Gilmore Girls

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Season 8
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28

Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Emily Yahr
    Nov 16, 2016
    60
    It’s actually far from perfect. The revival has four 90-minute chapters, and it turns out that 42-minute episodes were the perfect amount of time before the famously sparkling dialogue and wacky plotlines start to drag--and characters’ flaws go from endearing to irritating. ... With extended time and producers’ creative freedom, it’s a veritable buffet of every “Gilmore” experience imaginable.
  2. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Nov 21, 2016
    40
    The story wanders into more than one expensive cul-de-sac and that far more attention seems to have been paid to finding something for a legion of returning actors to do than in forming a coherent narrative. The format--the equivalent of eight TV episodes in four seasonal chunks--doesn't serve the material very well, and makes bingeing less tempting than usual.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Nov 21, 2016
    40
    Sprawling running times encourage bloat more than they do momentum. Endless wisecracks, some dated but some not, just wither on the vine in scene after endless scene. ... Gilmore Girls fans do deserve better than this jaggedly written throwback of a show.

Awards & Rankings

60
#60 Best TV Season of 2016

User Reviews

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 64
  3. Negative: 12 out of 64
  1. OnyxShadow
    Nov 26, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. May contain minor spoilers...

    This four episode season was all over the place in terms of quality. Episode one was good. Episode two was meh. Three was a catastrophe. Four was for the most part as good as the original series. I can't even describe how cringe-inducingly bad that overlong play rehearsal scene from episode three was. In a season that had so little time to get where it needed to with so many characters and so many plot lines it was utterly useless to the story and wasn't even funny in the slightest. That makes the nearly flawless execution of the final episode all the more baffling.

    I think probably the most disappointing thing about this season was what it did to the character of Rory. She has progressed all the way from a mature, disciplined, warm-hearted sixteen year old to a unfocused, immature thirty-two year old who sleeps with one guy who's getting married, another guy who she doesn't care about, and another who cosplays a wookie (and I can't even go further without major spoilers). So basically I'm wondering which one of the writers Alexis Bledel pissed off.    … Full Review »
  2. chloehorton
    Dec 19, 2016
    0
    Utterly boring. For a so called 'family' show, it sure does glamorise infidelity a whole lot, and without any sort of remorse or developmentUtterly boring. For a so called 'family' show, it sure does glamorise infidelity a whole lot, and without any sort of remorse or development into the characters who are being cheated on. It brushes over them, as if they don't matter and portray an ugly version of what they deem a relationship. The ending "coming full circle" also does not sit well with me, this show seems to lack growth as we are set up to praise Rory for making the same mistakes as her mother, instead of learning and growing from them. There is so much more I could say but I'd rather not waste my breath discussing the extremely slow pace, the unfortunate and lengthy musical number and the ultimate unlike-ability of the characters that never get their endings. Gilmore Girls 'A Year In The Life' should really be name Gilmore Girls 'A Year Of Wasted Time And Wasted Potential'… Full Review »
  3. Rtheom
    Nov 27, 2016
    7
    Much like Netflix's other "reunion" shows, this is a "Gilmore Girls" greatest hits. All of the characters from the past are brought back for aMuch like Netflix's other "reunion" shows, this is a "Gilmore Girls" greatest hits. All of the characters from the past are brought back for a 30 second quip and then they're on to the next thing. The fast-talking is the same, the characters are their old extreme stereotypes, and if you watched the original series, you know exactly what you're getting: kinda crappy people trying to deal with and being crappy to other kinda crappy people. But we love them because they wear both their strengths and their flaws right out on their sleeves for everyone to see.

    If you watched the originals, you'll be satisfied with this. If you didn't, you'll need to watch the originals first.    … Full Review »
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