Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I’m about to write this, but was Kirk right? In the Season 6 premiere of Gilmore Girls, ‘The New and Improved Lorelai Gilmore‘, Miss Patty and Babette start off bombarding Luke with questions about how he proposed to Lorelai and he seemed uncomfortable telling them that Lorelai proposed to him. Later, when Kirk comes into the store to sell Luke a ring for Lorelai, he goes on about how disappointed Luke must be.

Kirk thinks that Lorelai stole his thunder, which she potentially did, but I’m not sure Luke would have cared if other people didn’t keep seeming disappointed on his behalf. Kirk continues, saying it must be embarrassing and upsetting for Luke:

“Now you’ll never have that moment. You won’t get to be the romantic one, to sweep her off her feet.”

Now, that may resonate with Luke. Remember their first date? That was a sweep-you-off-your-feet moment. In Luke fashion. Luke now seems determined to have his moment, but do you think this really shook him? Why and how? Read more

Everyone’s favorite Stars Hollow townie is now on Twitter! Ok, it’s not *really* Kirk, just someone pretending to be him, but still fun. I imagine most of you have questions at this point, so let me begin…

What is Twitter?

Twitter is a social networking site. Kind of like Facebook status updates, but on overdrive. Each user has 140 characters to post messages (”tweets”) about what he/she is doing. And other users can “friend” you and reply to your messages. Just like Kirk did for me!

@arieanna Canada! It is great to meet people from outside Stars Hollow. My mother never lets me leave Connecticut

Follow Kirk

When you “friend” someone on Twitter, you are said to “follow” them. So, once you’re signed up, here is where you can find Kirk:

http://twitter.com/starshollowkirk

What Kirk Twitters

Hopefully the person behind this Twitter account keeps up the pretense, because it’s already been extremely fun for me! Some of the messages fake-Kirk have twittered are:

Another lovely morning in Stars Hollow. Taylor is trying to get Luke to put up harvest decorations again. I hope he puts up the turkey. [link]

Almost time for my shift at the Stars Hollow Beauty Shoppe. Taylor makes us spell it that way. Free makeovers for all! [link]

The status messages seem to give us the impression that time has not moved in Stars Hollow, but that Kirk is exactly where we left him. I wonder if the author behind this will pick up and evolve the “story” further?

Thanks to Crosby for the tip!

Gilmore Girls 7.16 "Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?"
Original Air Date: February 27, 2007
Discussion Date: June 24, 2008
Read "Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?" Recap

Discussion Questions:

• Do you think Rory has to "make up" for the bachelorette disaster?
• What do you think of the baby shower ideas?
• Are you surprised it was so "easy" for Rory to get an interview with the New York Times?
• If you were Sookie, would you be jealous that Lane is getting a better baby shower?
• Is Rory babying Logan? If so, why? Does she suspect major problems?
• Does Logan want Rory to find out on her own about losing the money?
• Do you think Logan hitting hard times, after so much success, is showing his "true colors" more?
• Why does Zack want Luke at the baby shower so badly?
• Do you think it’s petty that Mrs. Kim doesn’t want to go to the baby shower?
• Is Lorelai right? Is Lane’s idea of freedom just as restrictive to her tastes as Mrs. Kim’s was?
• Why does Rory try to get Logan to call Mitchum?
• Is Liz right, is Luke getting "stuck" with the boat?
• Does Luke fear change?
• Do you think Lane & Mrs. Kim were on the same path as Lorelai & Emily were? To fights over petty things?
• Are you surprised April seemed to indicate Luke was "mundane" or in a rut?
• Do you think Lane will be a lot like Mrs. Kim as a mom? Is that bad?
• Why does Mrs. Kim insist on the baby shower after Lane is put on bed rest?
• Why do you think Logan rushed into the agreement? Doesn’t he have a team of lawyers & partners who should have done the due diligence?
• Which, to Logan, is worse? Making a mistake, or having Mitchum realize it?
• Why is Rory surprised that Logan wants to go to Vegas with Colin & Finn?
• Should Luke have sold his boat? Why?
• Are you surprised Lorelai didn’t phone Rory about Lane being on bed rest? Or about the fight with Mrs. Kim?
• Are Lane & Rory growing apart as friends? Will Rory being godmother help to bring them back together?
• Is Mrs. Kim thankful Lorelai was there for Lane, as a place of escape?
• Why is Rory upset that Logan is not at the baby shower, if it’s not typically a guy thing? Is that pain displaced from Logan hiding the truth from her?
• Why did Luke buy a new boat? Is that truly moving on?
• Is Lorelai hurt to not be involved in Luke’s life, his decisions, anymore?
• Luke has proved to himself that he can change & make decisions - will that bring him closer to, or further from, Lorelai?

Ok, and let’s be honest now, how many of you know people who have "borrowed" ideas from Lane’s baby shower?! I know I will when the time comes!! 

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Gilmore Girls 6.19 "I Get a Sidekick Out of You"
Original Air Date: April 18, 2006 (Recap date: May 12, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why doesn’t Mrs. Kim notice the wedding dress was altered?
• Why does Chris feel the need to run Rory’s Sidekick past Lorelai? Was it an excuse to talk with her?
• Are you surprised Mrs. Kim kept her own secrets from her mother? Particularly given her reaction to Lane’s secrets?
• Why is Kyon still there? Wasn’t she only there on temporary exchange?
• When the plans are a bust, why don’t they head back to Lorelai’s for a big girls-only party?
• After all her concerns about Chris interfering with Luke, why does Rory invite him as Lorelai’s date to the wedding?
• Why do you think Lane’s grandmother became so angry? Because she saw Zack?
• Why does Mrs. Kim assume Lane knows nothing of sex?
• Can we assume from Mrs. Kim’s assertion of only having had sex once that perhaps Mr. Kim does not live in the US? If he does, where is he?
• When Chris talks about Lane & Rory being young, and that there’s time for a stupid fight to screw it up, is he thinking back to what separated him and Lorelai?
• Was Chris Sidekick-stalking Rory?
• Luke seemed to usher April out of Jess’ party soon after Rory got there, so how was there time for the photo?
• Why does Lorelai assume Rory is dating Jess? Is that misplaced anger, from Jess’ actions in the past, or because of her reaction to the photo?
• Why does the photo with April upset Lorelai so much?
• Despite all the serious efforts Logan has made of late in his school and career, why does Rory keep referring to Logan as being only a party-boy?
• Why does Lorelai believe she won’t get married?
• Why does Logan being hurt get Rory back into caring about him right away?
• Isn’t Rory too drunk to drive to the hospital?
• Why does Chris take Lorelai from the couch to the bed, if he just finished putting her on the couch?
• When Chris gets up to leave, is Lorelai sad to see him go?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Kim’s Antiuqes is "Closed for Wedding" and Mrs. Kim happily oversees a kitchen full of Korean women making kimchi, soon to be making dumplings. Lane comes down and is swarmed by her nosy relatives - but sent back upstairs to her hot kimchi-smelling room so the cooking is done on time.

Lorelai comes by with Lane’s wedding dress. Mrs. Kim gets a call and comes out rather distracted. Lorelai pulls out the dress for her, and tells her she made some modifications due to stains, but tried to keep the integrity of the dress. Though it is a whole new dress, essentially (Lane has a huge smile for this), Mrs. Kim doesn’t even notice. Lorelai tells Lane to hide the dress so Mrs. Kim doesn’t notice it has a waist until it’s too late.

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Gilmore Girls 6.18 "The Real Paul Anka"
Original Air Date: April 11, 2006 (Recap date: May 9, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Is there any significance to Lorelai’s dream of the Paul Anka’s?
• Did Lorelai feel Luke needed other clothes, or did she just feel the need to give him another suitcase?
• Luke wants April to meet her cousin, Jess, but not to meet her future step-mother… why?
• Did Rory reset Logan’s clock on purpose?
• Why does Luke sit with the kids on the bus?
• Is Rory being unusually vindictive towards Logan? With the story, for example? Isn’t that childish?
• When Rory does the article she had no faith Logan would do, was that really a judgment on his "past performance" as her boyfriend? And to prove how miscommunication is not an excuse?
• Is April embarrassed by Luke, or does she honestly like Freddy?
• Does Logan dismiss Rory’s safety concerns because he thinks she’s trying to embarrass him?
• Has Logan given up on Rory forgiving him?
• Do you think Luke and April are bonding well?
• Does Rory go to see Jess as a friend, or as something more?
• Has Luke not told April about Lorelai? Why?
• Why does Luke call Lorelai "complicated"?
• Did Luke want to leave as soon as he saw Rory there?
• Is Emily right? How do Luke & Lorelai expect to marry if Lorelai is not allowed to have a relationship with April?
• Was Rory leading Jess on? Why did she kiss him?
• Did kissing Jess make Rory realize Logan’s position? What he was doing, in his pain of their separation? Or, was she just not the kind of girl to be that mean?
• Was Jess still hoping to get back together with Rory? When he says "it is what it is", has he now given up on that?
• Is Rory weak in character for loving Logan? For not leaving him, despite her pain?
• Why does Lorelai destroy the dress, in the end?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai calls Rory with details of her weird dream. In her dream, she takes Paul Anka for a walk. Not the dog Paul Anka, the real Paul Anka. Dog Paul Anka runs away to Doose’s, where the real Paul Anka has a job, and the dog Paul Anka was giving a concert in Luke’s apartment. Real Paul Anka was on Babette’s lap but notices dog Paul Anka staring at him from outside.

"Real Paul Anka walking toward Dog Paul Anka, Dog Paul Anka toward Real Paul Anka. You can sense that something very bad is about to happen, when, suddenly, they meet in the street and bam! An other-worldly white light engulfs the whole town and there’s a loud explosion, two barks, and everything goes dark!"

And then she woke up. Weirdness.

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Gilmore Girls 6.17 "I’m OK, You’re OK"
Original Air Date: April 4, 2006 (Recap date: May 8, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Were you surprised to see Logan fighting so hard to get Rory back?
• Did Rory agree to come home with him because Logan’s logic was sound? If so, do you think she still feels cheated on, emotionally?
• Did Luke lie to Lorelai about April’s trip in order for her to say yes to him going? He made it sound like April just asked him then, but then confesses to researching the route the night before.
• Why didn’t Lane move back to the apartment too?
• Luke once said before that he enjoyed shopping with Lorelai, so why now does he make it sound horrible?
• Did Rory come home to escape Logan?
• Is Mrs. Kim open to Zack marrying Lane now? Was that because of how sad she saw Lane was?
• Why is a hit song the requirement to marry Lane? Does Mrs. Kim think it impossible, or is she just motivating him?
• Do Emily & Richard want to move to Stars Hollow?
• Did Rory think Lorelai was talking in code about Rory not interfering with April?
• Is Rory investigating Anna as "the other woman" because of her own issues with Logan "cheating"?
• Why does Zack decide to write the song without taking any breaks? What’s the rush?
• Why does Zack have Lane’s ring in his hand if Lane had been wearing it?
• Did Zack write a "hit", or did Mrs. Kim satisfy herself that he was dedicated enough to marry Lane?
• Why is Rory ignoring her phone? If everything is not "ok", why doesn’t she say so?
• Has Rory made Lorelai more suspicious of Luke & Anna?
• Why does Luke accept luggage from Anna and not from Lorelai?
• Was Rory trying to hurt Logan? To what end? Why does she lie to him about why she didn’t tell him she was going away?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Paris and Rory are chowing down on all the Chinese food Paris had ordered prior to Rory just showing up. Paris suggests they paint the apartment, a new color scheme for a new era. Paris says she’s glad Rory is back; Rory apologizes for the whole editor thing. Paris realizes she’s not cut out to work with people, and is sorry for throwing Rory out.

Logan comes knocking at the door, and Paris greets him as "New Haven’s favorite whorehound." Paris does all the talking to Logan, despite his pleas to speak with Rory. Paris says to him all the things she’s always wanted to say; Rory nods along behind her. Logan bursts in and insists on talking. He’s not the only man to come back though - Doyle walks in, still wearing Rory’s coat. 

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Gilmore Girls 6.16 "Bridesmaids Revisited"
Original Air Date: February 28, 2006 (Recap date: May 7, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why is it ok for everyone but Lorelai to see and bond with April?
• Why is Paris still on the war path against everybody?
• Would Rory be giving Paris special treatment with more articles?
• Does Rory seem to encourage Logan to drink more?
• Why does it take Lane’s poster to get Zack to try to get the band back together?
• Did Honor invite Rory back out of friendship or obligation?
• Are you surprised Logan slept with so many people during his break with Rory? Should he have told her?
• Should Chris have warned Lorelai that Gigi was trouble?
• Rory accuses Logan of letting her walk into a room with girls he’d had sex with, but wasn’t he away when Honor grabbed her?
• Did Logan cheat on Rory?
• Is Rory overreacting?
• Was Logan right, were the girls stirring up trouble on purpose?
• Why is Chris dismissive about Gigi’s behavior?
• Is it out of character for Rory to turn to drinking?
• Are you surprised Paris let Rory back so easily?
• Why does Lorelai promise to help fix Gigi?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

The diner is very busy. Lorelai sits down and tries to encourage Luke to re-hire his unreliable meat guy because his parents are old. Kirk is on a juice fast, and now thinks he has super-smell. Lorelai warns Luke, in advance, that Chris will be at Rory’s "Young Voices in Journalism" panel at Yale. He’s ok with that.

Lane has an ad for "Drummer Available" with her photo on it. She misses playing in a band. Lane is using April’s pens, and Lorelai asks how things are going with April. Apparently Lane plays games with April when things are slow. Lane and Lorelai share stories of how Rory played as a kid and how April plays.

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Gilmore Girls 6.12 "Just Like Gwen and Gavin"
Original Air Date: January 17, 2006 (Recap date: May 1, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Taylor has let Kirk run events before - why wake the whole town up about not being there for this one?
• Is Luke purposefully lying to Lorelai now, not just keeping a secret? Is there a difference?
• What do you think of Lorelai’s booth game idea? Would you pay $1 to have a dog tell your fortune?
• What do you think of Logan’s attempts to win back Rory? Are they sincere, or simply an example of what one can do with lots of money?
• Would Luke prefer to disappoint April than to be honest with Lorelai?
• Would Kirk make a good Taylor?
• Does Luke think he can keep April secret from Lorelai if she doesn’t come by the diner? What about the gossip in the town?
• Why does Logan think Lorelai will help him?
• Are you surprised Lorelai is willing to hear Logan out?
• Why is Paris getting worse as a writer as the result of being an editor?
• Do you think Paris is going overboard with her systems?
• What do you think was in the letter? Why would it make Rory laugh? What could Lorelai possibly say to change Rory’s mind?
• What does Luke’s secret say about his relationship with Lorelai?
• Does Mrs. Kim approve of Zack now?
• Why does Luke want to postpone the wedding? Why does Lorelai suggest it?
• Does Lorelai think that perhaps she is fated never to marry?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

The church bells start to chime at 3:12am, waking up Luke & Lorelai and probably the rest of Stars Hollow. Someone outside is yelling "Town Meeting" and Lorelai drags Luke out of bed to attend. The town has filled the town hall in their PJs. Kirk sets up a monitor and turns it own - Taylor is broadcasting an urgent notice from a remote location. Where a kid named Timmy is throwing ping-pong balls at Taylor’s head.

The annual Stars Hollow Winter Carnival is this weekend and he is snowed in at his sister’s in Maine. He’s always run this carnival, and Stars Hollow has never cancelled a carnival of any sort. Miss Patty asks Kirk to do it and problem solved. Easier than Taylor expected. The town empties out while Taylor continues to leave instructions.

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Gilmore Girls 6.06 "Welcome to the Dollhouse"
Original Air Date: October 18, 2005 (Recap date: April 23, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Do you think street names can help with tourism?
• Why didn’t Richard tell Emily about seeing Lorelai?
• Do you think Taylor should have edited the street names to remove any offensive ones? And do you think there were as many streets in 1779 as there are now?
• The Birkin Bag has a huge wait list and is hard to get - does Logan giving it to Rory signify his serious feelings for her?
• Was Taylor avoiding Lorelai, or does he love the street name?
• Is Richard trying to ask Logan if Rory has plans to return to Yale? Or about Rory & Logan getting serious?
• Did Taylor give Lorelai bad street names on purpose?
• Emily used to drop heavy hints about Rory and Logan getting married, so why does she now insist it’s too early for Rory to think of marriage?
• What significance does Emily attach to the Birkin bag?
• Why is Emily sending stuff to Lorelai?
• Does Taylor dislike Lorelai? He seems to be mean and petty to her quite often.
• Is Emily trying to coerce Lorelai to coming to the house?
• Should Lorelai have just paid the fine?
• Why is Emily pushing to get rid of the dollhouse?
• Why does Rory tell Logan she loves him? Do you think Logan loves her back?
• Why is Lorelai donating all the stuff from Emily instead of selling it?
• Do you think Richard went behind Emily’s back to give back the dollhouse? Why?
• Why does Richard go to Lorelai to talk about Rory, not to Emily? Does Emily seem too proud of Rory at the DAR to see what else she could be?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

It’s a town meeting and Taylor has staged a skit about the Stars Hollow from 1779 with Kirk and Andrew playing the parts of the residents. 1779 is the year Stars Hollow was founded, and the point of the skit is how the street names have changed since that time. Taylor wants to revert the Stars Hollow street names to what they used to be.

Taylor says their tourism revenue has gone down, while the revenue in neighboring towns has gone up. Why? They are highlighting their historical charm. Changing street names will cost money, but Taylor says it would be an investment. Gypsy is not fond of printing new business cards, but Lorelai thinks it would be cool. One of his less disastrous ideas to get tourism to Stars Hollow.

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Gilmore Girls 6.05 "We’ve Got Magic to Do"
Original Air Date: October 11, 2005 (Recap date: April 22, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Are you surprised that Luke tagged along for Lorelai’s shopping spree?
• Isn’t Lorelai insured through her father? Are you surprised there are issues?
• Why does Emily look concerned at the prospect of Rory organizing the function?
• Why does Lorelai make that weird face when she sees Luke eating on his own?
• Is Richard more open to believing that his rich friends are good people, than to believe his own daughter?
• Why does Lorelai attack Richard about Rory & the Huntzbergers?
• Do you think Lorelai was worried that Luke wasn’t getting enough time to do stuff he liked, or was she worried about how he would be around all of the kids?
• If Rory already knew there was a spare table, why did she take the seating chart to the kitchen to deal with Shira?
• Why wasn’t Rory told that the Huntzbergers did donate?
• When Rory is referring to what she "wouldn’t have" done after what Mitchum said, is she referring to the yacht or to Yale? And did her realization of this just come to her?
• Was Luke being too sensitive?
• Was Luke losing the things he likes in order to spend time with Lorelai?
• Does it sound like Mitchum hurt Rory on purpose, rather than out of his business sense?
• Why is Shira so arrogant about responsibilities if her beginnings were so humble?
• Why does Richard look at Rory so sadly at the end?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai and Luke come into the diner piled with bags from a shopping spree. Most for Lorelai, but also a wallet for Luke. To replace his old one, which has Velcro. Luke accidentally picked up the wrong bag from the lingerie store - it has huge underwear and bunny slippers. Lorelai says:

"Aw, poor thing. She’s single."

Lorelai gets a call from a frantic Sookie yelling that the stove at the Inn is on fire. It’s out now, but the wall behind the stove is damaged. Lorelai worries that she’s a fire starter. Luke takes her to the Inn.

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