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They really want us to feel sorry for him. Don't ask who, you know who. Tristan Part II, a.k.a. Master Logan Huntzberger, Esquire. Last time I reviewed a Gilmore Girls episode, everything was looking good for the Logan-haters of the world. Jes' words of wisdom brought Rory to her senses, and the undiscussed breakup meant we - I mean Rory - could finally go on with her life. But, no, there he is, renting a coffee cart for a day. Cute, for sure, but isn't his life of excess one of reasons we aren't able to relate to him? Like a once fed stray, he keeps coming back to impose his will on fair Rorelai. Finally Rory breaks down and agrees to a date, but now we are supposed to like him even more because when the date has to be cancelled as Rory saves Paris and the paper from a meltdown, Logan not only takes it graciously but helps save the day. Ah, but how does he save the day? Once again relying on his wealth and family - the very things we are supposed to oppose... the very things he himself opposes. But right place, right time, right connections, and now they are a full-fledged couple again. To rub it in our faces, Christopher meets him and finds an instant connection; Logan is not Tristan II but rather Christopher II! Oh give me a break. Perhaps they both rebelled against their upper crust roots, but Christopher did so because he could not fit in. Logan fits in: he schmoozes - making Haskell-like compliments to every old money matriarch he can find - and he cashes every check. Which sets up why we are supposed to feel so sorry for him. When dad makes an appointment for you to go to London to meet with clients, you should probably go. And if you're not going to go - if you're not going to claim your old money birthright but instead go your own way - then you should probably say so and probably not choose their summer home in Nantucket as a secret hideaway. Oh well, the writing is on the wall at least. Logan's here and we'll have to put up with him; if any relationship is in trouble it's Lorelai and Luke. Yep, "will they or won't they" is the big cliffhanger this year. And for no good reason - these two communicated so well when they weren't dating but now that there's "the future" on the line, every small bump turns into an unspoken roadblock. Why can't Lorelai just say "Why don't I come too so I can meet Welcome to the Dollhouse?" You'd think that'd solve a lot of problems. And make having a wedding this season seem a lot more likely. But it hasn't, and it won't. Even though they finally seemed comfortable with each other again, chatting in bed during the last morning in Nantucket before Hurricane Mitchum arrived, the June 3rd date has been trashed, and little Heather Matarazzo will continue to get in the way.

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