‘Gilmore Girls’: Luke Danes’ 3 Most Monumental Meltdowns
Scott Patterson, the actor who portrayed Luke Danes for all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, recently revealed the one scene that he felt was entirely overblown. He said he might have overplayed a scene where Sookie St. James sneaks behind the diner counter. While the tense moment between Sookie and Luke might have been a bit overblown, as Patterson suggested during a recent panel, it isn’t the only overblown moment he had. Luke was eternally grumpy, and there were several moments where his reactions might have been a bit much. We’ve collected three of his most intense freakouts.
Luke Danes’ reaction to Rory’s vow renewal hookup is one of his most satisfying freakouts
In season 5, Luke and Lorelai Gilmore were happily in love when Emily Gilmore and Richard Gilmore decided to renew their vows. While Luke was uncomfortable in Lorelai’s old world, he begrudgingly agreed to accompany her to the event. While he managed to keep his cool for most of the reception, Rory and Logan’s hookup and Christopher Hayden’s attitude sent him over the edge.
Luke told Christopher exactly what made him a bad father. Luke had proof, too. He ran down a list of all of the moments he had been there for Rory that Christopher missed. Those moments included everything from childhood illnesses to high school graduation. Reddit users agree the meltdown was, perhaps, the most satisfying of the entire series.
Luke’s monologue at the town meetings makes ‘Gilmore Girls’ fans always laugh
Lorelai might have been the picture of town spirit, but her forever love, Luke, was the complete opposite. Luke hated all things related to town spirit, and that included the goings-on of the town meetings. While he didn’t always attend the events, when he did, he found something to hate. His town meeting freakouts are some of the show’s very best moments, but one town meeting meltdown beats the rest.
A monologue about the continued celebration of the Battle of Stars Hollow remains a fan favorite. During the meltdown, Luke suggests the 12 soldiers who stood outside all night never met an enemy. He indicated that they were just like someone being stood up on prom night, much to the delight of Lorelai, Rory, and fans of Gilmore Girls.
Luke’s behavior at dinner with Sookie and Jackson was not one of his finer moments
Not all of Luke’s most intense moments were entertaining. While Patterson thinks he overacted a scene with Sookie in his diner, Gilmore Girls fans think another moment involving Sookie might have been the grumpy diner owner’s worst. In season 6, after patching things up with Lorelai, Luke was still pretty raw about Christopher. When Lorelai paused an answering machine message from Chris as Luke walked in, he absolutely lost it.
Luke, however, in perhaps his most immature moments, refused to discuss the matter with Lorelai. He couldn’t help himself, though. It wasn’t long before Luke sat down at dinner with Sookie and Jackson and made snide comments until he and Lorelai were yelling at each other. Eventually, Luke stalked off and left the house. Gilmore Girls fans all agree the moment was overblown, and Luke’s behavior seemed entirely out of character. It’s among fans’ most hated scenes. To be fair, Lorelai wasn’t the picture of maturity at that moment, either, though.
