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Gilmore Girls Reunion: Why Matt Czuchry "Liked" That Rory and Logan Didn't End up Together

Exclusive: The Good Wife stars tells us he's been watching old episodes of the beloved series to prep for the ATX Television Festival panel on Saturday, June 6

By Tierney Bricker, Chris Harnick Jun 01, 2015 8:00 PMTags
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Where they lead, we will follow...which means we're heading to Austin, Texas this weekend to spend a little quality time with the cast of Gilmore Girls.

The Internet nearly had a meltdown when it was announced that the beloved cast of the iconic WB series would be reuniting at the ATX Television Festival, with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino set to attend, along with stars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Scott Patterson, Liza Weil, Keiko Agena, Danny Strong, Jared Padalecki, Matt Czuchry, Jackson Douglas, Sean Gunn, Todd Lowe, Liz Torres, Yanic Truesdale and John Cabrera. So. Many. Feelings. Whoever said too much of a good thing can be bad clearly had never heard of this reunion, right?

Ahead of the highly anticipated reunion in Austin on Saturday, Czuchry, who played Rory's (Bledel) smug and mischevious college boyfriend Logan in the last three seasons, tells us he's been doing a little bit of homework, rewatching the series.

"I'm going to watch all the episodes my particular character was in to get ready for [the panel]," he says. "I've already started the process of reviewing the episodes Logan was a part of and it's been really cool. One of the things that stands out is Amy Sherman-Palladino just created a great character there. That show was incredibly well-written and of course the wit and the fast-pace that made Gilmore Girls so unique—it was fun to revisit that."

While he hasn't seen most of the cast since viewers said goodbye to Stars Hollow over seven years ago, Czuchry, who now stars on CBS' critically acclaimed series The Good Wife, says, "I'm looking forward to seeing everybody who I haven't seen since 2007, pretty much."

Of course, we had to know if he's already been preparing his answer for why Rory should've ultimately ended up with Logan over Dean (Jared Padalecki) or Jess (Milo Ventimiglia).  (Let's face it, everyone's on a team when it comes to Rory's love life.)

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"[Laughs.] I have thought about that of course over a period of time and a lot of me thinks Rory probably made the right decision in terms of saying no," Czuchry says of Rory turning down Logan's proposal in the finale. "Not just because of it being Logan, but just at that time in her life."

He continues, "I also think that show was about two strong women who had been on their own and make their way on their own, so I felt like that was the heart of the show. Regardless if it had been Logan, Dean or Jess who asked her at the end, I think she gave the proper answer: ‘No.' It's not a reflection on Logan, but more of a reflection on the show, the heart of the show in terms of Rory being on her own and a strong woman on her own. I kind of like that answer."

Come on, admit it: that last answer may have just converted you to Team Logan, right? 

Gilmore Girls' reunion panel will go down on Saturday, June 6, at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, and E! News will be there! So stay tuned for more Gilmore goodness over the weekend.