Despite how long it’s been off the air, “Gilmore Girls” fans continue arguing over whether Rory picked the right man. Milo Ventimiglia played Jess — one of her prospective suitors — whose relationship with Rory fizzled out as their characters prepared to graduate high school. In Ventimiglia’s opinion, Rory ended up with the right person, even if fans disagree. During a chat on former co-star Scott Patterson’s podcast, “I Am All In” (via ET), the “This Is Us” star looked back on how things ended between Jess and Rory, arguing that they were right to go their separate ways.
“I think things are complicated when you’re young. I think you’re going through a developmental change. You are seeing things in the world that you’ve never seen before. You’re experiencing things from the heart, from the gut, from the head that you’re experiencing for the first time,” he shared. “I think they were what they needed from the moment, from each other, and at the same time, it didn’t work out. They went in different directions. And that’s okay too. That’s kind of great.”
He’s also on record as being a Dean fan, per Us Weekly, with an “I Love Dean 4 Ever” sign hanging proudly in his home. Funnily enough, although Jess and Rory didn’t end up together, Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel, who played his onscreen paramour, almost did. Us Weekly confirmed that the actors dated for four years and remain good friends to this day.
