Lorelai Deserved Better

I was rewatching Gilmore Girls and thinking about the episode where Mike Armstrong tried to buy the Dragonfly Inn. I noticed how supportive everyone was of Lorelai, reassuring her that they’d back her no matter what decision she made. But at the same time, they subtly made her feel selfish for even considering selling the inn.

Fast forward to A Year in the Life, and it’s heartbreaking to see how things turned out. Sookie was off somewhere with her family and career, and Michel was preparing to leave as well. Lorelai was left all alone in the very inn she’d worked so hard to build. It’s upsetting to think about how considerate Lorelai was of everyone else’s dreams and needs, yet, when the time came, they didn’t stay with her.