Oh no - not being attacked by a band of swans. Was it an all-boy band? Kind of a scary, feathery *NSYNC kind of fiasco?

This may be one of my toughest choices yet!

Day 15 - Favorite female character

I am drawn to shows with strong female characters and there are so many who I could talk at length about. Just four that immediately pop into my head are: Amber Tamblyn's Joan of Arcadia, Connie Britton's Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights, Tina Fey's Liz Lemon on 30 Rock, Sarah Michelle Gellar's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. However, I made the hard decision and selected:

Lorelai Gilmore

Brilliantly played by Lauren Graham, Lorelai is quirky, funny, smart, big-hearted, and, yes, flawed. I'm not sure if I'd want her as my mom (good thing she has the amazing Rory for her daughter) but I definitely want her for a friend: we could hang out, watch TV, eat lots of food and have crazy fun conversations. There's an episode where Luke is confused about why she's saved all these old videotapes with TV shows on them and I had this moment where I realized that she and I are kindred spirits (my partner has asked me exactly the same question about my video collection). Other than the fact that Lorelai (with help from Graham) is stunningly gorgeous (and also super skinny), she feels like such a real relateable character. In real life most of us do drink caffeine, talk a lot and watch TV! haha, or I do anyway!

I feel I should clarify my comment about not wanting Lorelai to be my mom. The thing is that on the show she's an awesome mom and she raised an amazing daughter. She's definitely unconventional and there's times when it's clear that Rory is the more mature one. But what makes her awesome is how much she loves Rory and how Rory is the #1 person in her life.



Sure their relationship may feel a bit like glamourized single motherhood but it is ultimately a wonderful relationship to watch, which, like Lorelai, isn't perfect.

Also, the difficult relationship Lorelai has with her parents is so well played out and shows an entirely different side of Lorelai, and we understand why she's the kind of mom that she is. The show is just so good at relationships. Oh! And I can't forget the fact that she worked her way up from being a high school dropout to getting her degree in business at college and running her own Inn.

Unique, strong, loving and so damn funny. Just a few of the reasons why I love Lorelai Gilmore.

Tomorrow I'm talking about: Your guilty pleasure show