Have I spoken too soon?

So yesterday I defended Lauren Graham. I insisted she was funny, and the truth is I still believe that she is, but lasts night episode of Gilmore was not a particularly good demonstration of that fact. It actually got me thinking, Lorelai has not really been funny yet this season. The Gilmore fans out there will know that the shows creator and long time writer Amy Sherman Palladino is not involved in this season of the show (which many expect will be it's last). There was a dispute over contracts, where the actors would only renew for another year, which was fine with the studio, but not Palladino, who insisted that she would only renew her contract if it was renewed for two years. I was incredibly worried once I heard this, since it's been clear for a long time that Palladino is one of the key factors contributing to how great the show is. It is largely her writing and quirky sense of humor that drive the fast pace and make the show so witty, smart and appealing. Also, Palladino has said that since she first created the show, she knew exactly how the show was going to end. In interviews she has said that she will not return to write the show's final episode and only she will ever know how the show was really supposed to end. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but to me it's on the verge of heartbreaking for me, since I've been watching the show for the last 7 years, I like the characters almost as much as my own friends and I want things to turn out the right way for them. But I have also bee curious to see is the new writer's would b able to keep things up and do a good job. Overall I think they have been doing pretty well with the season. There have been a few directions they have gone with the plot I would have been happier without, mostly Christopher and Lorelai getting back together AGAIN. But there have also been some great moments already this season, like the Love Rocket, the dirty Sidekick text messages, Asia in the living room, "WWTBFCD?" and others. But what I realized last night is that the #1 thing the new writer's aren't doing right is Lorelai's humor. Anyone who has watched the show for a long time knows that Lorelai has a very specific sense of humor and once you get used to it, it's hilarious and once of the best things about the show. But they're writing it all wrong now, and it's just not funny. I don't think it's Lauren Graham's fault if they're not giving her anything to work with, it's hard to be funny, so I still do believe that she is funny. But it's disappointing to see that disappear form the show. Especially since now Lorelai just seems crazy. So hopefully the new writer's will learn to write Lorelai humor soon, cus I can't take much more of this "pickle conductor" stuff.