Paris is introduced as an ambitious high-school student from a wealthy family, who was raised almost entirely by her nanny. She has an extreme form of a Type A personality ; she is driven and goes to any extreme to get what she wants, whether it be a high grade or a life goal, and is very disappointed in herself and others if she does not succeed.
This is in stark contrast to her friend Rory Gilmore , who is much more relaxed and casual about most matters, and the only person close to Paris who can consistently pacify her. Paris's style of speaking is usually brash and matter-of-fact, and it is very rare that she lapses away from her usual tone.
Paris was conceived as a short-term character who would serve as Rory's foil and arch-nemesis in high school. Weil's performance won critical acclaim, with Paris becoming one of the show's most popular and topical characters. Paris was originally created for a three-episode guest arc by series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Gavin Polone at the beginning of the show's first season to introduce Rory Gilmore 's character to the high pressures, competitiveness and stress of going from the small public high school in Stars Hollow , to the storied and respected halls of Hartford 's Chilton Academy.
This character was created in consolation for Weil who had been signed to a talent holding deal with show distributor Warner Bros. Television the year before, guest-starring through her arrangement on The West Wing and ER after a strong audition for the role of Rory Weil had previously been known to Polone through her work in the role of Debbie Kozac, a character who served a minor but pivotal role as a babysitter to Tom Witzky Kevin Bacon 's child in the film Stir of Echoes , which he and his company produced , which eventually went to Alexis Bledel.
Weil, however, had to change her hair color to play Paris from her natural brown hair coloring to blonde. This was done to further the contrast of Paris to Rory. The character proved to be the proper foil to Rory in time, and the role of Paris in the show was extended and expanded through the first season until Weil became a series regular in the second season. On her first day at Chilton Academy, the soft-spoken Rory Gilmore meets the high-strung Paris Geller, who immediately views Rory as an academic rival.
