--- title: Alexis Bledel Ranked Her Top Four Gilmore Girls Characters description: Alexis Bledel appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where she revealed who her top four favorite characters were, ranked. canonical: https://time.com/4584770/alexis-bledel-ranks-top-four-gilmore-girls-characters/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-29T16:46:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:37.405Z og:title: Watch Alexis Bledel Rank Her Favorite 'Gilmore Girls' Characters og:description: Hint: It's not Logan og:url: https://time.com/4584770/alexis-bledel-ranks-top-four-gilmore-girls-characters/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41a775041994f16a/6988afedcf40a80a47c45b51/alexis-bledel-ranks-gilmore-girls-characters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Alexis Bledel Rank Her Favorite 'Gilmore Girls' Characters twitter:description: Hint: It's not Logan twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41a775041994f16a/6988afedcf40a80a47c45b51/alexis-bledel-ranks-gilmore-girls-characters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alexis Bledel Has a Very Rory _Gilmore Girls_ Character Ranking > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 29, 2016 4:46 PM UTC  Alexis Bledel during an interview on November 28, 2016 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Alexis Bledel during an interview on November 28, 2016 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 29, 2016 4:46 PM UTC [Ever since _Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life_](http://time.com/4577842/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-netflix-revival/) debuted on Netflix, longtime fans and newcomers to the franchise [have been abuzz about Rory, Lorelai, and the whole town of Stars Hollow](http://time.com/4582661/gilmore-girls-ending-last-four-words/). Some of the series’ characters are more beloved than others, however, which Alexis Bledel revealed when she appeared on _The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon_ to talk about the Netflix revival with the late night funnyman. Fallon, who recently started watching the show, revealed that he was upset with the pivotal plot twist in Rory Gilmore’s love life in the fourth season of the show, before also revealing that he was [“Team Jess” — referring, of course, to Rory’s bad boy (and best) ex-boyfriend](http://time.com/4577024/gilmore-girls-netflix-rory-boyfriends/). He then told Bledel that besides Rory, his favorite characters on the show were Luke, Kirk, and Rory’s inimitable rival-turned-bestie Paris Geller. Bledel chimed in with her own. “I think Caesar is awesome,” she said referring to the long suffering cook at Luke’s Diner. “He’s underrated, he’s amazing.” Bledel also revealed that she loves the double trouble duo of Rory’s neighbor Babette and Stars Hollow’s resident dance teacher Miss Patty. “They were on _All in the Family_ together and every time they would come to set and sing show tunes, and it was such a raucous day on set every day they were there, so I have to appreciate them.” Her final favorite character? The town’s quirky everyman, Kirk. 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