3 Storylines That ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2’ Should Explore but Probably Won’t
In 2016, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life was released on Netflix. The much-anticipated revival didn’t hit with all fans. That doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in more, though. Several years later, fans are still waiting to hear if Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2 will happen. While there is no official word on a second revival season, Amy Sherman-Palladino has made it clear that she has more stories to tell. Fans of the original show have their own thoughts on what storylines she should highlight. Unfortunately, some of the more interesting arcs probably won’t get the spotlight.
Amy Sherman-Palladino could explore how Rory and Logan ended up having an affair
When fans caught up with Rory in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, she was deeply involved in an affair with Logan Huntzberger. Logan was engaged and Rory was dating Paul. It was pretty obvious that the tryst had been going on for some time. Still, Sherman-Palladino didn’t bother to explain the story behind the affair. While fans weren’t in love with the fact that Rory was, once again, cheating on a partner, they still wanted to know how it came to be.
In theory, Sherman-Palladino could delve into the couple’s backstory if she wanted to. It doesn’t seem like that will happen, though. The famed showrunner has never been one for offering a ton of details about past events. She likely won’t be changing that anytime soon. After all, fans never really learned how Lorelai and Rory found Stars Hollow. Sherman-Palladino didn’t offer fans a ton of information about how Lorelai and Luke ended up living together but unmarried when Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life opened, either.
Fans of Gilmore Girls want to know more about Doyle and Paris’s dynamic
Paris Geller and Doyle McMaster became a couple during Gilmore Girls’ fifth season. While their dynamic was certainly not traditional, fans adored them together. Their relationship, however, didn’t pan out the way fans had hoped. In the nine years between Gilmore Girls and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, the pair god married, had two children, and separated. The reason for their demise was provided. Still, fans didn’t get a chance to see a ton of their dynamic in the revival.
It would be nice to see the two together in a second revival season, or, at the very least, fans would like to see their dynamic as a divorced couple explored. While Sherman-Palladino could certainly write a ton about the duo, it probably won’t happen, even if a second revival does show up on Netflix eventually. The decision not to explore their relationship would likely be for brevity’s sake.
Gilmore Girls fans want to know more about Jess Mariano’s life away from Stars Hollow
Gilmore Girls fans generally fall into one of two camps when discussing Rory’s partners. They are either Team Jess or Team Logan. Jess Mariano and Rory dated briefly during their high school career but have maintained a friendship in the intervening years. He seems to be one of the characters who matured and changed the most between the series and the revival.
If Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2 were actually to happen, fans would love Sherman-Palladino to explore the way Jess changed from an angsty teen to a responsible and seemingly optimistic adult. Unless Milo Ventimiglia’s schedule significantly changes, the storyline probably won’t happen. Ventimiglia spent years portraying Jess but has since moved on to more adult roles. His appearance in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life was likely kept short to accommodate his schedule, and the same would probably be true if Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2 ever gets off the ground.
