Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

In the chapter where Graham discusses the positive and negative aspects of her dating life, she uses a pop culture symbol to humorously express her recurring confusion. When describing a string of disastrous dates, she writes, “Not for the first time, I wished there was someone to ask, or a Peanuts-style Lucy booth with a sign that said THE DOCTOR IS IN” (92). At this point in her love life, Graham felt lost and confused and wondered if she would ever find love.

The motif of the Lucy booth returns a few pages later. After Graham started dating Peter Krause, she traveled with him to visit his family. When they arrived at the airport in northern California, Graham was shocked to see the very booth that she had wished for. She says, “The Lucy booth carries mostly travel pamphlets and maps to wine country, rather than advice to actors, but I still found its existence comforting, its appearance a positive sign” (99-100). In this moment, she interprets the image of the booth as a tacit sign from the universe that her current relationship with Peter Krause was the right path for her.