Gilmore Guys: A Guide

    If you're up on your news then you're aware of the exciting upcoming event; that's right the Gilmore Girls revival. In light of this upcoming phenomenon I thought I would discuss the Gilmore guys and my expectations for how they should interact with the well-loved Gilmore girls.
   First we'll explore Rory's boyfriends, one of which is rumored to be who she will end up with in the much anticipated revival. Let's establish right here that she shouldn't end up with any of them at this point in time. The exception is if was has been in a relationship with one of them (a specific one that I'll explain later) for most of the missing time between the series ending and revival.
  Rory's first boyfriend Dean provided a nice first boyfriend for her but their relationship would have been much better if they had not continued it long past its expiration date.  When they date the first time Rory treats him horribly when Jess enters the picture and that was unfair to Dean. An argument can also be made that Dean is emotionally manipulative for breaking up with her when she doesn't say "I love you" back to him. I don't think he was intentionally trying to manipulate her and was genuinely surprised when she didn't express love for him but I do think it was a dumb reason to break up, especially since they were teenagers that should have been avoiding trying to forge such a deep emotional attachment. The fact that they were indeed teenagers does explain (in part) his stupidity in wanting to be in love and consequently upset by the lack of reciprocation. However, he does not grow out of this youthful immaturity as demonstrated by his marriage and then affair. Rory and Dean barely made sense as teenagers but they really don't make sense as a couple as adults.

     Jess. Jess accomplishes what Dean has found so illusive, which is Jess grows up and improves himself to become someone that is compatible with Rory. Unlike Dean, he was not a good match for Rory at any point during their weird courtship and subsequent relationship. He is understandably upset to be dumped in Stars Hallow but he proceeds to take that angst out on everyone, including the least deserving of his anger: his Uncle Luke. He makes almost no effort to be nice to Lorelei, and only does so after Rory begs him to do so. He steals her book and writes in it as part of the intrigue that leads to Rory's crush on him. This is not cute. This does not show that he is Rory's intellectual equal. This is a blatant disregard for her possessions and for books. Inexcusable. Jess's declaration of love is even worse than Dean's. He does so after abandoning her and then he promptly leaves. Again. Not  an ideal boyfriend. The argument can be made that after he grows up he could provide an ideal match for Rory but that would take place off the air and would be unconvincing because we would not have seen the transformation.
    Logan starts out with quite a few faults that made him an ineligible suitor for Rory but he does grow out of them as he dates Rory. My biggest issue with Logan isn't actually how he started out on the show or that he sleeps with other people when he thought they were broken up. It's that he talks Rory into his point of view a few times in a manipulative way. She starts a discussion with a clear perspective and then ends it befuddled as to how she ended up agreeing with Logan. That bugs me. I don't like the idea that he so easily talks her out of her emotions. Overall, Logan is likable and I think it was obnoxious the way Rory turned down his proposal. Throughout the show they make a big deal out of not getting married young, when there is nothing wrong with the ages the "young" characters get married (with the exception of Dean who was not ready). If they reconciled relatively soon after she turns him down then their relationship in the revival is the only acceptable one. If they reunite during the revival that would not be acceptable because Logan was ready to get married and would have moved on by now.
    Luke is clearly the best match for Lorelei, but again only if they have been together since the end of the series. It would be sad if by this point in their lives if they didn't have an established life together.
   Hopefully, the revival gets everything right and it adds to this beloved series. No matter what I will be in front of my televison with ample snacks and watch every second.