#zach van gerbig

[frazzledsoul]

It's so funny to me that I see fans lament that Dave was the perfect man and that Lane should have married him instead of Zach when the narrative definitely implies that Dave broke up with her (or at least stopped calling her so frequently that their relationship kind of ebbed away to nothing) when she started talking about it with the "marriage jug" business. One can hardly blame him for this as he was you know, practically a child, but my point is that he didn't offer and was perhaps uncomfortable with the idea (again! Perfectly reasonable!) while Zach, despite his many flaws, was onboard with Lane having some more traditional expectations and beliefs.

[stxrshxpxd]

the girls will bury me alive for this but i like zach more than dave

[merry-kuroo]

Does Lane have a thing for Zack? 🤔

Not too sure how I feel about this new development...

[jax-winchester]

The Gilmore Girls biggest fault is ruining already established great characters. Very long ramble and its just my opinion. Please read and tell me your thoughts but be nice!

Dean

Dean was a great character in the beginning! He was a dreamy, slightly mysterious, new kid from Chicago who worked on cars. His initial attraction to Rory is because of how intently she reads, Lane says he is thrilled when he hears Rory has been accepted to the prestigious private school Chilton. Then the writers dumb him down, Rory’s love of books bores him, he doesn’t care about her pursuit of an Ivy League education, he cheats on his wife with Rory.

Jess

Now I do really like Jess but his character was basically just an edgier version of Deans original character. Dreamy new boy from New York, mysterious, and he also notices how much Rory likes to read, but he likes reading too. However, to set them apart Jess has an attitude and is mischievous. Jess makes it known he has a thing for Rory pretty much since he’s introduced (Like Dean). It makes Jess look like a jerk. Since he’s literally encouraging Rory to leave her boyfriend for him. Then they do get into a relationship! Jess’s attitude just grows and grows. Some of his actions towards Rory are inexcusable. Then ✨poof✨ he just disappears. Jess was a complex character with a bad past, the show really could have leaned into that. We could have seen more character growth. But nope! (Also side note I think Jess and Paris would have been a great couple)

Marty

Marty was a funny new guy Rory meets at college. We first see him when He and Rory show up extra early to their first class (showing one of their similarities). Then, his first introduction is Rory finding him butt naked in front of her dorm. (My personal favorite introduction). He also has a slightly similar financial situation as Rory. While yes Rory’s grandparents have money Rory doesn’t. What money she gets from Emily and Richard comes with strings. Marty is always working odd jobs to help put him through school. He isn’t a trust fund kid and while I think Rory has a trust fund. She does know what its like not to have money. Lets not forget Lorelai and Rory lived in a shed! (But yeah Rory is pretty spoiled by the end) They have similar sense of humors and they like the same movies! He was really sweet (also cute) and he was a perfect new friend for Rory. But Noooo, he just had to have feelings for her. Then, he disappears for like 3? seasons and pops up like 2 more times.

Paris

Paris was a highly competitive, extremely smart, and witty student. (Also slightly a bitch but love her though). Paris and Rory pushed each other to do better in their classes. We find out though Paris is more than just a strong student. She has home life issues and struggles with self esteem. She also has had a long time crush on cute classmate Tristian. There is some focus on Paris’s issues with self-esteem especially when she meets Jamie and she mentions her bad home life. But, her home life is treated more or less as an ongoing joke. I think Paris’s issues should have been taken more seriously. Especially when she goes to Yale after her breakdown when she isn’t accepted into Harvard. But, when Paris goes to Yale she’s basically just a joke. Her issues are solved by her obsession with arts and crafts? She still has anger issues and takes control over things. Like the newspaper and then CHEATS on her great boyfriend Jamie. I don’t have anything really against Doyle. Im just not a fan of how they did Paris’s character.

Lane

Its pretty universally agreed that Lane was done wrong. Lane was a great kid! The show really could have done so much more with Lane’s religious trauma. Also, with the fact Lane gets kicked out. Not to mention the Dave situation. AMAZING boyfriend Dave. I get it the actor left to star in The OC but Zach? Why not add a new member to the band? Create a nice new character, maybe a member of a different band thats playing at the same placed they are. But Nope! She marries Zach, has an awful experience with sex, then gets pregnant with twins. Zach slept around plenty before Lane, you’d think he would be better with birth control. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That’s enough rambling for now.

[medicine-and-molly]

gilmore girls character rankings

lorelai gilmore

logan huntzberger

emily gilmore

paris geller

rory gilmore

lane kim

luke danes

jess mariano

kirk gleason

richard gilmore

sookie st james

april nardini

madeline and louise

TJ

jason stiles

jackson belleville

zach van gerbig

mrs kim

trix

babette

miss patty

max medina

michel girard

taylor doose

max medina

dave rygalski

tristan

dean forrester

christopher hayden

[charlienick]

just thought about zach getting so jealous about brian writing a friendly song about lane after zach turned down the idea of doing so and instead wrote songs about other women that he got into a fist fight on stage and ruined the bands one and only shot at getting a record deal that never happens again for the rest of the show and then goes to lane and says “i don’t feel good. i feel bad. marry me.” and she has to say yes even though that’s completely out of character for her and she’s supposed to seem HAPPY about it. anyway

[vhallasgf]

glitch by taylor swift but it's lane x zach

[stellaluna33]

Season 3 Zach would totally suggest the band do a cover of "Stacy's Mom," and then change the lyrics to "Rory's Mom" every time Lorelai was in the audience.

[geller-gilmorewives]

Tumblr is great because on the one hand you'll have people whose entire Tumblr account is dedicated to hating on Zach Van Gerbig

And then also

People that just reblog sweet Javajunkie gifs

I can't decide which I like more

[frazzledsoul]

Although I like him and really enjoyed his (brief) relationship with Lane, I find your Dave hate so amusing 😂 and kind of refreshing too, don’t ask me why (but probably because most people seem to idolize him, as the perfect, superior boyfriend incapable of doing any wrong EVER in his life). Overall, I agree with your opinion that he simply wasn’t on the show long enough for this take to be proven wrong.

Look, if he was like Marty or Jason and was just around for a handful of episodes and that was it, I wouldn't care, but the extent to which he is so worshipped and idolized and treated as the most perfect man alive, with so many fans loudly insisting that EVERYONE has to worship him and one is not allowed to pass on singing odes to his flawless nature, has pretty much turned me against him hardcore. He and Lane had a very junior high school esque relationship that mostly consisted of trying to get her mom to let them go on a single date. I'm not sure why this is relationship goals since it's barely a relationship in the first place. The idea that's battered around that Lane's life would be perfect if she stayed with him, her contraception would never have failed, she would have become a gigantic rock star makes absolutely no sense to me. How is this average white boy going to accomplish all of that? And that isn't enough, his fans also beg for Lane to leave her husband and kids and reunite with him in order to "fix" her life, even though she doesn't appear to think her life sucks. Her entire destiny appears to revolve around this guy that she doesn't appear to remotely even miss. IDK, I just think it's lame.

Also, Zach had his flaws and he messed up quite a bit, but he did make the effort to get to know Lane's mom, he didn't judge her for wanting them stay a virgin or try to pressure her into sex, he turned out to be a supportive husband and father in the end, and they seemed to have a pretty healthy marriage in the AYITL era. All of that stuff takes work, especially for someone who was not inclined to do it in the first place, and it was a lot harder to do than Dave's shenanigans.

OK, that is maybe too much hatorade. Sorry.

[firsttime-writer]

I may have like 20 requests but I really wanna write headcanons about Lanes band. I just might...

[gilmoresgifs]

I like you, Zach. I like you as more than a bandmate and more than a friend. I like you. I have liked you for some time now, and I don't think this feeling is going to go away. I just thought you should know.

[gilmoregirlsoutofcontext]

[catboyllawliet]

the duality of woman: i can both wish lane had stayed with dave and think she and zach make a cute couple

[justanoutlawfic]

Todd Lowe admitting that Dave was a better match and that Zach wouldn’t stand a chance with Lane if Adam hadn’t left.