Gilmore Girls: Complete Seventh Season

With names like Sookie St. James, Luke Danes and Logan Huntzberger, you expect "The Gilmore Girls" to be soapier than it is.

But with its core relationship focused on the lives of single-mother Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), the storylines are steeped less in camp than in its privileged idea of reality.

Quirky New England characters and old money round out the landscape of this final season in the series, which occasionally is too precious for its own good.

Still, moments are mildly amusing, and this well-acted show, while hardly at its best here in spite of bringing Lorelai and Luke together, is wise enough not to hit us too hard over the heads about how difficult it can be to grow up, whether you're a child or an adult.

Grade: C+