As a millennial woman who was just entering her teenage years when Gilmore Girls first aired, I recall feeling like a bit of an outcast for not watching the show. Somehow, 25 years later, that feeling has only intensified.

For those who are even less familiar than I am, Gilmore Girls was a comedy-drama centering on the relationship between a young single mom and her teenage daughter, who lived in a fictional Connecticut town. Over the years, it has been something of a unifier. It originally appealed largely to boomer mothers and millennial daughters, and has now found a newer audience among Gen Z streamers. Many who enjoyed it when it first aired in the early aughts are now rewatching it as a comfort show, and I’ve had several people mention to me (unsolicited!) over the last few weeks th

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