Gilmore Girls: Where Are They Now

The legit coolest TV mom that there ever was, Lorelai is independent, hilarious, and her heart belongs to diner owner Luke.

Rory is the brilliant young woman who could have only come from Lorelai. After graduating from Yale, the last time we see Rory, she is embarking on an exciting journalism career.

The curmudgeonly diner owner knows how to make the perfect cup of coffee, and banter with Lorelai just as perfectly.

One of Rory's three great loves, Jess is the classic bad boy with a heart of gold. Though he struggles with school and low aspirations, he turns his life around to become a novelist when we last see him in season six.

Dean is Rory's first love — the one she can never quite get over. He tries to get over her, gets married, and ends up subsequently divorced.

Sure, Padalecki has moonlighted in a few movies, but he's found a TV home where he's arguably more beloved than Dean. On The CW's Supernatural, he's spent 11 seasons as one-half of the Winchester-brother dream team.

Rory's high school-antagonist-turned-college-friend goes on to attend Harvard Medical School.

Weil had a memorable stint on the first season of Scandal, but she has had a bigger role on another Shonda Rhimes show: How to Get Away With Murder, where, as Bonnie, she has literally done that.

Lorelai's BFF is chef (and later, business partner) Sookie, who is talented, sweet, and fiercely loyal.

Rory's meek best friend gets out from under the oppression of her traditional Korean mother with the help of punk music, a band, and eventually a husband and little family.

Rory's grandmother is proper and strict, but ultimately loving — and always looking out for Rory's best interest.

Bishop has had guest arcs on lots of TV series since the show ended (incuding The Good Wife with costar Matt Czuchry), but one of her most memorable recent turns was in Bunheads — the show Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino went on to after the series ended.

Just one of Stars Hollow's many oddball residents, Kirk may have been the oddest — though, also one of the most endearing.