Gilmore Girls

Amidst her sadness about Christopher, Lorelai has an intriguing dream about Luke. Rory returns from Washington to realize that she still may have feelings for Jess. Rory once again guides Paris through the rocky shoals of preparing for a date.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

Christopher shows up uninvited at Friday night dinner and quarrels with both Lorelai and Rory before Emily asks him to leave. Rory runs into Jess and they each betray their hurt feelings. Francie targets Paris and Rory for a world of trouble if Rory doesn't stop Paris from running the student council like a dictatorship.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

Rory's application for Harvard arrives, plunging Rory, Lorelai and Emily into a frenzy. Taylor steamrolls Luke into opening a soda shop next to the diner. Lane places an ad in the paper for a band and finds a musical soulmate. Dean has a talk with Rory about their future after she goes to Harvard.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

Lorelai's stint in the Stars Hollow High School local business success speakers forum gets derailed by some controversial personal questions, much to the delight of Luke and the consternation of some PTA mothers. Lane alleviates her frustration about the strictures of her household and the future of her band through a colorful display of independence.

After a disastrous first date, Lorelai turns down an invitation to another, not realizing that Emily and Richard have invested a lot in her dates. Jess comes to Rory's rescue.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Justin Tanner
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Justin Tanner

Lorelai chauffeurs Rory to Sherry's baby shower in Boston and finds herself dragged into the festivities against her will. Jess comes home with a car and Luke tries to find out where he got the money to pay for it. One of Stars Hollow's more eccentric citizens requests a permit to mount a demonstration in the town square.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

Lorelai is determined to win the Stars Hollow Dance Marathon and wrest the trophy from four-time champion Kirk, but has trouble getting a partner until she finally convinces Rory to help her dance her way to victory.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

In the aftermath of the Dance Marathon, Kirk parades around Stars Hollow with the trophy until someone steals it, while Lorelai and Rory painfully inch their way towards Luke's. Lorelai and Rory reluctantly agree to accept Richard's invitation to accompany him and Emily to his Whiffenpoof reunion at Yale.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

It's Thanksgiving, and Lorelai and Rory have dinner at four different places: the Kim's, where Lane has managed to get Dave invited; Luke's, where Luke and Jess make it a foursome with Lorelai and Rory; Sookie's, where Jackson and his family have deep-fried the turkey, the lawn and just about everything else; and Emily and Richard's, where, to Lorelai's horror, Rory reveals that she has applied to Yale.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

Lorelai's grandmother arrives in Hartford unexpectedly on Richard's birthday and announces that she's moving back, throwing Emily into a tizzy. Rory declares war on Francie after she pulls a runaround on Paris with the Student Council. Jess gets Dean alone at the Christmas carnival.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Sheila R. Lawrence
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Sheila R. Lawrence

Offers of dates ensue when Lorelai and Sookie attend a seminar on operating an inn and run into two handsome men. After Rory and Francie butt heads at the student council meeting, Francie proposes a truce and then immediately lies to Paris who then believes Rory has betrayed her.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,John Stephens
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,John Stephens

Lane's clever scheme to get her mother's permission to attend the prom horribly backfires. Luke offers to teach Lorelai the fine art of fishing after Alex invites her to go fishing. Paris' and Rory's conflict is brought to a swift end by Headmaster Charleston, who threatens to revoke the glowing letters he wrote to Harvard for each of them.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Janet Leahy
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Janet Leahy

Sherry goes into labor with only Lorelai and Rory for company. Lorelai reminisces about her pregnancy and Rory's birth. The war between Paris and Rory continues when Paris picks a photo of the "Franklin" staff for the yearbook that has the worst possible shot of Rory.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

Emily guilts Rory into bringing Jess to a Friday night dinner which turns out to be an unqualified disaster. Lorelai, Alex, Sookie and Jackson go to New York for the weekend. Jess gets a black eye in an altercation with an opponent he is too embarassed to reveal to anyone but Luke.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

The Stars Hollow High hockey team reaches the regional semifinals for the first time in 40 years. After Jess's too laid-back attitude about going out leaves Rory sitting home alone for most of the weekend, she takes Lorelai's advice and heads for the hockey game, where she meets someone unexpected.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,John Stephens
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,John Stephens

Rory and Paris compete for the honor of speaking at Chilton's Bicentennial. Lorelai runs into an ex and it's apparent that they're not quite over each other yet. Rory's college acceptance letters finally arrive.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

A fire at the Independence Inn forces Lorelai to relocate its guests. Sookie invades Luke's with staff in tow to prepare breakfast for the Inn's guests. Questions arise about Jess's attendance at school when he receives the Employee of the Month award from WalMart. Lorelai and Rory start picking up on weird and somewhat unfriendly vibes coming from Nicole and Lindsay.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

Emily and Richard rejoice when Rory announces her decision to attend Yale. Richard gives a very good surprise to Lorelai for her birthday, causing Emily's anger. Luke makes a bad impression on Nicole's parents.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

On their first free Friday night, Lorelai and Rory are at a loss over how to spend the evening. Lane's band gets their first gig at a party and rocks the house. Lorelai runs into Max at a Chilton reunion.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino

Fran Weston dies and Lorelei and Sookie try to buy the Dragonfly Inn. Rory and Jess try approaching each other but fail to talk. Dean tells Rory unexpected news. Jess's father comes to Stars Hollow.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

Jess heads out to Venice California to see his father. The rift widens between Lorelai and Emily. Luke tells Lorelai that Jess took off for good and Lorelai waits for the right moment to break the news to Rory, who is stressing over finals and graduation.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Amy Sherman-Palladino

Rory finally learns her mother can't afford to buy the Dragonfly Inn since financial aid for Yale didn't come through. Luke has second thoughts about a trip with Nicole after something Lorelai tells him. Jess makes silent contact with Rory.

Stars: Lauren Graham,Alexis Bledel,Melissa McCarthy
Director(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino
Writer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino,Daniel Palladino