Was there ever a more hermitty hermit than Luke Danes? He's a solitary figure, following the illumination of his own lantern, and doing his own thing. At his best, Luke is thoughtful and independent, free of the need of validation from anybody else. At his worst, he's impossible to please and isolated. Even though he loves Lorelai, he postpones the wedding, keeps her totally cut off from April, and can never really get over the fact that she maintained a relationship with Christopher — you know, the father of her kid. All that aside, though, Luke's kind of the poster boy for the inner journey. And for that, we love him.