Gilmore Girls: Who Is the Father of Rory's Baby?

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ends with Rory revealing her pregnancy, but the father of her baby is never confirmed. Here are the potential dads.

With the Netflix revival series A Year in the Life, Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino finally got to give Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel and the rest of the cast the send-off she always intended by ending the series with Rory's pregnancy reveal. Even though Sherman-Palladino wrapped up that storyline, she still ended the series on a different cliffhanger, leaving fans wondering who the father of Rory's baby is.

The father of Rory's baby is only one of many unanswered Gilmore Girls questions that came out of in the revival of A Year in the Life. However, the show does hint as to whose baby Rory is pregnant with. From a boyfriend to a one-night stand to an illicit affair, A Year in the Life presents a few men who could be possible candidates, but all signs point to Logan being the father of Rory's baby. Not only do the circumstances of their relationship align, but it would set up a love triangle reminiscent of the original series.

Who Could Be the Father of Rory's Baby?

In A Year in the Life, Rory has a boyfriend named Paul. She constantly forgets about him and the reminders she leaves herself to break up with him. Since his character's sole purpose is to continue the running gag that Rory continually forgets about him, Paul is barely in the revival series. She cheats on him with Logan. That fact, coupled with her always forgetting about him, suggests he is probably not the father. Gilmore Girls is a series heavily invested in the relationships of its characters. Considering that Paul is a somewhat unimportant character, it's highly unlikely he is Rory's baby daddy.

One candidate many fans hope to be the father of Rory's baby is Rory's ex-boyfriend Jess, whose relationship with Rory in the original series made for plenty of heartwarming rom-com moments. The former flames share a brief but meaningful reunion in the revival series. Near the end of their episodes together, Jess stops by Luke and Lorelai's house. He sees Rory in the window and stares wistfully at her, but it seems that his feelings for her are one-sided. A Year in the Life doesn't allude to any recent romantic encounter between Jess and Rory, so it's unlikely Jess would be Rory's baby daddy.

Logan Is Likely the Father of Rory Gilmore's Baby

That leaves Logan as the prime candidate for the father. During the events of A Year in the Life, Rory had been sleeping with Logan for a while. That alone increases the chances of him being the father of her baby. Logan fathering her child also lines up with the rough patch Rory has been going through in the series, which unfortunately earned her the title of one of Girlmore Girls' most hated characters. Returning to live with her mom in Stars Hollow is likely not where she saw herself in her 30s, and winding up pregnant after engaging in an affair only continues to throw a wrench into her life plans.

Minus the different ages, the circumstances of Rory's unplanned pregnancy mirror that of her mom. With Lorelai and Christopher being in high school and Logan being engaged, both pregnancies took place in less-than-ideal circumstances. With A Year in the Life hinting at Jess's lingering feelings for Rory, she's poised to follow in her mother's footsteps. Logan and Jess are meant to parallel Christopher and Luke. Similar to Christopher's relationship with Lorelai, Logan and Rory share a strong connection, however, he's self-absorbed, and nothing good tends to come from their relationship. On the other hand, Rory and Jess challenge each other. They complement each other well and also care deeply for one another, which is reminiscent of Luke and Lorelai's relationship.

A Year in the Life hints that Logan may be the biological father of Rory's baby, but Jess will ultimately be Rory's romantic fate. However, since Jess is Luke's nephew and Lorelai is married to Luke, this could be a problem in terms of family dynamics, which may even be the reason the show didn't fully delve into the iconic romance between Jess and Rory. However, since Luke and Lorelai were a slow burn, it's possible that Rory and Jess would be endgame in the long term. Unless the Netflix series gets renewed for a second season, which seems unlikely at this point, fans will be left wondering how Rory's life will play out with a new baby on the way.