Gilmore Girls 10 Things About Luke That Have Aged Poorly

Gilmore Girls: 10 Things About Luke That Have Aged Poorly

While Gilmore Girls fans love Luke Danes and his beloved diner, some of Luke’s jokes, rants and storylines haven’t aged well.

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Stars Hollow would feel empty without Luke’s diner and Gilmore Girls wouldn’t be the same comforting show without Lorelai and Luke’s banter and long-term relationship. But although Luke is a beloved character and fans enjoy his bad moods and rants, there are a lot of things about him that haven’t aged well and that feel problematic now.

This character may be famous for complaining about the world around him and he might make some hilarious comments during the show’s run. But viewers have noticed that a lot of Luke’s jokes and storylines feel dated and in some cases, offensive.

10 Luke Doesn’t Give Jess A Proper Room

It’s sweet that Luke and Jess have a friendly relationship by the end of the series, but they fight a lot during Jess’s high school years and Jess does some awful things to Luke.

But although Luke wants to be there for Jess and help him out, he doesn’t have the best living situation for a teenager. Luke lives in a studio apartment above his diner and it doesn’t seem big enough for the two of them. It’s also true that Jess and Luke don’t have separate bedrooms. It seems like Luke should move into a new place so Jess can have his own room, especially since Luke comes from a wealthy background.

9 Luke Tells A Girls Soccer Team They Should Play “Like Girls”

In the season 6 episode “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out,” Luke becomes a sponsor for a girls’ soccer team, and he complains that the team is being too rough. Tilly says, “We play the way the boys play” and Luke says “But boys are boys, and girls are girls.”

The members of the soccer team are hurt by Luke’s comments and they have every right to be, as Luke is being sexist and unfair.

8 Luke’s Ban On Cellphones In His Diner

Part of Luke’s quirky, grumpy personality is the fact that he can’t stand cell phones. He even has a sign behind the counter at his diner saying that these are totally banned.

But this aspect of the show hasn’t aged well at all since it doesn’t seem like Luke can really stop people from texting or checking their phones while eating and drinking coffee. Even in the Netflix revival A Year In The Life, Luke tries to stop customers from using WiFi, and it just doesn’t ring true.

7 Luke Shames People For Breastfeeding

While Luke has relatable Gilmore Girls quotes, he also shames people for breastfeeding and doesn’t want anyone to feed their baby in his diner.

In the season 3 episode “Eight O’Clock At The Oasis,” Luke gets upset and says, “When did that become acceptable? In the old days, a woman would never consider doing that in public. They’d go find a barn or a cave or something. I mean, it’s indecent. This is a diner not a peep show!” Lorelai jokes around with him, but why isn’t she more upset about this?

6 Luke Makes An Offensive Comment About Kirk’s Bag

Luke and Kirk have an interesting friendship that develops over the course of Gilmore Girls. Kirk loves sitting at the diner and enjoying a meal, and he also goes to Luke for life advice. It’s really nice seeing Luke look out for Kirk.

However, despite the heartwarming moments between these two characters, Luke says a horrible thing to Kirk in one scene. When Kirk comes into the diner once, Luke asks, “what’s with the gay bag?” It’s not okay for Luke to say this.

5 Luke Buys The Twickham House In Secret

Luke and Lorelai have romantic Gilmore Girls scenes, but Luke also acts strangely during their relationship. Luke dreams of buying the Twickham House so he and Lorelai have a new, beautiful place to live, and he’s able to purchase it.

Although this is meant to be a sweet gesture, it’s problematic that Luke doesn’t talk to Lorelai about this beforehand. She loves her house and feels an emotional attachment to it, and Luke should realize that Lorelai would want to be part of such a big life change and financial decision.

4 Luke Punches Christopher

Although the love triangle between Christopher, Lorelai, and Luke adds drama to the show, Luke’s actions toward Rory’s father are terrible. While of course violence is never alright, when Luke punches Christopher in season 7, it was presented as if he was defending Lorelai’s honor because he’s so jealous.

It makes sense that Luke would dislike Christopher and want to get back together with Lorelai, but hurting Christopher isn’t the way to go about this.

3 Luke Wants To Hide April From Lorelai

Gilmore Girls fans have many feelings about Luke’s daughter April. She may be brilliant and it may be moving watching Luke discover that he’s a wonderful parent. But the way that the show introduces April is difficult for many viewers to accept.

When Luke learns about his child, he’s already committed to Lorelai, and he begins wavering about their wedding. Luke acts like he wants to hide April from Lorelai, as he doesn’t want the two to get to know each other, and this feels problematic and awkward today. Lorelai doesn’t need to give Luke space, she needs to stand up for herself.

2 Luke’s Comments About Eating Belgian Waffles

Gilmore Girls fans love Luke’s diner, but Luke doesn’t seem like he wants to eat most of the items on his menu, as he’s presented as a super healthy eater for much of the series.

In one scene, Luke tells Lorelai that he was so mad and upset that he got some junk food, explaining, “I bought one of those Belgian waffles with the ice cream dipped in chocolate.” When Lorelai asks if he ate it, he says, “I’m upset not suicidal!” This is an uncomfortable, offensive joke that isn’t funny at all and it’s strange that Luke would say this.

1 Luke Doesn’t Understand Surrogacy

While it’s heartwarming seeing Paris own her own fertility clinic in A Year In The Life, it’s confusing that Luke has trouble understanding how surrogacy works.

Luke thinks that this would mean that he sleeps with the woman who will carry his and Lorelai’s child, and it doesn’t ring true that he wouldn’t know how this process would go. While it seems likely that Lorelai and Paris would explain this to Luke, it also seems like he would already know this.

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