A Deep Dive into Trix from Gilmore Girls

I never thought about Emily having subconscious resentment for Lorelai based on her name, but it makes so much sense.

It's interesting how Trix respects Lorelai, but she doesn't respect Emily while Emily is proud of Rory, but disappointed in Lorelai. The relationships are different, but the relationships mirror each other. I think Trix's dislike for Emily is a mix of both your theory that Emily isn't ambitious enough for her and the theory no one would be good enough for Richard. Richard is a momma's boy and Trix subconsciously probably doesn't like the idea of sharing her son with any woman.

Given how much influence Trix has over Richard, it's possible that she was the one who pushed Richard to be with Pennilyn in the first place. Not only does she disapprove of Emily, but she also resents her for being the only person who has been able to make her son defy her.

At first, it's a bit of fun watching Emily squirm the way Lorelei does at Friday dinners. Just as Lorelei can do nothing right for Emily, Emily can do nothing right for Trix. But then the behavior becomes very sad.

Fun fact; the redhead woman who told the Egypt story at the wake is the same actress who plays Trix 😂

I just find it fascinating how the clothes show the difference in time for each woman. It's so clear to see which era each woman belongs to.

Regarding the theory that Trix didn't like Emily as she was "the other woman", I could see this being true, but the motivation behind it being a little different. Instead of a moral judgement on it, I think she would have been more bothered by the potential "embarrassment" of having had invitations gone out ,and the wedding having not gone through. She would have put the blame on Emily instead of on Richard.

Do you know what is weird about Emily? I cannot stand her, yet, at the same time, she is also one of my favorite characters. I think the episode where she gets horrible verbal mistreatment from Trix has helped me understand Emily in a way that I forgot about generational trauma and family dysfunction. Narcissistic abusers treat others like a punching bag because, deep down, they have no control over their own personal lives. For Emily, if things aren't put together in her way, then she has no control. Why do you think she fires and hires her maids??? I don't like people excusing Emily of being bullied by Trix because Emily does the same thing to Lorelai. I felt sorry for Emily because she felt she was being put aside. All Emily tried to do was accommodate her and be courteous. I think Richard enabling his mother's abuse was even more of a red flag, imo. No matter what, no one deserves to be verbally abused. Emily is also very mean to her daughter, which I don't excuse.

Here's my thing You're giving a lot of credit about her acceptance of Lorelei to her character but let me tell you grandparents are off in a lot easier on their grandchildren than they are their children because they do not view their grandchildren as a direct reflection on how they raise kids. I'm sure that Richard had it much worse and you can see that throughout this episode.

I always assumed Trix hated Emily b/c Richard married her instead of Pennilyn Lott. Makes me wonder it Lott was more business-forward and independent, hence Trix liking her more than Emily, the SAH Wife. Lott was likely well known in their social circle, and given that Richard continued having lunches with her for years, you have to wonder how long they knew eachother.

I always feel like trix should have been in a room with logan’s granpa. Imagine how badly she would treat him. We only needed one episode of this

I think Trix not wanting to accept a gift makes sense when you connect it with the idea of her not liking debt. Accepting a gift can create a "you owe me now" situation, especially for a no-nonsense person. And to be honest, I don't think a business partner brings a gift just to be nice.

One of my favorite Emily moments was after she found Trix's letter, she was having a fine time 🥃 'drink Sookie?' 'Um, no thank you' 'well, more for me!' 🥴

It always infuriated me that Richard never stuck up for Emily when his mother treated her like crap, and, like you pointed out, even laughed about it at times. To me, that is borderline unforgivable. And this might be a hot take, but I was glad when Emily after reading the letter that Trix wrote to Richard right before their wedding, after trix had just died, died decided to stay in her pajamas, smoke a cigarette Drink, and read a novel. (Btw, I bought that novel that she was reading on Amazon, and it’s pretty damn good!)

Everything you've said about Trix is spot on. But can I just say, how much I love that we see Emily get a double dose of her own medicine? The characters (the main cast mostly) get to be so delightfully nuanced I love it! Trix is one of my favorite guest stars. I love her chemistry with the main cast. I love, LOVE her chemistry with Jason. ASP & her team have such a special talent for writing these complex, and sometimes awful people that you can't help but enjoy them. Trix is supposed to be this entitled upper-crust asshole who has gives no fucks for others, but we still have moments of liking her (Largely in part to Marion Ross imo). This is why I freaking love this show so much! you don't get a lot of nuance in prime time television slots.

It's so odd for me to hate Trix when the actress played one of the best TV mom's out there...Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days. But I guess that what's makes her a good actress.

another interpretation for Trix disliking Emily ,is that she is so attached to her son that she will never be content with the fact that he is with another woman. I think this demonstrates the endless dilemma between the wife and the mother-in-law

I definitely agree that Trix dislikes Emily for not “being a go-getter”. On top of possibly being the other woman I think that makes absolute sense. While lacking the obvious negative attributes that Richard and Emily have, I’m starting to recognize some parallelisms between Richard and Lorelei, as well as Emily and Rory. I wonder what Trix’s praise and criticisms would be if she has been alive for A Year in the Life.

There's some inconsistencies in her character. For example, how is she so independent, admires go-getters, but doesn't approve of women driving?

I think Trix liked that Lorelai was bold enough to carry on the family name and make another Gilmore despite being a girl. She made a new promising Gilmore without adding any inlaws to the family.