A Year In The Life Season 2 Would Be The Perfect Reboot

At the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, Scott Patterson – the actor who played Luke – suggested an idea for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2 that could serve as the perfect soft reboot. The beloved series Gilmore Girls introduces characters with big personalities, many of whom live in the small town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Almost a decade after going off the air, creator Amy Sherman Palladino revived the show on Netflix with a four-episode miniseries called Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. The miniseries brought back the beloved Gilmore Girls cast, minus Edward Herrmann.

A Year in the Life has many flaws, resulting in mixed reviews. Still, many fans have been clamoring for a second season, and they’re not the only ones. Actor Scott Patterson pitched his ideas for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2 while walking the red carpet. Patterson thinks Lorelai and Luke should have kids, Jess should be their nanny and run a gym, and Rory should be the editor of the Stars Hallow Gazette (via Brit+Co). Though the actor wouldn’t have control over the storyline, his ideas could soft reboot Gilmore Girls.

Patterson’s Idea For Luke & Lorelai Would Welcome A New Generation Of Kids To Gilmore Girls

While the show includes many other aspects, Gilmore Girls’ central theme is the relationship between mothers and daughters. If Amy Sherman-Palladino ever wants to continue the series, she would need to introduce a new generation of children to fill in the gap now that Rory is an adult. By revealing Rory’s pregnancy in the last moments of the revival, she sets up a child who could continue the story. However, Scott Patterson’s idea for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2 would provide a better storyline for a soft reboot of the original series.

In Gilmore Girls, Rory provides an outside perspective on Emily and Lorelai’s relationship in Gilmore Girls, but she can only represent a single point of view. She can’t offer discourse about a situation because she’s one person. By introducing multiple kids in a soft reboot, the new Gilmore Girls could take more nuanced perspectives, having different kids align with Rory, Lorelai, and Emily to various degrees. Lorelai having multiple kids would also show how Rory could have turned out if she had siblings in Gilmore Girls.

Jess Owning A Gym Would Mirror Luke’s Introduction In Gilmore Girls

At the start of Gilmore Girls, Luke is a diner owner, Lorelai’s close friend, and an influential masculine figure in Rory’s life. This sets the foundation for his storyline throughout the series. Luke’s Diner provides a place for Rory and Lorelai to hang out, engage with the town, and talk to Luke. It’s one of the major landmarks that helps define Stars Hollow, Connecticut.

If Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2 follows Scott Patterson’s idea, Jess would be a gym owner, Rory’s friend, and an integral part of Lorelai and Luke’s life. Since Rory gets into tap dancing in A Year in the Life season 1, she and her child could spend time at Jess’s gym in the way that Lorelai and Rory do at Luke’s Diner in Gilmore Girls. These parallels between Luke and Jess would provide a jumping-off point for a soft reboot. Additionally, this plan wouldn’t backtrack Jess’s progress, since he can write books while running the gym.

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Patterson’s A Year In The Life Sequel Would See Rory Juggling Parenthood & A Newspaper Career

By the starting point of Gilmore Girls, Lorelai is a single parent of a sixteen-year-old daughter and works as the manager of the Independence Inn. Having been in this position for some time, Lorelai has found a good balance between these two parts of her life; however, it couldn’t have always been this way. If Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2 follows Scott Peterson’s idea, Rory could offer a glimpse into what life was like for Lorelai as she was first taking on a managerial role at the inn.

Rory would have to work towards finding a balance between her role as a parent and her work as the editor of the Stars Hollow Gazette. This would undoubtedly become more complicated as the newspaper gains more traction and gets national attention – as Patterson specified in his pitch. As she attempts to manage the various parts of her life, she could lean on Jess, allowing him to step into the father figure role that Luke filled in Rory’s life in Gilmore Girls.

Both Luke And Lorelai & Rory Having Kids Could Create An Interesting Conflict

In Gilmore Girls, the conflict between Lorelai and Emily centers around parenting. Emily had an authoritarian approach, minimizing Lorelai’s experiences and feelings. As a result, Loralai left home and raised Rory in the opposite way. One of the things everyone gets wrong about Gilmore Girls is that Lorelai has a healthy parenting dynamic with Rory. While she does the best she can as an immature mom, her parenting caused Rory to have enmeshment, emotional parentification, and poor boundaries. This has consequences that could appear in Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life season 2 as Rory steps into parenthood.

Scott Patterson’s idea for A Year In The Life season 2 would give Luke and Lorelai kids at the same time that Rory has a kid. If Rory realizes the negative consequences of Lorelai’s parenting, she may take a different approach as a mom. Additionally, Rory is part of the Millennial generation, which is known for embracing gentle parenting. This could create a potential conflict between her and Lorelai. As their kids spend time together, they could be forced to face Rory’s opinions about her upbringing and parenting.

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Additionally, if Luke and Lorelai had kids in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life season 2, the couple would have a source of conflict within their relationship. They already struggle with their communication in the original series and A Year in the Life season 1. Kids would inevitably add other complications into the mix. It would be nice to see them going to couples therapy, decreasing the shame and stigma around the topic.

Rory & Jess Being In Stars Hollow Could Set Them Up As A Year In The Life 2’s Endgame

When he’s first introduced, Jess is an angry teenager with minimal support who treats everyone – including Rory – poorly because he doesn’t know how to manage his emotions. He starts to turn his act around at the end of season 4, but Jess finally becomes right for Rory in Gilmore Girls season 6. They maintain their chemistry and intellectual connection while also having emotionally mature interactions. Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life season 1 reaffirms this fact and indicates that Jess is still longing for Rory.

Both Gilmore Girls and A Year in the Life set up Rory and Jess as each other’s person – the one they’ll always come back to in the end. However, they always have some massive roadblocks in their way, like distance, another relationship, or their emotional maturity. Patterson’s idea for A Year in the Life season 2 would take these barriers away. Rory and Jess would both be living in Stars Hollow with good careers and emotional stability. This would set the pair up as the new Luke and Lorelai, making them endgame in the Gilmore Girls soft reboot.

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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Release Date

November 25, 2016

Cast

Lauren Graham , Alexis Bledel , Scott Patterson , Aris Alvarado , Sean Gunn , Frank Gallegos , Keiko Agena , Matt Czuchry , Yanic Truesdale , Kelly Bishop

Seasons

1

Story By

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Writers

Amy Sherman-Palladino , Daniel Palladino

Directors

Amy Sherman-Palladino , Daniel Palladino

Showrunner

Amy Sherman-Palladino