‘Gilmore Girls’: 3 Characters That the Show’s Writers Completely Ruined
Gilmore Girls fans often cite the well-developed characters as a reason they love the show. The show’s writers didn’t just pay close attention to Rory Gilmore and Lorelai Gilmore, though. Kirk Gleason, Luke Danes, and even smaller side characters were well-written and detailed. The show’s writers didn’t do every single character justice, though. Weird storylines completely ruined several seemingly great characters.
‘Gilmore Girls’ destroyed Marty in the final season of the series
Marty was an incredible addition to Gilmore Girls in season 4. Fans agree that it was great to see Rory develop a platonic male friendship as a student at Yale. The first handful of episodes that he appeared in were great, and then the writers ruined him. Fans largely agree that Marty’s character started to turn the second he developed a romantic interest in Rory. The romance angle wasn’t needed, but that isn’t the moment that makes fans hate Marty.
The show’s writers destroyed the character during the show’s final season when he reappeared as Lucy’s boyfriend. In season 7 of Gilmore Girls, Marty was creepy and incredibly passive-aggressive. Frankly, he was a mere shadow of the socially awkward but loveable “naked guy” viewers met in season 4. Fans could have lived without the new take on an old favorite.
Marty was not the first ‘Gilmore Girls’ character who was treated poorly by the show’s writers
While Marty’s sudden and unexplainable personality change struck Gilmore Girls fans as strange, he wasn’t the first character to suffer from such a fate. Reddit users point out that the show’s writers rapidly changed Madeline Lynn’s personality, too.
Madeline, played by Shelly Cole, first appeared in season 1 of Gilmore Girls. She was one of Paris Geller’s best friends at Chilton. Over time she became friendly with Rory, too. In season 1, she was less serious about school than Paris but wasn’t exactly unmotivated. Several episodes showed her to be an average B student. By the time the group was ready to graduate from high school, she was depicted as academically behind, unmotivated, and flighty. When she briefly reappeared in season 4, she had dropped out of school to party around the country. Madeline, and her best friend, Louise Grant, by extension, deserved better.
Fans who are team Dean don’t understand why the show’s writers completely butchered his character
When fans think about Gilmore Girls characters who were butchered by strange storyline decisions, there is no way to avoid talking about Dean Forrester. The show introduced Rory Gilmore’s first boyfriend during the pilot episode. During his multi-season romance with Rory, Dean was mostly sweet and mild-mannered. Even after he and Rory broke up over Jess Mariano, he kept it together and showed great maturity. Dean got married in season 4, and everything changed.
After Dean’s marriage to Lindsay Lister, he completely changed. Not only did Dean cheat on his wife with Rory, but he was awful to both women afterward. Dean was moody, tried to deflect blame, and was overly aggressive with people who certainly didn’t deserve it. Viewers last saw Dean during season 5 of Gilmore Girls yelling at Luke Danes. Years after the series ended, fans still can’t figure out what showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino was thinking.
