Gilmore Girls is a show revolving around three generations of women – a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter – and how their relationships differ with one another. I first watched this show in fifth grade after I saw my mom watching the revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. She asked me, “You wanna watch the original?” I said yes, not knowing that it would become my new favorite show for the upcoming years.

To me, Gilmore Girls is a very easy thing to watch and enjoy. The show can be targeted towards young girls because of the connection to Rory, who is going through high school and eventually college, but it can also be enjoyed by mothers whose connections can be Lorelai and Emily, Lorelai’s mother. The basic outline of the show, with the endearing relationship of Lorelai and Rory, the lively characters of small-town Stars Hallow, the fast-paced, witty jokes and dialogue, and all of Rory’s cute boyfriends, allows it to be a very glamorized version of real life.

However, not everything is rainbows and butterflies the entire time. There are multitudes of plot points and even episodes in the show that revolve around fighting, mainly between family members. And not all of them are silly bickering either; they’re messy and talk about heavy disappointment, living up to full potential, lack of freedom in a household, and more. Throughout the entire show, there are major feuds, fall outs, and even a few physical fights sprinkled in. That’s one of the main reasons I love this show: it’s ability to be aesthetically desirable and also very relatable and real. Not only does it make the legacy of Gilmore Girls memorable but also extremely rewatch-worthy.

In fact, I’ve pretty much been constantly rewatching it since I originally finished it. Some part of me just can’t not watch it for more than a week. It’s so bad that I’ve memorized a lot of the dialogue even when there’s so much of it. The show brings me an absurd amount of comfort, even if it’s just on in the background while I’m doing my homework. I love watching it and seeing the development and introduction of certain characters and plots. There are so many things about Gilmore Girls that I could talk about for hours, and finding the podcast Gilmore To Say has made me even more annoying to be around when the show is mentioned because it made me think about the relationships between the characters even more than I already had. 

Overall, Gilmore Girls is a show that brings me serenity whenever I am feeling down or anxious in my life. It brings me back to the time in my life when I first watched it; where I had no worries other than whether or not I was going to go skating with my friends later that day. I can’t dedicate it all to the show, but I think watching it has made me appreciate my own mom a lot more and that has made us a lot closer over the years. My school motivation levels have also grown by seeing how dedicated a few of the characters are in achieving their goals. Even though the show is not for everyone (my brothers for instance, who mock me endlessly for watching it so often), I do think that it’s a great show, especially for both mothers and daughters of all ages. If you’re considering watching this very aesthetic yet real show, I would definitely recommend it.