Is This Really the End?

Somebody needs to tell me that there is going to be a Gilmore Girls spin-off in which Rory has a fabulous adult life. I need to hear this because it is going to be the only way that I won't be completely devastated by what happened on the show tonight. You see, I love it when things on tv get wrapped up in nice, tidy, happy packages. This is part of the reason that I love tv - my life never gets wrapped up in a nice, tidy, happy package. I rely on my beloved television characters to achieve what I cannot. Right now, though, Rory seems to be ending Gilmore Girls with a big, gaping lack of closure with Logan.

Last week, Logan asked Lorelai for her permission to ask Rory to marry him in an endearing, traditional, generally un-Logan way that caused my heart to flutter. I know that Gilmore Girls is ending and this gesture gave me hope for a fairy tale ending to the series. Tonight, at the cocktail party thrown by Richard and Emily in honor of Rory's graduation, Logan popped the proverbial question. In a very public and very awkward moment, Rory responded by asking him to step outside with her to talk. She was blindsided, which was understandable, and she needed time to think. Of course she did. The proposal involved moving to California, and of course Rory would need to mull this over and discuss it with her mom. This conflict moved the episode along ... it created suspense that made me want to watch more ... it provided tension in between Lorelai and her parents ... and finally when Rory walked across Yale's lawn to talk to Logan, I was so, so ready for the warm and fuzzy. I was sorely disappointed when instead of getting engaged, they broke up. They broke up!

I suppose that as a woman, I should applaud Rory for knowing when she needs to strike out on her own and that I should be mad at Logan for forcing her into an all or nothing. I just can't muster those feelings, though. I don't want this to be real life. I want the fantasy. I want the fairy tale. I want Rory and Logan happy together forever. The good girl and the reformed bad boy - these two getting together could give me tons of false hope for my own future. Instead, Rory did what was probably the responsible thing. This is why I need a spin-off. I can't be okay with Rory just riding off into the opportunity-filled sunset.