I strongly disliked the musical scene!! Why was it so long?! Little snippets of the funny lyrics would have been fine. When I watched the whole series on DVD/Netflix, I noticed the music scenes dragged on a lot longer than when they were originally on network TV. That always bugged me because yeah, the songs are alright, but it's not why I'm watching the show. I want to see character development!
Emily moving to Nantucket and working in the museum made a lot of sense to me since she majored in History in college. I thought it was awesome she finally put that study to use, and found a way to move on after Richard's death.
The wedding was sweet, but seemed a little forced with its magicalness. Yes, Luke does like to do gestures to show Lorelai he loves her, but the theme was more than I envision him carrying out without someone like Rory or Sookie being in on it. Was Rory not supposed to know about it or did you catch any implications she was part of the set up?
Overall though, it was so nice to be back in Stars Hollow. I cried so much and laughed and loved all the Paris and Michel that was included.
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I love this post! Especially your essential question, is she worthy?

the real tension between Logan vs. Jess isn't so much about either Logan vs. Jess, but whether Rory herself is worthy of whatever it is being laid out in front of her. I can be frustrated with Rory's career or her choices. But her career frustrations are her problems of her own (or maybe the world's) creation. They can be solved at some point. But because I love her, I want most of all, for her to become worthy of what someone gives her. Whether that's her mother's endless loyalty, her friends, who let themselves get pulled into her self involved world, or finally, her lovers, who sometimes don't get anything in return and don't seem to know it (or vice versa).

I hate cliches about letting go. They're everywhere in our American culture in how we look at relationships, career choices, pretty much anything that seems to let us down. I see why you look at Logan vs. Jess through lens of selfishness. If that's the only metric, then it's an easy choice. All Rory has to do is see it through that lens too and she can walk away free and clear from Logan. But this lens is too simplistic for me. It's like an optical illusion where at some point, the blindspot is no longer a blindspot and you can move onto the next level of the game. But Logan is just Logan, who loves Rory and also quite probably, loves his fiancee. Making him out to be the easy one to throw away is just like another romantic cliche; go for the kinder, unselfish one, the one who will be your true friend.

Not always. Sometimes the girl is not worthy.

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