Emily Gilmore is manipulative | season two edition

[@kierralovestv]

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[@j.m251]

Really disliked Richard (not a fan of the parent that does nothing, plus he has said rude things too and was just annoying, and he had the nerve to hang with his ex behind Emily’s back), but Emily had a way at making my skin CRAWL like that woman was evil fr

[@Heather-ip8sd]

Real

[@chrystianaw8256]

Same

[@Jasmine-rm8nh]

The look of resignation lorelai has every time her and emily actually bond and then emily snaps at her to get back at the status quo of having a traditional (in her mind) mother/daughter relationship is heartbreaking.

[@smithereens7105]

Lorelai is literally goals. She has a successful business, great friends, a nice house in a nice town and she's a single mom on top of it. What she was able to accomplish is amazing. And she found a guy like Luke? Dream life. I hate how people around her acted like she was such a fuck up or a dirty secret all the time. It's ridiculous.Emily would rather Lorelai make all the same choices as her and be miserable than make her own and be happy because then it would force her to question her own life

[@Eph_Wilson]

Lol, you get it! Honestly, most of Lorelai's problems come from her parents' existence. Most of the happy stuff in her life happened independent of them.

[@lauriecarson6483]

I agree

[@christinehaley8097]

Good insight. Emily had trouble looking within and ecepting.what she saw.

[@zarlashtkhan3740]

@@smithereens7105 I think Emily once spoke up on how lorelais command over her life scares her because she wasn't able to follow her heart the same way

[@loveforgwenandblake]

i can’t believe that people really think that lorelai is the one that ruined their relationship

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah I'm quite surprised about that

[@lauriecarson6483]

Everyone only see how Lorelai behavior is toward Emily but ignore Emily bahvoir towards Lorelai.

[@katevenhorst1723]

Emily is a toxic blend of “respect is given because I’m your mother, not because I’ve earned it” and “I know better than you”. Emily doesn’t want to learn or look inward, she so firmly believes that she’s in the right that she truly feels she’s done the right thing when she tells Luke to go back to her and thinks everything should just be ok once they get back together, as if she was the sole reason Luke and Lorelai got back together when she was the one who sabotaged their relationship in the first place…I mean, my god. I can’t believe if my own mother could see how happy I was in a relationship with a man like Luke, how happy my own daughter was about the relationship too, and Emily does not care one iota about her genuine happiness and invited the father of my child to come and try to “win me back”, to give Christopher false hope. It was awful.

[@sierragarza7854]

I was looking for this comment. it’s absolutely INFURIATING seeing Emily break them up and still expect Lorelai to want to come to friday night dinner. then when she realizes Lorelai isn’t coming back she goes and basically demands for Luke to get back together with her. Emily expects everyone to just do what she says no questions asked. and when they do get back together she acted like they should be thanking her for reuniting them!

[@tiffanygrever8092]

But she did it for her own good lol.

[@oooh19]

Yea plus Lorelai was an adult she should get to live her life it’s not like she’s a junkie or something

[@lauriecarson6483]

I agree

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I can't wait until you get to the later seasons like when Rory is living in the pool house and she starts participating in the DAR. Emily truly felt like a puppet master then and she even sees Lorelai in Rory at one projecting her fears.

[@katevenhorst1723]

18:04 Not saying or doing anything is very on brand for Richard Gilmore. Yes, Emily can be manipulative and terrible, but when Richard’s mom visits she is openly mean to Emily and Richard laughs off her every criticism like it’s nothing. As his wife, I would feel totally brushed to the side and not supported at all. He should have shut down his mother ESPECIALLY when he knew she never approved of Emily (i.e. the letter Emily discovers once Richard’s mother dies).

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes totally agree Richard should had stand up for his wife the way his mother was acting was so disrespectful

[@lauriecarson6483]

Richard dont even stand up for Lorelai when Emily is attacking her or controlling her. The way Trix treats Emily is the same way Emily treats Lorelai.

[@Theendlesstoil]

Emily can't recognize that Lorelai has agency over her own life. She values her more as social capital over her relationship with her. And whenever Lorelai shows she has agency Emily lashes out.

[@oooh19]

Yeah but then why do so many people view having your own opinion as disrespectful? It’s not surprising that you’d have different opinions than others though especially your folks

[@meaganscarlette1279]

My grandmother was an Emily and my mom is an Emily light. Watching Gilmore Girls for the first time was when the light bulb went off, I could clearly see the manipulation and how it related to my own relationships. I will always love the show for helping to set me on a course to heal my own trauma. Thank you for creating these videos, it feels like having a conversation with a good friend 💕

[@kierralovestv]

Thank YOU for sharing some of your story, really happy to hear people are actually getting something out of these videos :) also did you just say “Emily light” like “light ranch” ???

[@meaganscarlette1279]

@@kierralovestv I sure did 😂 diet Emily didn't have that ring to it

[@kierralovestv]

@@meaganscarlette1279 😭😭😭 DIET ty for making me laugh 😂😂🤍

[@VonnieBeGood]

When you said "how do you sit up there and know that your wife is like that towards your daughter and don't do anything or say anything?" I just stared at the screen. That hit hard. My stepmom was emotionally abusive towards me and my dad always defended her behavior and made excuses for her. Meanwhile, I don't talk to either one of them anymore... so I guess I'm a bit of a Lorelai (sans child.)

[@angelaholmes8888]

Sadly I know that feeling my father way emotionally and verbally abusive to me and my brother growing up I haven't spoken to him in almost 20 years

[@Aelffwynn]

Omg so few people talk about that scene where Lorelai goes to Emily to explain why she didn't share her news. Thank you. I love/hate that scene. It makes me shed a tear almost every time. If I'm in the middle of a rewatch and not really prepared for feelings, sometimes I'll skip it because it's too heavy. The fucked up dynamics at play are too real. (Lauren Graham is a powerhouse, and it's A CRIME she didn't get more leading roles after GG.) Side note: I thought the jokes Lorelai made about the painting of Rory were kind of hilarious. Rude, but hilarious. Your point about Emily showing up when Lorelai is acting like her. I got chills. I think it also applies to the scene after the debutante ball where Lorelai says: "People of means see what they want and take it" without consideration for others...and then she proceeds to take Luke's pie after he says to wait. It's funny but also illustrative of her hypocrisy. And I like your interpretation that Jackson was being used to speak to the theme of manipulation. That's an interesting take. I think Luke is used to highlight this at times. His remarks about colonization and consumerism are funny but true. Lorelai and Rory think they're against the shallow consumerist entitlement of Emily and Richard, but they do it in their own way too. (This is one of the only reasons I liked Logan in later seasons-- he really shows how Rory isn't above it all. And calls her out for it.)

[@idzymi]

me in 2019, watching Gilmore girls for the first time: Oh, Emily acts exactly like my grandma, so she is such a good grandmother, why does everyone treat her like that?! They all are rude and disrespectful and she is a great and generous person. me in 2022, after 3 years of therapy and these 2 videos: Oh, Emily acts exactly like my grandma. Oh, shit... THANK YOU!

[@kierralovestv]

🤞🏽 Ty for watching

[@BreezusSneezus]

I feel like you've really hit the nail on the head here. There are sooo many people who grew up in toxic families but haven't had the time, distance, or education/therapy to realize these people who they thought were loving were actually quite abusive. I mean I get it; we all want to believe we were loved and taken care of by the people whose job it was love and take care of us, and it's very painful to realize that isn't true for you, but at a certain point you have to wake up and except reality or else you're almost certainly doomed to repeat patterns and become an abuser yourself.

[@BreezusSneezus]

Also good on ya getting the help you needed to come to those realizations and shift your perspective 👏🏼 It's hard work but the reward is sooo worth it.

[@kellyjohn7768]

Girlllll I love the Sponge Bob references lol... I love the show too. Emily is nice to Rory because Rory is the daughter she wanted imo

[@kierralovestv]

THIS

[@tiyabear]

Can I just say this series is so validating? So many people call Lorelai ungrateful or selfish but if you’ve ever dealt with an Emily Gilmore IRL you know strict, strict boundaries are the only way to go.

[@sourcreamshawty]

i started watching gilmore girls for the first time a couple months ago, and when i was first introduced to emily my jaw was on. the. floor. emily is an exact replica of my grandmother (just a little less rich) but the resemblance is uncanny. my mom also had me when she was in her teens and my gramma treats my mom just how emily treats lorelai, but my mom and i live with her which makes for a hostile environment 24/7. i also have a horrible relationship with my mom which is why i think i try to live vicariously through rory... but nonetheless gilmore girls is one of those shows that will always have a place in your heart (at least for me), especially if you relate to it a lot

[@BeStillandKnow0000]

Emily is emotionally unfulfilled in her marriage but everything is Lorelai's fault... And they are very status oriented so bearable level of unhappiness is okay for them, but they do lash out to people below them (the maid, etc) Thank you for a mature and nuance take on Gilmore Girls!

[@byarinicole4893]

I just finished season 2, as this is my first time watching the show entirely, and you’re analysis is spot on. I can always spot manipulation and I feel like the show is making it VERY obvious with Emily. What I didn’t realize entirely is how Emily affects Lorelei. Sometimes I say to the screen to Lerelei, ‘just say no!’ or ‘you dont have to apologize’, and now it makes more sense why she acts the way she does. It’s definitely deeper when you read between the lines. I can’t wait to rewatch the show when I’m finished and I look forward to your videos to come. Please take your time, this stuff can be heavy!

[@fish_n_chipz]

Emily may be the archetype, but honey Patrick was the BLUEPRINT

[@kierralovestv]

THIS

[@chibicelina]

I needed your channel and your break down of Emily. There is so much truth to what you are saying. And no even when you confront a toxic person it doesn't change things or make things better. It is RARE when a toxic person changes foe the better. If YOU never had to deal with a toxic person you are blessed.

[@chibicelina]

And also realizing that Lorelai is getting this toxic parent x2 and or outside family help.

[@lainsloth]

Emily treats everyone like an extension of her own world, she just experiences life like everything is hers to own, to control, to shape, whereas she should be treating others like worlds apart, to discover, to understand, to cherish. And I still don't know how much of it is her fault, and how much is residual trauma that she also suffered (i.e. with Richard's mother). I guess, the real beauty of this show is that every character is portrayed with some inner conflict, and it also demonstrates how hard it is sometimes to grow out of a cage made up of our own emotional scars (which is frustrating to watch too sometimes).

[@BeStillandKnow0000]

omg, i'm commenting so many times because i keep on having new ideas as i move through you videos... and yes, narcissistic family has a problem with individual thinking, you can't think for yourself, it's a betrayal to the agreed upon thought. what shocks me is how people react towards emily, even the actress herself despise what the character symbolizes, so she concludes that people like her character because of her natural charm as a person instead of the character itself... and yes, i can't blame her, she plays the character so stylishly. but i also think that a lot of people don't look that deep inside these character dynamics... they just see it for the pretty pictures and sense of nostalgia.

[@camilovesyou13]

I love this series talking about the mother daughter relationship between Emily and Lorelei. I have this with my own mother and I finally laid down a boundary with her for the safety of my soon to be daughter instead of running off like I always did. I really do feel and understand Lorelei. My mother of course hates Lorelei and loves Emily.

[@miraino15]

22:07 that is the most frustrating thing. Great video.

[@sparklyunicorn5431]

THIS. this is why I relate to the show. The times my mother has done that, it is devastating. I can't imagine the pain that I would feel if it was ALWAYS that way.

[@isaw9035]

I think Rory stayed with Dean because she was always told she was the nice one. And breaking up isn't something that makes you feel nice

[@m3rl1n4]

Growing up I always felt something was off with my relationship with my mom. I wasn't able to pinpoint what it was but even as a kid I felt somewhat of an emotional disconnect. When I first watched Gilmore Girls I was able to identify many, if not all, of the symptoms. My mom is a combination of Emily and Mrs. Kim; in her means to protect me she went completely overboard due to her fears of my getting hurt or sick, especially being the first child. Nowadays she's more Emily than ever, spouting constant verbal microagressions, lashing at me in frustration, giving me the silent treatment when I did something wrong or stupid. You name it. The worst part is she's AWARE she's the most narcissistic and egotistical woman when she gets in an irritable mood but of course, she'll never change. Difficult at her age (she's 69) but still, it's frustrating to see she feels nothing wrong with her toxic ways. I know I'm not perfect, I'm super flawed myself. But when her negative side is out in full force she has the ability to make you feel the worst person on the planet, and I've almost always been the one on the receiving end of her wrath. I always say it's her superpower. 😒 Anyway, I didn't mean to vent but I guess I needed to do it. Thank you so much for all your Gilmore Girls videos but especially for your Emily ones. I know I'm not the only one with a narcissistic mother but to hear someone using her platform to say it out loud it makes me feel less alone, validated and, most of all, understood.

[@OfficialSTJones]

What’s interesting is that there’s never a single detail about Emily’s parents and siblings (does she even have siblings?). We really don’t have a back story on Emily at all. Thank you for doing these videos! It is so insightful and helpful in understanding people like Emily!

[@kierralovestv]

They mention her sister in the episode where Rory makes the frozen pizza at their house while looking through photo albums but they never bring her up again

[@OfficialSTJones]

@@kierralovestv thank you! how on earth did I miss that? You would think as many times as I’ve seen it that I would know that 😂

[@janiceandthomas]

I love these analysis videos. Kelly Bishop really played Emily well. Emily was so manipulative and infuriating in those earlier seasons, but I really grew to love her cause of her character growth in AYITL

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah I really enjoyed Emily in a year in the life

[@aster_0000]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this video because I felt the same exact way with Emily because OMG.. The amount of times Lorelai was put down by Emily and what I hate about Emily is that when she did stuff behind Lorelai’s back and made relationships that Lorelai had shatter she made it like it was her fault and didn’t put it on herself. Obviously when Lorelai snapped at her Emily got mad and made herself the victim in the situation even though Lorelai was the victim. And when Lorelai doesn’t tell her something to Emily or does something behind her back she looses it and always says “why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped?” Like you know Lorelai is a grown ass adult, she has her own house, her own inn, her OWN LIFE, and you dare ask her such stupid questions. Like she has her own life. Like I’m sorry that I don’t tell you things, but I know how you are going to treat me. And with the relationship with Emily and Lorelai was that Lorelai had to act or be the jester in every situation she was in to make Emily shine. It was the main reason why Lorelai moved away from her. And do you remember the episode where Emily and Richard were finding a house in Stars Hallow and how panicky she got and tried her best to convince Emily to not move in. But this is how I saw Emily and Lorelei’s relationship all in all.

[@adelinepresley5312]

Oh DAMN I remember watching this first episode and realizing how toxic my mother was, and the description of imposter syndrome is soooo spot on - it threw me off and I needed to write this comment because I’ve been struggling to understand why I feel so anxious anytime I’m close to success… and it’s partly because my mother was always so disapproving and never satisfied. I need to be careful not to recreate her patterns in my own relationships.

[@kierralovestv]

I wanna applaud you for being self aware and trying to move in a positive direction *sending a virtual hug* 🤍

[@charlottewilliams6032]

Pls pls pls do an episode on how dysfunctional Sookie and Jackson’s relationship is

[@minimalcat1987]

Omg SO dysfunctional.

[@Aelffwynn]

I'd love to see that. Someone I know compares her relationship to theirs, as if that's something to be happy about? I'm like yeah they love each other, but they communicate so poorly and try to control each other all the time. And the yelling at Davey because "that's how he'll learn"? And the getting mad at Lorelai and Rory for not being mind readers? They are WEIRD.

[@valh3503]

I’ve never thought of their relationship before. How were they dysfunctional. Super curious

[@Aelffwynn]

@@valh3503 the most egregious examples: sookie tries to coerce Jackson into a vasectomy. And then Jackson doesn't get the vasectomy, doesn't tell her, she goes off the pill without telling *him*, and then she gets pregnant.

[@charlottewilliams6032]

@@valh3503 the best examples are the ones LF pointed out, another one is being unable to communicate about how many kids they wanted. Jackson blames Lorelai because Sookie completely misquotes what Lorelai says, where she actually advises her to talk to him about it.

[@DiaryofaDitchWitch]

I thought I was in the fandom but I’m dumbfounded to discover there are people who think Emily is anything but toxic. Thank you for the series, very validating for me rn x

[@rayray7847]

Thank u ssoo much for making these videos !! They're really informative and interesting , I've always thought that Emily was an interesting character and a really good representation of generational trauma and narcissetc mothers . Also Richard's inability of seeing how horrible she is to lorelai is very accurate , he only sees how manipulative and controlling she is when it affects him .

[@catladyy666]

my father is quite like emily. i’m currently watching the second season of gg and i catch myself seeing and hearing things from emily that i’ve been hearing and seeing from my dad my entire life. legit war flashbacks lol if my dad was a rich white woman i think he would be emily. anyway, it’s very hard to overcome a manipulative parent and the dichotomy of loving them (after all, they’re your parents) and all the scars they gave you. all this generational trauma and everything. my father haven’t spoken to me for three weeks bc he’s a conservative and i’m not. he’s giving me the silent treatment and 5 years ago, i would be feeling so guilty rn. so sad, feeling like a very small person and might even back down and come crawling back to him, just trying to make everything better at all coasts, make him love me at all coasts. i’m not gonna say it doesn’t hurt, but if you, like me or lorelay, are struggling with a narcissistic/manipulative parent, you have to put your feet down (if you can). don’t feel guilty for all the traumas your parents choose not to deal with. stay healthy and know that everything is going to be okay 💛

[@kierralovestv]

I completely understand, and any growth at all is good and something to be proud of. Very proud of you for having the strength to stick to your own beliefs, it’s not easy to stick to them especially when everyone is telling you you’re wrong. Tysm for sharing

[@simpelwitch8656]

Also I feel like she was stunned from a young age and that’s why she’s so childish I think that because she was forced into dinner parties and frilly dresses that she wanted no part of and because her parents were forcing her into these situations she learn from a young age to not trust her parents so she started to back away and then Emily only wanting to help using the only way she knows how makes more and more rules for her until she runs away because she can’t handle it anymore so I think that she stayed young to cope with all of her trauma that she doesn’t want to deal with or can’t deal with because her parents don’t want to

[@angelaholmes8888]

I wasn't surprised that lorelei didn't immediately tell Emily first because of there strained relationship plus she was also scared of her mother's disproving of the engagement

[@MarnieGolde7]

Having gotten to Season 7 for my first time, I can safely say my favorite character in this show is currently Kirk. Everyone else needs to figure their ish out. Stat.

[@nichebaby30]

Have you ever talked about how in the beginning, specifically that time Luke took Lorelei to the hospital to see her dad, Emily seemed to be PRO Luke and Lorelei and then she suddenly switched it up? Or was that just the beginning or a manipulative move?

[@nthsa04]

@@nichebaby30 This! I was very confused why Emily switched up from being suportive to an evil destroyer of their relationship. She didn't even say sorry when Lor and Luke got back, it's so frustrating 🤦

[@abbigailcarr2725]

Thank you for another installment! So pumped

[@kierralovestv]

Ty for watchinnn ☺️

[@goddezshakti3583]

You're so very right I've watched a series I don't know how many times through now and I never tire of watching it and every time I watch I pick up on something I didn't before whether it be a metaphor a small detail and the storyline a joke except I love your videos of you breaking down the Gilmore girls it's become one of my new Happy places please don't stop I love your videos you're making me want to go binge watch the show all over again and a lot of people feel controversial feelings and mixed feelings about the reboot but I absolutely love the reboot too and yes I am pro season 2 of day in the life

[@richwitch5940]

Throughout the series the Friday night dinners were always usually my least favorite part of the episode even when they were drama filled or important to the plot because of the way Lorelei is always uncomfortable being there and Emily is the worst every time and usually the saving grace is Rory

[@fabiolaj92]

As the daughter of a narcissistic mother - thank you sincerely for the work you put into this film. The episodes about Emily's manipulations are fantastically done 👏 You did a great job of explaining the Emily - Lor relationship

[@spicykiki4414]

I really appreciate you making this video! I think i may have consumed every GG video essay out there and i love how you're creating more! Also thank you so much for adding those sound effects! It may have been a teeny tiny thing but it made all the difference for me 💓

[@kierralovestv]

Tysm for watching 🤍 and I’m glad to hear that, I’m constantly tweaking things trying to figure out what works so ty

[@a-go-go19]

When you went on the SpongeBob/ Patrick/Box tangent I immediately thought of when Emily literally taunted Lorelei with what was in a box. In that case, it was the potential wedding gift for Lorelei and Max that she refused to give but still, what a coincidence.

[@barttrodd7918]

👏👏👏 I made it that far in the video lol 😆 I always assumed the setting up of the DAR meetings was meant to be a joke because it’s never mentioned again 😆 I still think Emily has flaws but at least she tries (unlike Chris’s parents who do not care about Rory). But Gilmore Girls is all about inheriting family trauma. We never meet Emily’s parents but I assume Emily grew up under a controlling mother. Hence the cycle continues. I imagine that if Rory wasn’t the perfect teenager than Lorelei would have had just as many fights with her. In fact, I think Rory’s obsession with being a good girl comes from her mom so again the cycle continues of being shaped one way or another by your parents.

[@Carolina-kc8lr]

My person doesn't have to be in the same room to stress me out, just seeing a call from them, or even thinking about how to tell them a truth, or having to reword something to their liking is stress enough.

[@MsPaint1]

you’re right about needing the break in between, whew 😮‍💨 this was heavy tbh, thank you for sharing your thoughts

[@esteehanvey5647]

this show is a constant trigger but I still love it. Emily reminds me a lot of my mom and Lorelei’s self sabotage tendencies reminds me of myself

[@alyzu4755]

LOVE this! The SpongeBob comparison makes so much sense (and yes, SpongeBob should be brought into as many discussions as possible 😊). Also, take whatever time you need for your videos. They're always high quality. Take care of yourself, first and foremost. ❤️❤️❤️ (I also grew up with generational trauma, and had a parent who scoffed at therapy and any form of self-care. I didn't tell them about going to yoga and meditation classes when I started them at college. It wasn't until I was bulimic, then anorexic, then ultimately suicidal that they acknowledged that therapy could be helpful.)

[@kierralovestv]

Hi again! Tyy bc I was like… is this too ADHD of me? 💀& it’s sad that the stigma of therapy prevents some people from getting help I feel like we all need therapy in the world, especially nowadays but even nowadays it can be such a taboo subject.

[@jeannie101]

i love these videos! Literally my faves! i think it would be cool to see a Richard one, even though he didn't have too much of a "big" role compared to emily or luke, but i think it would be cool to see his influence on lorelai and rory

[@Alexharmonyyy]

You should do a season 3 and more! I love this show and these videos are so interesting

[@nicolegulino]

This is why I can't stand the revival. It seems to want to shift all the blame onto lorelai the way the viewers and Emily do. Really don't understand the perspective and writing decisions in that wretched show.

[@angelaholmes8888]

God I hated that they did that 😡🤬

[@nicolegulino]

@@angelaholmes8888 it was fan service nonsense in the most roundabout unrealistic contrived way like it was a parody of the original and quite frankly an insult.

[@jsmith8904]

Excellent video! Really enjoyed your insight.

[@kierralovestv]

Ty!

[@hollybock8463]

“ You don’t know this yet but life is not supposed to be this hard.” Meredith Grey

[@saraalmahdy1204]

you are so articulate and observant. i live for your content!! thank you thank you thank you

[@connorbabylon5957]

Emily is kinda like my mom, controlling and no self reflection, but I guess my mom also kinda is kinda like mrs. Kim because she controlls Lane to protect her. That's why I like those two so much

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Thanks for this vid. It’s so validating to how I feel about these characters’ relationships too. I am glad Lorelai grew away from them.

[@sur_un_nuage]

was waiting for this

[@kierralovestv]

Thank you for coming back for another one

[@MyAGChannel-qf1ci]

This video is fantastic, thank you so much

[@kierralovestv]

Thank you for watching 💕

[@joymbombokayembe6635]

I love your Gilmore girls videos😩💗

[@kierralovestv]

Tysm

[@justabitofamug6989]

This series is really making me rethink gilmore girls and the role Emily plays in it, loving it

[@azuryazury5824]

i rewatched this show and found out Sookie is not bossy , she just have ADHD

[@theonlyenekoeneko]

Your channel is so good. I’ve watched Gilmore Girls so many times through and currently really interested in all the analysis videos on this show, and I’ve watched all of yours several times now. I think this show is comforting to me because of it being one of the rare shows out there showing this toxic parent child dynamic between Emily and Lorelei which is reflective of many of my experiences. I guess it makes me feel less alone. I hope you keep going with this series and all the other GG videos ❤

[@gilmore_girlsx]

We need to give a round of applause for Kelly Bishop she played Emily beautifully the faces, her voice tones she did fantastic playing this character I can't imagine anyone else playing Emily it just seems so wrong.

[@kerriethompson2073]

I just realized that my brother is Emily! He never asks he demands! Drives me crazy! He never acknowledges my feelings or opinions. Needless to say I'm not speaking to him right now.

[@j.m251]

Yes, it used to bother me that I could not be able to depend on my mother and had to look elsewhere (now idc, but man does it take time to get to this point & I still have decided she’s not one to go to)

[@a.d.rmarie7895]

So glad I found your videos - thank you for sharing your outlook and perspectives!

[@PGHDude]

I can across your channel due to your Rory video (I love GG). I’ve stayed for the Emily videos. Great stuff. Would you ever consider doing a character profile of how horrible Xander is in Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the same way?

[@charmedblondie4]

Yes, please! Viewers and the writing are always making excuses for him, he rarely, if ever, feels the consequences of his actions, and he's so self-centered I feel like there's no way that many girls would be friends with him irl.

[@PGHDude]

@@charmedblondie4 seriously! I HAAAATE Xander so much!

[@angel5sos544]

Hello I love your Gilmore Girls content. I was wondering if you would/could do a video on Emily's relationship with Richard's Mom. That will be an interesting video.

[@Eph_Wilson]

We could hate on Emily all day, the problem with Gilmore Girls is that it was built around the conflict of relationships between Lorelai, Rory, and Emily (hence the title - she's one of the Gilmore Girls), so they couldn't let Emily change too much without risking the premise of the show itself.

[@abigailelizabeth4729]

Soooo I have Mom like Emily. She’s wealthy, thin, my first bully. Etc. She told my daughter at three that she was “getting fat.” Then my daughter screamed at her. My Mom had the audacity to turn to me and ask why she was screaming 😑. (My daughter has never been fat. She’s ideally pretty actually. Everybody loves her.) She loves my Mom and I don’t separate them, but I am very wary of my Mother. She buys stuff for my daughter all the time, which is wonderful. However I’ve had to stand up to her many times. She can be very mean and uses money to sway people around her a lot. She hates my small house but in times like these, I’m proud to have a house. She also used to fuck with my job interviews when I lived with her because all the jobs were beneath our family. I just needed to work my way up in life and she wouldn’t let me start. I was and am very stunted at times… and my sister committed suicide instead of turning to my mother for help. Which says a lot. Fuck. It hurts. I’m a grown up but my inner child will always be in a little bit in pain.

[@DemonSmack]

🕊 yes hello, am little dove Thank you for the new content

[@DemonSmack]

I also relate everything in life back to SpongeBob, iconic tbh

[@kierralovestv]

Hiii again 💗 ty for coming back

[@potatomojca9067]

you seem like such a great person!💕

[@j.m251]

“She doesn’t even have a job” idk the way you said it made me choke

[@j.m251]

Huh, still feel as though lorelai’s praise of Dean still influenced Rory’s decision to stick it out with him. She talked this man up 24/7 and Rory cared about her mom’s opinions and doing the right thing. Lorelei didn’t see how dean was (getting angry and whatnot) or feel what Rory felt when she saw or spoke to Jess, but she expressed her opinions at all times on how dean was good & trying

[@j.m251]

Like, I don’t feel as though Lorelei is wrong in the Lorelei and Emily relationship at all. I’m team Forget Emily, like no matter what she said or did I couldn’t stand that woman fr. But, I don’t see how saying Lorelei played a role in Rory’s relationship means the opposite or takes away from Lorelai’s relationship due to Emily here.

[@kierralovestv]

I do feel like Rory valued her opinion bc they’re so close but people often blame Lorelai for EVERYTHING that went wrong with Rory that’s moreso what I was referring to in the way that people try to hold Lorelai accountable much more than they hold Emily accountable for her part in how Lorelai processes emotion and it feels unbalanced.

[@kierralovestv]

I agree with her influencing it (I absolutely don’t believe it was on purpose, I think she sometimes probably forgets just how much her opinion matters to Rory) because even in season 3 she tries to make it very clear to Rory to not make life changing decisions based off her. She harps on that in alot of the episodes

[@danishson97]

27:45 Well, since Emily is apparently a warbler, I think it makes a lot of sense.

[@mildred1741]

I just found your channel and love your content!

[@sandrae2398]

You opened my eyes to so much lol

[@entertainmenthell2396]

That makes sense. Down below. 6:27 6:29

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Did I like every decision Lorelai made. No I did not, but I loved her arc throughout the series. Lorelai did become more confident in her abilities and allowed herself to stand up to her parents. I also felt that Emily in later seasons did try to be better for her daughter because she did not want to lose that relationship and when Rori quit Yale, I liked how Emily and Richard tried giving her nice opportunities even if they should have encouraged her to go back to school. I feel as Emily got better, they did make Richard a stand in for her and he got more manipulative and vindictive. I also felt he can be horrible to Emily at times which explains her situation. He had no problem when his mom abused her. He belittled her work even though he relied on it for his status and snuck things on Rori without talking to anyone. For example, I think Emily just wanted the tour of Yale. She did not approve Richard getting her a last second interview that Rori had no time to prepare for.

[@maytalacedo20]

this is a well-done video by the way this is interesting.

[@courtneygazlay9329]

Love the analysis but just thought I’d throw in how much of Emily needs to be explained in the context of class. Emily isn not pathological as we can see by her character development after Richard dies, but she can’t give Lorelei what she needs bc Emily herself was never taught any emotional intelligence/regulation. I’m their circles family is just financial and contractual obligations (and the social obligations that go with that).

[@not_a_tanuki1989]

girl, feel free to do your content at your own pace :) it will be appreciated regardless, but your sanity is most important

[@kierralovestv]

Really appreciated seeing this, thank you 🫶🏽

[@jessicamckay0514]

So good! Subbed.

[@maytalacedo2942]

I will give credit to writers who show not everyone is black and white sometimes their mistakes is their doing while other times it's not entirely their fault but the other person is and makes it seem like it is bcuz of manipulation. Emily is a complicated character who had her own issues which I get why she's like this but that does not mean I excuse her actions on how she acts around her daughter and granddaughter.

[@darfalina]

it made perfect sense

[@kierralovestv]

Ty!

[@tiffanygrever8092]

I like sponge but couldn't stand Patrick and loved sandy cheek's.emily I think ment well but thought her daughter and grand daughter needed to be governed and it didn't matter that she was a grown woman and Rory played both of them to get what she wanted.

[@layanisapig]

you should start a podcast if you haven’t already!

[@xoltacueponi]

"everybody here has seen spongebob" guess it's time to finally watch spongebob

[@m3rl1n4]

LOL I felt like even more of an outsider when she said that. I've seen some Spongebob scenes but I never sat down to watch it. Either I wasn't in the demographic or I was simply never interested in it.

[@stephjovi]

Just for the record, this person watching on a tablet,has never watched SpongeBob. I have however just finished rebinging season 2 and I just noticed for the first time evee that Rory kissed two other guys while dating Dean. She's always been a cheater. And there's joke's that I only just get. Harold Shipman, Leopold and Lobe.

[@jellybuns5041]

..do people really hate Lorelai? I love her so much. I hope to have her strength one day 🥹

[@Bluebox87]

Emily IS manipulative. She's done some very questionable things. That doesn't mean she's entirely evil or doesn't have a good side, or that you can't love her as a character. What makes her so interesting is how complex she is.

[@valh3503]

Will there be more season 2 Gilmore girl content

[@kierralovestv]

Yes indeed 🤍

[@valh3503]

Yaaay. And your SpongeBob reference made perfect sense. So I liked the video.

[@kierralovestv]

Thank you!

[@Raneemhydar]

My mom is the emily

[@sophiafreewoman3352]

Of course, Emily Gilmore is manipulative. People, who try to not see that and make Lorelai the brat, show big flying monkey alert signs.

[@Yupthatsme_7D]

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[@byarinicole4893]

👏🏽

[@entertainmenthell2396]

What did you mean when you asked what a Coming Out / introduction to society type ball was? Almost everyone has heard of them - I literally just watched an Australian 80's miniseries yesterday Set In The 1930's or something and a character announced she was having one...

[@bunny_koo]

I look forward to these videos sm 🫶🏻

[@kierralovestv]

This really made me smile tysm 💕

[@bunny_koo]

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