Marano told E! News back in October that she understands everyone's complaints about her Gilmore character—and she feels them too.

"That poor, poor 12-year-old fictional character was hated, which I get," the Switched at Birth star told us ahead of her Freeform show's latest season finale. "I kind of hated April Nardini, too, as a fan of the show. She broke up Luke and Lorelai!"

At the time, she didn't know whether the character would be back for the four-part revival, but she was hoping to be asked back just because she loves the show so much.  "I really hope they're bringing my character back because I'm such a fan of the Gilmore Girls that...I just want to be able to nerd out more," she said.

Marano joins Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Paterson, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Liza Weil, Danny Strong, and all three of Rory's ex-boyfriends, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia and Matt Czuchry, in returning for the Netflix series.

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