I was in high school when The Oh in Ohio was filming in Avon Lake (my hometown!). My sister got to talk to Parker Posey on the phone. I've never been more jealous. That woman is golden.

[Spoilers be ahead] This is just one Kirk's opinion: but I think "consistency" for me had to do with the drive toward the Lorelai-Luke relationship and Rory's LACK of a romantic pairing as a way to discover more about who she was outside of Stars Hollow. So, perhaps consistency isn't the best word, but there was a…

As I love you.

Spoiler(ish):I definitely agree with nearly everything you said, save
one thing: I simply didn't like Dean most of the time. Rory and Dean's
storylines were always the least compelling parts of episodes for me.
Rory is far more interesting when she's out on her own interacting with
the strangeness of the…

Agh! Sincere apologies. You're totally right. I'm so excited people want to talk about Gilmore Girls that I didn't even think about spoiler etiquette.

I'm with you on season four. Though season two and three have some of the best overall episodes of the series. Season four wins points for consistency (and DOYLE). Well, until the show shoves Rory and Dean back together…. Ugh.