Emily Gilmore could have easily be the absolute worst but Kelly Bishop makes her so likeable. She absolutely has a lot of savage moments in the show (thanks for the video) and she had the BEST character development in the revival mini series. How she was not nominated for any awards is beyond me.
When Emily revealed that Lorelai could not come up with one nice story about her dad for his funeral, it really proved who the true villain of the show was. Her parents were products of their generation and did the best they could. They were not monsters, just not perfect. No one is. But Lorelai completely dismissed them for it. Very sad. I am glad she redeemed herself by telling Emily that story.
I love, in a reboot, when she has the meltdown at the DAR meeting and tells the woman she’s not getting in and is tired of all of the BS the women there spew it was genius!
When I’m really depressed I watch the Year in the Life mini series. By the time I’m on episode four, Lorelei and Luke are getting married and Emily finally feels content with her life in starting to feel better with mine.
