9 Most Emotional TV Moments Of 2016
3. Lorelai's Phonecall - Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life is a rare thing: a television reboot that actually works, standing right next to the original series, and giving the ending that creator Amy Sherman-Palladino always planned.
While there's still plenty comedy in the four-part miniseries, it also realises that Gilmore Girls' bigger strength lies in its drama, in particular the family kind.
The sad passing of Edward Herrmann in 2014 meant that Richard Gilmore was no longer around here, and his passing provides an emotional throughline for the four year-spanning instalments.
The heart-wrenching begins in Winter, with Lorelai's inability to think of a nice story to tell about her father. It leads to an epic row with her mother, but all comes full circle in Fall, when Lorelai does find a story to tell.
Out in the wild, she places a call to her mother - who doesn't say a word until the end - and details how she was being bullied at school, and her dad found her, took her to the cinema, and really looked after her.
Lauren Graham is always amazing on Gilmore Girls, but rarely gets to visit such emotional depths. She lays it all out here, no quips to cover anything up, as she deals with her father's passing and her relationship with both Richard and Emily. She's in tears by the end and, frankly, so was everyone watching.