Top 10 Times Rory Was the WORST on Gilmore Girls

[@MsMojo]

You've been asking for this one... and we listened! What do YOU think is Rory's worst moment? Let us know below!

[@trinaq]

Definitely stealing a yacht and sleeping with a married Dean would be high contenders!

[@matthewbaduria]

It's gotta be not going to stars hollow high.when she goes to a private school.that what it's started.

[@cduni95]

Stringing Dean along while she was into Jess.

[@TheMarkmcr]

Proving herself to have no sense of empathy for her own mother by saying "you didn't go to college, you wouldn't understand" and "you have no idea how bad it was" after moving out of richard's place.

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@matthewbaduria oh bull crap.

[@Harrian2014]

Lorelai calling Rory the other woman was great. She didn’t hold back and it was well deserved.

[@amylynnsgraphics]

Lorelai may have "made her mistakes" in her youth, but she never slept with a married man. I don't get why Rory was so beloved that people overlooked her serious personality flaws. I mean nobody's perfect but what bothered me is that she never OWNed her mistakes but instead would double down.

[@amylynnsgraphics]

@@yz1691 yikes! I forgot about that! I didn't like sherry but she didn't deserve that

[@lillybill10]

@@yz1691 i don’t think they were married, they were actually in the process of breaking up, until sherry called with news of her pregnancy

[@lillybill10]

@@yz1691 ohh sorry yes i wasn’t sure! also i didn’t mean it was ok for them to do that, i just thought they were breaking up, mistake on my part. did you mean at the time of sookies wedding was when lorelai and chris got together? or is it another time i’m forgetting

[@lillybill10]

@@yz1691 no but the pregnancy was an accident, christopher told lorelai that he and sherry were going through a rough patch and he was starting to look for an apartment and that’s when they got back together. at the wedding chris and lorelai and rory were excited to be a family again, until he got the call and he decided to marry sherry so that he could actually be there for his daughter since he missed out on rory, so no he and sherry were not even engaged yet

[@mystikceleste]

The one that I hate, that wasn’t on here, is the first time Dean and Rory break up. Instead of telling anyone why, she lets the entire town blame Dean and think he’s a horrible person.

[@Idk-oe9tc]

EXACTLY OMG

[@leca2104]

Exactly, and a I hate what she do whith Deam after dating Jess.

[@Idk-oe9tc]

@@leca2104 exactlyyyy

[@MercurialMoon]

I mean tbf the real reason they broke up was a little too personal to tell everyone in the town. Plus she was still hurt herself and in the process of grieving she barely had time to think about anything else.

[@10293]

@@MercurialMoon Doesn’t mean that she should’ve let Dean be the town punching bag

[@piperrobb2346]

Skipping school to visit Jess and missing her mom’s graduation should have at least been mentioned.

[@newageBoundhippie]

and the irony is that she got worse over time while Jess got his act together and became a much better man than she really deserves

[@lim4275]

That’s what I thought too. I would have put that in the top five.

[@JP-ve7or]

To be fair, she's so awful it's hard to remember everything! 😆 They could have replaced the study tree bit with missing her mom's graduation though.

[@josiahstearns9615]

@@JP-ve7or hahaha too funny and sadly true.

[@shirleygaray7215]

It was awful and heartbreaking to see :'( but to be fair, it wasn't Rory's entirely fault, who would've known that the bus would be late. At least, she was sincerely sorry and was willing to accept the punishment, but (in my opinion) Lorelai forgave her too easily

[@Dani-so5mg]

Gaslighting Dean while flirting and cheating with Jess was really bad too.

[@isabelacosta938]

That's true but dean is also the WORST he's obsessive, possessive and has rage issues going on. Not to mention that he doesn't have anything in common with rory. She was only 16 and that was her first relationship and first love. It's natural that she was confused and didn't know what to do once she started to develop feelings for another guy. Sometimes people are too harsh with rory.

[@shayla106]

@@isabelacosta938Sure…You say people are too hard on Rory but call Dean the worst. No bias there.

[@isabelacosta938]

@@shayla106 I'm literally of the few people pointing out his mistakes. Rory receives a massive hate compared to him and other characters in the show that are just as problematic as her.

[@RandomCarrot2806]

@@isabelacosta938 If your boyfriend or girlfriend was lying to you, flirting with other people, stringing you along and not reciprocating your feelings, wouldn't you go a little mad too? Obviously I agree that Rory's actions doesn't excuse Deans, but equally, Rory doesn't get consideration or sympathy just because her boyfriend she was emotionally cheating on and distant with didn't react perfectly to that. But Rory is a main character AND threw the first stone so narratively she's to blame.

[@isabelacosta938]

@@RandomCarrot2806 I would get sad and hurt, not mad, then eventually breakup. Dean can't breakup because it's an issue of male territory, not a matter of loving rory. I am not saying that rory is right, even if it's an age to make mistakes. The point: Dean saw her more as an award or property, instead of love interest. His approach to women appeared in nuances way before Jesse arrived in stars hollow. It's not surprising how he treats Lindsay, someone that was always trying her best to make him happy. In a heavier show I am sure there would be domestic violence in that marriage. Dean is just the portrait of fragile masculinity.

[@sofiashrestha7582]

Well everyone makes mistakes but one thing annoying about rory making mistake is her attitude. She takes no accountability for her actions. That's the problem.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes exactly she never takes responsibility for her mistakes and finds a way to play the victim card

[@frankieseward8667]

@@angelaholmes8888 indeed. I can tolerate a well meaning klutz as long as they can learn. Rory is worse than a well meaning klutz.

[@snoozyq9576]

Everyone makes mistakes is entirely different from just proving to be a shitty selfish person again and again and never gain any self awareness

[@dalewall3726]

Big difference between mistakes and bad choices. Sleeping with a married Dean wasn't a mistake, she knew he was married, it was a bad choice.

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@dalewall3726 and Dean told her it was over when it wasn't

[@carolinechadwick7163]

The problem with her was that no one ever gave her any criticism and she was treated as the golden child who could not do wrong. She wasn’t prepared for any rejection, like what happened with Mitchum. She had no resiliency and she acted like the main character all the time ( I guess she kinda was but idk)

[@ronniestar8762]

nailed it! Ive seen it growing up myself and in kids today, wrapped in cotton wool and constantly told they are "amazing" never receiving an sort of criticism when they do face criticism or rejection they have a major meltdown...

[@kellibradley]

100 percent

[@tammiepage6489]

People can criticizing that she didn’t have any criticism before but that’s because there’s nothing for them to criticize about the situation where they need to criticize her

[@ronniestar8762]

@@tammiepage6489 didnt she homewreck? that needs criticism cos its a douche thing to do

[@davidsumner7604]

I think a big problem is that she had an absentee father. Yes, her father loved her and did try to make time for her, but he wasn't living in the same house, Rory didn't see him that often, and he formed a new family with another woman. Luke doted on her too much and also could be a positive role model but was in no position to apply discipline. This show does a really good job of displaying how detrimental single motherhood is to a child's development. Lorelei did the best she could but without a strong father figure, Rory falters.

[@trinaq]

Although Mitchum WAS being a jerk when he told Rory that she wasn't cut out for journalism, he turned out to be 100% accurate. She did completely unprofessional things, such as failing to prepare for a job interview, and fall asleep whilst interviewing a subject.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yep he was so right

[@cedricjones7560]

And the way she reacted to it- stealing a boat and dropping out of yale definitely proved him right!

[@FionaApplewright]

THANK YOU you are totally correct.

[@AirQuotes]

Was he being a jerk though? She was just upset he told her the truth

[@AlohaLowah]

Sooo agree!!!

[@fatimanabizadah9752]

She manages to ruin all her mom’s big moments in life such as missing Lorelai’s graduation by hanging out in NY with Jess, Ruining her mom’s inn opening by sleeping with Dean, ruining her mom’s get together with Luke and not being there when she gets engaged with him. She also always complains about the grandparents to her mom and never defend herself, letting her mom taking all the heat.

[@kmillion9586]

She also told her mom she was pregnant ON LORELAI'S WEDDING DAY!

[@diegoiunou]

and to think that was the ending envisioned by ASP, kinda twisted@@kmillion9586

[@angeliprimlani9389]

Don’t forget demanding that her mom let her write about her life even though she knows Lorelei doesn’t want that.

[@evanstallard1515]

I think kissing Jess while she was with Dean should have been at least an honorable mention. Jess was a fan favorite, but Dean didn’t deserve to be treated like that.

[@lauriecarson6483]

OMG she was being a teenager.

[@evanstallard1515]

@@lauriecarson6483 did you watch the video? regardless of what age she is Rory Gilmore is always a serial cheater

[@starryizu3678]

@@lauriecarson6483 what does that have to do with anything? Kids at that age should realize firm right and wrong. It’s because of those “excuses” is what led up to Rory being what she ended up being..

[@jennielleresurreccion9838]

dean gave him a car and she shooses jess😭

[@aestheticallypleasing2099]

@@lauriecarson6483 Yeah, as a teenager that’s Rory’s age, I wouldn’t say that absolves us from cheating. It’s inconsiderate, most people over the age of 9 would know that’s wrong.

[@trinaq]

As a teen, I wanted to be Rory. Now, as an adult, I'm glad that I'm nothing like her. The revival really ruined her character, and who thought that the entire "Forgetting about her boyfriend Paul" gag was ever funny?! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@joshuahecht6866]

Thank god your not that Villainous Rory Gilmore Hopefully you are a good person who looks out for others and knows right from wrong

[@newageBoundhippie]

seeing as my name is Paul and I spent 20 plus years straight being ignored & rejected, I just found that whole running "gag" offensive and unfunny. Took me from having a tiny crush on Rory to feeling just how bad that poor guy had to have felt 😢😢

[@LittleDove2774]

I felt so bad for Paul, what a terrible gag, really spoke volumes about the narcissism of Rory that you would have thought she’d grow out of. And all this is coming from a die hard Gilmore Girls fan! IMO there were many missed points of complexity for Rory’s character in the revival.

[@daniellewalker256]

The revival tried to make a lot of really not funny things funny. Like, when did they sit and make fun of fat people in the original show? I don’t understand why they would take a bad character and make her worse as she gets older.

[@jamesmendonca2900]

I am glad I never watched the show, having to follow a selfish, insecure character.

[@josefk7437]

Rory was a good cautionary tale about gifted kids. She spent her high school years and childhood being told how super smart she was. Rory got perfect grades and Yale and it was effortless. When people stopped being impressed by her pile of books, it turned her world upside down. She seemed to think she was born smart and did not do anything that she was not good at right away. Mitchum Huntsberger turned out to be right.

[@josefk7437]

@@Austenfan177 I don't see a conflict between being a literary lover and being good at math. Rory could have been a literary lover and still excelled at math. The unrealistic part was that it was effortless after the first season.

[@prissyla25]

Agree! But I think it is the charm of the show... It's not fantasy, there are a lot of rorys at real world. And zhe is not a heroine. I wanna think that she matures some day 🤣❤️

[@beannamated]

Spot on. I know a few geniuses from my high school who glided through with little effort, never having to study (unlike Rory), then had VERY hard time in college to the point of flunking out.

[@tanvikotkar7192]

Forget Jack and the door in Titanic, I argue there was enough space around the tree for the boy and Rory.

[@DhritiDasgupta]

Excellent comment! 😄 That's so true though.

[@Honeybear0488]

keep in mind rory acts like she owns yale the way she's been raised.

[@milestonowheres]

It was a poor portrayal of a young gentleman.. most all of my friends would have got up and or used it as a way to flirt with a girl ..

[@collycarson6001]

@@milestonowheres No, it's a great portrayal of a focused individual who has more to his life than just romance.

[@Starbits7]

For me it's the fact there are like, 1200 libraries at Yale & a million different reading nooks, study areas etc. She couldn't pick one? Any other one? Find an empty common room in one of the dorms? Go to the city library or or park or something... And when she goes to Lorelai's house and is upset about all the food they're making because she wants her room? Girl, you don't even live there anymore lol

[@wanderer7956]

I liked Rory better the first 2 seasons of the show because most of her issues could easily be explained by her age and lack of experience. As she got older, the same traits just became obnoxious. It's like she spent her entire life be praised and patted on the head for a job well done, and then was completely flabbergasted anytime that didn't happen.

[@Marylsa]

The grown up version off Rory was an absolute joke, she was more mature in the OG as a 16 year old then a 30 something

[@lauriecarson6483]

Ans your so much better then her

[@Marylsa]

Better then tv show character?! Lol thats what your saying🤣

[@claddagh8nuts]

@@lauriecarson6483 lol what kind of weird comment is that?!

[@yespls6260]

I think you take this show a little too seriously.

[@mariafortino3450]

What was bizarre to me about her affair with Logan is that they could have just simply been together. If they loved each other so much, then be together.

[@kyla16100]

I think the reason they are not is Rory. If she were to express that she wanted to be with Logan he would make it happen. He has always done that for her but also waits for her choice. She sees being with Logan a point of giving up on her dreams though and refuses to take that step using current life situations as the excuse.

[@AirQuotes]

Logan proposed she rejected him. If she told him she wanted to be together he would.

[@callmeswivelhips8229]

Not much in the revival made much sense though, did it???

[@leonardolim8976]

It's not really that easy bro. Just love each other isn't a good enough reason. You need compatibility, healthy, and most important of all you need compromise in a relationship. Just like Ross and Rachel from friends. They love each other but they ended it bc they aren't compatible enough. Well they broke up bc Ross slept with another woman but still, if they continue to be together while being toxic it's not healthy to their relationship, not to mention it's not good while they have a daughter named Emma

[@ho-ry5uf]

@@leonardolim8976 why have a bf that you keep forgetting about if you're happy with your friends with benefits / ex though ? that's unfair to the new guy.

[@heatherheatherandheather846]

I mean it’s ok to have a flawed character that makes messy decisions but the thing is she didn’t learn and I wish they had gave her a better character development in the revival

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah I really hate that her character never learned for her mistakes like paris and jess

[@heatherheatherandheather846]

@@angelaholmes8888 exactly they had more growth than her

[@hannahlowe794]

I respect that. I thought people hated on her just to hate, but it’s because she doesn’t learn too much.

[@frankieseward8667]

@@hannahlowe794 indeed. It's okay to learn from mistakes as long as you're willing to learn. Rory didn't.

[@christinecremen4151]

Yes !!!

[@cduni95]

Kinda sad how Mitchum turned out to be 100% right about Rory 😬😬😬

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yep it is

[@amacampbell]

Not sad. He was right. And knew it before most of us did.

[@trinaq]

Totally, he could have been kinder about it, but you have to admit that Rory proved him right!

[@snoozyq9576]

​@@amacampbell they said he was right. But its still sad he was right. Wouldn't it be less sad if Rory wasn't like this and he was wrong?

[@ChildOfDarkDefiance]

He was right by chance, by accident.

[@CrypticCharm]

when she cheated on her fiance, poor Paul, was caring, and interesting. Listened to the people around him, and she treated him shamefully. Rory was established early in the series when Lorali said "My daughter is beloved in this town" says so much. In so many people's eyes, Rory could do no wrong and she grew up into an entitled brat. she cheated with Dean calling him "My Dean" he was married to someone else, but because she had "Dean first" she had ownership! Rory loved to complain that she had it hard, but deep down she loved her privilege, all she had to do to pay for her fancy education was her and her mum to go to dinner once a week, but even that was too hard at times. when Rory didn't get that fellowship, she acted like she was entitled to have it, because to her. no one was better that HER. Also don't get me started on what the Show did to Lane. she should have been touring the world, selling out and being awesome. instead of what we got. how come only Rory's dreams come true? and Rory screwed that up Rory Gilmore really was a total sociopath

[@norabaggins3192]

That line 'My Dean' really infuriates me. Like what gives her the right to believe that she was entitled to sleep with Dean just because he was her ex? That was such a childish thing to say and when she cheated with Logan again in the revival, it just proves she never stopped being entitled 😒

[@TheMarkmcr]

She definitely was

[@Rubester-cl6op]

I hope Paul found someone who treated him well and although at this point i doubt we will get a second year in life but would have been nice to maybe see Paul win!

[@snoozyq9576]

And when Lorelai called Rory an angel even after she had cheated on Dean with Jess and then gotten with Dean after he was married.

[@lauriecarson6483]

Paul wasnf her finace

[@DesiCat789]

this list doesn't mention her missing her mom's graduation/celebration of completing education. Throughout the series we hear how special their bond is, only for Rory to miss her mom's big night for a boy on a whim. If Lorelei had done this to Rory, she would have thrown a fit the size of the Gilmores house

[@Starbits7]

It actually made me angry. It was so disrespectful. Even if Rory wanted to go off and see Jess she could have gone some other time. Literally any other day...

[@saturn6563]

Exactly! Couldn’t she have waited one more day??

[@lucythestrawberry]

even though that annoyed me too, it wasn’t really her fault. she couldn’t have known that the bus wasn’t going to go.

[@surlespasdondine]

Yes but Lorelei doing it would not be the same. She's the mom. The aduit.

[@gabrielleporter553]

The paper rory wrote at Yale was so mean- i think that really showed her self centered-ness because all she was thinking about was getting in good at the Yale Daily News and not the actual artist she was writing about. Calling out her weight and skills in a mean way instead of constructive criticism, or even taking about other ballerinas. She wasn’t thinking about anyone but herself, and was hurting other without realizing what she was doing was hurtful

[@snoozyq9576]

And then when she wrote that article mocking the people at that party for having privelage and connections as though she's not one of them

[@ChildOfDarkDefiance]

I mean I could accept her having written the article. Don't get me wrong, it was nasty, but my main problem was what her main problem was. Can't follow that convoluted sentence? I'll explain. She just didn't like how it altered people's perception of her. She's the main character, she can't be mean. How mean of people to think she's mean!

[@Rubester-cl6op]

I think Logan was right to point out to Rory that she was also a trustfund kid not a huge Logan fan but in this case he told the truth!

[@blubell24]

Rorys meanness was definitely learned behavior. lorelai was very much a mean girl

[@dalewall3726]

@@blubell24 -Have to disagree, Lorelai wasn't a mean girl.

[@ChildOfDarkDefiance]

An dishonorable mention I would throw in, is Rory running off to the grandparents when she has a big fight with her mom while she's still upset about 1st break-up. It's calculated to wound very deeply, and it's just generally playing them off each other.

[@snoozyq9576]

I dunno it kinda makes sense to go be somewhere else and get away from the person you're mad at

[@ChildOfDarkDefiance]

@@snoozyq9576 Go to your room and shut the door, take a walk (telling your parent where you're going), go to the movie theater. Don't run away from home. And don't run away to the people who have been blatantly trying to compete with your mother, their daughter, for your affection (the elders Gilmore's particular brand of messed up is another matter).

[@isabel_lima]

what? she can't interact with her grandparents now? put the child in jail right now!!!!

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@ChildOfDarkDefiance yeah tell that to teemagers who run away all the time

[@lauriecarson6483]

​@@isabel_lima righf?.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

I feel the problem with the show is that most of the events on this list are supposed to be seen as cute, uwu quirky or seen as a bad thing FOR RORY instead of being rightfully considered as Rory's faults.

[@soorya841]

“ I hate you for ruining this for me “ to a mother who was over the board supportive to her always but tried to knock sense when committing infidelity. Sis is the worst daughter, friend and person all in a package

[@rachelrose3573]

You guys forgot the worst one yet: suggesting the judge should let her go with a slap on the wrist because she's rich and goes to an Ivy League school. Mitchum Huntzberger was totally right about Rory: she doesn't have it.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I couldn't stand seeing rory sleeping with logan while he's engaged to another woman she definitely didn't learn from her past mistakes

[@newageBoundhippie]

that whole thing also proves that Logan never grew out of being the same guy he was when we 1st met him....he was always bad for Rory, and I'm not remotely surprised his supposed change as the original show ended didn't last. He was never the type to be fully able to settle down anyway ( of course they COULD have just had him outright be in a poly/open type relationship but why do that when lazy cheating storylines are so much easier )...Jess actually ended up being TOO GOOD for Rory by AYITL

[@angelaholmes8888]

@@newageBoundhippie never was a fan of Logan he definitely didn't change

[@lauriecarson6483]

Oh but its okay for Logan do it but Rory

[@alim.9801]

@@lauriecarson6483 no?? It's pretty clear this comment section isn't a fan of Logan lmao

[@TheMarkmcr]

@@angelaholmes8888 I think there are some signs of logan maturing. It also wouldn't surprise me if the cheating is only easy for him because his parents set them up.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I truly hated that rory ignored lane she was a terrible friend to her

[@tsopsuey]

Yes

[@lauriecarson6483]

She ignored Lans onw time. Are you watching the same show as i am. Tell me what did Lane do for Rory. Rory did all kinds of things for Lane when asked Rory apend all her free tims woth Lane..

[@lauriecarson6483]

I call bs on your comment

[@angelaholmes8888]

@@lauriecarson6483 oh wow keep believing that 🤣😂😄😆

[@tsopsuey]

@@lauriecarson6483 well remember when lane will tell some story about her soulmate during season 1 and rory did not listen to her, she just remember where is her chemistry book

[@Unfiltered494]

Rory's reaction to Logan saying that she's one of them might be the most infuriating thing she's ever done. Like the idea was so absurd to her. At least Logan never denied his privilege, never pretended to not have one. But Rory wanted to be seen as a self made woman while also having all the comforts of the privileged life. It's annoying af.

[@sjaykay9884]

It’s funny because when she’s rejected by the Huntzbergers she says “don’t they know I’m a Gilmore?!” She’s aware of her privilege, but only when she can openly benefit from it. But the same with Lorelai tbh. They both want to be seen as self-made

[@kellibradley]

The problem with Rory is she never takes accountability. They have constantly treated her like an angel even when she makes terrible mistakes. She is incredibly privileged and doesn't understand it. By the end and the revival she becomes insufferable

[@deadmanreading3152]

Yeah... the only time I can really think of her even trying to take accountability was trying to convince everyone the car crash in season two was as much her fault as Jess'. And I think that was just because she still wanted Jess around to play with while still having Dean's devotion. It's not explicitly written that way on purpose but... yeesh.

[@afreeeenn]

bribing tha stranger was the least worst thing she did tbh. missing her mother's graduation was like way worse

[@nureluslu1928]

Is anyone bothered by the attitude of Rory in the season 7 when she found out that Lorelai slept with Christopher after the break up with Luke? Yes Lorelai did make a huge mistake but she and Luke were broken up, Christopher was single. I mean, The reaction Lorelai gave Rory after she slept with married Dean was far more rational and sentimental. Lorelai even said : ''What are you going to do now Rory , now that you are emotionally involved?'' . She was still caring about her. But when Rory learned she made such disgusting comments that I felt really bad about Lorelai.

[@thankyounexterax3431]

is not that lorelai and luke were broken up , is the fact that she slept with Christopher when they just broken up!! usually you don't sleep with someone else after breaking up with someone ?? thats just disrespectful to the person you were in a relationship with

[@elenavilla4828]

@@thankyounexterax3431 after you break up with someone, you have the right to do whatever you wish to do. maybe Rory was upset 'cause he was her father after all.

[@Athenasss]

@@elenavilla4828 no

[@shayla106]

@@AthenasssYes, the person is not your property and you are broken up. You don’t have to like it, but they have the choice.

[@naturallyemily]

Whenever she tries to write what she knows she instantly goes to mean. Her review on Logan’s party was the same style and she also surprised it came off as mean. But we got that amazing read from Logan about her being hypocritical because of it.

[@kerriethompson2073]

That was one of the few times I repected Logan!

[@marialeduque8827]

Love that scene he totally told her facts

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

Yes. She always said she wants to be a hard hitting journalist and everyone reads her stuff and says it's great. But each time we see her just saying crap to get a reaction. Like that's not being a good writer that's the same level as incels on twitter. It's like she doesn't understand that there's a difference between criticism and being a dick. She could say the costume department failed in helping the dancer put her best foot forward for her performance but she just went hehe hippo dance.

[@TheMarkmcr]

@@acelovesdiyschristopher7023 all she wants is drama and attention

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

@@TheMarkmcr facts.

[@indycolt2017]

I think what also bothered me about the Logan affair was that she learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from what happened with Dean, as if that wasn’t terrible and hurtful enough to other people.

[@jiyabedi1731]

What about the time when she let Jess kiss her to get back at Logan. Or when she kissed Jess before whilst dating Dean and ghosting Jess after the incident! I mean Jess wasn’t a great boyfriend but I mean Rory was just not great when it came to boyfriends!!

[@danielamarie]

Was looking for this comment!! Falling for Jess and kissing him while dating Dean and making Dean feel like he's crazy for thinking that she is falling for Jess !!!!

[@anng7189]

The list was missing when Rory is living in her Grandparents pool house. Richard and Emily are footing the bill for Yale tuition, all expenses for the pool house (including redecorating it to fit Rory and a maid to take care of Rory), and a car paid for by Richard and Emily. Meanwhile Rory is talking on the phone saying she is an independent adult. Ummm no Rory, you’re not. Your grandparents are taking care of you and funding your life. That part drove me crazy. It just showed how self absorbed and spoiled she was.

[@cortana1645]

Exactly like when she told paris that she's independent and on her own. Which she wasn't on her own and she was still living with her grandparents and. Just because she lived in the pool house didn't mean a thing and on your own is living in your own place. Taking care of your own bills and paying for your car not depending on other people to pay things for you. Her grandparents were taking care of everything and yet she said she's on her own. Also it seems like the grandparents treated Rory better than their own daughter which is just sad. Their granddaughter stole a yacht and faced legal problems because of it. They assumed that she would only get 20 hours of community service since she's a "gilmore" and it was the complete opposite. They renovated the pool house for her and assumed that everyone will bend their schedules for her so she can get a job even after getting the 300 hrs. There's all sorts of jobs out there for you and they'll bend their schedules for you just because she's a gilmore. When lorelai got pregnant and it was the complete opposite. Rory faced legal problems and look at all of the things her grandparents did for her. Legal problems is way more serious and her grandparents seemed to do a lot more for her when she faced those problems. Oh yeah she's facing legal problems and let's renovate a house for her and pay for everything. When lorelai succeeded without going to a fancy college and her parents didn't congratulate her.

[@SenoritaTorres1]

Why did they not include her kissing Jess while she was literally at a wedding with her boyfriend and also openly flirting with Jess IN FRONT of her boyfriend? Dean can never catch a break, even when he's the one being treated like shit.

[@lim4275]

Yes, she really treated him badly. Don’t get me wrong, Dean certainly was a flawed character - he was jealous, overbearing, and smothering towards Rory. Then again, some that was warranted by her behavior. She dumped him when he was totally in love with her, then basically broke up his marriage because he was “My Dean. Maybe Dean and Lindsey could have made their marriage work if Rory hadn’t been lurking in the shadows waiting to get Dean back.

[@nestleangel]

The trust fund baby argument is honestly one of my favorite Logan moments and I believe it should have been on the list. It’s the main reason I’m #teamLogan. He understood her and wasn’t gonna just agree to everything she did.

[@wowjennawow]

facts! he wasn’t afraid to call her out, i actually think he was really good for her

[@ayushikhetan9012]

Problem with Rory was that, she was made to feel that she was superior than other kids by Lorelei, Luke and everyone else. Dean was same age as Rory but he received harsh treatment all the time until there was Jess. It comes from the fact that, lorelei shared all her thoughts with rory which might not always be positive or good mostly based on 1 or 2 meetings. Difference was that Lorelei didn't look down on others or thought that she was superior but Rory did. Lorelei did the humble jobs to make ends meet but Rory couldn't take a small criticism because she never saw failure in her life before that. Lane was a way better character than Rory. She was committed to her dream and passion regardless of how tough it got for her. Rory was there for Lane many times but she wasn't there enough. I completely relate to having a best friend who makes you feel like a third wheel, who don't care about your news that much because it doesn't appear as big as theirs. I used to relate to Lane so much, I always felt like that friend who makes big deal about her friend's life when it wasn't completely reciprocated by others. Paris and Rory were better friends because Paris always kept Rory on her toes, she would enter forcefully, regardless of how different they were, they both were competitive and were kind of similar when it came to studies. Rory was habitual of getting all the attention. Dean always wanted to be with her, Jess loved her and wanted her regardless of number of years passed, Logan changed himself for her even though their relationship was more equal because Logan would call her out all the time but he still liked her because "she wasn't like other girls. " even Tristan and Marty liked her always. But I feel that she gets lot more hate than she deserves. Her life is not successful, messed up so she did have to face the consequences. It just hurts because she always have a great support system around unlike many people.

[@CelticStar87]

The thing with Rory… she had a support system but she would so often throw everything back on them. Mom tries to get her to see that having an affair can’t be logically justified and she throws it back at the mom for ruining it. Deep down she knew she was wrong but she was too proud to admit it. Nearly every time she has a fight with Lorelei, she runs to her grandparents (who always seem to take her side - which I think she knew) or to Dean or Jess or Logan instead of dealing with it head on. One of Rory’s biggest faults is her pride. She rarely admitted when she was in the wrong. She balked at her support system and always pitted her grandparents against Lorelei knowing full well the history there. They could have made her character grow in the revival, however all they did was show that she hadn’t really changed. Lorelei had more character growth than Rory did… even Emily showed more growth. Everyone wanted her and Jess to get together at the end of the revival, but I think Jess is too good for her now. They tried to make the story cycle back with Rory becoming Lorelei and Jess becoming Luke… I don’t think it would have worked unless Rory did so massive soul-searching and dropped her pride. Everyone makes mistakes, Rory rarely admitted to any of hers.

[@TheMarkmcr]

I feel like rory only became friends with lane so she could be a bit rebellious. In paris's case, rory was more bored/stoic than friendly

[@JP-ve7or]

I feel like if this show were made today, Lane would be the main character and we'd all be better for it. Imagine the real drama if your very best friend went off to prep school and you were stuck suddenly alone in public school (with a mom who (although a hilarious character) suffocates you.) Her struggles to become a drummer would have actually been interesting.

[@eduardorios5549]

Kudos to Alexis Bledel for trying her damnedest to make a toxic person like Rory something of a tolerable human being. That is not easy to do.

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

Can we all agree that Luke and Sooki are the best and be done with it?

[@JP-ve7or]

Throw in Lane and we have a deal!

[@shaylahawkfan3870]

I believe that the writers had her making bad decisions early on in an effort to give her character texture. Otherwise, she would have fizzled out with being "Miss Perfect" all the time. I am really sad at what they did to her character in the revival. Then, adding salt to the wound, the final words were "I'm Pregnant". SMH...

[@yzeruby]

0:37 The fact that Rory didn't even mind giving up the opportunity to study at Chilton to be close to her friend Lane, but instantly wanted to stay in Star Hollow the same day she met a random guy, Apparently Rory has always been desperate for guys

[@AwaisPoshnee]

broooooo fr that’s what i always thought.Like maybe for my BESTFRIEND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD i would consider not going but for some random guy bitch HELL NO 💀💀💀💀

[@angelaholmes8888]

I absolutely hated rory when she slept with dean who's married to another woman 😡🤬

[@ashlita3]

Lindsay deserved better

[@angelaholmes8888]

@@ashlita3 totally agree I really felt sorry for her because she really loved dean

[@lauriecarson6483]

it takes two to tango. Dean went crying to her but hey lets hate Rory and not Dean

[@RomanticRose111]

@@lauriecarson6483 I hate both of them but Rory took a big chunk out of it she talked bad about Lindsay and she thought she was better for dean even though she was not doing anything better herself

[@MariaDeLuca82871]

And she claims eDean was still hers even though he was married smh 🤦‍♀️

[@erinbest1960]

Regarding the pilot episode I try to really keep in mind that Rory is like.. 15 years old.

[@hannahlowe794]

As one should. Everyone is dumb when they’re a teenager.

[@Plaid_Cat]

Yeah but even in her 30's shes still kind of just a really messy character, forgetting her own fiance's name, and cheating on him with somebody she rejected? yeah no

[@rachelrose3573]

Yeah, what annoys me is knowing she didn't mature at all after that. Instead it seems she became even more immature and self-centered.

[@SmileElin]

And the sad part is that she's definitely more mature as a 15 year old than when she became an actual adult

[@MountainsoftheHeart]

The most painful part for me was seeing Rory go from overachiever to underachiever. She just quit trying.

[@coca-colatrackhousewarrior9925]

0:37: Trying To Stay at Stars Hollow High (Pilot) (#10) 1:47: Bribing a Stranger (An Affair To Remember) (#9) 3:04: Writing a Mean Review (Die Jerk) (#8) 4:19: Interviewing with Sandeesays (Spring) (#7) 5:54: Ignoring Lane (Various) (#6) 7:07: Stringing Paul Along (Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life) (#5) 8:34: Dropping Out of Yale (A House is Not a Home) (#4) 9:57: Stealing a Yacht (Blame Booze and Melvin) (#3) 11:16: Sleeping with Dean (Raincoats and Recipes) (#2) 12:42: Sleeping with a Wookie (Spring) (#11) 12:59: Forgetting Her Privilege (Introducing Lorelai Planetarium) (#12) 13:34: Having an Affair with Logan) (Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life) (#1)

[@nikitadenny2964]

In Season 2, she slowly strung Dean along and flirted with Jesse as well as kissed him, so she cheated on Dean too. Then there's the fact she always sees herself as a victim and constantly winges. Missing her mother's graduation. Her review on the ballet resitle was cruel. Yeah she was meant to give a honest review and there are always critics in these lines of work. But what she said and wrote was just plain cruel and unnecessary. It was just bullying which could have caused someone real problems with their self esteem and confidence. In Season 1 when she and Dean broke up, she let the entire town hate and belittle him. Yes Dean was wrong to break up with Rory because she didn't say I love you back, but he was heartbroken. She didn't have to make it sound like he just dumped her because he got bored and was a player. I get she was hurting, but so was he and she didn't have to let him seem like such a jerk.

[@353Chaos353]

I've always disliked Rory, and seeing this compilation makes me want to explain the reasons why. 1) she is spoiled. She was always told she was the best and maybe she was the best... in her tiny town when she was 5. But she never grew up to realize that she *can* make mistakes, or to take responsibility for her actions, or to consider the feelings of others, or to work hard for what she wants. She never never even had to work for her social standing. She just skated by on her mom's status in the town, her grandparents' status in the world, and was helped out by her looks, her superficial intelligence, and her initial shyness when meeting people which tricks them into thinking she's mysterious and deep and nice but it actually hides her deeply selfish and mean qualities. 2) she thinks men should fall at her feet and that other people don't have feelings. Her behavior romanitically is just icky. 3) Actually, I'm tired of thinking about her now 😅

[@angelaholmes8888]

I was so glad paul dumped rory via a text 😊

[@SR-mv2mf]

Girl same 😂. He deserved better and it serves Rory right. Being broken up with by a man you didn’t even like all that much takes a toll on your self esteem

[@ashaleekitchon21]

Stringing Dean along while she was falling for Jess should’ve been on the list!

[@CCKey92]

when I first saw the OG show I loved Rory's character. In the beginning she was kind and so smart and willing to learn; that's exactly what I wanted when I was that age when I got into school and hat to focus on my studies. I even got the exact same backpack as she had because she was my rolemodel back then. I wanted to be as smart as her and tried my best but failed so badly because I struggeled with school and bullying very much, so my plan quickly changed from "becoming Rory 2.0" to "just survive school". Than later on Rorys character became the worst and now, rewatching the show for like the 1000 time, I just can say how awful she is as a person. I also am an only child and was spoiled by two pairs of grandparents and my mom and dad ... but she put this on a different level. She kinda always thought, because she is her grandparents favorite, she is better than anyone else; she can not take critics (Mitchem was 100% right about her, but he could have been a bit less harsh in the way of telling her) and she acts like her mistakes are never that bad as they actually are. Jess for example was just a kid who didn't know where he was belonging to; he was helpless and too proud to call for help and needed to learn to let others into his life who he actually could trust. He never was that bad, as the show showed him to be. But Rory? Ugh. Terrible Person. I absolutely agree with those picks but I am sure there are plenty that also could have been on this list! for example: - stealing a boat because she got crisizised and was "bored" - not confronting her boyfriend Logan for stealing something from her grandmothers house (a person who ALWAYS supported and loved her unconditionally) - giving away her mothers clothes to schoolmades without even asking - taking Lanes friendship as granded in general (I guess the first time she thanked her was in the OG finale) - making Logan responsible for her decision of leaving Yale and being "lost" - wanting Dean to go to colleague even tho he had other plans (even when he was married) - not having time for her boyfriend Dean because of school; even tho she promised to spend more time with him and at the same time being pissed when he had to work! - not supporting Lane when she got kicked out from home (did she ever helped her finding a new place to stay or something else? did she ever called her? Did she even talked to her roommates in Yale if it was okay that Lane could stay a few days there in this difficult situation? I doubt it.) - going out with Robert on purpose to make Logan jealous even tho she always getting nuts when he did the same End of rent XD

[@kellibradley]

Oooff yes

[@jaimim3675]

An honorable mention for me was when she dropped out of yale & told her mom 'you didn't go to college, you wouldn't understand'. Like Lorelai does understand a lot , don't dismiss her in that way, and when she graduated from her business program she thought that her mom had graduated from college- Why the shift? That entire 2nd year at yale, from her walking into her apartment to the yacht was her devolving & settling into a really crappy person; well-written, flawed cahracter, but ugh with shitty personality/character.

[@acceptingabnormal]

In the beginning Rory is like a big fish in a mud puddle. Only the weird thing is that most of the mud puddle doesn't actually like her. In a small town wouldn't such a great kid be surrounded by other friends her own age? Only the adults like her, and her only friend her age is Lane. Even Lane's mom doesn't like Rory. She was so "beloved" as they said because the adults liked her, but they never fully explain what the adults like about her. Once she left her mud puddle she started to realize she wasn't all she thought she was. Worst character growth ever, BUT the lack of friends her age at the beginning sort of foretold that maybe she wasn't that great from the beginning. Even that very first birthday party they showed, all adults. What 16 year old has a party that is all adults?

[@hey_its_annabel]

about the birthday party.. it was Lorelai’s party effectively, it resembles the party emily through for Rory in that regard

[@Ejisnwoais]

I am actually suprised more people havent noticed this

[@SB-jm6bs]

In the first couple seasons it's mentioned a few times that Rory gets involved around town (not many of it is shown but mentioned) and with Lorelai bringing her to Stars Hollow when she was a tiny baby, I think that's why the adults around the town like her - they've seen her grow up and she was always helping out. Idk about later seasons as as soon as she leaves for Yale, she's not really doing anything

[@nada-go1ke]

@@SB-jm6bs In such a small town, you'd think that other kids that are not problematic would be equaly loved by the people of the town, personally I think that everyone in that town originally liked loreli, they've seen how much effort she made to raise her daughter and also on many occasion we can see loreli offering her help to different people in town and in most cases she does it not expecting anything in return. being loreli's daughter and growing up withou causing many problems made her a town's favourite. I would argue that Lane was a much more likeable kid but how her mum being super strict and quite unlikebale made the people in town stay from her buisness to avoid any problems with Ms. Kim. Rory's selfishness and entitelment could be seen from the first episode (making Dean take the blame for the breakup while she was at fault, running away from home and to her grandparent's house without telling her mom fully aware of how much hurt that could cause Loreli, refusing to go chilton for a boy...) but I guess everyone execused her behaviour because of her young age. I feel the direction that the show has taken with Rory's character wasn't the best , I mean neagtive growth existsn a character going from good to bad is normal but they should be called out for it, but Rory wasn't perfect to begin with , it's just that everyone made her think she was and all of her mistakes and bad personality traits were overlooked, Rory and Loreli would even make the other people the bad ones whenever it was convinient for them. (sorry for my english, it's not my first language)

[@dorisluka2184]

@@nada-go1ke I really like how you noticed that Lorelai was always there to give a helping hand to everyone, bcs people usually tend to overlook that fact!

[@Meow_1023meow]

I also remember that Mitchum told her that she has great administrative skills or something like that. She is good with people and can set some events etc. A lot of people can't do that well for example... I wonder why she didn't even consider the possibility of administrative work, it would fit her way better and her character...life is about trying different things, what's the need to stuck up on one field? He didn't exactly told her that she can't work. She can, but in entirely different setting!

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Nah. He was being condescending and sexist. It’s not in his words but his attitude and tone. I wished Rory left and proved to herself she could do it even after she broke down.

[@plspriska]

To me the worst were her running off to her grandparents when she got made at lorelai and going to yale instead of harvard. And also her being so condescending when she wrote about all the rich kids at yale… as if she wasnt one of them

[@juliangines6764]

The entire time Rory grew up, she was always labelled as the "Golden Child" who could do no wrong. She lived in this "Truman Show"-esque town, where she was the star. Then she left Stars Hollow and the real world hit her. It started with her flirting with Jess WHILE STILL with Dean. Even when Dean confronted her about it, she still was caught with Jess. Dean was right to break up with her.

[@lim4275]

What about missing Lorelei’s graduation to go to New York to see Jess? Why did she choose that particular day to do that? Lorelei was always there for her; and graduating was a major event in Lorelei’s life, yet she just blew it off as if it didn’t matter. How disrespectful to her mother who gave her EVERYTHING, and went to night school for years to complete her degree. I would have definitely included that in this top ten, most likely somewhere in the top five.

[@veronicachandler1314]

The tree was a bit cringe, but it always read as more comedic. However, I'll never understand how Rory flaming the ballerina is okay, but someone doing the same to Rory crosses the line. She also did the same to Logan and his friends at that party.

[@brentage5000]

Memory Rory: fun, adorable, blue-eyed beauty Actual Rory: *is stabbing me to pieces while I'm lost in delusional nostalgia*

[@lauriecarson6483]

Oh your talking about Paris

[@filmedbyfi]

I honestly think that Mitchum wasn’t in the wrong. He told her that she wasn’t cut out for journalism and he is allowed to voice his opinion. She should be able to take criticism.

[@amymattaliano7634]

I stopped liking Gilmore Girls years ago and refused to watch the miniseries. But something that always bothered me in the original series is that neither Rory, nor Lorelai are ever held accountable for the thing they do. when Rory slept with Dean, how come no one looked at her as the other woman, and only blamed Dean? Granted he sent her mixed signals to some degree (suggesting that the marriage was over before it was but showing no proof). That doesn't make her innocent. When Lorelai broke up with Luke and ran back to Rory's dad, she didn't seem to take any heat for hurting Luke. Rory doesn't seem to take heat for anything she does until she goes to college and has to start over with no well-liked (in some cases it's more like tolerated) mother to protect her or deflect from her bad behavior. I feel like the town is living in a perpetual state of pity for the 2 women because they had it rough when they were younger. This is just my perspective talking.

[@milestonowheres]

I find it funny that people’s complaint of Rory is that she never takes accountability for her actions… I find this to be ironic because as a young lady that is exactly how they act . Everyone gets a few years of experience only happens while making choices and mistakes . That was the part I find realistic about her … Deans affair with Rory , was a bad choice for Rory but she is “ the other woman “ and hurts no one else by her actions… Dean had a beautiful wife whom was trying hard to be good to him … that is why he comes off as the worst in the situation.

[@dorisluka2184]

Luke was the one who treated Lorelai terrible since the day April came in. It was all his fault. And, when she slept with C. her and Luke broke up and there was no cheating going on, she was free woman. Why people defend Luke in this matter when he was complete #@$# to Lorelai is beyond me.

[@amymattaliano7634]

@@dorisluka2184 you won't get any argument from me about that. I just feel like even before that whole situation, Lorelai always acted like she was too good for some people (Taylor specifically). she seemed to have no respect for certain people or even certain things in town. This is just my opinion though

[@dorisluka2184]

@@amymattaliano7634 I got that feeling from Rory but not from Lorelai. True, she was behaving silly and childish on many occasions so that might bother people... Now, Taylor and people like him disgust me, so I think she treated him far better then he did her and what he deserved. Remember when he lost elections and Lorelai begged people to vote for him so he doesn't get zero votes? Happy New Year!

[@elenavilla4828]

I feel that Lorelai feels guilty about many things, and most of all her mother constantly criticizes every single action and word related to her.

[@shelbiedawn8868]

A lot of people say Lorelai is horrible. And yes she was selfish and immature at times, but she would never do any of the things her daughter did. In the beginning, I loved Rory but I started disliking her as she got older.

[@marwahhb]

everyone makes mistakes. but the thing about rory is that she doesnt take accountability for her mistakes. she doesnt realise its her fault

[@lindaackerman4412]

I still think if rory had in fact stayed at stars hollow high, she would have developed into a more emotionally well rounded person. She would have really had to work for Harvard not that she didn't at Chilton but I feel that it would have been better for her

[@amberyoungblood714]

I’m glad she didn’t only because I am happy Paris grew more with her at chilton

[@sjaykay9884]

True, but Chilton is how we get Lorelai and her parents reconnected. We would miss that otherwise

[@vedakaranam]

After staying with her grandparents she left their house without even informing them. Emily had to forcibly extract an apology out of her when Lorelai dragged her for Friday dinner

[@КатаринаАврамовић]

I just finished season 4 now. This is the first season when she gets told she's doing something wrong and her reactions are awful in every situation. Just to name a few moments- professor tells her to drop a class, she is so rude to him and almost starts lecturing him, and then later cries and whines to lorelai and dean. It wasn't your typical "school is hard" moment, it was just "not everyone i pass by is telling me i'm perfect, life is so hard". This wasn't on the list but was extremely annoying and just amazing introduction of what is to come. Another two situations- the tree and sleeping with dean are also great examples of how privileged she is. "My tree, I was his girlfriend first", girl get some help

[@rojamitchell]

When she continually made Paris be "the bad guy" for her, like when she sent her to kick out people from their dorm room or when she sent her to yell at doctors

[@louiserosado4389]

Rory was the wonder child, the redemption for her mother's mistake when she was younger. And the people in town and her own mother treated her as the wonder child in every aspect of her life, like she could not make mistakes. I'm rewatching the show right now, and one phrase that is said by almost every character is "is Rory we are talking about, she wouldn't do something like this", as a excuse for her behaviour when she did something wrong. She couldn't take criticism well and can't handle with rejection or things not going her way. I'm at the moment in the show where she is falling for Jess and just dragging Dean along, what she does again when she falls for Logan later on.

[@sabrina19890]

I don't really get the point about the sixteen year old Rory not wanting to go to Chilton because of a boy. She was sixteen after all. Who didn't (attempt to) make stupid decisions at sixteen? For me, her real downfall actually starts at season four but really peaks in the reboot. And I'm not referring to her not becoming the next Christiane Amanpour, but how she caracter wise never really grew up. I'm referring to the affair with Logan and her being disrespectful by not preparing for job interviews/not taking her work seriously.

[@apekshan]

I think while all of these do portray why rory is a flawed character, they’re kind of superficial or ‘surface level’. For most people, the things that really made them dislike her were her relationships with other characters, particularly her love interests and sometimes her mother. The way she was always given the moral high ground in all her relationships and never acknowledged her mistakes as well. She comes off really entitled and doesn’t seem like the ideal partner in any sort of relationship. She was basically a selfish narcissist in the end, although she wasn’t fully like that in the beginning.

[@cayleenasworldi3647]

Omg I love this. I mean she had her good qualities but she was very uppity

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yep totally agree

[@trinaq]

Preach, I liked Rory in the early seasons, but she became just more insufferable.

[@frankieseward8667]

@@trinaq i blame her grandparents. They spoiled her and undermined Lorelais parenting.b

[@lauriecarson6483]

So what

[@kelleyceccato7025]

The tragedy of Rory, for me, is that I wanted so badly to love her. The first episode I saw, a S2 episode, had her declaring she "would rather read at lunch than discuss the euthanasia of Homecoming," I thought, "At last! A girl introvert on TV!" Yet in subsequent episodes, any creativity or inner life seemed to be told about rather than shown. Girl nerds turn up so rarely on good TV shows. We need more REAL ones, not narcissistic imitations.

[@Theinmy20sDiaries]

Honestly, if there was one more season, they have the chance to let Rory grow up and fix some of the horrible plot holes and mistakes she made in “A Year in the Life”.

[@zulu32656]

Rory is honestly a spoiled brat who seems to not be able to date a guy without cheating on him. Terrible person.

[@isadora6662]

Rory always expects that everybody is in love with her, being at her disposal whenever it suits her. She is spoiled and everything has to come easy. With the slightest struggle, it's a total disaster and of course never her fault. She's, in short,insufferable.

[@andreasa8486]

There were also many many times she was the reason why Emily and Lorelai had such a bad relationship. For example, the first episode of season 4 when Emily was waiting for both Lorelai and Rory to attend the Friday night dinner. This was a pivotal dinner because Lorelai had previously payed off Chilton and Emily did not react well to that, because she believed Lorelai will stop attending. However, because of the Yale start date debacle, Lorelai had to stay back and instead of telling Emily that Lorelai can't attend Friday night dinner, Rory says nothing and lets her believe that Lorelai snub them and just doesn't care.

[@BewitchCraft]

Rory seems to be the classic "I only want what I can't have" when she has it she sabotages it then only wants it when its someone elses.

[@idfy2599]

Rory was book smart ,but street dumb. She fails at life outside of the classroom. She squandered opportunities because she had a trust fund. She felt she didn't have to work her way up. She felt entitled. Logan did a similar thing . He bought a company instead of building one. We know how that turned out. She ended up broke ,went back to her Mom's,and he just went back to work for his Dad. But,hey, they got to party a lot. Welcome to the real world.

[@elliereed1262]

What about before Chilton? What about Kindergarten? Middle School? Stars Hollow High? She probably had to work her way up before she even got to Chilton to get good grades

[@TheMarkmcr]

​@@elliereed1262 school doesn't work the same way

[@MK-cm8ec]

Missing her mother’s graduation was the worst.

[@GitanaMusictwisty]

exactly!

[@hannahgreen2876]

I’m so glad they mentioned her wanting to give up prep school for a boy she JUST MET. There’s so much that you can’t fit it all in one video.

[@V.S.745]

I think the reeeally worst moment was her reaction after Kirk crashed in Luke's diner with his car and she was all giggly and happy while telling Lorelai afterwards. She's a sociopath and the worst and most disturbing character in the show.

[@aprr5366]

GG is my favorite show, I’ve seen it a thousand times. But yes, the more times I see it the more I hate BOTH Rory and Lorelai, both are super immature. And Rory never faced any consequences for awful things she did and was always treated like she was super special when meh not really. Edit: Emily was the only one who showed growth and character development at the end. Both lorelai and Rory kept making the same mistakes 🥱 Now I need a Top 10 reasons why GG: A year in the life sucks. #1: the whole feels like an hour long AWFUL stars Hollow the musical montage/scene 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

I, personally, don't think Rory wanting to stay in Star Hallow should be on the "Worst" list. Yes, it wasn't very "smart", BUT keep in mind she WAS only 16 @ the time (& they needed to created some kinda conflict in the 1st episode) & teenagers ARE very impulsive sometimes . . . PLUS, the guy she liked JUST talked to her for the FIRST time & she eventually (by the end of the episode, I might add (it didn't take her THAT long)) saw that her mom was right & that she SHOULD go. If I were 16 & the guy I liked had just shown interest in me, I MIGHT have reacted the same way, just sayin' . . . It definitely shouldn't qualify as the "Worst", in my opinion . . . 😉😏

[@malloryweeks3306]

It would be interesting to have a what if Rory didn’t go to Chilton storyline. If she went to Chilton and she was still accepted into Harvard and Yale. Also a what if Rory decided to follow her original dream and go to Harvard. Hope this made sense.

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

@@malloryweeks3306 Yeah 😎 it does. 😊

[@kettch777]

At first, Rory's flaws were forgivable. She was just a teenager, after all, and lacked experience and maturity. But as time went on, Rory refused to change and grow up, and clung to her childish attitudes from high school. That's when she became insufferable. She never learned humility, she never learned consideration for others' feelings, and she never became a responsible adult or even really tried. That's on her. She just expected life to hand her what she wanted because she was smart and pretty, but she never learned that intelligence and wisdom are two separate things, and just blamed everything around her for her issues.

[@TheMarkmcr]

Lorelai and emily should have refused to support her unless she was getting a consistent 9-5 income

[@chetanasathish6210]

Rory is entitled, spoilt, insensitive, high headed and all air no substance girl .She keeps making same mistakes again and again, she dumped dean for Jess then later she had an affair with dean while he was married ( not that he was not guilty ), did the same with Logan . Never respected money and took her folks ( and everyone around her) for granted . Not to mention she throws tantrums, disrespects her mother , acts as if she knows it all .She is a cautionary tale

[@MaryAlice08]

It makes me sad that Rory didn’t have better character development, but I also think it’s realistic. Her mom is an only child of very wealthy parents, and because she’s an only child she gets all their expectations. She resents this, and attempts to push them away. They also use money as an attempt to control her a lot so she has a lot of resentment surrounding their money. Then she gets pregnant, she’s a young single mother. Her options are struggle to provide for her daughter or go to her parents for support. She’s also extremely open with her daughter, so it’s no secret to Rory that her mom resents her grandparents wealth and status. It’s created this person who was raised with frankly a lot of privilege who was taught to resent that privilege. Not only has her grandparents wealthy allowed her to go to expensive schools to boost her resume, but their networking connections have opened endless doors for her. And frankly she might not have a trust fund but her grandparents would give her anything so functionally the only difference is she has to ask, the horror. That’s not even going into the small town she grew up in idolized her and being an only child and only grandchild she got a lot of attention, that’s all understandably going to make her feel very center stage.

[@radiabennani]

she actually HAD a trust fund that was supposed to kick in at 25, Richard mentioned that to Lorelai after she quit Yale. that's the crazier part

[@zeenkosis]

Rory does this thing where she doesn’t reflect but just wants the other person to still like her regardless of how she’s hurt them like her friend. Like she’s entitled to have the relationship with people which explains why she thinks she own Dean

[@jiyabedi1731]

Finally thank you I have been looking forward for this video for AGES!!!!

[@bhavyata_bhatt]

"but he was my boyfriend first" was the most embarrassingly immature thing

[@sweetkazu]

While I agree 100 % with her affair with Logan being no. 1, another moment I only understood after rewatching the series many times was when she went to Philly in season 6 to get with Jess to take revenge on Logan for cheating on her. To me, that was the moment she showed her true colours. I somewhat get she wanted to hurt Logan, but I think it’s incredibly low to do this to Jess, who she knew had unresolved feelings in season 4 AND who came to her only a few weeks before to thank her because she was one reason that gave him the confidence to write his book and get his life on track.

[@madampluto3092]

As a journalist myself I can say this: Mitchum was right.

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

Does it bother you that she basically wrote things for the sole purpose of getting a reaction? Like she could've done an interesting article on body image for dancers or students being overworked into failing a performance and the backstage aspects failing. But she just copied words firstly and was like hehe girly fat.

[@madampluto3092]

@@acelovesdiyschristopher7023 Yes, it does. Everything about the Rory's "journalism" bothers me. I agree that she could have written an article dancer's body images, that would have been both better and helpful.

[@brinsa7013]

"My study tree" I don't see your name on it Rory

[@inxine]

she honestly turned for the worst when she started dating Logan. i rly didnt like her at all during that time

[@ilopez7942]

For me, that was the point. Yes, Rory seemed to have it made. She was beautiful, smart, had a great mom, etc...but despite that she made mistakes. Very bad mistakes. Like we all do. For most of the show she was an adolescent who was trying to figure things out and therefore we can relate. If she was perfect, we would not have a show and really who wants to watch a show about a perfect teen who never makes mistakes, who is never a jerk. Not me.

[@catherinefitzgerald4018]

The show turned Rory from a very likable character to someone more despicable than Paris in the first season of the show

[@nomorecensoringme]

The dynamic set up with the mom and daughter being "besties" is where it all begins the "problem" of the entitled Rory. In truth her mom is the tree from which the fruit doesn't fall far from.

[@AprilShowers560]

Rory is the product of her mother acting more like a pal than a parent.

[@sofiashrestha7582]

She wants to become a journalist yet she can't handle few criticism!!

[@angelaholmes8888]

Exactly 💯

[@Kate-so8wf]

I like Rory as a character, in some ways. Such as the parts of her studying can be motivational. Although,there are lots of worst moments for Rory. One of the worsts is deciding not to go to Yale, having affairs in the revival series, and as innocent as we all think she might be from the outside, her actions and decisons says it all.

[@rkturty]

Rory is not the biggest problem in sleeping with a married man, he is.

[@woodanemone9758]

A Year In Life Rory doesn'tr exist to me. In my head, Rory became a travelling correspondent for a news network and later a novelist.