Gilmore Girls is always at its most winsome in winter, so it was fitting that the show ended its hibernation with shots of our beloved Stars Hollow in snow-globe mode.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

The Gilmore magic is still there. I'm relieved and totally hooked!

Full Review | May 16, 2019

When it's all said and done Gilmore Girls fans are likely to feel as if this is one long-delayed goodbye that was worth the wait.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life gave fans answers that they've needed for years. There are many things to celebrate about the revival.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 16, 2019

A Year in the Life, for better or worse, knows viewers want to see Emily, Lorelai, and Rory interacting with one another.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

In spite of all my questions (including the fact that Gilmore Girls doesn't really understand how media and freelancing works), I've really missed Stars Hollow.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

The best television finales are often the ones that are controversial, and that rings true more than ever for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

The witty banter between all the characters keeps you smiling, with pop culture references having been upgraded to include quips about Marvel movies and Lena Dunham.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

Even those who have never cracked open a People magazine will appreciate the warmth and wit between its two plucky heroines. If only there was more time with just the two of them.

Full Review | May 16, 2019

This was as good as television can get.

Full Review | May 15, 2019

These episodes belong with the best and bring these characters to a shocking, satisfying end.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 15, 2019

After the disappointment of Season 7, it's thrilling to be able to experience the clarity of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino's vision for these characters, and while it may not be perfect, nobody gets to have everything they want in life.

Full Review | May 15, 2019

A Year in the Life honors the legacy of the show that came before it while establishing a worthy new and complete chapter in that story.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.1/10 | May 15, 2019

A Year In The Life is sometimes confusing, it occasionally feels like it's operating in a snow globe and is always surreal. It's a fun and frustrating experience and, for many people, the fact that it exists is reason enough to love it. I

Full Review | May 15, 2019

Pretty much every character you loved (or hated) is back in some way or another. The script is as fresh and slick as ever, and it is somehow both nostalgic yet fits right into the TV landscape of 2016.

Full Review | May 15, 2019

A Year In The Life does more than serve up another helping of the same thing. There are novel ideas here. We see our beloved characters go to new places, aided by the expanse of 90-minute episodes with no advert breaks.

Full Review | May 15, 2019

Television's somewhat new obsession with reviving its most cherished properties has largely made for disappointing endeavors, but Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life truly feels like Gilmore Girls.

Full Review | May 15, 2019

There are moments when it feels like Gilmore karaoke, as the cast get used to their roles again. But once they catch the rhythms of the speech, it's a very welcome return to the warm embrace of Star's Hollow.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 15, 2019

Yes, it's self-indulgent. But A Year in the Life succeeds despite its "getting the gang back together" vibe.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 15, 2019

These are awful people, made far more awful in the revival. And they are not awful in the way that, say, the characters of Girls or Seinfeld are awful.

Full Review | May 7, 2019