What's your favourite Gilmore Girls scene?
... or how I spent the last ten minutes chuckling to myself.
My chain of thoughts was interrupted today by a colleague asking me what I was thinking about. I’d been away with the fairies, a dappy smile on my face. ”Favourite pizza”, I replied - my go-to - but actually I was replaying Gilmore Girls scenes in my head.
What’s your favourite scene from Gilmore Girls? It’s a difficult - possibly impossible - question to answer. Favorite in what way? For all the reasons you’re here reading about a show that ended five years ago. Something sweet but honest? Something that gave you a perspective on growing up or parenting? Some inspired kookiness that just made you laugh when you needed it? Perhaps all the above. I like a challenge and I’m not scared of getting shot down. So here are my close contenders:
From the pilot, Lorelai and Rory argue, then simultaneously put on Macy Gray’s CD. It’s amusing and clever and perfectly pitches us the overlap in their temperaments.
Luke’s horoscope and declaration: He’s all in / “Would you just stand still?”
Stars Hollow’s fairwell to Rory, where Melissa McCarthy is barely holding it together
“Hole. HOLE. Hole – dirt… bed, dirt? HOLE.” I’m paraphrasing here.
But in this thirty second window between typing and posting, if I had to pick my absolute favourite scene, it’s Lorelai sweeping pizza crusts under the sink – and getting caught by Rory. It’s got their role reversal, abuse of the kitchen and it’s just a damn funny thing to do.
Too hard? How about two favourite scenes from your top ten?
Anyone else wonder how bad the takeout from Al’s Pancake World really is? I only ask because I’m hankering for a chow mein sandwich right now.
What’s your favourite pre-credits scene?