cold spring afternoon to test it out and see if I would enjoy it. And I must admit, the series has grown on me tremendously, for several reasons. If you’re like me and wondering whether this series is truly worth all the hype, here are three reasons you should watch it.
It’s the kind of show that grows on you
The biggest reason to check out Gilmore Girls is that the series starts slow. Like, really slow, but that’s what makes it so good.
The first episode of Gilmore Girls is really about Rory (Alexis Bledel) getting into a super prestigious private school that could be a fast track to her dream school, Harvard. Her mother, Lorelai (Lauren Graham), struggles to figure out how to afford it. That’s really the core of the first episode. Not much happens.
It’s a basic problem many people face these days. But what makes this show so good is that, while the series starts slowly, you really learn to love the characters. They become like family, and you genuinely want to see them succeed at everything they do. Those slow episodes build into the ones that truly take the cake and become iconic pieces of media years later.
Truthfully, I also think this series is meant for certain times in people’s lives. When I first tried to watch it, I was freshly out of college and had a lot going on. I didn’t really connect with Rory because she was still a teenager, and I was still far removed from Lorelai, so I didn’t really connect with her. But now, six years later, I instantly connected with Lorelai, not because I have a teenage daughter, but because of the struggles of adulting.
It takes time and effort to really grow these connections with these characters. And I truly think that if you give them the time and day, they will deliver in more ways than one. Sure, there have been some mistakes with the story and questionable writing, but it’s still fun.
The cast is seriously stacked
I could talk for hours about Bledel and Graham and their core dynamic as Rory and Lorelai, but that’s what every post about this series has done. I’m going to focus on the rest of the cast instead because, honestly, some surprises come out of here that remind you just how stacked this cast was.
First off, Melissa McCarthey has a main role. Not a recurring role—a full-on, series regular role. She plays Sukie, a chef at the inn Lorelai works for and a close friend of Lorelai. This was before her career really took off with several of her comedy hits later on, but she’s fantastic here.
We also have Jared Padalecki, best known for Supernatural. He plays Dean, Rory’s first real boyfriend, and someone whom we come to know and love over several seasons. Sometimes he annoys us too, but hey, that’s just teen dramas for you. Even so, seeing him in this role, before he became huge from Supernatural, is so much fun.
And my favorite is Milo Ventimiglia. I know him best from This Is Us, a series that pretty much made me cry every week it aired. In the show, he played bad-boy Jesse, Luke's nephew, and someone Rory dated for a bit. Truthfully, he was one of my favorite characters on the show. He was great as a kid, and it shows just how impressive he was even back then.
I also love pointing out Sean Gunn’s role on this show. While he’s known as James Gunn’s brother and has appeared in various film projects, seeing him as Kirk, a strange resident of Stars Hollow, is low-key hilarious.
It truly is the epitome of fall, even during different seasons
I know there are memes online everywhere that always say that when the leaves begin to change, that’s when you watch Gilmore Girls. But there’s a lot of truth to that. While this show spans several seasons, it really does feel like fall the whole time.
And honestly, I think that is because it’s so…warm and cuddly. Like, watching the series is like lighting a candle, throwing a blanket over your shoulders, putting on your favorite fuzzy socks, and eating a takeaway pizza. It’s comfort at its best, and when I think about fall, that’s what I think about.
I can see why this series, with pretty entertaining plotlines, is a comfort show to most. And for this time of year, it’s the best kind of series to get you in the spirit, with nothing to do with scary TV shows or any major horror series. It’s just a mother and a daughter and a special bond. And that’s pretty beautiful.
If you’ve never watched Gilmore Girls, all seasons are available to watch on Hulu.
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