10 'Gilmore Girls' trailer moments we need to talk about right now

YOU'RE STILL A CONTENDER.
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The Gilmore Girls Netflix trailer is finally here and everyone is super fine and keeping very calm about it.

To prove how unbelievably chill we are about this, we broke the trailer down into its best screengrabs to obsessively overanalyze appropriately muse over what the show's latest iteration may bring.

#1

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We didn't know we wanted Kirk at Friday night dinner, and now it's clear that we've not only wanted but needed this, badly. What's he doing there? Knowing Kirk, probably seeking employment from Emily while simultaneously crashing in the pool house without her knowing.


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#2

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Emily can't seem to find foothold without her husband, Lorelai doesn't know what she wants or where she's going, and Rory has no underwear. Being a Gilmore girl isn't all it's cracked up to be -- and Lorelai going outdoors to cope just shows how dire the circumstances are.

#3

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If you weren't sure how Emily's doing, look no further than the fact that she A) wears jeans and a t-shirt, and B) even owns jeans and a t-shirt. The garb of the common folk is not for Emily Gilmore! Send help -- or, apparently, whiskey.

#4

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Speaking of whiskey, Jess expertly turns a phrase from On the Waterfront by telling Rory she's still a contender, and he does it while making me want to forsake my human life to become an almost-empty vessel for holding beverages. I'd like to commission the above image as an oil painting.

#5

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Speaking of oil paintings...yeah.

#6

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Same.

#7

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Aw, Dean, you look like you have regrets! AS YOU SHOULD. You also look like you're about to go fight paranormal creatures, which I guess can't be helped at this point.

#8

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Yes, that's Christian Borle and Sutton Foster tearing it up on stage in Stars Hollow, and no, we cannot wait any longer to see the full scene.

#9

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Remember when we weren't sure if Melissa McCarthy would be part of the revival? Seeing her back at work as Sookie St. James is not only joyful, but almost painfully easy.

#10

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We ship it and we never stopped shipping it.

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premieres on Netflix Nov. 25.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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