The main weakness of the revival is, unfortunately, Alexis Bledel/Rory. Bledel's acting is...terrible. She's so wooden it's hard to overstate it. In the original series, she had a young person's enthusiasm which she brought to the character. In the revival, that's completely faded and it's as if she's forgotten how to act. And her iconic character, Rory, is now a mess. Why the show's writers would chose to portray Rory as essentially a failure at 32 is a mystery. The original series was built upon Rory being a special, exceptional young lady. But now, as an adult, her career is a joke, she treats her boyfriend of 2 years terribly, and she is cheating on him with Logan - who himself is engaged. That's not how anyone could have envisioned Rory's future. Very disappointing.
The other main character is Lorelei played by Lauren Graham. Lauren is normally an exceptional actress but she looks uneasy and uncomfortable throughout all 4 episodes. One gets the impression that she is well aware of just how subpar this revival is.
And what's with all of the musical numbers??? It's been suggested that the creators of the show were dropping big hints of Gilmore Girls on Broadway. Whatever the motivation, the musical sequences simply don't work.
The revival did have some positives though. It was great to finally see Luke & Lorelei get married. The scenes with Paris were actually very entertaining. Same can be said for the scenes with Michel. And the scene where Lorelei hears the song "Unbreakable" in Miss Patty's barn is very touching.
Although I'm not counting on it, I'd love to see a follow-up episode just to give proper closure to these characters and this series.
Review of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
