Rory’s Downward Spiral: The Nasty Affair with Dean *S4E22 & S5E1 Recap*

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  • @Princessdollamanda
    @Princessdollamanda 4 місяці тому +172

    A NEW INTRO?!! yessssss. Rory’s attitude during her affair with Dean always made me so mad. She was carrying on and romanticizing this situation with Dean as if he wasn’t a whole married man and she was just jealous of Lindsey from the jump, talking about her in the supermarket and everything as if Lindsey did something to her. Yale was definitely the place she learned she was not as special as she was in her hometown

    • @iconicallyiconic
      @iconicallyiconic  4 місяці тому +22

      Thankyou babe 🩷 she definitely romanticized that disgusting affair. That episode with her bad mouthing Lindsey always pisses me off, because it let Lindsey know her husband was talking about her to Rory and that Rory was still in love with him.

  • @beautelle1065
    @beautelle1065 4 місяці тому +132

    Lindsey was what Dean always said he wanted someone like Donna Reed and then when he got the very thing he wanted, he mistreated and verbally ab*sed her. it's why you shouldn't pay mind when some of these men complain about how women don't do this or do that because they constantly contradict themselves. Don't change yourself for anyone

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 4 місяці тому +17

      I felt so bad for lindsay she didn't deserve that

    • @barbiesinspiration8799
      @barbiesinspiration8799 4 місяці тому +6

      Ain't that the truth!

    • @Elled.lifestyle
      @Elled.lifestyle 3 місяці тому +1

      @@beautelle1065 definitely

    • @junehosh4347
      @junehosh4347 3 місяці тому +1

      i dont think dean ALWAYS wanted a housewife, im pretty sure in the donna reed episode he said he doesnt see an issue with a woman wanting to provide for her family at home

    • @barbiesinspiration8799
      @barbiesinspiration8799 3 місяці тому +10

      @@junehosh4347 He still thought it was ideal, which is why he would get upset at Rory taking additional classes for summer to have on her college applications, because he felt like women should put their boyfriends/husbands before any and everything and cater to their man 24/7. just to get that type of woman and mistreat her, go around moping and unhappy. Lusting after Rory because she had things going on outside of Dean's needy a $$ and he wanted a woman to mold into submission not someone who willingly was that way

  • @AMomWithRocksAndBooks
    @AMomWithRocksAndBooks 4 місяці тому +50

    Rory's attitude toward Lorelai when she was RIGHTFULLY telling her she messed up says it all.

  • @leiiib
    @leiiib 4 місяці тому +100

    Rory was most certainly a self righteous brat! That is the perfect way to describe her. She is always thinking about how things make her feel just like when Emily was treating Lorelai like dirt when they had Logan over for dinner, she just sat there smiling and not once did she stand up for her mother. Kirk running out of the inn will always be hilarious to me too lmaooooooo I laugh so hard anytime I rewatch it 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @iconicallyiconic
      @iconicallyiconic  4 місяці тому +13

      Omg that episode!!! That episode always make me sad for Lorelai, I feel like they were saying to Lorelai “See, this is how we treat people who come from the background Logan does” everything Emily did was intentional and to send a message.

    • @leiiib
      @leiiib 4 місяці тому +4

      @@iconicallyiconic this is definitely the vibes they were giving, very snobbish elitist vibes, Emily is just mean spirited

  • @lovefromwonderland
    @lovefromwonderland 4 місяці тому +94

    It was very clear from Rory’s attitude and the way she handled previous relationships that she was going to have an affair with Dean, and felt she owned him because she dated him at one point in her life. Why does the show treat Lorelai and Rory like they’re all that? 😭

  • @AvecPoesie
    @AvecPoesie 4 місяці тому +44

    It means SO much to me that you are covering Gilmore Girls on your channel. I remember the night the very first episode aired...October 5, 2000. I had just turned 12 years old then, and I knew even then as a young girl that Gilmore Girls was going to be special. I put my late, beloved Mother onto this show! Together, for years, my Mother and I used to bond when she was sick with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia and I was her full-time Caregiver, through watching Gilmore Girls episode after episode. I am so grateful she and I shared a bond over this show. Just as Lorelai and Rory were, my beloved Mother and I were tremendously close. After my Mother's Death, I left Florida behind and bought a Home in a small town called Boardman because, this town looks and reminds me PROFOUNDLY of "Stars Hollow." There is even a large, White gazebo in Boardman Park! Coming here, in the midst of trauma, similar to how Lorelai moved to her Home when Rory was young, I am now cared about and looked after by neighbors. No matter how flawed these characters may be at times, Gilmore Girls remains my ultimate comfort show. It makes me remember and appreciate my dear Mother even more deeply. 🖤

    • @hannahktess
      @hannahktess 4 місяці тому +8

      @@AvecPoesie I don’t know you, but I’m so thankful you shared such a beautifully told piece of your life. Life is often sad and cold, unless, like you, you work to make it warm and comfortable. I wish you the best.

    • @AvecPoesie
      @AvecPoesie 4 місяці тому +3

      @hannahktess To express that your kind, poignant, and resonant words have been impactful to me would be an understatement. I had not regarded the steps I have taken and the path I have walked in the aftermath of my Life of tragedy in the way you articulated it. Thank you for illuminating an aspect of myself that I suppose I have been too close to see. 🖤

  • @Princessdollamanda
    @Princessdollamanda 4 місяці тому +79

    A lot of women excuse Deans behavior because he was nice looking and tall. If he were the opposite they wouldn’t be so accepting of his behavior, when he got upset at her not saying I love you back was when the red flags began to fly. his temper was scary

    • @mindyourmanners3784
      @mindyourmanners3784 4 місяці тому +24

      This is the truth right here, that anger usually escalates to other things because he had no control over his emotions

    • @keyla4361
      @keyla4361 4 місяці тому +12

      @@Princessdollamanda literally, I was always scared he was gonna end up hurting Rory physically. Especially when he yelled at Rory in front of Paris when Jess arrived at her house.

    • @Princessdollamanda
      @Princessdollamanda 4 місяці тому +9

      @@keyla4361 no seriously! Rory looked so scared to the point that Paris had to jump in and say Jess was there for her. People that defend those actions don’t see the bigger issue and how it starts out small like that and grows into something bigger and these tv shows and movies make it look cute and “endearing” and make girls believe that behavior is okay but don’t tell them all of ways this is dangerous and how it could lead up to ab*s*

    • @zralokvemigraci
      @zralokvemigraci 3 місяці тому +6

      I never liked him from the start because I found him so controlling! And getting upset for not being able to say "I love you" was so stupid, I could really relate to her there... I just now realise that the only guy I really liked around Rory was Marty. I would have loved to see them together, I think he would have kept Rory on the right track.

  • @riritheedon8967
    @riritheedon8967 4 місяці тому +31

    I love how you’re breaking down different shows 🥹🥹🥹🥹

  • @BubblegumGirl366
    @BubblegumGirl366 4 місяці тому +46

    I am really in agreement about not liking Dean from the beginning. The way Dean was when anything came up around Tristan and how he was always threating to break up with her. That scene when he picked her up and was yelling at her about Tristan and about to abandon her at the school until she told him she loved him gave me the ick when I was younger. Rory and Dean were super toxic from the start

    • @iconicallyiconic
      @iconicallyiconic  4 місяці тому +10

      Absolutely! Dean was toxic and obsessed with Rory to a certain extent.

    • @karleecraziness9216
      @karleecraziness9216 4 місяці тому +4

      There are certain things with Dean that I can forgive due to the fact he was a teen boy and the fact Rory wasn’t all that great to him. I can forgive wanting to pummel Tristan because Tristan would get antagonizing him and he was annoying. No I don’t think he should have gotten mad at Rory for certain things but I 100% sided with him when he
      dumped her at the Dance a Thon. She cheated on him technically, and was out right flirting with Jess the entire night. She could have ended things and told him that was she was catching feelings for someone else. I am not saying Dean is innocent but I am saying that Rory should take accountability of her actions.

    • @leiiib
      @leiiib 4 місяці тому +13

      ⁠@@karleecraziness9216him being a “teen boy” is no excuse, I have male cousins who have never acted that way as teens. This sounds like when people say “boys will be boys” no. his behavior was alarming because no one ever checked him about his temper. He constantly flew off the handle… whether young or not that comes from upbringing and not being nipped in the bud from young. We’ve all had our immature disputes at a young age but there’s that and then there’s instilling fear in your partner because your temper scar es them. That is how most ab*s*ve relationships start out and it’s something young girls need to take heed to and be aware of. THAT is not the fault of Rory, those are HIS emotions. Sure he had a right to be upset at some things but what happened with Lindsey ? So she agitated him to scream at her and demean her too right ?

    • @karleecraziness9216
      @karleecraziness9216 4 місяці тому +1

      @@leiiib I didn’t say it was. However there were times I thought he over reacted but other times I did side with him in certain cases.

    • @jaydas8976
      @jaydas8976 2 місяці тому

      @@BubblegumGirl366 I’ve never liked Dean, he was always extremely controlling and possessive.

  • @lovefromwonderland
    @lovefromwonderland 4 місяці тому +44

    I get your grievances with Lane but I think it’s honestly more on the writers than the character itself. They completely derailed Lane’s character in favor of that dumb romance storyline between her and Zach.

  • @PeaceLovePaperbacks
    @PeaceLovePaperbacks 4 місяці тому +40

    Lindsey was a rebound. And he was still in love for rory. But i agree. This is where rory's character started to fall off.

    • @pratkier
      @pratkier 4 місяці тому +12

      But that's no reason to have an affair

  • @alwaysrootingfortheantihero123
    @alwaysrootingfortheantihero123 3 місяці тому +17

    rory was never held accountable for how she cheated on dean at suki’s wedding. it made sense that she would try to cheat with him.

  • @mila.milaaj
    @mila.milaaj 4 місяці тому +12

    I love this recap, it was funny lol , and you gathered Rory. Emily had no respect for Lorelai whatsoever😒😒 the way she treated her own daughter was so uncalled for. Rory was threatened by Lindsey and any woman she felt would take her place in dating her exes. She's one of those girls who would ask about an ex-girlfriend, watch her every move on social media and try to learn things about her because she wants to know who he was with before her and competes with women who don't even know she exists. She is always threatened by women she feels are girly, beautiful etc. just like she was jealous of Logan's business partner, she doesn't like women unless she feels they're beneath her and are what she believes to be no competition. I can't wait for other your recaps. I would love some recaps of Living Single ANY episode lol

  • @mindyourmanners3784
    @mindyourmanners3784 4 місяці тому +17

    I am so here for this new intro 😍😍 I thought I was the only one who didn't like Lane, I had stopped liking Sookie too 😂Rory thinking Dean was still hers showed her sense of entitlement and the people around her made her feel like that, they never told her she was wrong for anything they would always shift blame onto others and Rory it didn't matter what she did. Everyone was bad and Rory was perfect little miss sunshine. Lorelai and her grandparents were the worst with idolizing her, that's why she couldn't handle Mitchum not praising her because she wasn't used to that

  • @barbiesinspiration8799
    @barbiesinspiration8799 4 місяці тому +19

    I couldn't stand Michelle every time his character came on the screen, I would roll my eyes lol. Rory definitely felt the hits to ego because at Yale she wasn't fawned over like she was in her small town it's the only reason she wanted Dean back, she liked being putting on a pedestal. That's why I liked Logan, he would put her in her place and would tell her like it is, like her talking about rich kids in that article while also coming from wealth herself, she wanted to be her mother so bad in that aspect while still being a spoiled entitled brat.
    Just like her sleeping with Logan while he was engaged after denying his proposal, I guess she thought - He was MY Logan First, He proposed to me first 🙄🙄 Rory was definitely deluded and Dean was 🗑 and people who defend him are weird to me they like those toxic relationships and want to convince people there's nothing wrong with that behavior. They're the type of people who believe if someone isn't trying to control you or isn't overly jealous then they don't love you. they ignore all kinds of red flags because they think it's cute

    • @keyla4361
      @keyla4361 4 місяці тому +3

      CLOCK IT

    • @3bowwow22
      @3bowwow22 Місяць тому +1

      logan was toxic too all rory relationship were toxic

  • @OfficialSTJones
    @OfficialSTJones 4 місяці тому +13

    I never liked Dean either for all the reasons you mentioned and of course, these episodes! He flew off the handle all the time! Exactly! Good review and good commentary on these episodes. Everything you said about all characters I agree with! They are my favorite episodes because of Luke/Lorelai and I like the Inn stuff but what ruins them is Dean/Rory. I usually like Lane but you make good points and her character did annoy me because I’m sorry, she was a bad friend when Rory told Lane about what happened with Dean. If you wanted to recap more Gilmore Girls, that would be good 😊

  • @BBKthebunnyperson
    @BBKthebunnyperson 4 місяці тому +12

    OMG THE NEW INTRO ATE‼️‼️‼️

  • @superdani152003
    @superdani152003 4 місяці тому +12

    You're so right!they are the definition of pick me girls!!!

  • @kayellejay9608
    @kayellejay9608 3 місяці тому +9

    Dean always came across as stupid to me. Rory liked that Dean put her on a pedestal. Rory always felt like Linsdsey was beneath her.
    I used to like this show, but as I got older, I realized the Gilmores (all 3 generations) were some codependent, manipulative messes.

  • @melissamoonchild9216
    @melissamoonchild9216 15 днів тому

    Iconically iconic is the perfect name for your channel. I feel like we're all at one big sleepover spilling the tea over all things girly. Love it. Can you do a video about Topanga? She was an amazing role model I thought

  • @karleecraziness9216
    @karleecraziness9216 4 місяці тому +6

    My all time favorite Boyfriend of Rory’s was Logan. Jess flirts with her lets her kiss him and then dates a girl to make Rory jealous and almost forces himself on her. Dean was smart liked to read but so was Jess but to me it felt like they had to dumb Dean down. I felt bad for him writing wise.

  • @katythebeauty330
    @katythebeauty330 4 місяці тому +13

    Dean was always toxic and treated Rory so wrong. It’s like the show wanted everyone to like his character but he was controlling, manipulative, complained a lot and showed signs of being abusive. Rory couldn’t be herself around him because he’d always get mad. Even the ball episode he was complaining about that. He’d complain about anything she’d do for herself. The show wanted to portray her as perfect but that affair was so wrong! They both knew what they were doing!

  • @Beauty777_
    @Beauty777_ 4 місяці тому +1

    I had to come here and say you got me cracking up watching your Toni child’s video😂

  • @therealmarlonbellamy
    @therealmarlonbellamy 4 місяці тому +3

    The new intro is fire 🔥 !!!

  • @nicolesherman8974
    @nicolesherman8974 4 місяці тому +3

    Yessss, love the new intro honey 🖤🖤

  • @jessinthecomments
    @jessinthecomments 4 місяці тому +1

    Okay for the 3LW in the background. I used to love that song.

  • @StrawberryCakeStudiosYT
    @StrawberryCakeStudiosYT 4 місяці тому +2

    Girly, I love your content. I’m debating watching Gilmore Girls but idk. It’s kinda something I didn’t even watch growing up, not even Gossip Girl.

  • @Rainbowreesii
    @Rainbowreesii 4 місяці тому +3

    😂 not the Karen bob taking over..

  • @QUEENVLOGZZBYKALIOFFICIAL
    @QUEENVLOGZZBYKALIOFFICIAL 4 місяці тому +6

    Love the new intro

  • @beforethenextstep305
    @beforethenextstep305 4 місяці тому +1

    Def will come back to watch this one!

  • @KimandKamJam
    @KimandKamJam 4 місяці тому +3

    All of that, and they didn't even stay together 😒.

  • @amberreed7704
    @amberreed7704 4 місяці тому +1

    I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls because it just didn’t appeal to me but this recap is amazing. Like, I need to know what happened next. If you decided to recap the next episode, I’d be there with bells on.

  • @aissatasy3090
    @aissatasy3090 4 місяці тому

    I never watched this show because I did not want to. But I do love your video.

  • @dianaszuts398
    @dianaszuts398 15 годин тому

    Would you consider doing more Gilmore vids? This was great ❤

  • @InstantlyGlam4BreonnaTaylor
    @InstantlyGlam4BreonnaTaylor 4 місяці тому +1

    Now ma’am you can not leave us hanging without an update. I forgot what happened I need the recap please and thank you

  • @SkyBlueRose96
    @SkyBlueRose96 4 місяці тому +5

    After seeing your blair video do you think you can do one about Samantha jones. Everyone loves to bash Carrie and make Samantha jones out as a iconic goddess who can do no wrong while romanticizing her life and ignoring her character can be problematic as much as carrie and is flawed just like everyone. There are a lot things she crossed the line with yet no one bats an eye. Shes done a lot of awful things
    Slept with married men knowing theyre married then acts indifferent when she gets a call from a crying wife
    Had sex with richard right in front of Charlotte not to mention downplaying it
    Abused her power dynamic fired her assistant then slept with him
    Groped a masseur without his consent then complained when he didn't appreciate it
    Neglecting Maria's emotional needs only focusing on her sexual needs.

    • @iconicallyiconic
      @iconicallyiconic  4 місяці тому +6

      I’m definitely going to have to do a Samantha deep dive because we share some of the same viewpoints especially when it came to how selfish Samantha could be sometimes. I love Samantha but she was a flawed character just like the other girls, but because she was funny and fabulous a lot of people ignore some of her problematic ways.

    • @SkyBlueRose96
      @SkyBlueRose96 4 місяці тому +1

      ​​@@iconicallyiconic There's online discussions about her I agree with how she's mostly a caricature than a human being,she's written to sex up the place,her personality depended on the plot, her sex life is actually unhealthy can't go a day without having and talking about sex not to mention tried being celibate which only lasted a day, could've had more meaningful storylines going to therapy about her childhood trauma and detachment issues with men. Also she clearly sought out male approval allowed men to do gross things in bed because she thinks if they like it you should do it and more insecure than she lets on.

    • @Princessdollamanda
      @Princessdollamanda 4 місяці тому +3

      @@SkyBlueRose96 I agree with this sooo much. Everything was always so surfaced level with Samantha, I always wanted an episode of just Samantha and how she got the way she did. A lot of those sex scenes was because of SJP being a mean girl and coming up with these scenes while she never did not ONE, she had those scenes and they didn’t even want to pay her what she was worth and she’s was one of favorites. Just like the movie where they make fun of her “gut” you can definitely feel the mean girl, cliquish energy coming from them even on the show

    • @SkyBlueRose96
      @SkyBlueRose96 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@Princessdollamanda I agree it was a mean girl move what they did to Kim Cattrall. Imo both movies especially the second did her so dirty like really focusing on her age and worsen her character progression, that fashion faux pas/ageism scene her wearing the same outfit as Miley Cyrus,the writers forgetting she's a PR professional/expert instead chose to conveniently forget it and wrote her out of character being ignorant,played up her sexuality even more,made her the American tourist stereotype while committing how many offences in Abu Dhabi all to make her "woke" and "take that patriarchy",imo the purse misunderstanding was unnecessary drama and her meltdown screaming to the crowd of men "I have sex" was so cringey. The real Samantha would've handled it with more tact and maturity approach of the misogyny without being unhinged.
      There's theories online maybe her issues with her father growing up might've played a part being a bad male figure to her since we do know he's an alcoholic and her mother was the breadwinner of the house it does explain why she chooses to be independent never relying on a man. There could've been an episode explaining how he treated her resulting in her seeking out approval from men

    • @dianabryan7421
      @dianabryan7421 4 місяці тому +5

      Wow you guys have opened my eyes to Samantha! I absolutely love the character but I would love to see this deep dive!

  • @evernechatman1590
    @evernechatman1590 2 місяці тому +1

    Now if Dean and Lindsey were just dating and he slept with Rory it wouldn't of been so bad

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 4 місяці тому +2

    Rory and dean were in the wrong i feel bad for lindsay because she did nothing wrong she's the wife i don't get why dean treated her so badly as for lane the writers really messed up with her lorelai was right what rory did was wrong the way rory was acting reminds me so much of carrie Bradshaw to me

  • @ashleyjenkins9388
    @ashleyjenkins9388 4 місяці тому +2

    Girl! Recap the whole series😂😂. Do you listen to the Gilmore girls rewatch podcast? It’s good!

  • @Nirrini
    @Nirrini 4 місяці тому

    1:01 I thought my eyes were deceiving me with the newspaper background. Somehow the words looked so familiar. Then I realized that it was Dutch 😅

  • @Vintagestylewins
    @Vintagestylewins 2 місяці тому +1

    Can you recap more Gilmore girls videos

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 4 місяці тому

    Could you please do videos on pure halliwell from the show charmed and luanne platter from the tv series king of the hill

  • @leesepoll6954
    @leesepoll6954 12 днів тому

    I didn’t like dean . I hated that Rory helped him cheat! Those episodes made me sick .