This was one of the Gilmore movie references that I watched and felt very clever for discovering. Then I watched an episode of Gilmore Girls and basically realized that I had probably chosen the old black and white film from a subliminal Gilmore Girl suggestion.
LORELAI: So typical. Kid grows up, goes to a fancy school, becomes a snob and is suddenly ashamed of her mother. You totally Mildred Pierce-d me.
RORY: I did not Mildred Pierce you.
Mildred Pierce is both a movie and a novel. I’ve only seen the movie starring Joan Crawford. It’s about a mother daughter relationship enshrouded in a murder mystery. It’s definitely worth watching. Watch it so you can use Mildred Pierce as a verb.




