15 Times 'Gilmore Girls' Characters Were Awful People

The fictional town of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls is known for its tight-knit community of quirky and eccentric characters that could talk a mile a minute. Though most of the time the supporting characters were the beating heart of the show, throughout the show's seven-season run and revival, the majority of the character's, including the Gilmore leading ladies, failed to be nicest of people. Here are ten times the show's characters acted at their worst.

When Luke Refused to Let Lorelai Have a Relationship with April

To justify this with the argument that April will like Lorelai more was childish, petty and ridiculous. It was a sure way to inevitably end their engagement and relationship quickly for the sake of the plot. April Nardini is still a hated character amongst fans today for ending their engagement, but it was really all on Luke.

Rory’s Sense of Entitlement in Her Interview

Rory showing up to a job interview expecting it to be handed to her although she had nothing prepared because she thought the role and company as a whole was beneath her was incredibly unprofessional.

How Paris Chose to Break Up With Jamie

Paris cheating on, ghosting and ultimately dumping her boyfriend Jamie was a low point for the character. In other instances, Paris excels as being intense, to the point, and Rory's "angry friend," but the episode where she dumps the lovely Jamie on his birthday over the phone after refusing to see him was too cold.

Rory and Lorelai’s Treatment of Luke at His Diner

Every way Lorelai and Rory would bother and frustrate Luke while he was busy working was awful. Anyone who works in the service industry would roll their eyes at the fact some people perceive this behavior as fun or cute.

Logan Taking Off to Vegas After Losing Millions

His business mistake was an honest one, but it cost him greatly. After Logan found out he had bought a form of technology that was a sitting duck for a patent infringement case to be brought against it, he took off to Las Vegas with his Life and Death Brigade friends to get drunk and gamble. To put it mildly, it certainly wasn’t a time to celebrate.

Every Time Someone Was Body Shamed

Why Rory and Lorelai, women who pride themselves on being able to eat an excessive amount of junk food in one sitting, feel the need to body shame others around them was both confusing and uncalled for.

This is certainly something the writers could have left behind in the shows original run, but instead, the audience is given an entire scene dedicated to fat shaming locals at a public pool in summer.

Zach’s Fit of Jealousy

Compared to the wonderful Dave before he moved to California, the audience struggled to understand at times why Zach was the guy the writers chose for Lane to end up with.

This was most difficult to understand when Zach became insanely jealous over Bryan writing a song for Lane. The result was Zach ruining Hep Aliens chance at a record deal with his behaviour. And all he had to do was make amends was propose.

Emily Asking Christopher To Interfere

Granted, the eldest Gilmore only ever wanted what she thought was best for her family, but she tended to overstep from time to time and this was a devastating example. As she disapproved of Lorelai and Luke being a couple and feared them getting too serious, she approached Christopher and told him it was time he interfered if he still wanted to have a chance.

Lorelai Taking Rory to Live in a Potting Shed

Gilmore Girls has an issue with romanticising poverty, and this is evident when Rory shows Emily the potting shed she lived in as a baby. Raising a baby in an outdoor garden shed when you could have stayed at home with your financial supportive and attentive parents was definitely selfish on Lorelai’s part.

When Jackson Got Sookie Pregnant Because He Lied About His Vasectomy

Granted this was a way for the writers to incorporate Melissa McCarthy's pregnancy, but if they couldn’t have come up with something better than making Sookie and Jacksons marriage toxic, they could have just had her stand behind the kitchen counter for the remaining few episodes, as that was all they had her do that season anyway. As a greater injustice to the character, Jackson comes off as a victim. Sookie deserved a lot better.

Rory and Dean Sleeping Together While He Was Married

The brutality of this twist is made worse with both of the characters follow up scenes. Rory gets into an ugly fight with a disapproving Lorelai. Her attempts to justify their behaviour with, "he was my boyfriend first," and "he took the ring off" still makes my stomach cringe. Dean returns home to his wife and yells at her out of panic and guilt. Those two really deserved each other.

When Jess Left Rory Without Saying Goodbye

What a way to break up with someone. It’s particularly harsh considering Rory traveled to New York to see him for that very reason the first time he left town and missed her mother’s graduation. Pulling that move a second time while they’re in a relationship nonetheless was awful.

Everything About Marty in Season Seven

Bringing Marty back seemed like a strange way to stir up drama considering they completely changed his character. There was really no point in him pretending he didn’t know a friend he made in his first year at Yale. But like Dean and Jess who came before him, he stayed entranced by Rory in the years between his appearances on the show, despite having zero contact with her and getting a new girlfriend.

Lorelai’s Continued Treatment of Max

Remember Max Medina? Remember how Lorelai canceled her engagement to him days prior to the wedding after realizing she didn’t love him? Remember how he appeared a few times afterward in seasons two and three and Lorelai tried to pursue him? I think we would all rather forget.

Christopher Never Forming a Relationship With Rory

It’s a small moment in the revival, but Christopher hands Rory a coffee and apologizes because he doesn’t know how his own coffee-guzzling enthusiast daughter takes it. This is a repeat of a moment between them in season five. Christopher ambushes his daughter at Yale while their relationship is cold and he makes a speech about wanting more of a bond between them.

Rory is at a stage in her life where she’s no longer willing to pine for her father to maybe show up for her and their relationship is fragile as a result. He parts by handing her packets of sugar and milk because he wasn’t sure how she takes it. Over a decade passes between the scenes and he still hasn’t learned.