Do you think Luke and Lorelai fans will be satisfied with how things end?
Graham: Yeah. You know, the other thing I felt strongly about is that this is a show that is ultimately about these girls. It started with this mother-daughter relationship, and we haven’t been a show where big events happen. So I always worried that there would be some pressure to…. ( Laughs) My extreme example was always, “Double wedding!” I just didn’t want there to be a big event. But there’s definitely a direction [with Luke/Lorelai] that I think will be satisfying. Were you surprised at how reluctant fans were to let Luke and Lorelai go when she went off and married Christopher this season? Graham: Well, it was a tough story to follow. We got married really impulsively. I always wanted [the Luke/Lorelai/Christopher triangle] to be as complex as it could be so that there wasn’t an obvious choice. It’s like when you go see some romantic comedy movie and you’re like, “Well, obviously she shouldn’t be with that guy.” They make it too easy. I just sort of wanted them to write Christ
