"Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" premiered on Netflix last weekend, and after a trip to the supermarket to stock up on junk food, coffee, and Chinese food, my whole family settled in to binge-watch the whole show. After close to a decade, it seems like the whole world was very anxious to see what our favorite mother-daughter duo was up to. Judging by the mixed reviews and angry tweets, it also seems like the whole world had a lot of emotions and confusion stirred up by this reboot! Two months ago, I wrote an article outlining twelve speculations for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" – six things I wanted to see, and six things I didn't want to see (but thought were a possibility). Honestly, I think I should go into the psychic business, because I was almost completely accurate with my predictions. So today, I'm going to be revisiting those predictions and seeing how I measured up, as well as giving my two cents on this fateful series. This should go without saying, but spoiler alert!

1. What I wanted to see: What kind of phone Lorelai is using.

And the answer is: iPhone! As I mentioned in my original article, watching "Gilmore Girls" is like watching the evolution of technology, from beepers to Sidekicks, so I was excited to see what direction Lorelai would go with her phone. (I'm a nerd, okay?) It was actually kind of nice to see that Lorelai kept up with technology in more areas than just her phone. In the original series, she often rejected technological advances like high-speed internet and flatscreen televisions. So I'm glad to see that she now has a flatscreen television in her bedroom, complete with DVR, for instance. If she would have continued to reject technology, it would have aged her character, and Lorelai is way too cool to be aged beyond her years!

2. What I didn't want to see: "Jurassic World" - level product placement.

Thankfully, I didn't! I always felt that "Gilmore Girls" was made very believable due to their use of actual brand-name products on the show, but I was a little afraid they might go overboard in the reboot due to companies wanting their products to be advertised on what would surely be a popular television event. So I was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't a great deal of product placement. For instance, I figured that if Lorelai was using an iPhone, that everyone would be using an iPhone, because Apple would have bought in. But I was wrong! Logan is seen using a Windows tablet, and Kirk had a Samsung phone. This made everything more believable, because in real life, not everyone uses the exact same products. So for whatever shortcomings the show did have (you know, like wasting fifteen good minutes of television on the Stars Hollow musical, which could have been summed up montage-style in three minutes), this was an upside for me.

3. What I wanted to see: Rory getting a dose of reality.

And boy, did she get a dose of reality. Let's just leave the ending aside for a moment – poor Rory really, really had a rough time in "A Year in the Life." However, that's what I predicted, and ultimately wanted. Call me mean, but Rory really had too smooth a time in the original series – a thousand school acceptances, complete financial security, great job offers, and always getting the guy – and it was high time she got dealt some hard knocks. Not to mention, leading this life of complete perfection realistically would set someone up to struggle later on when left to their own devices, so I think her situation made sense. So as much as part of me wanted to see successful Rory, I was actually glad she was floundering for a job, not in a decent relationship, and for all intents and purposes homeless. While I was a little taken aback by some of her decisions (you know, cheating with a guy who is also cheating), it was also in line with her character (this was not the first time Rory has cheated, nor is it the first time she's slept with a man who is already in a committed relationship). While I was pretty mad at her, I also liked that her character was flawed because it made her more believable as a person too. Of course, I didn't want to see her stuck in a rut forever, and the show definitely leaves us feeling a bit unfulfilled in Rory's storyline, even without the last four words. The ending eludes to Rory's success as a novelist, but we never actually see a completed copy of her book (only the first few chapters), so we are left wondering if she actually is successful or not. Perhaps that's not a bad thing. Is it gearing us up for a sequel? A girl can hope.

4. What I didn't want to see: Pregnant Rory.

Ugh. I was not remotely surprised this was how the series would end – in fact, in my original article, this entire section was basically taken up with how I predicted that as much as I didn't like the idea, this would likely be the grand finale and have something to do with the last four words. But it was not what I wanted to see, at least not in the way that it happened. I did think it would be nice if Rory found out she was pregnant, but I didn't want to see her gearing up for a life of single-parenthood. Not because I have an issue with single-parenthood, but because in the context of this show it would be a major "screw you" to both Lorelai and to the fans that were rooting for Rory to not make the same mistakes. In a lot of ways, Rory actually messed up even worse than Lorelai, because at least Lorelai and Christopher were dating each other – Rory is pregnant (presumably) with an engaged man's child. That could majorly mess things up for people. Of course, being that this was the original ending envisioned by the creator of the show from the beginning, it's actually lucky for Rory that Amy Sherman-Palladino didn't write the final season of the original series. Being pregnant at 32 is far better than being pregnant at 23 fresh out of college. At least this Rory had the chance to do something with her life, and in her case it didn't even work out. Perhaps it's actually a good thing for her to be pregnant at this stage of the game, because she's sort of been soul-searching and this might give her the purpose she's been looking for. But still, not the ending I wanted.

5. What I wanted to see: Rory and Jess.

And we were so close! They almost got there. In that fateful last scene on the gazebo steps, I thought for half a second that maybe Rory and Jess would get married right then and there. Lorelai says something about Rory finding the right guy some day, and I thought, well Jess is the right guy and all this wedding stuff is set up anyway...But alas, that is not what happened. Rory says she's pregnant, that's what happened. No Jess. Now if this was left open-ended for a sequel, I could live with that. I figured a show with so many recurring characters couldn't possibly wrap up everyone's storyline in just four episodes, so maybe Jess was on the chopping block this season because they wanted to save it for a second season. I will be disappointed if that doesn't end up happening though. It's implied that Rory and Jess will end up together. It's a classic full-circle ending. If Rory is supposed to be Lorelai, and Logan is supposed to be Christopher, it's only logical that Jess is supposed to be Luke. Which means Rory and Jess will end up together, just like Lorelai and Luke. But I don't know if implications are enough to make me satisfied. And honestly, Rory was so ungrateful and self-centered in this reboot that Jess, who has come so far in his maturity from his "Rebel Without a Cause" days, might be too good for her. Just saying.

6. What I didn't want to see: Dean, at all.

I basically got as close to not seeing Dean at all as I possibly could have, and I'm happy with that. In my original article, I said I only wanted to see Dean if it was brief, to give him some closure, and fortunately that's all I got. So great! Dean no longer lives in Stars Hollow, he's married, and has kids. That's all Dean really needs, and probably all he ever really wanted. Judging by Rory's surprise at seeing him at Doose's we can also assume he has moved past his teenage grocery store job, and has made something of a success of himself. So good for Dean! We got to see him, give a nod to their first relationship, and have done. I was very happy with this scene. (Now Sookie only being in one scene? No, I was not happy about that.)

7. What I wanted to see: Lorelai and Luke.

Well, at least someone's story ended the way I wanted. Lorelai and Luke are together, and were throughout the entire revival. They weren't without their problems, and a lot of their problems reflected issues they had in the past – for instance, keeping their lives too separate, not telling each other things, and not committing to marriage after nine years of being together – but that's just in keeping true to their characters. Of course, other things have worked themselves out. Luke actually lives with Lorelai now, and April is finally a part of Lorelai's life (but for only one scene, kind of surprising after all the energy they spent on introducing her character in the original series). Even when Lorelai decides she needs space, it is ultimately because she is feeling the effects of her father's death, not because of Luke. While in some ways it felt like their lives hadn't actually progressed in nine years – no marriage, no kids – I think it would have been more jolting to our systems to find out that they got married and had children off-screen and we missed it. So I think the payoff outweighed the disappointment of stagnation in their storyline.

8. What I didn't want to see: Lorelai the spinster.

Again, I was happy that this didn't happen! Lorelai finally ties the knot, and we can probably rest assured that this will be permanent. In my original article, I said I didn't want to see Lorelai end up alone, even if she didn't end up with Luke. Unlike Rory, who led a seemingly perfect existence for most of the original series, Lorelai had absolutely no luck with relationships. She really deserved to finally be happy. I'm so glad that Lorelai and Luke finally got married, and I'm happy they did it unconventionally because that's totally in line with their characters. I'm sad that Sookie wasn't there for the wedding (which reminds me, there are a lot of loose ends where Sookie is concered...is she back at the inn for good? Does that mean Michel is sticking around? Is the inn still going to expand?) I also wished Emily could have been there. But at least it was a happy ending for Lorelai and Luke.

9. What I wanted to see: Lane and Zack being awesome parents.

Unfortunately, this was kind of glossed over. I get it. Amy Sherman-Palladino wasn't the one who decided Lane should get pregnant with twins, so she all but dismissed it in the revival. She did this with a few storylines – for instance, Logan living in London presumably fulfilling his family duties (which is where she left things off in his storyline in season six, even though season seven Logan moves to California and quits his father's company), and Rory and Logan being somewhat together even though they pretty definitively ended things at the end of the original series. But while I understand the dismissal of these storylines, it's kind of unfair and inconsiderate to viewers. We spent all of season seven watching Lane and Zack prepare for the birth of their children, whether Amy Sherman-Palladino wants to agree with it or not, and it was not very fair that we didn't get to see the outcome. In fact, we only see the twins in the background of one scene. I guess we can assume that Lane and Zack have managed to get on pretty well, considering they have moved out of their apartment into a nice looking house. But that's about all we get. One thing I was really happy about in Lane's storyline is that we finally get to see her father! I feel like the absence of Lane's dad was a bit of a running joke among fans, so I'm happy we got a glimpse of him in the reboot.

10. What I didn't want to see: Lane and Zack give up music.

And they didn't! So they didn't make it as rockstars (I figured that wasn't going to happen as soon as Lane had twins) but they also didn't give up music. Lane still has drums set up in her living room, Hep Alien still holds rehearsals, and Lane and Zack go out and play smooth jazz covers of rock songs at the secret bar. (The secret bar, which is another plot hole Amy Sherman-Palladino created by dismissing the existence of Stars Hollow's karaoke bar from season seven). I also liked that Sophie, the music shop owner that sparked Lane's being a musician, made an appearance in the revival. I mean, I like Carole King, so I was just happy to see she was there in general. I'm not happy that they didn't include the opening credits and theme song at the start of the series, but at least we saw Carole King. All in all, I think Lane's story at least wraps up decently. On another note, Rory's other "best friend" Paris also had a wonderful storyline. I'm upset that she's divorcing Doyle, but I love absolutely everything else about her character's story from her treatment of Lorelai (her "second mother") at the clinic to her anxiety-inducing speech at Chilton. Paris forever!

11. What I wanted to see: A proper send-off for Richard Gilmore.

We definitely got a proper send-off for Grandpa Gilmore from the very start. His death set the tone for the whole revival. His funeral was quite nice, with the exception of Lorelai's eulogy. Emily hangs an enormous portrait of him on the wall to forever immortalize him. And by the end of the series, we see all three Gilmore women come to terms with Richard's passing in their own way. Lorelai calls Emily with a tear-inducing story about how Richard gave her the best birthday ever as a young teenager. Rory decides to pen her life changing novel in Richard's study. Emily finally gets the correct sized portrait which she hangs in her new home. Of course, Richard's death was the main catalyst for Emily's story. I predicted in my last article that Emily would hopefully pick up the pieces and move on like the strong woman she is, but that we would hopefully see a more vulnerable side of her too. I actually really like where they took Emily's story, although I think she might have lost her mind a little bit. I love that Emily was finally able to keep a maid for a whole year (meanwhile Lorelai is firing chefs left and right), and that she is so good to the maid and her family that the maid thinks Emily is the kindest woman alive. I love that Emily completely blows off the D.A.R. in a storm of profanity and sarcasm. I love that she ditches her dressy shoes for a pair of sneakers. And I really love that she's decided to work at the whaling museum explaining the history of Nantucket (she was a history major in college after all). I think she definitely lost it – all of this is so out of character from the Emily we knew when Richard was alive – but I'm really glad she finally chilled out. After fifty years of being a society wife, she can finally just relax at the beach.

12. What I didn't want to see: Lorelai and Emily indefinitely at odds with each other.

While this is something that can never be fully summed up, I think the ending of "A Year in the Life" wraps up Emily and Lorelai's story the best it can. It comes full circle, with Lorelai borrowing money from Emily to fund her next business venture, while promising to regularly visit Emily in Nantucket in return. I like this direction. Especially considering the turn Emily's character has taken, I think she might be more open to a more normal relationship with her daughter from now on. Of course, Rory's pregnancy could easily ruin all of this in a heartbeat, inducing flashbacks to when Lorelai wound up pregnant, and could cause everything to tailspin in a totally different direction – but I hope that Lorelai and Emily continue on this path towards reconciliation. And as added note, we also get to see where Lorelai gets her snarkiness – Emily is the queen of snark in this revival!

What did you think of "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life?"