Rory második szerelme (mh: Seszták Szabolcs)
Jess új fiú a városban, Stars Hollow rossz fiúja. Amióta belépett nagybátyja, Luke életébe, Luke éttermében kell dolgoznia, hogy megkeresse a megélhetését. Ennek során gyakran kerül kapcsolatba a Gilmore lányokkal, különösen Rory-val.
Jess új fiú a városban, Stars Hollow rossz fiúja. Amióta belépett nagybátyja, Luke életébe, Luke éttermében kell dolgoznia, hogy megkeresse a megélhetését. Ennek során gyakran kerül kapcsolatba a Gilmore lányokkal, különösen Rory-val.
In addition to the townspeople's general dislike, Lorelai and Rory's boyfriend Dean are particularly suspicious of him after each experience early confrontations with Jess’s risky behaviour and bad attitude. Luke and Jess have a difficult relationship fraught by Jess's resentment and Luke's unpractised attempts at parenting, although the tension between them is often relieved by humorous mutual antagonism. Luke’s care for his nephew is shown, for instance, when he attempts to conceal the fact that Liz does not want Jess back in New York for Christmas. Jess sees through the deception and his resentment of his mother surfaces periodically.
Jess pursues Rory with differing degrees of subtlety while she is in a relationship with Dean, and Rory struggles with the split in her affections and loyalties as her attraction to Jess mounts. A car accident during an illicit break from a tutoring session leaves Rory with a fractured wrist and Jess back in New York. Rory uncharacteristically skips school in an unplanned trip to visit him in Washington Square Park. Jess similarly unexpectedly returns to Stars Hollow in the season two finale and Rory impetuously kisses him and leaves, begging him to be silent about it. The two are separated over the summer and in the season three premier Rory returns home from a student government stay in Washington to find Jess dating another girl and angry at Rory's lack of communication with him.
Jess and Rory begin dating after the town's annual dance marathon, where Dean breaks up with Rory over her barely concealed attraction to Jess. The couple experience problems with jealousy and communication, and Jess and Dean's mutual enmity causes tension in their relationship. Lorelai and Jess do not warm to one another. Rory’s grandmother Emily also questions Lorelai’s permission for the relationship when Jess’s first and last appearance at Friday night dinner is marked by his lateness, curtness, and an unexplained black-eye which culminates in an argument with Rory and him leaving, stranding Rory at the Gilmore mansion overnight.
Jess is shown attending school less often, working increasingly long hours, secretly at first, for Walmart. Though Jess says he has the situation under control, Luke is concerned enough to secretly steal Jess’s car to encourage him back to school by preventing him from travelling to work. However, Jess is informed he missed 31 days of school and cannot graduate unless he retakes his senior year, which he is unwilling to do. Jess’s life grows more difficult after a fight with Rory at a party over their burgeoning but unconsummated sexual relationship, and a fist-fight with Dean over Rory’s upset appearance. A visit from his estranged father Jimmy prompts an angry exchange between Jess and Luke, and Luke issues an ultimatum: Jess must retake senior year and graduate, or leave. Jess leaves for Venice Beach, California to stay with his unwitting father, and without telling either Luke or Rory. The WB was originally going to continue Jess's storyline in a spin-off called "Windward Circle", intended to debut mid-season in January 2004. The Gilmore Girls episode 3.21 "Here Comes the Son" acted as a backdoor pilot. However, the network canceled the show before it aired, citing high production costs to shoot on location in Venice Beach as the reason.[3] The premise was for Jess to build his relationship with his estranged father and befriend some local skateboarders.
Jess returns to Stars Hollow in season four to steal his car back from Luke on intelligence from Liz. Luke and Jess argue over his earlier disappearance. Another more heated exchange is sparked by Luke’s attempt to encourage Jess to intervene in his mother’s lovelife, when Jess speaks angrily of his resentment of Luke’s paternal interference and his own feeling of failure. Jess also sees Rory on several occasions, but he leaves each time without speaking to her. Eventually, he unexpectedly declares his love for her, but leaves again without her replying. A few months later, Jess returns again to Stars Hollow to attend Liz's wedding on Luke’s request. Jess visits Rory’s dorm at Yale and asks her to run away with him, saying they are meant to be together and affirming that he has changed and she can rely on him. Rory declines and later acts on a growing closeness with married ex-boyfriend Dean. She confides in friend Lane that Jess was appealing in his tastes and attractiveness, but contrasts his unreliability unfavourably with Dean's dependable nature. Jess and Luke reconcile after an argument at T.J.'s bachelor party and some shared romantic advice.
In season six, Jess returns to give Rory a copy of a short novel he has written called The Subsect. He finds her at the Gilmore mansion during her period of estrangement from Lorelai over dropping out of Yale. Jess describes his life in Philadelphia working for the publisher of his book, Truncheon, and says he “couldn’t have done it without you.” Their plans for dinner are interrupted by the early return of Rory’s boyfriend Logan from a visit to one of the Huntzberger newspapers in Omaha. A tense evening is cut short when the escalating hostility between Jess and Logan results in Jess's exit. When Rory follows him and makes excuses for Logan's goading, Jess confronts her about her life choices and says she is behaving unlike herself. The two part awkwardly, though he wishes her a belated happy birthday. Jess’s final appearance is in season six in "The Real Paul Anka", where he and Rory meet in Philadelphia at an open house for Truncheon. Luke also attends and introduces his nephew to his daughter April, while Jess presses a check on his uncle to pay him back "what's owed." Later, Rory praises Jess's novel and two talk about her role as editor of the Yale Daily News, leading Jess to observe that she is happier than when he last saw her. They share a kiss, but Rory confesses she is still with Logan and loves him despite their problems. Jess is hurt and angry, but, when calmer, he says she can tell Logan she was unfaithful with him if it makes her feel better. It is not clear whether Rory journeyed to Philadelphia to cheat on Logan, or whether her moment with Jess was unpremeditated. Although the character of Jess does not return again, Luke, Lorelai,and T.J. infrequently refer to him.
