Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore (Photo : Twitter)
"Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is asking fans to stop focusing too much on Rory's (Alexis Bledel) quest to finding the right man for her.
In an interview with TIME, the creator said that Rory's relationship is only a small part of the revival. "It's just a small part of who Rory is. Rory didn't spend her days thinking, 'Who am I going to end up with?' Rory was much more concerned about, 'How do I get that interview at the New York Times?' It's a natural thing: People love romance. Romance is an element of every show on air, including 'The Sopranos' or 'Breaking Bad,'" she said.
"Sometimes I wish that the Dean and Jess thing weren't so prominent because in the grand scheme of Rory's life, who her boyfriend was when she was 16 years old is such a small event. I don't begrudge people the excitement of Jess and Dean. But they were there to show Rory's evolution as a character. She picked certain boys for her depending on who she was at that moment. It was part of her character. It was part of her development that Dean was her first boyfriend, that Jess was the boy that diverted her attention. Then she wound up with Logan, and God knows where she's been since then," she explained.
Meanwhile, Sherman-Palladino said that she's happy the fans are debating on who Rory should end up with because this means that they are looking forward to the revival. However, the creator stressed that there's so much more in store regarding Rory and her mom Lorelai's lives.
"The fact that people love them and are excited about them is great. It' just such a small part of who Rory is. I don't see people debating, 'What newspaper is Rory working for? Did she win a Pulitzer yet?' It's all Dean and Jess. Dean was 16 years old when they dated. Everybody should go back and think about their boyfriend at 16 and the reevaluate whether that should be the focus of the conversation," she concluded.
"Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will premiere on Netflix on Nov. 25.
