Question, could ASP have intended Lorelai & Emily to say the final four words in the original run of the show? Being that in the end Rory is grown and Lorelai is with Luke and ready to begin again?

Re: 13th Birthday Story

Didn’t Lane get pregnant in season 7? If so that half of the equation can’t be blamed on ASP.

It’s usually to control how many hikers are on trail. Or in other words, to limit overcrowding.