The actor who played Jess is taking an unexpected stance on the Team Dean vs. Team Jess arugment when it comes to his kids.

“Rory needs to mature out of these experiences with these boys," Patterson tells PEOPLE The actor, 67, has been revisiting the beloved series on iHeartRadio's I Am All In...Again! with Scott Patterson ...

Ventimiglia played Jess Mariano — one of Rory Gilmore's love interests — in the beloved TV series ...

The actor would totally get it because he's a big fan of Jared Padalecki, too.

The eternal debate rages on in the Gilmore Girls fan camp: who was Rory’s best boyfriend? Decades of Team Jess, Team Dean, and Team Logan battles have solved nothing, and neither did Netflix’s revival ...

It sounds like he's all in on his stance, too. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At the present point in pop culture, Gilmore Girls ...

His character in the series, Jess, was involved in a love triangle with Rory (Alexis Bledel) and her first boyfriend, Dean (Jared Padalecki) Ventimiglia also spoke about his enduring friendship with ...