Gilmore Girls Friendships

For this blog entry, I wanted to write about the friendships that take place in Gilmore Girls. I'm not going to focus on just one particular episode, but a collective series of episodes.

The first friendship is between Lane and Rory. They were best friends since high school and have continued to be best friends. You know the saying, "A friend sticks closer than a brother," well in this case, it's true of Rory and Lane.

I like that the show emphasizes how important it is for girls to have strong friendships with other girls. For example, when Lane found out she was pregnant, she told Rory first instead of Zac. She tells Rory she needed to get a woman's reaction first before she could tell her husband. Of course, Rory was extremely happy for her and has even helped her out by getting baby stuff and fixing up her house.

Another example would be when Lane joined a band. Lane's mom would have sent her to a convent if she would have known that Lane was playing rock n' roll music. So, Rory, being the best friend, went to her mom to ask if Lane could practice in their garage. Lorelai is a cool mom so she allowed her to.

Now the show also portrays friendships between the adult women as well. Lorelai's best friend is Sookie. They met back when Lorelai was just starting out at the Independence Inn. Just like Rory and Lane, Lorelai and Sookie have been through a lot together.

Lorelai and Sookie were not only best friends, but also business partners. They worked so well together that they opened up their own inn. Since they know each other's strengths and weaknesses, they have been able to work together through hard times and succeed.

Another example of their "true friendship," is when Lorelai breaks up with Luke, Chris, Jason, etc. Sookie was always there for Lorelai when she couldn't decide who to date. She was also always letting Lorelai cry on her shoulder whenever she went through a bad break up. Only your best friend can comfort you through hards issues like break ups and make everything seem okay in the end.

As a result, many women enjoy watching Gilmore Girls with their best friends because they can identify with all the drama and situations the characters work through.