Gilmore Girls: Why Lane Kim Deserved So Much Better 💔🎸 Ending Explained

Go to http://factormeals.com/thetake50 and use code thetake50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. Gilmore Girls' resident rocker rebel Lane Kim ended up with one of the most disappointing outcomes in the series. While she began the show with a buzzing love for music and lust for personal freedom, as the show went on and her character was pushed further to the side, so much of what made her Lane was sanded away. In recent years, as more people have begun re-watching show on streaming, a wider conversation has opened up about Lane’s bummer of an ending and how she deserved so much better – or at least the chance to have tried to live the life she dreamed of. So let’s dive in and unpack what made Lane so great, why her story went off the rails, and why her ending feels so hollow (but maybe there is one positive aspect…)

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:55 The two sides of Lane
01:54 Why Lane's mom is so overprotective
02:30 Why Lane & Rory's friendship works so well
03:56 Thanks to Factor!
05:07 Lane finally starts to find some freedom
05:29 Lane & Dave's great relationship (& why he left)
07:03 As Rory's life took off, Lane's stalled... & then crashed
07:48 Gaining independence for the first time
09:19 Instead of letting her soar, the show caged her again
10:34 The real-life inspiration for Lane (& Dave)
11:30 The one kind of silver lining in Lane's ending


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