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 6.21 "Driving Miss Gilmore"
Original Air Date: May 2, 2006 (Recap date: May 14, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why did Emily & Richard want to make up with Christopher?
• Why did they decide to donate money to Yale? Is this a public statement of their involvement in Rory’s life?
• Is Lorelai avoiding Luke? Why? Did what Anna have to say about being engaged vs. being married hit Lorelai hard?
• Why is Luke so angry to hear that TJ and Liz are not together? Is it his misplaced emotions of missing fatherhood, or concern for Liz?
• Is Rory being overprotective? Does Logan like that, particularly in contrast to his own family?
• Do you think Emily wanted Lorelai’s help, instead of that of strangers?
• Is what Mitchum said a lie? Why does it make Rory so angry?
• Is Liz displacing her fear of being a bad mother onto TJ? Trying to pre-blame him for any problems?
• Is it ironic that Luke is preaching about relationships to TJ when he himself is missing Lorelai’s signals?
• Why does Emily bring up Christopher being lonely?
• Why does Lorelai get so mad at the mention of Christopher?
• Why does Rory call the Wall Street Journal? As an editor herself, shouldn’t she know the futulity of her request?
• Were all the errands a front to get Lorelai to the real estate office?
• If Emily appears to be ok with Lorelai marrying Luke, as evidenced by the house, then why talk so much of Christopher?
• Do you think Emily had good intentions with the house for the wedding present?
• Is Lorelai sabotaging her relationship with Luke (even as a defense mechanism)? Or is she simply reacting to the truth?
• Is Lorelai at Sookie’s to avoid Luke, or to prepare to break up with him?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai is gesticulating wildly about someone who either looks better or worse with dark hair. Emily takes away the plates, being fed up with Lorelai making her point by waving the meatball. Emily says spaghetti and meatballs makes the girls fight.

Emily is having Lasik surgery on her eyes. She’s quite excited about it, and about the cute doctor who is supposed to be the best surgeon on the east coast. Richard gets jealous and says ugly people make the best doctors.

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Gilmore Girls 6.20 "Super Cool Party People"
Original Air Date: April 25, 2006 (Recap date: May 13, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Why didn’t Lorelai go to be with Rory at the hospital?
• Why didn’t Chris & Rory take Lorelai from the party earlier? Even if by force?
• Do you think Colin & Finn (and Logan) were irresponsible on their trip?
• Do you think Luke bit off too much with the party for April?
• Why does Miss Patty (and the whole town) protect Lorelai by lying to Luke?
• How do you think Paris got the info out of the doctor?
• Does Luke buy the toiletry kit for April just because Lorelai doesn’t think it’s the perfect gift? To prove her wrong, and prove he’s a good dad on his own?
• Does Luke keep Lorelai from being involved out of poor self-worth, or jealousy?
• Why does Luke exclude Lorelai from buying the present, if that isn’t even having contact with April?
• Does Luke expect to keep Lorelai a secret from April indefinitely?
• Who do you think Logan was showing off for? His friends, or in some way, to Rory?
• Has Rory forgiven Logan now? Or is she torn with guilt, for letting him do something unsafe?
• Why does Luke involve Lorelai only after his parenting skills fail?
• When Lorelai takes them to the beauty store, who do you think is paying?
• Why does Rory call Mitchum?
• Did Lorelai overstep her bounds by buying April a different gift? When did she have time to get it?
• Does Luke now realize Lorelai won’t "steal his thunder," so to speak?
• Is Lorelai jumping to conclusions too quickly about Luke & April and her place?
• Do you think Anna was overreacting? How would she have felt if Luke had hired people to come entertain the girls, would that have been different? Ok?
• Is Anna being possessive? Not letting Luke have anyone in her life, because she doesn’t have anyone in hers?
• Do you think Anna would have approved of Lorelai, had she met her?
• Does Lorelai realize Luke is pulling back again? Because Anna gave him no choice, with April?
• By saying he "doesn’t know what’s wrong", is Logan avoiding responsibility for his own actions?
• Is it Lorelai’s place to approach Anna? Would that make Luke mad?
• Anna is now arguing that April cannot be with Lorelai because she’s not a permanent part of Luke’s life - was that the argument from the start?
• Is Anna inventing new arguments to keep April from having another mom figure? After all, if it came to her own life, wouldn’t she want April to meet the man she was engaged to before they were married?
• How does Anna’s decision about April & Lorelai affect the wedding plans with Luke? Can they marry without Lorelai knowing April?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai has a hangover and is not cherishing being a "hit" at Lane’s wedding. Sookie tries to cheer her up by saying she was simply "colorful". Sookie informs Lorelai that she tried to audition for America’s Next Top Model on Lane’s reception tape.

"I thought that was a dream! The posing, the strutting, the inappropriate gyrating?"

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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 6.15 "A Vineyard Valentine"
Original Air Date: February 14, 2006 (Recap date: May 6, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

Image: TheWB.com

• Are you surprised Sookie hits walls in her cooking creativity?
• Is Lorelai becoming cynical about her relationship with Luke? Or just about love?
• Has Lorelai let June 3rd slip on purpose? Should she cancel now, or talk to Luke?
• Do you think it’s a good idea to put Luke & Lorelai in a small space with Rory & Logan?
• Are you surprised Lorelai waited until she lost all her deposits before considering to cancel the wedding?
• Why is Luke sure he’ll hate Martha’s Vineyard? Is he being more sour than usual?
• Is Rory gloating about Logan’s house?
• Why does Luke believe Rory and Logan will break up any second?
• Is Luke uncomfortable there because of Logan, because it’s not his place, or for some other reason?
• Why didn’t Luke bring enough clothes? Do you think he wanted to find a way to go home early?
• Is Luke more pessimistic than normal? Why?
• Rory says she’s been to the gym but acts otherwise. Why?
• Does Luke honestly blame Logan for ripping his pants? Why is his view of Logan so distorted?
• How did Rory learn to cook? Wouldn’t Logan’s family have been as pampered as the Gilmore clan when it came to taking their chefs with them?
• Is Rory planning to marry Logan?
• Is Lorelai weirded out that Rory is thinking on marriage, or is she doubting her own future?
• Do you think Luke would have bought Lorelai a Valentine’s Day present without the prompting? He used to do nice gestures for her, but now… ?
• Does Lorelai realize the gift is not really from Luke?
• Luke suggests eloping, which suggests the wedding itself was the stressor. How would it be, if Lorelai had planned it all? Isn’t his "planned elopement" the same as a wedding?
• Do you think Logan is one to walk away from his family, his fortune?
• Is Luke aware he’s separating himself from Lorelai by keeping April away? Just the mention of April made him wary around Lorelai.
• Why did Emily proceed with wedding announcement plans? 

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Sookie is in a "food funk" about trying to come up with something innovative for Valentine’s Day. Her staff is left without anything to do. Sookie shares her Valentine’s plans, which include a romantic dinner with Jackson (and the kids) at home.

Lorelai has no plans with Luke - and what does it matter, anyway? Lorelai agrees with Luke that it’s just a fake holiday anyway. Sookie says she researched the history, and it goes back thousands of years. Lorelai seems surprised, but still has no plans.

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Gilmore Girls 6.14 "You’ve Been Gilmored"
Original Air Date: February 7, 2006 (Recap date: May 5, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

• Do you think Lorelai still believes she’ll be married on June 3rd?
• Shouldn’t manners have prompted Emily to invite Luke to dinner after she learned of the engagement?
• Why is Lorelai bothered by Chris staying silent?
• Is Paris in denial about being fired, or is she just saving face?
• Why is Michel so bent out of shape by Luke doing fixes?
• Why wasn’t Rory nominated for editor earlier in the process?
• Does Paris truly blame Rory or is she just mad in general?
• Why did Rory wait so long before calling Logan about being "evicted"? Why didn’t she call her mom to help?
• Is moving in with Logan a big step? Does he realize that?
• Instead of being a baby about it, why doesn’t Michel just ask Lorelai for coffee? Remind her?
• Was Rory hiding the fact that she’s living with Logan?
• Why does Chris approve of Logan after hearing of all the private schools he was kicked out of?
• Do you think Lorelai & Luke are targets, as Emily & Richard say?
• Was Lorelai hiding from Luke that she had told Emily about June 3rd?
• Do you think Emily & Richard have now accepted Luke? When did that happen?
• Why did Chris call Lorelai? Couldn’t he have waited a couple of days, to eliminate finking if that was the case?
• Rory refers to living with Logan as "interesting" news - is she not happy about it?
• Did Rory want Lorelai to be mad about living with Logan?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Everyone is trying very hard to keep things civil for Friday night dinner. Emily & Richard are still touchy about Yale though. Lolelai puts a temporary ban on talking about Yale and starts the night afresh. Richard wishes to yell at the people "who deserve it" but instead yells at Emily. Lorelai counts back from five and Richard then says "I love shrimp" to change the topic.

Emily asks how Luke is doing, if they are still engaged. She hasn’t received her "save the date" card. Emily persists on knowing when the wedding will be, so Lorelai blurts out June 3rd. Emily comments on how soon that is and that they haven’t seen Luke in a long time. Emily insists that Luke come to dinner the next Friday, as Richard will be traveling a lot. Emily plays Lorelai by suggesting Luke is not really the man she wants in her life if he won’t come to dinner that Friday. A "not no" becomes a "yes" and Emily says she’ll pick up some save the date cards for Lorelai.

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Gilmore Girls 6.13 "Friday Night’s Alright for Fighting"
Original Air Date: January 31, 2006 (Recap date: May 2, 2008)
Recap & Discussion & Video Clips

Discussion Questions:

• Does Luke realize Lorelai is not happy about postponing the wedding?
• Do you think it’s wise for Lorelai to wait, to not postpone the wedding right away? Or, is that only delaying her eventual unhappiness?
• How did Richard know Rory was returning to Yale if neither Rory nor Lorelai are speaking to them?
• Why is Paris so out of control?
• Doesn’t Paris connect her editing with the issues at the paper? Don’t you think Doyle would bring them up?
• Why doesn’t Rory want to talk with her grandparents? Should Lorelai have to be the one to tell them about the Yale money?
• Was Rory snubbing her grandparents?
• Why can’t Richard & Emily see Chris paying as a good thing? Not just that Chris is stepping up, but that Rory won’t have the large debt that she’d promised them she would pay back?
• Does Lorelai like Logan now?
• Why does Lorelai lie about making dinner plans with her parents?
• Why does Paris think everyone on the paper is incompetent?
• Did Luke forget to tell Lorelai the part about her not seeing April? Did he even realize it would be an issue?
• If Rory was calling junior writers in, why didn’t she call Logan? Particularly as he does know so much?
• Is Luke right to keep April to himself for a while? Should Lorelai feel hurt by that?
• Did Logan do everything at the paper for Rory, or is he really a good guy?
• Are Richard & Emily trying to snub Rory, or pretend like nothing is wrong?
• Emily & Richard have always wanted Christopher to be more involved, so why do they laugh at the thought of him being a responsible father?
• How can Emily compare Chris’ involvement trying to break up Lorelai & Luke to paying for Yale?
• Do Richard & Emily honestly not remember Lorelai’s conversation with them about Rory?
• Is Friday-night dinner a truce element? Who "won" that battle, and how?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai is up and ready at 6am - up even before Luke is! Luke keeps pushing Lorelai to say where she’s going, so she tells him she was supposed to meet with Sookie to pick flowers for the wedding, and had forgotten to tell Sookie the wedding is delayed. Luke asks if he can help cancel stuff, but Lorelai says she can handle it all. Luke gets up to hug her, it seems, but instead runs into her and bashes her nose. Lorelai says she’ll "see him" and leaves.

Lorelai meets Sookie at the flower mart, where Sookie has been scoping out where to get the best flowers. Lorelai sadly tells Sookie that the wedding has been postponed. Sookie thinks Lorelai got cold feet, but Lorelai tells her about Luke’s daughter and how Luke is in shock. Lorelai applauds that Luke is trying to be a father. That makes Sookie question if Jackson has a love child he doesn’t know about.

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