In Gilmore Girls episode ‘Emily Says Hello‘, Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) decides it’s time for her to start dating. Emily & Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann) have been separated for some time now. Lorelai first noticed abnormalities between her parents in the episode ‘Afterboom‘ in Season 4, but it’s not until ‘Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller,’ the premiere of Season 5, that Emily “officially” tells Lorelai and Rory about the separation.
In that episode, Emily accuses Richard of changing – not only does she feel like she doesn’t know him, but she feels like he no longer respects her, consults her or treats her as a partner. Although Emily has been living in a hotel, they make it final that Richard will move the the pool house while Emily will live in the main house. Speed up now to the 9th episode and Emily is ready to date.
Emily told Lorelai she was convinced that reconciliation with Richard was not an option because he neglected to pass her the butter at an event. Given that, she immediately decides to date. Do you think this was because she wanted to prove to herself that the relationship was over? Or maybe the reverse?
I’ve always wondered if Emily just needed to shock herself into seeing the truth – that she and Richard missed each other and that it was only petty differences and stubbornness keeping them apart. Though Emily appeared to enjoy the flattery of her date, she cries when she reaches her house and seems anything but happy. What do you think?
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