Last night, I was able to get together with some of my favorite characters for the first time in over a decade and the timing felt exactly right again. I credit the Palladino’s. I think the reason so many people loved this show, and why so many people will be moved by this new chapter is connection. If you're like me we grew with these characters, laughed, cried, and threw tantrums with them. And as I watched these newest episodes I realized I struggled with them too. Maybe not in the same way at the same time, but I understand what it is to feel lost in your own life. Afraid you’re a ship just floating aimlessly. Wondering if you’re too afraid to admit you’re too afraid to chase after the life you truly want. That’s what this show did, what it’s doing now, it screams “See, you’re not alone.” In fact my aunt used to ask about Rory as if she were one of my classmates. She tracked the year of my graduation from high school and college with her’s. She felt Rory reminded her of me, or I reminded her of Rory (one or the other), that’s how familiar the character felt. How connected people, some of whom didn’t even watch the show consistently, felt to these characters. There is strength in that. Life changing, dream affirming power in helping people know there are people in the world who are just as lost as they are, and have just as much fun and strife finding their way.
Thank you for that Amy Sherman-Palladino,
Ina
