#gg 2x19

[locke-esque-monster]

I did not put my money on Percy Jackson, a show helmed by 12 year old characters, to be the first show I've actually seen to authentically portray what happens when you're looking at your passenger more than the road.

Any other tv show: Driver spends half the time looking at the passenger because they're having a "Serious Conversation" TM, and/or they're giving looks with serious longing/romantic overtones. Despite this, the drive is smooth and incident-free.

Percy Jackson show: Percy stares at Annabeth instead of the road for one moment (because she just encouraged/believed in him) and he immediately takes the mirror off the passenger side by scraping the car against a wall.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Gilmore Girls 2x19 | The Company You Keep 1x1

[vd-movies]

GOSSIP GIRL SEASON 2 (2008-2009)

Episode: 2.19, The Grandfather

Blake Lively as Serena Van der Woodsen.

Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf

Ed Westwick as Chuck Bass.

[vd-movies]

Gossip Girl Season 2 (2008-2009)

Episode: The Grandfather

Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf.

Every Blair Waldorf outfit: 2x19

[austennerdita2533]

I just started rewatching GG again (yes, AGAIN---don't judge me!) and am always eager to torture you with questions: 1. Three ways in which Lorelai and Rory are similar and three ways in which they're very different? 2. Same question, but substitute Luke and Jess for Lorelai and Rory. 3. Your 3-5 favorite, most rewatchable episodes from each of the first four seasons? 4. Your 1-2 least favorite episodes from each of the first four seasons?!

It’s always lovely to revisit Gilmore Girls, no matter how many times we do it! 😁

Lorelai and Rory Similarities:

They both can be rather self-absorbed, entitled, without realizing it. They don’t always take the time to consider how their decisions/actions will affect other people.

They appreciate/depend on the trust and constancy they have between them as well as the sense of community they’ve found among those of Stars Hollow.

They’re hardworking. Ambitious. They push themselves, strive for success.

Lorelai and Rory Differences:

Lorelai is an extrovert whereas Rory is an introvert. They both talk a lot, but the latter’s a lot more reserved in crowded settings. She’s apt to observe surroundings rather than command attention from those around her. Lorelai does far more commanding than perceiving.

While Rory can and does make impulsive decisions throughout the course of the series, she’s much more level-headed and detail oriented compared to her mother. Hence her notorious to-lists. She has a methodological mindset that’s similar to Luke’s, actually.

Lorelai is far more emotionally immature than her daughter. She has a tendency to use humor as well as sarcasm as a defense mechanism to keep people at bay, preventing them from getting too close.

Luke and Jess Similarities:

They’re both emotionally repressed. Neither one of them are particularly expressive about their thoughts, about their feelings, meaning they tend to keep them pressed close to their chest. Their affection and care is demonstrated in quieter, less bombastic ways. (Which is why it’s perfect they read the same self-help book about how to convey their love!)

They both harbor a lot of cynicism. They’re seemingly moody or grumpy in temperament on the surface, but underneath, they’re big ‘ol softies.

Neither one of them is what you’d call a “people person” in that they’re never enthusiastic about crowds or town events or the like. Their circles of trust, their comfort zones and/or people with whom they genuinely want to be around, are small. They keep to themselves more often that not.

Luke and Jess Differences:

Luke has a rigidity about him that I don’t think Jess possesses. He’s systematic in a lot of ways--in thought, in action, in values. He always struck me as a more stringent type of person, you know? Someone who tends to see in black and white, right or wrong, yes or no. Luke likes order. Certainty. Steadiness. More often than not, he operates from a place of practicality, of traditionalism. Jess, on the other hand, who is intellectually introspective in nature, isn’t afraid to cross let alone to push boundaries. There’s an unconventional pulse in him that allows him to think outside the box or pursue career/life paths that aren’t straightforward. That aren’t always “by the book,” so to speak.

I think Luke is largely set, comfortable, in who he is at his core whereas Jess has a lot of personal skeletons to combat before he’s able to get there. Sometimes I see them as Secure vs. Insecure archetypes. That makes sense to me when I consider how Luke is far more likely to stand still, to stay in the same place (Stars Hollow), but Jess is more likely to drift, amble, seek. I believe a lot can be said for the latter’s waywardness/running throughout the series in that regard. 

They’re both meditative, only in different ways. I see Luke thinking through things with an elaborate, laborious, dig-into-all-the-details, point-by-point methodology that keeps him from making any kind of rushed or rash decisions. That can inhibit him at times. Keep him rooted inside his own head. Jess, though he thinks hard and long and quiet himself, has a more extrapolated tangential manner of contemplation that allows him to lean into risk instead of away from it. He’s not afraid to think or act impulsively if/when the occasion calls for it.

**It’s so hard to pick least favorite episodes when the first 4 seasons are my favorite! But I tried to choose the ones I rewatch/have rewatched the least.

Favorite s1 Episodes:

1x01 Pilot

1x05 Rory’s Birthday Parties

1x10 Forgiveness and Stuff

1x12 Double Date

1x16 Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers

Favorite s2 Episodes:

2x07 Like Mother, Like Daughter

2x10 The Bracebridge Dinner

2x13 A-Tisket, A-Tasket

2x16 There’s The Rub

2x19 Teach Me Tonight

Favorite s3 Episodes:

3x07 They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t They?

3x09 A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving

3x13 Dear Emily and Richard

3x17 A Tale of Poes and Fire

3x22 Those Are Strings Pinocchio 

Favorite s4 Episodes:

4x05 The Fundamental Things Apply

4x11 In the Clamor and Clangor

4x13 Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found Them

4x21 Last Week Fights, This Week Tights

4x22 Raincoats and Recipes

Least Favorite s1 Episodes:

1x04 The Deer Hunters 

Least Favorite s2 Episodes:

2x04 The Road Trip to Harvard

2x06 Presenting Lorelai Gilmore

Least Favorite s3 Episodes:

3x05 Eight O’Clock at the Oasis

Least Favorite s4 Episodes:

4x04 The Hobbit, The Sofa, and The Digger Styles

4x15 Scene in a Mall

[sarahg170194]

Chuck: It won't help. Believe me. I've tried.  Blair: Well, maybe I should head up to the roof,make it a little more dramatic.  Chuck: This isn't you.  Blair: How do you know? Chuck: Because I know you better than I know myself.  Blair: Oh, right. You can see right through me can't you, Chuck? Right to my core. Do you remember the first time you saw the real me? The Blair that danced for you that night at Victrola? The Blair with none of the hang-ups, none of the frustrations-- that's the Blair right here. Take me now.  Chuck: Why?  Blair: To prove that nothing matters. Chuck: No. This isn't you. It's not the Blair I want.  Blair: That's right. And I never will be again.  Gossip Girl: The danger with calling someone's bluff is that even if you win Blair: Good-bye, Chuck.  Gossip Girl: You risk them walking away from the table for good. And who likes to play with themselves?

https://twitter.com/tvshowquote1 sarahg170194  https://twitter.com/tvshowquote1/status/856098066541236225

[usernames-aren-t-myforte]

GG 2x19

Me about Jess:

[gilmoremovies]

The Princess Bride (1987)

Date Watched: 21st January 2018

Referenced in: 2x19

Rating:  ★★★★★

The reference is a bit of a stretch but I’m glad it made me watch this film. To begin with I was kind of unsure why this was in the IMDb top 250 but by the end I realised why. Really enjoyable film to watch, was laughing the whole way through. It’s a fun for all the family film. Also Mandy Patinkin as a funny Spaniard out for revenge? Yes please.

(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

(Full references under the cut)

2x19, Teach Me Tonight (2002) Jess quotes the films famous line ''as you wish'' to Rory. JESS: Okay, so I just go straight and we’ll be back at Luke’s. RORY: Good sense of direction. JESS: Of course, I could turn right and then we’d just be driving around in circles for awhile. RORY: Turn right. JESS: As you wish.

[maybeicanbesaved]

What happened? When did everything get so screwed up? I don’t know who I am anymore. I feel so.. Lost.

Blair Waldorf

[filmfreaky]

Kirk's film from Gilmore Girls 2x19

[autumnrory]

has anyone written a fic for 2x19 of how things play out after the lake with luke putting jess on a bus back to ny

[autumnrory]

jess + using famous couples in reference to him and rory

[autumnrory]

#a guide to impressing your crush, written by jess mariano

[autumnrory]

“i am sorry about rory, you know i care more about her than i do myself” honestly go off luke

[autumnrory]

2x19 / 4x20

[vd-movies]

Gossip Girl Season 2 (2008-2009)

Episode: 2.19, The Grandfather

Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf.