Who was Rory’s best boyfriend on Gilmore Girls ? The discourse was recently reignited by — of all things — a new Panera Bread commercial. The ad saw Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry argue the merits of their respective soups. Of course, it really sounded like they were talking about their characters, with Czuchry favoring his “rich” and “sophisticated” menu pick (hi, Logan) and Padalecki describing his “reliable” choice as the “perfect first... bowl of soup” (which is just what Dean would say).

While Milo Ventimiglia wasn’t there to make the case for Jess, his character’s influence loomed large in the commercial. In fact, several fans pointed out a subtle Easter egg that might hearken back to a specific Jess gag from Gilmore Girls .

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