A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

HULLO, GUV'NOR: So there was a Gilmore Girls finale this week. Alan Sepinwall has blogged about it at length and gotten a fairly fulsome nuanced (a post on the word "fulsome" is forthcoming) discussion going, so hop on over there if you need help id'ing some of the troubadours or want a moment to vent about the blowing up of Luke and Lorelai. (Here's one of my own: why does Rory need Logan to pay for the apartment for her senior year when Christopher is now Super Loaded Dad? Was it just to avoid having to make it a plot point for next season?)

I actually just wanted to take a moment to offer up a little bit of praise for two scenes from the season's final two episodes. #2 is Rory's goodbye to Logan. Say what you want about the Sherman-Palladinos' lead foot this season, but they do know their stuff when it comes to capturing the hyperdramatic angst of being a college girl in love. #1 actually came last week, when Lorelai finally realized why Emily and Richard had been skulking around Stars Hollow secretly meeting with real estate agents. The scene was one of those heart-wrenching Emily-Lorelai moments that, while doled out sparingly, hit the mark every time. Especially Lorelai's reaction.

So go ahead, Amy and Dan, blow up Gilmore Girls and run for the hills. I can't stand Lorelai and Luke together anyway. Let's just hope that the Klum-stalker has a little of the magic pixie dust lurking somewhere within.