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Gilmore Girls 7.22 "Bon Voyage"
Original Air Date: May 15, 2007
Discussion Date: August 14, 2008
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Discussion Questions:
- Why doesn’t Lorelai let Rory put clothes on before driving her to the Inn to meet Christiane Amanpour?
- Do you think it realistic that Christiane would give Rory her card?
- Does it seem like Rory is in less of a panic about her future now?
- What do you think of the rollercoaster trip?
- Do you think Rory wants to talk with Logan?
- Is Lorelai really over Luke, or does she just want to be?
- Why does Lorelai think being friends is healthier with Luke?
- Why does Rory whine about the town throwing her a party?
- Why do both Luke & Lorelai talk about being "over" each other? Why that term?
- Why is Emily berating Lorelai about the rollercoaster vacation?
- Did Rory accept the job with Barak Obama because it’s a good job or because she had no other offers?
- Do you think this is a good first time job for Rory?
- Would you accept a job that may not have any vacation time for 2 years?
- Would Rory have accepted this job if she’d still been with Logan?
- Do you think Lorelai & Rory should still have a mini party for the sake of the town?
- Why does Luke decide to lead the town in throwing a surprise party for Rory?
- Does Sookie interpret Luke’s gesture as something more than friendship?
- Are you impressed that the town all decided to get together for a more organized collective party for Rory?
- Is Lorelai overpreparing Rory as a way to avoid facing that Rory is leaving?
- Do you think that Rory and Lane will keep growing apart now that Rory is moving away?
- Why is Rory upset that Lorelai is not being sentimental?
- Do you think Rory is up to the task of being a political reporter? Would she enjoy it?
- How do you think Lorelai will be with Rory so far away for so long?
- Does Rory leaving push Lorelai to re-examine the other relationships / priorities in her life?
- Why does Luke decide to find the solution to the rain issue all by himself?
- What prompts Luke to put Lorelai’s necklace in his pocket? Is doing all this for Rory showing him what he feels for the Gilmore girls?
- Are you surprised that Lorelai wasn’t told about the surprise party?
- Do you think the party provided a way for us, the viewers, to say goodbye to all the cast?
- Do you think Christopher should have been invited to the party?
- Is Richard right? Did the town throw the party as much for Lorelai as for Rory?
- Do you think Richard & Emily see Lorelai differently now? With more respect?
- Why is Taylor’s speech so graphic?
- Did Emily think they needed to bribe Lorelai to come to dinners?
- Does Lorelai enjoy her parents more now, or does she realize they will all need each other more with Rory gone?
- Why didn’t Luke take credit earlier for putting the party together?
- Did Sookie tell Lorelai about what Luke did knowing it would get them back together?
- Did Luke put the party together as a romantic gesture for Lorelai? Would he have done it, had he not wanted more than friendship?
- Do you think Luke & Lorelai will get married now?
- Did Luke suggest the breakfast at the diner, or do you think that was Lorelai’s idea? What does it signify?
- When Luke says to "take all the time she needs", was that a statement about his relationship with Lorelai? Is he hinting at marriage?
- When Lorelai orders quickly, is that telling Luke she doesn’t need time to know what she wants?
- Do you think Lorelai told Rory about Luke? If not, why?
- Is Lorelai confident Rory will do well?
What did you think of the series finale? Did it tie up enough loose ends? How does it compare to the rest of the series?
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750 days ago
Why doesn’t Lorelai let Rory put clothes on before driving her to the Inn to meet Christiane Amanpour?
-Because Lorelai doesnt know how long Christiane Amanpour will be there.
Do you think it realistic that Christiane would give Rory her card?
-yes if she feels that Rory is a good writer and worth it.
Does it seem like Rory is in less of a panic about her future now?
-Yes, she is more relaxed knowing that graduation is out of the way, but she is still worried about her job.
What do you think of the rollercoaster trip?
-It sounds really fun and i would want to do something like that and it seems as if it would be something they would do.
Do you think Rory wants to talk with Logan?
-Yes, but she knows from what he said that it isnt worth it.
Is Lorelai really over Luke, or does she just want to be?
-I think she just wants to be, but from the song she really isnt over him.
Why does Lorelai think being friends is healthier with Luke?
-Because it will be taking a step foward at least and they were friends before they went out and she doesnt want to loose his friendship.
Why does Rory whine about the town throwing her a party?
-I guess she feels she is done with that and its babyish.
Why do both Luke & Lorelai talk about being “over” each other? Why that term?
-I guess over meaning that they arnt in love any more.
Why is Emily berating Lorelai about the rollercoaster vacation?
-she thinks its immature.
Did Rory accept the job with Barak Obama because it’s a good job or because she had no other offers?
-I feel both, she had no other offers, but at the same time it was a good job with experience.
Do you think this is a good first time job for Rory?
Yes
Would you accept a job that may not have any vacation time for 2 years?
No
Would Rory have accepted this job if she’d still been with Logan?
I think yes but she might have hesitated.
Do you think Lorelai & Rory should still have a mini party for the sake of the town?
-Yes because they knew rory when she was little.
Why does Luke decide to lead the town in throwing a surprise party for Rory?
-He has been there for her and given her gifts throughout the years and i feel that he feels it was his responsibility to do so in a way.
Does Sookie interpret Luke’s gesture as something more than friendship?
Yes
Are you impressed that the town all decided to get together for a more organized collective party for Rory?
No they really care about her so it was nice of them.
Is Lorelai overpreparing Rory as a way to avoid facing that Rory is leaving?
Yes she doesnt want to say goodbye.
Do you think that Rory and Lane will keep growing apart now that Rory is moving away?
-No, they can still stay close.
Why is Rory upset that Lorelai is not being sentimental?
-rory feels that she should be, but lorelai doesnt want to loose it right now.
Do you think Rory is up to the task of being a political reporter? Would she enjoy it?
Yes i feel that she will like it.
How do you think Lorelai will be with Rory so far away for so long?
-she will miss her and call her a lot.
Does Rory leaving push Lorelai to re-examine the other relationships / priorities in her life?
Yes, especially with her parents and luke.
Why does Luke decide to find the solution to the rain issue all by himself?
the town was busy setting up anyway so he wanted to still have the party and see them happy.
What prompts Luke to put Lorelai’s necklace in his pocket? Is doing all this for Rory showing him what he feels for the Gilmore girls?
-He is hoping for a moment to tell her he still loves her. Yes by doind all this for rory lorelai sees how much he cares for both of them.
Are you surprised that Lorelai wasn’t told about the surprise party?
No
Do you think the party provided a way for us, the viewers, to say goodbye to all the cast?
Yes defiently
Do you think Christopher should have been invited to the party?
kinda
Is Richard right? Did the town throw the party as much for Lorelai as for Rory?
Yes
Do you think Richard & Emily see Lorelai differently now? With more respect?
yes
Why is Taylor’s speech so graphic?
i dont knoe he is crazy.
Did Emily think they needed to bribe Lorelai to come to dinners?
yes
Does Lorelai enjoy her parents more now, or does she realize they will all need each other more with Rory gone?
-both
Why didn’t Luke take credit earlier for putting the party together?
-he didnt want to show off.
Did Sookie tell Lorelai about what Luke did knowing it would get them back together?
Did Luke put the party together as a romantic gesture for Lorelai? Would he have done it, had he not wanted more than friendship?
Do you think Luke & Lorelai will get married now?
not right away but eventually.
Did Luke suggest the breakfast at the diner, or do you think that was Lorelai’s idea? What does it signify?
i think luke suggests it and it signifys things back to normal.
When Luke says to “take all the time she needs”, was that a statement about his relationship with Lorelai? Is he hinting at marriage?
-maybe
When Lorelai orders quickly, is that telling Luke she doesn’t need time to know what she wants?
-yea
Do you think Lorelai told Rory about Luke? If not, why?
-no she probably didnt want to change her focus abot going away.
Is Lorelai confident Rory will do well?
YES
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750 days ago
I dont think the show ended like it should have at all. Dont get me wrong im not bashing the ending cuz i still love the show more then anything however I hated that Rory said no to logan. He was an amazing guy and I feel like she should have told him yes to the engagement but just waited a while before actually gettin married becuz tht would have satisfied them both..a good compromise. And Luke and lorelai did get together in the end but everyone wanted to see a marriage. Lorelai tends to end her relationships quite a bit so it left viewers wondering if they ever broke up after that. There were too many important loose ends that werent tied. Then there’s the fact that amy sherman palladinos famous “last words” were not put in the show. I mean i know by season 7 she was no longer the writer (which she should have been by the way) but still they could have put her last words in and everybody is saying they will put them in the movie but the odds of a movie really happening are extremely slim. I mean alexis was the won who wanted to end the show in the first place. and I understand where shes comin from cuz doin a show for 7 years ties up alot of ur time where u could be workin on other projects but at the same time it was such an excellent show the least she could have done was hung on for one more season just so the faithful viewers could have gotten the ending they deserved. Well thats all I really think about it. But the day I said bon voyage to the gilmore girls i felt a little piece of me die :(
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749 days ago
WELL SAID !!! I AGREE 100%. JUST COME BACK GIRLS AND DONT LEAVE US OUT THERE JUST WAITING AND WONDERING ABOUT ALL OF THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT WILL ALWAYS STAY WITH ME. PLEASE COME BACK
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749 days ago
I thought it ended badly! It left you with so many questions. And also I wanted to know what amy’s four last words were going to be! Since she didnt do it we might never know!!
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747 days ago
I feel like gilmore girls was not ready to make this 7.22 their last ep. In fact, there were SO MANY LOOSE ENDS. and i thought that should not what an ending should be.
i wanted an ending like the OC or Alias, at least it gave us some peace.
Actually they can still continue on with a season 8, they can start RORY’s career as a journalist and lorelai and luke getting married.
we have been avid fans of this show, and i think we deserved more than what they gave us :)
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632 days ago
[...] Girls, they call it a “bittersweet finale“, and of that we can all agree (recaps here and here). Though a lot of us would like the show to pick back up in some form, to tie up loose [...]
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630 days ago
I think the reason why we all still so hung on this finale is because it didn’t give proper closure.
I know that LG said it was a good end for the show (they didn’t know it would be the last episode when they shot it). SP was not thrilled about it but said that the good thing about it was that now the fans could imagine what comes next.
Still it would have been better to have all that on screen, even for a short season (like Boston Legal did) in order to say a great goodbye to the Gilmore girls.
I’m glad we had a chance to see the whole town in the last episode, including Emily & Richard.
For me, there is no doubt that Luke did all this because he loves his Gilmore girls more than anything and I’m glad C. was not there. That would have ruined everything.
It’s no surprise that he doesn’t want Lorelai to know that he’s behind all this. That’s how he has always acted, in secrets.
Sookie certainly told Lorelai about it because she always thought they belonged together from the very first season.
I like the sentence “take all the time you need” because it’s a two-way meaning : for food and for their relationship. I’m sorry we didn’t get to see them talking after the kiss because they sure have many issues to resolve.
Rory certainly knows about her mum back together with Luke with the necklace and the look she gives to her mother.
I think Richard is right: the party was for both Rory and Lorelai. I like what he says about Lorelai: it takes a remarkable person to inspire all this. I’m glad he finally acknowledges what a great person his daughter is.
I keep hoping that someday we’ll hear ASP’s final four words. That would be awesome but nobody seems to be moving forward contrary to Veronica Mars, Arrested development or Sex and the city which seems to be on track for a sequel to the movie.
Don’t they think that we deserve something? The cast and crew always acknowledged that the fans were the real force behind the show, well it’s time to give us credit for that!
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630 days ago
I stand for this answer! It rang when quietstormfst wrote in gilmore-girls-season-8/ Dec 6, 2008 at 3:06 am : [I just wanted to piggy back on some of the other comments that I’ve read this morning. I, like the rest of you, miss my favorite mother/daughter duo. It was terribly disappointing to see how the series ended; just leaving us hanging like they did!!! (((It just proves that UPN made a terrible mistake by merging with CW.)))]
When I read this, all the questions I had, began to find a place helping my understanding. I didn’t know that Veronica Mars and GG was related all the same. Since, I’m in peace, for I have no expectation anymore.
Nothing comes out from nothing or nowhere. The forces that made the show possible were coming from many sources, and were converging to some spots we could call energy spots. And there, there were some collectors, (we can call them writers, actors, producers, bankers…), that gave some forms to those forces and energy. Veronica Mars and GG came out of them. Then life went on with the merging of UPN and CW. That meant that many people and thinking were concerned and taken in the tornado, and nothing was like it was before. Those forces that were coming to UPN and CW are not the same that come to WB. The former forces and energies are now dispersed, some great supporters of the show are now involved in other projects, often elsewhere.
When someone wants something, he always has to address the right person, not a surrogate. There is no any right person anymore to address in order to ask him or her to get back the show again. That person or spirit vanished when the fusion between the two companies occurred. Of course, we may argue about what happened next about the hesitancy about the signing process, and so one, but if the right atmosphere was gone, things couldn’t go on, that’s a law.
The process of the fusion occurred while the sixth season was airing, and already we could feel the difference. It didn’t survive the seventh. The forces that made GG to happen were dispersed, and nobody was there to address, or to defend or to take it.
Now, it’s only a matter of civil matter, law matters, rights to broadcast matter, and so one. No real person to address, only legal texts that assume the process, only legal texts that receive the petitions coming from all the fans around the world, no one to listen to. It’s a kind of department of the public reaction, and those that are employed, or at work here are there to assume a function about the rating, the reaction of the public and the right way to response to them. Not a heart, not an ear, only texts, and functions: Public relation is made of that stuff. There is no message in it. There is nothing. Only some staffs assuming the role of saying NO, “we are not concerned”, in a polite way that may look like a yes, or a perhaps, but that IS a definitive way of saying NO. “NO WAY!”
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630 days ago
Nil-Wren, quite a pessimistic point of view but I get it.
Even though I’m pretty sure we’ll never have anything there’s still a part of me that hopes that someday some people will say: let’s give the fans what they deserve.
Maybe if other TV movies from other TV shows are made ASP will be inspired.
Otherwise I just try to enjoy the wonderful 153 episodes we have.
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629 days ago
Me too, I received the whole set. I had to wait in order to be able to afford it, but it worths it. And when we have accepted the reality, it’s easier to be interested in other shows, or to look forwards too, like for instance the one LG is preparing for ABC…
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401 days ago
Why doesn’t Lorelai let Rory put clothes on before driving her to the Inn to meet Christiane Amanpour?
Because she wasnt she how long she was going to stay and ithinkrory refused??
Do you think it realistic that Christiane would give Rory her card?
Yes, because she thoght that she could be a good writer considering what Lorelai told her.
Does it seem like Rory is in less of a panic about her future now?
Yes
What do you think of the rollercoaster trip?
I thinkit would have been great fun but they were both dissappointed that they couldnt go.
Do you think Rory wants to talk with Logan?
Yes, because she still loves him but it would be awkward to talktohim because of what happened.
Is Lorelai really over Luke, or does she just want to be?
No, she just wants to be because they have always been such good friends
Why does Lorelai think being friends is healthier with Luke?
Because they have always been good friends and she doesnt no that Luke feels the same way.
Why does Rory whine about the town throwing her a party?
Because she thinks it might be a bit emmarasing to act out her graduation infront of the whole town.
Why do both Luke & Lorelai talk about being “over” each other? Why that term?
Because they are both trying to convince them selves as well as every one else that they dont love eachother anymore.
Why is Emily berating Lorelai about the rollercoaster vacation?
Because she thinks it is silly that they would do it fo a whole month and i also think that she wants to see Lorelai and Rory over the summer and is jealous that Lorelai is spending her last days with Rory without Emily.
Did Rory accept the job with Barak Obama because it’s a good job or because she had no other offers?
I hink both reasons
Do you think this is a good first time job for Rory?
Yes, because it is doing what Rory has dreamed of doing
Would you accept a job that may not have any vacation time for 2 years?
Nope
Would Rory have accepted this job if she’d still been with Logan?
Proberly
Do you think Lorelai & Rory should still have a mini party for the sake of the town?
Yes so they could all say goodbye to her
Why does Luke decide to lead the town in throwing a surprise party for Rory?
Because he has always been there for Rory and he is like a second father to her.
Does Sookie interpret Luke’s gesture as something more than friendship?
Yes, because she knows that Luke still loves Lorelai so she thinks she is doing the party for Lorelai aswell as Rory
Are you impressed that the town all decided to get together for a more organized collective party for Rory?
No because they all love her and wanted to say goodbye to her
Is Lorelai overpreparing Rory as a way to avoid facing that Rory is leaving?
Yes, because she doesnt want to say goodbye just yet
Do you think that Rory and Lane will keep growing apart now that Rory is moving away?
Yes because hey are best friends and have been since they were little
Why is Rory upset that Lorelai is not being sentimental?
Because she thinks that Lorelai is okay with her going and she that because they are so close that she would show some emotion
Do you think Rory is up to the task of being a political reporter? Would she enjoy it?
Yes
How do you think Lorelai will be with Rory so far away for so long?
She will miss her alot
Does Rory leaving push Lorelai to re-examine the other relationships / priorities in her life?
yes,because she seems to be alot closer to her parents now and wants to get back with Luke
Why does Luke decide to find the solution to the rain issue all by himself?
Because he tinks that it would make Lorelai happy to still ahve the party and that Rory stilldeserved the party
What prompts Luke to put Lorelai’s necklace in his pocket? Is doing all this for Rory showing him what he feels for the Gilmore girls?
Yes and he wants the necklace to be part of the way that he is going to show her that he still oves her.
Are you surprised that Lorelai wasn’t told about the surprise party?
No, because part of the surpirise was for Lorelai
Do you think the party provided a way for us, the viewers, to say goodbye to all the cast?
Yes
Do you think Christopher should have been invited to the party?
No because it was lukes idea to sill go ahead with the party
Is Richard right? Did the town throw the party as much for Lorelai as for Rory?
Yes
Do you think Richard & Emily see Lorelai differently now? With more respect?
Yes i think that they get on much better now
Why is Taylor’s speech so graphic?
Beaceause hes taylor and hes weird
Did Emily think they needed to bribe Lorelai to come to dinners?
Yes
Does Lorelai enjoy her parents more now, or does she realize they will all need each other more with Rory gone?
Both
Why didn’t Luke take credit earlier for putting the party together?
Because i think that he did the party for Lorelai aswell as for Rory but he didnt want to tell Lorelai that he did it because he wasnt sure how she felt about him
Did Sookie tell Lorelai about what Luke did knowing it would get them back together?
Yes because Loelai thought that Luke was hiding his feeing so she told her to prove tat he still loves her.
Did Luke put the party together as a romantic gesture for Lorelai? Would he have done it, had he not wanted more than friendship?
Yes and i think he still wouldve done it for Rory
Do you think Luke & Lorelai will get married now?
Yes sometime in the future
Did Luke suggest the breakfast at the diner, or do you think that was Lorelai’s idea? What does it signify?
It was Lukes idea and it was to signify that him and Lorelai and more than just friends
When Luke says to “take all the time she needs”, was that a statement about his relationship with Lorelai? Is he hinting at marriage?
Yes, he was saying that this time they dont need to rush into anything
When Lorelai orders quickly, is that telling Luke she doesn’t need time to know what she wants?
Yes
Do you think Lorelai told Rory about Luke? If not, why?
No but Rory can tell that something has happened but she didnt tell her because she didnt want to change the subject of Rory leaving
Is Lorelai confident Rory will do well?
Yes she has a lot of confidence in her.
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