The funny thing is, I actually think Richard and Emily have never been better-written than in in this season. Their limitations- their classism, especially- have been made glaringly clear, but it fits in with their characters. And it makes total sense they'd let Rory move in with them, for the reasons you said, Redhot. They get to raise Rory as they see fit now, away from the slobs at Stars Hollow, and if it means that she drops out of college, that's a price they're willing to pay.
What I don't get is why Rory just didn't ask for a one-year sabbatical. That's actually pretty common- dropping out, no matter what Rory told her mom, isn't, not at the Ivy League level. But wait! That would mean the writers would actually have to exercise common sense! So never mind.
Updated On: 5/20/05 at 05:12 PM