rory & paris (176)

[@missvanillary]

"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me". I love this quote! Gosh I love Paris.

[@ilikefood4482]

For some reason it makes me appreciate all these things I have right now in the moment

[@sensereference2227]

She is quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson.

[@peterisawesomeplease]

I want to know what the stalin quote was lol.

[@ViguLiviu]

@@sensereference2227 Thank you for giving me the source of the quote.

[@cmrwrite]

@@sensereference2227 Thanks

[@supertuna9525]

Rory actually seems at home in the school as a teacher more than in the news rooms. Her headmaster was right on the point.

[@jesusdelcanto9715]

What brings in even more questions about Chilton's quality as a school than those raised during the original series. Rory is completely lost in ther life at this point, she has no career at all, no goals and doesn't feel responsible at all for all this. I don't think she is very much qualified for this. And Charleston offers her a teaching position??

[@beckyy584]

@@jesusdelcanto9715 Rory held a great reputation as a Chilton alum how would Charleston know she was broke? He saw her article in the New Yorker and assumed she was well off financially. Another reason he offered was that journalism is super competitive now and this would be a great backup.

[@jesusdelcanto9715]

@@beckyy584 as you say, being a good journalist, something Charleston could assume by reading her article, doesn't necessarily make you a good teacher. The same could apply to being a good high school student (?) On what grounds does he believe that she would be a good teacher for the school he runs? To me, this man in this context continues the long tradition of people who praises Rory more than what she really deserves.

[@beckyy584]

@@jesusdelcanto9715 oh yeah Rory is definitely overrated. He saw she was poised and well-spoken as a leader in high school and Yale so he was easily reminded of it here. Plus she wasn’t in prep school all of her life and was able to adjust to a Chilton. Hiring her is an opportunity to have a teacher emphasize with other transfer students.

[@dagameplayer]

​@@jesusdelcanto9715 I think Head Master Charleston simply liked what he saw from Rory as she spoke to the class here enough to want to hire her. So no he wasn't just overly praising her for little reason like some of the other characters in the show did throughout the seasons. It's not like he offered her the job right away after all. Instead he only made the suggestion then encouraged her to go back to college once he saw that the idea interested her. It's not a lot to go off of but when you have a natural gift of being able to bond with students such as Rory displayed in this scene combined with her own experience at said school. I'd say that's a pretty good recipe for success combined with getting the rest of the experience needed by completing her education. As a teacher I'd imagine Rory would do things her own way, but she'd also mix things up based on her own experiences there with such teachers as Mr. (Max) Madina. I'd say she'd end up being a pretty well liked teacher much like he was. She'd bond with the girls somewhat like she did with her mom at home, be tough but fair much like her grandparents, and...well I'm sure Luke would also be some kind of an inspiration as well. She'd be teacher of the year just as much as Stars Hollow natives wanted her to be their Ice Cream Queen.

[@leezagutierrez3720]

Paris is so much funnier than Rory, I actually laughed with her.

[@rebeccasiegel1230]

Love Paris 💘 😻

[@lauriecarson6483]

Paris is high strung.

[@ianbrewer4843]

@@lauriecarson6483 very

[@lauriecarson6483]

I laugh at her not with her

[@user36able]

The reaction we all have to Rory in Year In the Life is exactly how Emily and Richard reacted to Lorelai in the pilot. We remember a smart loveable teenager who had a bright future ahead of her (in one episode Richard says Lorelai was the smartest in her class) who made stupid decisions, became distant from us and then became a grown woman who is way more disappointing than the person we expected her to be. Yes the details are different- Lorelai was managing an inn, Rory doesn’t have a solid career or relationship- but the sentiment is the same. Begrudging acceptance of the present, while bittersweetly reminiscing about what could have been.

[@mohamedamineelbakkal8390]

She’s in her 20’s her life can’t be perfect all the time. All people “disappointed” in her forget that she’s still young and learning and she still has so much to accomplish. I’m not saying that all the decisions she made are right but they are much more realistic than if she had a smooth path with no challenges. Yes she had privilege. Yes she had potential. Yes she screwed up many time. Yet, she’s human for god’s sake. People give her way too much of a hard time whenever she does something that doesn’t match her personality WHEN SHE WAS SIXTEEN. I prefer a realistic multidimensional character who doesn’t always act as I expect and whose life doesn’t go as I would imagine because that’s how real life is.

[@user36able]

@@mohamedamineelbakkal8390 I absolutely agree, I do think people’s response to Rory is overly harsh, and that it misses the point of the series (both the original and the revival) that we always have room to grow and improve, since nobody ever really “finishes” growing up. My comment above was more about a specific type of response to Rory that has become popular within the fandom, rather than my own opinion necessarily. But I agree with you - you can support her as a person without necessarily endorsing her past actions and behaviour

[@potocatepetl]

@@mohamedamineelbakkal8390 She was not in her 20s! She was 32 in the movie. At that time one should have at least a plan or at least a bit of a stability. She had nothing. No money, no place to call home, no career, no panties apparently. 32 is a bit too old for that. She can of course still come back from it if let's say her book would be successful, but given the topic, how high is that possibility in our time? 20, 30 years ago, maybe. But who reads now a book about mother and daughter? She might make enough to have a decent life, but her best bet at this point is to become a teacher. She is though to proud to accept it... She was trully disappointing. As Miss Patty said, she was chewed up and spit out by the real world. Reading books is nice, but real life is different and can be though, especially if you want a successful career. That needs a lot of work and sacrifice and Rory never had her priorities straight (except as a child). She always saw life like a romantic movie or a book. And unfortunatelly it is not.

[@Eleanor-Freya]

@@potocatepetl literally in this clip there were her accomplishments. And nobody is a millionaire at the age 32. So she still has plenty of room to keep it going and keep accomplishing.

[@lauriecarson6483]

@@potocatepetl alot of 32 year old don't have their life together. She can't predect how her life will turn out. No one is perfect.

[@justtamara1278]

Paris was always my role model. I’m glad they didnt f her up like they did rory. But I mean tbf we all knew paris was going places lol.

[@peterisawesomeplease]

They didn't f up Rory's story. It was perfect. One of the best character arcs I have ever seen in television. Yea her life got fucked(sorta) but the charter arc was breathtaking in the revival.

[@justtamara1278]

@@peterisawesomeplease I mean ig they showed how overachievers who always get praised mostly turn out. Cant take a criticism and cant handle rejection. It was quite sad seeing how everyone treated her as a child fed her up for life.

[@lauriecarson6483]

@@justtamara1278 struggling is part of life and going from job to job and being lost. You will see in the future that the real world is nit good

[@lauriecarson6483]

@@justtamara1278 your young you will find out hard that no one is perfect not even you.

[@silviabeatricevaretto9449]

Yeah, but I found useless the fact that her wedding is on crisis.

[@katnisseverdeen4ever]

“Now I’m not in the habit of quoting Joseph Stalin” I literally can’t..lmao

[@cootumrebel]

But it seems that Stalin "inspired" Paris. A subtle push for communism, huh?

[@vinnymaria1056]

I love Paris is doing well with her life.

[@IrisDMNT1]

She deserves it after her crazy plan (she rarely slept that time) once she graduated from Yale.

[@MagnificentFiend]

But she's not? Her marriage has broken down. Her work rules her life. Worst of all, she's repeating the pattern her parents set of not raising her children but instead leaving them to nannies.

[@gabriellaangel9693]

@@MagnificentFiend but she's become a MD, a lawyer, and an expert on neoclassical architecture

[@gabriellaangel9693]

@@MagnificentFiend also, what's wrong with leaving kids to nannies?

[@MagnificentFiend]

@@gabriellaangel9693 I didn't say she was a complete failure. In several ways she's very accomplished. Even so, she's reproducing the dynamic her parents had with her (parenting outsourced to paid staff). Don't you remember how lonely and miserable the young Paris was because of the distance between her and her parents that her upbringing led to?

[@RebeccaDziwulski416]

I am so disappointed in Rory’s story. Such a riches to rags story, her mom is far more interesting

[@tashadevine687]

I totally agree

[@lauriecarson6483]

Rory story as part of life. She cant predict how her life will to for her. Struggling is part of life. This show tells what really goes on in real life. No life is perfect.

[@peterisawesomeplease]

Thats because Lorilia is the hero of the story. Rory is the villan. And this was true long before the revival.

[@lauriecarson6483]

@@peterisawesomeplease oh bull shit. Grew up and quit your crying

[@francescamendoza336]

Same here. I know people always say it's realistic, but come on it's pretty clear to see that the revival was the storyline they intended for the original series. The problem is so many years have already passed and it doesn't work

[@julianowakowska5140]

Gosh, I would love to watch a series focused on Paris

[@dinajazairli7600]

Oh my gosh I lost it when head master Charleston said please don’t when Rory stepped out 😂

[@stanford0711]

Paris was a shining light in an otherwise bleak revival

[@lauriecarson6483]

No she wasn't

[@mavirr_crazylittlegirl8902]

I love how Paris is so concerned about the students

[@JessY_8]

Rory-"I have to take this" Headmaster-"Oh please don't"

[@rachel5924-z9h]

😂

[@Readingindarknesss]

And that’s why I find him one of the funniest characters! He doesn’t meam to be funny!

[@nadimabbas4093]

I loved watching Rory and Paris visit their old school Chilton for an alumni reunion🫂 Headmaster Charleston really is the best teacher for Rory

[@lauriecarson6483]

The heart master wasn't a teacher.

[@andreasol9899]

Rory could be a teacher.

[@My_eyes_hurt]

Boring and uninspiring?

[@silviabeatricevaretto9449]

If they make another serial, I hope she will be staying there as teacher

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@My_eyes_hurt Are you talking about your life

[@msushi98]

I aspire to be Paris Geller.... minus the Stalin admiration

[@lauriecarson6483]

I hope not your kids would never like you

[@sunflowers2469]

I would rather be friends with Rory, but I’d rather listen to Paris’s Ted Talk 💯💯💯🤷🏻‍♀️

[@elaineweinberg7094]

Paris is one of my favs.

[@andrediaz2748]

Pairs was right about life!! Life is gonna bite you in bed in or out of bed and you have you pick yourself up and it's not easy not one bit.

[@lauriecarson6483]

Paris life isn't that perfect

[@andrediaz2748]

@@lauriecarson6483 but she had a plan B. Rory didn't.

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@andrediaz2748yeah okay.

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@andrediaz2748 Rory did have a plan B she is writhing a book watch again.

[@CC3193]

It was never obvious to me that Rory loved music.

[@lauriecarson6483]

You didn't pay attention to the show huh?.

[@springtime6069]

this comment makes me laugh

[@knightwoman6595]

Get Masters, teach at Chilton, publish Gilmore girl book, marry Jess, Rory needs a Luke and that’s in Jess.

[@lpshunter9392]

Wait.. I honestly wish to see Rory teaching

[@damsykl]

She would have been an amazing teacher. English teacher perhaps

[@minaveljovic9662]

"Sorry, I need to take this." "Oh, please don't."

[@RossieMarrie]

I love Paris

[@danyd6064]

In the revival,Charleston was more gentle. In the series,i didn't like him

[@potocatepetl]

He was afraid of Paris :D Plus, they weren't pupils anymore, so he had to treat them as equals.

[@mlp4ever585]

I think part of that reason is because I'm pretty sure every teacher has fond memories of most students and that when you see someone after a long period of time apart you kind of miss them (in most circumstances, there are always a few) and because of that you are more empathetic and generally more gentle.

[@sarasarah3404]

Love it ty

[@madeleinereads]

I don't know if there will ever be more Gilmore Girls, but if so, I would love to see Rory teach at Chilton.

[@Readingindarknesss]

I think headmaster Charleston is one of my favorites! I know he’s strict and rigid and not stars hollow but I find him hilarious! Because he’s not even trying to be funny! Like in this clip! I have to take this. Oh please don’t! He just makes me cackle!

[@Solitude1990]

Rory would be the perfect teacher, even maybe professor at some point. She missed her calling, because journalism was never it

[@CC3193]

Rewatching this clip now & I realise I’d have loved Paris as a teacher!

[@blueghost6]

Paris was such a awesome character. I love how she absolutely crushes being Paris in this thing. -- I also love the principal. I liked him in the original. Seemed like such a kind, practical and wise man. I love how he walks into Rory's speech, just to admire a former ace student.

[@lauren9004]

❤️

[@susmitanayak2101]

What's the age of rory and paris in this episode?

[@evilieeemia7779]

32

[@Readingindarknesss]

Another thing. If he and Richard were friends, why wasn’t he at the funeral? We hear that they friends but we never really see it. I mean… they missed a golden opportunity to have lorelai be forced to have thanksgiving with him!!

[@shalynnchafin4377]

Paris back away from the kids very slowly

[@christina6760]

Episode and season?

[@lindseycassella3015]

It's from A year in the life revival after the original series.

[@lpoco0006]

composing class? wtf no

[@SarahFrederick-vl2lq]

Paris is too funny but rude to the students.