Gilmore Girls 7.21 "Unto the Breach"
Original Air Date: May 8, 2007
Discussion Date: August 12, 2008
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Discussion Questions:

• Why is Lorelai embarrassed about singing to Luke?
• Do you think Lorelai is ok with Logan proposing to Rory?
• Is Lorelai unsure what Rory would say to Logan, is that why she’s anxious?
• Do you think Luke believes Lorelai’s song was "no big deal"?
• Do you think if Lorelai loved Luke she’d tell him? Or is it up to Luke to move first?
• Is Luke ready to get back together with Lorelai? Does Liz help him realize that?
• Can you imagine Paris backpacking in India?
• Do you think Paris will ever be less intense?
• Why does Lorelai tell Babette & Miss Patty the serenade meant nothing?
• Why does Luke believe what he overhears, that the serenade was nothing?
• Is Luke mad that Lorelai’s gesture was (perhaps) not real?
• Why do people of Stars Hollow assume they’ll be at Rory’s Yale graduation if they were not at the Chilton one?
• In the diner, was Lorelai trying to test Luke to see if he had any response to her gesture, whether authentic or not?
• Why isn’t Lorelai excited that the town wants to throw Rory a party?
• Why does the town want to re-enact Rory’s graduation?
• Do you find it odd that we didn’t have any scenes of Emily planning Rory’s party?
• Are you surprised that the meeting between Christopher & Lorelai went so well?
• Does Christ feel left out that Logan asked Lorelai for permission to propose?
• Do you think Chris wants Rory to marry Logan? Why?
• Why is Lorelai terrified about Rory growing up?

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Gilmore Girls 7.18 "Hay Bale Maze"
Original Air Date: April 17, 2007
Discussion Date: July 31, 2008
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Discussion Questions:

• Why did the town give Taylor is hay bale maze?
• Why is Paris annoyed with Logan being there?
• Should Rory and Logan move to their own place?
• Why is Rory so nervous if she’s been interviewing at so many papers?
• Do you think Rory is comparing everything to the New York Times position?
• Is there significance to April’s gift, which means to "aim more true"?
• Why does Rory ask permission to bring Logan to the Spring Fling if he was to come to the baby shower (but didn’t)?
• Are you surprised Logan has never been to Stars Hollow? That Rory never brought him there? Why is that?
• Do you think Rory wants the Providence paper job, or just to be offered a job?
• Why did Lorelai set up two beds in Rory’s room?
• What do you think of Lane & Zack’s baby names? Steve & Kwan?
• Would you be angry with Taylor if the hay was piled in front of your diner like that?
• Does Lorelai disapprove of Logan’s business tactics? Does she think he’s been too pampered, perhaps, in terms of doing whatever he wants?
• Is Lorelai annoyed by Logan’s "idea book"? If so, why?
• Do you think people in the town expect Lorelai & Luke to get back together?
• Why did Taylor spend all the town Spring Fling money without town approval?
• Why doesn’t Taylor want the traditional booths and activities at the Spring Fling?
• With Taylor’s insane love of town elements, are you surprised he’d move the gazebo?
• Do you think Logan has a firm business plan, or just idealistic faith in his contacts?
• Should Rory accept the Providence paper job, or wait for the fellowship with the New York Times?
• Do you think Rory is confident she’ll get the fellowship?
• Why does Lorelai get mad at Logan for telling Rory to gamble and go for the fellowship?
• Is Logan right? Is he doing the same thing Lorelai did, turning his back on his family, or does he still partially have that silver spoon in his mouth?
• Do you think Logan takes things too lightly?
• Is Lorelai prone to disapprove of Logan because he is/was rich? Do you think she’s now learning to see above that?
• Why doesn’t Logan want to be a factor in Rory’s pro/con list? Should he be? Is it even possible to factor him out?
• Is Rory too used to getting what she wants? Does that influence her decision to reject the Providence job?
• What do you think of the hay bale maze? More fun than the normal Spring Fling?
• Do you think both Lorelai & Luke have been waiting for a private moment to apologize for a while now? Why did they wait? What do the apologies mean?
• Do you think, without gaining partial custody of April, Luke would have realized his error in trying to fix things with April before being with Lorelai?
• What was Luke afraid of when he used April to push Lorelai away?

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David Sutcliffe stars alongside America Ferrera in a thriller movie inspired by true events entitled Towards Darkness. The movie, which goes by the name Hacia la Oscuridad in Spain, is a bilingual film set about the kidnapping business in Colombia. It was filmed in Panama City and had a limited theaterical release in March - it will come to DVD this June.

Towards Darkness deals with 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage’s life - with his life, his family, the special ops team, and the man who is in charge of delivering the ransom money. The story moves at a quick pace, but also include flashbacks about how the nightmare began. David Sutcliffe stars as Charlie Bain, part of the Kidnap & Ransom company hired to supervise the ransom exchange. Part of the flashbacks include his, which show how Charlie is looking for redemption for a past killing.

Here is the trailer for the film:

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Gilmore Girls 6.22 "Partings"
Original Air Date: May 9, 2006 (Recap date: May 15, 2008)
Recap, Video & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why is Lorelai still avoiding Luke?
• Do you think the chances of another star being discovered in Stars Hollow are greater or worse than anywhere else?
• Did Mitchum keep Logan from Rory on purpose?
• Why doesn’t Rory just cancel her dinner with her grandparents?
• Why does Rory get so mad at Mitchum? Doesn’t his family come first, when it comes to celebrate something as big as graduation?
• Is Rory conceited in thinking Mitchum is sending Logan away because of her?
• Does Rory agree with Mitchum’s plan?
• Why does Emily expect Luke at dinner, if he only comes when invited/forced?
• Would you be proud to have a building donated in your honor?
• Why does Emily invite Christopher and a date the same night as Lorelai? Isn’t that rude?
• Was Chris turned off of Lynnie because she was forced on him?
• Why is Emily coming on so strong? Does she think that effective?
• Did Rory lie to Lorelai about her plans with Logan, or was the party last minute?
• Is the party Rory’s way to make Logan want to leave, because Mitchum is right?
• Did Lorelai just need someone "outside" to talk to about Luke? Someone not emotionally involved in her decision?
• Should Lorelai push to get Luke?
• Do you believe that some things are never meant to be, no matter how much we wish they were?
• Why didn’t Lorelai tell Luke about meeting with Anna? Would it have helped, to know what Anna thought?
• How would eloping affect April, if at all?
• Does Lorelai push too hard? Why can’t she sit down and think rationally with Luke, instead of pushing so hard?
• Did Lorelai go too far in saying that Luke needs to figure out how April fits into their lives, not the other way around?
• Why does Lorelai go to Christopher? Why does she sleep with him?
• Does Lorelai regret sleeping with Christopher?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai slept over at Sookie & Jackson’s place, and it’s now the morning. They are "attempting" to be super quiet. Jackson "quietly" asks Sookie if Lorelai said anything last night, but Sookie says Lorelai was "somewhere else" all night while they sat and had tea. Sookie knows it’s Luke, but doesn’t know the specifics. Lorelai has been awake, looking very depressed, the whole time.

It’s a chipper morning for Taylor until he spots a new guy playing guitar in Stars Hollow (Guest Star: Joe Pernice). He’s speechless (in a bad way) while this troubadour sings Amazing Glow by the Pernice Brothers.

Rory has her camera out to photograph ever moment of Logan’s Yale graduation day. Rory has convinced him, for the benefit of the loved ones, to attend his graduation ceremony. Rory plans to avoid the Huntzbergers.

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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 6.12 "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 6.01 "The New and Improved Lorelai Gilmore"
Original Air Date: September 13, 2005 (Recap date: April 16, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Is Lorelai surprised that Luke said yes?
• Is Lorelai ready to be married? Or is she trying to escape her pain?
• Do you think it weird that Lorelai & Luke didn’t hug or kiss after Luke said yes?
• Have Luke & Lorelai ever said "I love you"?
• How come it’s pitch black when the gazebo lights go off? What about the street lamps?
• Why does Luke feel the need to clear the air about kids?
• Is it easier for Luke to talk to Lorelai about these things when she’s half-asleep?
• Do you think Luke wants two or more kids?
• Is it a big deal that Lorelai proposed, not Luke?
• Why is Lorelai blowing off being involved in Rory’s court case?
• Does Rory believe she is truly in dependant when she lives in the pool house, for free, with her grandparents?
• Is Lorelai’s treatment of "tough love" the right choice?
• Is Logan disappointed with Rory’s choice to leave Yale? Why?
• Is Lorelai being immature by not showing up to Rory’s hearing?
• Do you think Lorelai is the true cause of the estrangement with Rory?
• Is Lorelai’s anger with her parents preventing her from seeing what she’s doing to her relationship with Rory?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

This season, we pick right up with Lorelai asking Luke to marry her. After the shock, with no hesitation, Luke says yes! He doesn’t need a minute. I think it’s still stunning them both. They smile, Lorelai recovers from her own shock that she and Luke will be getting married. They have not hugged yet, but they do want to celebrate the moment somehow.

Luke has nothing sparkly to toast with, so Lorelai tries to pull him out of the diner. Luke stops them, wanting to be sure that Lorelai wants to celebrate now, after how upset she was just a moment before…

"I just wanna be happy right now."

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Gilmore Girls 5.22 "A House is Not a Home"
Original Air Date: May 17, 2005 (Recap date: April 15, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Do you blame Logan for Rory getting arrested? It was her idea, but did being with him influence it?
• Why do Colin & Finn mock-worship Rory?
• Is Lorelai not willing to think that Logan was not at fault?
• Does blaming Logan drive a wedge between Lorelai and Rory?
• Why is Rory so willing to let one man decide her future?
• Had Rory not realized what she’d done until that moment in the Jeep?
• Why didn’t Rory tell Logan about her conversation with Mitchum?
• Should Lorelai have refused the help of the Huntzberger lawyers?
• Does Logan think his father was incorrect in his assessment of Rory, or does he just not approve of Mitchum’s tact?
• Do you think Lorelai wants the job with the Durham Group? Would she take a job or sell the Inn?
• Why does Rory blow off her final? Isn’t school still important?
• Was Lorelai hiding the meeting about selling the Inn from Luke? Why?
• Was Lorelai not considering a family with Luke in her consideration of selling the Inn?
• Why does Rory believe she cannot be a journalist? She seems to have completely dismissed it, without considering that it may still be right for her.
• Why does Rory need time off? Did she make her decision too hastily?
• Why does Luke want out of the Twickham house?
• Is Lorelai too ready to put all the blame on the Huntzbergers? What if Rory does really need time?
• Why does Lorelai go to her parents for help?
• If Rory is upset about everything falling apart, why does she encourage it to keep falling apart by quitting school?
• Why does Rory pull away from her mom? Is this an immature decision?
• Do you think it weak of Rory to transfer all her problems to her grandparents to solve?
• Why do Richard & Emily completely cut Lorelai out of the Rory picture?
• Richard & Emily have a rational argument, but present it in such a way that excludes Lorelai from being a mother. Don’t they see that?
• Do Rory’s actions tell Lorelai she is not loved or trusted? Does Lorelai deserve that, for saying Rory cannot stay in Stars Hollow? Why does Rory ignore Lorelai from the pool house?
• Why does Lorelai asks Luke to marry her?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai arrives to the police station to pick up Rory. Lorelai is unnerved that Rory has been sitting in a cell. She’s at least relieved that Rory had the cell alone. Lorelai can’t stop herself from asking the police office more questions - such as, is Rory in the system? Colin and Finn show up to get Logan, and are not phased by it. Typical Logan stuff, to them. They applaud Logan for stealing the boat and mention Rory:

"Maxwell Smart’s finally found his 99"

A reference to Get Smart. When it’s announced that Rory is coming out, Colin & Finn introduce themselves to Lorelai and say they could have taken Rory home. They also drool over Lorelai. Lorelai is not overly comforted that they had Rory "taken care of."

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Gilmore Girls 5.21 "Blame Booze and Melville"
Original Air Date: May 10, 2005 (Recap date: April 14, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Are you surprised there is no lingering animosity between Lorelai and Emily?
• Does Luke want the Twickham house to be a surprise for Lorelai, or is he just not ready to move that fast yet?
• Has Rory found her calling at the paper? Or, is she simply excelling at running errands?
• Why does Lorelai have the "oh crap" moment that morning?
• Why did Rory and Lorelai do such a bad job preparing for the baby shower?
• Why does Rory react so strongly to Sookie’s contractions, when she was not nearly so bad with Sherry and had been there when Davie was born?
• Do you think Kirk is bidding on the Twickham place to rub Luke’s nose in it?
• Does Lorelai think she’s pregnant? Does she want to be?
• Is Rory happy Lorelai is not pregnant?
• Do you think Luke would have bolted, if he’d known about the pregnancy scare?
• Is it even possible to schedule a vasectomy for someone without their prior knowledge and consent?
• Why does Jackson seem so easy-going with getting his vasectomy?
• Why does the ballerina stay with Emily? Is that an odd way to sponsor a person?
• Do you think Mitchum is being honest with Rory, about his gut feeling? Or could there be more behind it? Like, for example, freeing Rory up to be a "true Huntzberger."
• Is Luke ok with why the town elders decided to give him the house?
• Why does Emily stop arguing with Lorelai about the article so quickly? Is it like her to not hold a grudge?
• Was it odd that Emily didn’t notice Rory missing from dinner?
• Why does Rory insist on being at sea?
• Do you think Rory was thinking clearly when she suggested stealing a yacht? Or did she expect the Huntzberger name to make everything easy?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Emily has prepared individual chocolate fondues for her and girls. Lorelai and Rory just want the marshmallows, not the fruit. Emily asks them to help her pick a ballerina to sponsor, as part of the fundraising. Lorelai and Rory get distracted by Gregorio’s photo because he is so well endowed.

Rory has a load of things to swap from her car to Lorelai’s - her way to move back bit by bit. The girls talk about the surprise baby shower they have planned for Sookie. They forgot, but are making up for it.

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