The third season of "Gilmore Girls" offers a lot of ups and down for Lorelai and Rory, not to mention pretty much everybody else at Stars Hollow or Chilton. What defines this third season for Lorelai and Rory are not the men (or boys) in their lives but rather their goals of realizing their dreams. For Lorelai this means opening up her own inn with Sookie. That dream gets put on the front burner when a fire damages the Independence Inn ("A Tale of Poes and Fire"), but buying the Dragonfly Inn (the house from "The Waltons" if you know your television history) proves to be a problem ("Say Goodnight, Gracie"). When Lorelai insists on spending the money she got from her father on her daughter's education at Yale it is Rory who has to cut her own deal with Richard and Emily so that her mother can get her dream too ("Those Are Strings, Pinocchio"). It is supposedly a "win-win-win" situation, but that remains to be seen. Of course, Rory getting into the college of her dreams is the real defining element of the season. I came to the show late (mea culpa, mea maxima culpa) so I knew that Rory was at Yale and wondered what on earth had happened to keep her from going to Harvard. Well, in Season 3 we find out. The dream starts to turn into a nightmare when Rory's application for Harvard has to be put together ("Application Anxiety"). When Paris did not get into Harvard ("The Big One"), I was terrified the same fate awaited Rory. But when Richard manipulates Rory into an interview at Yale ("Let the Games Begin") my biggest surprise was that Lorelai was actually wrong in an argument with her father (the end of the episode indicates she knows that too). This one has two of Rory's best moments in this season are when she tells Richard he did the right thing the wrong way in this episode and when she apologizes to Dean and I could feel she was still a good kid at heart. I also like it in the season finale when she tells Emily she is being stupid in shutting out Lorelai and if I could use my one free spin in this life to get Rory to say something it would be to tell Emily, "Grandma, I love you, but no matter what you do I will never love you more than I love my mother." The best part of Rory and Jess was Lorelai giving Luke lessons on what it means to be a parent of a teenager in love. Other big moments are the dance marathon ("They Shoot Gilmores Don't They?"), the poignant flashback's to the pregnant Lorelai ("Dear Emily and Richard"), and Emily standing up to Trix ("That'll Do, Pig"). For me the funniest moment of the entire season is in "I Solemnly Swear" when Emily reads the transcript of Lorelai's deposition. Yes, I cried when Rory talked about her mom in her graduation speech, but the sweetest moment of the season was when they came up with the great payoff for the running gag about the t-shirts Kirk was selling at the end of "A Tale of Poes and Fire." Now we can send Rory off to college in Season 4 so that Luke and Lorelai can finally kiss already. The DVD offers up extra scenes, which is certainly ample justification for fans of the show to check it out in this format. Besides, if you have waiting to see baby pictures of Lauren Graham or Alexis Bledel, Liz Torres and Kelly Bishop in their dancing days, or having a burning desire to see Sean Gunn do the robot again, then the featurettes on the childhood stories from the cast and their best 1980s dance moves are going to allow you to move on to having other images on your visual wish list.Read full review
Take this review with a grain (scratch that, a tub) of salt. I am so enamored with the Gilmore Girls that it's not possible to write objectively about them. I will probably name a future daughter Loralei or Rory or some variation thereof...but I digress. Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season is as quick and clever as its predecessors. Our friends in Stars Hollow continue to struggle with some of the same issues they encountered in season two (does Rory love Dean? Or is she destined for that perpetual bad-boy Jess?), but they also evolve into more complex characters with new and interesting challenges (should Loralei REALLY date someone that she met at a charity auction organized by Emily and what about Luke in a serious relationship?) Season 3 is really a segue from the "younger" Loralei and Rory (content within the confines of Stars Hollow and the Independence Inn) to the more "worldly" duo found in seasons 4 and 5. It is during this period that they start to imagine what their lives might look like in the future and begin taking the steps towards achieving their long-lived dreams. Loralei moves forward with her goal of purchasing and running her own Inn (the Dragonfly property might just be on the market...) and Rory contemplates the many choices she will have post-Chilton (Harvard at last?). The writers of this show continue to stuff each episode chock full of mind-tickling references to literature, music, pop culture, history, and so on. After 2 or 3 viewings of an episode, you'll feel compelled to consult the "Guide to Gilmorisms" included with the set so that you feel a little bit more "in the know" (notice I say "feel" not "are"). Whether you catch all of the witticisms uttered at breakneck speed or not, you simply have to watch Season 3...and there's no time like the present!Read full review
I bought this for my daughter because she was missing the third Season. Now she has the entire collection. Thank you
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I started watch Gilmore Girls about a month ago and now I am completely addicted. It is a funny yet realistic family show. One reason why I truly enjoy Gilmore Girls is the fact that most of the time you will laugh till your stomach hurts, however, like most families there are also struggles. The writers do an excellent job of making Gilmore Girls a down to earth show that many people can relate to. So, if you are looking for a good clean TV show to watch with your children (I would suggest children 8 year old and up), then I would strongly suggest adding Gilmore Girls to your DVD collection.
More fun, more flames, more flameouts: more Gilmore. This Deluxe 6-Disc Set contains all 22 third-year episodes (plus bonus features) of The Gilmore Girls, the hit series known for its witty, rapid-fire dialogue and poignant, suds-free storylines. For mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, it's a year of change. Much of it is expected, like Rory's graduation from Chilton and the anxiety of waiting for college acceptance letters. But much of it is not. Rory starts the year with two boyfriends (that may be two too many). Lorelai rekindles the flame with Max (maybe). Lane meets Mr. Right (at last). Sookie gets a surprise (a good one). And so does the Independence Inn (not such a good one). The girls are waiting (get watching!).=
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