When they negotiated her appearances down, they could have negotiated her pay per episode so it was the equivalent.

When Mon El showed up, I was actually prepared to be really annoyed. I thought the show was going to be overcrowded, and when they were already trying to adjust to some massive shifts, adding another one was unnecessary. Plus, I assumed they'd push this romance, and they have, and (especially in the ways it doesn't…

That's a great point, and I'd love to see it.

#makeherbi

The moment the downtown danger started I thought "Ugh, here comes Guardian," and then was pleasantly surprised.

The thing with this Maggie/Alex storyline (and, actually, all of their storylines since The One Where Maggie Admits Her Feelings), is while it's better relationship development than Supergirl/Mon El (not a high bar), it's given such a tiny bit of screen time it rushes what's happening, to the point of undermining it.…

The fact they surely had to act all the first-and-current date scenes back-to-back (because of location / light and camera setup) just highlights the extraordinary job both actors did at conveying a very different vibe, both in terms of personal development and their relationship and experience as a couple. Totally…

Oh yeah, at that point, she goes back on her word. The main problems with that 'plot point' are:

I think the main point I disagree with you on is that his speech was supposed to justify anything, as opposed to it being a cold-blooded explanation of the wrong he was about to do.

The slo-mo was used well, there was a lot of movement even in 'basic exposition' scenes, and what really got my attention is how much that last shot of J'onn and M'gann looked exactly like a comic book panel; it was really stunning, a nice way to lean into the necessarily super-CGI'd landscape. Not sure I've…

I think "great writer of episodes, horrible show runner" is a pretty good summation. For many reasons you cite, and also because as show runner his tendencies toward sexist and xenophobic patterns are much more prevalent.

Not that I'm defending any of this episode in the slightest [it's a
mental version of Saw Eight, and cheats six ways from Sunday too], but Euros technically didn't go back on her word. Neither Watson nor Mycroft killed the governor, so Euros was justified saying they broke the rules of the game, therefore costing the…

The line reading / cadence of “Rival arepas, and unsecured tatas!" was simply fantastic. It was almost too good, in that it overshadowed the scene transition (which was also good) and I had to rewind to catch it.

Because she was absolutely drunk off her ass, and Drunk Lorelai has a history of making the worst decisions and letting the worst parts of her personality off the leash, especially when Rory (or Luke) isn't around to sit her down. Surrounded by people she resents from back in her childhood, drunk and emotionally…

Oh, Lorelai. Fine with calling other people on their bullshit, not fine with being called on yours. Which is also the source of many fights between her and Sookie, though at least she often ends up apologising to Sookie.

It's series 2 episode 16 "There's the Rub" - Rory wants to stay home alone, but Paris comes to force her to study and Jess brings dinner, and then Jess ends up teaching Paris how to properly eat a french fry, and they argue about literature, and it's all glorious.

Logan definitely grows more than Dean, but he keeps relapsing and getting out of it via charm and/or money. That his ending arc is essentially the exact same arc as the one Rory meets him in (albeit with more abs + more heartrending) says something.

I think Loreai is wholly Emily's daughter: they both often - even when they're wholly in the wrong - have a good or at least reasonable (in context / considering history) foundational reason for irrational behaviour.

Oh and that scene where Luke yells at Lorelai is so glorious. One of the things Gilmore Girls does well is give two (or even three) sides of an arguement equal validity and weight. But sometimes, one character is blatantly, clearly in the right, like here. The way Luke lets Lorelai have it - no matter what it means…

I agree Lorelai wildly overreacts to Jess, but I read it as being much more driven by her intense need to give Rory a better life than she had - a need which manifests itself in both good and bad ways all through the series.