3.
Essential life advice.
7.
Mother-daughter bonding.
8.
Inappropriate mother-daughter boundaries.
10.
Complicated family dynamics.
12.
Admirable life goals.
13.
Bad decisions made from the heart.
14.
Bad decisions that are really, really cute.
16.
The perils of addiction.
17.
Seriously, this woman could use help.
18.
Like, maybe the movie takes place at coffee rehab?
20.
A healthy appreciation of food.
22.
Constructive make-out criticism.
25.
Emotional highs and lows.
27.
And a considerable dose of nonsense.
Just remember, if a "Gilmore Girls" movie does happen, your non-fan friends will never really get it.