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So the promos have all hyped Life Unexpected as Juno meets Gilmore Girls. So far, we're just seeing the Gilmore Girls... which in our opinion is a great thing. We've missed you, Rory and Lorelei!

Sure, it's set in Portland instead of quaint and quirky Stars Hollow. And the teenage mother character didn't move out and keep the baby. She gave her to a social worker to be adopted.

But if they get Portland, Oregon anywhere near reality, it'll be plenty quirky. And Baze - the father - lives above a bar he owns, which used to be a garage he inherited from his father. Sure, it's not a cafe that used to be a hardware store, but it's close enough. The mom character isn't a hotel manger, she's on a radio talk show - and is marrying her co-host. But she's gorgeous and funny and successful.

We didn't really get introduced to the town much in this episode. They spent their time introducing the characters - mom and dad still act like teenagers. Lux is cute and snarky and fun, as every 15 year old girl wishes she could be. And when she comes back into the lives of her biological parents, they realize they have to start thinking about growing up. So apparently this is going to be a coming of age story -- for the over-30 crowd.

We found the characters likable and fun. We're sorry the foster care system was portrayed so negatively. But it's not like this show is all about the realism. It's about the quirkiness and the snark, of which there was plenty.

Lines we loved:

Lux: No offense, but I haven't had a mom in 15 years. I don't need one now. Lux: Just let me go. You did it once. It shouldn't be that hard to do it again.

Baze: We can't all be as successful and as talented and as beautiful as you are. No, some of us peak in high school.
Baze: You're not really a morning person, are you?